Our county and its people. A descriptive work on Jefferson County, New York, Part 109

Author: Emerson, Edgar C., ed
Publication date: 1898
Publisher: [Boston] Boston History Co.
Number of Pages: 1368


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Grenell, W. Il., was born in Pierrepont Manor, January 26, 1816, a son of Ezra (). and Abby M. (Wardwell) Grenell. Ezra O. was born in Ellisburgh in ist5, a son of Benjamin Grenell, who came from Montgomery county in 1512, and settled on the farm now owned by the subject of this sketch, He was an Abolitionist and served in the war of 1812. Ezra was a farmer and is now living, his wife died in February, 1896. She was a daughter of Samuel Wardwell, son of Colonel Wardwell, of Rhode Island, a large ship owner of Bristol, and the village of Wardwell was named in lus honor. W. Il. Grenell was reared on a farm and educated at Umou Acad- emy, Belleville, N. Y. He was engaged in farming until 187, when he engaged in seed growing and located at Pierrepont Manor, where he has been very successful, he also has a branch at Saginaw, Mich. He was married in 1867 to Adalaide Allen, and they have one daughter, Anna, wife of Mathew J. Higgins. Mr. Grenell is a Democrat, but not an aspirant to office. He is a member of Rising Sun Lodge No. 234. F. & A. M., and Adams Chapter, R. A. M.


Martin, Eugene L., was born in Mannsville, July 15, 1846, a son of Philip P. and Chloe (Lum) Martin. Philip P. was born in Massachusetts and came to Mannsville, N. Y., when a young man, following teaching for a number of years and then en- gaged in a general store and carried on a successful business for thirty-seven years. and afterwards his sons, Leonard A. and Eugene L., continued the business under the firm name (as always known) of P. P. Martin & Co. for eleven years, when they sold out to C. S. Gibeau in 1893. Phihp P. Martin was a Republican in politics and justice several years; he was an active member of the Baptist church for a number of years. Leonard A. was educated in the common schools, he was a first-class business man and spent his life in Mannsville, N. Y. He was an active Republican


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and was president of the village several years and postmaster for six years under Lincoln; he died May 10, 1897. Eugene L. was reared in Mannsville and educated in the common schools and Weslyan Seminary. He was in the mercantile business with his brother until the firm sold out. October 15, 1884, he married Lizzie E. Roach, daughter of James and Mary Roach of Pierrepont Manor, N. Y. Mrs. Mar- tin died October 11, 1892. Mr. Martin is the only one of his family left and is now a retired merchant.


Smith, Alva J. (deceased), was born in the town of Ellisburgh, Jefferson county, N. Y., a son of Solomon Smith, who was a farmer of Ellisburgh. Alva J. was reared on a farm and educated in the common schools. He was a carpenter by trade and afterwards engaged in the manufacture of sash and blinds in the village of Ellis- burglı. In politics he was an ardent Democrat, but not an aspirant to office. He married Leonora E., daughter of Sanford B. Holley. Mr. Smith was a member of the I. O. O. F. of Belleville, and also of Rising Light Lodge No. 637, F. & A. M., of Belleville. He took a great interest in the building of the Episcopal church in Ellis- burgh, and attended and supported the same. He died Jannary 7, 1887, and his widow and her sister, Mrs. Metcalf, now reside in the village of Ellisburgh. Mrs. Smith is a lady well educated and well informed in all literary subjects in which she takes a great interest. She is a member of the Episcopal church of Ellisburgh, to which she contributes liberally.


Wodell, Isaac P., was born in Ellisburgh, on the farm he now owns, October 31, 1837, a son of William Wodell. William Wodell was born in Hoosick, N. Y., in 1803 and died in 1884 at Ellisburgh, coming to Ellisburgh about 1815 and was one of the leading farmers of the town, owning about 300 acres of land. Isaac P. Wodell was educated at the Union Academy of Belleville and Polytechnic Institute of Troy, N. Y. He left school and in October, 1861, enlisted in Co. K, 94th N. Y. Infantry, serving as second and first lieutenant, and first lieutenant of Co. A, 12th Vet. Reserve Corps, until January, 1867, two years after the war. He was at the battles of Second Bull Run, South Mountain, Antietam and Fredericksburg, where he was wounded and discharged on account of disability. He returned to Water- town and then went to Michigan, where he remained one year, returning to Ellis- burgh and in 1870 went to Mississippi, where he was engaged in the drug business for a time and again returned to Ellisburgh, settling on a farm of 151 acres of land, where he keeps a dairy of twenty-five cows. In 1862 Mr. Wodell married Helen Hotchkin; Mrs. Wodell died in 1867, and he married Mary Brown who died in 1870, and in 1872 he married Mrs. Sarah Mixer, by whom he had one son, William H., born in 1\77 and is engaged in farming with his father. In politics Mr. Wodell is a Republican and has been supervisor eleven years. He is a member of Rising Light Lodge No. 367, F. & A. M., of Belleville, of the G. A R., and was a charter member of Calvin Burch Post No. 345, G. A. R. He is president of the Farmers' National Bank of Adams.


Kennedy, Edwin T., was born in the town of Ellisburgh, Jefferson county, N. Y., in 1×39, a son of Leonard L. Leonard L. was born in 1809, a son of Thomas W. and Catharine ( Lewis) Kennedy, who in 1811 came to Ellisburgh and located on the


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farm now owned by the subject, and there lived and died. Leonard L. married Caroline P., daughter of Edwin and Nancy (Earh) Potter, and they had two sons and two daughters: Edwin T., Charles E. of Ellisburgh, Louisa E., who died in 1879. and Hattie, wife of J. P. Cooper. Mr. Kennedy ched in 1897. Edwin T. Kennedy was educated in his native town, and in August, 1562, enlisted in Company E, 10th N. Y. Heavy Artillery, participating in the battles of Petersburg, Cold Harbor, Ce. dar Creek and others; he served until the close of the war. In IS he married Betsey, a daughter of Daniel L. and Nancy (Martin) Cook, and they have one son, Irving E., who was reared and educated in Ellisburgh, and on December 29, 1896. married Helen, daughter of llenry Williams. Irving C. is a farmer and lives on the homestead. Charles B., brother of Edwin T., was born in 1852 and married Genevieve, daughter of Miles and Sarah W. (Stacy) Hackley. Edwin T. is one of the leading farmers of Ellisburgh, owning 190 acres and at present resides in Manns- ville. In polities he is a Republican.


Hinman. John Jay, was born in Mannsville, N. Y., September 12, 1843, a son of Joel Hlinman (born in 1808). Joel Hlinman, a tanner by trade, was in business at Mannsville until his death, October 1, 1849. His wife was Eunice Wheeler, born in Ellisburgh ; they had five children, three of whom are now living. John Jay was educated in Mannsville and engaged as a clerk when a boy, afterward engaging as traveling salesman for the Iron Clad Manufacturing Company of New York city. and after ten years became business manager, which position he held until his death September 9, 1886. January 17, 1864, he married Mary Brown Chase; they had two sous: Bertrand C. born October 22, 1865, educated in Polytechnic Institute, and graduated in 1890 from Columbia College, also taking a post-graduate course at Columbia College. lle is the inventor of a chemical process for extracting gold from refractory ores, known as the Bromine Recovery Process. John Jay, jr., born November 11, 1873, educated at Brooklyn in private schools, is a photographer by trade.


Houghton, N. C., was born in Ellisburgh, N. Y., January 8, 1826, a son of Nahum and Marie (Brown) Houghton. lle was educated in the common schools and Union Academy of Belleville, and followed farming until about twenty-six years old. He taught music eight years, was a clerk for several years and was engaged in the mer- cantile business in Belleville for about twenty years; he was postmaster. beginning in May. 1861, and continued thirteen years; he was elected justice in 1876 and served eight years. He has been trustee and treasurer of Union Academy since 1875 and one of the three trustees of the Endowment Fund of said academy since it started in 1878. He is a member of Rising Light Lodge No. 637, F. and A. M., being a charter member. October 27, 1858, he married Marietta Warriner, a daughter of Walter and Eliza (Green) Warriner; Mrs. Warriner was a daughter of Col. Ilenry Green, men- tioned in this work. Mr. and Mrs. Iloughton attend and support the Methodist Episcopal church; he was leader of the choir in different churches of Belleville for some years. A brother of Mr. Houghton, Rev. James Dunbar Houghton, was born July 5, 1820, and educated at Union Academy and graduated from Union College. He taught languages at West Point for some years and came to Belleville as princi- pal of Union Academy in 1551, serving thirteen years. His wife was Elen A.


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Brown and they had five children, three of whom are living. He was an ordained minister, but did not follow that profession; he was also principal at Carthage, ITungerford Collegiate Institute of Adams and Oneida Academy. He died in Carth- age, October 21, 1874, and his wife in 1896.


llopkinson, Jon. George M., was born in Meredith Bridge (now Laconia) N. H., October 3. 1819, a son of George and Isabel (T'ilton) Hopkinson. George and Isabel llopkinson came to Ellisburgh in 1839, and settled on a farm where they lived for some years and moved to Rural Hill, then to Henderson and finally back to Ellis- burgh, where he died April 9, 1855, and his widow October 17, 1867. George M. came to Johnstown with his parents when a young man eighteen years old, and to Ellisburgh at age of twenty. He was educated at Gilford Academy (N. H.) and Belleville Union Academy ; he commenced business life as a clerk in a store at Hen- derson. In 1847 he came to Ellisburgh and in company with Franklin Waite, en- gaged in mercantile business, which partnership was dissolved after twelve years' existence, and since then Mr. Hopkinson has carried on the coal business. January 4, 1865, he married Hannah A Denison, and they had one danghter, Isabel A., wife of John W. Ilughes of Ellisburgh, now deputy sheriff of Jefferson county. Mrs. Hopkinson died in July, 1801. Mr. Ilopkinson was a charter member of Winona Lodge, 1. O. O. F., and also of Collins Lodge at Belleville, I. O. O. F. In polities Mr. Hopkinson is a Republican and very active; he was town clerk, justice and supervisor for a number of years, and member of assembly from 1864 to 1863. Mr. Hopkinson had one brother, Daniel T., born September 16, 1825, and died in Wis- consin in 1889, he also had two sisters, Augusta A., born August 16, 1829, and died December 18, 1864; and Isabel E., born November 13, 1837, and died January 13, 1858.


Waleh, W. R., was born in Oswego county, N. Y., February 2, 1851, a son of Myron and Eliza (Mace) Walch. His grandfather, Gideon Walch, was one of the early settlers of Sandy Creek, coming from the Mohawk valley. His father was born in Oswego county aud was a carpenter by trade; he lived and died in Sandy Creek in 1889, and his wife in 1852. W. R. Walch was educated in the common schools and learned the carpenter's trade which he followed for twenty-five years. In 1895 he bought the Woodville mills which he soon sold and in November, 1896, bought the Belleville mills, where he carries on a successful business, the mills hav- ing a capacity of 500 bushels per day. Mr. Walch was married in 1876 to Eva C. Bassinger of Ellisburgh, and they have one daughter, A. Pearl, a student in the Cortland Normal School. In polities Mr. Waleh is a Republican and a member of Rising Light Lodge No. 637, F. & A. M., and is now junior warden. He attends and supports the Methodist Episcopal church, and is one of the trustees of the vil- lage of Belleville. Mr. Walch does an extensive business outside of enstom work. handling from two to five car loads of feed per week.


Eastman, Jolin 11., was born in Ellisburgh, N. Y., March 5, 1838, a son of Austin (born October 11, 1809) and Sallie ( Williams) (born October 26, 1812) Eastman, daughter of William Williams, one of the early settlers of the town of Ellisburgh. Mr. East- man's grandfather, Enos Eastman, came from Rupert, Vt., to Ellisburgh in an early


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day, where he lived and died. Austin Eastman was a farmer and owned 140 aeres of land ; he and his wife had two sons, Charles A , born October 27, 1836, died June 11, 1895, and John 11. (the subject). Charles A. and John 11. were educated in the Belleville Academy and Bassett's Business College of Syracuse, graduating from the latter institution about 1859. They both engaged in farming and at one time owned 1,800 acres of land which they had made for themselves. John 11. is one of the largest, if not the largest, taxpayer in the town of Ellisburgh and has been one of the most successful men financially of the town. He has given to his relatives at least $20,000 during the last few years. Besides his farming interests he is one of the directors of the Citizens' Bank of Adams, N. Y.


Doane, William B., of the firm of Chapman & Doane, who have the largest gen- eral store in Belleville, ocenpying a two story building 20 by 60 feet was born in the town of Orleans, Jefferson county, N. Y., March 26, 1853, a son of Ira and Mary (Hunt) Doane. Ira Doane was born in Lorraine in 1808, a son of Elnathan Doane who came to Lorraine in an early day and there lived and died. Ira Doane was a carriage maker by trade, but later in life a farmer: he spent his last days in Belle- ville and died in 1888. William B. Doane was educated in the common schools and Union Academy at Belleville. He began his business life as a clerk for D. H. Chap- man in 1870, and in 1877 was taken in as a partner with Mr. Chapman, which firm continued nutil 1895, the business still being carried on under the name of Chapman & Doane. Mr. Doane is a Republican and is now justice of the peace ; he is a trus. tee of the academy, and he and wife are members of the Baptist church, he being treasurer of the church and superintendent of the Sunday school. lle married Car- rie D., daughter of D. HI. Chapman, in June, 1876, and they have two children. Nellie M. and Daniel W. Mr. Chapman is one of the oldest business men of the place, coming from St. Lawrence county to Henderson, thence to Belleville, where he has been engaged in business over forty years. lle married Marion R. Covey and they had two children, Carrie D. (wife of William B. Doane) and Henry H., who is in the store with him. llenry H. married Nellie 11. Sprague and they have one child, Niles H.


Chapman, Eugene A., M. D., was born in Belleville, Jefferson county, N. Y., in 1839, a son of John and Miranda N. (Congdon) Chapman. John Chapman was born in 1814 and came to St. Lawrence county with parents in 1817. His father was Levi Chap- man, born at Lyme, N. 11. John learned the blacksmith trade and located at Roberts Corners, town of Ilenderson, in 1835. He and his wife had five children: Julian B., Eugene A., Engelia A., Florence 1. and Washington I. Dr. Chapman was eduented at the Union Academy, the medical department of the University of Michigan, and was graduated from the medieal department of the University of Buffalo in 1862. He began his practice in Clayton, and in June, 1862, enlisted in Co. G, 10th N. Y. Heavy Artillery ; he was one year adjutant, and in June, 1863, was promoted to captain. In November, 1864, he became assistant surgeon U. S. A. and was assigned to Point of Rocks (Va.) llospital, where he remained during the winter of 1864 and 1865. During the summer of 1865 he was quarantine officer and post surgeon at Brazos Santiago, Texas, and in November of that year his term of office expired. Returning to Henderson he practiced medicine until 1873, when his health failed and


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he accepted a position in the railroad office at Salamanca, N. Y., where he remained one year and located in Belleville in 1875. In 1865 he married Philinda M., daugh- ter of Philo and Caroline (Davis) Hungerford, and they have three children: Clara M., a graduate of Cook Academy, class of 1885; Florence L., a graduate of Union Academy, class of 1887, and Walter E., a student in the Union Academy. Mrs. Chapman died in 1874, and in 1877 Dr. Chapman married Agnes G. McClure, by whom he had five children: Ross McC., born in 1881; John H., born.in 1884; Margery C., born in 1888; Sanford T., born in 1893, and Donald C., born in 1895. Dr. Chapman was postmaster at Flenderson in 1872-73, was elected coroner in 1870 and agam in 1886, and is president of the board of trustees of Union Academy at Belleville, where he now resides and practices his profession. In politics he is a Re- publican, and is now supervisor of the town of Ellisburgh.


Fillmore. A. A., was born in Ellisburgh, N. Y., November 30, 1842, a son of Orson B. and Susan A. (Lyons) Fillmore. Orson Fillmore was a native of Ellisburgh, and a son of Amaziah Fillmore. He was a carpenter by trade, a Democrat in politics, and a member of the Baptist church. He died in 1862 and his wife in 1853. A A. Fillmore was educated in the Union Academy, and is a carpenter by trade. He owns 106 acres of land, which is carried on by his only son, Orson D., who keeps a dairy of twelve cows. Orson D. married Myra Taylor, and they have one son, Garry A. A. A. Fillmore was married in 1865 to Maryette Worthington, of Rens- selaer county, N. Y. Ile enlisted August 27, 1862, in Co. L, 10th N. Y. Heavy Artillery, and served until June 21. 1865. In politics Mr. Fillmore is a Democrat, and holds the office of postmaster at Rural Hill. He is a member of Union Grange No. 5, of Belleville.


Coburn, Charles, was born in Ellisburgh, N. Y., January 18, 1844, a son of Otis, son of Samuel Coburn, who came from Oxford, Mass., in 1820, to Ellisburgh, and here lived and died. Otis Coburn was born in Massachusetts in 1806, and came to Ellisburgh at the age of fourteen, where he lived as a farmer until his death on April 5, 1497. Ilis wife was a daughter of Jesse Martin, an early settler of Ellis- burgh, who settled where John Sax resided for some years. Charles Coburn was educated in the common schools, and is a farmer. He owns seventy acres of land. Ile was married in January, 1868, to Mary J., daughter of Benjamin Martin, and they have one adopted daughter, Blanche. Mr. Coburn is a Republican in politics, but not an aspirant to office. He is a member of the Buckley Post, G. A. R., and of Union Grange No. 5, of Belleville. He enlisted in August, 1862, in Co. E. 10th Fleavy Artillery, and served three years. He and wife are members of the Baptist church of Belleville, N. Y. Benjamin Martin, jr., was born in Providence, R. I .. and came to Ellisburgh with his parents when a babe. He was father of six chil- dren, four of whom are living. He was one of the prominent farmers of the town, and died January 20, 1887, aged eighty-three years.


Fawdrey, John, was born in the town of Nounsfield, September 22, 1836; was educated in the district schools and is one of the town's best farmers. June 21, 1861, he married Caroline Harris of Wolf's Island, Canada, and they had four children . Alice G., George (chied at age of twelve), Walter and May. Mr. Fawdrey's father,


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Daniel Fawdrey, was born in Oxfordshire, England, December 10, 1810; he was educated there and is a farmer by occupation In 1833 he married Sussana Faulks of his native place, and came to the United States and located in this town; they had seven children: Henry, John, David (who is a noted physician in Watertown), Eliza- beth, James, Mary Ann and Caroline. Daniel Fawdrey died January 5, 1880, and his widow December 1, 1880. Mrs. Caroline Fawdrey's father, John Harris, was born in Oxfordshire, England, in 1810; was educated there and was a millwright by occupation. In 1833 he married Ann Faulks of his native place and came to the United States in 1834, locating in the town of Houndsfield. They had six children . Caroline, John J., Luther, Christopher, Maria and William. Mr. Ilarris died in 1882 and his widow in 1888.


Potter, Peter C., was born in Sauquoit, Oneida county, N. Y., January 28, 1821. Ile was educated in the district schools, at the age of twenty-one attended the acad- emy, and came to this county in 1817. He has always followed farming, with the exception of five years that he was engaged in the limber trade. lle has married three times, first in 1848 to Hannah F. Spicer of Hounsfield, and they had one son. Herbert M. Mrs. Potter died in 1852, and in 1855 Mr. Potter married Lucretia A. Potter; they had three sons. Jason G., Henry L. and Dewitt C. Mrs. Potter died in 1863, and for his third wife, in 1861 he married Luthera N Gould of the town of Watertown, they have two children, Harrison C. and Celia F. Herbert M. married Martha Van Alstyne, and they have six living children Etta F., Charles, Edward C., Mabel, Florence and Delilah. Dewitt C. married Ida M. Wadleigh; they have one daughter, Mary J. Henry L. married Eva O. Harris, they have two children Anna L. and Worden J. Harrison C. is a physician, married Rhoda F. Lane of llounsfield, and he has a fine practice in Mannsville. Celia F. married Francis W. Dixon of the town of Brownville, and they have one son, Corbet F. Mr. Potter's father was Levi L. Potter, who died when Peter C. was two years old ; his mother was Rosina Rising, who died when Peter C. was eleven years old. Mr. and Mrs. Potter are members of the M. E. church, in which he has held many of the offices. In his political choice he is a thorough Prohibitionist. The ancestry of the family is English on both sides, of New England origin.


Malley, James E., was born in Ireland, July 5, 1815, came to the United States when he was a boy, and wasa baker by occupation. October 10, 1863, he enlisted in Co. K, 17th Infantry N. Y. Vols., and was honorably discharged September 11. 1865, at Hart's Island, New York harbor. January 11, 1566, he re-enlisted in the 12th U. S. Infantry for three years, was honorably discharged January 9. 1869, at Fort Sanders, Wy. : March 29, 1825, he re enlisted at Newport, Ky., and was honor ably discharged March 28, 1880, at Fort Snelling, Minn , and re-enlisted in same company and regiment on March 29, 1880, was honorably discharged March 28, 1890, at Fort Logan. Col. ; April 8, 1890, he re enlisted in Philadelphia, Pa., in Co. F, 9th U. S. Regular Infantry, was honorably discharged April 2, 1895, and re-enlisted in same company and regiment April 8, 1895, and holds the position of post baker. lle is a member of Joseph K. Barnes Post No. 360, of Sackets Harbor, G. A. R., Department of N. Y.


Read, G. Daniel, was born at Sackets Harbor, N. Y., December 30, 1820. He was


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educated in the public schools, and upon the death of his father, at the age of sixteen, he took charge of the general merchandise business which his late father had carried on, assisted by his sister Susan, until the death of his mother in 1893, when the busi- ness was discontinued and he was made executor of her will and the estate was set . tled up satisfactorily to all parties interested. In 1894 he erected his store and is conducting a fine grocery business. He is also doing a large fire insurance business for the best companies in the State and in Hartford, Conn. March 10, 1894, he married Grace S., daughter of John and Fanny Tyler, of Sackets Harbor, and they have one son, Harold E., born August 29, 1896. Mr. Read has held the office of town clerk now in his fifth year, is treasurer of the village and has been one of the trustees. In his political choice he is a thorough Republican. The ancestry of his family is Eng- lish and Scotch. Mr. Read's father, Robert C., was born in Sackets Harbor, N. Y., February s. 1832; he received his education in the common schools, was a sailor and afterward a general merchant by occupation. He married Sarah A. Trumble of Sackets Harbor, N. Y., and they had seven children. Herbert C., Susan S., Sarah J., G. Daniel (as above), Lucien S., llarold C. and Emily S. Susan S. married Henry H. Hall of Hillsboro, North Dakota, March 1, 1892. Robert C. Read died February 1. 18§3, and Sarah A. Read, his wife, September 18, 1893.


Carpenter, William Lewis, was born in Dunkirk, Chantanqua county, N. Y., Jan- uary 13. 1844. He was educated in the public schools; was a member of the 68th Regiment N. Y. State militia in 1860, afterward in the United States navy, and in 1×64 enlisted in the 2d Regular Artillery, U. S. A., as private ; was promoted to sec- ond lieutenant in 9th Regular Infantry, U. S. A., in December, 1873, was promoted to first lieutenant and to captain in 1887, which position he has held since; the ser- vice performed was in the far West among the Indians, until they arrived here. In 1878 he married Curtis A., daughter of Edgar Zell Steever of Washington, D. C., and they have one son. Marsh, born December 16, 1852. Capt. Carpenter's father, William Lewis Carpenter, was born at Batavia, Genesee county, N. Y., July 17, 1813. He was well educated in the schools of that day, and was editor and proprietor of the Dunkirk Journal for many years. He married Frances Bristol of Fredonia, and they had three children Mary E., Frances B. and William Lewis (as above). Both father and mother are now dead. The first known of the Carpenter family in the United States was one William, and his wife Abigail, who sailed on the ship Bevis, landing at Plymouth, Mass., in the year 1638. Captain Carpenter is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, also member of the Loyal Legion. and belongs to the Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. His ancestors were in the Colonial and Revolutionary wars, the war of 1812-15, and in the war of the Great Rebellion of 1861. He is a member of Dunkirk, N. Y., Lodge No. 767, A. & A. M.




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