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Salsbury, Julius Eugene, M. D., son of Minzo W., and Lany (Bowman) Salsbury, was born in Theresa, Jefferson county, N. Y., September 28, 1855. His father was a farmer, and when Dr. Salsbury was thirteen years of age removed to Palermo, Oswego county, N. Y., where he resided until his death in 1872. Julius Eugene Salsbury, M. D., was educated at Mexico academy, and began his medical studies in the Eclectic Medical Institute at Cincinnati, Ohio, from which he was graduated M. D. in 1883. He also attended the Pulte Medical College (homeopathy), from which he received an ophthalomological and otological certificate. Dr. Salsbury ·prepared himself for his profession entirely by his own efforts and during the time which elapsed between his graduation from Mexico academy and his entrance to the Eclectic Medical Institute engaged in teaching in the schools of Oswego county, and in clerical work, to obtain funds sufficient for his purpose. He began, at the age of eighteen, with a dollar, but by rigid economy succeeded in qualifying for l is chosen profession. After obtaining his degree he settled in Cazenovia and at once began practice. He has served as coroner one term, and as a member of the school board three years, one term (1896-97) as president of the body. He was also a member of the first board of sewer commissioners. Dr. Salsbury married, in 1885, Nellie J. Chappel, daughter of Chester L. Chappel of Cazenovia. Three children have been born to them: Helen Viola, Marjorie Eloise, and Howard Eugene Salsbury.
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Blodgett, Ludrum, proprietor of the Brooklyn creamery in Cazenovia, was born in the town of Nelson, July 30, 1838, a son of Arba and Adeline D. (Wilbur) Blodgett. Arba Blodget was a native of the town of Eaton, and later resided in Nelson and Smithfield. He removed to Cazenovia in 1866 and engaged in farming and the manufacture of cheese. He was one of the first citizens of Cazenovia to receive summer residents into his home. It is also given upon reliable authority that he built and operated the first cheese factory in Madison county at Peterboro. He died September 14, 1891, in the eighty-fifth year of his age. Ludrum Blodgett, the sub- ject of the sketch, received a good common school education and was associated in the management of his father's business interests until 1876, when he purchased a farm on the west side of Cazenovia lake and conducted it for twelve years, during a greater part of the time operating a creamery on the property. In 1888, he pur- chased the Hersey property, at the foot of Albany street in Cazenovia village, and established a creamery which he still continues, manufacturing cheese, butter and ice cream, and retailing pasteurized milk and cream. For some time he was engaged in the grocery business on the property. Mr. Blodgett married, in 1861, Celia A. Cloyes, a daughter of B. F. Cloyes, of Morrisville. It is an interesting fact that they were married in the first frame house built in the town of Eaton, by the Cloyes fam- ily, who were among the early settlers of that town. Five children have been born to them: Dollie E., wife of W. H Dodge, of Cazenovia; Arba D., Franklin C., Mortimer L., and Harry G.
Brown, Oliver T., of Unadilla Forks, N. Y., was born in Brookfield, March 16, 1832. He was a son of Nathan and grandson of another Nathan Brown, who came from Stonington, Conn., about 1794, and lived and died in Brookfield. His wife was Marcy Kinney, daughter of Ezra Kinney, and was married to Oliver Babcock in 1767; they had one daughter who married Jabish Brown, the history of the families including eight generations. After the death of Oliver Babcock, Marcy (Kinney) Babcock married Nathan Brown, as before noted. They had five children, of whom Nathan Brown, 2d, was one. He was a respected and thorough farmer; was deacon of the Baptist church about sixty years and died at the age of ninety-two years. He came from Conneticut with his father when fifteen years old. He was a Democrat during his life. Oliver T Brown was an active farmer; was chosen supervisor of Brookfield in 1880, by a large majority, and was called upon to settle several estates. He was a deacon of the Baptist church at Unadilla Forks for many years, and a Democrat until about 1882, since which date he has been an active Prohibitionist. He married Armenia Beckwith, of Exeter, Otsego county, N. Y., in 1849; they had one daughter, Minnie B., wife of F. A. Scribner, who had one daughter, Marie. Oliver T. Brown now lives on the Mountain View Farm, Marcom's Mountain, 300 feet above the pond.
Edgerton, Frank L., son of Walter N. and Laura C. (Damon) Edgerton, was born in the town of Sullivan, June 18, 1858. The Edgerton family have always been among the representative residents of this section, and Ezekiel Edgerton (grand- father) was one of the first settlers. Mr. Edgerton's father was born at Sangerfield, and died at Minoa, Onondaga county, whither he had removed in 1896, January 8,
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1898. He was well known to his fellow townsmen as a man of the strictest integrity, and his death was mourned by a wide circle of friends. Of his union with Laura C. Damon seven children were born: Charles E., of Bergen, Genesee county, N. Y .; Frank L., Carrie M., wife of F. W. Balch of Utica; Clayton W., of Solvay, N. Y .; Lewis G., of Syracuse; Alice, who died in infancy; and Bertha E., who resides with her mother at Minoa. Frank L. Edgerton was educated in the common schools, and has always been engaged in farming, now cultivating the home farm near Bridge- port. In politics he is a Republican. Mr. Edgerton married, in 1895, Laura V. Scott, daughter of Thomas H. Scott of Cicero, Onondaga county, N. Y. One son has been born to them: Frank Howard Edgerton.
Burt, Abram L., son of Jonathan and Lorinda (Lee) Burt, was born in Chittenango, January 17, 1833. His father was a mechanic, and a native of Long Meadow, Mas- sachusetts; he was one of the founders of the Oneida Community, owning the ground where the community first started. Mr. Burt was fourteen years of age when his parents removed to Kenwood, and he has ever since resided at that place. At an early age he began to learn the carpenter's trade, and he is also a skilled mechanic, a patternmaker and millwright. Mr. Burt has gained a wide reputation for the ex- cellence of the water wheels he has installed at different points. He has entire charge of the Oneida Community buildings. In 1850 he married Fidelia A. Dunn, daughter of Norman B. Dunn of Bakersfield, Vt. One son has been born of this union, Horatio T., of New York city.
White, Samuel, and his brother, John, were pioneers in Madison, coming from Petersham, Mass., at a very early day. Samuel was a Revolutionary soldier, having entered the army at the age of sixteen and was stationed at West Point in 1779-80. He was there at the time of Arnold's treachery and was one of the guards at An- dre's execution. He married in 1786 and in 1798 came to Madison. His children were Hipzebeth, Ira, Clara, Mary, Abigail, Samuel, Grace and Anna, the latter of whom became the wife of Henry R. Barker. He died April 27, 1894.
Curtis, Samuel, came from Stratford, Conn., about 1796, and settled in Madison. He was a farmer and carpenter. His children were Atlanta, who married William Lewis; Amanda, wife of Dr. Collister; Isaac, Abner, Uri, Joel, Ann, Homer, Allen and Samuel, jr. Allen Curtis was born September 12, 1811, and except ten years has spent his whole life in Madison. Since 1858 he has held the office of justice of the peace and when living in Erieville held the same office in Nelson. This record is seldom equalled. On January 8, 1834, Mr. Curtis married Arabella A. Richard- son. Their children were Martin V. B., Adelia L,, Abner, Marion, Rispha, Lucinda R .. S. Allen, Herbert G., Josephine S., Ida D., Louis A., and Cora A. Mr. Curtis's wife died in August, 1898. Since 1834 he has been a member of the Baptist church.
Cotton, Hamilton, p. o. Canastota, representing one of the pioneer local families, was born at Oak Hill, Lenox, Madison county, August 2, 1821. His father and grandfather bore the same name, Willard Cotton. The grandfather was a native of
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Vermont, who in his early travels westward settled for a time in Chenango county, then came to New Boston and Oak Hill. He was a zealous churchman of the Univer- salist faith, and built a chapel for the promulgation of that doctrine near New Bos- ton. Hamilton Cotton's boyhood was spent in the vicinity of Oak Hill, now called "Cottons" in honor of his father, who was the first postmaster there. The family were originally from England and some of his parental ancestors who settled in Bos- ton, Mass., soon after Mayflower times, now lie buried in the historic churchyard in the heart of that city. In 1846 Mr. Cotton married Mary Adams of Canastota, who died in 1884, leaving two children: Charles H. Cotton, a merchant in Syracuse, and Mary E., wife of Adolph Schansenbach, a wholesale grocer in Ogden City, Utah. Hamilton Cotton's present wife was Sarah E. Simonds, of Herkimer county.
Hubbard, John F., a very extensive farmer and hop grower, and one of the repre- sentative citizens of Madison county, is a son of John and Harriett (Russell) Hub- bard. His father was born in England and in 1828 came with his parents to this country and settled in Waterville, where he resided until his marriage. He after- ward removed to Morrisville, where John F. was born, April 4, 1846. He remained at home until December 31, 1868, having in the meantime received a good education in the district schools and the Hamilton Union School. He then married Helena, daughter of Ephraim and Lucy (Perkins) Keeck, the former of whom was a success- ful farmer of Stockbridge. They have had four children: Charles (deceased), Fred (deceased), Hattie (Mrs. Charles Smith of De Ruyter), and Lewis. Politically Mr. Hubbard affiliates with the Democratic party, and while leading a quiet and un- eventful life enjoys the most independent and in many respects enviable station of a farmer, owning his own lands. By his own energy and industry Mr. Hubbard has established himself comfortably and with pleasant surroundings.
Chasmer, George W., a resident of Sullivan for fifty years, or since 1838, was born at Athens, Greene county, N. Y., in 1828. His father, Thomas A. Chasmer, was of English birth and by trade a brickmaker. He settled in the neighborhood of Lakeport in 1838, being twenty-seven years of age at that time, and engaged in farming and the manufacture of brick. George Chasmer is considered one of the representative men of his town and has filled many positions of trust and responsi- bility. His large farm of nearly 200 acres just east of Lakeport, is devoted chiefly to dairy products and is operated by his only son, Jerome Chasmer. Mr. Chasmer is a staunch supporter of Democratic doctrines and has served as town auditor since 1885. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Madison-Onondaga Mutual Fire In- surance Company. In 1852 he married Elizabeth Petrie of Vernon, N. Y. Both are members of the Presbyterian church.
De Clercq, Gilbert C., was born in Cazenovia, November 29, 1846, a son of Peter and Laura (Mason) de Clercq, and a lineal descendant in the ninth generation of (1) Pieter de Clercq, (2) Lucas, (3) Pieter, (4) Pieter, (5) Jacob, (6) Peter, (7) Hendrick, (8) Peter, (9) Gilbert C. Portraits of Lucas (2) de Clercq and Feryntze Steenkiste, his wife (1635), by Frans Hals, are found in the national gallery at Amsterdam. Hen- drick (7) de Clercq, born in Amsterdam, October 30, 1776, was one of the earliest
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settlers in the town of Cazenovia, locating on land just south of the farm now owned by Gilbert C. de Clercq. He was a large farmer and a man of prominence in his time. He married at Cazenovia, February 10, 1799, Mary Ledyard, a daughter of the brave Captain Ledyard, whose tragic death in defense of Fort Griswold during the Revolutionary war is indissolubly connected with the history of our country. Their children were Peter, Charles, Eliza, Youngs, Julia, Rebecca, Hendrick, Mary and Louisa. Peter (8) de Clercq, father of the subject of this notice, was all his life a farmer in Cazenovia. He was born July 19, 1800, and died June 16, 1873, honored and respected by all who had known him. March 21, 1826, he married Laura Mason of Whitestown, and ten children were born to them: Gysbert, Augustus Hervey, Sarah Louisa, Susah Rebecca, Isaac Ledyard, Arnold Mason, Julia Katherine, Car- oline Amelia, Mary Elizabeth and Gilbert Coman. The latter was educated in Caz- enovia Seminary and has always been a farmer. In polities he is a Republican. He married, November 17, 1869, Nancy Richmond, daughter of Wells Richmond of New Woodstock; six children have been born of this union: Laura Mason, Caroline B., Harriet May (who died in infancy), Nathan Ray of Lebanon, Wells Richmond and Clarence E., both of whom reside at home.
~ Carpenter, Henry W., M. D., is one of the oldest practitioners of medicine in Mad- ison county. He was born in Marcy, Oneida county, N. Y., June 26, 1834, a son of Albert and Maria (Ashby) Carpenter. His great-grandfather, Deacon Stephen Car- penter was a Revolutionary soldier of English parentage, a native of Cheshire, Mass., where he died in 1827. George W. Carpenter, a son of Deacon Stephen Car- penter, was born in Cheshire, Mass., June 8, 1780. He married Mary Horton of Scituate, R. I., and with his young bride was one of the earliest settlers of Oneida county Albert Carpenter, their son, was the father of Dr. Carpenter. He was born and reared on a farm near Whitesboro and died in middle life. Of his union with Maria Ashby were four children: George W., a banker in Fargo, N.D .; Henry W., Deloss A., who resides in Rome, N. Y .; and Amy J., Mrs. Kirkland, living in Forest Port, N. Y. As a youth Dr. Carpenter attended the district schools and as- sisted in the farm work; at the age of seventeen he began to teach school, and dur- ing his third term, while in Rome, began the study of medicine under Dr. Sturde- vant. In the fall of 1853 he went to Ann Arbor, Mich., where he attended a course of lectures, and in the following spring went to Holland Patent in which place he continued his medical studies with Dr. Crane, later taking a course in medicine at Albany. In 1857-58 he attended the University of the City of New York, where he graduated, M. D., with the class of 1858. He began practice in Holland Patent the same year, forming an association with Dr. Crane which lasted four years. During the Civil war he served as assistant surgeon and surgeon of the 117th N. Y. Vols. ; he also served as acting brigade surgeon and was president of a medical examining board. When peace was declared he returned home, and in March, 1865, settled in Oneida, where he has enjoyed a lucrative practice; he has achieved wide reputation as an expert in difficult cases of surgery and his practice extends over a considerable amount of territory. Dr. Carpenter is well known to the profession and has been a frequent contributor to medical publications, especially the American Medical Asso- ciation Journal and the New York Medical Record. He is a member of the Oneida
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County Medical Society, the Madison County Medical Society, of which he has been vice-president and president, the New York State Medical Association, Medical So- ciety of the State of New York, the American Medical Association, Central New York Medical Association (president in 1897), the Pan-American Medical Congress, and the International Medical Congress. As a citizen he has been prominent in pro- moting the prosperity of Oneida, and has held many positions of public trust, serv- ing as village trustee and president; for six years as coroner of the county, as pen- sion examiner on the Oneida board for fifteen years, and in 1874 as member of Assembly from this district. He has also served as president of the Oneida Business Mens' Club, as president of the Oneida Chamber of Commerce, (1890-94) as president of the Glenwood Cemetery Association, and in 1898 was elected president of the Madison County Historical Society. Fraternally he is a Mason of high degree, hold- ing membership in Doric Chapter of Oneida and Rome Commandery. He has also been prominent in the G. A. R., served on the staff of State Commander General Harrison Clark, and in 1890 was elected medical director of the State of New York. He has done much to promote the welfare of the veterans. Dr. Carpenter first mar- ried Augusta La Moine Rollo, who died leaving one daughter, the late Mrs. Freder- ick B. Cheney of Oneida. About two years after the death of his first wife he mar- ried her sister, Emma Louisa Rollo.
Gorton, Ambrose E., p. o. Chittenango, leading merchant of the village of Chit- tenango, deals largely in a general line of goods, such as dry goods, groceries, boots and shoes, and clothing. He was born at Brookfield, Madison county, in 1832. His father was Benjamin Gorton, a manufacturer and merchant. Mr. Gorton completed a good business education at Cazenovia Seminary and soon embarked in business at this place, in fact, as early as 1856, and has been so engaged continuously since. In 1853 he married Fanny E. Atwell, daughter of Rev. James Atwell, and also a gradu- ate of Cazenovia Seminary. Their daughter, Fanny E. Gorton, became the wife of I. B. A. Taylor of Middletown, N. Y., a prosperous merchant and holding the office of city clerk. Mr. Gorton commnads a large measure of the esteem and confidence of his townspeople. A Republican in politics; has been a member of school board, is now corporation treasurer; he was postmaster at Chittenango for ten years.
Newton, Alfred J., p. o. Hamilton, was born in Canada but was brought to the United States by his parents, Byron F. and Margaretha (Wahn) Newton, when an infant. Byron F. Newton was one of the first settlers of Hamilton and a son of one of the men who aided in throwing British tea into Boston harbor. Alfred J. Newton was educated here and then began the active duties of life as a clerk, in which capa- city he passed eleven years. On January 20, 1897, he opened his grocery store in Hamilton, which has been a successful business from the first. Mr. Newton's enter- prise and honorable business methods stamp him as one of the representative young business men of Madison county He is a member of the order of Odd Fellows, both subordinate lodge and Encampment, and also of the Masonic fraternity.
Crandall, Franklin R., the well known music dealer of Oneida, was born near State Bridge, Oneida county, N. Y., July 5, 1851. He was the second son in a family
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of four children. His parents were both of New England ancestry. His father, William G. Crandall, was born in the vicinity of Utica N. Y., and married Miss Eliza Wright, of Edmeston, Otsego county, N. Y., soon after purchasing the farm in Verona township, where his children were born and reared and he himself resided uutil his death, which occurred in 1880. After attending the district school near his
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home, F. R. Crandall completed his education at the Oneida Seminary. He remained on his father's farm until he attained his majority, when he entered the employ of the Oneida firm of Benson & Cree. Subsequently he went into business on his own account, traveling and selling watches, jewelry and silverware. He then decided to make the jewelry business his calling, and entered the employ of Leiter Brothers, extetensive dealers in pianos and other musical merchandise in Syracuse, where he learned the music business in its various branches. After this he established himself in the music trade in Oneida, continuing the same up to the present time. In 1885 he married Miss Inez M. Cree, who was born in Vermont and whose ancestors were among the "Pilgrim Fathers" who came to America in the historic Mayflower in 1620. Five children have been born of this union: Emma May, Charles Arthur,
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Clayton Wells, Franklin R., and Florence B. In 1892, in association with his father- in-law, the late Charles B. Cree of Oneida, he built the handsome Cree-Crandall building on Main street, where he now has his music store. As a business man Mr. Crandall has been active and enterprising, having introduced new and original methods into the music trade. By his just and considerate dealing he has secured the friendship and good will of a wide circle of patrons, extending beyond his own community into many other cities and counties of the State.
McGregory, J. F., A. M., F. C. S., p. o. Hamilton, was born at Wilbraham, Mass .. a son of Joseph and Emeline (Fuller) McGregory. He was prepared for college at the Wesleyan Academy, Wilbraham, and then entered Amherst College, from which he was graduated in the class of 1880. The years 1880 to 1881, and 1883 to 1884 he passed in Germany, taking post-graduate courses at Goettingen. He has since spent two semesters at Heidelberg, the winter of 1890-91 and the summer of 1896. From 1881 to 1883 he taught chemistry in Amherst College. In 1884 he came to Colgate University as professor of chemistry and mineralogy and has since held that posi- tion. Prof. McGregory is a prominent Mason; a member of the Blue Lodge and Chapter at Hamilton ; of the Utica Council; of the Norwich Commandery and of the Order of Veiled Prophets. His college fraternity is the Delta Upsilon. He is a member of the American, the London and the German Chemical Societies, and of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. In 1883 he was married to Miss Emma Hodgkins of Amherst, Mass.
Crawshaw, W. H., A. M., p. o. Hamilton, professor of English lilerature and dean of Colgate University, was born at Newburg, N. Y., and was educated at Colgate Academy and Colgate University, from which he was graduated with the degree of A. B. in 1887. In 1889 he received his degree of A. M. After graduating he began to teach in Colgate University as instructor in English and French. In 1889 he was made associate professor of English and in 1894 became professor of English litera- ture. He was elected dean of the faculty in 1897. Prof. Crawshaw is the author of an excellent work on the " Interpretation of Literature " (The Macmillan Co., 1896), and he has also edited a text of Dryden's Palamon and Arcite. In 1888 Prof. Craw- shaw married Jennie L. Broughton. His parents were Charles and Mary (Lodge) Crawshaw. His father was an Englishman by birth and came to America at thir- teen years of age with his parents.
Smith, Sidney D., p. o. Hamilton, was born October 5, 1849, at Hamilton, N. Y., and was educated at Colgate and Columbia College Grammar Schools and Cornell University, being one of the first students in the latter institution. After leaving college he went railroading for a time and then came back and started the first ex- press business running out of Hamilton to Midland Railroad at Randallsville, in 1869. In 1872 he opened a general store at Randallsville, and also engaged in the produce business. In 1880 he went out of business for a time on account of his health and in 1881 went to Kansas City. In 1882 he returned to Hamilton and has since been largely engaged in the real estate business and building. In 1899 he as- sumed the management of the Hamilton Lumber and Manufacturing Company. Mr
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Smith is a prominent Mason and also a member of the Odd Fellows. He is grand secretary of the Veiled Prophets and has been since the organization of Mystic Order. Veiled Prophets in New York State. He is a member of the fire company and was on the original committee to establish the Hamilton water works. He has been a trustee of the village many years and is a member of the board of trade; a director of the Hamilton National Bank, and a trustee of the Congregational church. In 1872 Mr. Smith married Mary M. Hopkins of Georgetown, South Carolina, and they have two children: Dayton F., a law student, and George H., a student in Colgate University. Mr. Smith's parent's were J. D. F. and Martha (Snow) Smith. His grandfather, Adon Smith, resided in New York and was a business man there; his wife was Louisa Fuller. Mr. Smith's maternal grandparents were Nathan and Hannah Snow.
Knapp, Dr. James W., was born in Jamesville, N. Y., December 25, 1852. His father, Dr. Edwin A. Knapp, was a native of Rome, where his father, Ezra Knapp, was one of the pioneer settlers. The latter bought a farm and cleared it up and was afterwards identified with the town of Westmoreland, Oneida county. Dr. Edwin A. Knapp was a physician in Jamesville for nearly forty years. He was appointed surgeon of the 122d N. Y. Vols., and was afterwards appointed president of the pen- sion board in Syracuse; he died November 8, 1890. James W. Knapp was graduated from Whitestown Seminary in 1873. He taught until 1878, in which year he entered the Syracuse Medical College, graduating in 1881, and began his practice in Canas- tota. In 1882 he married Mrs. Delia Benedict, of Jamesville. Dr. Knapp is one of the progressive men of his town, serving as president of the village in 1894, presi- dent of the board of auditors of the town of Lenox in 1897, and was elected coroner in the same year, which office he still holds; he is past master of Canastota Lodge, No. 231, F. & A. M., and member of the Odd Fellows.
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