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COL. KLOCK'S REGIMENT, 1100 names of Revolutionary soi- diers in Palatine Regiment by 'L. D. MacWethy. 75c
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MacWethy, L. D., ST. JOHN'S REFORMED CHURCH, 150thi an- niversary number. 75c
PALATINE CHURCH by L. D. MacWethy (3 miles east of St. Johnsville,) 36 pages 6x9 pam- phlet, illustrated history of oldest
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OLD STONE FORT at Scho- harie, a public museum. Catalogue describes over 1355 groups of er- hibits. The Schoharie Historical
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LAWRENCE ZIMMERMAN
Papers. (A pamphlet.) A reprint of the unpublished papers loaned by the late Mrs. H. B. Pratt o St. Paul, Minn. Contains the brief of the Snell-Timmerman patent. Maps of the paatent showing he division of the property between the Snelis and Timmermans ,by
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Battle of KLOCK'S FIELD by L. D. MacWethy. A description of the three days' rald of Sir John Johnson ending with the Battle of Klock Field.| Said by former State Historian A. C. Flick to be the best description yet written. Fixes location, number engaged and causes leading to the failure to capture Sir John. Description of battle of Stone Arabia by Rev. naid and battlefield ,paper bound. Price
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HELMER FAMILY, by Pascoe W. Williams. The descendants of the pioneer Philip Helmer aare traced in this work through the trials of early days, the Revolu- tion and to living generations. The Helmer family traces to Phil- Ip, the Palatine emigrant who came over in 1710. The author, Mr. Williams, gives a brief trea- tise on the early Palatines and then takes up the thread of the generations. While a genealogy, many sirring events are noted, es- pecially in the Revolutionary war În "New York. Contains pension papers of Scout Adam Helmer, the glorified character of Ed-
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.FOX, STAATS
Ancestries and full list of child- ren and their dates and marriages asked of Benjamin Fox and Cath- rine Staats. Known are 2 child- |4 Klock (Henrich Johannes 3, Jo- ren, both bapt. in Dutch Ref. church of St. Johnsville, N. Y .: 1. Elizabeth born Aug. 21, 1823; 2. Kathrein, bapt. July 15, 1827. FOX, GROS (Gross)
Ancestry and full list of child- ren, with dates and marriages, asked of Staats Fox of So. Car. who married Feb. 29, 1849, Eliza- beth Fox of Palatine, N. Y., Stone Arabia Luth, church record, which gives witnesses as Peter G. Fox and Archibald Flox and wife. Identity of witnesses also wanted. Said Elizabeth Fox, born Nov. 10, 1827, record Font Plain Reformed Dutch church, was dau. of Arch- ibald Fox and Elizazbeth Gross (Gros). Were the witnesses Arch- ibald Fox and wife Elizabeth's par- ents? Was the groom, Staats Fox of So. Car., related to the Cath- rine Staats who married Benja- min Fox, as shown in the preced- ing query ?
Known are only 2 children of said Staats Fox and Elizabeth F: 1. Edward, bapt. Aug. 6, 1854, Stone Arabia Lutheran church re- cord which shows the baptism on the same day of Edward's uncle Henry Clay Fox, brother of Ed- wand's mother Elizabeth; 2. Arch- ibald, given in W P. Webster's unpublished notes. As much infor- mation as possible wanted on this Edward and Archibald Fox., FOX, BENDER
Was the Henry Clay Fox who married Helen Bender, prob. in the 1860s the son of Archibald Fox and Elizabeth Gros? Full list [ married
of children, with dates and mar- riages, asked. Known are 2: Arch- ¿bald, born July 19, 1866 and Mar- garet, born Feb. 15, 1868, records of Dutch Reformed church, St. Johnsville, N. Y.
Are Henry Clay Fox and Helen Bender the same as the Henry Clay Fox with wife Helen who bad children baptized by the Rev. G. M. Hemperley in the Lutheran Trinity church of Stone Arabia on Sept. 12, 1896 ? All possible help asked.
FOX, WAGNER
Ancestries and children with dates and marriages, " asked of Lawrence Fox and Gertrude Wag- ner, married in Montgomery Co., .N. Y., Oct., 1860, Stone Arabla Luth. church record. Known is 1 daughter, Lillie Gertrude, bapt. in same church the following year, in Dec. 1861.
FOX
Parents and further ancestry asked of Archibald Fox who mar- ried Sara .... and had children baptized in the Lutheran Trinity church of Stone Arabda, Mont- .gomery Co., N. Y. in the 1890s. Dates and parents of wife Sara also wanted.
LATHROP, GROSS
Parents and complete dates asked of Ralf 'R. Lathrop, born Otsego county, N. Y., ca. 1819, married where? when ? Lucinda Jane Gros born Sept. 17, 1817, rec. ort Plain Dutch Ref. ch. (se. descendants asked); 3. Gertrude mar. Charles Garlock and died in Herkimer county; 4. Elizabeth 36 in 1855 Canajohanie census), died where ? when ? dau. of Nich- olas Gros and Catharine Anne Dy- married Henry Miller and died in gert. In 1855 they were living in |Minden; 5. Katie married George Canajoharie, N. Y. and had five Fake and died in Herklmer Co .;
KELLER, KLOCK, STARLING
Parents and ibrothers and sis- ters asked of Henry Keller who married 1804 Barbara Elizabeth
hannes 2, Hans Henrich 1) and lived in Manheim, Herkimer Co., N. Y. They had 3 childden: 1. Bet- sy born Jan. 9, 1805, married Jo- seph Ritter. 2. Isaac H ...... (his middle name wanted), born Oct. 10, 1807 (below). 3. Matthew (be- low), born April 15, 1809. Above Barbara Elizabeth (Klock) Keller married 2nd Benjamin Starling.
KELLER, CASLER
Isaac H ...... Keller (above), born Oct. 10, 1807, died Oct. 13, 1885, married 1826, his 1st cou- sin, Elizabeth Casler, dau. of Frederick Casler and Margaretha 4 Klock, sister of above Barbara Elizabeth. Isaac and Elizabeth lived on a farm near Evans Mills, Jefferson county, N. Y. Known are two daughters: 1. Margaret, born April 21, 1827, died March 5, 1887, married Feb. 18, 1846, Elias Allen Wood, and lived In Lowville, N. Y. 2. Barbara, born Sept. 11, 1828, died when? mar. Jan. 24, 1849, Samuel Treat Pot-
KELLER, ZIMMERMAN
Full line of children, dates and marriages asked of Matthew Kel- ler in 1st query. He was born April 15, 1809, married Katy Zimmerman and moved to Kassen, Minn. They had 12 children, only 5 of whom I have: 1. Barbara Ann . . Van Allen; 2. Hen- ry 3. Isaac; 4. Franklin; 5. Dar- win.
who married Elizabeth Vander- werker (her anc. also wanted) and had daughter Mangaret Eliza Kel- Zoller ((below) who was born in or near Canajoharie, N. Y. July 3, 1827 and died New Lisbon, N. Y. 1884. Known Is one brother of William I. Keller, named Solomon.
ZOLLER
Children with dates, locations and marrlages asked of each of the Zoller immigrant brothers, Ja- cob and Andrew, who came from Switzerland, located in the Mo- hawk Valley and participated In the Battle of Oriskany. Which one was killed?
ZOLLER, YOUNGS
One Henry Zoller (his relation- ship to the above asked) located in Minden, Montgomery Co., N. Y., and died there Dec. 12, 1831, age 80 years, 6 months, 4 days, therefore born in 1752, where? He married where ? when ? Nancy Youngs and had 7 children: 1.
The Petries In America
These notes and records of the Johan Jost Petrie family and de- scendants In America were com- piled by the late Mrs. Frederick Staehla, 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.
(Note-Though an error Install- ment 57 was printed preceding in- stallment 56. Installment 56 ap- | pears this week.)
Installment 56
11000X. Archibald Petri, son of Adam Petri and Susan Keyser (Sarah). Born August 4, 1813, died Oct. 13, 1901, aged 88 years, 2 months, 9 days. bapt. 1813. Spon. John Petri and wife Anna. Married 'Jane Dockstader 2091 on April 20, 1837. She was born Jan. 2, 1814. Lived at Little Falls, N. Y. She was a daughter of Magdalena Petrie 1028 and Marks Dockstader. Children 3. 2060 Solomơn® Petri. Married Helen Getman (Beers' Hist. . p.
2061 Marcus Petri. Marrled Lu- cinda Hall (Beers' Hist. p. 268). 2062. Jost Petri, a school teach- er born Jan., 1852, died 1936 at Little Falls, aged 84.
1001X. Miriam Petri, daughter ter. Did Isaac and Elizabeth haverof Adam Petri and Susan (Sarah) any sons ? Information on asked.
the (Keyser. 1810-1882. Married Abra- ham Keller. Children 2.
2065X. Amanda Keller. Married
Ford Weatherwax. Children 3. 2065A. Willard Keller. Married Delight E. Ransom, born March 20, 1850. (Mrs. Luther).
Installment 58
1032X. Dorothy (Dolly) Petri, born June 17, 1803. Sponsors Mel- choir Schmitt and Dorothea, his wife. Daughter of Johan Dieterich (Richard) Petri 260 and Eliza- beth Eisemann.
Married Augustinus KELLER, ZOLLER, (Tenus) Helmer May 18, 1823 (Herk. 1-19) VANDERWERKER (Herk. 1-218). He was born Jan. 10, 1803. Children were born at Ancestry and brothers and sis- Fairfield, N. Y. Afterwards, he ters asked of William I. Kelier moved to Adams, Jefferson Co., N. Y. Children 2.
2100. Catherine Elizabeth Hel- mer, born April 16, 1824. Spon. Helmer, unmarried.
ler who married ca. 1850, Daniel Nicholas Helmer and Elizabeth
2101. Axianna Helmer born Dec. 2, 1828. Spon. Philip Helmer and Madeline, his wife. .
1034X. Robert Petrl born Nov.' 4, 1809, in Little Falls, N. Y. Spon. Robert Glok and Delia' Eisemann They bought the Petrie farm from Conart. It was owned by Hollis Petrie. Robert was the son of Johan Dieterich Petri and Elizabeth Elseman 260. Died 1873. Married Mangaret (Mary) Har- ter Nov. 4, 1836 (Herk. 1-74). Born Nov. 1, 1816, died 1906. Children 7:
2110X. Alphonso Petrie. Born 1838, died 1917. Married Henriet- ta Small in 1859, born .. , dled .. Children 1.
2111X. Thomas Richard Petrie, born in 1841, died 1923. Married Gertrude Sanders in 1866, born 1842, dled ... Children 4.
2112X. Alfred. Petrie (twin of Albert) born 1843, died 1933. Mar- Abraham (below); 2. John (his ried Harriet Case 1869, born in 1844, died 1899. Children 2.
2113X. Albert Petrie (twin of, Alfred), born 1843, died 1928. Married Mary Devendorf in 1865, born 1841, died 1927. (Line of Robent H. Petrie). Children 1. natale
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married Helen Bender, prob. in the 1860s the son of Archibald Fox and Elizabeth Gros? Full list of children, with dates and mar- riages, asked. Known are 2: Arch- ¿bald, born July 19, 1866 and Mar- garet, born Feb. 15, 1868, records of Dutch Reformed church, St. Johnsville, N. Y.
Are Henry Clay Fox and Helen Bender the same as the Henry Clay Fox with wife Helen who bad children baptized by the Rev. G. M. Hemperley in the Lutheran Trinity church of Stone Arabia on Sept. 12, 1896 ? Ali possible ler who married ca. 1850, Daniel help asked.
FOX, WAGNER
Ancestries and children with dates and marriages, " asked of Lawrence Fox and Gertrude Wag- ner, married in Montgomery Co., N. Y., Oct., 1860, Stone Arabia Luth. church record. Known is 1 daughter, Lillie Gertrude, bapt. in same church the following year, in Dec. 1861.
FOX
Parents and further ancestry asked of Archibald Fox who mar- ried Sara ... . and had children baptized in the Lutheran Trinity church of Stone Arabia, Mont- .gomery Co., N. Y. in the 1890s. Dates and parents of wife Sara also wanted.
LATHROP, GROSS
Parents and complete dates asked of Ralf R. Lathrop, born Otsego county, N. Y., ca. 1819, married where? when ? Lucinda Jane Gros born Sept. 17, 1817, rec. ort Plain Dutch Ref. ch. (ae. 36 in 1855 Canajoharde census), died where ? when ? dau. of Nich- olas Gros and Catharine Anne Dy- gert. In 1855 they were living in Canajoharie, N. Y. and had five Children, all born in Montgomery county according to the 1855 Canajoharie census: 1. Henry G. age 11; 2. DeWitt W. age 9; 3. John W., age 7; 5. Lewis Berthoud age 4; 5. Catherin A. age 1. Were there other children born later? Full information wanted on each, including dates, marriages, and childen. Marie Lyle,
Lyle Heights,
Paso Robles, Calif.
BRAMAN
Daniel 2, Thomas 1 Braman of Taunton born 1688, married Ra- chel, daughter Sylvanus Camp- bell. Info descendants asked. Hannah Braman 5 1759-1851, Sylvanus 4, Daniel 3, Thomas 2, "Thomas 1 Braman. Descendants of Daniel 3 and Thomas 2 asked. Correspondence Braman lines
asked. DOOK
Henry Cook born 1683, first set- tler Northbury (1728). Is he an- cestor of Henry Cook died 1885 Mayville, N. Y. ?
GARNIER (GURNEE)
Isaac 1 Garnier from Ile-De-Re France to N. Y. 1692. Name changed Gurnee (when, why ?) Nancy (Gurnee): Bates living
Chautauqua county about 1830 "believed descendant. Missing gen- erations asked.
WHALEY
'Warren C. Whaley living Sil- ver Creek, N. Y. 1873. Ancestry asked. Stanley T. Braman,
Room 8 Skytop, Letchworth Village, Thiells, N. Y. .
BROWN. KNIFFEN, GREGORY
I am interested In the following persons or families once Ilving In Westchester county, N. Y .:
Moses Brown before 1845 at Somens, N. Y.
Diadem Kniffen before 1745 at Somers, N. Y.
Catherine Gregorv Teed at Som- ers, N. Y. died 1825.
Mrs. George (Slater) Kniffen before 1840. L. M. Pauiey,
Bovina Center, N. Y.
Minn. They had 12 children, only
5 of whom I have: 1. Barbara Ann married ...... Van Allen; 2. Hen- ry 3. Isaac; 4. Franklin; 5. Dar- wife. Daughter of Johan Dieterich win.
KELLER, ZOLLER,
VANDERWERKER
Ancestry and brothers and sis- ters asked of William I. Keller who married Elizabeth Vander- werker (her anc. also wanted) and had daughter Margaret Eliza Kel- Zoller ((below) who was born In or near Canajoharie, N. Y. July 3, 1827 and died New Lisbon, N. Y. 1884. Known is one brother of William I. Keller, named Solomon.
ZOLLER
Children with dates, locations and marrlages asked of each of the Zoller immigrant brothers, Ja- cob and Andrew, who came from Switzerland, located In the Mo- hawk Valley and participated in the Battle of Oriskany. Which one was killed?
ZOLLER, YOUNGS
One Henry Zoller (his relation- ship to the above asked) located in Minden, Montgomery Co., N. Y., and died there Dec. 12, 1831, age 80 years, 6 months, 4 days, therefore born in 1752, where? He married where? when ? Nancy Youngs and had 7 children: 1. Abraham (below); 2. John (his descendants asked); 3. Gertrude mar. Charles Garlock and died in Herkimer county; 4. Elizabeth married Henry Miller and died in Minden; 5. Katie married George Fake and died in Herkimer Co .; 6. Mary married Martin Duesler, and died in Root, N. Y .; 7. Nency married John Miller and died in Jefferson county.
ZOLLER, MOYER
Abraham Zoller, son of above Henry and Nancy (Youngs) Zol- ler was born in Minden, N. Y. Aug. 1782 and married Mary Moy- er, daughter of Jacob. They had 10 children: 1. Daniel, died Min- den, 1835 (did he die young or did he marry and have children ?) 2 Nancy married Jacob Baum and died In Minden; 3. Elizabeth mar- ried Solomon Devendorf and died in Minden; 4. Mary wid. of Jere- miah Walrath, lived in St. Johns- ville, N. Y. In 1892; 5. Catharine, Fayette Co., Iowa in 1892; 6. John A., lived in Fort Plain, N. Y .. In 1892; 7. Abraham was con- nected with the U. S. Treas. Dept., Washington, D. C. for 20 years; 8. Henry, born Minden, N. Y., Ju- ly 13, 1827, married 1st Julia Groff and 2nd Margaret . Groff, sister of Julia; 9. Nancy (sis, ) married James Kelly and lived in Herkimer Co., N. Y. in 1892; 10. Caroline, married Henry Moyer, and lived in Fayette Co., Iowa in 1892. (Ref. Frothingham's "Hist. 'of Montgomery Co." page 166).
ZOLLER, KELLER · 1
Who was the Daniel Zolier in the 4th query above who was born in or near Canajoharle, N. Y. Ju- ly 3, 1827 (this Inf. is from a family source) and mar. ca. 1850 Margaret Eliza Keller? Was he related to any of the Zoilers in the preceding query and how ? Was Frothingham wrong in stat- ing that Daniel, son of ,Abraham Zoller and Mary Moyer died in
1853? Help needed!
Marie Lyle,
Lyle Heights, Paso Robles, Calif.
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1032X. Dorothy (Dolly) Petri, born June 17, 1803. Sponsors Mel- choir Schmitt and Dorothea, his
('Richard) Petri 260 and Eliza- beth Elsemann.
Married Augustinus (Tenus) Helmer May 18, 1823 (Herk. 1-19) (Herk. 1-218). He was born Jan. 10, 1803. Children were born at Fairfield, N. Y. Afterwards, he moved to Adams, Jefferson Co., N. Y. Children 2.
2100. Catherine Elizabeth Hel- mer, born April 16, 1824. Spon. Nicholas Heimer and Elizabeth Helmer, unmarried. 2101. Axianna Helmer born Dec. 2, 1828. Spon. Philip Helmer and Madeline, his wife. .
1034X. Robert Petrl born Nov .! 4, 1809, In Little Falls, N. Y. Spon. Robert Glok and Delia' Eisemann They bought the Petrie farm from Conart. It was owned by Hollis Petrie. Robert was the son of Johan Dleterich Petri and Elizabeth Eiseman 260. Died 1873. Married Margaret (Mary) Har- ter Nov. 4, 1836 (Herk. 1-74). Born Nov. 1, 1816, died 1906. Children 7:
2110X. Alphonso Petrie. Born 1838, died 1917. Married Henriet- ta Smail in 1859, born .. , died .. Children 1.
2111X. Thomas Richard Petrie, born in 1841, died 1923. Married Gertrude Sanders in 1866, born 1842, died ... Children 4.
in : 2112X. Alfred. Petrle (twin o Albert) born 1843, died 1933. Mar- ried Harriet Case 1869, born 1844, died 1899. Children 2.
2113X. Albert Petrle (twin of, Alfred), born 1843, died 1928. Married Mary Devendorf in -1865, born 1841, died 1927. (Line of Robert H. Petrie). Children 1. 2114X. Benjamin Petrie, born Oct. 9, 1848, died 1901. Married Lucy Hilts 1870, born May 6. 1850, died 1931. (Line of Adrian Petrie, Mohawk, N. Y. who has kindly obtained the above dates). 2115X. Mary Petrie, born April 2, 1853, died Dec. 22, 1938. Mar- ried Cyrus Robinson Oct. 15, 1873. His middle name was Milton. Born Feb. 19, 1848, died Feb. 29, 1908. Children: 2. (Line of Johnstown Robinsons).
2116. Fred Petrie born 1857, died 1864.
1036X. Anna Eva Petri, born June 21, 1814. Daughter of Johan Dieterich Petri 260 and Elizabeth Eisemann. Marrled Merrick Jones. Children 5: 2120X. Robert Jones. Married widow of Isaac Walrath, lived in Carrie Harter. Children 1, Anna Jones.
2121X. Roland Jones. Married Fannie Hadcock. Children 2: 2122. Frederick Jones. Married Sophronia Hadcock. No children. 2123. George Jones. Married Miary Stoddard. No children. 2124X. Jennie Jones. Married Deloven Reese. Children: 1 son and 2 daughters. (To be continued)
REESE, BELLINGER
Wish information regarding an- cestry of Betsy Reese born Aprii 23, 1797, died July 14, 1885. Mar- ried John F. Bellinger. Lived in Boonville from early 1800s until her death. Did she come from Mo- hawk 'Valley and who were her people ? A Dr. Reese on the Oriskany ! monument is related.
Also information regarding two of their sons: 1. Gideon who died in a hotel fire in Texas and 2. Hi- ram born 1848, married Sarah Ann Logan, died 1905 and moved west and lived in Sauk enter, Minn. Had six or seven children.
Mrs. Carlisle Grower,
Park avenue, Boonville, N. Y.
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