Mohawk Valley genealogy and history : [a compilation of clippings, 1947], Part 6

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West Hartford 7, Conn.

COLVIN, LAING, BOSWORTH, COLBRATH

Wanted any information on Col- vin. Laing, Bosworth and Colbraths who were in Wayne county, N.

Y. about 1830.

John Colvin (1650-1728) came from England to Dartmouth, Mass. 1675. His son John was born April 19, 1681, died July 1, 1764 in Provi- dence or Scituate, Rhode Island.

'My great grandfather John Colvin HOWLAND, CUDWORTII died 1835. I have his will which was 3. Want parentage and ancestry probated 1835 at Arcadia, Wayne of Mary Holland who married 1658 Co.,, N. Y. His second wife Hannah James Cudworth, Jr. who was bap- tized May 3, 1635, died before 1699, in Scituate, Mass. He was the son of James Cudworth, Cr., born in Eng- land 1612, died 1682, married 1632 Mary who died in Scituate, Mass. before Sept. 15, 1681. Would also like maiden name and parentage of Mary, wife of James Cudworth, Sr. ALLEN Laing Colvin born 1796 died April 3, 1881. Children by his first wife, Isaac A., Lydia H. married Joseph Gibbons, Rachel S. married David Smith. Children by second wife (Hannah) were John J., Elizabeth J. married Wm. Bosworth, Caleb M., Asa W., Anna Laing married Hugh Colbrath and Charles D.

Laing, John, Sr. and wife Mar- garet came from Scotland to Perth John Allen and Esther Woolman Amboy 1685, then to South Plain- were married at Elkton, Cecil Co., field, N. J. He died 1697-8, sons were John J .. born 1680, died 1778, Daughter Tamar married Oct. 3, 1751 Samuel Coulson. married Elizabeth Shotwell; William and Abraham; daughter Isabel and Christina came on same boat.

ALLEN, SMITII

Jacob Allen born May 9, 1777 died July 30, 1826, married Jan. 25, 1801, Butler Co., Ohio to Eleanor Smith born Oct. 18, 1784, died Dec. 25, 1867 at Darke Co., Ohio. Child- ren, Wm. born 1804 Sarah born 1808 (married Andrew Wilson), Eb- enezer born 1810 (married Margaret 1 Fruit), Jacob born 1813, Nancy born 1815 (married 2nd Warren Ashley), Rachel born 1817 (married 1st Wni. Davidson, 2nd Maugnas), Isaac born t

1820 (married Elizabeth Owens), Elizabeth born 1825 and Charles born C renbo Murgittroyd. Studies indicate 1825 (twins). Want parentage of Ja-

that he was probably the son of the Rev. soldier Christopher Eckler. Definite proof of Peter C. Eckler's parentage is asked. Jos. H. Schaeffer.

308 James street,

Syracuse, 3, N. Y.

or near BRUNK, AUSTIN, JUSTIN, SOWLE tionary soldier. He lived and died at Seven Miles, Hamilton,

1. Parentage and ancestry of Ellen Austin (or Helen Justin) born about 1834, died at Pentwater, Mich. Sept. 2, 1909. She married William Henry Sowle before 1867. He was born Dec. 4, 1837, died July 18, 1878 not related to my knowledge.

Ohio. Want parentage of Eleanor Smith Allen. It is tradition her fath -!

er was Wm. or Samuel Smith. Note: Allens in Queries 4and 5

Mrs. Oscar T. Finch,

(Ref. for death date. The Evart Re- view, Evart, Mich.) They were in | West Votaw Road, Hartwick Twp. in 1872 and in or Portland, Ind. near Osceola Twp. 1878.

Julius and Caroline (Snow) War- ren lived in Herkimer county, N. They had at least one daughter, Mary Ann born Jan. 20, 1828, Litch- Brunk, Northwest Ohio. Dora Brunk | field Hills, Herkimer Co., who mar- (mar. Brunce) signed herself "cou- sin," Northwest Ohio, 1886. Also Uncle Wm. Brunk mentioned. NEER

ried 1848 Russel Hopkins Hunger- ford born March 23, 1824, Frank- fort, Herkimer Co., N. Y. Children of Mary Ann Warren and Russel H. Hungerford were: Caroline Emil- da born July 6, 1852; Edwin Carey born June 3, 1855; Harriet Grace born July 7, 1864 and Charles Ho- bart born March 11, 1867, Concord, Jackson county, Mich Wanted an- cestry with dates and places of Jul- ius Warren and Caroline Snow.

SMITH, BAKER

Lewis Smith born July 19, 1795, Oneida, N. Y., married Jan. 27, 1820, N. Y. Sarah Baker born July 7, 1799, Albany, N. Y. The mother of Lewis Smith was a Garrison. Children of Lewis Smith and Sarah Baker were Calvin H. born Oct .. 29, 1821; Gar- rison E. born March 16, 1833; Hiram F. born Dec. 6, 1826; Mary Ann born Feb. 27, 1831; Amy E. born March 27, 1834; Sarah S. born Dec. 8, 1834; Lewis N. born Aug. 6, 1837; Susan M. born April 9, 1840; Flavel Jesse, born June 9, 1845. The Smiths moved to Oakland Co., Mich, about 1836. Wanted ancestry, dates and places of Smith and Baker.

COTTRELL

Nancy Ardelia Cottrell born Nov. 21, 1806, died Oct. 15, 1869, La Grange, Lorain county, Ohio, mar- born July 13; 1800, Butternuts (now Gilbertsville), Otsego county, N. Y., died July 16, 1863, Lorain county, Ohio. Their children were: Elzina, William H.

Notes and Queries by Egle, Vol. 12, page 51 gives the following "(1) Tomar Allan and hat Daniel, Nelson (a Universalist min-

WARREN, SNOW

Think mother of Ellen Austin was a Brunk before . her marriage. A daughter of Ellen Austin Sowle had a "Friendship Book,", dated Dec. 5, 1886 presented . to her by G. W.

2. Neer (Near). Referring to "Friendship Book" mentioned in the above the following persons are also spoken of: Grandmother Neer, Aunt Rilla Neer and Cousin Ella Moore of Cooney, Ohio Jan. 1887, Cousins Christie Cole and Ella Carpenter, Angola, Ind.

The following Neer children, all sisters and brother are related in some way to Ellen Austin Sowle: Delmar and Della (Mar. Regelman) twins, Anne, Gladys and Rilla (mar. King.) How is she related to the Neer family?

4. My family record states that

Md. and that he died Feb. 1758. [ried Elisha Saxton

ried March 9, 1816, Hannah Brown born Oct. 21, 1793, died March 19, 1876 have been identified as the Peter C. Eckler (aged 71) and Han- nah (aged 57) shown in the 1850

census records of German Flats. They had a daughter Marinda (1818- 1906) who married Feb. 26, 1843 Lo-

cob Allen and where he was born. Eleanor Smith Allen (above) had several brothers and sisters. All the brothers had the initial B. for a mid- dle name, one Wm. B. lived in In- diana. She had . two sisters who lived with her after her father's 2nd marriage. Her father was a revolu-

and Susannah Aldridge Preston.

· Census of 1820 gives Wilson Preston in the town of Schuyler, iv. Y. Mrs. Harry A. Rungee,

45 Penn Drive,

West Hartford 7, Conn.

COLVIN, LAING, BOSWORTH, COLBRATH

Wanted any information on Col- vin. Laing, Bosworth and Colbraths who were in Wayne county, N.

Y. about 1830.

John Colvin (1650-1728) came from England to Dartmouth, Mass. 1675. His son John was born April 19, 1681, died July 1, 1764 in Provi- dence or Scituate, Rhode Island.

My great grandfather John Colvin died 1835. I have his will which was probated 1835 at Arcadia, Wayne Co.,, N. Y. Hls second wife Hannah Laing Colvin born 1796 dled April 3, 1881. Children by his first wife, Isaac A., Lydia H. married Joseph Gibbons, Rachel S. married David Smith. Children by second wife (Hannah) were John J., Elizabeth J. married Wm. Bosworth, Caleb M., Asa W., Anna Laing married Hugh Colbrath and Charles D.

Laing, John, Sr. and wife Mar- garet came from Scotland to Perth Amboy 1685, then, to South Plain- field, N. J. He died 1697-8, sons were John J .. born 1680, died 1778, married Elizabeth Shotwell; William and Abraham; daughter Isabel and Christina came on same boat.

Laings were prominent in estab- lishing Friends Meeting at Plain- fleld and Rahway, N. J. They could be found in Essex or Unlon Co. (part of Essex at one time.) .

Wm. Colbrath enlisted Ov. 21, 1776 as ensign. Lieutenant Nov. 20, 1778 in third Regt. 8th Co., N. Y. Levies. Quartermaster - July , 15, 1780, 2nd Regt. N. Y. Levles, mustered out 1782.

Great Grandfather William Col- brath born March 9, 1790 married in Va. after a brief sojourn in Pa. where he married Patience Allen. Nellle Allen,

Ollve? born July 23, 1798. Thelr son Hugh born July 24, 1821 or 4 died March 10, 1886, married March 26, 1884 Anna Laing Colvin born June 6, 1826, died Nov. 17, 1891.

Regt. N. Y. Levles. Lucy Ann' Leonard,

2609 South Colfax,

Minneapolls 8, Minn.

Peter C. Eckler born April 8, 1777 died July 28, 1865 and his wife, mar- wife Mary.

sin," Northwest Ohio, 1886. Also | ford born March 23, 1824, Frank-

Uncle Wm. Brunk mentioned. NEER

2. Neer (Near). Referring to

"Friendship Book" mentioned in the above the following persons are also spoken of: Grandmother Neer, Aunt Rilla Neer and Cousin Ella Moore of Cooney, Ohio Jan. 1887, Cousins Christie Cole and Ella Carpenter, Angola, Ind.

HOWLAND, OUDWORTH

3. Want parentage and ancestry of Mary Holland who married 1658 James Cudworth, Jr. who was bap- tized May 3, 1635, died before 1699, in Scituate, Mass. He was the son of James Cudworth, Cr., born in Eng- land 1612, died 1682, married 1632 Mary who died in Scituate, Mass. before Sept. 15, 1681. Would also like maiden name and parentage of Mary, wife of James Cudworth, Sr. ALLEN

4. My family record states that

John Allen and Esther Woolman. were married at Elkton, Cecil Co., Md. and that he died Feb. 1758. Daughter Tamar married Oct. 3, 1751 Samuel Coulson.

Notes and Querles by Egle, Vol. 12, page 51 gives the following "(1) James Allen married Mary and had (II) John who marrled Esther Wool- man of Mt. Holly, N. J. and they had Issue: 1. Tamar born March, 1733, married Samuel Coulston; 2. John, born April 1736; 3. Samuel born Nov. 1738; 4. James born Oct. 1743; 5. Patience born Nov. 1746 at West Nottingham, Chester Co .. Pa., married James Gawthrop of Little Britain, Lancaster Co., Pa. He was born May 5, 1742. They settled

Piqua, Ohio.

(John Allen, Jr. Corporal in Capt. Roger Kirk's Co., Col. Wm. Mont- gomery's Chester Co. battalion of the 'Flying Camp.' In service in the Jerseys in 1776 and participated In the battle of Long Island. James Al- len had similar service In the same command.)" Want dates and paren- tage of (1) James Allen and of his

fort, Herkimer Co., N. Y. Children of Mary Ann Warren and Russel H. Hungerford were: Caroline Emil- da born July 6, 1852; Edwin Carey born June 3, 1855; Harriet Grace born July 7, 1864 and Charles Ho- bart born March 11, 1867, Concord, Jackson county, Mich Wanted an- cestry with dates and places of Jul- ius Warren and Caroline Snow. SMITH, BAKER

Lewis Smith born July 19, 1795, Oneida, N. Y., married Jan. 27, 1820, N. Y. Sarah Baker born July 7, 1799, Albany, N. Y. The mother of Lewis Smith was a Garrison. Children of Lewis Smith and Sarah Baker were Calvin H. born Oct. 29, 1821; Gar- rison E. born March 16, 1833; Hiram F. born Dec. 6, 1826; Mary Ann born Feb. 27, 1831; Amy E. born March 27, 1834; Sarah S. born Dec. 8, 1834; Lewis N. born Aug. 6, 1837; Susan M. born April 9, 1840; Flavel Jesse, born June 9, 1845. The Smiths moved to Oakiand Co., Mich. about 1836. Wanted ancestry, dates and places of Smith and Baker.

COTTRELL

Nancy Ardelia Cottrell born Nov. 21, 1806, died Oct. 15, 1869, La Grange, Lorain county, Ohio, mar- ried Elisha Saxton born July 13, 1800, Butternuts (now Gilbertsville), Otsego county, N. Y., died July 16, 1863, Lorain county, Ohio. Their children were: Elzina, William H. Daniel, Nelson (a Universalist min- Ister), Emily Amelia born Aug. 16, 1829, Denmark, N. Y. Wanted Cot- trell ancestry with dates and places and marriage date of Nancy and

Elisha Saxton.

ALCOTT, OLCOTT

Mary Alcott born June 6, 1767, dled Aug. 28, 1846, Gullford, N. Y., married Henry Saxton born Oct. 26, 1767 Sheffield, Mass., died Aug. 27, 1839, Butternuts, N. Y. They moved to Butternuts about 1789. Their children were. William Henry born March 1, 1790; Isaac Sept. 1, 1791; Jacob March 26, 1783; Temperance, Feb. 3, 1795; Mary, March 20, 1797; Elisha, July 13, 1800; Abram, July 14, 1802; Russel Aug. 7, 1805; Noble June 6, 1809. Wanted marriage dates of Henry Saxton and Mary Alcott and Alcott ancestry with date and places.

Mrs. R. F. Keeler, 2

25 West 9th street, Holland, Mich.

Genealogical Sources in the Mohawk Valley

BIRTH, DEATH AND MARRIAGE RECORDS (Continued from last week)

SENECA COUNTY

Covert

1882. Record, 7 vols. Arr .. chron. Indexed alph. by children. Includes marriages 1882-1907 - : and deaths 1882. Custodian M. Wiggins, town clerk. Interlaken, N. Y.

1882. Record, 5 vols. Arr. chron. Indexed alph. by children. Includes marriages 1882-1907 and. deaths

1882. Custodian Henry R. Wixon town clerk, Waterloo, N. Y. Junius .

1847-65, 1882. Record 4 vols. Arr. chron. 1847-65, 1882-1913 no index, 1914 indexed alph. by children. In-

cludes marriages 1847-65, 1882-1907 | Seneca Falls

and deaths 1847-65, 1882. Custodian Henry W. Wekerlin, town clerk, Phelps, N. Y.

Lodi

1882. Record, 7 vols. Arr. chron. Indexed alph. by children. Includes marriages 1882-1910 and deaths 1882. Custodian George M. Depew town" clerk, Ovid, "N. Y.

Romolus

1882. Register, 5 vols. Arr. chron. 1882-1905, no index; 1906, indexed alph. by children. Includes marriages 1882-1905 and deaths 1882-1901. Custodian Mrs. Anna McGough, town clerk, Willard, N. Y.

1881, 1913. Record, 5 vols. Arr.] chron. 1881-1901, no index; 1901-13, indexed alph. by children. Includes deaths. Custodian John S. Hum- phrey, village clerk, Seneca Falls N. Y.

1914. Certificates, 2 vols. Arr. chron. Indexed alph. by children. Custodian, Agnes J. McDonald, town clerk, Seneca Falls, N. Y. Eyre

1888. Record 3 vols. Arr. chron, 1888-1919, no index; 1919 Indexed alph. by. children. Includes deathe Custodian Herbert L. Kline, to clerk,' RD 1, Seneca Falls, N. Y.

1882. Record, 5 vols. Arr. chron. Indexed alph. 'by children. Includes marriages 1882-1907 and deaths 1882. Custodian, Charles S. Close, town clerk, Lodi, N. Y. 1, 3 Ovid Fayette

ECKLER

Fairfield Many Years Ago

by S. C. Kimm

A Contrast

(Continued from last week) The Fairfield Village School

O Time turn back 60 years and let us visit the happy and busy little district school one one of the back streets of Fairfield village. While the school house was a far cry from the present village school house it was as good and even better than many of its day. The walls were jingy and bare and an old square box shaped wood stove stood in the middle of the room. Rickety old dou- ole seats adorned the room which vas cross lighted by windows on Three sides. The school library con- listed of one old dilapidated Webster dictionary. There was also a long ron rod for a stove poker. The eacher swept and built the fires, often with green wood. I came near forgetting to mention the water pail and the common tin dipper.

To have painted the walls with at- tractive and light reflecting colors, and to have adorned the walls with historical pictures and specimens of the pupils work would have been rank heresy and a tremendous waste of the taxpayers money.

Where are the Boys and Girls of 60 Years Ago?

With you permission I will call the roll once more. The first names on the register Clarence and Carrie Barnes. Clarence, ' loyal, easy to learn, loved and trusted by all his teachers is not here to answer roll } call. His sister is still left to be a blessing to the community and the church. In the primary grades with Carrie I find the names of Maud and Flora Bishop, May Parkinson,

Carrie Dibble, Bertha and Ethel Johnson, Ruth Gray, all bright, fun loving youngsters. I wonder what 60 years have done to them. Then there was delicate little Leeta Hoye, a flower that faded early In life. 'Quiet, winsome little Naomi Tripp. Maggy and Mary Reardon. Ethei Todd whose mimicry of animals and people ènllvcned many a recess. Warm hearted Ella Carney, fun lov- ing and dependable. Milton and My- ra Reese, Eddie Hendrix, Joseph, Katie and Mary Maxfield, Albert and Gertrude Thornton, Blanche Duggan, Edward Rice, Walter, Ed- ward, Clinton Hendrix, Rosanna, John and Mary Ryan.

From the Mclaughlin home came Maggie, Francis, Rosa, Gracie and James, mischlef loving, fun contriv- ing Howard Warne, Flora Gray, the school musician and leader in calis- thenics and her close school day friend Blanche Neely, Katie and George Quinn.

Some of the older boys and girls who were about ready to leave or had left the district school to enter the seminary or work at home were Dennis Maxfield, Sarah and John Maxwell, Charlie and Ed Todd,

George Shaver, Addie Whipple, Harry Todd, Minnie Drake, Jennie Mc- Laughlin, John Green, Mart Bray- brook, Wilbur Lamberson, William and Jennie Traver and Charles Nor- ris. Eighteen year old Martha Car- mon had three sisters in school, Eliz- Nora .. Vaughn abeth, Lotta and A alwandu.

Village of Little Falls in 1838

Foreword

(Continued from last week)

I think there were only three or |what was afterwards called the four houses on the west side of "Burnt Rocks." At the time I spcak Church street then, besides the old of, they were covered with raspberry bushes and other small shrubbery Octagon church which stood in a cemetery just above the schoolhouse. No services were held in it then and we boys would often get into it to play, running through the aisles and slaming the pew doors. There was a piece of vacant land west of the church which extended some ways north along the top of the hill and on the other side of the street there but sometime later one dry summer; the vegetation and even the mucky soil was all burned off this track and from this it acquired the name of Burnt Rocks. The large piece of woods to the east was afterwards cut off and the cordwood passed down to the railroad thrugho a trough or shoot. There was one lonc house to the north of these three pieces of land which was occupied by a man (I think) by the name of village. Along by this house was a, road or lane (where the Dolgeville road is now) which led to a barway from which was a driveway to a farm occupied by one Levee and to

was unoccupied land on both of which a large kind of oak trees grew, whose acorns were eatable. East Monroe street was not in exis- tence. Near the corner of Ann and Ganesvoort street was a gate open- ing into a cow pasture in which we pastured our cow .one summer,

driving her up each morning and this place I once went to get the cow home at night. All east of that and I previously mentioned. I may possi-

bly get things mixed as to the time north of Garden street, was called the Common and consisted of un- occupied land not yet laid out into of some of my reminiscences for I can recollect. nothing about dates lots. East of the junction of Main except that they were all within and Albany streets there were no about eight or nine years.

buildings except a few cabins occu- pied by Irish families south of John

I think a line drawn from Furnace street to the old lock would bound all date though there was a small house up that way that might have been beyond that. This house was peculiar In having a cellar wall of brick and the school children usually called it "The Brick Foundation." It was own- ed by Sylvester Barton, a maker oť joiners planes. street. Where the school house stands | there was of Little Falls at that began several acres of rough rocky land covered with marshy spots and clumps of small trees. There snipe' and some other game birds congre- gated and I sometimes accompanied old Joe Smith when he went down there to hunt them. Between this piece of ground and a large piece of thick woods to the east was situated

THE END

nacle is In "God's Acre" beneath the falling leaves and the drifting snow, mother of the baby, Amna Ger- truyd von Ringh Petry was sponsor where the old pedagague will join at the baptism. .

them only too soon. To those few still living the teacher dedicates this story and may it bring to its readers memorles of happy childhood.

THE END

A PALATINE FAMILY The Petries in America

INTRODUCTION

These notes of and records of the Johan Jost Petrle family and descendants in America have been compiled by Mrs. Frederick Staehla, Munnsville, N. Y. with the assistance of Dr. and Mrs. R. C. Petrie, Johnstown, N. Y., Mrs. Edwin Freer, Port Ewen, N. Y. and many others whose names will appear later. Our re- cords are far from belng- com- plete. If any reader of this pa- per Is connected with the Petries In any way, we request that he, or she, write to Mrs. Staehla. Any additional Information wili be welcomed. If errors are de- tected, as the series proceeds, correction will also be welcomed.

(Continued from last week)

(N. Y. Gen. Rec., vol. 40, pp. 97, 163, 243, 246)-In the second list of Palatines are Henry Petri, tailor, age 20, Reformed church; Jacob Pe- trì, tailor, age 42, with two sons 16 and 10 and 4 daughters 19, 15,

After Gov. Burnet succeeded Gov .. Hunter, in 1720 orders were issued to remove such of the Palatines as might desire, to lands more suitable for them. On account of difficulties over land titles, many of them were not satisfied with their Schoharie Valley homes. Benton says: "A. con- tract in England promised Palatines- 40 acres of land each, free from taxes and quit rents for 7 years. It was non-fulfillment of this contract and planting them on other people's land that caused their disquiet." One group under Conrad Weiser went to Pennsylvania. Another group went to the Mohawk Valley, where on April 30, 1725 the Burnetsfield pat- ent of 9400 acres was granted to Johan Jost Petry, Conradt Rickert, and 92 others. The dominating spirit of the new settlement was Mr. Pe- try who was a natural leader by right of ability and education. His) wife was a woman of culture nd refinement. The grant of land was divided into 46 lots on each side of the river and each person's share consisted, as nearly as possible of 30 acres of river flats and 70 acres farther back on the hills. Mr. Petry had lot No. 8 on the north side of the river. His son, Marcus, born pri- or to 1710, had lot No. 15 of 100 acres on south side of the river. Anna Gertryud Petry had lot 17 of .. 86 acres on Stone Ridge, now Herki- mer village. Most of this she after- ward divided among the other pat- entees as it was a more desirable location for their homes than the"

Andraw Patri ilower river flats. The part she re- --

loving youngsters. I wonder what 60 years have done to them. Then there was delicate little Leeta Hoye, a flower that faded early in life. Quiet, winsome little Naoml Tripp. Maggy and Mary Reardon. Ethei Todd whose mimicry of animals and people ènlivened many a recess. Warm hearted Ella Carney, fun lov- ing and dependable. Miiton and My- ra Reese, Eddie Hendrix, Joseph, Katie and Mary Maxfield, Albert and Gertrude Thornton, Blanche Duggan, Edward Rice, Walter, Ed- ward, Clinton Hendrix, Rosanna, John and Mary Ryan.

From the Mclaughlin home came Maggie, Francis, Rosa, Gracie and James, mischief loving, fun contriv- ing Howard Warne, Fiora Gray, the school musician and leader in calis- thenics and her close school day friend Bianche Neely, Katie and George Quinn.

Some of the older boys and giris who were about ready to leave or had left the district schooi to enter the seminary or work at home were Dennis Maxfield, Sarah and John Maxwell, Charlie and Ed Todd, George Shaver, Addie Whipple, Harry Todd, Minnie Drake, Jennie Mc- Laughlin, John Green, Mart Bray- , brook, Wilbur Lamberson, William and Jennie Traver and Charles Nor- ris. Eighteen year oid Martha Car- mon had three sisters. in school, Eliz- abeth, Lotta and Nora .. Vaughn

Gray, the preacher's son had already 12, 5 years Lutheran; Andrew Petri, entered the seminary. We find the saddler, ago 20, 0 daughters, 7,

name of one other family' on the old school register, John, Arthur and Petri husbandman and vinedresser, Thomas Dorey.

The Last Roll Call

Thus has the old time pedagogue pronounced the last roll call of the pupils of the Fairfield village school of 1880. What has Old Father Time done to those lively, fun loving boys and girls who once played on the little school yard "drop the handker- chief" with Ella Carney as leader .or follow Flora Gray through the var- lous changes of calisthenics or shout- ed with glee as Ethel Todd mimiced the mannerisms of the newly wedded school teacher. It is a shock to the old pedagogue to have some old gray beard. grab him by the hand and introduce himself as John or Jim so-and-so who was once his pupil in the village school. The teachers sees in his mind's eye his boys and girls in the rickety school desks conning their lessons or on mischief bent and not as gray headed grand- parents of the present day.

Not only has sixty years turned the kiddies into all men and wo- men but it has scattered them far and wide and a goodly portlon of them have gone on the journey that has no end and their earthly taber-

Varick

1882. Record. 2 vols. Arr. chron. 1882-1907 , no Index; 1908 indexed alph. by chilren. Includes marriages 1882-1907 and deaths 1882-1907. 1913. Custodian John M. Adair, reg- Istrar of vital statistics, Romulus, N. Y

Waterloo

1 1899. Record, 4 vols. Arr. chron. 1899-1913, no index; 1914 Indexed alph. by children. Includes deaths. Custodian Eugene Cox, registra+ of vital ~"atistics, Waterioo, N. Y. (To be continued)

I story and may i pring w is itaucis memorles of happy childhood. THE END

A PALATINE FAMILY The Petries in America

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Mohawk Valley genealogy and history : [a compilation of clippings, 1947], Part 6

Author: Publication date: 1942 Publisher: [1942-1949] Number of Pages: 222

Author:
Publication date: 1942
Publisher: [1942-1949]
Number of Pages: 222