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Isaac Mason (son of Sampson, Sr.), born July 15, 1667, was a Deacon in the Second Baptist Church of Swansea, Mass., from the time of its organization in 1693 to the date of his death January 25, 1742. By his wife Hannah, he had the following children: Hannah, Mary, Isaac, Samp- son, Nathan, Oliver, Hannah (2), Benjamin and Mary; the first five born in Rehoboth and the balance in Swansea.
Sampson Mason (son of Isaac and Hannah Mason), born in Rehoboth, Mass., February 24, 1700, married Experience Lewis, and had the following children: Nathaniel, Nathan, Hannah, and Benjamin.
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Rev. Nathan Mason (son of Sampson and Experience (Lewis) Mason), born November 12, 1726, was a Baptist minister. He emigrated to Nova Scotia in 1763, but re- turned to Swansea about 1771. He finally settled in Cheshire, Burkshire County, Mass., where he died in 1804 at the age of 80 years. Nathan Mason married July 10, 1748, Elizabeth Wood, and by her had: Chloe, Hezekiah, Nathan, Elizabeth, Sampson, Daniel, Bethena, and Experi- ence; the first four born in Swansea, Mass.
Hezekiah Mason (son of Rev. Nathan and Elizabeth (Wood) Mason), born at Swansea, Mass., November 18, 1754, was also a Baptist minister, and for many years min- istered over the Baptist Church at Cheshire, Mass. He was an active and influential man, both in civil and religious affairs in the latter place. On December 9, 1795, he pur- chased four hundred and fifty acres of land in this town, on lot 68, Marcellus, on which his two sons, Avery and Asa, settled about June 18, 1804, but he never came here to reside; if he was ever here at all his stay was only tem- porary, supervising the settlement of his sons Avery and Asa. His first wife, Sarah, died at Cheshire, Mass., in June, 1811, and he married in the following November, Abigail Udell, widow of William Shelden of Shepherdtown, N. Y., where Mr. Mason had then taken up his abode. He continued to reside at the latter place until his decease, March 9, 1825, (age 71), his body being taken back to Cheshire for burial. His children were: Avery, married Sally Pierce of Rehoboth, Mass .; Asa, born March 21, 1782, died March 11, 1865, married (1) Chloe Bowen, born in May, 1784, died March 17, 1811, buried old Borodino cemetery (Alexander Becker farm), no stone, and (2) Anna Shelden, daughter of William and Abigail (Udell) Shelden; Thurstin, married Mercy (or Phebe) Bourne; Anson, mar- ried Phelinda Mason, daughter of Levi Mason (third cousin) ; Hiram, married Maria Green, both died in Spaf- ford; Hezekiah, married Sybil Eddy; Chloe, married a Mr. Popple; Sally, married Samuel Martin, of Cheshire, Mass .; Hannah, married Jonathan Nichols; Freelove, married a Mr. Aldridge; and perhops two others whose names are not given.
Mrs. Mason, before her marriage to Mr. Mason, had by her first husband, William Shelden, eleven children, some
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of whom came to this town and a record of whom appears in these notes under the name of Shelden.)
(Thorn Hill.)
Asa Mason, (son of Hezekiah and Sally Mason). Died March 11, 1865, age 83 years.
(He was born in Cheshire, Berkshire Co., Mass., March 21, 1782, and married January 2, 1803, Chloe Bowen, who died March 17, 1811, and was buried in the old Borodino cemetery on the Alexander Becker farm, and (2) May 10, 1812, Anna Shelden, daughter of William and Abigail (Udell) Shelden. Mr. Mason came to town about June 18, 1804. By his first wife he had: Nancy, born January 22, 1804, married Feb- ruary 19, 1821, Harrison Pierce, son of Major Pierce, she died in Michigan ; Hezekiah, born January 16, 1806, married (1) Betsey Chapman, and moved to Michigan, where he married a second time; Elay, born January 31, 1808, died young; and Destamona Adeline, born January 11, 1810, married (1) Mason Wood, and moved to Michigan, where she married a Mr. Harrington for a second husband, (by her second husband she had four children : Polk and Dallas (twins), Maria, married a Mr. Baker, and Harriet E., mar- ried a Mr. Goss.) By his second wife, Anna Shelden, Mr. Mason had eight children : Philetus, born July 6, 1814, died young ; Chloe Ann, born March 29, 1816, died young; Laura Lavender, born June 9, 1818, died young ; John Leland, born January 27, 1820, married November 6, 1845, Phebe Newell, daughter of Stephen and Mary (Cuykendall) Newell; James Russell, born June 6, 1821, married February 1, 1844, Betsey Ann Hicks, he is dead; Darius Shelden, born April 4, 1823, married December 26, 1849, Harriet E. Harvey, daughter of Paul and Sally (Hiscock) Harvey, he is dead; Chloe Ann (2) born January 25, 1825, married December 27, 1849, Job Harvey, son of Paul and Sally (Hiscock) Harvey, resides (1899) in Borodino, N. Y .; and Sarah Abigail, born September 28, 1835, died young.)
(Borodino.)
Chloe Bowen, wife of Asa Mason. Died March 17, 1811, age 26 years, 10 months.
(She died of typhoid fever during the dangerous illness of her husband, and was buried in a small cemetery, now in disuse, on the Alexander Becker Farm. No stone.)
(Old Borodino Cemetery.)
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Anna Shelden, wife of Asa Mason. Died September 5, 1867, in her 74 year.
(Borodino.)
James Russel Mason, son of Asa and Anna (Shelden) Mason. Born June 6, 1821, died November 7, 1882, age 62 years. (No stone.)
Hiram Mason, (son of Hezekiah and Sally Mason). Died June 4, 1877, age 83 years, 5 months, 23 days.
(He married Maria Green, and by her had: Sarah; Harriet; Elbridge E., married Almira Maxson, he is now deceased; Martin, married Laverne Maxson; Mortimer, married Esther Vail, resides in Borodino, N. Y .; Jerome, married Julia Hill, daughter of William and Mary Jane (Vincent) Hill, no issue, resides Spafford, N. Y .; Columbus ; Hiram, and George W., the last three died unmarried.)
Mortimer Mason (son of Hiram and Maria (Green) Mason), by his wife, Esther Vail, had: James, married Emma Burns, daughter of John Burns, resides near Boro- dino, N. Y .; Hiram, married Flora Yates, resides in Syra- cuse, N. Y .; and Ida, married Charles Briggs, resides in Skaneateles, N. Y.)
(Spafford.)
Maria Green, widow of Hiram Mason. Born October 3, 1799, died February 24, 1890.
(Spafford.)
Elbridge E. Mason, (son of Hiram and Maria (Green) Mason. Died February 6, 1886, age 66 years.
(Borodino.)
Almira A. (widow). Born May 30, 1825, died April 21, 1902.
Anice E. Mason, daughter of Elbridge E. and Almira (Maxson) Mason. Died October 4, 1867, age 15 years. (Borodino.)
George W., son of Hiram and Maria (Green) Mason. Died February 5, 1854, age 17 years, 6 months.
" As quick as thought Death's arrow flew And pierced me to the heart."
(He was drowned.)
(Spafford.)
MASTERS.
Emma A., wife of Stephen Masters. Died December 2, 1875, age 40 years, 10 months.
(Spafford Hollow.)
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Adella A., daughter of Fred C. and Lydia A. Masters. Died May 5, 1886, age 4 months.
(Fred C. Masters is a son of George and B. Masters.)
(Spafford Hollow.)
"Our Baby," Alfred William, son of George and B. Masters. Died April 2, 1881, age 7 months.
(George Masters is a cousin of Stephen Masters.)
(Spafford Hollow.)
MAXSON.
Reuben Maxson. Died January 20, 1883, age 77 years, 3 months, 20 days.
(He came to this town from Scott, N. Y., where his first wife, Polly, died. He married after coming here Emeline Pressey, daughter of Moses Pressey; she is also deceased, and buried in this cemetery. (She has no stone.)
(Borodino.)
Elizabeth, daughter of Reuben and Polly Maxson. Died December 16, 1861, age 15 years.
(Borodino.)
MAYBEE.
(Maby on stone.)
Thomas, son of Stephen and Phebe Maybee. Died Nov- ember 21, 1831, age 12 years, 9 months, 14 days.
(Borodino.)
MAYNARD.
Caroline, wife of Milton Maynard. Died June 7, 1883, age 52 years, 5 months.
(Milton Maynard married for a second wife Eliza Ben- nett, daughter of Stephen and Waity (Hill) Bennett.)
(Borodino.)
Mary E., wife of Adelbert Maynard. Died June 1, 1878, age 24 years, 5 months, 11 days.
(Adelbert Maynard, son of Milton and Caroline May- nard, married (1) Mary E. Smith, and (2) Lydia Howe, daughter of Henry Howe.)
(Borodino.)
Henry, son of Moses and Sally Maynard. Died April 20, 1842, age 5 years, 11 months.
(Borodino.)
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McCAUSEY.
Mary (Coon), wife of Charles McCausey. Died October 13, 1859, age 44 years.
" A faithful wife and mother.'
(Charles McCausey, 1815-1901, married (1) Mary Coon,
1816-1859, (2)
- Eggleston, and (3)
Williams.)
(Borodino.)
McDANIELS.
John McDaniels, (son of Timothy McDaniels). Died April 7, 1873, age 82 years, 8 months, 22 days.
(According to family tradition Timothy McDaniels came to this country from Ireland, and settled in New York City, where he died of Asiatic cholera, leaving two small children : John and Bridget, who, after his decease, were taken to Goshen, Orange Co., N. Y., and reared in the family of Judge Wickham. Subsequently the daughter Bridget mar- ried George D. Wickham, the only child and son of her foster father, Judge Wickham. George D. Wickham became a large land holder, and among his other possessions owned the principal parts of Lots 44, Tullly, and Lot 14, Sempron- ius, in this town, and at an early date, John McDaniels, under a contract from his brother-in-law, Mr. Wickham, settled on the latter of said lots, and then on 100 acres on the northwest corner of the former of said lots, where he remained until the date of his decease. Before coming to this town, Mr. McDaniels (born July 15, 1790) married Polly Hankins (born August 31, 1793), and by her had the following children: Eliza A., born July 15, 1812, died March 16, 1867, married Jeremiah Whiting, she was buried in Scott, N. Y .; George W., born August 31, 1814, died at Onondaga Valley, N. Y., March 13, 1898, married Elizabeth Winans, who also died at Onondaga Valley, N. Y., March 18, 1898, at the age of 70 years; Caroline B., born November 13, 1816, died May 22, 1877, married Peter Ellis Taft, son of Ellis and Cynthia (Knapp) Taft, she was buried in Auburn, N. Y .; Emily B., born October 17, 1818, died May 1, 1896, married Jerum Babcock, she was buried in Scott, N. Y .; John Nelson, born March 3, 1822, married Annis Perkins, daughter of Hopkins and Polly Perkins, wife dead and he was living in Buffalo, N. Y., in 1897; Bridget, born June 6, 1824, died in February, 1894, married (1) Chris-
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topher Dego, (2) Ziba D. Baker; Benjamin, born October 21, 1826, died December 15, 1891, married Cynthia Baker, daughter of Ziba D. and Sally Ann (Taft) Baker; Julia A., born February 22, 1829, married Joseph L. Cole, as his third wife, she is living in 1899 in Spafford, N. Y .; Richard H., born June 24, 1831, married (1) -, and (2) Mary Hopkins, living in 1897; Edgar B., born July 30, 1833, married and living in 1897 in Vermillion, S. Da .; and Mary, born January 8, 1835, married Orrin Hutchens, son of Col. Phineas and Betsey (Bocker) Hutchens, no issue, residing 1899 in Spafford, N. Y.)
(Spafford.)
Polly (Hankins), wife of John McDaniels. Died Decem- ber 24, 1882, age 84 years, 3 months, 24 days.
(Spafford.)
Benjamin McDaniels, (son of John and Polly (Hankins) McDaniels). Died December 15, 1891, age 65 years.
(He married Cynthia Baker, daughter of Ziba D. and Sally Ann (Taft) Baker, and by her had one son: Charles B. McDaniels, born August 21, 1871, unmarried, residing at Spafford, N. Y., in 1899.)
(Spafford.)
John W., son of George W. and Elizabeth (Winans) McDaniels. Died February 13, 1866, age 12 years, 4 months, 27 days.
(Cold Brook.)
McDUFFEE.
In memory of Ruth McDuffee, (daughter of James McDuffee). Died August 22, 1840.
(James McDuffee was an Irishman, and by trade a carpenter.)
MCKAY. (Borodino.)
Augustin McKay, (son of Sylvester and Elizabeth (Bos- tich) Mckay). Died August 21, 1849, age 62 years, 2 months, 13 days.
(Sylvester Mckay, born August 2, 1760, died in 1804, was a son of Alexander and Mary (Sackett) Mckay.
Alexander McKay, born February 19, 1732, died in 1812, was a son of Elkanah Mckay, who, family tradition says, was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, about 1700.
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Sylvester Mckay, by his wife Elizabeth Bostich, had the following children: Silas, born July 7, 1783, died July 30, 1843; Philo, born July 28, 1785; Augustus, born June 8, 1787, died August 21, 1849, married (1) October 15, 1809, Polly Partridge of Northampton, N. Y., and (2) June 16, 1839, Julia Chappel, widow of Dr. Ithamer C. Day; Betsey ; born October 1, 1791; Joseph, born July 12, 1789; Lois, born October 25, 1793; Polly, born February 28, 1796; Daniel, July 18, 1798; and Sylvester, born March 4, 1801, died in June, 1850, at Colden, N. Y.
Augustin Mckay (son of Sylvester and Elizabeth (Bos- tich) Mckay), by his first wife, Polly Partridge, had the following children: Paulina Weed, born February 3, 1813; Frederick, born June 11, 1814, died August 12, 1881, mar- ried Louisa Hutchens, daughter of Col. Phineas and Betsey (Bocker) Hutchens October 8, 1837; Arzena, born Febru- ary 10, 1816, died Mrach 16, 1849, married Alexander Churchell, son of James and Hannah (Dobbs) Churchell; Lydia Wood, born March 30, 1818, died June 14, 1843; Polly P., born September 30, 1821, married Justin N. Knapp, hus- band dead, and she resides in Cold Brook, Spafford, N. Y .; and Augustin, born June 9, 1826, married Sarah A. Mabie, daughter of Martin and Gertrude Mabie, he now resides 1601 Boone Ave., Spokane, Washington. Mr. Augustin Mckay had no issue by second wife; he came to this town from Otisco, N. Y.
Frederick Mckay, (son of Augustin and Polly (Part- ridge) Mckay, by his wife Louisa Hutchens, had two chil- dren : Perry, born January 18, 1841, married (1) November 18, 1869, Edna Brownell, daughter of Edward J. and Rachel (Martin) Brownell, and (2) Abby Arnold, widow of Albert Carr; and Mary, born November 20, 1845, died August 31, 1865, unmarried.)
(Spafford.)
Polly (Partridge), wife of Augustin Mckay. Died June 7, 1838, age 54 years, 1 month, 26 days.
" She has gone to a mansion of rest, From a region of sorrow and pain, To the glorious land of the blest Where she can never suffer again."
(Spafford.)
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Frederick Mckay, (son of Augustin and Polly (Partridge) Mckay). Died August 19, 1881, age 67 years.
(Spafford.)
Louisa (Hutchens), wife of Frederick Mckay. Died May 2, 1883, age 67 years.
(She was born in Spafford, October 19, 1815.)
(Spafford.)
Mary, daughter of Frederick and Louisa (Hutchens) Mckay. Died August 31, 1865, age 19 years.
(Spafford.)
Birdie, infant daughter of Perry and Edna (Brownell) Mckay. Died July 12, 1871, age 3 days. " Only sleeping."
(Edna Brownell, first wife of Perry Mckay, is also deceased, and buried in this cemetery; also one son, Irving, a youth, and a son, Rause. No stone.)
(Spafford.)
MEAR.
Edward Mear. Died May 10, 1890, age 34 years.
(Thorn Hill.)
MELLEN.
Maria H., wife of James K. Mellen. Died February 27, 1853, in her 57th year.
(James Mellen was a brother of Dr. David Mellen, of Hudson, N. Y., who married Mary Taft, sister of Bezaleel and Ellis Taft, of Cold Brook.)
(Cold Brook.)
Nathaniel, son of Nathaniel K. and Ruth C. Mellen. Died March 5, 1839, age 6 months, 29 days.
(Nathaniel K. Mellen was a nephew of Dr. David Mellen of Hudson, N. Y.)
(Cold Brook.)
MELVIN.
Jabez Melvin. Died December 25, 1856, age 84 years.
(By his wife Rebecca he had the following children : Abiathar, married (1) Jane Wallace, sister of William and cousin of John Wallace, and (2) Elizabeth Robertson, daughter of James J. and Isabel (Eadie) Robertson; Malinda, died unmarried; Leonard, died unmarried; and Samantha, died unmarried.)
(Spafford.)
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Rebecca, wife of Jabez Melvin. Died November 7, 1845, age 73 years.
(Spafford.)
Abiathar Melvin, (son of Jabez and Rebecca Melvin). Died May 14, 1852, age 48 years, 28 days. " Dear companion, thou hast left us, And thy loss we deeply feel, But 'tis God that hath bereft us, He can all our sorrows heal."
(By his two wives he had five children: Betsey Ann, died at 16 years; Calvin A., died at 10 months; two infant daughters died in infancy; and James J. Melvin.)
(Spafford.)
Jane (Wallace), wife of Abiathar Melvin. Died May 31, 1844, age 33 years, 28 days.
" Afflictions sore a long time she bore, Physicians were in vain, 'Till God did please to give her ease And take her from her pain."
(Spafford.)
Also two infant daughters of Abiathar and Jane (Wal- lace) Melvin. Died December 2, 1839, and December 23, 1842.
(Spafford.)
Betsey Ann, daughter of Abiathar and Jane (Wallace) Melvin. Died November 28, 1857, age 16 years, 5 months, 12 days.
(Spafford.)
Calvin A., son of Abiathar and Elizabeth (Robertson) Melvin. Died March 7, 1851, age 10 months, 13 days. (Spafford.)
Malinda Melvin, (daughter of Jabez and Rebecca Melvin). Died October 29, 1875, in the 67th year of her age. (Borodino.)
Leonard Melvin, (son of Jabez and Rebecca Melvin). Died October 4, 1864, age 53 years, 5 months, 29 days. (Spafford.)
Samantha Melvin, (daughter of Jabez and Rebecca Mel- vin). Died May 23, 1884, age 70 years.
(Borodino.)
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MERRET.
Elizabeth, wife of James Merrit, and daughter of James and Ann Martindale. Born at Reddington, England, October 13, 1791. Died March 29, 1845.
(Borodino.)
MILLARD.
Abel Millard. Died October 25, 1885, age 39 years, 9 months.
(He was born in England.)
(Thorn Hill.)
MILLS.
Alexander Mills. Died July 11, 1888, age 98 years.
" Rest in peace."
(Mr. Mills had a daughter, Margaret, who married Alan- son, Manley, and a son, Alexander, who never came to this town, but resided in Canada.)
(Borodino.)
In memory of Timothy Mills. Died April 21, 1818, age 72 years, 5 months, 29 days.
(His wife, Sophia, survived him. Letters of administra- tion were taken out upon his estate by his son, Isaac Mills, April 27, 1818.)
(Thorn Hill.)
In memory of Sophia Mills, (wife of Timothy Mills) . Died March 22, 1823, age 78 years, 7 months, 15 days.
(Thorn Hill.)
Isaac Mills, (son of Timothy and Sophia Mills). Died February 20, 1863, age 83 years.
(Isaac Mills married (1) Polly Berry, sister of Jonathan Berry, and (2) Prudy Hyde daughter of Oliver and Polly Hyde. In his will, dated December 19, 1855, probated May 18, 1863, and in the petition presented to Court, mention is made of the following children : Timothy Mills of Marcellus (married Polly Wiltsie) ; Betsey Wiltsie of Palermo, Oswego County, N. Y .; Ruth Johnson, of Cleveland, Ohio; and of his grandchildren : Julia S., and Helen Adelle Mills, children of his deceased son, Nelson Mills, formerly of Marcellus, N. Y. No mention is made of any children or descendants of his other deceased son, William Mills, who died in 1851.
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Isaac Mills came to this town from Saratoga County, N. Y., where a part at least of his children were born. He was a soldier in the War of 1812.
Timothy Mills, (son of Isaac and Polly (Berry) Mills), born in Saratoga County, N. Y., died in Marcellus, December 4, 1888, married Polly Wiltsie, she died Feb- ruary, 1892. Their son, George C. Mills, born at Marcellus, April 9, 1843, married Eliza J. Finch, who were father and mother of Frank B. Mills, the noted seed man at Rose Hill, in the town of Marcellus, N. Y., and also of William E. Mills, Postmaster at the same place. Frank B. Mills, born at Thorn Hill, in the town of Marcellus, August 3, 1866, is one of the most remarkable as well as one of the most successful business men in the County of Onondaga; he married June 16, 1892, Grace Ackles, daughter of Samuel and Mary (Harvey) Ackles, of the town of Spafford, N. Y. For a more extended account of Mr. Frank B. Mills' busı- ness career, see Bruce's Centennial History of Onondaga County, Vol. 2, page 31.)
(Thorn Hill.)
Prudy (Hyde), wife of Isaac Mills. Born October 12, 1790, died October 17, 1852.
(Thorn Hill.)
William Mills, (son of Isaac Mills). Born March 24, 1819, died March 20, 1851.
(Thorn Hill.)
Nelson Mills, (son of Isaac Mills). Died February 13, 1857, age 25 years, 3 months.
(Thorn Hill.)
MINER.
Luke Miner. Born September 11, 1767, died September 2, 1839.
(Mr. Miner came to this town from Victory, N. Y .; he was a saddler by trade. He died suddenly while eating dinner at Roundy's Tavern at Spafford Corners, on the occasion of a military company training. Nothing is known of his wife or of any children, except his son, Peres Miner, who resided in this town and married Lucia Norton, daughter of David and Dinah (Wilton) Norton.)
(Cold Brook.)
Peres Miner, (son of Luke Miner). Born August 4, 1800, died November 1, 1851.
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(Peres Miner, by his wife Lucia Norton, had the follow- ing children : Adeline, married Chandler B. Heath, of Trux- ton, N. Y .; Laura, married John P. Taft, son of Bezaleel and Nancy Ann (Palmer) Taft; Seymour L., married Aurelia Atwater, (his son, Prof. H. F. Miner is now (1899) Prin- cipal of Skaneateles Academy) ; George W., married Phebe Potter of Taylor, both are now living, they have a son, Ben- ton, who lives at Union Valley, N. Y .; Oscar P., married Julia Benson of Tyler, Cortland County, N. Y., where he has been Supervisor, he now resides in Cortland, N. Y., (they have two sons, Floyd B. and Carroll P. Miner) ; and Lucia A. Miner, married Isaac P. Brown of Taylor, who died in 1888 and left one child, Lucia. Peres Miner was a teacher and farmer. He was frequently called upon to act as School Commissioner and Inspector of Schools in his adopted town, and at all times was more or less prominent in town affairs. His wife, Lucia, after his decease, mar- ried Bezaleel Taft for his second wife, and subsequent thereto a Mr. Perry of Homer, for her third husband.
(Cold Brook.)
Lucia (Norton), wife of Peres Miner. Born January 20, 1809, died August 7, 1866.
(Cold Brook.)
Turner Miner. Died August 7, 1840, age 76 years.
(Thorn Hill.)
MOON.
Benjamin Moon. Died August 25, 1873, age 60 years, 4 months.
(This inscription is in part repeated on the stone at the grave of Mr. Moon's wife, Jane, who was buried at Boro- dino. Mr. Moon is supposed to have been a son of Silas Moon, Sr., who also resided and died in this town.)
(Spafford.)
Jane, wife of Benjamin Moon. Died January 2, 1884, age 47 years, 5 months, 7 days.
(Borodino.)
(Silas Moon, Sr., came to this town early and resided on lot 41, Tully; by his wife, Anna, he had the following children : Roxana, married John R. Lewis, son of Joseph and Mary (Stanton) Lewis, she died in Illinois; Elizabeth, married Joseph Prindle, son of Samuel Prindle; Silas, Jr.,
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married Anna ; Zenas, married Abigail -; and perhaps Benjamin, who married Jane -, died and was buried in Spafford, as stated above. Silas Moon, Sr., and his wife, Anna, are supposed to have been buried in the Lewis Private Yard in Spafford. No stone.
Zenas Moon, (son Silas, Sr., and Anna Moon), by his wife Abigail, had the following children: Abigail, married Truman Brown of Thorn Hill, N. Y .; Mary A., died un- married; Lucy, resides in Skaneateles, N. Y .; Harriet A., died unmarried; Alanson, married Elizabeth , (they were father and mother of William Henry Moon, who was a private in Company "I," 149th Regt., N. Y. Vols. Inft., in the war of 1861, was killed in the battle of Peach Tree Creek, Ga., July 20, 1864, and buried in the National Ceme- tery at Merietta, Ga.) ; and Wesley, married Theresa Gay, daughter of Barnet A. and Amanda F. (Smith) Gay, he resides in Spafford, N. Y.)
Harriet A., daughter of Zenas and Abigail Moon. Died December 23, age 17 years.
(Spafford.)
Mary A., daughter of Zenas and Abigail Moon. Died October 20, 1862, age 28 years.
(Spafford.)
Cortiz A., son of Alanson and Elizabeth Moon. Died 10, 1864, age 15 years, 8 months, 4 days.
(Spafford.)
Moses E., son of Wesley and Theresa (Gay) Moon. Died November 13, 1862, age 8 months, 15 days.
' Taken from Earth to bloom in Heaven."
(Spafford.)
MOREY.
Walter D., son of Charles and Sarah M. (Eddy) Morey. Died December 10, 1876, age 7 months, 17 days.
(Mrs. Morey was a daughter of Richard M. Eddy; her husband probably came from Washington County, N. Y.) (Borodino.)
MORGAN.
Flora A. Churchell, wife of William H. Morgan. Died June 13, 1885, age 33 years, 6 months.
(Mrs. Morgan died in Scott, where her husband then
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resided; she was a daughter of George and Eveline (Nor- ton) Churchell.)
(Borodino.)
Flaurence, daughter of William H. and Flora A. (Churchell) Morgan. Died November 16, 1887, age 6 years, 6 months.
(Borodino.)
MORRIS.
Jane (Springer), wife of Samuel Morris. Died Decem- ber 29, 1875, age 84 years, 4 months, 28 days.
" Dear Mother, we miss thee."
(Samuel Morris, according to family tradition, came at an early date from the eastern part of this State, with a yoke of oxen, and settled at the head of the Gulf Road, in the Town of Sempronius, Cayuga County, N. Y. He had been married before coming to this part of the State, but had lost his wife, and nothing is known of her or her children, if she had any. Soon after coming to Sempronius he married Jane Springer, and by her had the following children, all born in Sempronius: Deborah, born April 7, 1815, married Jacob Brown, he is dead, and buried in this cemetery, and she is residing, in 1899, at Glen Haven, N. Y .; Samuel, born January 8, 1817, married Laura Johnson of Washington County, N. Y .; Simeon, born June 30, 1818, married (1) Lavina Harrington, and (2) Polly Harrington, both daughters of John and Catherine Harrington of this town; Diadama, born December 2, 1821, married William Havens of Seneca Falls, N. Y .; Paulina, born May 1, 1825, married Reuben Barber, son of Rathbone Barber, Sr., and Roby (Wilcox) Barber; Uriah born March 6, 1827, married Frances Worden, daughter of Truman and Phebe (Har- rington) Worden, both residing in 1899 at Glen Haven, N. Y .; and Washington, born March 9, 1829, married (1) Abigail E. Havens, daughter of Ebenezer and Laura (Pettis) Havens, and (2) Catherine Hibbard. Mr. Samuel Morris died and was buried in Sempronius, N. Y.
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