Onondaga's centennial. Gleanings of a century, Vol. II, Part 88

Author: Bruce, Dwight H. (Dwight Hall), 1834-1908
Publication date: 1896
Publisher: [Boston] : The Boston History Company
Number of Pages: 1094

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Amidon, George, Onondaga, the owner of a fine farm in Onondaga, comprising forty-three acres, was born in this town, a son of Henry G., a native of this county born March 13, 1804, who died Jan. 20, 1884. The latter was a son of Jacob Amidon

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who came here from Connecticut with his family, by ox-team, being one of the first settlers of this county. Henry G. married Elizabeth Vinton, by whom he had seven children: Lydia, Jane, Harriet, Henry, Hiram, George and Samuel, all of whom grew to maturity. George married Frances 1 .. Fenner, a widow with one daughter, Nettie E., who is now teaching. Mr. Amidon has served as road commissioner, col- lector, constable, etc., and is a veteran of the late war having enlisted in Co. 1, 122d N. Y. Vols., Aug. 9, 1862. He was wounded three times at the battle of Cold Har- bor, June 1, 1864.

Dorchester, Reuben, Marcellus, was born in Cheshire, Conn., in 1804. He was the father of eleven children who grew to maturity. The youngest son, Eliakim, the father of our subject, came to Marcellus with his father when two years old, and spent his life here. He was justice of the peace here for eighteen years, and died in 1863. His widow, Caroline (Griffin) Dorchester, still lives in good health. Their son Robert E. was born in this town Nov. 6, 1842, educated in the common schools, and followed farming. He has also been engaged in the grain and produce business. He is prominent in local politics, having served as supervisor ten terms. Sept. 27, 1866, he married Lucy A., daughter of John and Lucy Coon of Jefferson Co., and of their four children three survive: Robert De Forest, Earl H. and Horatio Seymour. Homer A. died at the age of twenty months.

Daye, John, Marcellus, was born in Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, and from there went to Canada in 1872. In 1879 he started in the woolen business in Cornwall, Ontario, where he acted as designer and assistant superintendent. From there he went further west and took the same position in Streetsville, Ontario, where he remained until coming to Marcellus to assume a similar position in the Crown Mills. Mr. Daye is assistant superintendent in the upper mills of the Crown plant. He married Catharine, daughter of William Good of Shrewsbury, Quebec, and they have one son, John.

Delany, James, Camillus, was born in Ireland in 1832. Coming to America in 1848, he located at Canandaigua for three years, in the employ of the N. V. C. R. R. Co. He remained in their employ for twenty years, being transferred to different points on the road. In 1867 he located on his present farm of 145 acres. He married Anne Dwyer, of Ireland, by whom he has six children.

Dixon, Isaac, Camillus, was born in Camillus in 1834, son of George and Ann (Moro) Dixon, natives of England and Ireland, who died on the old homestead in Camillus. The father was a general contractor. He dug the Onondaga ditch and the feeder at Camillus. Isaac married Caroline Harder, and located on his present place of 155 acres in 1890.

Dunlop, Robert, Jamesville, was born in Dewitt in 1837, son of Robert and grand- son of Robert Dunlop, who came from Scotland and attained wealth in Albany and Troy. Robert, the father, came here about 1831 and started and operated until his death the manufacturing and quarrying interests which contributed largely to the upbuilding of Jamesville. These interests were the cement and plaster works, grist and saw mills and oil mill. He also dealt extensively in grain, and in 1836 built two miles of railroad from his mills to the head of the feeder. He was several times supervisor, and died in 1882, aged 72. Robert, jr., who has always resided near

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Jamesville, began operations for himself in 1863 in the cement and plaster business. At his father's death he came into possession of his various interests here, and now owns about 800 acres of land, containing valuable lime and plaster quarries, from which he ships annually about 2,000 tons of plaster and nearly 100,000 bushels of water lime. He also owns the Dunlop full roller mills of fifty barrels per day capac- ity, and barley mills of 250 bushels per day capacity. Mr. Calvin McCarthy has an interest with Mr. Dunlop in the lime, plaster and flour industries.

Deline, Oscar, Dewitt, was born in Syracuse in 1849, son of Adam and Catherine (Johnson) Deline. The mother now resides with Oscar, and the father died in 1865. Mr. Deline was formerly in the lumbering business in Wisconsin, then he followed railroading for a while, and has been on his present farm since 1879. In 1883 he marrie Sarah M. Garrott, nee Tallman, who died in 1891, leaving one child, Willis. Mr. Deline afterwards married Alice Johnson. He has a farm of 82 acres, and fol- lows general farming.

Davis, D. H., Baldwinsville, was born in Cazenovia Co., May 17, 1837, son of Joseph Davis, a native of Franklin Co., Mass., who came to Madison Co. in 1826. Joseph married Mary, daughter of Asa Adams, by whom he had ten children, eight of whom are now living. Dwight H. came to Onondaga Co. in 1850 and entered the employ of Benjamin F. Davis, one of the earliest manufacturers of brooms. He mar- ried Fannie, daughter of Warren Marvin, by whom he has three children: Charles F., Mrs. C. W. Sizeland and Lucia Davis. Mr. Davis is one of the representative farmers of the town.

Dunbar, Seth, Baldwinsville, was born in the town of Marcellus, Feb. 23, 1815. His father came from Boston, Mass., to Marcellus in 1796. He married Annie Mc- Culler, and died in his 90th year. Seth Dunbar was educated in the common schools, and finished at the Oneida Conference Seminary, after which he returned to his father's farm. In 1846 he removed to the town of Camillus and engaged in the hard- ware and tin business. In 1852 he sold out and removed to Baldwinsville, where he engaged in the same business. He married Eliza, daughter of Salmon Erskine, by whom he has two children: Seth, and Mrs. Mary J. Cramer. In 1891 Mr. Dunbar purchased the drug store on Main street, and also carries on an extensive hardware business at Oneida. Mr. Dunbar is one of the representative business men of the town.

Dewey, W. A., Tully, was born in Madison Co., March 13, 1849, one of twelve children of Marcus and Ann M. (Norton) Dewey, natives respectively of Connecticut and Pompey, N. Y. They went to Madison Co. in an early day and settled on a farm, where Mrs. Dewey now resides, and where Mr. Dewey died Aug. 26, 1875. The grandfather of our subject was an early settler in Madison Co., and a prominent minister of Pompey Hollow for many years, where he died. W. A. Dewey was reared on the farm, educated in the common schools and Cazenovia Seminary, and worked on a farm until the age of 27, when he went to New York city and engaged in the grocery business. After three years he returned to Pompey and engaged in the meat business, and two years later in the produce business, which he has con- ducted successfully ever since. In 1876 he married Minnie Burdick, a native of Lan- sing, Mich., and a daughter of Russell W. and Julia Burdick, of Chenango Co. and

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Otsego Co. respectively. They went to Lansing, Mich., and returned in 1866 to De Ruyter, coming to Tully in 1877, where they have since lived. They have had three children: Lena R., Arthur B. and Carrie B. Mr. Dewey was appointed post- master of Tully, Jan. 1, 1894.

Evans, Charles R., Marcellus, was born in England, May 17, 1858, moved to Mar- cellus in 1864, son of Charles and Mary Evans. Charles R., our subject, was edu- cated in Marcellus, and has since followed farming. Mr. Evans has a fine farm under a high state of cultivation. Ile married Bessie M. Chave of Skaneateles, by whom he has two children: Maud C. and Spencer C. Mr. Evans is prominent in political affairs.

Driesback, Mrs. Elizabeth, Cicero, widow of James C., was born June 23, 1844. Mr. Driesback was born May 31, 1831, in Montgomery Co. He came to Cicero with his parents when he was three years old. They settled on a farm near South Bay. Mr. Driesback, by his enterprise and energy, acquired a considerable amount of property. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Noah Frazier, a well known hotel keeper of Cicero. They had three children : George H., Eva and Francis. George H. is at present taking a business course in Syracuse ; the others are in school in the village.

Diffin, Charles, Cicero, was born in the town of Cicero, Jan. 3, 1843, son of John and Louisa (Moulton) Diffin, who were both born in New York State. They came to Cicero in 1852. They had two children : Georgiana and Charles. Charles has always followed farming, now owning a farm of 68 acres, mostly under cultivation. He married Silvia E., daughter of William Welsh of Cicero, a descendant of the old pioneer settlers. They have two children, Edwin L. and Irving L., both farmers.

Ellis, Rodney M., Pompey, was born in Pompey, Jan. 13, 1818, a son of Clark and Thirza (Benson) Ellis, natives of Amsterdam and Pompey respectively. Clark was 16 years of age when he and his brother Samuel came to this town and bought and built a log cabin, making a home for the rest of the family, who came the next year, and here spent their last days, the father dying in 1844 and the mother in 1831. Rod- ney M. was 13 years of age when his mother died, and he lived with Mr. Sharp of Pompey for four years. He has been an active and energetic man, and a successful one. In California he was in the shingle business; in Fabius he was engaged in the grocery and meat market business, and he has also dealt in lumber somewhat ex- tensively. He spent some time in Illinois, where his first wife died. He next lived in Greenwich two years with his daughter, then came to Pompey and married (sec- ond) Maria A. Mulliner of Pompey. Mr. Ellis's first marriage was with Sabina M. Crandall, by whom he had five children: Monroe F., who was for two years in the employ of the express company at Albany, then went to Cleveland, O., where on ac- count of ill health he was forced to throw up a fine position and go to Texas, where he was in the sheep and wool business. This he sold and went to Minneapolis; later to North Galveston and opened a company, of which he was stockholder and presi- dent. The second child of Mr. Ellis is Threnie, who is in California, and a musician by occupation ; the third child is Egbert ; the fourth, C. F., who is at Pittsburg, in the employ of the railroad as general manager; and the fifth is Eva, wife of W. Paul of Shenandoah, O.

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Eldridge, John, Pompey, was born in Pompey, Oct. 10, 1821, a son of Clark and Rhoda Eldridge, natives of Connecticut, who came to Pompey in an early day, where they spent their lives. John Eldridge was a farmer and owned 160 acres of land. He married in Fabius, Oct. 30, 1849, Mary A. Stebbins, a native of Pompey, born in 1829. She was a daughter of Oliver and Margaret (Warner) Stebbins, of Massachu- setts. Mr. and Mrs. Eldridge have had five children: Fred. born Aug. 4, 1850, who married Ida Bellinger, and has two children: Eddie and Alice; Frank, born Oct. 25, 1852, who married Julia Brady and has seven children: Jennie, Willis, Susan, Clara, Florence, Frank and one unnamed; Mary E., born Jan. 30, 1859, who died June 30, 1865; William E., born Aug. 6, 1864, who was educated in Cazenovia Seminary, and is now in the treasury department at Washington, D. C. ; he married Mary Barnes, of that city, and they have two children: John and one unnamed; and Carrie A., who was born Feb. 17, 1867, wife of Richard Moss, of Pompey; they have four children, Flora, Ruby, Laura and one not named.

Eadie, Frank, Spafford, was born in Spafford, Sept. 4, 1852, a son of James and Zeruah (Monk) Eadie. The grandfather was James Eadie, of Scotland, who came to this town, where he settled north of Borodino first, and later bought the farm now occupied by Arlo Woodworth, where he died. His wife was Martha Smith. James Eadie spent his days in this town, and died in 1883 at the age of 65, his wife having died in 1888, aged 57. Frank was educated at the Cortland Academy and followed teaching three years, when he came to Borodino and entered the store of H. A. Olton as clerk, remaining three years and continuing with Mr. Churchill, who bought out the store later. After a time Mr. Eadie and Mr. Churchill's two sons, Arthur and Edward, bought the business, the firm being Churchill & Eadie. At the end of a year Arthur Churchill retired, and the business was continued by Ed- ward and Mr. Eadie for ten years, when Mr. Eadie bought out his partner's interest and has since carried on a very successful business, with a fine line of general mer- chandise, and making a specialty of butter and eggs and seeds. He has served as town clerk for several terms, and is an ardent temperance advocate. In 1878 he married Eva A. Bass, daughter of William and Catherine (Eglin) Bass, of Hamilton Co., who came to this town about 1873. Mr. and Mrs. Eadie have one daughter, Linnie, born Sept. 6, 1885.

Dearman, Alfonzo, Spafford, was born in Tompkins Co., May 19, 1848, a son of William and Diantha (Batchelor) Dearman, of Tompkins Co., where the father died, and the mother married again, and resides in Cortland Co. The grandfather was William, one of the earliest settlers of Cortland Co. and a native of Holland. William Dearman was a capenter and a wagonmaker by trade. The subject was reared on a farm and began life as a clerk at the age of 16 at Cortland, and seven years later engaged in the grocery trade for himself in that town. After three years he sold out, and soon after went to Freetown, where he had charge of a store for John Hub- bard, and later Hubbard Brothers, and then engaged in business for himself in that place for four years. In 1886 he came to Borodino, and went into the general mer- cantile business, in which he has been very successful, occupying a two-story building and carrying a fine line of general merchandise. He has served as town clerk in Preston several years and postmaster for five years. He is an Odd Fellow of Cort- land and married in 1874 Angenette Andrews of West Eaton, Madison Co., by

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whom he has two children, Pearl C., born July 14, 1876, and Ethel G., born July 3, 1891.

Earll, Andrew Jackson, Skaneateles, was born in Skaneateles, March 15, 1838, son of Hiram and Cynthia Earll. Gen. Robert Earll, grandfather of Andrew J., was one of the earliest settlers in the township. Andrew J. has always been engaged in farming, and owns one of the principal farms in the town, consisting of over 200 acres. He is also interested in the lumber business. Mr. Earll has been very prom- inent in politics and has served as supervisor three terms. He married Harriet Brown of Elbridge, and they have three children living: Edwin C., conducting his father's farm ; Bessie E., married Frank R. Austin of Owasco, and Gladys I., at home. Mr. Earll is one of the most prominent farmers in the county.

Davey, Edward J., Skaneateles, was born in Skaneateles, March 23, 1846, a son of John and Betsey (Jay) Davey of England. The grandfather, John, was born in Eng- land and came in 1830 to this country, settling in Skaneateles, where he died. The maternal grandfather, James Jay, a local Methodist preacher, was also born in Eng- land, and came to this town in 1830. John Davey was a carriage maker by trade, and came to the farm now owned by our subject and brother in 1856. After about ten years he retired to the village, where he died in 1892. Edward J. was reared to farm work; was educated in the Munro Collegiate Institute. He owns 120 acres of fine land, and follows general farming and the breeding of Hambletonian horses. He is a member of Marcellus Lodge No. 628, I. O. O. F., and also of the Grange. In 1842 he married Mary, daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth (Browning) Tucker of this town, and they have had these children : Edith; Nina M., who died, aged 1 year; Roy W., and Theodore.

Erkenbeck, Sanford, Manlius, was born in Johnstown, Fulton Co., Nov. 20, 1841. He was educated in the common schools of Fulton Co., two years of study while in Illinois and the common schools of the town of Manlius. After leaving school he en . gaged in farming, which he has since followed. He made his home with his parents until his father's death; then became manager of the farm. He has increased the farm to 76 acres, and has made many valuable improvements on the residence and outbuildings. For many years he made a specialty of the cultivation of hops and tobacco, but now carries on a general line of farming. Mr. Erkenbeck and family attend the Baptist church of Fayetteville. Oct. 17, 1883, he married Mary E., daugh- ter of Jerome B. Palmer (see family history). They have one son: Frederick Palmer Erkenbeck, a student at Fayetteville Academy, aged ten years.

Eaton, Norris, Manlius, was born in the town of Manlins, Nov. 18, 1826. Daniel, his father, also a native of that town, was born July 2, 1794. In the latter part of the eighteenth century three brothers came to this town from Connecticut: Thomas, Asel and Aaron. Aaron, the grandfather of Norris, born June 12, 1763, and died June 27, 1816, was the father of five sons: Hezekiah, Daniel, John, Joseph, Reuben and Burr. Mrs. Aaron Eaton was born April 2, 1774, and died March 3, 1829. Daniel was educated in the common schools, then engaged in farming on lot 33, in Manlius. He died Aug. 5, 1829. His wife Catherine, daughter of Adam and Catherine (Houser) Reals, died July 8, 1885. She was born Sept. 25, 1800. Of this union five children were born that reached adult age: Aaron, died Jan. 31, 1887, killed by the

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cars in Syracuse; Norris; Joseph D., farmer of Manlius; Triphanice, wife of George Kessler, died Oct. 5, 1855, and Angelina, makes her home with Norris. Norris was educated in the common schools, then engaged in farming on his father's farm until 1855, when he entered the employ of the N. Y. C. R. R. Co. for two years and a half as brakeman, and in 1858 was promoted to conductor, which position he continuously held until 1878. Mr. Eaton left the road in 1878, and in 1880 bought the old Chase farm of 75 acres, and has eleven acres on the opposite side, which he has since made his home. In 1888 he was elected commissioner of highways. He has served as trustee of the school three years. He is a member of the Masonic Lodge, joining with Central City 305, in 1860. In 1853 he married Augusta Dibbles, who died Jan. 8, 1867, leaving one child, John J., locomotive engineer, of Buffalo, N. Y. Feb. 26, 1873, Mr. Eaton married Lillian, daughter of Orange Burrows, retired merchant of Buffalo, who died in 1874.

Drumm, Philip, Manlius, was born in the town of Manlius, July 13, 1857. Jacob, his father, was a native of Germany and came to this country in 1847, locating in Syracuse, where he followed the trade of coopering for a short time; then moved to Manlius, settling on a farm, where he spent the balance of his days. Before com- ing to Manlius Mr. Drumm visited the West, and was engaged in coopering in Wis- consin, where he bought a farm of 80 acres, which he sold in 1855. In 1856 he bought 30 acres of land in the town of Manlius, and in 1864 he bought 40 acres more, and in 1866 bought four acres. Since his death his son has still increased the size of the farm, buying 15 acres in 1883, making 89 acres in the farm. Jacob Drumm died April 9, 1867, aged 55 years. His wife, Catherine Klink, a native of Germany, died Sept. 23, 1890, aged 74 years. They had three children: Katherine, wife of George Pfeifer, a farmer of Manlius; Jacob a farmer on the old homestead, and Philip. Jacob and Philip were both given a good common school education, and later Philip became a student of Onondaga Valley Academy, and also took a course in the Meads Business College in Syracuse. In 1891 he was elected collector of the town. The following year he was elected excise commissioner. He and his brother attend the Presbyterian church at Collamer. Mr. Drumm has been the representative of the Mutual Reserve Fund Life Association of New York for five years, but has now given up the agency.

Dunham, Rufus, Manlius, was born in Truxton, Cortland Co., Aug. 26, 1825. His father, Rufus Dunham, was a native of Massachusetts and came to Cortland Co. when a young man, where he made his home up to the time of his death at the age of 91 years. Rufus, our subject, was the fourth of a family of ten children. He was educated in the common schools, after leaving which he engaged in farming in his native town, remaining on the old homestead until 26 years of age. In 1853 he bought a farm of 60 acres on lots 88 and 99, where he has since made his home. He has been a member of the Baptist church for twenty years, In 1848 he married Sarah Bryant, a native of Massachusetts, and they have two children: Jennie, wife of Dr. N. 11. Curtis, of Manlius, and Henry B., general freight agent for the Colum- bus, Hocking Valley and Toledo R. R. Co., now located at Columbus, Ohio.

Dwelly, John P., Manlins, was born in the town of Manlius, Aug. 9, 1832. Jona- than P. Dwelly, his father, was born in Tiverton, R. I., Feb. 9, 1795, and came to this county with his parents when seven years of age. His father, Richard, took up

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a tract of land at Eagle Valley and it was there that Jonathan was reared and spent the most of his days. Jonathan P. married Lucy Williams, of Manlius, by whom he had eight children, two of whom are now living: Mrs. Esther Stedman and John P. John P. spent his boyhood on the old homestead and was given what education the common schools of fifty years ago afforded. He assisted his father on the farm until 41 years of age, but in 1873 he bought a farm of 80 acres on lot 98, where he now re- sides and carries on a general farming. Jan. 20, 1857, Mr. Dwelly married Lucy P., daughter of Anson K. Safford, a native of Pompey, who built the present residence of John P. Anson K. Safford was born in 1815 and died June 7, 1868. Mr. and Mrs. Dwelly have had six children, of whom one died in infancy: Anson J., is a farmer in Illinois; Eva L., wife of Jacob Schaeffer of Syracuse; William T., is a conductor on the cable road of Chicago; Cora is the wife of George L. Carter, of Manlius; and Minnie is the wife of Edward Norton, a farmer of Pompey.

Everingham, Albert, of South Onondaga, is the owner of 196 acres of fine land, devoted to dairying and grain farming. Hle was born in the town of Fabius, July 24, 1840, and settled on this place in 1850. He is a son of Jeremiah Ever- ingham, a native of Cazenovia, who moved into the town of Pompey with his father, Jonathan, at the age of two years. Jonathan was a native of Connecticut, and one of the first settlers of the county. Jeremiah married Sophia French, and their children were William, Mary J., Charles, Marcy, Lucy, Nancy and Albert. The latter married Helen, daughter of Martin and Amy Bailey, and they have three chil- dren, William, Kittie and Arthur. Kittie married Guy West, and has two children, Clarence and Bertha. Arthur married Clara Ackels, and they have two children.

Dorwin, Lyman C., Onondaga, is the youngest son of Thomas M. and Waity (Adams) Dorwin of Massachusetts, who settled in this town in the early days of the county. John Adams kept the principal hotel between Albany and Buffalo, during the war of 1812, and came to this farm in 1823. Thomas M. Dorwin bought the farm where he resided until his death in 1860. There are now living of this family two sons, and a daughter, Thomas M., Lyman C., and Mary M. Lyman C. married Sarah E. Hare, and now owns a farm of 150 acres, also a stone quarry, a sand bed, and the Dorwin Springs. He has served as clerk in the provost marshal's office, and also filled the quota for the town of Onondaga. He was deputy canal collector and clerk in the office three years, and after this was deputy treasurer of the city of Syracuse for two years. He then embarked in the merchant tailoring business with Chester Hair for about six years, and in 1875 received the appointment of city clerk, which position he held nine years, by virtue of which position he was clerk of the Board of City Auditors, of the Board of Health, secretary of the Police Commission- ers, clerk of the Board of Excise, registrar of vital statistics and commissioner of deeds. Jan. 1, 1889, he was appointed clerk of the police justice's court, which position he held six years. Thomas M. Dorwin raised a company in Vermont, of which he was appointed captain, and led his company at Oswego in the war of 1812. Lyman C. was in Springfield, O., when the late war broke out, and joined the Clark County Brigade, Co. A, Captain Brown, commander, in defense of Cincinnati, against the attack of John Morgan, the guerilla.

Bennett, George E., La Fayette, was born in La Fayette, June 11, 1845, a son of

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Ora and Mary (Dewitt) Bennett of Cortland and Ulster counties respectively. They came to this town in 1840, where Mr. Bennett died in 1853, and his widow now re- sides in the village of Cardiff. The grandfather was Ebenezer Bennett, who came to La Fayette in an early day, but died in Michigan. George E. was reared on the farm and educated in the public schools, and for a year sold farm wagons on the road, after which he went to Geddes, where he formed a partnership with George Card, remaining fifteen months, after which he traveled for three years. In 1883 he . came to Cardiff and engaged in the mercantile business, where he has been very suc- cessful. In 1875 he married Helen Snuffins, daughter of William Gay and wife, early settlers of Otisco, and they have had one daughter, Lena G., who resides at home.

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Onondaga's centennial. Gleanings of a century, Vol. II, Part 88

Author: Bruce, Dwight H. (Dwight Hall), 1834-1908 Publication date: 1896 Publisher: [Boston] : The Boston History Company Number of Pages: 1094

Author: Bruce, Dwight H. (Dwight Hall), 1834-1908
Publication date: 1896
Publisher: [Boston] : The Boston History Company
Number of Pages: 1094