Our county and its people : a memorial record of St. Lawrence County, New York, Part 90

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

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McMonagle, N. D., M. D., Canton, was born in New Brunswick, April 4, 1844, and was educated in his native Province at St. Johns, N. B. He took two medical courses, in Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Me., and graduated from an Iowa College; after which he stood successfully a very rigid examination before the State Medical Board of Ex- aminers at Albany. In 1870 he came to Rensselaer Falls, where he has practiced successfully ever since. He is a specialist of diphtheria, the preparations used by him effecting a high percentage of cures and being a perfect destroyer of all bacteria. He also has a high reputation for his successful treatment of cancers by the McMonagle Plaster. In 1872 our subject married Emma Sharp by whom he had three chil- dren. His wife died and in 1890 he married Annie Graham, by whom he has one son.

McCabe, James B., Pierrepont, was born in Ireland December 14, 1838, a son of John and Margaret ( Bingham ) McCabe of that country, who reared three children. In 1845 the family came to Essex county and three years later removed to Pierre- pont where they settled on the farm now owned by James. Here the mother died July 12, 1881, the father still living there with his son. James B. was educated in the common schools and St. Lawrence Academy, was engaged as bookkeeper for the Santa Clare Lumber Company of Franklin county, but his principal occupation has been farm- ing and dairying. In 1861 he enlisted in Co. D, 92d N. Y. Infantry, serving till July, 1863, when he re-enlisted in the 11th N. Y. Cavalry and served until October, 1865. In December, 1867, he married Martha M. Bloss, a native of Canada and a daughter of Samuel and Pattie (Jones) Bloss, who came to St. Lawrence county in 1866 and died in Parishville. Mr. and Mrs. McCabe have had eleven children: John H. (deceased), Ida J., Henrietta, John (deceased), Samuel W., Mabel M. (deceased), Albert J., Lena G., Margaret A., Helen B. and Martha L. Mr.McCabe is a Republican and a member of High Falls Lodge No. 428, F. & A. M., Colton, N. Y. He took the State census in 1875 and the United States census in 1880. He is a member also of the G. A. R., Wait Post.

Noble, E., Hailesborough, was born in Edwards, February 19, 1854. He followed farming until 1870, when he opened his present store in Hailesborough. January 14, 1870, Mr. Noble married Etta Starin, and they have three sons. His father, Alexan- der, was a native of Edinburgh, Scotland, and his mother was Margaret Clelland, also a native of Edinburgh. Mr. Noble still owns his farm and is interested in agriculture as well as in mercantile business. He is regarded as one of the substantial men of the town.

Parker, M. Sabin, Gouverneur, was born in Gouverneur. His father, James Parker, was born in Canterbury, Conn., April 1, 1782, came to Gouverneur April 19, 1808, and settled on the Parker homestead, where he died in 1875 In 1826 he built the present residence of his son. The Parker ancestry came to America and settled in Reading, Mass., about 1646. Here the family resided for several generations, and Mr. M. Sabin Parker has some relics of those early days. One of the ten children of James Parker was Origen D., who enlisted in 1862 in Battery D, Ist N. Y. Artillery, and who was killed at Petersburg, Va, in 1864, being forty-one years old at the time of his death.

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Peet, Charles W., Stockholm, was born in Monkton, Addison county, Vt., September 22, 1834. His father was Harry Peet, a native of Stockborough, Vt., who married Sal- lie Page, by whom he had two children, Charles W. and Mabel, the latter the wife of M. W. Alden of Stockholm. Mr. Peet was a blacksmith by trade. In 1835 he settled on a farm in Stockholm and there spent the remainder of his life as a farmer. He helped to make the spikes used in building one of the vessels on Lake Champlain in the war of 1812. He died in 1862, and his wife survives him at the age of seventy-nine years. Charles W. Peet was reared on the farm he now owns, which consists of 225 acres. He keeps a dairy of thirteen cows. The wife of our subject is Harriet Osgood, a native of Stockholm, and their children are : Sallie M., wife of Herman Lewis of Stockholm ; Harry E. and William W. Mr. Peet is a Republican in politics. In 1864 he enlisted in the 6th N. Y. Heavy Artillery, but by mistake was put in the 92d N. Y. Infantry, Co. I, and served until the close of the war. He was in the battles of Gravelly Run and Five Forks. Mr. Peet is a member of the G. A. R. Gibson Post No, 421 of Bick- nellville.

Parsons, George S., Gouverneur, was born in St. Lawrence county, June 10, 1843. He has resided in the village seven years and has been deputy sheriff two years. He has also held the office of assessor ten years. In 1872 he married Martha A., daughter of Andrew Dodds, and they have five children: Millicent A., Ella M., Amanda H., Jessie R. and James Otis. Mr. Parsons's father was Myron Parsons of Fulton county, N. Y., and his mother was Amanda Barnes. Mr. Parsons enlisted in Scott's Nine Hundred in August, 1862, and served till the close of the war. He has been commander and quartermaster of Barnes Post No. 156. Farming is his principal business and he always resided on his farm of 220 acres, three miles from Gouverneur village on Johnson street, except during the time he has lived in the village and his three years' service in the rebellion.

Perrigo, Harlan S., Postsdam, was born on a farm in Potsdam, June 22, 1843, a son of Sylvester F., who was a native of Georgia, Vt., who moved to this town March 31, 1836. Sylvester F. was a carpenter and joiner, but bought a farm near Crary's Mills, because it would be a better place to rear his boys. He died December 30, 1883, in his seventy-eighth year. The grandfather, David Perrigo, was a revolutionary soldier and took part in the battle of Bennington. The mother of our subject was a native of Swanton, Vt., her maiden name being Laura Brooks. They had nine children, only two now living : Elbert M., a farmer of Nebraska, and Harlan S. Harlan S. was edu- cated in the old St. Lawrence Academy at Potsdam and at Middlebury ( Vt. ) College, graduating August 11, 1870. He taught for seven years, and in 1877 he came to Pots- dam, where he bought three insurance agencies and established a fire insurance busi- ness, in which he has ever since been interested. In the fall of 1881 Mr. Perrigo was elected school commissioner of the third district of St. Lawrence county. After serving three years he was re-elected by double the majority received the first time. He is now a trustee of school district No. 8 of Potsdam. Mr. Perrigo is senior warden of Racket River Lodge No 213, and king and past high priest of St. Lawrence Chapter No. 24, R. A. M., also worthy patron of Vega Chapter, O. E. S., and a member of St.

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Lawrence Commandery No. 28, K. T. He is also a member of Excelsior Lodge No. 548 of the I. O. O. F., and has been through all the chairs, being now a past grand. He is a member of the Presbyterian church. Mr. Perrigo married November 27, 1870, Josephine A. Giffin of Edwardsville, N. Y., and they are the parents of five children, three of whom are living, viz .: Alice M., Harlan S., jr., and Louise L.

Pierce, T. W., Morristown, was born in Oswegatchie, April 12, 1854. He left the farm when eighteen and learned the trade of carpenter, which he followed for nine years when he went into mercantile business. He came to Morristown in 1879 and has been in business here ever since. He has been an active politician and was appointed postmaster by President Harrison, February 29, 1892. He has been on the school board nine years, was treasurer of the village and has filled other local offices. In 1879 he married Mary E. Soper, and they have two sons and three daughters : Irene, Maude, Harry, Blanche and Wendell.

Pearson, John, Madrid, was born in County Wicklow. Ireland, March 17, 1820, and came to this country in 1847. He was a resident of Waddington one winter and then located in the town of Madrid, where he was employed with Alfred Teal. He was for a number of years employed with different farmers and in 1851 bought a farm of fifty acres, which by his perseverance and industry has now increased to 170 acres. Mr. Pearson has made many valuable improvements since he first bought the property, and in 1865 he built a very good residence and has, besides, erected out- buildings and barns. He conducts it as a dairy farm, with eighteen cows, thirteen sheep and five horses. Mr. Pearson has always taken an active interest in the Republican party and its principles, but has never been a candidate for public office. He married in December, 1852, Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Hesselgrave, a farmer of this town, and they have had nine children, eight now living: Robert Edward, a farmer of Madrid; Richard Thomas, who lives on the old homestead; Mary M. Pearson of Madrid ; Sarah F., wife of Robert Marshall of Madrid; Lydia A. Pear- son ; Charles Orville ; Harriet Elizabeth; and Clara Mabel.

Predmore. H. S., Gouverneur, was born in Rochester October 21, 1869, and early embarked in business in dried fruit. After three years he began the manufacture of brick in Virginia. A year ago he came to Gouverneur as manager of the As- bestos Pulp Company. This company has two mines and two mills and employs seventy-five men. He married Mary, daugther of A. S Bigelow. Recently Mr. Pred- more formed two partnerships, that of Dodge & Predmore, lumber merchants, and Pred- more & McCarthy, brick manufacturers, both of which promise to rank among the leading houses of Gouverneur.

Porteous, John S., Waddington, was born in Waddington, August, 9, 1823. He was a son of Samuel Porteous, who was born in Scotland in 1785. There he married Euphemia Brunton and had four children. In 1820 they came to Waddington, where three other children were born. Mr. Porteous was a mason by trade and worked for Judge Ogden assisting in building the dam and stone walls on the island. However, his principal occupation was farming, and owned a small farm in the western part of Waddington. He and his wife were Presbyterians. He died in 1868, and his wife in

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1863. John S. Porteous was reared on a farm and educated in the common schools of Waddington. Farming has always been his occupation. In 1869 he purchased 156 acres on Ogden Island, which he still owns. His son John, manages the farm at present. During the last three years Mr. Porteous has resided in the village. In De- cember, 1846, he married Janett, daughter of Andrew Vietch, of Waddington, and they have had eight sons and four daughters, of whom six sons and three daughters survive. He has always been a Republican. He and wife are members of the Presbyterian church of Waddington.

Plumb, Captain L. R., Ogdensburg, was born in Ogdensburg, September 28, 1828, a son of Captain Henry Plumb, whose reminiscences of the war of 1812, and other historical data has been in such demand by local writers. This family has been identi- fied with the ferry over sixty years, during which entire period not a single accident has occurred either under the capacity of L. R. Plumb, or before-under that of his father, Captain Henry Plumb. L. R. Plumb has now held his position over forty years, and anticipates an early and honorable retirement. He has been three times married and has a family of four children living. He has been a member of the Methodist church for the past forty six years, is a Mason, and is one of Ogdensburg's most respected citizens, as well as being a descendant of one of our most respected families.

Pearson, Andrew Monroe Henry, Potsdam, was born in Gloversville, Fulton county, September 13, 1833, a son of William, a native of England, born in 1802, and came to this country in 1832. He was a cooper by trade and followed that in connection with manufacturing in this country. Andrew was one of a family of five children, all liv- ing: Mrs. Lydia A. Smith, of Saratoga; William, a furniture finisher, of Glens Falls ; Noah, a painter, of Norwood; Edwin, a mechanic of Fort Edward; and Andrew. Subject was only three years of age when his parents moved to New York city, where he was educated. His first occupation was a cooper, which he followed until 1869 in South Glens Falls, and then engaged in the manufacture of broom handles and chil- dren's toy hoops. In 1869 he came to St. Lawrence county locating at Potsdam Junc- tion, Norwood, where he bought the broomhandle shop and water power established by George Enos on the Racquette river. Mr. Pearson has retired from the business. He still owns the water power, but the mill was destroyed by fire, January 31, 1893. The beautiful residence of Mr. Pearson was erected in 1888. He married, September 6, 1856, Mary A. Whorf, of Glens Falls, N. Y., and they have two adopted children : Henry A., a jeweler of Coffeyville, Kan., and Sarah Elnora Rush, of Whitehall, N. Y.

Rutherford, Walter, Madrid, was born in Northumberland county, England, Septem- ber 20, 1831, fifth son of James and Elizabeth (Mindmarch) Rutherford. Walter was only a year old when his parents came to this country. He was educated in the common schools of Potsdam and lived with his parents on the homestead until thirty . three years of age. In January, 1865, he bought a farm of 155 acres in Potsdam, where he made his home for nearly three years. then sold, and for four years was engaged as a speculator in stock, wool and farm produce. March 20, 1873, he moved to Madrid where he had bought the Smith farm of 213 acres, where he has since resided. Mr. Rutherford is a Republican, and he and family are members of the

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Reformed Presbyterian church, of Potsdam. Mr. Rutherford has twice married, first, January 2, 1865, Ellen Ford, who died May 29, 1889, leaving no children. He married second, March 5, 1872, Jennie D., daughter of Andrew Rutherford, of Madrid and widow of Benjamin F. Rolf. They have one child, Mamie M., now in her six- teenth year. A son of Mrs. Rutherford forms a part of the family of our subject, Benjamin F. Rolfe.

Remington, W. R., Ogdensburg, was born in Chautauqua county, May 25, 1839. He was liberally educated and at the early age of twenty-three was appointed by Post- master-General Randall under President Lincoln to the position of postmaster of Canton, St. Lawrence county. This office he held for nineteen years, at the expiration of which period he resigned voluntarily. During the Rebellion while still in office, although not drafted, postmaster Remington furnished a substitute, and has his dis- charge. In 1882 Mr. Remington was elected clerk of St. Lawrence county, which office he held for six years, during which time he revised the entire index of that office from the period of 1802 to date, for which achievement great credit was accorded him. During his residence in Canton, Mr. Remington served upon the Board of Education for many years, was treasurer of the St. Lawrence Agricultural Society two years. In 1892 he was appointed collector of customs for the district of Oswegatchie, including the Port of Ogdensburg, having as sub offices Massena, Lewisville, Waddington, Lisbon, Morristown and Hammond. He married Lavilla J. Everest of this county, and they have one son and one daughter.

Robinson, G. W., Ogdensburg, a native of West Chazy, Clinton county, was born May 22, 1854. After receiving a liberal education he came to Ogdensburg in December, 1876, entered the establishment of H. F. Lawrence, and has remained connected with this business ever since, although there have been several changes in partnership and is now known as the Edgar A. Newell Co., in which Mr Robinson is a stockholder and assistant manager. His ancestors were originally from Scotland, and settled in Clinton county early in the seventeenth century. Mr. Robinson married in 1885, Catherine C. Cooley, of Canandaigua, and they have one daughter. He is a member of Ogdensburg Lodge No. 128, F. & A. M., Ogdensburg Chapter No. 63, R. A. M., Ogdensburg Commandery No. 54, K. T., St. Lawrence Lodge of Perfection, Ogdensburg Chapter Rose Croix H. R. D. M., Central City Consistory S. P. R. S. 32° and Media Temple A. A. O. N. M. S. Mr. Robinson through upright and honorable method gained the respect of the entire community.

Robinson, John H., Madrid, was born in Huntingdon, Quebec, August 10, 1841. The boyhood of our subject was spent in the town of his birth. He was educated in the common schools and Huntingdon Academy. At seventeen years of age he entered the store of William Hogle at Fort Covington, where he was employed as clerk for four years and in the spring of 1862 he came to Madrid, where he was employed as a clerk in the general store of L. A & O. C. Robinson. In the spring of 1863 he bought the store and after conducting it one year alone was joined by O. C. Robinson and the firm of O. C. & J. H. Robinson existed until April 1, 1876, when the former withdrew and J. H. Robinson has since continued it alone. He now conducts a general store, carry-

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ing a complete line of dry goods, carpets and house furnishisg goods. Mr. Robinson is also a partner in the firm of Robinson & Hepburn, coal dealers, with yards at Madrid station. He has always taken an active interest in politics and is a staunch Republican. In 1874 he was elected supervisor, serving for seven consecutive terms, and declined a renomination. As the chief officer of his town Mr. Robinson won distinction as a good manager and served with satisfaction to his constituents and honor and credit to him- self. He was a candidate for county clerk in 1879, and went into the Republican county convention with thirty-five delegates, but was defeated by a combination of the opposing candidates. Not satisfied with the result of the Republican Assembly Con- vention of 1882 he entered the field as an independent Republican candidate for the assembly, receiving 1,490 votes as against 2,286 cast for the regular Republican nominee. He has served as delegate to numerous district and county conventions, but has now retired from active political work. Mr. Robinson married in 1871, Laura, daughter of Robert Pierce, of Potsdam, and they have one daughter, Mary J. Robinson, a student of Keble School, Syracuse.

Robinson, Oliver C., Madrid, the subject of our sketch, was a native of the county, born in Massena, July 24, 1831. He was next to the youngest of a family of eight children, and was only eight years of age when his father died. He was given a good common school education and at sixteen years of age began teaching in the schools of Madrid and Stockholm. This work he followed for two years. At eighteen years of age he went with a drover to Boston, where for years he was employed by a milk dealer and at the expiration of this time he bought a milk route, which he conducted very successfully and profitably for four years. In 1855 he sold the busi- ness and removed to Madrid, where he bought a partnership in the store of his brother, the firm name being H. T. and O. C. Robinson, which did a general mercantile business for about four years, and then was joined by another brother, L. A. Robinson. They were six years together and April 1, 1864, the firm became O. C. & J. H. Robinson, and existed as such for twelve years. April 1, 1876, they dissolved and Mr. Robinson moved to the store on the west side of Main street, taking as a partner A. W. Abernethy. O. C. Robinson & Co. conducted a general store and were dealers in all kinds of farm produce as well as live stock. March 1, 1890, he retired from the mer- cantile business and March 26, of the same year he was appointed postmaster of Madrid, a position he held till his death, October 20, 1892. Mr. Robinson was a staunch Republican. He was for thirty-seven years a Mason, first with Madrid Lodge and after their demise with Canton Lodge. He was a liberal supporter of the Universalist church of Madrid. He married September 14, 1856, Adeline Viles, of Lexington, Mass., who still survives him. They have had three children, all living : Lucius A., Frederick W., and Edith F., wife of F. J. Merriman. F. W. Robinson has always made his home in this town. He was educated in . Madrid Union Free School, and has always been engaged in the mercantile business with his father and speculating in cattle and produce. After his father's death he was appointed postmaster at Mad- drid, a position he still holds. He is a Republican.

Robinson, R. T., Ogdensburg, was born in West Chazy, December 1, 1845. After leaving school he served an apprenticeship with his father in the harness and tannery

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business, and after its completion followed photography for five years. He then came to Ogdensburg and entered the employ of H. F. Lawrence as traveling salesman, and has continued with this establishment through its various changes for the past seventeen years. He is now vice-president of the concern, which has finally merged into the Edgar A. Newell Company. Mr. Robinson married May 21, 1866, Roxana Watson, and they have a son and a daughter. Mr. Robinson is a member of Ogdensburg Lodge No. 128, Ogdensburg Chapter No. 63, Ogdensburg Commandery No. 54, St. Lawrence Lodge of Perfection of Canton, Ogdensburg Chapter Princes of Jerusalem, Ogdensburg Chapter Rose Croix, Central City Consistory of Syracuse 32°, Media Temple Mystic Shrine of Watertown, etc. His son, Martin L., who is in the employ of the Edgar A. Newell Company. is a member of Ogdensburg Lodge No. 128, Ogdensburg Chapter No. 63, and Ogdensburg Commandery No. 54.

Robinson, C. M., Ogdensburg, was born in West Chazy, September 7, 1856. He re- ceived his education in the common schools and entered the employ of H. F. Lawrence of Ogdensburg in 1877, with which house he has since been identified through its dif- erent changes into its present corporation as the Edgar A. Newell Company. Mr. Rob- inson has traveled for the concern during the past two years. He has been twice mar- ried, first to Lizzie H. Briggs, and some time after her decease to Katherine T. Utton, by whom he has had two children : James M. (deceased), and Grace C. Mr. Robinson is a member of Ogdensburg Lodge No. 128, F. & A. M .; Ogdensburg Chapter No. 63, R. A. M., Ogdensburg Commandery No. 54, K. T .; St. Lawrence Lodge of Perfection, Canton, N. Y .; Ogdensburg Council of Princes of Jerusalem and Chapter of Rose Croix ; Central City Consistory, A. A. S. R., of Syracuse ; Media Temple, Mystic Shrine, Wa- tertown ; Maple City Chapter, O. E. S., of Ogdensburg. He is also a member of Elijah White Lodge No. 590, I. O. O. F.

Russell, Edwin F., Stockholm, was born in Stockholm Depot, November 19, 1857, a son of Henry E. Russell a native of Vermont, who was born March 24, 1819. He mar- ried in Franklin county, Elizabeth Howard of Vermont, born July 18, 1820. Mr. Russell and wife had two sons and three daughters. In 1853 Mr. Russell came to Stockholm and engaged as a trackman, assisting in laying the connecting rail on the Ogdensburg and Lake Champlain road, and was on the first train from Malone to Ogdensburg. Mr. Russell afterwards became track foreman and held that position for twenty-five years, until his death. He was a Republican, and a member of Brasher Falls Lodge No. 541, F. & A. M. He died October 16, 1881, and his wife resides in Winthrop. Edwin F. Russell was educated in the schools of Stockholm. He worked on the railroad with his father when a young man, and has followed railroading in the west, doing office work the most of the time. Mr. Russell afterwards engaged in milling and after three years engaged as clerk in Minneapolis; also as traveling salesman. He returned to Stock- holm and engaged as clerk for his brother, George H. Russell, about eight years. In February, 1892, Mr. Russell resigned his position as clerk, and in March of the same year engaged in general merchandise business in Winthrop, and has since been very successful. Mr. Russell is a Republican, and a member of Brasher Falls Lodge No. 541, F. & A. M. He married, April 18, 1891, Effie A. Douglass, a native of Chateau-

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gay, and a daughter of William A. Douglass, one of the most prominent men of that place.

Rice, Harvey, Stockholm, was born June 13, 1843, in Stockholm, on the farm he now owns. His father, Cornelius, was a son of Daniel Rice, who was a native of Essex county. The family is of Scotch origin, three brothers emigrating from Scot- land to America in an early day. Daniel was a farmer and blacksmith, and settled on the farm in Stockholm now owned by subject. His wife was Phoebe Barrett, by whom he had six sons and two daughters. His death occurred at Cape Vin- cent, Jefferson county. Cornelius Rice was born in Essex, Lewis county, in 1798, and he, like his father, was a farmer and blacksmith, Mr. Rice was twice married, first to Chuly Cook, by whom he had four sons and four daughters, and second to Addie Locke, a native of Lawrence, by whom he had two sons and one daughter. He was a member of Brasher Lodge, F. & A. M. He died February 25, 1888. Harvey Rice was educated in the common schools. He is a general farmer and dairyman, keep- ing about fourteen cows. He is a Republican, and a member of I. O. O. F. No. 620 of Winthrop and P. of I. of Winthrop. He married in Stockholm, Angeline Parks, a na- tive of Stockholm, born November 3, 1842. She is a daughter of Aaron, born Septem- ber 26, 1817, and Abigail (Lyon) Parks, born January 21, 1816, natives of Vermont. Mr. Parks and family came to Stockholm, where his wife died August 6, 1863, and he went to Iowa, where his death occurred May 10, 1866. Mr. Rice and wife have three children : J. L., Freddie R. and Nina B. The family attend and support the Congre- gational church of Winthrop.

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Our county and its people : a memorial record of St. Lawrence County, New York, Part 90

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

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