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Crinklaw, Jerome, Lawrence, was born in Lawrence, November 24, 1850, a son of James, son of Robert, a native of England, born in 1790, whose wife was Frances Young, also born in England, in 1792. Robert came to Essex county, and to Lawrence in 1838, settling on the farm now owned by our subject, where he died in 1873, and his wife in 1857. James was born February 28, 1814, and married, April 28, 1839, Electa Williams, born July 4, 1818, in Onondaga county, a daughter of James and Phobe (Tappan) Williams, the latter a cousin of Judge Tappan of Potsdam. James Crinklaw and wife had two sons and seven daughters. He died September 21, 1892. Our subject was educated in the common schools and Lawrenceville Academy. He
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owns 300 acres of land, keeping a dairy of thirty-four cows and young stock. He is a Republican in politics, and a member of Deer River Grange No. 702 of Lawrenceville. December 10, 1881, he married Christy, daughter of Stillman Griffin of Moira, whose father was an early settler of St. Lawrence county. Mr. and Mrs. Crinklaw have three children : Edith, born May 11, 1883; James, born May 26, 1888; and Horace, born No- vember 15, 1890.
Drake, Loren M., Lawrence, was born in Moira, Franklin county, October 8, 1846, a son of J. A. Drake, born in Grafton, N. H., in 1814, whose father was Daniel Drake of Grafton, who had three sons and four daughters. In 1817 he came to Franklin county, where he settled on a farm and built a log cabin. J. A. Drake began business for him- self at the age of twenty-five years. He bought 130 acres of land in Moira, which he sold and bought again. Again he sold, then bought the farm of 156 acres where he now lives at the age of eighty years. The farm is now carried on by his son, Reuben. Mr. Drake has been twice married, first to Caroline Moody by whom he had six sons and four daughters. He married second, Caroline Lavery. L. M. Drake, our subject, was educated in the common and select schools of Moira, and has always been a farmer. He first invested in a farm with his brother, which they worked together nine years, . then sold. Loren then came to Lawrence, buying the farm of 208 acres, which he now owns. He carries on general farming and dairying, keeping about thirty cows, and also has a sugar bush of about 500 trees. Mr. Drake married, in 1867, Lucina, daugh- ter of Milton and Lois (Washburn) Watson, natives of Vermont, who came to Franklin county in an early day. Mr. and Mrs. Drake have had three sons and four daughters : Arthur G., Almon P., Milton M., Clara C., Alice M., Lois D. and Julie E.
Day, Luther B., Lawrence, was born in Underhill, Vt., November 11, 1842, a son of Noah Day, whose father was Edward Day of Jericho, Vt. The wife of Edward was Susan Ransom, by whom he had thirteen children. Noah was born in Jericho, Vt., in 1804, and married Alvira Castle of Essex, Vt., by whom he had eight children. He died in Vermont in 1890, and his wife in 1878. Our subject was eight years of age when he came to Lawrence. When a young man he went to Muskegan, Mich., where he engaged in lumbering. He also went to Pennsylvania, where he was at work for some time in the oil regions. His home, however, has been in Lawrence. He is a Republican, and a member of Elk Lodge No. 577, F. & A. M., and of Deer River Chapter No. 197, R. A. M. He married first, November 14, 1870, Frances, daugh- ter of Daniel Harris, by whom he had two children, Clinton and Clayton, twins, the latter dying in infancy. Mrs. Day died February 8, 1885, and January 6, 1894, he married Mary G., sister of his first wife. November 2, 1861, Mr. Day enlisted in the 92d N. Y. Volunteers, and after one year's service was discharged on account of disability. Daniel Harris, father of Mrs. Day, was born in Middlesex, Vt., July 30, 1806, a son of Samuel, a native of New York, who came to Lawrence in 1807 and built the first frame house in the town. Daniel married Christiana Long. He died November 24, 1893, and his wife October 15, 1890. Mr. Day owns 197 acres and keeps a dairy of twenty cows. He also owns 160 acres in Kansas.
Donaghue, A. F., Massena, a native of Windsor, Vt., born September 27, 1826, a son of William Donaghue, born at Windsor, February 1, 1786. The grandfather of
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A. F. Donaghue came from Ireland to Abington, Mass., where he married Mary Nash, and they had nine children. In 1787 he went to Vermont, where he died in 1839, and his wife in 1825. William was reared on a farm and for a time taught school, as did all his sisters but one. Mr. Donoghue was eleven years deputy sheriff at Windsor, Vt. He married Sophia Orvise, born February 7, 1786, daughter of David Orvise, of Vermont and they had two sons and two daughters. He died in 1874, and his wife in 1879. A. F. Donaghue received a good education in the common schools, and worked for a time in a meat market in Boston. In 1853 he bought a farm in Massena, which he soon sold and bought another one, which he still owns. He keeps about fifteen cows and thirty-five sheep, and also raises thorough-bred Chester White swine, besides having a large sugar bush. March 23, 1853, he married Laura, daughter of Ephraim Hyde, and they have four daughters and one son : lsabel gradu- ated from the Normal School of Potsdam, and taught for a time. She is the wife of Orange Dodge of Ogdensburg Academy ; Minnie is the wife of Guy Russell, a teacher of music; Dora was a graduate of Ogdensburg Academy, and a teacher. She died March 16, 1892, aged twenty-seven years; Helen is the wife of Joseph Clark, a civil engineer for some time in the employ of the N. P. R. R. ; David was educated at Mas- sena and Potsdam, and has taught several terms of school. Mr. Donaghue is a Repub- lican and a member of Massena Grange No. 704.
Denison, R. H., Massena, was born in Massena, May 15, 1850, a son of E. M. Deni- son, a native of Lewis county, born 28, 1807. The grandparents were Nathan and Betsey (Frazer) Denison, the former born in Stonington, Conn., February 8, 1766, and the latter a native of Scotland. The parents of Nathan were Elisha and Katurah (Minor) Denison. Nathan had one child, the father of our subject, who came to Mas- sena with his parents about 1814, and after the death of his father he was for thirty years on the River St. Lawrence. About twenty-two years ago he gave over the full control of the farm to his son, R. H., who took care of his parents. Mrs. Denison died August 14, 1888, but Mr. Denison survives. R. H. Denison has spent most of his life on the homestead farm, which he devotes to general produce, dairying, etc., having also a sugar bush of about 1,400 trees. He is a breeder of Percheron horses. Febru- ary 3, 1872, he married Emma Howard, born August 9, 1854, in Ohio, a daughter of George and Delia (Harris) Howard. Mr. and Mrs. Howard have had two sons and a daughter. George Howard was a railroad contractor. He was a member of Co. H, 11th Illinois Cavalry, in the war of the Rebellion, and received several wounds. He was also a soldier in the Mexican war. He died of yellow fever in Tennessee. The mother resides in Massena at the age of sixty years.
Douglass, Henry A., Massena, was born in Louisville, January 22, 1825, a son of Lucas L., born in 1793, whose father was born in Scotland. Lucas L. came to Louis- ville, settling on a farm in what was then known as Douglass Bay, and in 1826 he came to the farm owned by our subject, where he died in 1837. He married Clara Reed of Essex, Vt., and of the children of this union five grew to maturity. Mr. Doug- lass died December 25, 1872. Henry A. was reared on a farm, owning at present fifty acres of the old homestead. He is a Democrat and has been highway commissioner. February 9, 1853, he married Caroline Joy, a native of Colchester, Vt., born February
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4, 1831, and a daughter of Levi and Susan (Russell) Joy. They have had these chil- dren : Fred I., born October 29, 1854, died in 1859 ; Luke, born March 19, 1857, is em- ployed in a wholesale store in Buffalo; George H., was born May 2, 1859, was educated in the Union Free School at Massena, and resides with his parents on the farm. He is a member of Massena Grange No. 704. Mr. Douglass is a member of the Presbyterian church
Dewey, Willard E., Massena, was born in Potsdam, September 6, 1860, a son of James Dewey, son of Eli Dewey, born in Connecticut in 1796, who came to Canton with his parents in 1800, they being Chester and Annie (Parish) Dewey, natives of Connecticut, Mr. Dewey's father having been a native of England, and the first of the family to come to America. Chester and family settled in Potsdam, being the fifth family in the town. He was pressed into the army in the war of 1812, and met his death from exposure in the service. He and wife had six children. He died in 1813. Eli Dewey married Maranda Champion, of Vermont, who came to Potsdam and taught school. She was married in Potsdam and was the mother of one son, the father of our subject. Eli died. in 1834, and his widow married for her second husband Lucius. Dewey, no relation of Eli, and they had one daughter. Mrs. Dewey died in 1872. James Dewey was born in Potsdam, March 29, 1828, was reared on a farm and edu- cated in the common schools, and, except for three years as cheesemaker, has since fol- lowed agriculture. He was the builder of the first cheese factory in the county. He lived in Postdam until 1865, then came to Massena and lived on Barnhart Island three years, and then moved to the Phelps farm, and in 1882 bought back the Earl farm of 268 acres, where he lias since resided. He is a Republican and has served as highway commissioner and assessor. In 1850 he married Sarah Abbott, of Potsdam, a daughter of John and Sarah (Davis) Abbott, of Potsdam, and they had five children : Louisa L., born October 16, 1851, who married Alfred Bangle; Edna L., born September 2, 1853, married John H. Bacon, of Massena, and died January 29, 1890; Willard E., who was reared on the farm and is in partnership with his father. He is a Republican and a member of Massena Grange. December 22, 1877, he married Mary E. Harris, by whom he had three children : Elmer, Arthur and Frank. Mrs. Dewey died November 20, 1892, and he married second, January 24, 1894, Annie Elger, of Massena, daughter of Thomas and Cordelia Elger. The fourth child of Mr. Dewey was Albert J., born January 2, 1863, who was an electrician, and married Louisa Wise, of Boston, where she now lives. He died in 1889. The fifth child was Robert C., born November 25, 1868. He is a clerk for J. L. Hyde, of Massena.
Davis, Truman, Fowler, was born in Canajoharie, October 21, 1835. His first busi- ness experience was acquired as a clerk. At nineteen years of age he went into busi- ness for himself at Brier Hill, and remained there twenty years. He then went to Harrisville, where he lived thirteen years. He came to Little York in 1879. He does an extensive business in condition powders for horses and cattle, and takes much inter- est in thorough bred trotters, owning some himself. He was supervisor of Diana, in Lewis county, in 1869, and in 1870 was nominated for sheriff of the county, and was elected justice of the peace in Fowler until he refused the office. He was post- master at Harrisville for a term of years. In 1856 Mr. Davis married Maria Van Evra,
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and their children are Mrs. R. E. Webb, Roscoe, and G. C. Davis, the postmaster at Little York. This gentleman is also largely interested in talc mining. Mr. Davis's father was A. S. Davis, who was born in 1803, and died in 1875.
Ellithorpe, Paschal B., Lawrence, was born on his present farm in Lawrence, August 27, 1841, a son of Danforth Ellithorpe, born in Vermont, November 17, 1797, who mar- ried Paulina Phelps, born in Orwell, April 10, 1797, by whom he had four sons and four daughters, only two sons now living. Mr. Ellithorpe and family came to Nichol- ville, N. Y., about 1820, and here they died, the father November 14, 1877, and the mother May 23, 1867. Our subject was educated in the public schools and Potsdam Academy. He remained on the homestead until the death of his mother, then clerked in the Union store at Nicholville four years, after which he and his brother built the store owned by Mr. Smith, and engaged in the mercantile business five years, residing in the village until 1886, when he removed to the old homestead, where he now lives. He owns 160 acres of land here, besides seventy-five acres in Dickinson, also village property. Mr. Ellithorpe is a Republican, and has served as assessor two terms, being now on his third term. He is a member of P. of H., No. 702, of Lawrenceville, and November 11, 1873, he married Ella, daughter of George Falkner, of Parishville, and they have had these children : Thurman, born July 19, 1875, who is a conductor on an electric car in Brooklyn; George W. F., born April 2, 1877; P. B., jr., born August 17, 1879; W. Henry, born January 11, 1882 ; Celestia A., born June 15, 1884; Howard P., born March 13, 1886.
Fish, H. R., Massena, was born in Massena, July 23, 1853, a son of Hiram Fish, born in Ira, Rutland county, Vt., September 3, 1805. The grandparents of our subject, Preserved and Abigail Fish, were natives of Massachusetts, and Mr. Fish was one of the first men in prominence in the county, being magistrate and selectman twenty-one years, and member of assembly seventeen years. Of their twelve children Hiram was the eighth child. He engaged in various pursuits, and finally settled on a farm. He was instrumental in organizing the Farmers' National Bank at Malone, of which he was one of the principal stockholders. He was an active church worker and contri- butor. He married first, in 1827, Maria Newtown, who died in 1831; and second, Minerva Chapman, by whom he had three children, the only survivor being Marcus, who died in 1876. His third wife was Martha, daughter of Jesse and Betsey (Brad- ley) Rice, of Franklin county, by whom he had four children : George P., of Iowa; Narina B., wife of Dr. Dodge, of Massena ; Jessie M., wife of James Rankin, of Mas- sena; and Hiram R. Mr. Fish died in March 25, 1891, and his wife in September, 1880. H. R. Fish was reared on the farin and educated in the common schools, and with the exception of a year in Iowa has worked on the homestead farm all his life, and this farm he bought of his father about 1882. He carries on general farming and dairying, the farm comprising about 204 acres. June 23, 1881, he married Bertha L., daughter of D. T. and Sarah (Hyde) Beebe, and they have had one daughter, Josephine C., born August 26, 1883. Mr. Fish is a Republican and member of Massena Grange, No. 704. They are Baptists.
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Fortune, W. E., M.D., Lawrence, was born in Nicholville, October 25, 1856, a son of Carr Fortune, born in Scotland, July 16, 1820. Archibald Fortune, grandfather of the doctor, came to America in early life, bringing a family of eight sons, another having been born in this country. Mr. Fortune first settled in Essex county, removing in 1841 to Lawrence, where he died in 1856. Carr, when a young man, went to Canada and learned the tanner's trade, coming to Lawrence in 1841, where he engaged in that busi- ness in Nicholville. He died August 19, 1881. He married Huldah, daughter of Joseph Olin, of Lawrenceville, by whom he had four children, three sons and a daughter, two sons surviving. Mrs. Fortune survives her husband at the age of sixty-two years. W. E. Fortune was for a short time with his father in the tannery. He attended Potsdam Normal School, taught school, and in 1881 graduated from the Albany Medical Col- lege, and has since practiced with marked success at Nicholville and locality. In 1882 he married Martha Traver, daughter of Alexander Traver, of Adirondack, and they had one son, Carr. The family are Democrats, and the father was for years a justice of the peace. Our subject is a member of Elk Lodge No. 577, F. & A. M., and is a Royal Arch Mason.
Fisk, Charles A., Lawrence, was born in Malone, January 16, 1849, a son of Nathaniel and Sarah A. (Blachley) Fisk, who had these children : Darius N., born December 19, 1833; Almina S., born October 19, 1835; Jane A., born October 27, 1837; Edward B., born April 29, 1840 ; Lucy J., born November 15, 1842; Marion M., born May 14, 1845 ; Herbert A., born December 10, 1847; Charles A., born January 16, 1849; Jeda C., born May 12, 1854; and Emma, born April 15, 1857. Mr. Fisk came to Malone in an early day, where he died in 1862. He was a tinner by trade, which business he followed many years. Mrs. Fisk died in 1893, aged seventy-nine years. Charles A. Fisk was reared on the farm in Malone, and was educated in the academy at Malone. At the age of nineteen he came to Nicholville and bought out Benjamin F. Kellogg, and has since carried on a very successful business. He is a manufacturer of tin and cop- per goods of all kinds, and also a dealer in glassware, stoves and hardware, occupying a three story building. He is a Democrat, and a member of Elk Lodge No. 577, F. & A. M. September 1, 1874, he married Celestia M. Day, daughter of Russell Day, of Nicholville, and they have two children, Blanche and Ella.
Hamlin, D. A., Lawrence, was born in Lawrence, August 11, 1838, a son of Leonard, a native of Vermont, born January 13, 1807, whose father was Joseph Hamlin. Leon- ard came to Lawrence in the early days and cleared him a home. His wife was Mary Briggs, of Vermont, by whom he had three sons and two daughters. They spent their last days with their son D. A., who in 1867 took charge of his father's farm, and cared for his parents until their death, the mother July 16, 1877, and the father January 20, 1884. About 1878 Mr. Hamlin sold the homestead and bought 128 acres where he now lives, to which he has added seventy-two acres. He follows general farming and dairy- ing. March 27, 1861, he married Lucinda, daughter of Levi Lavery, who came to Law- rence in 1825, and died November 30, 1883. In August, 1862, Mr. Hamlin enlisted in Company E, One Hundred and Sixth N. Y. Infantry, and was honorably discharged at the close of the war. He was taken prisoner at Martinsboro', Vt., and confined in Libby prison about six weeks, from whence he was taken to Annapolis, where he was set free
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and at once joined the regiment at Culpepper, Va. He was among those who wit- nessed the surrender of General Lee. Mr. and Mrs. Hamlin have had two children : Sherman R., born July 19, 1866, resides in Boston, and is a graduate of the Lawrence- ville Academy ; and Cora, born April 25, 1868. Mr. Hamlin is a Republican in politics, and a member of Deer River Grange No. 702. He is also a member of Sanford Post, G. A. R.
Hartwell, J. W., Massena, was born in Massena, February 16, 1861, a son of Joseph and Sarah F. (Smith) Hartwell. The father of Joseph was a farmer of Verinont, and the parents of Saralı F. Smith were Martin and Polly (Ramsey) Smith, who came to Massena about 1815. Mr. Hartwell was in the carding business at Bennington, Vt., a short time, and then came to this town, going into partnership with H. Reed and build- ing a carding mill, which they conducted for many years. The latter part of his life he spent in farming. He died in 1874, leaving a farm of 330 acres. J. W. Hartwell was reared on the farm and educated in the Massena Union School and the Potsdam Academy. He is now working the old homestead, carrying on general farming, with a dairy of about forty-five cows. He is a Republican, and a member of the Massena Grange No. 704.
Hawley, George W., Lawrence, was born in Calais, Me., April 3, 1859, a son of George and Carrie (Hill) Hawley, the latter dating her lineage back to one of the pas- sengers of the Mayflower. Mr. and Mrs. Hawley had four children. They came to Hamilton county in 1871, and later to St. Regis Falls, where they now reside. The grandfather of our subject, John Hawley, was a native of England, who settled in Nova Scotia, where he died. George W. Hawley was reared in Lawrence, his father being a contractor. At the age of twelve he came to Hamilton county, and then to St. Lawrence county, St. Regis Falls. In 1880 he came to this town and purchased thirty acres, to which he has added 140 acres, making 170 in all. He keeps a large dairy, a number of horses, and has a sugar bush of 800 trees. In 1881 he married Sarah M. Stewart, a native of Canada, and daughter of William and Maria (Howell) Stewart, early settlers of Canada, where the father died, his widow residing with her daugh- ter. Mr. and Mrs. Hawley have had four children : Carrie M., William G., and Jen- nie. He is a Democrat, and a member of the St. Lawrence County Lodge, No. 619, I. O. O. F.
Jones, William Henry Harrison, Louisville, was born in East Bethel, Vt., April 27, 1816, a son of William Jones, whose father, William, was born in England, and came to New Hampshire, where he died. He was a Revolutionary soldier. His son William was born in New Hampshire in 1782, went to Vermont when a young man, where he married Polly, daughter of Daniel Cole, of East Bethel, Vt. They had eight children. In 1822 he and family came to Massena and settled on the farm now owned by the subject of this sketch. He died at Massena Center in 1844, and his wife in 1850. William H. H. was reared on a farm, educated in the public schools, and while in Massena he owned several farms, having a reputation for first-class ability in his chosen occupation. In 1882 he came to Louisville and bought twenty acres of fine land, on which, in 1893, he raised thirty-five large loads of hay and 350 bushels of grain. He
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has been interested in the raising of horses, and although seventy eight years of age, he still delights in breaking colts. He is a Republican, and he and his wife are members of the Second Advent Church, of which he has been deacon eleven years, trustee, etc., fifteen years. Mr. Jones married first in 1841, Irene Plumly, daughter of Deacon Plumly, of Potsdam. She died February 29, 1844, and December 16, 1845, he married Cordelia U. Carpenter, of Moriah, Essex county, born November 22, 1821. Her parents were Elisha and Sallie Carpenter, natives of Vermont, who came to Essex county in an early day. Mr. Jones and wife have had four children: Theodore, who married Mary Eggleston, and lives at West Potsdam; Melros, who married Florence Eggleston, and lives in West Potsdam; Mary, who died aged twenty-two years; and Helen, who married J. R. Hawley, and lives at Albuquerque, N. M.
Kingsley, Wesley, Louisville, was born in Louisville in 1853 (June 19), a son of Or- vis Kingsley, a son of Elias, who was a native of Connecticut, born October 31, 1762, who was a soldier in the Revolution. His wife was Abigail Story, born January 7, 1788, by whom he had six children. He came to Louisville in 1840 and settled on the farm, a part of which our subject now owns. He died August 13, 1846, and his wife December 7, 1880. Orvis Kingsley was born in 1816, and came to Louisville at the age of twenty-four, where he married Mary Simpson, a native of Stowe, Vt., born in 1820 (May 5). They had one son, our subject. Mr. Kingsley died March 10, 1894, his widow surviving him. Wesley Kingsley was educated in the public schools, and was engaged in the mercantile business at Racket River one year. His principal occupation has been farming and stock dealing. He also handles agricultural implements, and represents the Worcester Buckeye Mower and the Osborn Binder, etc., the Deer River Plow, Curtis Plow and Scotch Plow. Mr. Kingsley owns 210 acres, and keeps a dairy of fifty cows. March 17, 1885, he married Libbie, daughter of Rufus Heague, of Louis- ville, who died November 25, 1886. Our subject is a Republican in politics. He has made a specialty of breeding Elial G. and Wilkes strains of horses.
Kinney, John S., Massena, was born in Massena, December 25, 1864, a son of John Kinney, who was also a son of John, a native of Ireland. John, jr., was born October 8, 1821, in Ireland, and came to Massena at the age of sixteen years, where he died. In 1859 he married Miss A. A. Kingston, a native of Brasher, and a daughter of Samuel and Avi Kingston, of Ireland, who came to Brasher in 1831. Mr. and Mrs. Kinney had two children : M. Jennie, who was educated in the Union Free School and Pots- dam Normal, from which she graduated in 1885, and is now engaged in teaching in Windom, Minn. Our subject, John S., was reared and educated in Massena, and at the close of his schooling he taught one term. He is now engaged in farming, owning 124 acres, and keeps a dairy of twenty-five cows. He is a Republican in politics, and he and family are members of the Methodist Church.
Lord, Alexander H., Ogdensburg, was born in Vermont in September, 1838, of Eng- lish parents. His father, Henry, was a surgeon in the British army, and later a pro- fessor in McGill College at Montreal. His parents died when he was but nine years old, from cholera, within a week of each other. The son, thus left an orphan and destitute, by industry and energy worked his way up and obtained a good education.
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