Landmarks of Oswego County, New York, Part 94

Author: Churchill, John Charles, 1821-1905; Smith, H. P. (Henry Perry), 1839-1925; Child, W. Stanley
Publication date: 1895
Publisher: Syracuse, N.Y. : D. Mason
Number of Pages: 1410

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Allen, Orson F., born in Chenango county March 3, 1828, is a son of Josiah Allen, a farmer, born in Massachusetts in 1788. His wife was Lucy Corkings, born in 1797,

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and their children were Porter, Mary, Louisa, Royal D., Orson, Chauncey and Jane. Mr. Allen came to West Monroe in 1836, and died in 1845. His wife died in Novem- ber, 1889, aged ninety-two. Subject began farming for himself when twenty-one which he followed until 1860, when he removed to Iowa taking his family with him. In 1850 he married Almedia L. (born in Herkimer, Herkimer county, in 1830), daugh- ter of Jacob and Elizabeth Oyer of West Monroe, natives of Herkimer county. Their children are Mrs. Florrine Seaman of Parish; Mrs. Elizabeth Seaman of Parish ; Clinton D., Burton C., Fred O., and Mrs. La Pearl McLymond of Parish. In 1861 Mr. Allen enlisted in the 4th Iowa Cavalry, but after ten months was discharged on account of disability. In 1862 he came to West Monroe. He is a member of the ' Grange, and is still living on the Oyer farm.

Alger, Rufus, son of Abner and grandson of Abner, was born in Otsego county and came to Parish in 1849 and later to Amboy, where his father died in 1893. Mr. Alger married in 1865 Hannah, daughter of Moses Crim, and their children are James N., Jessie N., Lizzie, Wallace D., Alonzo D. and Clark D. Mr. Alger is one of the lead- ing farmers of Amboy.

Acton, John E., was born in Ireland in 1856 and in 1871 came to America, locating at Williamstown. In 1880 he married Kittie, daughter of Michael Hughes, and for fourteen years has been a farmer where he now resides. He has one son, James Leo, aged two years, and two daughters, Minnie. aged ten, and Nellie, aged twelve years.

Armstrong, B. T., justice of the peace and clerk for the town of New Haven, was born in 1844 and came to the county in 1859. He resided in Oswego till 1862, enlisted that year in Co. I, 110th Regiment, served till the fall of 1863, and then located in New Haven. He has been justice of the peace since 1886, and clerk since 1887. In 1865 he married Mary Bracy, and have a son, Ernest W.

Ackley, David P., was born July 20, 1814, in Schoharie county, son of John B. and Lydia A. (Bonfey) Ackley, was educated in Cobbleskill and Parish, came to Parish when fourteen years old, first engaged in teaming, then went into the mill business, then to cutting lumber. He also carried on a farm during this entire period. This farm had been cleared by Mr. Ackley, who is one of the oldest settlers in Parish. He was married in 1840 to Maria Crim, daughter of Phillip and Hannah Sobles of Her- kimer, N. Y. They had eight children, two died and six are living. Lydia Ann, David Richards, Phillip Henry, Alice, Cordelia and Frank. Frank is the only one living at home. He conducts the farm for his father.

Ames, Homer, a native of Oswego county, began the manufacture of doors, sash and blinds at Mexico in 1870. In 1874 he added the manufacture of berry crates and baskets of which he is the most extensive manufacturer in the State. He has at present also a saw mill with shingle and planing attachments, and cuts about one million feet of lumber annually. He also puts up several thousand tons of ice annually and uses about 50,000 bushels of apples in the manufacture of cider and vinegar. He employs an average of ten hands and at times as many as twenty-five.

Avery, Merwin, was born in the town of Parish in 1819 and married Mary Jane, daughter of John Becker, who is still living. They moved to Mexico in 1855. Their children are: Emma Velmer, wife of Edmund Potter of Mexico; they have one child,

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Cora Velmer. Hattie M., now wife of Rev. N. E. Jenkins of Clinton county; they have two children, Josie Emma, and Noah Avery. John, who married Hattie Jones, daughter of John E. Jones, and resides in Mexico; they have three children, Earl, Blanch and Belle. The parents of Merwin Avery were William and Jemima (Ford) Avery, natives of Connecticut, who were married in that State and came to the town of Parish from Montgomery county in 1818.

Beardsley, Alvaro A., was born in the town of Hastings in 1856, a son of Albert Beardsley, a native of Jefferson county, whose father was Charles Beardsley, a na- tive of the same place, a carpenter by trade and later a Methodist preacher. He came to Hastings in 1854, where he and his wife spent their last days. Albert was a farmer who located in Hastings in 1854. His wife was Amelia Carter of Jefferson county, and their children were: Mrs. Alice Daffler of Syracuse, and Alvaro. Mrs. Beardsley now resides in Constantia. The subject was reared on a farm, but when sixteen years of age learned the wagonmaker's trade. Six years later he established himself in Con- stantia, where he has accumulated a large trade. Since 1893 he has dealt in furniture, he being the only dealer in this line in the village. Mr. Beardsley has served as town clerk and in other minor offices. In 1886 he married Maud E., daughter of Rob- ert D. Black of Constantia, and they have two children: Ruth Elizabeth and Robert Douglas. -

Bly, Lewis, was born in Rhode Island in January, 1814, son of Allen Bly of the same place, one of eight children of Benjamin Bly, a native of England and a farmer. Allen was also a farmer, and came to Hastings in 1830. His wife was Mary Under- wood of Connecticut, and their children were: Lewis, Mary, Abigail, Lucy, Lovina, David and Nancy. When a young man Mr. Lewis engaged in the manufacture of lumber, later settled down to farming, and during the war re-engaged in the lumber business for seven years. In 1839 he married Eunice, daughter of Peleg Marsh, of Constantia, by whom he had five children, as follows: Emeline, Anna Eliza, Ellen, Homer and Horace. In 1865 his wife died and in 1868 he married Susan, daughter of C. C. Lendon of Vermont, and widow of his brother David, who had one child, Tracy. The children by the last marriage are George and Sarah. Mr. Bly has served as poormaster.

Breckhimer, John, was born in Newark in April, 1854, son of John, a native of Germany, whose father was Peter Breckhimer, a farmer and prominent man in offi- cial capacities. John, sr., was one of five children, and a brewer by trade when in Germany. After coming to the United States in 1852 he followed the cooper trade some years. He was the only one of his family that came to America. His wife was Theresa Smeder, a native of Germany, and their children are Mrs. Catherine Funday, of Syracuse; Mrs. Louisa Deppold, of Syracuse; Mrs. Mary A. Gardner, of Syracuse; Peter, Leaines, Mrs. Emma Bigal, of Syracuse. The subject has devoted his life to farming, and now owns the homestead of his father and grandfather, and makes a specialty of breeding fine hogs. He served as inspector of election, is a mem- ber of Hastings Grange, and is postmaster of Little France at present. In 1880 he married Sarah, daughter of Frank and Kate Besonsaw, of West Monroe, and their children are Theodore William, born in 1881; Melvin, born in 1884; Clara, born in 1887; George, born in 1888; and Emma, born in 1892.

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Burritt, Dewitt Clinton, was born October 22, 1816, a son of Israel and Fannie (Atwell) Burritt. The father died in July, 1825, aged sixty-four, and the mother died in 1840, aged sixty-eight. Israel was a weaver by trade, which he followed in con- nection with farming. He was a native of Rhode Island, and came from Oneida county to Pennelville, this county, in 1820. In 1824 he removed to Battle Island, and engaged in the digging of the Oswego Canal. Of their eleven children only Dewitt C. survives. His occupation has been blacksmithing and farming, and he was one of the first settlers in this section of the county. Mr. Burritt's farm comprises fifty acres, and he also has a dairy of several cows. March 12, 1839, he married Avalina Moss, and they have one daughter, Elizabeth, wife of Carlon Smith Pritchard.

Bonney, John W., of New York ancestry, was born in Oneida county June 8, 1847. a son of Thomas, born in Oswego county, where he died, aged sixty-five. His wife was Lydia Sneck, born in Otsego county. Her father was a soldier in the war of 1812. Thomas Bonney and wife had these children: John W., our subject; Rhoda F., George, and Frederick, of whom Rhoda and George are deceased. John W. was educated in Albion, Oswego county, and is a farmer. He married March 25, 1871, Hattie, daughter of Jackson and Sophia (West) Lewis, of Orwell, Oswego county, and their children are Eugene E., George Addison, Frank T., and Claude L. Eugene married Idell Comstock, of Onondaga county, and has one child, Leta Gale Bonney. Eugene is a mechanic and lives in Pulaski; George Addison is a student in music. J. W. Bonney is a member of the Grange.

Brown, F. A., was born in Jefferson county February 23, 1834, and came to New Haven, Oswego county, in 1843. In 1856 he married Ellen E., daughter of Mark Smith, of Mexico. In 1865 he came to Scriba, where he has since lived. His princi- pal occupation has been farming. They have two children: Laura E., wife of Frank J. Switzer, of Oswego Falls, and Harriette E., wife of Thomas O. Turner, of Scriba. Mr. Brown's father was Avery O. Brown, and his mother was Eliza W. Whitney.

Bracy, William H., was born in 1846, has always resided in New Haven, is a farmer, butcher and stock dealer, and married in 1866 Ladora M. Davis, by whom he has two children, Avis, now Mrs. Hawley, and Gordon. The father, William Bracy, was a blacksmith and died in 1894 aged seventy-six. The mother Laura (Gile) Bracy, died January 22, 1870, aged forty-nine.

Bates, Dr. Nelson W., was born in Pamelia, Jefferson county, in July, 1828. He is a son of Dr. William S. Bates, who was born in Massachusetts in 1793, son of Will- iam Bates, also of Massachusetts. Dr. William S. graduated from Fairfield Medical College. His wife was Jerusha Wright, and their children were Darwin E., William D., Mrs. Harriet A. Cottrell, Nelson W. and Cullen D. Nelson W. devoted some of his early life to teaching, in 1850 and 1851 attended the Buffalo Medical College, and in 1864 graduated from the Medical College of New York. He came to Hastings in 1851, and in 1853 came to Central Square, where has been a popular practicing phy- sician ever since. From 1853 to 1857 he was superintendent of schools in Hastings. In 1864 he enlisted as assistant surgeon in the 110th N. Y. Vols., and served until after the close of the war; he was stationed at Fort Jefferson. In 1851 he married Sarah M. Angel of Jefferson county, and their children are Edgar D., D.D.S., in Central Square; Clayton A., merchant in Central Square, and Nellie F., wife of Dr.

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F. L. Harter of Syracuse. Mr. Bates is a member of the N. Y. State Medical So- ciety and of the N. Y. State Medical Association, was county coroner several years, and is now president of the village of Central Square, serving his second term. He is a member of the Masonic order, Central Square Lodge, of which he has been W. Master ten years; also of Oswego River Chapter R. A. M .; has been commander of G. A. R. Isaac Waterbury Post No. 418, for four years.

Beebe, Henry E., was born in Hastings on the farm he now owns in 1836, son of Jacob Beebe, who was born in England. The grandfather, John Beebe, was a farmer. Jacob was one of six children, came to the United States when eighteen years old and settled in Hastings, where he spent the remainder of his life. His wife was Electa Snow, and their children were: Oscar, Henry E., Cornelia, Isabell, Mary and Nellie. In 1857 Henry E. went to California and engaged in mining. In 1861 he enlisted in Co. B, 3d N. Y. Cav., served two and one-half years, re-enlisted in another regiment in which be received another commission and served until the close of the war. At the battle of the Wilderness he was taken prisoner and confined ten months in the Macon, Savannah and Columbia prisons. After the war he returned to the home- stead of 200 acres, one-half of which he purchased in 1883, where he has since resided. In 1864 he married Catharine Devendorf of Hastings, and their children are: Florence, wife of Dr. W. H. Conterman of Cleveland, N. Y .; Mary, deceased wife of Judson Clark of Syracuse; Charles; Nellie, wife of Judson Clark of Syracuse; Kittie, Fred, and Edith. Mr. Beebe is a member of Isaac Waterbury Post, has served as overseer of the poor, and is one of the Board of Excise Commissioners.

Butler, Charles H., was born October 19, 1829, a son of George S. and Cornelia (Warner) Butler, and a grandson of Richard Butler, who was born in Albany and died in Hartford, Conn. George S. was a native of Connecticut and died in Ken- tucky, and his wife died in Indiana at the age of sixty-nine. Charles H. was ed- ucated in the common schools, and at the age of fourteen began to learn the drug business in the store which he now owns, the former proprietor being M. B. Edson. Mr. Butler assumed ownership in 1860 and has continued until the present time, doing now a large and prosperous business and having the largest prescription business in the county. He is a trustee of the Oswego Savings Bank, and an Episcopalian. In 1860 he married Catherine, daughter of Mary (Ostrander) Slocum of Syracuse, and their children are Georgiana and Charles W., the latter living in Glendive, Mont., where he is a banker.

Bonner, Alden D., of English ancestry, was born in this county September 26, 1835, a grandson of John C. of Oneida county, who died in Michigan. The father of Alden was Joseph M., born in Oneida county, who died at the age of seventy-seven. He married Dorcas Tripp, who died aged sixty-nine, and their children were Milford C., Alden D., Ethelinda I., Polly A., Emily L., Catharine A., and Ella T., all deceased except Erastus and subject. The latter was educated in the Belleville Academy in Jefferson county, and in 1863 enlisted in the 110th N. Y. Vols., serving in the Army of the Mississippi till the close of the war, after which he settled on a farm in Orwell. Here he remained till 1892, then moved to Richland where he now resides. May 10, 1860, he married Sabra A., daughter of Harvey D. and Mary D. (Sparks) Cushman, and their children are Roscoe C., and Ella L, deceased. Roscoe married Carrie J.

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Beman of Michigan. Mr. Bonner is a member of the G. A. R., and was assessor in the town of Orwell six years. The grandfather of Alden was a soldier in the war of 1812, and the great-grandfather served in the Revolution.

Butcher, Charles J., was born November 1, 1855, son of George H. Butcher, who learned the trade of carpenter and joiner in England, and came to this country when twenty-one years of age. At this time William Butcher, the grandfather, also came and settled in North Litchfield, Herkimer county. George H. married Mary A. Jones, of New Hartford, Oneida county, and their children were George W., Ida, Edward J., Sarah, Herbert G. and Charles J. The family on the mother's side was originally from Wales. Charles J. has traveled extensively, but is now settled on a fine farm in the town of Palermo. He married in 1881 Libbie Jones, of Utica, by whom he had one child, Grace B. He has filled the office of school trustee for some time.

Brazeau, F., was horn in Beauharnois, Province of Quebec, August 1, 1845. In 1861 he came to the United States and in December, 1863, he enlisted in Company L, 15th N. Y. Cavalry, and served nearly two years. For over eleven months he was a prisoner and spent nearly all the time in Andersonville prison. In August, 1891, he married M. V. Burt, daughter of William Burt (deceased). Since the war Mr. Brazeau has followed farming with much success. He is interested with N. W. Nutting in orange groves in Florida, besides his farming interests in Scriba.

Barker, Schuyler M., was born in Tompkins, now Schuyler county, in 1828, and came to New Haven with his parents in 1829. He was reared on a farm, and has followed civil engineering in connection with farming since 1863. He was justice of the peace twelve years, road commissioner six years and supervisor five years. In 1868 he married Lavinia E. Squires, by whom he has two children, Ida M., now Mrs. Loren J. Parsons, and Willard M. The father, Uzel M., died in 1879, aged eighty- seven, and the mother, Catherine (Smith) Barker, died in 1873, aged seventy.

Bell, Edwin, was born in Rensselaer county, April 24, 1822. For two years he was employed in Albany Cemetery; thence he went to Otsego county, where he had charge of a cemetery for sixteen years. In 1873 he came to Scriba and took charge of the cemetery there, and has done much towards improving and beautifying the same. Mr. Bell has been married twice; his first wife was Albina C. Wetherwax, who died and left one son, Artemus T. His second wife was Hattie Long, who has borne one son, Edwin, jr. Mr. Bell's father was John and his mother Nancy Wood- worth Bell; his grandfather was David Bell, from New England, whose weight was 377 pounds.

Bennett, E. F., was born in Jerusalem, Yates county, October 14, 1853, a son of R. S. and Sara Bennett. He was educated in Parish (where his parents settled in the early days of the town) and in Weedsport Academy. When he left school he went to work on his father's farm, of which he is now the owner; contains one hun- dred acres mostly under collection. Mr. Bennett was deputy sheriff one term; he is a man of literary tastes, and has the largest library in the town.

Brockett, Timothy, was born in Jefferson county, February 10, 1842, son of Thomas and Abigail Brockett. He was educated in Mexico, and after leaving school worked

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on his father's farm until he was twenty-one. In 1862 his parents moved to Parish, where he has since resided. Mr. Brockett has one of the largest farms in the town, consisting of 230 acres. He married in 1866 Charlotte Lyon, and has five children : Ira, Benjamin, John, Willard and Harrison. Mr. Brockett volunteeted in the late Civil War and went to the front with the 184th N. Y. Vols. in June, 1864, and served till the close of the war. He was through the Shenandoah Valley with Sheridan and participated in numerous skirmishes.

Barber, Henry D., of New York ancestry, was born in Oswego county, March 22, 1857. The grandfather was Aaron, who died in Oswego county, aged eighty-two. His father, David, was born in Oswego county; his mother was Caroline George, born in Essex county, who reared two children, Hattie and Henry D. The latter was educated in Sandy Creek, and is a Mason. He married, May 30, 1876, Ettie Dingman, who died in June, 1877, and second, July 12, 1881, Carrie, daughter of William and Martha (Edgar) Seamans, of Oswego county. Their children are Martin, born September 22, 1883; Mable, born March 5, 1888; and Hattie, born Octo- ber 30, 1892, who died in November 3, 1893.

Babcock, George D., was born in Jefferson county in 1834. His parents, Joshua A. and Laura (Holmes) Babcock, were natives of Rhode Island and Vermont respect- ively, and died in Jefferson county. In 1861 George D. married Mrs. Mary E. Bab- cock, born O'Neill, a native of Seneca county. By trade, Mr. Babcock is a manufac- turer and dealer in pumps; he came to Mexico in 1863, and was postmaster during Cleveland's first term, and has since been in the State Forestry department (1892) and the dairy branch of the Agricultural department.

Brooks, Delos E., was born in October, 1845, educated in the district schools of Orwell, and finished his studies in Pulaski Academy. After conducting a milk route in Pulaski nine years, he went with his family to California, spent one year, returned and formed a partnership with D. C. Dodge in the general merchandise business in Pulaski. On account of failing health he closed his business and bought a small farm north of the village, where he followed general farming for several years, and then began buying and shipping butter and eggs. He now conducts a grocery store in the village. February 23, 1870, in the town of Richland, he married Eliza M. Moody (born in Orleans, Jefferson county, January 15, 1846, one of eleven children of H. C. N. Moody, who died in 1874). Their children are Edith M., born January 15, 1871, died May 25, 1885; Charles H., born March 15, 1876; Ethel E., born August 23, 1880; and Florence E., born September 3, 1883. Charles H. is at present engaged as clerk in his father's store. The ancestry of the family is Scotch. The grand- father, William, died in the town of, Orwell in 1820. The father, Charles J., was born in Deerfield, Herkimer county, in 1804, and died in Fulton, Oswego county, August 25, 1870; he was justice of the peace eight years in Orwell. He married Fidelia Strong, born in Redfield in 1809, and died in Orwell in 1859. Their children were Charlotte M., Cordelia E., Adelaide A., Merribee C., Milfred C., Delos E., and Emma L.

Brown, Charles Elliot, was born in 1838 in Clinton county, and came to Oswego county in 1868, locating on the place where he has since resided. In 1866 he married Temmy Stockwell, a native of Oswego county, and has one child, Benjamin B. Mr.

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Brown's mother, Sophia, died in Clinton county in 1864 aged fifty-four. John, his father, died in New Haven in 1868 aged sixty-seven.

Baker, Howard F., was born in Oswego county, June 23, 1852. His grandfather was William, who was born in Connecticut, and died here, aged sixty-nine. His father was Francis W., also of Connecticut, who married Amerilla Z. Richardson in Vermont. They are the parents of Howard F., Clayton L., Coral C., William G. Francis W. was a soldier in the late war, is a member of the G. A. R., and has served as town collector; he is now seventy years of age and his wife is seventy-three. Howard F. was educated at Sandy Creek, and was engaged in the construction de- partment of the R. W. & O. Railroad, and also in the sash and blind factory at La- cona. In 1877 he began as clerk in the drug store in Lacona where he remained ten years, when he opened a drug store which he still conducts, carrying a very complete stock. In 1871 he married Arabelle, daughter of Frederick and Lydia (Butterworth) Smith of Lacona, and they have one child, Nellie B., born in 1872, now the wife of Frank Hadley of Lacona and the mother of one child. Mrs. Arabelle Baker died April 25, 1873, and October 22, 1883, he married Alice L., daughter of Nathan and Ruth Davis. Nathan Davis died January 12, 1892, aged sixty years; Ruth is still living, aged sixty-two years.

Cross, Henry, son of Richard and Tamizen (Hickok) Cross, was born in . New Haven in 1836. In 1862 he married Cynthia, daughter of Albert and Lieuzette Davis, who were early settlers in New Haven. They have two children, Florence E., now Mrs. Ward Wright of Mexico; and Waldo R., of New Haven. The parents died in New Haven in 1885 aged eighty and in 1872 aged sixty-two respectively.

Cross, A. J., a brother of Henry, was born in New Haven and has always lived on the old home place. In 1874 he married Adelia Russell, by whom he has had five children, three surviving.

Clapp, Mrs. Abigail (Hyde), was born in Hastings in 1833, daughter of Christopher Hyde, a native of Franklin, Conn. His father was Uri, a shoemaker and tanner. Christopher was a shoemaker, and came to Hastings about 1827 and settled on the farm now owned by Mrs. Clapp. He was married three times, first to Love Backus, second to Hannah Gilbert, by whom he had four children, Erepta, Charles, Lucretia, and Roxana. His third wife was Betsey Webb, by whom he had three children: Jedson, Franklin and Abigail. He died in 1847, and his wife in 1869. In 1857. Ab- igail was married to Emory Clapp, who was born in Onondaga county in 1833. He was a son of Thomas and Almira (Rose) Clapp, and came to Hastings in 1848. He was a farmer and carpenter, and died in 1888. Their children are Edson, Jedson, Fred, Cornie, Herbert and Elma. Mrs. Clapp and her son Herbert conduct the farm. She is a member of Central Square Grange.

Coon, Frank A., was born in Richland, and after working for some time in a store at Orwell and being one summer on the road with dry goods and groceries, he bought, in October, 1893, the store at Kasoag, where he now runs a general store. He mar- ried Lenora, daughter of Clark Austin. She was several years a teacher in the schools of Williamstown, being a successful teacher at the age of sixteen.

Copeland, Leonard L., was born in the city of Oswego February 22, 1842, and lived there till twelve years of age. He then came to-the farm where he now resides, but

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was in the grocery business three years during the war. In 1877 he married Cornelia M. Mullen, and they have two children, John Mack and Sarah M. Mr. Copeland's father was Leonard, a native of Saratoga county, who came to Oswego in 1832 and was a leading dry goods merchant many years. He died in 1882. His mother was Maria (Mack). His brother, Lieutenant Amos M., was a soldier of the 81st Reg., N. Y. Vols., in the war of the Rebellion, and was killed at Chapin's Farm.

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Landmarks of Oswego County, New York, Part 94

Author: Churchill, John Charles, 1821-1905; Smith, H. P. (Henry Perry), 1839-1925; Child, W. Stanley Publication date: 1895 Publisher: Syracuse, N.Y. : D. Mason Number of Pages: 1410

Author: Churchill, John Charles, 1821-1905; Smith, H. P. (Henry Perry), 1839-1925; Child, W. Stanley
Publication date: 1895
Publisher: Syracuse, N.Y. : D. Mason
Number of Pages: 1410