Mohawk Valley genealogy and history : [a compilation of clippings, 1945-1946], Part 70

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(To be continued)

Early Churches in New York State

A brief summary delivered by H. A. McConville before the Schenectady Genealogical Society on May 11. (Continued from last week)

Many churches today are not lu cated on their original sites. In scm: cases as in Schenectady, the rh: _ was only a slight distance & n. but in Columbia county, for exo :: the Reformed or Linlithgow "" near the Livingston estate in the H

tle setiement of Linlithgow and

now Is several , miles away in the town of Livingston. The St. John's of Livingston was formerly on the state road a littie south of Llv-

ingston and now is north of Eliza-

ville at a crossroads called Manor-

ton. The Germantown Reformed and Lutheran cemeteries are located

miles away from the present church- es. This Is mentioned because some-

times we are puzzled at not finding any early stones in cemeteries ad- joining the churches.

Most of the records of these early, churches are on file In the State Li- brary in Albany either in the manu- script and history room or on the shelves in books of the Holland So- clety or the New York Genealogical

and Biographical Society.Although

some of these records extend nearly

to the present day in most cases the

state has only copied records until 1850 or earlier. A few of the Long Island records were only published up through about 1720, so there is still a big gap to be filled. Possibly some of the above 'socleties have these missing records; but If not, there is a chance for someone to con- tact the ministers. of these churches and have them file their rcord with the state.

What Is In a Name?

/ One of our members recently ask- ed, "Have you come' across many odd names in genealogical resanch ?" Here are a few. samples. Gov. Endi- cott had a' daughter-in-law "named Terrieblabel. Onespherous Page was not the only man so called, but we wili hope there was but one Pleasant Grubb. How could one call "Not- withstanding" Griswold, . or "Trust- worthy", either for that matter?, NeIther Ammerruhanna, Palsipianna or Uyhamy married Mephisbaset or Sheerjashub but Wm. Angel did

marry Christian Church, "Eleazer married Elizur, Ithamar married Alinda and Zaccheud espoused Tap- henas. Asahel's twins were Reverius and Arunnah. Mahershallalhasbaz

Dyer was born in 1643 and lived. Pity poor John with brothers Orse- mus and Orson and sisters Diantha, Denial and Candace Minerva! A. Gro- ver family had, among others, Adam and Eve and Elijah and Elisha (twins.)

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Southward along the west side of the Hudson river covering Ulster county were the Kingston Reform- ed (1660), Wiltwysk (1667), New |Cross indexed with the Genealogy Di- rectory for 15c 'stamps and self ad- dressed stamped envelope Harry A Odell, P. O. Box 899, Church street

Paltz (1683), Saugerties (1730), Rochester (Accord) (1736), Marble- town (1737), Minisink Valley (1738), Walpeck (1741), Warwarsing (1745), Annex 8, New York City. 11 -- 21-3t Shawangunck (1737), Marlborough, Presbyterian (1764), Ulster Park (1790). Farther south were Deerpark (Port Jervis) (1716), Happen (1694), Middletown 1699); and outside of MILLIONS PREFER the state Bergen, N. J. (1662) Hackensack (1686), Acfuackenonch: (Passaic) (1692), Readington, N. J (1719) etc.

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MOHAWK

VALLEY

GENEALOGY

AND HISTORY

St. Johnsville Enterprise and News,

St. Johnsville. N. Y.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1946

Questions and Answers A department devoted to the pursuit of knowledge. No charge to regular subscribers, Any reader, whether subscriber or not, . is invited to submit answers. Give dates, places and sources.

SPENCER Ancestry asked of Jeremiah Spencer of Granville, N. Y. The 1790 census lists him 1-2-5 (self, 2 sons, under 16, 5 females.) He bought and there in 1789 through William Lee. agent for. John Kelly of New York city on the Kelly Patent.

When he bought a second piece of land there in 1793, he was called of In the 1800 census we find 5. dif- ferent families, each headed by a Jeremiah Spencer. Data on the an- tecedents of each would be welcome in the hope that in the process of Milton, county of Saratoga, N. Y. Milton was set off from Ballston in 1792. This Jeremiah Spencer, had sons Jeremiah and John. In 1801 Jeremiah Jr. and, wife Lydia signed elimination, the correct ancestor may a mortgage. be identified.

There was a daughter Martha born 1785 and a daughter Sarah (Spen- cer) Brefford, both probably child- ren of wife Hannah who joined the church at Perry's Corners, Granville, in 1805.

About 1808 Jeremiah Spencer and Roswell Hopkins of Vergenes, Vt were called creditors of John Kelly of N. Y. C. deceased.

On Feb. 26, 1827 Jeremiah Spen- cer sold his land on the west side of the Kelly Patent to sons Jeremiah, Jr. and John, reserving one acre for Robert Brefford and one acre for

Christopher Potter (perhaps Jr.) ) There was a Christopher Potter from Rhode Island who was a SAR in Granville.

John Spencer, son of Jeremian, was later of Orleans, Jefferson Co., N. Y. and sold for $300 his share in the land to his brother Jeremiah Spencer and Martin Spencer of Granville, N. Y.

In 1832 Jeremiah, Jr. and wife Lydia and Martin Spencer and wife Lydia and Hannah Spencer of Gran- ville sold land to Christopher Potter.

Hannah Spencer, mother of Jer- emlah, Jr. died in 1833.

' This Jeremiah Spencer, Sr. was probably born about 1750 or before. Could he have been the one who mar- ried Mary Martin in New York city in 1762? They had sons Jeremiah and John born there just before the Revolution and several daughters earlier.

The family of Jeremiah of Gran- ville, N. Y. are said to have suffered great privations during the Revolu- tion and had to flee from their homes.

Wanted ancestry of Israel Gates whose son, Benajah of German, Che- nango county, N. Y. sold land in There was another Jeremiah of Granville in 1790 with a family list- ed 2-3-4. He and wife Thankfful | Hinckley were from East Hadden, Conn. and Litchfield, Conn. and she Rhode Island inherited from his fath- er, Israel to his brothers Thomas J. Asa, and Joseph of Rhode Island on Feb. 22, 1823. Elijah Gates of Smithville, Chenango county was an- was a widow in Granville In 1797. other son of Israel who sold his in- The family removed to Sempronius, herited land in R. I. on Oct. 26, 1825. RD 1, Troy, N. Y.

The Myth and Reality of the

Cayuga Co., N. Y.

There were also in Granville in 1790, Abner Spencer and Joel, Jona- than and Benjamin, the last three were younger men. The same names appear much earlier in Columbia Co., N. Y. None of these Spencers appear in the land records seen at Hudson Falls, N. Y.

Arnold P. Danz,

11 Myrtle Blvd.,

Larchmont, N. Y.

KILFOYLE

Data on James Kilfoyle born 1805, Coon, Kilkenney, Ireland, married Jean Lucas born 1801 in Ireland. Both migrated to America in 1825 and settled in Iowa later Canada. Had children Frank, Andrew, Mary Ann, William Wesley, Caroline, Mar- tha Rachel Jane born 13 Feb. 1843, Warwicktown, Canada, married to Samuel T. Winegar and last James. Have information on Rachel Jane and descendants. What other children? Would like to cor- respond with anyone working on Kil- foyle lines.

Elmer C. Anderson,

2012 West Rosita avenue, Burkbank, Calif.

KITTEL, GATES

Who were the parents of Edmund (Edward) Kittel (Kettle), a Rhode Island Revolutionary war pensioner, resided in Broome county, N. Y. Dec. 26, 1832. Born Nov. 4, 1758, West Greenwich, R. I. Died Stephentown, N. Y. July 5 1833. Married Patience Fisk of Stephentown at Hancock, Berkshire county, Mass. Sept. 14, 1783. Patience Fisk was born March 24, 1761.

Who were the parents of Edward Kittle, died Feb. 21, 1834, age 50 years? (Tombstone record at Rens- selaer county, N. Y.) Wife was Orpha and they had a daughter Lu- senia.

Miss Violet E. Kettelle, ks .-

R. F. D. 1, East Greenwich, R I.

QUESTION

Calvin Hill Pike, born about 1840, died Oct., 1912, Plattsburg, N. Y., married 1860 Jane Elizabeth Angell born Nov. 29, 1832 - died Jan. 22, 1860, daughter Benoni and Sarah Angell. Wanted Angell lineage. They resided at Ellenburg, Clinton Co., N. Y

. Son of Jarod Pike born about 1805 died Dec. 23, 1858 Ellenburg, N. Y. married Jan. 5, 1824 Sylvia Fisk born Oct. 30, 1804, daughter Hon. Samuel and Polly (Scott) Fisk, granddaugh- ter Rev. Ichabod E., great ; grand -; daughter Capt. Ebenezer, etc. ....

Grandson of Ezna Pike born 1761, New Marlborough, Mass. died about 1829, Isle La Motte, Vt., married Polly Garlick. Ezra was a pensioner of the Revolutionary war serving (DAIR) from Dutchess Co., N. Y. His father (not named) was 1744 of Canterbury, Conn., removed to New Marlboro, Conn. that year. Ezra served on the Rev. War Dutchess

Co., N. Y., later moving to Hoosick, Rensselaer Co. He went to Isle La Motte, Vt. among the first settlers, clearing a farm on which he died at the age off 68 years. He held many offices of trust as did most of hls sons.

In a history of Lake Champlain,

became, of the: "Discovery, Navigation, and Naviga- tors," by T. H. Canfield it is stated "Oct. 2, 1666, M. de Tramy, M. de Courcelles de Chambley and brother set out from Fort St. Anne's, on the Isle La Mothe," etc. A. footnote states "The exact place where the fort was built was about one mile from the north end of the island on the west shore, upon what is known as San- dy Point, upon the farm now owned by Ezra Pike."

Wanted any links to the parentage and ancestry of Ezra and his wife Polly Garlick and vital records" off children who were: Ezra, Jr., born 1790, dled 1873 aged 83, married Barbara Hall, daughter Caleb and Cynthia (Strong) Hall, Reuben, Jes- se, Jarvis, Jerod, Henry, Sally, Ter- za, Lucy, Emeline, Mercy, Polly, An -: na.

Consuelo Furman

New York City.

FRANCHER, BUNCE

\ I desire data of Amos Francher who married Antoinette Bunce and had a son Herbert Stephen born 1860, Cooperstown, N. Y.

Any data of Franchers would be appreciated.

Mrs. Geo. E. Francher,

choice timber. When the colonists in America became more" affluent, the iog house of the 18th century had to

man conquests for private use. The Navy and the aristocrats took all the speculating about the log house byt adroitly qualifying his statement by the" adverb" "doubtless."" Prof.' Pear" son was afflicted with the universs. minmandantin "af hanand Haus

Here we have the careful historian

was later of .Orleans, Jefferson Co., N. Y. and sold for $300 his share in the land to his brother Jeremiah Spencer and Martin Spencer of Granville, N. Y.

In 1832 Jeremiah, Jr. and wife Lydia and Martin Spencer and wife Lydia and Hannah Spencer of Gran- ville sold land to Christopher Potter. Hannah Spencer, mother of Jer- emlah, Jr. died in 1833.

This Jeremiah Spencer, Sr. was probably born about 1750 or before. Could he have been the one who mar- ried Mary Martin in New York city in' 1762? They had sons Jeremiah and John born there just before the Revolution and several daughters earlier.

The family of Jeremiah of Gran- ville, N. Y. are said to have suffered great privatlons during the Revolu- tion and had to flee from their homes.

There was another Jeremiah of Granville in 1790 with a family list- ed 2-3-4. He and wife Thankfful | Hinckley were from East Hadden, Conn. and Litchfield, Conn. and she was a widow In Granville in 1797. The family removed to Sempronius,

Elmer C. Anderson,

2012 West Rosita avenue, Burkbank, Calif.

KITTEL, GATES

Who were the parents of Edmund (Edward) Kittel (Kettle), a Rhode dy Point, upon the farm now ownedy

Island Revolutionary war pensioner, resided in Broome county, N. Y. Dec. 26, 1832. Born Nov. 4, 1758, West Greenwich, R. I. Died Stephentown, N. Y. July 5 1833. Married Patlence Fisk of Stephentown at Hancock, Berkshire county, 'Mass. Sept. 14, 1783. Patience Fisk was born March 24, 1761.

Who were the parents of Edward Kittle, died Feb. 21, 1834, age 50 za, Lucy, Emeline, Mercy, Polly, An-

years? (Tombstone record at Rens- selaer county, N. Y.) Wife was

Orpha and they had a daughter Lu- Į senia.

Wanted ancestry of Israel Gates whose son, Benajah of German, Che- nango county, N. Y. sold land In Rhode Island inherited from his fath- er, Israel to his brothers Thomas J. Asa, and Joseph of Rhode Island on Feb. 22, 1823. Elijah Gates of Smithville, Chenango county was an- other son of Israel who sold his in- herited land in R. I. on Oct. 26, 1825. RD 1, Troy, N. Y.

set out from Fort St. Anne's, on the Isle La Mothe," etc. A. footnote states "The exact place where the fort was built was about one mile from; the north end of the Island on the west shore, upon what Is known as San,

by Ezra Pike."

Wanted any links to the parentage and ancestry of Ezra and his wife Polly Garlick and vital records of children who were: Ezra, Jr., born 1790, died 1873 aged 83, married Barbara Hall, daughter Caleb and Cynthia (Strong) Hall, Reuben, 'Jes- se, Jarvis, Jerod, Henry, Sally, Ter-

na.

Consuelo Furman

New York City.

FRANCHER, BUNCE

\ I desire data of Amos Francher who married Antoinette Bunce and had a son Herbert Stephen born 1860, Cooperstown, N. Y.

Any data of Franchers would be appreciated. Mrs. Geo. E. Francher,

The Myth and Reality of the Early Log Cabin

· (Continued from last week) By Paul B. Mattice

The Dutch of New York didn't like the hard work of hand sawing timber any better than the English colonists of New England so they built several large wind mills at New Amsterdam for the sawing of timber. They also built water power saw mills in the Hudson Valley as early as 1675 and Killian Van Rens- selaer, the First Patroon had a wa- ter power saw mill in operation even prior to that date. The Dutch didn't care much for stone houses but they built brick houses or houses of brick and wood at a very early date. They were great brick makers. Stone houses were not bullt on the Virginia Peninsula on account of the lack of suitable stone. The Virginlans began making brick in 1611 there be- ing brick makers and masons among the first Jamestown settlers in 1607. Virginia was the first colony to make brick with New York and Pennsylvania not far behind. .

The clapboards or planks, when not split from logs, for the outside walls of the first framed houses were made by hand sawing logs placed over a pit, one man on each end of a crosscut saw, one man in the pit and the other on the top. This was

hard back breaking work, it was also a slow costly operation. Soon after 1700, however, water power saw mills became quite common In all the colonies and sawed lumber was available to the well-to-do. the mouth of the

There Is no doubt that when the English writers in America during the seventeenth century mentioned a house, they meant a framed house, a structure built of sawn, split or hewn timber. Building timber had not been

man conquests for private use. The

Here we have the careful historian

Navy and the aristocrats took all the speculating about the log house byl choice timber. When the colonists in adroitly qualifying his statement b. America became more affluent, the the adverb "doubtless." Prof." Pearl log house of the 18th century had to

give way to frame houses and i

many instances to stone and brick houses. The race to keep up with the Jones had started. Comfortable and sturdy as the log house was, it was

a great waste of good bullding ma-

terial but that had little to do with its decline. Few log houses had cel- lars, an outside cellar was neces- sary. This was a great handicap when the settler was menaced by Indians, wild animals and bad weather. The log house was usually located on a

well drained site near a plentiful

supply of timber. Later when the

settler had ox or horse power, the framed house could be located on a moré advantageous site, near a' good spring or near a canoe or boat land- ing If there was a stream or a pond or lake in the vicinity.

The Dutch of New York knew nothing about the technique of log house construction in their native land. Even as late as 1612 building timber for private use was not al-

ways available in Holland. Holland THEY WANT THE BEST too had been a great seafaring na- tion most of their scanty supply of good timber went into ships. There is no record of log house construc- tion in the writings of the Dutch of New Amsterdam until after they had been here many years. This is pretty good evidence that the log house did not exist in the Dutch set- tlements of New York until after they had learned of this type of structure' from other pioneer groups.

Prof. Jonathan. A. Pearson in speaking of the ancient houses of Al- bany, says: "the first settlements in the county were on Castle Island at Norman's Kil. When the settlements grew in di-

mensions, houses were scattered along the (Hudson) river bank to suit the needs or convenience of th- traders. Doubtless the log or bloc' house was common but the Dutch plentiful in England after the Ro-| gothic ' taste was most prevalent."

son was afflicted with the univers&. mis-conception of handed down tra- dition about the Dutch living in log houses when they first arrived in the New World. The Dutch did start making fire baked brick and building houses of brick or partly of brick and wood within a few years after their arrival in the Province. Prof. Pear- son further qualifies his statement later when he says. "they (houses) were either of the usual Indian pat- tern or a single rectangle in plan from fifteen to eighteen feet wide and two or three times as long. The walls, whether of the Indian pattern or of framed timbers boarded, or brick filled, or partly of one and partly of the other, or of brick or stone masonry, were usually about eight feet In height."' Here Prof Pearson is on solid ground but it should be remembered that he wrote his history in 1885 and before the log cabin myth was questioned. -

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MORE DATA ON THE HOUSE FAMILY

By M. R. Shaver, Ransomville, N. Y. (Author of "House Family of the Mohawk."

By F. D. Deuel-It seems that all in the Mohawk Valley by that name (House) \ descended from Christian Haus, the Palatine who was twice married, once in Gemany before com- ing to America as a widower with several children and once after ar- riving here. I am appending several church records that may be of in- terest.

Note -Married Sept. 10, 1710 by the Rev. Joshua Kocherthal Chris- tian Hauss, widower and Anna Cath- arine widow of Johan Becker.

Census of Palatine 1713-1714 Christian Hauss and wife Maria Catherine with eight children.

Chritian Hauss naturalized Oct. Jonathan Hauss naturalinzed Aug. 27, 1721.

Hudson Valley records:

Reinhard Hauss and wife Anna Elizabeth. Children Johan Henrick at Yonkers, N. Y., born Nov. 5, 1715 Christian at Tappan, N. Y. born Aug. 2, 1722.

Schoharie Ref. Church records.

Parents, Conrad Rickert and wife Elizabeth; child, Johannes bapt. May , 1728; sponsors, Johannes Schaef- and wife Anna Maria.

Parents, Conrad Rickert and wife Elizabeth; child, Johan George and

Conrad (twins), bapt. July 7, 1729; | . 2. Labor supply in various cate- sponsors George Zimer, Johannes gories. Layer, Maria Elizabeth Zimer, Eliz- abeth Layer.

Parents, Conrad Rikkert and wife Elizabeth Hauss; children, Anna Eva bapt. Sept. 15, 1731; sponsors, Wil- helm Fox and wife.

Parents, Lambert Sternberg and Catharina Feller; child, Christiana bapt. Oct. 30, 1734; sponsors, Maria Hauss and Christina Wallrod.

Parents, George Hauss and Maria Catharina; child, Maria Elizabeth bapt. Oct. 30, 1734; sponsors, Marie Elizabeth and Herman Hauss.

Parents, Jurrian Hauss and wife Catherine Earhart; child, Maria Dor- othea bapt. Jan. 7, 1736; sponsors, Henrich Knieskern and Maria Doro- thea Wanner.

Parents, Conrad Rickert and Eliz- abeth Hauss; child, Christian bapt. April 25, 1736; sponsors, Harmon Hauss and Barbara Wanner.

Schoharie Lutheran Church re- cords:

Parents, Conrad Rickert and wife Elizabeth; child, Elizabeth bapt. March 19, 1733; sponsors Johannes largely confining names of virtues Layer and Elizabeth Schaeffer. Parents, Conrad Rikert and wife "Elizabeth; child, no name given, bapt. Oct. 5, 1732; sponsors, William Fox and wife Eva.

Stone Arabia Lutheran Church rec- ords:

Parents, Johannes Mehr and Anna Christina; child, Conrad, bapt. Dec. 23, 1754; sponsors Conrad Hauss and wife Engelga,

George Hauss and Maria Gumels (Campbell), married Jan. 20, 1761. Place of record not given:

Johannes Van Slaick, Jr. and wife Gertrude; child, Margretha born Sept. 11, 1768; sponsors, Johannes Van Slick, Sr. and wife Margretha. Rev. Abraham Rosencrantz, Ger- man. Flatts church record:

Johannes " Hauss . and ; wife ,. Lana; Hbild, Abraham born April 25, 1786; Loonsors Abraham Herkimer and

"LOCAL HISTORY" 1

BY DONALD D. PARKER Brookings, South Dakota

"LOCAL HISTORY"-HOW TO . GATHER IT, WRITE IT,

AND PUBLISH IT'

(Continued from last week)

II. Men and Women of the Com- munity in the Armed Forces.

A. Men in the Army and Navy.

1. Summary comments on volun- teers in various branches for suc- cessive periods.

2. Summary comments on draftees.

3. Men in non-combatant service.

B. Women in the Army and Navy.

1. Summary comments on num- bers in various branches for succes- sive periods.

2. Women in medical service.

C. Contacts Maintained with the Community.

1. On leave and furdough.

2. Reflections on home and com- munity through correspondence.

3. Beginning of veterans' return to civilian life.

D. Leadership and Distinction of Certain Individuals. .

Note: This section might be com- bined with Sections A and B.

IV. The Impact of War Upon the Community.

A. Population and emigration-net results.

3. Racial and nationality factors. 4. Military population-proximity of camps, bases, etc.'

B. Economic Problems.

1. Agriculture.

2. Manufacturing, new and re-

vamped industries.

3. Trade of commerce, financial,

wholesale and retail.

4. Labor-relations with employers ment.

and government.

C .Political Issues.

1. Local expression on national questions; the elections of 1942 and

1944.

2. Party politics on state and lo -.

cal questions. 3. Evaluation of political leader- ship.

D. Intellectual Aspects.

1. Changes in education.

2. Libraries-reading interests of

the public.

3. Lectures, public forums, etc.

E. The Arts in Wartime.

1. Creative work.

2. Public appreciation under stress of war.

F. Religious and Social Life.

1. Influence of churches and other

religious organizations.

2. War work of emergency organi- zations.

3. Activities of older organizations under abnormal conditions. y

4. The role of women on the home front.

G. Public Opinion.

1. Influence of the press, radio and movies.

2. Pressure groups and patrio- tism.

3. Attitude toward war regula- tions and restrictions.

4. Optimism regarding the outcome of . the war.

5. American ideals-"what are we fighting for?"

H. Observations and Interpretive Comments on Civilian Life and Ac- tivities.

V. Conclusion.

A. End of Military Campaigns.

1. Relaxation of wartime regula-

2. First èffects of demobilization.

B. Public Interest in Postwar Problems.

1. Concepts' and anticipation of & "return to normalcy."! '

2. Local problems of readjust-

3. The United States and world:

peace.

(To be continued)

Early Churches in New York State

A brief summary delivered by H. A. McConville before the Schenectady Genealogical Society on May 11, (Continued from last week) Was there any significance in

as well as hopes and fears to the distaff side? Of course they alone were named Mindwell, Silence, Hu- mility, Recompense, Submit and Tem- perance. (but one Temperance named her daughter Desire.) More men were named Pardon. (More in need of it ?) Hopestill, Abovehope and Wait- still were usually feminine, but Hate- vil was for the sterner sex. Concur- rance had a sister named Trial, so may have needed it. Lowly Eliza, Sutfrance, Mourning and Admoni- tion are not to be envied their names and Sobriety and Duty were hard names to live . up to (or tô live down.) Why did Isaac Hill name a son Billious ? How could one be sure Peaceable would prove appropriate ? For lack of space we end the list here.

" Alds in" Deciphering' Gravestone Inscriptions

Genealogical Sources in the Mohawk Valley

AND NEARBY

BIRTH,' DEATH AND MARRIAGE RECORDS (Continued from last week) JEFFERSON COUNTY.

Henderson (1886)

1847-50, 1883 Register, 5 vols: Arr. chron. 1847-50, 1883-1913, no index; 1914, indexed alph. by children. Includes marriages 1847-50, 1883 -- 1907 and deaths .1847-50, 18-3. Cus -- todian O. W. Forward, town clerk, .. (of Henderson), Henderson, N. Y. Herrings (1921)

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Mohawk Valley genealogy and history : [a compilation of clippings, 1945-1946], Part 70

Author: Publication date: 1942 Publisher: [1942-1949] Number of Pages: 276

Author:
Publication date: 1942
Publisher: [1942-1949]
Number of Pages: 276