Our county and its people. A descriptive work on Jefferson County, New York, Part 118

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

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Phelps, Riley II., was born in the town of Hounsfield, March 17, 1849. He was educated in the public schools and Adams Collegiate Institute. Nineteen years of his life were spent in mercantile business and he is now one of the town's thorough farmers. August 7, 1877, he married R. Dell Brown of Great Bend, and they have ten children. R. Monroe, Iloward B., Grace 1)., Lulu S., I. Amelia, Melinda S., Ethel 11., George C., Victor J. and Lottie L. Mr. Phelps in his political choice is a thorough Republican and a good worker in the cause. He isa member of Rising Sun Lodge at Adams, No. 234, F. and A. M., and of Painsville (Ohio) Chapter. R. A. M. llis father, Riley Phelps, was born in Herkimer county, January 5, 1807, and came to this county when a boy. Ile was bound out and became a very successful farmer. He married Sabra Hunt of the town of Adams, and they had four children: Lucy A., Amelia A., George R. and Riley H. Lucy A. and George died young. Mr. Phelps died August 14, 1876, and his widow April 15, 1882. Mrs. Riley H. Phelps's father, Joseph Brown, was born in England in 1823, and came to the United States at the age of twelve years. He was a blacksmith by trade; he married Harriet Borden, and they had six children: Mary, Emma, R. Dell, Hattie, William and J. Fred. Mr. Brown died in October, 1889, and Mrs. Brown in 1873.

Hoover, George, was born in the town of Hounsfield, N. Y., April 26, 1841. His education was obtained in the public schools, and he was engaged in the lumber trade until he retired in 1888. In his political choice he is a thorough Republican. lhs father, El Hoover, was born at Evans' Mills in 1812. He was educated in the schools of his day, and in 1830 married Catherine Walradt of his native place, and they had ten children: John. Alexander, Enos, Josiah. Nelson, Iliram, George (as above), Dinah, Maryette and Catherine. Mr. Hoover died in August, 1888, and his wife in July, 1888. Mr. Hoover's grandfather, Peter Hoover, was born in the Mo- hawk valley, whence the family came to this county. Ancestry of the family is of good old Dutch stock on both sides.

Hunt, Edward, was born on the old homestead in Ilounsfield, November 6, 1850. He was educated in the district schools and is one of the town's good farmers. De- cember 31, 1874, he married Ida A. Pike, formerly of Lewis county, and they have one son, Charles E., born July 13, 1876, and is a farmer at home with his parents. Mr. Ilunt in his political choice is a thorough Democrat; the family are of New England origin. Mr. Ilunt's father, John Hunt, was born in Lancaster, Mass., January 29, 1802; he was educated in the schools of that day and was a farmer. He came to this State when a boy with his parents. HIe married twice, first to Hannah Warren,

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and they had two children: John T. and Lovinia. Mrs. Hunt died in 1842, and for his second wife he married Laura Joiner, and they had four children: Emma, Asel, Hannarette and Edward. Mr. Hunt died in 1865 and his widow in 1892. Mrs. Ida A. Hunt's father, Royal Pike, was born in Bennington, Vt., in 1830. He was edu- cated in the district schools, and was by occupation a farmer. He married Celestia Pease, and they had ten children: Ida A., Julianna, William ()., Andrew J. and Albert L. (twins), Emmarary, Lucy A., Dora, Maria and Elmer. Mrs. Pike died in 1882.

Field, James T., was born at Sackets Harbor, N. Y., December 9, 1832. lle was educated in the public schools and follows the honorable occupation of farming. Mr. Field's father, Joseph Field, was born in County Tyrone, Ireland, Angust 10, 1800; he married Sarah Wright of his native county and came to the United States in the year 1829, locating at Sackets Harbor, N. V. They had eight children, five of whom still survive: John W., James T., (as above), Jane E .. Jennette G., Joseph W., Mar- tha A . Lucinda S. and Maggie E. Mr. Field died October 9, 1878, and his widow February 9, 1883. John W, married Ameha Simons of Nounsfield, and they have four children: Carrie, George, Harry and Jessie M. Joseph W. was a soldier in Co. B, 186th N. V. Vols., and was killed in the battle of Five Forks in April, 1865. Jane E. married twice, first to Alfred Stevenson, and had ten children ; after Mr. Steven- son's death she married William Thrall, now of Niagara county. Jennette G. mar- ried O. L. Wilton of Niagara county, and they have one daughter, Sarah M., now Mrs. Weaver. Martha A. married William E. Pettit of the town of Hounsfield, and they have three children, Albert A., Minnie S. and William F. Lucinda S. married John T. Hooper of HI mansfield, now of Chicago, Ill., and they have two children, Edith S. and Wallace T Maggie E is now keeping house for her brother, James T. Joseph Field was care taker and guard of the old ship Orleans for ten years. The family are members of the Presbyterian church and they came to reside on the Field homestead in 1815 and have owned it for sixty-seven years. Indians were located on it when they first purchased it.

Washburn, Briggs, was born in the town of Rodman, Jefferson county, N. Y., October 25, 1819, and educated in the district schools. He is a farmer in town, but in early life was a stone mason. He has married twice, first to Julia A. Washburn and they had one son, Walter, who died in his seventeenth year. Mrs Washburn died in 1815 and in 1857 Mr. Washburn married Mrs. Frances Burlingame and they had three children: Collins, Julia A. and William D. Collins died at the age of twenty seven years. William D. married Addie Belcher and they have a daughter, Lottie A. ; William D), and family reside at home with his parents. Mr. Washburn's father, Jacob Washburn, was born in Connecticut in 1768. He married Polly Thompson of his native place and three of their children are living: Hiram, Collins and Briggs. The family came here before the war of 1812. Jacob Washburn was a soldier in that war; he died in 1866 and his widow in the same year.

Marsh, A. Membery, was born in Whitesboro, Oneida county, N. Y., February 19, 1836, and came to the town of Hounsfield with his parents in 1844. He was educated in the public schools of Sackets Harbor, and taught school six winters and farmed summers until he retired in 1891. September 25, 1861, he married Mary E. Evc-

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leigh of Sackets Harbor. Mr. Marsh's father, Amos Marsh, was born in Dorsetshire, England, November 10, 1810; he was educated in the schools of that time and came to the United States in the spring of 1832, locating in Whitesboro, N. Y., where he carried on a blacksmith business. He married Elizabeth Membery, and they had three children: A. Membery (as above), Giles L. and Ira P. Ira P. died in bis tenth year. Amos Marsh died January 1, 1892, his widow survives at this date, 1897. Mrs. Marsh's father, Bernard Eveleigh, was born in the year 1813 and came to Sack- ets Ilarbor about the year 1534, where he was a hotel keeper; he married twice, first to Lydia Champlin, and they had one daughter, Mary E. Mrs. Eveleigh died April 1, 1880, and for his second wife Mr. Eveleigb married Mrs. Margaret Membery. Mr. Eveleigh died January 19, 1894, and his widow survives at this date, 1897.

Cobb, Mrs. Elijah -Elijab Cobb was born in the town of Alexandria, Jefferson county, N. Y., July 22, 1533, and came to Hounsfield when ten years of age. He was educated in the district schools and is a farmer. November 13, 1858, he married Mrs. Emily Frink of Hounsfield, and they had four sons: Ilerbert C., George H., Eugene F., and Edward E. Mrs. Cobb had one son by her first husband, Franklin 1. Frink, who married Minnie E. Waterbury of Hounsfield, and they had two chil- dren: Perrin H. and Clara Emily. Herbert C. married Olia Putnam of the town of Adams and they have one son, Ray Putnam. Mr. Cobb is a resident of South Da- kota and has held several town offices. George H. married Louisa Wenzel of Water- town: he holds the office of city recorder at this time. Eugene F. married Sadie Wadsworth of Adams Center, they have one daughter, Florence E. Elijah Cobb in 1864 erlisted in Co. B, 196th N. Y. Vols., and was wounded April 2, 1865, in front of Petersburg, Va., and was honorably discharged June 2, 1865. He is a member of Joseph K. Barnes Post of Sackets Harbor, No. 360, G. \ R. In his political choice he is a thorough Republican. The ancestry of the family is Scotch, Dutch and English. Mr. Cobb's father, Joseph Cobb, was born in Onondaga county, June 8, 1500. 1le was educated in the schools of that day, and June 5, 1821, married Mar- garet Soules; they had ten children that grew to maturity: Mary, Eli, Perry, Jobn, Elijab, Philena, Carsendana, Julia, Elsie and Orlando (who was drowned at the age of eight years). Mr. Cobb died December 25, 1887, and his widow January 17, 1897. Mrs. Cobb's father, William C. Crandall, was born in the town of Brookfield, Mad- ison county, N. Y., July 13, 1803; be married Maria Moore of his native place, and they had three children: William D., Henry C., and Emily M. Mr. Crandall died August 13, 1856, and his widow in 1876.

Slater, Mrs. Sarab .- The late Joseph Slater was born in Vermont in 1798, and came with his father to Lewis county when a boy, settling at Copenhagen, where be was educated in the district school, and by occupation was a farmer. Ile married twice, first to Zilpha Morgan, and they had seven children: Vincent, Candace, Iliram, Stephen, Angeline, Allen and Lyman. Mrs. Slater died in 1858, and in 1859 Mr. Slater married Sarah Smith, and they had one daughter, Harriet, who mar- ried Albert Skinner, and they have four sons: Hurlbert, Edmund, James and Charles, all operators in the paper mills at Brownville. Mr. Slater died in 1869. The family are members of the Christian church. The family are of English and New England stock.

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llorton, A. Judson, was born in St. Lawrence county, N Y., March 13, 1850, and came with his parents to the town of Lyme when a child. He was educated in the district schools, and has followed the honorable occupation of farming. lle bas mar- ried twice, first in 1872 to Ellen L. Maxson, youngest daughter of Hon. Benjamin Maxson, of Hounsfield ; she died in September, 1871, and in 1882 Mr. Horton married Mary Ladd, of Rutland, N. Y., and they have three children : Hannah E., Gilbert V. R. and Kenneth F. Mr. and Mrs. Horton are members of the Seventh Day Baptist church of Adams Center. In his political choice he is a thorough Republican; the ancestry of the family is English and Dutch. The first known of the Horton fam- ily in the United States was one Barnabas Horton, who came from England two hundred years ago and settled on Long Island. Mr. Horton's father, Cornelius V. R. Horton, was born in the town of Lyme January 24, 1819, was educated in the schools of his day and was a merchant many years aud afterward a farmer. Ile was a very intimate friend of Dr. Hough, the historian. He married Emeline Dickerson, daughter of Dr. David Dickerson, one of the best known physicians of his day, of Redfield, Oswego county. N. Y., and they had seven children: Emma A., Georgiana Anna P., A. Judson, Willet S .. Amelia E. and Theodore. Mr. Horton died Septem- ber 3, 1862, and his widow March 11, 1879. Mr. Horton's grandfather Horton was born in Stephentown, N. Y., June 23, 1773; he was a soldier in the war of 1819.

Maxon, Rufus L., was born in Brookfield, Madison county, N. Y., March 24. 1828, and came to this town with his parents when a child. He was educated in the dis- triet schools and finished his education in the Polytechnic Institute at Troy, N. Y. Ile is a surveyor and farmer by occupation. Ife has married twice, first in I858, to Helen A. Warren, and they had four children ; one died in infancy, and the others are: Frank E., Minnie L. and Benjamin M. Mrs. Maxon died in 1870, and in 1st2 Mr. Maxon married Sarah D. Hall, and they have three children: Willet R., Faith R. and Leonard R. Frank E. married Anna Graham, and they have one son, John R. : Frank died in 1880. Minnie is a professional nurse. Benjamin M. married Jessie Ilayes, and they have a daughter, Mary L. Willet R. married Bessie Brown, of Mich- igan, and they have a daughter not named. Faith R. married George Gillmore, and

Leonard R. is in school at Binghamton. Mr. Maxon's father, Benjamin Maxon, was born at the old home in Madison county. N. Y., in 1800. He married twice, first to Lucy Ives, and they had two children: Sophia F. and Rufus L. (asabove). Mrs. Maxon died in 1845, and for his second wife he married Hannah Gilbert, and they had twochildren : Ellen L. and Gilbert. Mr. Maxon was a member of the State Legislature and died 10 1874. his widow in 1891. Rufus L. Maxou is a thorough Republican and has been assessor several years. The ancestors of the family are of Connecticut and Rhode Island origin.

Green, Francis 1)., was born in the town of Adams, Jefferson county, N. Y., No- vember 29, 1810. He was educated in the public and select schools of Dexter. Iu September, 1864, he enlisted in Co. C, 186th Infantry, N. Y. S. Vols., and was hon- orably discharged at the close of the war. March 17, 1868, he married Emma Hunt of Hounsfield and they have one son, Charles F., who is the farmer at home. Mr. Green in his political choice is a thorough Republican. The family are descendants of the old General Green of Revolutionary fame and of New England origin. Mr.

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Green's father, Charles E., was born in the town of Verona, Oneida county, N. Y .. March 25, 1810; he was well educated and was a farmer. He married Hannah Cleveland, and they had five children: Edwin M., Francis D., Isadore L., Oscar M. and Courtland D. Isadore is a noted physician in Harvey Medical College at Chi- cago, Ill., and is now a member of the faculty. Mr. Green died September 9, 1886, and his widow in 1888. Mr. Green's grandfather. Caleb Green, was born in the town of Berlin, September 13, 1783. lle married Susannah Williams in 1801, and he died in the town of Adams in 1872.

Baldwin, John A., born in Fairfield, lowa, in the year 1851. He was educated at Irving Institute, Tarrytown, N. Y., and at the College of the City of New York. In 1872 he was appointed second lientenant of the 9th Regiment Infantry, U. S. Army. lle was promoted first lieutenant in 1881, and captain in the same regiment in 1890. He has served in Wyoming, Montana. Dakota, Utah, Nebraska, Kansas, Indian Territory. Arizona, Illinois, and New York. He has served against the Sioux In- dians on Yellowstone Expedition in 1873. and Black Hills Expedition, 1874, and at Spotted Tail Indian Agency and Red Clond Indian Agency ; and against Cheyenne Indians on General Crook's winter campaign of 1876-1, and against Cheyenne In- dians in 1828, and in 1885, and against Apache Indians on Geronimo campaign in Arizona in 1888, and the pursuit of the Renegade Indian "Kid" in 1887. He has served on labor riot duty in Chicago, Ill., in 1877; in Omaha in 1882, and again in

Chicago in 1894. He was selected to command a guard of ten picked men, as escort to President Harrison on his tour through Arizona. In 1891 he married Mrs. Lney Hamilton of San Francisco, Cal., and they have two sons: Geoffrey Prescott and John Braithwaite, both of whom were born at Madison Barracks, Jefferson county, N. Y. Captain Baldwin's father, Thomas Baldwin, was born in England in 1816. His grandfather Baldwin was the English consul-general to the United States at New York, and Thomas Baldwin came to New York with his father when about four years old. He returned to England and was educated at Oxford, but finally settled in the United States. Ile died in 1870, and his wife in 1879. They had five children. Captain Baldwin is a member of Cheyenne Lodge No. 1, F. & A. M. ; also of Sackets Harbor Chapter No. 68. R. A. M., of which he is high priest. He is a member of Watertown Commandery No. 11, K. T., and also of Media Memple A. A. O. N. M. S. of Watertown. Captain Baldwin is now serving as U. S. Army officer on the staff of the governor of Arizona. The ancestry of Captain Baldwin's family is English, and on his wife's side of New England origin, dating back to the Pres- cotts of the Mayflower stock of 1620.

Morton, Alfred, was born in Winthrop, Maine, January 16, 1834, and received a classical education in Augusta, Me. August 20, 1861, he entered service as sergeant of Co. F. 2d California Cavalry; was regimental commissary sergeant from Decem- ber 6, until January 6, 1862; appointed first lieutenant, 2d California Infantry, Jan- uary 6, 1862; promoted captain February 14, 1863; promoted major of 7th California Infantry, November 25, 1864; provost marshal of San Francisco and Department of California in 1865. Was honorably discharged from the volunteer service March 17. 1866. Appointed second lieutenant of 9th Infantry, U. S. A., March 3, 1866; first lieutenant July 28, 1866, and captain March 20, 1879. Served as regimental quarter-

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master from June 1. 1866, until March 20, 1879. In 1866 he married Ida Wetzlar of San Francisco, and they have two sons. Edward Campbell, who married Mary Hammond of Chicago, where he is a practicing physician and surgeon; and Alfred Wetzlar, who is a business man in that city. Major Morton is a member of the mili- tary order of the Loyal Legion, also of the Society of California Volunteers, of which he was one of the founders. The ancestry of his family is English, Scotch and Ger- man. The founder of this family in the United States was George Morton, who arrived in the ship Ann at Plymouth, Mass., in the year 1623.

Gannett, Emmet B., was born in Onondaga county, N. V., in 1831. He was ed- ucated in the public schools and by occupation is a farmer, Ile married Margaret Brooks of his native county and they have seven children: Warren E., Jennie P .. Clara E., Oscar J., lda M., Arthur C. and Avery A. Mr. and Mrs. Gannett have retired and are now residing in Smithville. Warren E. married Lois Eastman of the town of Ellisburgh. Jennie P. married Frank II Gill of the town of Henderson ; they have one son, Arthur W. ; Mrs. Gill died March 15, 1887, Ida M. died August 17, 1890. Oscar J. died March 30, 1893, while attending Syracuse University. Clara E. married William J. Baker of the town of Hounsfield; they have three children, Margaret 1., Jennie I. and Howard G. Arthur C, married Grace Smith of Geneva ; he is preparing for the ministry. Avery A. is a student in Syracuse University The family are members of the M. E. church.

Mc Wayne, Josiah A., was born in the town of Hounsfield, April 22, 1833. He was educated in the district schools and was accountant and bookkeeper for the Ontario Milling Co. of Dexter nine years, a general merchant many years, and is now a pros- perous farmer. He has married twice, first. February 4, 1851, to Eveline Smith of Dexter, and they had five children: F. Addic, Albert D .. Eda M., Frank E. and Jessie E. Mrs. MeWayne died November 2, 1867, and on March 15, 1871, Mr. Me Wayne married Delilah Washburn of Hounsfield, and they have four children : Geraldine, Harry W., Mark W. and Kent W. F. Addie married J. Bowles Smith of New York city, and they have two children: Lucius W. and Junius A .; Edna M. married Dewitt S Peck of this county, and they have four children, Wayne C., Ray, Bertha and Bessie: Frank E. married Kittie Mullen of the State of Wisconsin, where they now reside; Jessie E. married Frank Whitaker of Hounsfield. Mr. Me- Wayne's father, Delos A. MeWayne, was born in Wayne county, N. Y., August 12, 1808, and came to this county when a boy about the year 1820. He married Ange- line Johnson in 1831, and they had four children: Josiah A., Johnson P., Delos A. and Edwin E. Edwin E. was a soldier in the late war in the 10th H. A., N. Y. Vols., and was honorably discharged at the close of the war. Delos A. MeWayne died May 4, 1882, and his widow January 21. 1883. Mr. Me Wayne's grandfather, Josiah, was born in Massachusetts in 1750, and his great-grandfather, Samuel, was born in Scotland in 1951. J. A. MeWayne is at the present time supervisor of his town, was elected in 1889 and has served his town continuously up to the present time.

Foster, Albert, was born in the town of Brownville, March 17, 18.12. He obtained his education in the common schools and was employed by the Ontario Woolen Company before and after the war, and has been engaged in farming since 1869.

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Ile first enlisted in Co. K. 35th N. Y. Vols., May 9, 1861, was wounded in the second battle of Bull Run, August 30, 1862. and was honorably discharged June 5, 1863. December 5. 1863, he re-enlisted in Co. G, 16th Artillery, N. Y. Vols., as first ser- geant; August 11, 1864, was promoted to second lieutenant; November 1, 1864, was detached from the regiment as A. A. D. C. on the staff of Brig .- Gen. J. R. Hawley, where he remained until the close of the war; June 23, 1865, was promoted to first lieutenant, was again wounded in the assault on Fort Fisher, in January, 1865, and was honorably discharged August 5, 1865, as first lieutenant and R. Q. M., 16th N. Y. 1I. A. November 21, 1866, he married Emily F. Broadbent, formerly of Massachu- setts, but came to this State at the age of three years. They had six children: A. Thomas, Julius Broadbent, Albert Edson, J. Hawley, Alice Marrian and Hattie Carroll. He is a member of Julius Broadbent Post, No. 188, of Dexter, G.A.R., Department of New York, and has held the office of commander several terms; and has held the office of justice of the peace two years. In his political choice he is a thorough Republican. Mr. Foster's father, Gilbert C. Foster, was born in Connecti- vut in 1813, and came to this State with his people when a boy. He married Sarah J. Worden of Brownville, and they had six children. He died in 1891 and his wife in 1851. Mis. Foster's father, Thomas Broadbent, was born in Saddleworth, York- shire, England, October 10, 1810, and came to the United States at the age of seven years, locating first in Massachusetts, where lie was an operative in the woolen mills and later a farmer. He came to Dexter in 1839, remaining there three years and then returned to Massachusetts, and in 1847 became a permanent resident here. October 7, 1832, he married Esther P. Carroll of Walpole, Mass., and they had five children. Julins (died in infancy), Sanford, John C., Julius 2d and Emily F. Julius 2d was a brave soldier of Co. K, 35th Infantry, N. Y. Vols., and was killed in the battle of Antietam. Capt. Jay D. McWayne did a brave act in recovering his body while under fire. Sanford was a soldier in the 34th Mass. Vols., was wounded in the retreat from the battle of New Market, and was a prisoner in Andersonville Prison. Mrs. Broadbent died Angust 9, 1884, and Mr. Broadbent is a retired gentleman, residing with his daughter, Mrs. Foster.

Kitts, Merton W., was born in Antwerp, September 20, 1865, a son of B. Frank and Lucinda (Van Hoosen) Kitts. B. Frank was born in Lowville, and came to Ant- werp when six years old with his parents. He was four years in California, going there in 1851. Ile has made his own property and has 300 acres of land in Antwerp and a dairy of thirty-five cows. He is a Republican in politics and a member of the Grange He and his wife have had four children: Eugene, Hattie, Merton W., and Earl. Merton W. was reared and educated in Spragueville, and Gouverneur Acad- emy. Ile is a carpenter by trade and in 1892 bought the farm he owns of 179 acres and keeps about thirty cows. Ile is a member of Antwerp Lodge No. 226, F. & A. M., and of the Odd Fellows and of the Grange. He spent two years in Park City, Utah. as contractor and bui'der. In 1892 he married Frankie Bacon, daughter of 1 .. A. Bacon of Antwerp, and they have one son, Earl B., born April 15, 1895.

Whitney, Harry C .- Among the younger men of the city of Watertown is Harry (. Whitney, president of the Watertown Gas Light Company. He was born in Mexico, Oswego county, N. Y., in 1863. In 1886 he became associated with the

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Watertown Gas Light Company, and on the death of Mr. Story in 1896, he became president. This company was established in 1853 by Frederick T. Story and is one of the oldest gas light companies in the State.

Boon, Maitland .- The bare facts of Mr. Boon's life tell a tale eloquent of good work when read by the light of experience. Born sixty four years ago, in the village of Watertown, N. V., he entered the service of the Union Bank when it commenced business, and in whose employ be served until 1856, serving in the capacity of book- keeper, teller and cashier. At the end of his service he removed to Quincy. 111., where he with others started the Bank of Quincy; he was elected cashier, and dur- ing the financial troubles of 1857-S piloted it through safely, kept it open every busi- ness day, and paid all demands at sight; this bank voluntarily closed business in 1860. Mr. Boon was elected mayor of Quiney, 1H., in 1867, and was honored by re- election in 1869. From 1861 to 1865 he was engaged, in company with his father in- law, Robert Tillson, in manufacturing horse equipments and infantry accoutrements for the U. S. government, furnishing the equipments for over 130,000 soldiers dur- ing the late war, under the firm name of Robert Tillson & Co. February 24. 1859. Mr. Boon married Emily L., daughter of Robert and Charlotte (Field) Tillson, who were of English Scotch descent, the first representatives of the family having come to this country in the Mayflower in 1620. In politics Mr. Boon is a Democrat. As a man of affairs it is but just to say that Mr. Boon has ever combined cantion, sagacity and enterprise with an integrity of purpose which no circumstances could alter or permit of a sacrifice of principle.

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Our county and its people. A descriptive work on Jefferson County, New York, Part 118

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

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