Our county and its people : a memorial record of St. Lawrence County, New York, Part 81

Author: Curtis, Gates
Publication date: 1894
Publisher: Syracuse, N.Y. : D. Mason
Number of Pages: 1328


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Freeman, William A., Gouverneur, was born in Athens, Canada, June 27, 1865, but has resided in this country eight years, and for ten years has been an expert cheese maker. He is proprietor of the East Gouverneur cheese factory, and makes annually about 150,000 pounds. In June, 1892 he married Augusta McArthur. His father was William Freeman, a successful farmer in Athens.


Farwell, Charles, Gouverneur, was born in Oswegatchie, February 18, 1856. His father was a farmer, and Charles followed that occupation until twenty years ago. He then took a position with Turner Brothers, of Ogdensburg, remaining about six years. Thence he went to the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company (extension), remain- ing eight months, at the end of that time returned to Ogdensburg. In 1881 Mr. Far- well married Ida Willard, and they have one daughter, Ercil May. In 1881 he came to Gouverneur, and subsequently became connected with the Globe Hotel, Watertown, for over four years. He returned to Gouverneur in 1885, remaining three years, when he went to Jacksonville, Florida, and engaged in the furniture business. He re- turned to Gouverneur in. 1890 and for some time was engaged in paper hanging and painting. He began his present business (liquor dealer), January 28, 1892. Mrs. Far- well is a daughter of Abel Willard and is an attendant of the Baptist Church. Mr. Farwell is recognized as one of the live business men of the town.


Fife, James S., Waddington, was born in Waddington, September 8, 1836. His father, Thomas, was a native of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, born in 1795 and in 1817 came to Washington county, N. Y. In 1819 he came to Waddington and purchased the farm now owned by James S. Here he lived and died. He married Elsie Short, born in 1800, a native of Northumberlandshire, England, and daughter of James Short who came to Waddington in 1818 and settled on a farm. Mr. Fife and wife had a family of three sons and eight daughters. They were members of the Scotch Presbyterian Church. He was a commissioned officer in the milita. He died February 20, 1883, and his wife in 1880, aged eighty years. James S. was reared on the farm he owns and was educated in the common schools. He married Jane, daughter of Deacon Thomas Rutherford, a son of John Rutherford. To Mr. Fife and wife were born three children : Agnes H., Thomas R., and Ella. Mr. Fife owns 158 acres of land where he resides and eighteen and one half acres in front of Madrid Station House and a farm of 268 acres


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in Fine, St. Lawrence county. His principal occupation is dairying and he keeps over seventeen cows. Mr. Fife is a Republican in politics, and he and wife are members of the Scotch Presbyterian Church.


Fife, Thomas W., Waddington, was born in Waddington, February 11, 1829. His father, William Fife, was born in Roxboroughshire, Scotland, in 1792. He came to Waddington in 1819, and he here married Margaret Walker, a native of Roxborough- shire, Scotland, who came to Waddington with her parents. Mr. Fife and wife had four sons and one daughter. In 1828 he purchased 107 acres of land, where our sub- ject now resides. Here he lived until his death in 1832. His wife died in 1872. Mr. Fife and wife were members of the Scotch Presbyterian church and he an elder of that church. Thomas W. Fife was reared and educated in Waddington. He 'has followed farming as a life occupation, and at present owns 150 acres of land and follows general farming. November 9, 1865, he married Martha, daughter of William Veitch. In politics Mr. Fife is a Republican. He and wife were for many years members of the Presbyterian church of Waddington, of which Mr. Fife was an elder, but, as he himself writes: "I am not an elder now, because I could not act conscientiously with the minister, who was, by common fame, proclaimed a falsifier; then sworn statements also, were handed to elders to the same effect. When the matter was brought before the Presbytery, the stated clerk having a preponderating influence over the Presbytery, arose and dictated the terms, both to elders and Presbytery, and that was, that the elders must all resign, or be deposed, and that without any trial, or hearing, or any charge being brought against them. And the Presbytery acted through the whole case, on rules pretending to represent those governing banks, or worldly business, and with- out once referring to the scripture rule of truth; therefore I cannot remain in accord with the Presbytery, or the Presbyterian church while goverened by such rules and principles."


Freeman, David, Waddington, was born in Waddington February 29, 1844, a son of John, a native of Wales, who went to England when two years of age, with his pa- rents. He came to Canada, where he remained a short time, and then came to Wad- dington. He married twice, first Miss Page, by whom he had two children. She died and he married Mary Hessellgrave, a native of England and daughter of Thomas Hes- sellgrave, an early settler of Waddington, who emigrated to Illinois. Mr. Freeman and wife had four sons and three daughters. He died in Illinois, where his wife resides at present. David Freeman was reared on the farm his father settled, and which he now owns. He has 180 acres of land and keeps a dairy of sixteen cows. He married in 1866, Isabelle Robson, a native of Madrid, by whom he has two sons and six daugh- ters : Judith J., Eunice A., John W., Mary M., Frank A., Florence L., Bertha E. and Fannie B. Mr. Freeman is a Republican and he and family attend and support the Presbyterian church of Waddington.


Fitch, A. N., Brier Hill, was born in Jefferson county, January 30, 1830. He first followed the trade of carpenter and joiner, and subsequently engaged in mercantile trade for nearly twenty years, afterwards went to farming. In 1858 he married Eme- line Atwood, and had three children : Willie L., Frank H. and Eva N. He married for


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his second wife Mary J. Dake, by whom he had three children : Amos B., Leslie W. and Percy. Mr. Fitch's father was Augustus Fitch, of Connecticut, and his mother Emily (Mines) Fitch, of Massachusetts.


Fulton, John J., Waddington, was born in Waddington, August 2, 1855. His father, James R., was the son of John Fulton, a native of Ireland, where he was educated and resided until forty years of age, when he came to the United States, and after a time came to Waddington, and was engaged to assist in looking after the business of Judge Ogden. He was a surveyor, and assisted in survey in the town of Waddington. He married Polly, daughter of Peter Aldridge, of Waddington, and had three sons and three daughters, of whom there are now living : Mrs. Fackrell, of Ogdensburg ; Mrs. Cummings, of Waddington, and William W. Fulton, of Ogdensburg. He died in 1863, and his wife in 1879. James R. Fulton was born October 14, 1814, in Waddington. He learned the millwright trade, and followed it as a life occupation. He and a Mr. Wood for sometime owned a mill in Waddington. He purchased a farm in Wadding- ton village, and now owned by John J. He was a member of the Waddington Lodge, No. 393, F. & A. M. He and wife were members of the Episcopal church. He died January 17, 1864, and Mrs. Fulton now resides in Waddington. He married March 11, 1839, Rhoda, daughter of Reuben Smith, of Brimfield, Mass., who was born February 22, 1779. His wife was Persis Hutchens, of Witherfield, Vt., and they had four sons and five daughters. They came to Waddington, and here lived and died, he in 1838 and she in 1865. J. R. Fulton and wife had two sons and three daughters, of whom one son, John J., is now living. The latter was reared and educated in Wadding- ton. His father dying when John was in his ninth year, he was soon compelled to take charge of the farm, which he has always managed very successfully. He has been a temperance man, and a member of various temperance organizations. He has made many improvements about the farm, on which dairying is the principal feature. December 20, 1876, he married Isabel A., daughter of Walter and Janet (Porteous) Young, and they have had three children: Edith M., Lottie I. and William J. In politics Mr. Fulton is independent, and he and wife are member of the Presbyterian church of Waddington.


Farmer, Calvin E., Potsdam, was born on a farm in the town of Norfolk, August 31, 1845, a son of Emerson B., a native of East Rutland, Vt., who came to this county in 1803, settling on a farm in the town of Norfolk, where he spent the balance of his life. He died in August, 1880, at seventy-five years of age. The mother of our sub- ject was Mary Jane Lewis, of Crown Point, N. Y., and they had seven children, six of whom are living : Benjamin E., of Mississippi; Mary S. Angel, of Los Angeles, Cal. ; Eliza Babcock, of Potsdam; Linden, a farmer of Potsdam; Clifford, a farmer of Pots- dam; and Calvin. Calvin was educated in Norwood public schools, and was only six- teen years of age when the war broke out. He enlisted January 2, 1863, as a private in Company B., Second Regt., Minn. Inf., and saw service with them in the battles of Lookout Mountain, Kenesaw Mountain, Atlanta, Savannah, Ringgold, Buzzard's Roost, and a great many other engagements. Mr. Farmer was wounded at the battle of At- lanta, but not serious enough to cause his withdrawal from the service. He was dis- charged at the close of the war, and returned to Norfolk. In 1878 he bought a farm of


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fifty acres, where he made his home until 1885. That year he sold and bought a farm of 150 acres, which he conducts as a dairy, with fifteen head of cattle, four horses, sheep and other stock. He has been for the most of the time since in school district No. 18, where he resides. He is a member of Luther Priest Post, G. A. R., No. 167. He mar- ried in 1874, Angeline, daughter of John Lamora, of Canada, and they have four chil- dren : William Ezra, born September 1, 1875; Harley John, born August 7, 1878; George Madison, born January 28, 1881; and Edson James, born February 12, 1882.


Fisher, John C., Madrid, was born in the town of Madrid, October 8, 1844, a son of William and Euphemia (McDonald) Fisher. His whole life has been spent on the farm his father first settled and cleared. He was educated in the common schools and at the old St. Lawrence County Academy in Potsdam. At the death of his father in 1875 the farm (which now contains 187} acres) fell to him, and is conducted as a dairy, with thirty head of cattle. The old stone residence superseded the first log house, and was built by William Fisher over forty-five years ago. Since Mr. Fisher became owner of this old historic place he has made many valuable improvements to it in the way of new barns, out-buildings, etc. Mr. Fisher has always taken an active interest in politics and is a Republican, but has never been an aspirant for public of- fice. His whole life has been devoted to his home and family. He is a member of the Scotch Presbyterian church. Mr. Fisher married December 5, 1868, Minnie B., daugh- ter of Charles Roswell, a merchant of Potsdam, and they have had four children : Charles, who died at nine years of age; Mabel Louise, who died at two years. The living ones are : Alexander Fisher, now nineteen years of age, who assists his father on the farm ; and Ernest, aged seven years.


Fackerell, L. J., Ogdensburg, was born in Montreal, April 7, 1829. His parents died of cholera in 1832, and Luther was brought up by his uncle, John Fackerell, then liv- ing in Ogdensburg, until the age of thirteen, when he went into the lumber business on St. Lawrence River to work, and from that time was actively working in different capacities until 1852, when he went to the gold field in California. He returned in 1862 and bought a farm in St. Lawrence county, and about five years ago established his livery business. His wife was Helen Page, and they have four children living. Mr. Fackerell has always led an active and busy life, and is now enjoying the fruits of a frugal and honest career.


Ford, James, Potsdam, was born in Potsdam, December 25, 1841. His father, John, was a native of Scotland, as was also his mother, Elizabeth Tennant. They married in this country and had five children, but two of whom survive: John, a farmer of Pots- dam, and James. The boyhood of the latter was spent in this town. He was edu- cated in the common schools, and assisted on his father's farm until the breaking out of the war. August 29, 1864, he enlisted at Potsdam in the 50th N. Y. Engineers, Co. C. He was mustered into service at Malone, and went to the front at Petersburg, where he was engaged with his company in the management of light pontoons, re- maining in that vicinity until the close of the war. Was mustered out at Fort Berry, Virginia. Remaining home in 1865, he remained on the old homestead until the fall of 1866, when he bought a farm of 100 acres in Potsdam, which he conducts as a dairy


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with fourteen cows and other stock. Mr. Ford is a staunch Republican, and is a mem- ber of Luther Priest Post, No. 167, G. A. R. He married December 19, 1866, Emily E., daughter of Norman and Lucinda M. Austin, a farmer of Potsdam, and they have two children : Orris R., who lives on the farm with his parents; and Adillie Lucinda, who also lives at home.


Ford, John, Potsdam, was born in Potsdam, October 29, 1839. His father, John, was born in Morbittle, Scotland, in 1812, and came to this country when seventeen years of age, locating in Potsdam, and for a few years was employed by Ralph Pringle. He then bought a farm of forty acres in Potsdam, but sold that place and bought 100 acers more, where our subject now lives, to which he has added twenty-six acres. He afterward bought the old Erwin farm of ninety-two acres and then bought of Mrs. Rutherford thirty-six acres more. He married in 1838, Elizabeth Tennant, also a native of Scotland. John was educated in the common schools and at the breaking out of the war he enlisted August 28, 1862, in Co. I, 142d N. Y. Vol. Infy., and served two years and nine months, being with them at Cold Harbor, Drury's Bluff, Fort Fisher, before Petersburg and many other minor engagements, escaping without a wound. He was mustered out of service at Camp Wheeler, June 7, 1865. Returning home he took the Erwin farm (ninety-eight) acres where he has since made his home. In 1889 he came into possession of the 136 acre farm adjoining, also a wood lot of twenty-five acres. He conducts it as a dairy with twenty-two cows and other stock. Mr. Ford is a staunch Republican, but never cared for public office. He is a member of Luther Priest Post No. 167, G. A. R., and a member of the Reformed Pres- byterian church. He married in 1865, Nancy V., daughter of William Hesselgrave and Elizabeth Hesselgrave, and they have had three children : William J., who lives at home ; Edwin O., of Devil's Lake, Dakota, and Nettie E. Ford. Mrs. Ford died No- vember 7, 1877, at forty-two years of age.


Gary, Shepard S., Stockholm, was born in Potsdam, May 5, 1827, one of five children of Elnathan and Rhoda (Goodrich) Gary, the latter a native of Potsdam, and the former many years a resident there. Shepard S. Gary has made his own way in the world. When a boy he earned his own livlihood. He spent six years with Augustine Clarkston, of Potsdam, and then came to Stockholm, where he learned the carpenter trade. This and also the trade of a wheelwright he fol- lowed for many years. He first settled in Stockholm on the farm now owned by W. Sampson, which he traded for the one he now owns of 100 acres. He also owns the factory known as the Gary creamery, which manufactures 3,000 pounds of butter per month. In 1853 Mr. Gary married Mirinda Seaver, of Stockholm, a daughter of Raymond Seaver. Their children are: Homer E., Effie, Kate (deceased), Addie, Luna (deceased), Fred and Minnie. Homer E. is a resident of Tupper Lake. His wife is Bertha, daughter of J. S. Chellis, and their children are : Mabel, Mildred (de- deased) and Isabella. Homer Gary is a member of Amber Lodge 395, F. and A. M., of the Royal Arch Masons, of Potsdam Lodge, and of the I. O. O. F. Winthrop Lodge. Effie is the wife of George G. Gillett, of Stockholm. He is a member of the I. O. O. F. Winthrop Lodge. Mr. Gary is a Republican in politics, and liberal in religion. He is a member of Amber Lodge No. 395, F. and A. M.


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Gregor, David, Hammond, was born in Scotland, March 5, 1814, and came to America in 1818. His father, John, who came out the same year, lived in Ham- mond until his death which occurred at the advanced age of eighty-seven. Mr. Gregor married Mary Ann Henderson, by whom he has eight children, all living : John J., Andrew H., Alexander A., Helen J., Margaret Allen, Daniel W., Mary E. and Jessie Belle. Mr. Gregor's mother was Margaret (Allan) Gregor. Mr. Gregor has been prominently connected with public affairs in Hammond and the county for many years, and is one of the wealthy and highly respected citizens of this town.


Gibbons, Williams, Ogdensburg, was born in Ogdensburg, October 22, 1853. He received an excellent education in the schools of this town, after which for a num- ber of years he was engaged in clerking here. In 1876, he established his present stove, furnace and hardware business, which has proved very successful. Mr. Gib- bons married in 1887, Catherine Shannahan. Mr. Gibbons has held the position of excise commissioner for the past six years for the town of Oswegatchie. He enjoys the esteem and respect of this community.


Gwin, Hilend, Ogdensburg, conducts a grocery establishment on west side oppo- site the offices of Rhodee & Bill. He participated in the late war, was a member of Co. L, Frontier Cavalry, and after the close, became identified with the grain ele- vator here where he was a trusted employee for many years. Mr. Gwin has been twice married. His first wife was Amelia Marshall, and his second, Amelia Perkins. He has four children living. Mr. Gwin is a prominent member of the G. A. R., Knights of Labor, etc.


Grant, Andrew, Norfolk, was born in Matilda, Canada, in 1812, and was a son of Ju- lius Grant. He was raised on a farm and educated in the common schools. He came to Norfolk in 1840 and settled on a farm, where he resided a number of years, then went to West Canada, but afterwards returned to Norfolk where he died August 1, 1882. He was a Republican and was at one time a member of the M. E. church, but died an Adventist. He married Mary Worthing, by whom he had three sons: Benson, Philemon and Andrew. His wife died in 1848 and Mr. Grant married for his second wife, Angelina Tolb, by whom he had one son and three daughters. His second wife died in 1855 and he married her sister, Mrs. John Perry, who still survives him. Ben- son was born in Madrid in 1840, was educated in the common schools and has always been engaged in farming. He and Philemon, his brother, own a farm of 215 acres and keep a dairy of thirty cows. Andrew Grant, the youngest child, enlisted in the late war in Company A, 14th Heavy Artillery, and was killed at the battle of Cold Harbor. Philemon was born in Norfolk July 22, 1842, was educated in the common schools and has always been engaged in farming. In 1880 he married Annie E. Bush of Norfolk, daughter of Charles Bush. She was born in Massena December 24, 1852. They have had three children : Benson, Maude A. and Lester M. Mr. Grant is a Republican in politics. Charles Bush was a native of Massena, born October 3, 1812. He was a son of Charles Bush, and early settler of Long Sault Island. He was a farmer and spent most of his life in Massena. He moved from there to Raymondville and afterward to Grantville, where he died in 1871. His wife was Jane Miller, by whom he had four


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sons and two daughters. Mrs Bush was a daughter of Stephen Miller of Massena, who married Ann Coates, a native of England, who came from there when sixteen years of age. Mr. Miller died in Massena in 1877 and his wife in 1883.


Grant, George, Norfolk, was born in Norfolk June 28, 1841, being the first child born in the Grant Settlement. His father, James, was a son of Julius, a native of Massachu- setts, who went to Canada when a young man and married Sarah Sikes of Canada, by whom he had six sons and three daughters. They came in 1840 to Norfolk, where they lived and died. He was a British soldier in the war of 1812 and had it not been for a comrade would have lost his life while crossing the St. Lawrence river. He died May 18, 1864, aged seventy-nine years, and his wife, February 22, 1863, aged seventy- seven years. James Grant was born in Matilda, Canada, January 26, 1811, and was reared on a farm. He received but a limited education, but being a great reader, be- came a well-informed man. He married Loana Rosinbarrager, a native of Williams- burg, Canada, born May 24, 1816, and they had ten sons and three daughters, the older two born in Canada. James Grant, with three brothers, Andrew, Jacob and Julius, made settlements in Norfolk about 1840, in the part known as the Grant Settlement. James died June 14, 1873 and his wife survives him in the town of Norfolk, being now seventy-seven years of age. George Grant was reared on a farm and educated in the common schools. September 11, 1861, he enlisted in Company G, 60th N.Y. Vol., serving two years and three months. He was in the battles of Chancellorsville and Gettysburg and at the latter place lost his left arm. He has just visited the battlefield of Gettys- burg it being the thirtieth anniversary of the battle. He has received a medal of hon- or for the part he took in that desperate fight. He married in December, 1869, Nettie M. Couch, a native of Martinsburg, Lewis county, and a daughter of Lorin and Eliza I. Couch, who settled in Norfolk in 1867. Mr. and Mrs. Grant have had three children : Grace L., died March 25, 1890, aged nineteen years; Leslie L. is now at the age of thirteen years; Dora E. died March 10, 1885, aged two months and twenty-one days. Mr. Grant owns a farm of 118 acres and keeps a dairy of eight- een cows. He is a Republican and has been inspector of elections for a number of years. He is a member of White Star Association, Patrons of Industry, of which he is president. He is also vice-president of the St. Lawrence Association.


Grant, Nelson J., Norfolk, was born in Norfolk January 11, 1872. His father was Jacob, a son of Julius Grant. Jacob was born in 1815 in Matilda, Canada, was reared on a farm and educated in the common schools. He came to Norfolk in 1840 and set- tled on a farm now owned by his five sons. Mr. Grant owned 450 acres of land. In 1852 he married Malvina Carpenter, a native of Vermont and daughter of Jesse Carpen- ter. Mr. and Mrs. Grant had five sons and five daughters: William, H. D., Albert R., Edward A., Calvin D. and Edith E. now living. Mrs. Grant was a member of the M. E. church, which her family also attended and supported. Mr. Grant died in 1882 and his wife in 1873. Nelson J. was reared on the farm he now occupies and received his education in the common schools. He engaged in farming and has since followed that occupation. He and his brother, Albert R., own about 125 acres of the homestead. Mr. Grant is a Prohibitionist.


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Griswold, Robert B., Stockholm, was born in Stockholm March 19, 1835, a son of Jonah B. Griswold. Robert was reared on a farm and educated in the common schools. He married Roseltha Thatcher, a native of Stockholm, by whom he has eight children : Ora I., DeForest J., Lillian M., Ethel G., Lulu E., Leroy A., Robert F. and Edith G. De Forest married Leona Richey and they have one child, Gerald A. Mr. Griswold has always been engaged in farming and stock dealing and owns 250 acres. In politics he is a Republican. He is a member of P. of H. No. 538, Stockholm Depot Lodge. In religion he is independent, but the family attend and support the Congregational church. April 22, 1861, Mr. Griswold enlisted in the 16th N. Y. Infanty, Co. F, under Captain Gilmore, and served two years, participating in sixteen battles.


Goodale, Lucius L., Potsdam, was born on a farm in Potsdam November 26, 1831. The earliest ancestor we find trace of in this family is the grandfather of our subject, Timothy Goodale, who was a native of Vermont and was one of the earliest settlers of the county. He took up land in Potsdam, where he spent the balance of his days. He married Lydia Smith, and they had four sons : Solomon, Chauncy, Cyrus and Timothy, and three daughters : Chloe, Matilda and Caroline. Chauncy, the second son and fath- er of our subject, was born in New Hampshire January 11, 1799, and was a lad of only ten years when the family moved to Potsdam. He was educated in the common schools and taught successfully for about four years. Early in life he took up land and followed farming a few years and then learned the mason's trade. In politics he was first a Whig and then an Abolitionist and Free-soil party man. He married when about twenty-five years of age, Hepsibah, daughter of Manasses and Bulah Sawyer. Man- asses Sawyer was a native of Vermont, born March 28, 1759, and served as a soldier in the war of the Revolution eight years. Chauncy Goodale was the father of three chil- dren : Azubah, married Johnson W. Dayton of Potsdam, now deceased; Harriet W., who married William Lee of Potsdam, died January 10, 1862, and Lucius L. The latter was educated in the common schools and the old St. Lawrence Academy at Potsdam, and began teaching school when eighteen years of age in the town of Canton. He taught about five years in Potsdam and in 1858 went to Illinois, where he taught two years, and returning, was principal of No. 8 school in Potsdam village nine years. On account of the death of his father, November 12, 1870, he was called to his home for a year, and the next two years he was principal of Norwood Union School. In the fall of 1875 he was elected school commissioner of the Third Assembly district of St. Law- rence county, and re-elected in 1878. At the expiration of his term as school commis- sioner he retired. He was president of the St. Lawrence County Teachers' association for a number of years and is the present president of the St. Lawrence County Fire Re- lief association. He is a member of Potsdam Grange No. 39. Mr. Goodale married September 9, 1858, Myra A., daughter of Deacon Ephriam Boynton and Alice Thurston. They are the parents of one daughter, Harriet Grace, a graduate of Potsdam State Nor- mal School, class of '93, now taking a post-graduate course.




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