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Smith, Solomon P., was born at Clifton Park, Saratoga county, N. Y., August 13, 1830, and was educated in the district schools. At the age of thirteen, on account of the death of his father, he went to reside with his sister, in the State of Illinois, where he learned the millwright trade. He remained there until he was twenty years old, when he went to Peru, in that State, and returned to his native place in 1854, and is an inventor in the line of engineering ventilation. September 6, 1856, he married Sarah M. Sickler, of the town of Halfmoon, and they had five children : Fred P., Katherine S., Myron P., Charles F. and Harry J. Fred P. married Hattie A. Husted of Waterford, and they have three sons: Wood J., Harry and Clarence S. Katherine S. married Fred C. Potter of West Troy, and they have three daughters: Laura C., Helen and Edith. Myron P. was a ranch owner in Texas and died at the age of thirty-four. Charles F. died in his third year and Harry J. in his ninth. Mr. Smith organized a company of soldiers in the late war. His papers, under the President's first call for 75,000 men for the State of New York, were No. 1, authoriz- ing him to organize a company, which was accomplished, of the best material, for three years, and were mustered in the United States service in August, 1862, as Company H of the 115th Infantry, N. Y. State Volunteers, with Mr. Smith as cap- tain. August 16, 1864, at New Market Hill, near Richmond, Va., in that battle, every commissioned officer in the regiment was killed or wounded, including Cap- tain Smith, who lost his left arm on that occasion. He was honorably discharged, with the rank of captain. January 16, 1865, he was made lieutenant-colonel in the State militia and subsequently advanced to colonel. His father, Richard P., was born at the old home in Saratoga county, about the year 1802. He was edu- cated in the schools of his day, and followed the honorable occupation of farming.
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He married Sarah, daughter of Abijah Peck, of his native place, and they had seven children: Abijah, Mindwell, Nathan, Eliza, Richard P., Samuel and Solomon P., as above. Mr. Smith died in 1842 and his widow in 1843. Mr. Solomon P. Smith is a member of Lafayette Post No. 40, New York city, G. A. R., Dept. of New York. Mr. and Mrs. Smith are members of the Baptist church of Lansingburgh, and he is one of the deacons and a trustee of the church. His grandfather was a minute man in Connecticut in the Revolutionary war, and both of his uncles, Solomon and John Peck, were soldiers in the war of 1812. In his political choice he is a staunch Re- publican. The ancestry on the paternal side is Dutch, and on the maternal side English, of New England origin.
Sulzman, Charles A., was born in Baden, Germany, January 15, 1841, educated there and came to the United States with his parents in 1854. He has built up a coal and ice trade in Waterford which he has conducted eleven years; he is also the in- ventor of several useful articles. He and his son, Frank M., manufactured the Star Wagon Jack, which is one of his inventions and patents, and he is now a machinist, which trade he still follows. In April, 1869, he married Rosa Roe, and they had two sons: John F., who has hotel and theatrical interests in New York city; and Frank M., bookkeeper for the Ormsby Knitting Co. of Waterford. Mr. Sulzman's father, Ferdinand Sulzman, was born in Germany in 1809, educated there and was a cus- toms officer. He married Mary A. Bendel, and they had four children: Charles A., Bartholomew J., Agnes and Louisa, all deceased except Charles A. Charles A. Sulzman is a member of Clinton Lodge of Waterford No. 140, F. & A. M., Waterford Chapter No. 169, R. A. M., and in politics is a Republican.
Wilkins, Edward A., was born in Waterford, N. Y., October 21, 1853, was educated in the public schools and by a private tutor. He was in the State employ in a posi- tion on the canal for two years and for twenty years has been in the grocery business and for the past seven years has conducted a meat market therewith. By industry and square dealing he has been successful. December 23, 1875, he married Sarah Poole of Rome, N. Y., and they have six children: Mary E., E. Adeline, Edward A., jr., Sarah L., Henry E., and William A. Mr. Wilkins's father, Edward A., was born in Waterford in 1826, educated in the schools of that day and followed sailing on the Hudson River many years. He married Eliza Lyons, born in 1833, and they had three children: Edward A., Erastus C., and Mary E. Mr. Wilkins died Decem- ber 31, 1893, his widow survives at this date, 1898. Mrs. Wilkins's father, Alfred Poole, was born in Germany, September 30, 1825; married Adeline Snyder, born in 1824, and after their marriage came to the United States, locating near Rome, N. Y. They had three children: C. Henry, Sarah and, Emma J. Edward A. Wilkins is a member of Clinton Lodge of Waterford, No. 140, F. & A. M., and of the Royal Ar- canum.
Wood, Jacob D., was born in Lansingburgh. N. Y., August 22, 1847, educated in the public schools and in Fort Edward Institute. He was a commercial salesman three years and since has followed the honorable occupation of farming. January 19, 1876, he married Marietta M. Manville and they have three children: Edith G., a
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teacher in the public schools; George H., a bookkeeper in the Rob Roy Knitting Mills at Troy, N. Y. ; and Chester J., a student at school. Mr. Wood has served his townspeople as highway commissioner several terms. His father, Hiram Wood, was born in Dutchess county, N. Y., September 16, 1812, and when twelve years old moved to Lansingburgh with his people. He became a resident of Halfmoon, De- cember 31, 1830; he married Mary A. De Freest of Greenbush, and they had three children: De Freest, Abram I., and Jacob D. Hiram Wood died October 10, 1884, and his wife November 22, 1869. Mrs. Wood's father, George H. Manville, was born in North Greenbush, November 9, 1848; he married Eleanor De Freest and they had two children. Mr. Wood is a member of Clinton Lodge No. 140, F. & A. M., and of Waterford Chapter No. 169, R. A. M.
Young, David, was born in the town of Malta, Saratoga county, N. Y., July 18, 1826, attended the public schools and has been a canal groceryman, a boat owner and lock tender all told in occupations named eight years; the balance of his life he has been a successful farmer. September 19, 1847, he married Mary L. Whalen. Mr. Young's father, Emanuel A. Young, was born in the Mohawk Valley about the year 1789; he married Mary Wiggins, and they had eight children: Isaac, George, Minerva, Amy, William, Cornelia, James and David. George was a soldier in the late war and died there. Mr. Young died in 1862 and his widow in May, 1872. Mrs. Young's father, Clark Whalen, was born in Cambridge in 1803; he married Ruth Davenport and they had nine children: Edward, William, Mary L., Amanda, James, Rebecca, Catherine, Lydia and Sarah. He died in 1885 and his wife in 1878. David Young is a member of Clinton Lodge of Waterford No. 140 F.& A. M.
Boyce, Fred, was born in Wilton, February 2, 1869, a son of Ebenezer and Ruth (Comstock) Boyce, he a native of Rensselaer county, and she of Corinth. Ebenezer Boyce was a section boss for some years and was in the Hudson River Pulp and Paper mill about five years and was killed by going over the dam in 1880; his widow is now living in Corinth. Fred Boyce was educated in Corinth and in 1884 began to work for the Hudson River Pulp & Paper Co., and for nine years has held the po- sition of machine tender. In politics he is a Republican and was trustee of the vil- lage. He is a member of St. John's Lodge No. 22, F. & A. M., St. John's Chapter No. 103, R.A. M., Cryptic Council and Washington Commandery; also of Corinth Lodge No. 174, I.O.O.F. October 15, 1890, he married Fannie Eggleston, and they have two children: Edith R., born August 28, 1891, and Willard C., born March 6, 1893. The father of Ruth Comstock was Gideon Comstock, who was school commis- sioner and a man of education. His father was Adam Comstock, a member of assem- bly and State senator, and many years judge of the Common Pleas of Saratoga county. His father was John Comstock, whose wife, Mary Williams, was a direct descendant of Roger Williams.
Burnham, W. J., was born in South Corinth, January 24, 1856, a son of Harvey, and grandson of Jonathan Burnham, who was among the early settlers of the town. Harvey Burnham was a miller at Luzerne, N. Y. ; in politics a Republican, and has been justice of the peace. He married Lydia Coloney and they had two sons and
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one daughter. W. J. Burnham was educated in the schools of Luzerne, also at Glens Falls Academy. He began life by learning the drug trade and was in the mill at Luzerne with his father until May 10, 1881, when he came to Corinth and bought the Corinth grist mills. He is very successful and carries on a business of about eight thousand dollars yearly. June 23, 1880, he married Ida Thomas, and they had nine children: Bertha, Harry, Clara, George, Grace, Kate, Courtland, Lydia and Mattie. Mr. Burnham is a member of Corinth Lodge No. 174, I.O.O.F. In politics he is a Republican and has been treasurer of the village and in 1898 was elected trustee.
Burnham, John H., was born in South Corinth, October 14, 1856, a son of David T. and grandson of Jonathan Burnham mentioned in this work. David T. was born in Corinth in August, 1831, and has spent his life here. He is a millwright by trade and was a miller for some years; he now lives a retired life. In politics he is Republican and has twice been collector and justice of the peace some years. He is a Free Mason, a member of the I.O.O.F. and of the G.A.R. He served in the late war two and a half years and was second lientenant when discharged. He married Harriet S. Holsapple, who died in 1897. John H. Burnham has worked for the Hud- son River Pulp & Paper Co, for about sixteen years and for seven years has been a steam fitter. He is a member of Corinthian Tent, K.O.T.M., No. 275, and Ad- irondack Council No. 88, O. U.A. M. January 23, 1888, Mr. Burnham married Carrie White of Corinth, and they had two children: M. Lillian and Laura M.
De Loriea, Joseph, was born in Montreal, Canada, May 12, 1843, a son of Edward and Margaret (Dugall) De Loriea. Edward was a native of France and came to Canada in an early day. His wife was of French descent, and they had eight chil- dren. Joseph was reared in Canada on the farm and educated in the common schools. He learned the blacksmith's trade and at the age of twenty-one came to the village of Corinth and worked for Mr. Holmes two years, then started for him- self and has been very successful, being the leading blacksmith of the town. For eight years Mr. De Loriea followed farming and in 1895 again began working at his trade, building a new shop, and in 1897 built a nice residence. He owns four houses and lots besides his residence and has made his own property. July 16, 1871, he married Clarmeda Sturdevan, born March 3, 1841. Mr. De Loriea is a Republi- can in politics ; is a member of Corinth Lodge No. 174, I. O, O. F., having been a member for twenty-nine years. He and his wife attend and support the M. E. church.
Lawler, J. G., was born in Wayne county, Pa., September 2, 1863, was reared on a farm and educated in the common schools. He began life as a tanner and had a successful business. In 1887 he came to North Creek and superintended the tannery there for three years; then came to Corinth and bought the Central House and has since been proprietor. He married Mary Curley, and they had nine children: Mary, Matthew, William, Thomas, Lawrence, Martin, Leonard, Joseph and Catherine. Mr. Lawler is a liberal Democrat in politics, and a member of Talehatchie Lodge No. 229, I. O. R. M. Mr. Lawler owns the Central House, Opera House, a large dwelling and three stores which he rents.
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McDonald, John, was born in Warren county, N. Y., September 12, 1833, a son of Alexander McDonald, a native of Warren county, and whose father came from Scot- land to Warren county in a very early day. Alexander was a farmer, lumberman and saw mill man ; in politics a Democrat and was highway commissioner and asses- sor. He died in 1886, aged eighty-six years; his wife died in 1889 aged eighty-six years. John was educated in the common schools and began life as a lumberman. He went west for a short time and returned to New York State and engaged in farm- ing and lumbering. In 1887 he came to the village of Corinth and engaged in buy- ing and selling property and also engaged in the livery business, and has had the leading business for some years. In politics he is a Democrat and was supervisor of his town one term and assessor twelve years. He married Mary A. Putnam, and they had five children: Minnie, Maggie, Jennie, Addie, and John, jr., who is en- gaged in mercantile business in Coriuth.
Mason, George H., & Son. - This firm is composed of George H. Mason, sr. and George H. Mason, jr. George H. Mason, sr., was born in Bellows Falls, Vt., Janu- ary 22, 1840, a son of Orrin Mason and Maria Cunningham, his wife. Mr. Mason had a very limited education; his father was very poor and at his father's deatlı the support of the family rested upon him. He followed farming for some years, worked for the railroad a short time and was agent at Corinth for twelve years, and for twenty-two years ran an omnibus, also carried freight for the village since the rail- road was built. He has been very successful and owns twenty-four acres in the cor- poration with seven houses on it. He has been quite an extensive land owner and now has about three hundred acres. He has bought and sold wool for many years and at present handles all kinds of agricultural implements. Mr. Mason is also an extensive coal dealer and keeps a large wood yard to supply the village of Corinth; during the winter he handles from $1,000 to $1,500 worth of coal per month and about $2,000 worth of wood per year. He married Angeline Millis and they have four children: Maud L., George H., jr., John C. and Harold B. At the present time (1898) Mr. Mason is placing the telephone system throughout the village of Corinth. John C. Mason is married and lives in Corinth. In politics Mr. Mason is a Repub- lican and has been highway commissioner four years. He is a member of Corinth Lodge No. 174, I. O. O. F. George H., jr., who is in business with his father, is a member of the Red Men; I. O. O. F., and is also a Free Mason.
Richards, Salmon M., was born in Glens Falls, January 29, 1856, a son of Marquis D., and grandson of Edmond B. Richards, who built the American Hotel and was proprietor for some years, being one of the first settlers of that town. He was born at Hartford, Conn., March 11, 1788, and died at Glens Falls, September 11, 1876. Marquis E., father of Salmon, was engaged in boating lumber and lime from Glens Falls to Troy for seventeen years, then engaged in the grain and lumber business at Glens Falls, which he followed successfully for eight years. He is an exten- sive land owner in the town of Moreau. In politics he is a Democrat and has held some town offices. In 1849 he married Mary A. Briggs, who died that same year, and he married again, Mary E. Wing, and they had two sons and five daughters. Salmon M. was educated in Fort Edward Institute and began the study of law with
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Judge Isaac J. Davis in 1878 and was admitted to the bar in 1881. He began his practice in Glens Falls and in 1888 came to Corinth, where he has since been the leading attorney of the place. He is a member of Senate Lodge, F. & A. M. In 1887 he married Mary E. Ferris. Mr. Richards is one of the well-to-do men of the village of Corinth and owns considerable property.
Smith, James V., was born in Greenfield, April 25, 1819, a son of John and Saman- tha Hewitt Smith, natives of Connecticut, who came with their parents to Green- field at an early date. James V. was reared in Greenfield Center and here educated. He is a farmer and has sixty acres where he lives and one hundred acres of wood land; he also has followed lumbering and has furnished a good deal of the lumber for the M. E. church. April 11, 1844, he married Ruth Allard, and they had five children: C. Elizabeth, Ellen A., Albert M., Lee A. and Sagie D. Mr. Smith was first a Whig, but has been a Republican since the organization of the party; he - has been very active in politics, serving as town clerk and justice twenty-five years. He is a member of Greenfield Center Lodge No. 308, I. O. O. F., and assisted in building the lodge.
Dolan, Michael, was born in Rothmore, County Carlin, Ireland, in 1838, a son of John Dolan, who came to this country when Michael was ten years old, settling in the town of Queensbury, Warren county, and died in Abington, Ill., thirty years ago. John Dolan's family consisted of Martin, now a resident of St. Paul, Minn., Margaret, widow of Robert Riley, James and Lawrence. Michael Dolan came to Glens Falls forty years ago and for many years followed the life of a boatman on the Champlain canal, and later entered the employ of the Glens Falls Transporta- tion Co., where he still continues. In 1860 Mr. Dolan married Margaret Lyons of Glens Falls, and they had seven children, which as families go will compare favor- ably with any other family of its size in the country, both as regards the character and ability of its members. They are James, Lawrence J., John H., of Dolan Brothers, druggists of Glens Falls; Michael, of Dolan & Bellen, wholesale liquor dealers of Glens Falls; Abbie, wife of James Sullivan; Catharine, a graduate of St. Mary's Academy, and Dr. Martin Dolan, who graduated from the Albany Medical College April 15, 1898. In politics Mr. Dolan has always been a Democrat and is followed politically by all his sons.
Howe, William, was born in the town of Moreau, in 1829, a son of Peter Howe, who came to Moreau from Ballston Center in the early part of the present century. There were five children in Peter Howe's family, of which William was the young- est and is the sole survivor. His father's death occurring when he was only one year old, he was sent at an early age to reside with a relative of his mother's, John Buxton, at Bath, Steuben county, where he remained six years; deducting this time, the balance of his sixty-nine years have been spent in the vicinity of Glens Falls and in the town of Moreau. Mr. Howe's early education was of the kind that could be gleaned only in the winter inonths and at most was such as the sturdy, healthy country youths picked up in the district schools. His time, after reaching the age when every one was expected to work, was devoted to the maintenance of himself
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and to assist in the care of his widowed mother. In 1868 he married Melissa Bur- roughs, and they had one daughter, Ella, wife of Walter Jacoby of Glens Falls. Mrs. Howe died in 1898. Mr. Howe can boast of being one of the oldest residents of this section and can remember the time when Glens Falls was a small hamlet of less than a dozen homes. He is ably assisted in his store by his grandson, Charles Jacoby, who resides with him in his comfortable home just east of the store. In pol- ities Mr. Howe is a Republican and held the office of justice of the peace from 1875 to 1895, a period of twenty years, to the satisfaction of all his fellow citizens.
Stewart, John W., son of James and Isabella Stewart, was born in Ireland, Febru- ary 3, 1842, and on May 22, 1864, came to America during the height of the Civil war. He came direct to Glens Falls and for a time was engaged at various kinds of employment and learned the blacksmith's trade, at which he was employed at Sandy Hill for fifteen years, and when he returned to Glens Falls continued to work at his trade until 1892, when he embarked in his present business, that of fire insurance, in which he commands a wide range of business as a fire underwriter in Saratoga and Warren counties. He represents a number of strong companies of which the Green- wich of New York, the American and Delaware of Philadelphia are among them. Five years after he landed Mr. Stewart sent to Ireland and brought over his parents, who resided with him at the time of their deaths; his father died in 1888 and his mother in 1893. In 1874 Mr. Stewart married Mary C. Northrup of Sandy Hill and they had three children, all deceased. In politics Mr. Stewart has always been a consistent Republican, and has served his party as delegate to district and county conventions. In 1890 he was elected justice of the peace for four years and re-elected for another four years, a position he still retains with honor and credit to himself; he was also town collector one term. He is practically a self-made man; ever a hard worker, he has advanced steadily through the trade of blacksmith to his present position with a goodly share of self-respect, with the respect of his fellow citizens, as well as a substantial portion of this world's goods as a reward of thrift, energy and perseverance.
White, Seward J., M. D., son of James D. and Jennie (McClary) White, was born at South Berne, N. Y , in 1855, and received his education at the State Normal School and Cornell University. He studied medicine with Dr. A. Van Deer of Albany, at- tended the Albany Medical College and was graduated from there in the class of 1880. He came directly to Glens Falls after graduating and opened an office for the practice of his profession, where he has since remained and where a large practice has been built up in Saratoga and Warren counties. In 1883 Dr. White married Flora E. Sweet, and they had three children, one now living, Gladys M., aged nine . years. Politically Dr. White is a Republican; for the past eighteen years he has been health officer of the town of Moreau. He is a member of the Warren and Sar- atoga county medical societies; Glens Falls Medical and Surgical societies; a di- rector of the Glens Falls Hospital; has been a member of the board of education for the past ten years and trustee of the village.
Wood, Nelson O., son of Isaac and Delilah (Baker) Wood, was born on his father's
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farm midway between Sandy Hill and Fort Edward, November 19, 1864. Of his father Mr. Wood remembers nothing, as he died a few months previous to his birth. He was an only child and carefully reared by his mother, who married again when he was eleven years of age. The common schools furnished the source of an education, and at the age of seventeen he started out in life for himself, working at farm labor and anything else he could find to do for three years. About this time he entered the employ of D. Peck & Co., grocers at Glens Falls, and remained in their employ for four years. He was a commercial traveler in the confectionery trade two years for Fred Carr of Greenbush. In company with C. W. Skym he purchased the gro- cery business of B. B. Duell, No. 86 Main street, and the two embarked in that line; on February 1, 1898, he purchased Mr. Skym's interest and moved to No. 71 Main street and has since conducted the business alone. In 1895 Mr. Wood married Ger- trude E., daughter of Marvin B. Parks. Mrs. Wood's great-grandfather was Daniel Parks, one of the many heroes which the troublous times of the Revolution brought forth. Fort George, where the village of Caldwell now stands, was held by the Brit- ish; young Parks went to Fort Edward and raised a company of volunteers and marched to Fort George, surprised the place and captured it without loss to the Americans, one of the many heroic acts which have come down to us through the history of that time. Politically Mr. Wood is a Democrat; he has no ambition for political honors, preferring to look after the interests of his business than to the de- tails of politics. Mr. Wood is a member of Glens Falls Lodge No. 121, F. & A. M.
Frasier, M. H., was born at Day, Saratoga county, N. Y , October 18, 1847, a son of Lyman H. and Caroline (Kathan) Frasier, he a native of Connecticut, she a native of Day, and a daughter of Luke Kathan. Lyman H. Frasier came to Day with his parents, Lorenzo and Martha (Darling) Frasier. He was a hotel keeper and farmer; in politics a Democrat and held minor town offices. He died in June, 1895. His widow is now living in Day. They had fourteen children, of whom twelve are now living. M. H. Frasier was educated in the common schools and engaged in hotel keeping which has been his principal occupation. He was for twenty years superin- tendent of the woodenware works at Batchellerville, and on May 1, 1897, became proprietor of the Arlington Hotel at Hadley; he also owns a farm of 150 acres and several houses and lots in the village and a hotel at Batchellerville. In politics he is a Democrat and was supervisor of Edinburgh two terms and collector and con- stable of that town. He is a member of Batchellerville Lodge, I. O. O. F., and Sac- andaga Chapter, R. A. M. In 1874 he married Cornelia Robinson, and they had eight children; Walter G., Matie, Bertha A., Cora, Fannie, Willie (deceased), M. H., jr., and Nelson.
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