John Pool

1790 - 1878  (87 years)

• Name	John Pool
  Birth	2 Aug 1790	Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	29 Jun 1812	Ontario County, New York
  	War of 1812 (US) Private assign to Capt Elijah Clarke's Co., Col, Peter Allen's Regiment, General Wadsworth's Division, service at Lewiston. Part of the Battle of Queenston Heights were Capt Clarke, Col Allen and Gen Wadsworth were all captured. Records do not list enlisted mens names, but it is assumed that John Pool was also a POW. Paid from 29Jun1812-26Oct1812
  Death	4 Apr 1878	Honeoye, Ontario County, New York
  	In Honeoye on 4 Apr 1878, JOHN POOL, age 87. Funeral 7 Apr by Rev. John F. Gates.
  Burial	Lakeview Cemetery, Honeoye, Ontario County, New York
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53657315/john-pool
  		John and Deborah (Reed) Pool Lakeview Cemetery in Honeoye,NY Plot: Pool
  Notes	At the age of 12, his father's family joined the tide of emmigrants west, and came to Bristol, Ontario County. At the age of 22, John elisted in the Army and served in the War of 1812 and served until he was brought home sick. When he was 27 he journeyed south to New Orleans and lived 3 years while working on the Mississippi River. Upon returning to Bristol he married the widow of Benjamin D. Wheeler. John taught school for 17 winters with uniform success. He was an outstanding reader and was fond of poetry, his memory was wonderful, could recite a page of Homer with no problem. Until a year of his death. John Pool was of cool temper, not easily unbalanced, yet he had strong affection and a warm heart. In his young age he loved to joke and could take as well as give. His last few years were held in the village of Honeoye, with eye sight failing, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. John Phillips(Eliza). (Taken form the Ontario County Times, Obituaries, 17 April 1878)
  Person ID	I318	OurNorthernRoots | Andrew's Ancestor
  Last Modified	30 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	Isaac Pool, Jr.,   b. 26 Jun 1751, Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts d. 26 May 1824, East Bloomfield, Ontario County, New York (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Amea Shaw,   b. 30 Dec 1759, Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts d. 18 Feb 1851, Bristol, Ontario County, New York (Age 91 years)
  Marriage	25 Sep 1779	Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts
  Family ID	F134	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Deborah Reed,   b. 12 Mar 1793, Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts d. 7 Jun 1860, Ontario County, New York (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	15 Mar 1819	Bristol, Ontario County, New York
  Children	+ 1. Mary Eliza Pool,   b. 4 Oct 1820, Ontario County, New York d. 15 Oct 1910, Honeoye, Ontario County, New York (Age 90 years) + 2. Pheobe A. Pool,   b. Dec 1822, Ontario County, New York d. 24 Apr 1893, Cheshire, Ontario County, New York (Age ~ 70 years) + 3. Julia Ann Pool,   b. 30 Apr 1824, Richmond, Ontario County, New York d. 17 Mar 1909, Honeoye, Ontario County, New York (Age 84 years) + 4. John Frank Pool,   b. 26 Apr 1826, Ontario County, New York d. 19 Jan 1892, Bristol, Ontario County, New York (Age 65 years)
  Family ID	F124	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Apr 2019

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Birth - 2 Aug 1790 - Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts Military Service - War of 1812 (US) Private assign to Capt Elijah Clarke's Co., Col, Peter Allen's Regiment, General Wadsworth's Division, service at Lewiston. Part of the Battle of Queenston Heights were Capt Clarke, Col Allen and Gen Wadsworth were all captured. Records do not list enlisted mens names, but it is assumed that John Pool was also a POW. Paid from 29Jun1812-26Oct1812 - 29 Jun 1812 - Ontario County, New York Marriage - 15 Mar 1819 - Bristol, Ontario County, New York Death - 4 Apr 1878 - Honeoye, Ontario County, New York Burial - - Lakeview Cemetery, Honeoye, Ontario County, New York  = Link to Google Earth
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