Mohawk Valley genealogy and history : [a compilation of clippings, 1948], Part 42

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321X. Lorentz (Lawrence) Petni, of Washtenaw Co., Mich., no doubt is a son of Jost D. Petri (or Johann Jost) and Maria Elisabeth (Tommerman ?) (The 1840 census shows that both Lawrence Petrie and his wife were born between 1770 and 1780.) His gravestone has not been found and the exact date of his birth has not been determined. Durant says that he came to Stockbridge from Madison county, N. Y. "A Pioneer's Exper- dence in Ingham County" by Mrs. A. M. Beebe, says that Lawrence Petrie (called Uncle) was a German, a shoemaker and had a wooden leg.

He signed his will Sept. 27, 1843. He was then confined to' bed by ill- ness The will was filed Jan 1, 1844 and proved Feb. 5, 1844. Pro- bate file 289. He mentions "his wife Ruth, daughter Elisa Bunker and. "my five sons": Joseph L., William, Sherman, Lawrence, Jr. and Alexan- der.

Durant says that the widow of Lawrence Petrie, Sr. returned to New York state and died there at the age of .98.

Mrs. Freer in Enterprise and News March 24, 1937, states that he was the Lorenz named in the following quotation from German Flats church reconds:

Parents Johann Jost D. and Maria Elisabeth, Lorentz born Sept. 2, 1781, ·bapt. Xbr. 26. Sp. Heinrich Zimmer- man, Anna Zimmerman.

Also Parents Laurentii Petry and Ruth Sherman of Herkimer, child of, is Josephus, born 14 Jan., 1809, bapt. 12. Married Ruth Sherman.

Children 6:

1220. Joseph L. Petri, son of Law- rence. Does not appear as a resident of Ingham Co. Jo' is Josephus born Jan. 14, 1809, bapt. 12 March. Spon- sors Jo'e, Sherman and Dalia Petry (Herk. I-76).

1221. William Petrie, son of Law- rence. Probably remained in the East also. The grandmother, after- wards, lived with him.

1222. Sherman Petrie; son of Law- rence. May be the Sherman Petrie who married Nancy M. Burt Nov. 8, 1849. She was aged 22. Lived in Jackson Co. His age would have been 25 and his residence, Concord. (See Jackson Co., marriages B-475).

1223X. Lawrence Petrie, Jr., son of Lawrence (1818-1904) of Stock- bridge. Married Olive Lorain Smith. He was 23. and from - Stockbridge, when he married. She was 17 and from the same place. She was born August 11, 1825 in Bethany, N. Y. They were married Jan. 31, 1842 (Ingham Co. Marriages 1:60). She was, the daughter of Elias Smith and Mahala Whittaker. He was a manu- facturer of hardwood handles in Eaton Rapids, Mich. Children: 6 (1860 cen- sus )of Eaton Rapids.

:' 1224. Alexander Petrie, son of Lawrence, was 10 or 12 years old in 1839. . He appears in the early re- cords of Ingham Co.

1225. Elisa Petrie, ' daughter of Lawrence. Married Bunker ..

. (From records of George Hammell, E. Lansing, Michigan.)

. 326X. Jacob Petri, son of Jost or Johann Jost Petri and Maria Elisa-

globe, by airship, steamboat, railroad and nearly all ways of travel and transportation. As a principal stock- holder in his concern and with two college trained sons to look after the business he can take vacations whenever and wherever he and his wife may, decide To be the owner of a yacht, a beautifal palm `shaded cottage in Palm Beach, summer camp with a far extended view of Lake Erie and the surrounding coun- try and a well appointed city home with butler and servants ready at his call is a far cry from the life and surroundings of his boyhood days, and those of his ancestors who help- ed clear away the primevai forest of northern Salisbury.

This grandson of Aunt . Rhoda Shedd Darling is generous and al- ways ready to help a worthy cause. One of the rising young lawyers of the city of Cleveland is a protege of his, whom he educated in the Ha :- vard Law School. As president of the Fairfield alumni association he has given liberally to furnish a memorial room which the curator has made a shrine for the descendants of Old Fairfield students.

Aunt Rhoda was poor in this world's goods but she was rich in determination and she brought up her children to be honest and thrifty. The promise of everyone of them was as good as their bond. Though 70 years have rolled away I can still recall Aunt Rhoda sitting in her old Boston rocker knitting, eternally knitting mittens and stockings for her family. None. could excel her stripped mittens for warmth and wear and her big fringe mittens would warm the hands of an Arctic explorer. I can still hear the click of her knitting needles ,the tick of the tall, oid grandfather clock and the steam from the big iron tea kettle that always stood on the Clinton air- tight stove with its elevated oven and wide spreading legs All that is mor- tal of Aunt Rhoda and Uncle Bill is lying in the little backwoods ceme- tery of Curtis Corners but they left the world far richer than they found it .The life they lived flings a chal- lenge to their descendants surround- ed with all that modern art and civ- ilization can exalt and embellish. (To he continued)

The Petries In America

These notes and records of the Johan Jost Petrie family and de- scendants in America were compil-

SETTLERS OF CURTIS CORNERS Town of Salisbury

By Dr. S. C. Kimm

Rhoda Shedd and Her Descendants

Aunt Rhoda was the 6th child of that early settler, Stephen Shedd. About the year 1836 she married William Darling and spent all or most of her married life in Curtis Corners school district, .. where she raised a family of five boys and three girls. Emily married Joshua Lamphere and rasied a large fam- ily. Frank enlisted in the Civil War and was killed in the battle of Get- tysburg. Delancy was in the New York 16th heavy artillery. He mar- ried Isabel Comstock and they had two children. Lant was a cheese- maker. Luna married James Dun- ning who was for many. years the best carpenter in northern Salis- bury. He was a member of the 16th heavy artillery and one of the best fifers in his regiment. Jim and the snare drummer Decker made a drum corps all, by' themselves. '

. Jim and Luna had five girls and two sons. The daughters all' married These notes and records of the Johan .Jost Petrie family and de- mechanics. One son was for years superintendent of the city of Little scendants in America were compil- Falls waterworks and a son-in-law was for a long time forester for the same city.

ed by the late Mrs. Frederick Staeh- ia, of Munnsville, N. Y. Her notes have been checked, so far as we have been able to do so, and we will try to complete her work.

Dr. and Mrs. R. C. Petrie,

Johnstown, N. Y.

(Continued from last week)

1160 PRB 1625. Balthes Bellinger thorn April 1792 (Ros. Rec. No fur- ther record of this coupie.

1161 PRB 1626. Henry P. Bellln- ger born 1815, died 17 April 1893. (Fort Plain, cemetery)' (Also Shoe-

1051 XPARB 1633. Isaac Joh: Pe- trl and Mitcheil.

1052 XPRB 1631. Abraham Joh.

1055 XPRB 1634. Jacob Joh: Pe- tri and Marv Dake.

1054 PRB 1635. Barbara Fetri and George Thin,

1055 XPRB 1636. John Petri an- M, Mitchell.

1056 XPRB 1637. William Pe *** and Barbara Petri (No. 1060) (cor sins) ).

1057 XPRB 1638. Edward Petr* and (1) Ida Bellinger, (2) Catherine Bellinger. (Sisters.)

1058 PRB 1639Å. Aaron Petrl and Hitchcock.

1059 PRB 1639B. Adam Petri and York city university. The head of a Margaret Ricket.

world's goods but she was rich in determination and she brought up her children to be honest and thrifty. The promise of everyone of them was as good as their bond. Though 70 years have rolied away I can still recall Aunt Rhoda sitting in her old Boston rocker knitting, eternally knitting mittens and stockings for her family. None. could excel her stripped mittens for warmth and wear and her big fringe mittens would warm the hands of an Arctic explorer. I can still hear the click of her knitting needles ,the tick of the tall, old grandfather clock and the steam from the big iron tea kettle that always stood on the Clinton alr- tight stove with its elevated oven and wide spreading legs All that is mor- tal of Aunt Rhoda and Uncle Bill is lying in the little backwoods ceme- tery of Curtis Corners but they left the world far richer than they found it .The life they lived flings a chal- lenge to their descendants surround- ed with all that modern art and clv- iiization can exait and embellish.

(To be continued)

The Petries In America

of Ingham Co. Jo' is Josephus born Jan. 14, 1809, bapt. 12. March. Spon- sors Jo'e, Sherman and Dalia Petry (Herk. I-76).

1221. William Petrie, son of Law- rence. Probably remained in the East also. The grandmother, after- wards, lived with him.

1223X. Lawrence Petrie, Jr., son of Lawrence (1818-1904) of Stock- bridge. Married Olive Lorain Smith. He-was 23. and. from - Stockbridge, when he married. She was 17 and from the same place. She was born August 11, 1825 in Bethany, N. Y. They were married Jan. 31, 1842 (Ingham Co. Marrlages 1:60). She was. the daughter of Elias Smith and Mahala . Whittaker. He was a manu- facturer of hardwood handles in Eaton Rapids, Mich. Children: 6 (1860 cen- sus )of Eaton Rapids.

. 1224. Alexander Petrie, son of Lawrence, was 10 or 12 years old in 1839. He appears in the early re- cords of Ingham ,Co.

1225. Elisa Petrie, ' daughter of Lawrence. Married Bunker. ..:

(From records of George Hammell, E. Lansing, Michigan.)

.326X. Jacob Petri, son of Jost or Johann Jost Petri and Maria Elisa- beth (Timmerman ?), born August 23; 1791. Parents'given as Joh: Jost and Maria . (G. F. I-154).

Marrled Magdalena. She was born in 1793 in Pennsylvania, died in Pueblo Co., Ohio.

Children: one or more.

1227X. Solomon Petry, born in York Co., Pa. 1818, died In Jay Co., Indiana. Marriad Ann Shirley of Pueblo Co., Ohio. Born May 21, 182S, died March 14, 1906 in Jay Co., In- diana. Children: 1 or more.

(Note: This is the line of Mrs. Blaine Wehrly, 930 W. High street, Portland, Indiana.) .

(To be continued)

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Aunt Rhoda's son, Percy, married Nina Howe. They had three sons. Perry's brother, Crit, went to West- ern Pennsylvania when a young man. He is still living at the age of 92. All his brothers and sisters have passed on. Marvin married Stella Van Vechten of Norway. He worked for the Central Railroad for several years. He had three sons.

An Executive is Born

Rhoda Jane or Jennie as she was familiariy calied was the 6th child to be born to Aunt Rhoda and Uncle Bill. She married George Daley who maker Book, page 1673. No other had served in the Civil War and who children known. was a first class mechanic. He could (L. M. Bellinger). work equally well in wood or iron. 289 XPARB 439B Maria (Ad.) Bei- linger, daughter of Lleut. Adam Bel- linger and Maria Elisabeth Petri. Born about 1775. Lived at Fairfield, George and Jen had one daughter and two sons, one of whom out- distanced all of his relatives and neighbors. Indeed he traveled so fast, N. Y. Married Johannes (Joh.) Pe- and so far that the rest of us north trie (Ros. Rec.) woods boys could not see his dust. Children 12 previously recorded He inherited from his mother a ·under: staunch lovaltv that easily won him 1050 XPRB 1632 Mary Elisabeth friends among his associates and em -! Joh: Petri and Henry A. Harter.

Invers. In the district schools he er- celled in his studies and was the nride of his teachers. Independent by nature when a mere lad he worked Petri and Anna (Ad.) Herder.

qq hired boy and earned the first snit. of ciothes he ever wore. He was a student in old Fairfield academ" and taught country schools for s time. One of the schools where he targht on the old state road has lone been abandoned, the farms neglected and highway seldom used. He spent some time in one of the Spanish Am. erican countries e moring the wild --. ness and hemning build a'railroad. We next find him in New York city as ? purchasing agent for the New York Central railroad which gave him an opportunity to connect with New.

ST. JOHNSVILLE, (N. Y.)

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1948

MOHAWK VALLEY

GENEALOGY AND

HISTORY

St. Johnsville Enterprise and News, St. Johnsville, N. Y.

Questions and Answers

A department devoted to the pursuit of knowledge. No charge to. regular subsoribers. Any reader, whether subscriber or not, is In invited to submit answers. Gives dates, places and sources.

HEDGES, VAN SAUN

Daniel Hedges (son of David 5 Hedges and Hannah 5 Shaw), born Nov. 17, 1767 at Southold, Long Is- land, N. Y. baptized July 8, 1770 at Willington, Conn., died 1818 at Hen- rietta, Monroe county, N. Y., mar- ried at Putney, Windham Co., Ver- month Feb. 16, 1797 to Thira, who was born at Westminster, Vt. July 17, 1768. Her ancestry asked for. Her maiden name may have been Hedges or Hodges? 'They removed In thế early 1800s from Stowe, Vt. to Hen- rietta. Thirza married second, Van Saun. Anson and Laura Van Saun believed to have been residents of Rochester, N. Y. were present at. the funeral of Mrs. Ruth A. (Gault) Hedges, wife of Stephen Hedges, on April 10, 1872 in Weedsport, N. Y. Correspondence desired with Van Saun descendants or others knowing the family. Children of Daniel and Thirza Hedges:

1. Daniel, Jr. born Nov. 13, 1797.

2. Ezra born May 18, 1799. Oran born March 1, 1801.

The three - above were born in Northfield, Vt.

4. Alanson Thomas born Stowe, Vt. Jan. 12, 1803, married Sophia Eng- lish. 4 children.

5. William M. (middle name may have been Mulford,) born May 31, · 1809.

6. Harriet born March 15, 1811.

7. Stephen born Aug. 6, 1814, mar- ried Ruth A. Gault, daughter of WII- liam and Mahala (Knights) Gault, resided at Weedsport, N. Y. 4 child- ren.

8. Erastus (middle name Waters?) posthumus, born Oct. 15 1818, dled Feb., 1895, married Feb. 1, 1844 Sar-

The last four Hedges children named above, Nos. 5, 6, 7 and 8 were born in Henrietta. Nothing further is known to me of"Daniel, Jr., Ez- ra, Oran, William M. or Harriett ex- cept that one of the sons removed to Louisiana.

I am compiling "The Ancestors of David Hedges and Hannah Shaw of Long Island, N. Y., Connecticut and Vermont."

Will appreciate correspondence with descendants or anyone knowing about them.

Charles F. Hedges, 118 South Adams street, Glendale 5, Calif. ,

MARTIN

Wanted name' of wife of Amashier Martin who was born 1735 in Amen- ja, Dutchess county, N. Y. was 'son of Manassah and , Meribah (Lake) Martin, They were Quakers ?

The Petries In America

These notes and records of the Johan Jost Petrie family and de- scendants in America were compil- ed by the late Mrs. Frederick Staeh- la, of Munnsville, N. Y. Her notes have been checked, so far as we have been able to do so, and we will try to complete her work. '

Dr. and Mrs. R. C. Petrie,

Johnstown, N. Y.

(Continued from last week)

Installment No. 32

330X. Henry Timmerman, son of

Sgt. Henry Timmerman and (3rd wife) Margaret Elizabeth Petrie. Born 9 Nov. 1769 (S. A. Ref.) Spon- sors Henry Zimmerman and Margar- et Zimmerman 1770 (Manheim Cem.) Married, Appollonia Bellinger (285), daughter of Lleut. Adam Bellinger and Maria Elizabeth Petrie. (St. Johnsville Cr. Rec.)

Children: 8. (These have previous- ly been recorded under:) 1140.' Adam Timmerman.

1141: Reuben Timmerman.

1142. Ephraim Timmerman.

1143. Frederick Timmerman mar- ried Mary Klock, dau. George Klock. 1144. Richard Timmerman.

1145. Marcus Timmerman.

1146. Levi Timmerman.

1147. Nancy Timmerman married John Frederick Snell.

331X. Adam H. Timmerman, son of Sgt. Henry Timmerman and (3rd wife) Margaret Elizabeth Petrie. ah Elizabeth Jacobs (Jacocks). Eight Born 1 Feb. 1771 (Stone Arabla.) children, born in New York city.

Sponsors Henry Zimmerman and Margaret Zimmerman. Died 29 Sept. 1844, aged 74-7-28. (Manheim Cem. Rec.) Wounded at Battle of Oris- kany. Only 6 years old. 1

Married Catharine Snell, daughter of Peter Snell. She was born 13 Jan. 1773, died 5 Feb. 1851. Married 11 August 1793. (Zimmerman Family Bible, belonging to C. Hillabrandt of East Creek, N. Y. She was the

daughter of Peter and Anna Kitts Snell. Children 11:

1180X. Peter A. Timmerman. Born 30 April 1794, died 13 Jan. 1872. He was in the War of 1812. Married La- ny Garlock (1799-1885). Lived in St. Johnsville, N. Y. Buried in Church- yard at Snells Bush, Children_12.

1181X. Jacob Timmerman. Born August 23, 1795 in Manhelm, N. Y., died Dec. 6, 1874. Married Nancy Snell in 1817. Later settled on a farm at Shelby, Orleans Co., N. Y.

1182. Henry Timmerman born 27 April. 1797.

THURSDAY. OOT. 7, 1948

brother David, married Catharine, sister of Margaret (two brothers married two sisters). Both families soon after marriage left their fath- ers' home and went to Chautauqua county. Later the family of John Beekman moved to Sheffield, Ill. Children 4:

+ 1191X. Danlel Klock born Dec. 14, 1794. Married Anna (Nancy) Deven- dorf. In 1839 they were living at Or- leans in Jefferson county, N. Y. where they had a farm. Had a fam- ily. Children ?

1192X. Catharine (Caty) Klock, born Feb. 14, 1797. Married David Klock, son of Judge Jacob G. Klock and wife Maritje Beekman of Kings- ton, N. Y. As described under Mar- garet (1190) they with their sister and husband moved to Chautauqua Co., N. Y. and remained there. Da- vids' sister, Lany made her home with them. The letters sent to the two daughters, are the ones men- tioned above. Children: 1 or more.

1193. Eva Klock born June 6, 1799 died Dec. 12, 1802, died young 1194. Elisabeth Klock born Feb 24, 1804, died April 19, 1831. No re cord.

Joseph G. Klock married . for 2nc wife Elizabeth Moyer. She was born April 12, 1771, died Aug. 14, 1809. SEhe died four years after Dorothy. No children.

Joseph G. Klock married for 3rd wife Christina Borst, then widow Staats. Born May 18, 1777, died May 14, 1817. Children 6.

1195. Nancy Klock born Jan. 15, 1810, died August 7, 1824.

1196. James Clinton Klock born March 19, 1814, died July 17, 1822. 1197. Willlam Klock born Jan. 16, 1816, died same year.

1198. Maria Klock born July 18. 1812, died August 29, 1878. Married Edwin E. Snell April 7, 1841.

Children :

(To be continued)

SETTLERS OF CURTIS CORNERS Town of Salisbury

By Dr. S. C. Kimm . Timothy Hildreth Shedd

More than 70 years ago a stern old gentleman of exemplary habits was my Sunday School teacher.' He was familiarly called Tim Shedd. He was born in Salisbury in 1821, the eighth child of Stephen Shedd. He had been a farmer most of his life and had retired. He married, Reba Jane Lam- phere and they were the parents of. six children. Their daughter, Electa .married Robert Strough who for many years managed the Avery and Ives cheese factory on the Emmons- burg road. Born to them were three sons: Frank, president of the Zanes- ville Business College; Wilbur, mer- chant and post master at Sallsbury

5. Wlliiam M. (middle name may have been Mulford,) born May 31, , 1809.

6. Harrlet born March 15, 1811. 7. Stephen born Aug. 6, 1814, mar- ried Ruth A. Gault, daughter of WII- liam and Mahala (Knights) Gault, resided at Weedsport, N. Y. 4 child- ren.

8. Erastus (middle name Waters ?) posthumus, born Oct. 15 1818, died Feb., 1895, married Feb. 1, 1844 Sar- ah Elizabeth Jacobs (Jacocks), Eight- children, born in New York city.

The last four Hedges children named above, Nos. 5, 6, 7 and 8 were born in Henrietta. Nothing further is known to me of "Daniel, Jr., Ez- ra; Oran, William M. or Harriett ex- cept that one of the sons removed to Louisiana.

I am compiling "The Ancestors of David Hedges and Hannah Shaw of Long Island, N. Y., Connecticut 'and Vermont."

Will appreciate correspondence with descendants or anyone knowing about them.

Charles F. Hedges, 118 South Adams street, Glendale 5, Calif.

MARTIN

Wanted name of wife of Amashier Martin who was born 1735 in Amen- ja, Dutchess county, N. Y. was 'son of Manassah -and ,Meribah (Lake) Martin. They were Quakers?

SALISBURY

Parents of Roxana Salisbury born 1799, where? died 1855 in Wayne or Chemung county, N. Y., married Robert Bailey of Schenectady prob- ably before 1719: One son Joseph survived. He was in Sodus, N. Y. per- haps about 185-, then went to Mich- igan.

Mrs. Guy F. Wood,

Wells, Vermont.

CRUMB, BILLINGTON, WHITING .

Dates and names of marriage be- tween the Crumb and Billington fam- ilies wanted. My great grandfather was Billington Crumb, born Wester- ly, R. I. His daughter Phebe married Caleb Whiting 1810. Any information of this Whiting family or where this marriage took place. Who was Bii- lington Crumb's wife ? .

CAMPBELL, McCREA

Catharine Campbell born April 3, 1793 married Samuel McCrea born March 18, 1792 on January 20, 1815. She died July 7, 1836. They lived, at least part time, Lisbon, St. Lawrence county, New York. Children, Harriet Ann, Evelina, Wesson Briggs, James, John Savage and William Cramer. Evelina, my grandmother married Danforth Whiting, son of Reverend Caleb Whiting who married Phebe Crumb. Ancestry and parentage are needed.

Anita Whiting Young,

1335 Pine street, Redding, Shasta Co., California.

1190X. Margaret (Peggy) Klock. ADVERTISE with a Classified born Dec. 1, 1792, died March 1, In 1872. Married John Beekman Klock, the Enterprise and News. The Re- son of Judge Jacob G. Klock and sult will surprise you.

1141. Reuben Timmerman. 1142. Ephraim Timmerman. 1143. Frederick Timmerman mar- ried Mary Klock, dau. George Klock. 1144. Richard Timmerman. 1145. Marcus Timmerman. 1146. Levi Timmerman.

1147. Nancy Timmerman marrled John Frederick Snell.

331X. Adam H. Timmerman, son of Sgt. Henry Timmerman and (3rd wife) Margaret Elizabeth Petrie. Born 1 Feb. 1771 (Stone Arabla.) Sponsors Henry Zimmerman and Margaret Zimmerman. Died 29 Sept. 1844, aged 74-7-28. (Manheim Cem. Rec.) Wounded at Battle of Oris- kany. Only 6 years old.

1180X. Peter A. Timmerman. Born 30 April 1794, died 13 Jan. 1872. He was In the War of 1812. Married La- ny. Garlock (1799-1885). Lived in, St. Johnsville, N. Y. Buried in Church- yard at Snells . Bush, Children "12.

1181X. Jacob Timmerman. Born August 23, 1795 in Manhelm, N. Y., died Dec. 6, 1874. Married Nancy Snell in 1817. Later, settled on a farm at Shelby, Orleans Co., N. Y. 1182. Henry Timmerman born 27 April. 1797.

1183. Mary Timmerman born Jan. 26, 1799.

1184. Nancy Timmerman born 25 Dec. 1800.

1185. David Timmerman born . 24 Dec. 1802.

1186. George Timmerman born 25 Nov. 1804.

1187. Gitty (Gertrude) Timmerman er's sons was Adolphus Shedd known born 3 Jan. 1807.

1188. Katharine Timmerman born mechanic by trade, a wagonmaker,

21 May 1809.

1189. Benjamin Timmerman born When advanced in years he bought

12 July 1812.

1189A. Delia Timmerman born 14 June 1814.

332X. Dorothy Timmerman Zimmerman), daughter of Lieut. (or Henry Timmerman (48) and his 3rd wife, Margaret Elizabeth Petri. She was born 16 October 1773 (Bible re- cord), died Sept. 11, 1805. She was the first wife of Joseph G. Klock, son of George Klock. He was born April 3, 1769, died June 11, 1846. He had brothers John and Peter.

(Note: See "Letters of Joseph G. Klock," which were printed in the Enterprise and News, during the year 1936. They were written by the" above Joseph, from his home in the Mohawk Valley, to his two daugh- ters who had married cousins and migrated to Chautauqua county, (Out West), N. Y. State. They throw a wonderful light on the social and political life of that time. They are well worth reading and will bring out the human side of the picture.) He was in the Revolutionary war, al- though young at the time. (DAR 128521.

Children by first wife:

Margaret (Maritje Beekman). John's

1196. James Clinton Klock born March 19, 1814, died July 17, 1822. 1197. William Klock born Jan. 16, 1816, died same year. 1198. Maria Klock born July 18, 1812, died August 29, 1878. Married Edwin E. Snell April 7, 1841. Children :

(To be continued)

SETTLERS OF CURTIS CORNERS Town of Salisbury

By Dr. S. C. Klmm

Timothy Hildreth Shedd

More than 70 years ago a stern old gentleman of exemplary habits was my Sunday School teacher. He was familiarly called Tim Shedd. He was born in Salisbury in -1821, the eighth child of Stephen Shedd. He had been a farmer most of his life and had retired. He married, Reba Jane Lam- phere and they were the parents of six children. Their daughter, Electa married .Robert ..... Strough ... . who for. many years managed the Avery and Ives cheese factory on the Emmons- iburg road. Born, to them were three sons: Frank, president of the Zanes- ville Business College; Wilbur, mer- chant and post master at. Salisbury Center for several years and Jesse.

A son of Timothy, Burdette, grad- uated from the Philadelphia Dentai College and practiced dentistry in! Dolgevilie and Utica. Previously he had been a student in Fairfield and an old time country school teacher. One of my Sunday , School teach- to his friends as "Dolph." He was a railroad car builder and carpenter. the Joshua Lamberson farm just out- side of the village of Dolgeville. His oldest son, Jesse, is now the owner and proprietor of the old Lamberson homestead. He Is a member of the Farm Bureau, steward in the Metho-

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Mohawk Valley genealogy and history : [a compilation of clippings, 1948], Part 42

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

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