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Ina Bliss married Bob Hicks who taught in the district in 1884. He became a successful merchant.
A. brother of the two Bliss sisters wer Jacob Bliss, one time county school commissioner and teacher 'at Cold Brook.
Another popular teacher in 1881, was Sam Newberry, later county school commissioner and a prominent lawyer in Little Falls.
The trustees' records show that Norman Darling taught 27 weeks in 1889 for $159.75. He later graduated from college and Drew Theological Seminary and secured his' doctorate from a western university. He was a prominent preacher for many years in the northern New York Methodist conference. He is now retired and! ilving in Florida. --
I have given this selection of teach- ers in the old red school house to show what a fine lot of men and; women shed their influence over those of us who were pupils in that district. There were no public high schools thse days so those old time teachers carried us into intellectual fields beyond the 3r's and inspired some of us to work on through col- lege. The old district school sent ou. one poor boy who became a great student, perhaps the best Salisbury or even Herkimer Co. ever produc- ed, Arthur Fynn, a' great teacher an lecturer in Denver university. I dar say no district school of that time excelled and but few equalled thu scholarship in the red school houst I recall I studied there the followin; high school subjects: double entry bookkeeping, German, advanced alge- bra and piane geometry.
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Genealogical Sources in the Mohawk Valley
AND NEARBY BIRTH, DEATH AND MARRIAGE RECORDS (Continued from last week) JEFFERSON COUNTY
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1847-49, 1883. Register 4 vols. Arr. chron. 1847-49, 1883-1914, no index; 1914, indexed alph. by children. In- cludes marriages 1847-49, 1883,1908 and deaths 1847-49, 1883. Custodians 1847-49 Martin E. Hayes, town clerk ,Three Mile Bay, N. Y .; 1883, Mary E. Rickett, registrar of vital statistics, Three Mil Bay, N. Y. Orleans
1847-49. Reports, 1 bdl. Arr. chron. No index. Includes marriages and deaths. Custodian Fred H. Moore, county clerk, Watertown, N. Y.
1848-50, 1860, 1882. Register, 9 vols. Arr. chron. 1848-50, 1860, 1882- 1913, no index; 1914, indexed alph. by children. Includes marriages 1848- 50, 1860, 1882. Custodian H. W. Schall, town clerk, La Fargeville, N. Y.
Pamella
1847-49. Reports, 1 bdl. Arr. chron. No index. Includes marriages and deaths. Custodian Fred H. Moore, county 'clerk, Watertown, N. Y. Philadelphia
. .: ,1847-49, 1886, 1887. Reports, 2 bdls. Arr. chron. No index. Includes mar- Nages and detahs. Custodian Fred H. Moore, county clerk, Watertown, .N. Y:
៛ 1847-50, 1883. Register, 21 papers. 4 . vols. Arr. chron. 1847-50, 1883- :1907, no index; 1908, indexed alph. by children. Includes marriages 1847-50, 1883-1907 and deaths 1847- 50, 1883-1907, 1914. Custodian Edwin A. Drake, town clerk, Philadelphia, N. Y.
Rodman
1847, 1848. Reports, 1 bdl Arr. chron. No index. Includes marriages and deaths. Custodian Fred Moore, .county clerk, Watertown, N. Y.
1883. Register, 4 vols. Arr. chron.
'1883-1923, no index; 1923 indexed alph. by children. Includes marriages 1884-1908 and deaths 1884. Custodian Herman B. Cole town clerk, Rodman, N. Y.
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The Palatine Caslers and Allied Families
The data contained in the article following is taken from a pamphlet of sketches of some of the old fam- ilies of the Mohawk Valley with his- torical incidents by Col. Henry Mc- Lean Heath, published in Little Falls in 1893.
THE CASLER FAMILY
Johannes and Nicholas Kessler-
' Jacob Casler was the son of
Nicholas P.' Casler married' Delia Nicholas, and married Della, daugh- Bellinger, daughter " of Christopher ter of John Joseph Petrie, about 1750. They had six children, five anna and and dassacht
was sometimes called Black Jacob, | children.
on account of having black eyes, an unusual circumstance among the Germans. His son Jacob also had black eyes and all the other children blue eyes. To distinguish father from son , they, called. Black . Jacob 'and Ja- cob Black, which created . consider- able merriment among their rela- tives. In German they were spoken of as Swartz Jacob and Jacob Swartz. This I relate, having heard it in my younger days. He was a bold and resolute man. One evening he set out in pursuit of some cattle which had strayed into the woods, farmed only with a spontoon-a short pike with a long handle. In passing along a patch in a woody ravine, he saw a short distance ahead of him a large black bear, ready for a fight. Jacob made a thrust at his bearship with a spear, driving it deep into his sire. This only enraged the ani- mal and did not disable him. In making repeated thrusts the pike became-detached. The fight was a desperate one but he continued to club the bear over the head with the handle of the spontoon until the ani- mal lay dead at his feet His clothes were torn and his limbs lacerated by the bear's claws. The bear was tak- en home and dressed and made a rare feast for the afmily.
ery Casler's line is Nicholas 1, Peter B. 2, Philo Stephen 3, Philo William 4, Corhelius Avery 5.
Marriages
P. Bellinger the 10th day of March, 1829.
Asa Casler was born 3rd day ot
March 1818. Never married. , Codelia Sophia Casler was born
19th February 1820; Married Wm_
H. Eysaman. No children.
Elisabeth "(Betsy) ;- Catharine Cas- ler was born 21st May. 1822. ; Never- married.
Peter P. Casler was born 20th day,
of June 1824. Never married.
Philo Stephen Casler was born 15th June 1828. Married M. M. Go- ing. Children: Philo W., Lillie E. Children of Philo W. Casler and. Martha Hopson Casler, his wife, born. in Little Falls:
Elizabeth (Bess) Casler was born. Sept. 1, 1884.
Ashton Casler was born Nov. 22; 1886. Children. William, John, Ruth,. Elizabeth, "Harry. Cornelius Avery Casler was born Oct. 5, 1894. Children: Cornelius,, Gertrude, Irving.
Children of Cornelius A' Casler and! Amanda Staring Casler his wife born. in Little Falls, N. Y .:
Cornelius Avery was born Aug. 26, 1920.
Gertrude Katherine · Casler was born Dec. 25, 1922.
Irving Edward Casler was born Feb. 14, 1925.
Children of Philo S. Casler and Margaret Going Casler, his wife, born in Brooklyn,, N. Y.
Philo William Casler was born June 30, 1856.
Lillian Estelle Casler was born: Sept. 29, 1863.
Children of Ashton Casler andt, Margaret Goldzier Casier, born, inx Chicago, Ill .:
Wm. Ashton Casler born December". 2, 1917.
John Avery Casler born November
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"LOCAL HISTORY"
BY DONALD D. PARKER Brookings, South Daltota "LOCAL HISTORY"-HOW TO GATHER IT, WRITE IT,'
AND PUBLISH IT
(Continued from last week) /
In preparing the history of a com- munity in wartime the center of fo- cus would seem to be self evident. It should be the community. The story of Middletown or of Union County in World War II which devotes de- tailed chapters to the Battle of Eu- rope, Almerican diplomacy, or nation- al mobilization betrays faulty per- spective and misdirected emphasis. On the other hand, local events do not transpire in a vacuum, detached from state, national, and even inter- national developments in this age of radio. Such broad developments may serve as background from which some aproppriate thread is woven now and then into the local scene to, point up the narrative and main- tain that essential relationship be- tween immdiate incidents and far reaching.'causes and effects. To achieve this balance and maintain the proper focus is one of the most difficuit problems. in writing local history, especially when events be- yond our own horizon are of over- whelming significance. Yet in one sense of the word all occurrences are local, and. those of widespread im- portance which happen in one's'own community can be given-special em- phasis, both factual and interpretive, in the war history. The author should keep in mind the idea of writ-
ing for the community. However much others may consult his work local resident will comprise most of his' readers. Can he not cultivate an interest in their own history by giv- ing them not merely what . they ex- pected about men and events; but something of more enduring value? In centering. such a historical study on developments in the com- munity with due regard for their re- lation to outside forces, it follows that two aspects of the subject must be considered In the fact of national emergency the community marshal its human and material resources for winning the war. But these, efforts are only part of the story. Equally important is the impact of war upon the community in countless ways that make for profound changes in everyday life. This second aspect in- volves an analysis of economic, po- litical and social conditions along wiht a clear presentation of the main sequence of events. Changes 'in pop- ulation, proximity of army camps or naval bases, establishment of new industries, war relief work, food: andk fuel supplies-these are examples of outward manifestations of the com- munity at war; but public opinion on questions of the day, the psychologi- cal reaction of various social groups under the stress of war, and; read. "
justment of peacetime habita' and modes of living call for investigation if a well rounded picture is to. be provided.
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The following birth, death and marriage records are taken from an now called Casler-came from the old Bible owned by Cornelius Avery Palatinate of Alsace on the lower| Casler of Little Falls. Cornelius Av- Rhine, Germany, in 1710. They set- tied in the Mohawk valley in 1721, and took up lands in the south side of the river, near Jacksonburg.
1847, 1848. Reports, 1 bdl Arr. chron. No index. Includes marriages and deaths. Custodian Fred Moore, county clerk, Watertown, N. Y.
1883. Register, 4 vols. Arr. chron. '1883-1923, no index; 1923 indexed alph. by children. Includes marriages 1884-1908 and deaths 1884. Custodian Herman B. Cole town clerk, Rodman, N. Y.
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The Palatine Caslers and Allied Families
The data contained in the article following is taken from a pamphlet of sketches of some of the old fam- ilies of the Mohawk Valley with his- - torical incidents by Col. Henry Mc- Lean Heath, published in Little Falls in 1893.
THE CASLER FAMILY
Johannes and Nicholas Kessler- now called Casler-came from the Palatinate of Alsace on the lower | Casler of Little Falls. Cornellus Av- Rhine, Germany, in 1710. They set- tled in the Mohawk valley in 1721, and took up lands in the south side of the river, near Jacksonburg.
: Jacob ' Casler was the son of Nicholas, and married Delia, daugh- ter of John Joseph Petrie," about 1750. They had six children, five sons and one daughter: Nicholas, Marks, Richard I. N., Jacob and . Joseph. Grandfather Nicholas and Marks' families I have before men- tioned.
Richard I. N. married Betsy Cas- ler. They had two children, Amos and Jonas.
Jacob married Rachel Fetterly. Their children were Henry, David, Nicholas, William, Isaac, Levi and one daughter, Rachael who married John Youngs.
Delia, daughter of Jacob, grand- father's only sister, married Samuel Abbott. Their children were: Anson, who married Anna McDonald; Han- nah, married George W. Phillips; Mary was twice married. Her first husband was Joseph Casler, the sec- ond Charles May. Delia was a wo- man of rare personal beauty, large and well proportioned, and of kind disposition. Sne .had a natural busi- ness turn of mind. I saw her in 1828 while she was here on a visit. She died at her home in Canada, about 1842. I was inio.med by John P. Cayler that Della, his mother, was a very beautiful woman, and that the Petiles generally were a very handsome family. She was aunt to the late brothers Solomon, Richard, Joseph, John M., Jacob, Adam and Betsy and Mary Petrie. In speaking of our female relatives the Petries, I do not wish to be understood as saying that they were the only handsome relatives we had. There' were among the Bellingers and Cas- lers many handsome featured wo- .men.
Greatgrandfather
able merriment among their rela-
tives. In German they were spoken of as Swartz Jacob and Jacob Swartz. This I relate, having heard it in my younger days. He was a bold and resolute man. One evening he set out in pursuit of some cattle which had strayed into the woods, armed only with a spontoon-a short pike with a long handle. In passing along a patch in a woody ravine, he saw a short distance ahead of hlm a large black bear, ready for a fight. Jacob made a thrust at his bearship with a spear, driving it deep into his sire. This only enraged the ani-
making repeated thrusts the pike became detached. The fight wasa desperate one but he continued to club the bear over the head with the handle of the spontoon until the ani- mal lay dead at his feet His clothes were torn and his limbs lacerated by the bear's claws. The bear was tak- en home and dressed and made a rare feast for the afmily.
The following birth, death and marriage records are taken from an old Bible owned by Cornelius Avery
ery Casler's line is Nicholas 1, Peter B. 2, Philo Stephen 3, Philo William 4, Cornelius Avery 5. Marriages 1
Nicholas P. Casler married' Delia Bellinger, daughter-of Christopher P. Bellinger the 10th day of March, 1829.
Gitty Casler married to Henry 30, 1919.
Bellinger, son of Jacob Bellinger the 22nd day of November, the year of our Lord 1832.
Ashton Casler, son of P. W. Cas- ler married Margaret Goldzier Oct. 7th, 1916 in Chicago, Ill.
William A. Casler, son of Ashton married Venita.
Philo Stephen Casler married Mar- garet Mary Going.
Phila William Casler, son of Philo S. Casler married Martha Cecella Hopson, daughter of Cornellus Drake Hopson of Salisbury Center, N. Y. at
Joseph married Lany Miller. Their chidren were: Richard Eli, Nicholas, Delia, Diana and Elmira. They were | Salisbury Center, N. Y. on the 20th all respectable people. Some of their of June 1883. Rev. F. A. M. Brown (Presbyterian) performed the cerc- mony. descendants are still iving in this vicinity.
Elizabeth Casler married Henry Redman. No children.
Cornelius Avery Casler, son of Philo William Casler married Aman- da Mae Staring, daughter of Irving H. Staring on October 1, 1919 by Rev. A. J. Wyman.
Births
Nicholas T. Casler, was born 18th April 1806, married Delia Bellinger. Children: Peter, Sandy, Napoleon, Alonzo, Lany,' Sophia," Jacob.
Hannah Eva Casler was born 27th October 1807. Never married.
Gertrude (Gitty) Casler was born 17th October 1810. Married Henry H. Bellinger. Children: Maria, Peter, Nancy.
Hiram Casler was born 19th De- ¡cember 1811. Never married.
Sandy Casler was born 11th Oc- tober 1813. Married Sarah. Children: W. P. B., Asa, Emma.
Nancy Casler was born Ist March Jacob: "Casler, 1816. Married Peter S. Bellinger. No
married.
Peter P. Casler was born 20th day,
of June 1824. Never married. Philo Stephen Casler was born 15th June 1828. Married M. M. Go- ing. Children: Philo W., Lillie E. Children of Philo W. Casler and. Martha Hopson Casler, his wife, born. in Little Falls:
Elizabeth (Bess) Casler was born. Sept. 1, 1884.
Ashton Casler was born Nov. 22 ;. 1886. Children. Willlam, John, Ruth, Elizabeth, " Harry.
Cornelius Avery Casler was born. Oct. 5, 1894. Children: Cornelius,, mal and did not disable him. In Gertrude, Irving.
Children of Cornelius A' Casler and! Amanda Staring Casler his wife born. in Little Falls, N. Y .:
" Cornelius Avery was born Aug. 26, 1920.
Gertrude Katherine . Casler was born Dec. 25, 1922.
Irving Edward Casler was born Feb. 14, 1925.
Children of Philo S. Casler and Margaret Going Casler, his wife, born_ in Brooklyn,, N. Y.
Philo William Casler was born June 30, 1856.
Lillian Estelle Casler was born: 1
Sept. 29, 1863.
Children of Ashton Casler andt Margaret Goldzier Casler, born, in» Chicago, Ill .:
Win. Ashton Casler born December 2, 1917.
John Avery Casler born November
Ruth Casler born Jan. 9,, 1922, Elizabeth Casler born Sept. 29, 1930.
. Harry Casler born Sept. 9, 1933. Deaths
Peter P Casler died 12 Oct. 1860,
aged 36 years, 3 months, 22 days. Elisabeth Casler died 27 March 1864,, aged 78 years, 11 months, 25 days.
Nancy Casler Bellinger died 9th
Oct. 1867 ,aged 51 years.
Major Peter B. Casler died 28th Nov. 1870 ,aged 85 years, 10 months, 13 days.
Hiram Casler died of fever 27 Aug. 1874, age 62 years, 8 months, 8 days. Philo Stephen Casler' died 9th Oct. 1874, 2:15 a. m. aged 46 years, 3 months, 24 days at his home in Brooklyn,, N. Y. of diphtheria and was buried in Little Falls N. Y.
Asa Caser died of dropsy Dec. 30, 1879 aged 61 years, 9 months ,27 days.
Betsy Casler died of cancer Nov.
Peter B. Casler was born 15th 3, 1883, age 61 years, ,6 months, 12; days. Betsy January 1785. Married Elisa- H. Eva Casler died from effects beth Eysaman 7th April 1805. Elisabeth Betsy Casler was born of broken hip joint March 19, 1887, 2nd April 1785.
age 79 years, '4 months, 22 days.
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St. Johnsville . Enterprise and News, St. Johnsville. N. Y.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1946
Questions and Answers
A department devoted to the pursuit of knowledge. No charge to reguiar subscribers. Any reader, whether subscriber or not. is invited to submit answers. Give dates, places and sources.
WHAT IS 'SARATOGA?'
From the records below it would | N. Y.
seem that this Saratoga was on the Y. and James Schofield who was a whose names appear in the records of the Old Schaghticoke Dutch Re- form Church, which was located at the s-w corner of the Reynoids road outside of old Fort Schaghticoke, a mile east of Mechanicvilie, were spoken of as "of Saratoga." Did ali such persons live near that church or did chaplains go out through the1 country and hoid services and bap- tisms ?
I want to know exactly where persons mentioned below lived and wili appreciate even the faintest ciew.
Samuel Wadsworth born .Aug. 12, 1778, was baptized in the Schaghti- coke church. His father, Elisha Wadsworth and his mother Elizabeth Welis, daughter of Joseph 2 Wells of Cambridge, N. Y., removed about 1773 to Cambridge. Elisha Wadsworth is mentioned several times in the Cambridge records. He served in the Revolution in the 16th Regt. Co., N. Y. Then just why does his son's bap- tismal record appear in the Schagh- ticoke church ? Where are Elisha and Elizabeth Wadsworth buried? Data of her second I husbandi, Rhoderick King ? Joseph Wadsworth, son of Elisha was married in 1787 to Mary Perry of Benington and lived at Boyntonviiie, Rensselaer Co. and is buried there in Warren cemetery. Elisha Wadsworth's home was at Mt. Anthony. Where was that? Desire Data on Weiis and Wadsworths of Bennington county, W.t., 1760-1810.
Benjamin Weiis is said to have been of "Saratoga." Exactly where did Benjamin Weiis ilive ? Benjamin Wells was a first cousin of Elizabeth Wells Wadsworth. Baptismal records of three of his children appear in the Schaghticoke church: Prudence 1778, Dedy 1780 and Samuel 1782.
Exactly where did Edward Gran- nis live ? Strong in .his Grannis gen- ealogy says that .Edward Grannis genealogy says that Edward Grannis died at "Saratoga on April 10, 1728." What Saratoga was this? Persons mentioned above sem to have lived east of the Hudson. ' Grannis iived west of the Hudson, His first wife, Hannah Weiis, was a sister of Eliz- abeth-Wells Wadsworth. In 1781 Ed- ward Grannis was still in Weathers-
Edward Grannis 2-2-3 Saratoga Co.,
The Saratoga .T., Albany Co., of 1790 included the towns which in 1946 are called Saratoga, Northum- beriand, Saratoga Springs, Green- field and parts of Wiiton, Moreou and Maita. Near what viliage in this area did Edward Grannis live?
Listed, just before and after his name in the census were Gilbert Hunt, Henry McCowan, Nathaniel Sexton, Edward Grannis, Joshua Wil- ber, Jonathan Carpenter If I knew just where any of these men iived it would be a ciew to where Grannis iived. /
Desire data on the Wellses living in Easton T., Washington county, N. Y.
Mrs. F. F. Weinard,
Urbana, n1.
GILLET, GILLEET
Abraham Gillet born 1754 at Southampton, Conn., son of Abijah Gillet born 1720 at Durham, Conn. First wife of Abraham was Temper- ance. In the 1790 census they are living at Farmington, Conn. 1800 census shows them living at Frank- fort, Herkimer Co., "N. Y. Abraham died 1820 at Gormmm, Ontario Co., N. Y. leaving wife Sarah (Allison) Gillet, no doubt 2nd wife as her son Joseph Allison was administrator of her estate after she died in 1821.
Children by first wife were: Ed- ward B. born 1780 in Conn .; Tem- perance married Ist Bartiett, 2nd Preston; Angeline married Nicker- son; Abraham '(2) born 1793 a Frankfort, N. Y.' married Roxiana Pelton. There were two more children a son and daughter. Want ancestry of Abraham's wife Temperance, also names of the two other children DAVEY
Nesbit.
Are these Daveys descendants of Capt. Thomas Davey an early set- tier of Soringfield, Otsego Co., N. Y. nad James Schofield who was a Rev. soldier from ?
Mrs. Bessie Giiiett Svoboda,
Verdigre, Nebr.
SMITH, WINNE
Can anyone teil me the parentage of. this Albram Smith and his wife, Catharine Ann Winne ?
Abram (or Abraham) Smith was born 5 April 1797, died 25 Feb. 1849, lived in New Scotland, New Saiem and Clarksville, N Y. (1850 census lists him in New Scotiand, so death date evidentiy incorrect), He mar- ried some time before 1818 Catharine Ann Winne who was born in New Scotland 5 May 1797 and died in New Saiem 15 May 1884. Their children were:
1. Gertrude born 5 July 1818, died 1888.
2. Hannah Leiza boru 3 Dec. . 1819, died in the 1870s.
3. Mary Petrie born 4 Jan. 1821, died 1 Dec. 1900 in Columbus, Kan., married Josephus Andrew Jones, son of Daniel M. Jones of Aibany.
4. Sarah Van Zandt born 27 Jan .; 1824, died 1902.
5. Catharine Ann born 12 Aug.
1828, died 31 March 1879. 6. Zacharias born 30 March 1829, died 2 March 1902.
7. Margaret Ellen born 15 June
1833, died 1 April 1899, Catharine Ann Winne had a broth- er Henry Winne who died in the; 1880s.
Gordon C. Jones,
Lt. Col. US.
1316 35th St. N. W. Washington 7, D. C.
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CHIDESTER, Chittister, Chichester
Phineas Chittister or Chidester, Rev. war soldier born and died in Morristown, N. J. Descendants mov- ed to Green, Onondaga, and Otsego countles, New York around 1800. Phineas' father, Andrew Chichester of Conn. 1735 Andrew's ancestors were the Chichesters of Long Island 1660-1690. Desire information on any of the above families or in-laws marrying into these families. Have over 8,000 Chidester, . Chichester with wonderful history of. early ant cestors. Have practically aii de- scendants of Ephraim of Pa. 1750, Hoidridge of Va. 1775, Eliphalet of Maryiand 1775, William of Ohio 1802 and the Iowa and Indiana families from 1825.
Elmer Chidester Anderson, 2012 West Rosita avenue, Burbank, Calif.
The Old Red School House
By S. C. Kimm (Continued from last week)
tality as the school trustees who ) It was about 1 inch thick, 10 inches engineered the colossal task of wide and 16 inches long, the rules building the school house and that is how and when the little oid red school house was born. and probiems were probably copied from the old Daboi's arithmetic which was the leading arithmetic up to 1825.
" The next year they raised $324 for constructing put buildings, possi -. The most used school book was
Teachers' wages . were pitiably bly the wood shed and privy. It is Webster's spelling book with wooden small. Before the Civil War from 2 | hard to believe today that many dis- dollars to' 3 dollars per week and trict schools of 1860 and no privies. District/No. 18 town of Salisbury had board around. As late as 1876 Mrs.
covers. Many pupils had only this, quaint oid book from which to learn, to read and spell. Some of the richer
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George Washington Davey born Saratoga County, N. Y. about 1790 died about 1854 at Wood- stock, Ill., lived at Cleveland, Ohio about 1840, married Stockle ? No doubt Scofield. Children not in cor- rect rotation; Scofield Davey, Wads- worth Davey, DeForrest Davey in Civil War, Maicom M. Davey born 1845; Cleveland, Ohio in Civil War, Merrit Davey, Milton Davey, Lucre- ta Davey married Chase, Christy Da- vey married Alexander Roan, Walter Menzo Davey horn April 2, 1838 or Dec. 28, 1840 Cleveland, Ohio mar- field, Vt, but in 1790 he is listed as ried Elenor Fellows, second Cora
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DuSua wausword's Home was at Mt. Anthony. Where was that? Desire Data on Weils and Wadsworths of Bennington county, Wt., 1760-1810.
Benjamin Wells is said to have been of "Saratoga." Exactly where did Benjamin Wells ilive? Benjamin Wells was a first cousin of Elizabeth Wells Wadsworth. Baptismal records of three of his children appear in the Schaghticoke church: Prudence 1778, Dedy. 1780 and Samuel 1782.
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