James Cleland

Family/Spouse: Helen Selkirk. Helen was born in Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The following is courtesy of James Cleland of KS.(cleland@ruraltel.net)

I am a descendant of James and Thankful's first son Thomas. I was born 8/23/36 and am a pharmacist in WaKeeney, Ks. located 1/2 way between KC & Denver on the 100th meridian. I have been actively researching and collecting family information for the last 30 years. Carrying on work that was passed on to me from my great grandfather. Over the past 10 years I have been, with the assistance of other family members, attempting to tie all the Clelands together in a single data base. To date I have some 5,000 tied in with probably 1/2 that many more yet to put into the base. I am still working full time in my pharmacy and unfortunately there is not enough hours in the day to devote as much time to the project as I would like. However bit by bit progress is being made. I am delighted to receive the information you forwarded on James Cleland Pease and if you have expanded information on this branch I would like to have that as well to add to the data base. I have the children and spouses of Thankful and Cummings but that is as far as I go on that branch until now.

James Cleland was the fifth child and third son of James Cleland and Helen Selkirk of Edinburgh. His father was Dean of Guild of Edinburgh. Being Dean of Guild was a very important position in Edinburgh at that time. As Dean of all the Guilds he was very influential in controlling the commerce and industry of the Royal Burgh. Many family members were merchants in Edinburgh and several were "Writers to the Signet" (lawyers). The family had been supporters and investors in the "Darien Adventure". A close branch of the family in the late 1600's went to Charlestown, S.C. and established themselves as merchant's, rum traders, and plantation owners. Our James had a first cousin, (William, born in 1706) that went to the isle of Martinique.

So it was that on October of 1733, James Cleland, age 27, unmarried, schooled in Scottish Law, boarded the vessel "Hunter", commanded by Andrew Davis, Captain, at Bristol, England and set sail for the colonies. The "Hunter" finally arrived at Windsor, Conn. in January of 1734. We don't know yet what other if any ports of call they made, but believe the course like many voyages at that time were to the Islands first, then Charlestown then up to New England. At Windsor he set up shop and was referred to as a "shopkeeper" and also a "cooper". He had a business partner in Windsor, Alexander Allyn, Jr. and they were referred to as "merchants joint in company". In 1737 or perhaps the early part of 1738, James moved to Lyme, Conn. The collection of accounts receivable has always been a problem for merchants, for James filed a large number of suits for the partnership after his move to Lyme.

On February 22, 1738/9 the 33 year old James married the 24 year old Thankful. "Mr. James Cleland and Thankful Wilder" were married at Lancaster, Massachusetts. The intentions were recorded at Lancaster as "James Cleland of Lime [Conn.] and Thankfull Wilder of Bolton [Mass.]" on 4 Feb 1738/9. Thankful, was the daughter of John and Sarah (White) Wilder, Thankful was born in Lancaster 15 April 1715 [christened 22 May 1715 at the First Church, Lancaster, by John Prentice. Thankful died "7 October 1792, aged 77" at Vernon, Conn. After his move to Lyme, James dealt in real-estate, practised law, and evidently was a merchant as well. James was bound over to the court in June of 1745 with a bond of 20 Pounds, "that he should not sell or vend strong drink by retail without license and be of good behaviour". On 8 August 1739 his name appears as a purchaser of "57 acres and a half and twenty seven rods of land" in the North Society of Lyme. An additional seven purchases are recorded in the land records of the town over the period of 1739 to 1748, all of which had apparently been sold by 1762. James and Thankful remained in Lyme, except for a period of a year or so, 1741-2, when they lived in New London, back to Lyme then moved to Colchester, Conn. in 1759 or 1760. On 25 Nov 1760 (and again 18 Jan 1762) "James Cleland of Colchester in the Co. of Hartford" appears as a land seller in the Lyme books.

James is referred to in the diary of Joshua Hempstead of New London. Hempstead mentioned "a child of Mr. Cleland Bap. Thos." by Rev. Eliphalet Adams of the New London Church on Sunday, 15 Nov 1741. Hempstead paid James on 17 Jan. 1756 for serving a writ on "Dodge and Hamilton [John Dodge of Colchester, Conn.]. Hempstead also refers on 19 July 1758 to an "Execution James Cleland had in favour of Ja Thomson a North Britton......." James Cleland appears as plaintiff in a large number of lawsuits in the New London Co. court records. James and Thankful had ten children, only one the seventh child John, b. 1749/50, died young. The births of the "Children of James Clealand & Thankfull Cleland of Lyme in Connecticook" are recorded in the records of Lancaster, Mass. All of the children were evidently born in Lyme, except perhaps Thomas in New London.

James himself never held membership in a church in the colonies. He is mentioned in the church records of the New London church as having entered into the covenant somewhere else. That somewhere else, no doubt was in Scotland. The branch of the family that James (the immigrant) comes from \par had strong covenanting ties in Scotland. James' father had an uncle James Cleland of Pitdinnes. This James Cleland was married to Janet Henderson. This Janet Henderson evidently was a daughter or some other very close tie to Alexander Henderson. For James Cleland and Janet Henderson, most of their children and many of their grandchildren are buried in the Alexander Henderson tomb in Greyfriars Kirkyard in Edinburgh.

Alexander Henderson was the minister of Greyfriars Kirk in Edinburgh and was the co-author of the National Covenant that was signed in the Greyfriars Kirkyard in 1638. It was the signing of this covenant that lead to the rebellion, the "killing times" civil war and the eventual fall of the Stuart monarchy and the establishment of William of Orange. So with this background and connections it is understandable why our James once he had signed a covenant with the Church in Scotland could never join a church over here.

After James reaches the age of about 60 no further mention of him has been found in the public record until his death, a death notice is recorded in the Hartford [Conn.] Courant of 25 April 1791 "James Cleland of North Bolton aged 85". His tombstone record notes 11 April 1791. Hannah Cleland, the second daughter and third child, of James and Thankful, married John Sparks of Hartford, Conn. 20 Aug. 1767. They lived in that part of Bolton, Conn., which is now the town of Vernon. Most likely, James and Thankful were living with Hannah and John in their old age.

[Note. The double date refers to the calendar used in early colonial records. The English calendar of that time began the year on March 25. Dates between January 1 and March 25 with the double date should be read with the second year given to correspond to our present calendar. Thus James birth date of 10 Feb 1705/6 would correspond to 10 Feb 1706 by our present calendar)

James married Thankful Wilder on 22 Feb 1738 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Thankful (daughter of John Wilder, Jr. and Sarah White) was born on 15 Apr 1715 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 7 Oct 1792 in Vernon, Tolland County, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Probate record of Silas Tiffany, Lyme Conn, 1761 settle the matter of a 'bastard child' of the deceased and maintenance and charge of said child. The declaration states that Helen Cleland, daughter of James Cleland, of Colchester, being awarded 37pounds and 10 shillings for 'maintenance and charge of a child born of the body of Helen...'

Family/Spouse: Silas Tiffany. Silas was born in 1738 in Lyme, New London County, Connecticut; died on 10 Mar 1761 in Lyme, New London County, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Helen married John Paterson on 18 Aug 1766 in Greenwich, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. John was born in 1736; died on 17 Dec 1823 in Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military Service: 26 Apr 1775, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; American Revolution (US) Private, Capt. Samuel Sawyer's co. of Minutemen, Col. John Whitcomb's regt., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 7 days; also, Private, Capt. Ephraim Richardson's co., Col. Asa Whitcomb's regt.; muster roll dated Aug. 1, 1775; enlisted April 26, 1775; service, 3 mos. 13 days; also, Corporal, (late) Capt. Hodgkins's co., Col. Timothy Bigelow's regt.; Continental Army pay accounts for service from April 3, 1777, to Dec. 31, 1779; reported as serving 29 mos. 28 days as Private, 3 mos. as Corporal; also, Capt. Joseph Hodgkins's co., Col. Bigelow's regt.; muster roll for Jan.-Aug., 1777, dated Van Schaick's Island, and sworn to in Camp near Half Moon; also, same co. and regt.; muster rolls for Feb., March and April, 1779, dated Providence; also, descriptive list of enlisted men dated West Point, Jan. 10, 1781; age, 32 yrs.; stature, 5 ft. 4 in.; complexion, dark; hair, black; eyes, black; residence, Chocsett; enlisted Dec. 1779, by Lieut. Stowers from 15th regt.; rank, Sergeant; joined Capt. Bowman's co., Col. Putnam's (5th) regt.; also, Sergeant, Capt. Phineas Bowman's co., Col. Rufus Putnam's regt(5th).; muster rolls for Jan.-March, 1781, dated West Point; reported deserted March 29, 1781.

Notes:

After his marriage to Lydia, he removed in 1779 from Lancaster, Mass to Greenwich, Mass, and thence about 1789 to Genesee country in New York. He is listed in the 1790 census in the Genesee District. 1800 census in Northfield,Ontario Co.,NY (now Henrietta and Pittsford, Monroe Co.,NY)

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/263796500/thomas-cleland

Thomas married Anna Rugg on 28 Feb 1765 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Anna (daughter of Ensign Reuben Rugg and Lydia Ross) was born on 18 May 1744 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died about 1775 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thomas married Lydia Stone on 10 Jul 1779 in Greenwich, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. Lydia (daughter of Deacon Simon Stone and Eunice) was born on 15 Oct 1743 in Harvard, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died about 1817 in Monroe County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Hannah married John Sparks on 20 Aug 1767. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military Service: Abt 1776; American Revolution (US) Quartermaster Shays Rebellion

Notes:

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86843182/samuel-cleland

James married Elizabeth Morton on 8 Oct 1767 in Greenwich, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. Elizabeth was born in 1745; died in 1778. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

James married Sarah Winslow on 19 Aug 1779 in Hardwick, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Sarah (daughter of Seth Winslow and Abigail Whitredge) was born on 9 Sep 1755 in Hardwick, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military Service: 10 Dec 1775, Connecticut; American Revolution (US) Col Samuel Wyllys 2nd Connecticut Regt. Enlisted April 26 1777 - Capt John Shumway's Co., 1st Connecticut Battalion of Foot (Col Josiah Starr), Division of General Charles Lee Muster roll April 26 and June 2 June 1778 - Sick in Quarters Died at Valley Forge June 18th (Some Rolls spell name Clealand)

Jonas married Lydia Allyn on 17 Dec 1772 in Colchester, New London County, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Recorded in Lancaster, MA

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military Service: 28 Feb 1778, Connecticut; American Revolution (US) Capt Thomas Abbe's Co. Col Samuel Wyllys 2nd Connecticut Regt. Discharged Feb 28 1780 Enlisted Sep 10 1780 Capt Ozias Bissell Co. Col Levi Wells Connecticut Regt. guarding the coast

Notes:

Birth:
Recorded in Lancaster,MA

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10286097/john-cleland

John married Thankful Easton on 27 Apr 1780 in East Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut. Thankful was born on 12 Apr 1757 in Connecticut; died on 19 Jan 1847 in Chautauqua County, New York; was buried in Pickett Corner Cemetery, Cassadaga, Chautauqua County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Pamelia married Levi Robbins on 30 Jan 1791 in Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Levi was born on 5 May 1761 in Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 17 Dec 1819 in Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

1850, Lucinda was living in Victor,NY with her son Samuel.

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/113649766/lucinda-fisher

Lucinda married Captain Robert Fisher on 25 Jan 1797 in Palmer, Hampden County, Massachusetts. Robert (son of Captain John Fisher and Bethiah Scollay) was christened on 24 Feb 1771 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; died in 1816 in Victor, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Fishers Cemetery, Victor, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

James married Elsie Herd about 1805. Elsie (daughter of Philo Herd) was born on 6 Sep 1781 in Albany County, New York; died on 21 Jul 1849. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Thomas Cleland Jr. was born in 1784 in Greenwich, Massachusetts, a son of Thomas Cleland and Lydia Stone. His story follows a westward path through New York into Pennsylvania, traced in deeds, census records, and an unusually candid family letter.

Thomas’s early New York years were spent in Victor, where his parents were early settlers, as were his sister Lucinda and her husband Robert Fisher. Their daughter Lucinda Fisher later married Thomas McMichael, whose letter preserves a memorable glimpse of Thomas’s affairs.

By August 22, 1816, Thomas was living in Pittsford, then part of Ontario County. A deed naming “Thomas Clealand Junior” records his purchase of fifty acres from Joseph Blake of Billerica, Massachusetts, for $400. On December 22, 1820, he sold seventy acres to Warren Davis of Perinton for $700. That property reached the Victor and Perinton town lines and carried a mortgage Davis agreed in part to pay. The differing acreages leave open whether these transactions involved the same land but appear to be possibly inherited acreage added on.

By 1825, Thomas had a working farm in Chautauqua Township. The state census transcription lists two males and two females, sixteen improved acres, four cattle, two horses, twenty sheep, and two hogs. Both women were recorded as unmarried and between sixteen and forty-five. His sister, Anna, then forty-four, could have been one of them, but neither is named. The household leaves Thomas’s marriage date uncertain.

On August 2, 1829, Thomas McMichael wrote from Chautauqua to his brother-in-law Charles Fisher in Victor, urgently seeking money. He wanted Charles to collect outstanding notes and sell the horse, cow, and wagon he had left behind. His explanation was blunt: “I have got to pay T.Cleland $150.00 dollars by the first day of January for he swears by God he will close the mortgage if not paid by that day.”

McMichael had never been so disappointed in a man, he wrote, and had not received a dollar in money since leaving Victor. His potatoes, buckwheat, flax, hay, and a sow with five young pigs lifted his spirits, but could not supply the cash he needed. The letter brings the family’s financial pressures vividly to life. It also preserves only the debtor’s side of the disagreement. Family and geographical connections strongly suggest that “T. Cleland” was his wife’s uncle Thomas, although the letter does not explicitly identify the relationship.

By April 1, 1830, Thomas and his wife were living in North East, Erie County, Pennsylvania. A deed describes them as residents there while selling approximately fifty acres in Chautauqua for $500. It names his wife as Jane Mariah and records her name at its conclusion as Jane Cleland. This fuller name helps connect Jane in the deed with Maria and Myra in later family records.

The 1830 North East census lists Thomas in a five-person household. A man aged forty to forty-nine fits his 1784 birth; the woman was twenty to twenty-nine. James King appears immediately after Thomas—a promising possible connection to Jane Mariah’s family, though proximity alone does not establish kinship.

By 1840, Thomas was in Tionesta, Venango County, Pennsylvania, with a household of nine. The oldest man and woman had each advanced into the expected age group. The next census household belonged to Oliver Cleland, Thomas’s first cousin. Born October 25, 1793, in Plainfield, Massachusetts, Oliver was the son of John and Thankful Cleland; John was Thomas Sr.’s younger brother. Oliver’s age also fits his census entry. The cousins’ consecutive listings strengthen the connection between the Pennsylvania household and the Massachusetts family, suggesting that Thomas moved within a wider network of relatives.

A marker in Fagundas Cemetery records that Thomas Cleland died on July 20, 1850, aged sixty-seven. This appears to mark the end of his westward journey, although the stated age implies a birth about 1783, slightly earlier than the family’s 1784 date. In the 1850 Tionesta census identified in the family research, Maria appears with Bainbridge, Colby, Calvin, and Wayne.

The sons maintained connections on both sides of the state line. In 1865, Bainbridge and Colby were farmers in consecutive Busti households. Bainbridge’s name also appears in land descriptions along Preacher Road in Pennsylvania, where Calvin acquired property in 1871. A Fagundus newspaper column in February 1886 reported, “Colby Cleland is visiting his brother.” Though the brother was unnamed, the notice offers a small glimpse of the family ties that continued after Thomas’s death.

From Greenwich and Victor to Pittsford, Chautauqua, North East, and Tionesta, Thomas’s life was shaped by land, family, and the demands of making a living. His deeds record the business of settlement; McMichael’s letter reveals its human strains. Jane Mariah and their sons carried that family story forward across the New York–Pennsylvania border.



Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/192932335/thomas-cleland

Thomas married Jane Mariah King about 1828. Jane was born on 12 Feb 1806 in New York; died on 17 Oct 1854 in Tionesta, Forest County, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married Samuel Otis Richardson (1818-1892) - connected through DNA to the CLeland family. Ancestry member Sishpa

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military Service: 1812; War of 1812 (US)

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43239179/samuel-cleland

Martin married Sarah Marsh on 5 May 1818 in Chautauqua County, New York. Sarah was born on 13 Nov 1803 in Ontario, Wayne County, New York; died on 24 Jan 1887 in Niles, Berrien County, Michigan; was buried in Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles, Berrien County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sophia married Amos Keyes in 1814. Amos was born on 30 Apr 1792; died on 26 Mar 1880; was buried in North Cemetery, Princeton, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

From the HISTORY OF ONTARIO COUNTY; compiled by Lewis Cass Aldrich; edited by George S. Conover; 1893;

Charles Fisher, was born in Stockbridge, Mass., November 30, 1796, and came with his parents to Woodstock, Madison county, when he was two months old, and afterwards, in the year 1811, to Henrietta, Monroe county. In the year of 1814 he located permanently at Fisher's, in the town of Victor. He was among the earliest settlers here, and the place was named after him. He was justice of the peace for a term of years, postmaster, and entertained travelers until there was a hotel started in the place. He married twice, first July 29, 1821, Rebeckah Gaskell, of Victor. They had two sons and three daughters: Harriet; Charles, now of Newton, Kansas; Almira; Robert, an attorney of Victor village; and Mary R. Mrs. Fisher died September 7, 1848, and he married second Helen J. Pardee, on October 21, 1850. They had two sons, Henry P., born December 27, 1851, died June 25, 1893, who married Lucy E. Bushman, November 9, 1875, and had two children: Clara and Charles. William F. was born March 9, 1854; September 6, 1882, he married Addie C., daughter of Almon and Emily Preston, of Battle Creek, Mich. They have two sons, Almon P. and Henry S. Mr. Fisher was a produce dealer with his brother for some time, but is now farming on the old homestead. He is a member of Milner Lodge, No. 139, F. & A. M., Victor, and Excelsior Chapter, No. 164, R. A. M., Canandaigua.

Charles married Rebeckah Gaskell on 29 Jul 1821 in Ontario County, New York. Rebeckah was born on 19 Aug 1797; died on 7 Sep 1849 in Victor, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Boughton Hill Cemetery, Victor, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Charles married Helen Jane Pardee on 25 Oct 1850 in Mendon, Monroe County, New York. Helen was born in 1820 in Victor, Ontario County, New York; died in 1893 in Fishers, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Boughton Hill Cemetery, Victor, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Samuel Curtis. Samuel was born in 1807 in Oneida County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

1850 living in East Bloomfield.
1860 living in Tekonsha,Calhoun Co.,MI

Died:
Consumption

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74536406/lorinda-strong

Lorinda married Charles Strong on 1 May 1823. Charles (son of Daniel Strong and Hannah Richmond) was born on 30 Jun 1801 in Durham, Middlesex County, Connecticut; died in 1877 in Tekonsha, Calhoun County, Michigan; was buried in Windfall Cemetery, Tekonsha, Calhoun County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Living in Napoleon,Jackson Co.,MI in 1850 and in Jackson,Jackso Co.,MI 1st Ward in 1860

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16685904/john-robert-fisher

Family/Spouse: Mary Richmond Lyon. Mary was born on 18 May 1813 in New York; died on 9 Oct 1863 in Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan; was buried in Mount Evergreen Cemetery, Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18083078/samantha-rose

Samantha married Thomas Rose about 1855. Thomas (son of Rev. John Rose and Jennett Patterson) was born in ca 1805 in New Jersey; died after 1885 in Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/58597280/lucinda-mcmichael

Lucinda married Thomas McMichael about 1828 in Ontario County, New York. Thomas (son of Charles McMichael and Sophia Haines) was born on 24 Sep 1807 in Ontario County, New York; died on 24 Feb 1864 in Naples, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Honeoye, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Samuel was living in North Bristol in Ontario County when he died in
March 1853 after a short illness. His children were cared for by the
Wheeler family in Bloomfield.

Samuel married Anna L. White about 1846 in Ontario County, New York. Anna (daughter of Joseph White and Alice Abell) was born in 1817 in Cayuga County, New York; died on 15 Aug 1888 in Horton, Jackson County, Michigan; was buried in Horton Cemetery, Horton, Jackson County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

later moved to Burligton,Cahoun Co.,MI about 1844.

Caroline married Nelson Strong in 1831 in Ontario County, New York. Nelson (son of Daniel Strong and Hannah Richmond) was born on 8 Feb 1815 in New York; died on 7 Sep 1862 in Calhoun County, Michigan; was buried in Burlington Township Cemetery, Burlington, Calhoun County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8680548/alvin-cleland

Family/Spouse: Harriett E. Wales. Harriett was born in 1810 in Vermont; died on 6 Nov 1892 in Kansas; was buried in Hoyt Cemetery, Hoyt, Jackson County, Kansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Mary Ann Onstott. Mary was born on 10 Mar 1822; died on 28 Dec 1899; was buried in Gilead Cemetery, Gilead, Miami County, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/101357192/bainbridge-cleland

Family/Spouse: William Wells Holliday. William was born in 1842 in New York; died in 1916; was buried in Cuba Cemetery, Cuba, Allegany County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Alfred K. Badger. Alfred was born in 1836 in Pennsylvania; died on 30 Nov 1901 in Denver, Denver County, Colorado; was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Denver, Denver County, Colorado. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

MANDSRVILLE CLELAND
Manderville Cleland died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Perry Sweet, 32 West James street, afternoon. Mrs. Sweet his only daughter, a brother Calvin Cleiand of West Hickory, Pa., a sister, Mrs. Ann Badger of Lindsay, Cal., one grandson, Vincent Sweet and a granddaughter June Sweet, both of Falconer, are left to mourn his loss. The funeral will be held from the home of his daughter, Mrs. Perry Sweet, Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock. Flowers are gratefully declined.
(Jamestown Evening Journal, Thursday, August 8, 1918)

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/107161661/manderville-cleland

Family/Spouse: Esther Andrus. Esther was born on 5 Feb 1818; died on 12 Jan 1892; was buried in Mapleview Cemetery, Cohocton, Steuben County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: George Day. George was born on 4 May 1822 in New York; died on 3 Dec 1851 in Mendon, Monroe County, New York; was buried in Mendon Cemetery, Mendon, Monroe County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Almira married Robert Bruce Moore about 1852. Robert was born on 21 May 1819 in Victor, Ontario County, New York; died on 12 Apr 1895; was buried in Boughton Hill Cemetery, Victor, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Adeline Charlotte Preston. Adeline was born in 1858; died in 1897; was buried in Boughton Hill Cemetery, Victor, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

From the HISTORY OF ONTARIO COUNTY; compiled by Lewis Cass Aldrich; edited by George S. Conover; 1893;

Henry P. Fisher, Victor, was born at Fisher's, Victor, December 27, 1851. He was educated in the public schools, was a produce dealer for some time, and later a farmer. November 9, 1875, he married Lucy E., daughter of Abner and Phoebe P. (King) Bushman of East Mendon, and they had two children: Clara B. and Charles H. Mrs. Fisher's father, Abner Bushman, was born in Monroe county November 28, 1801, was a school teacher, farmer, and also justice of the peace for twenty years. He married twice, first to Jane Ely, and they had one daughter, Mrs. Bentley Corby, of Pittsford. April 14, 1849, he married second Phoebe F. King of Brighton, Monroe county, and they had seven children, three died in infancy, four survive: Hanford E.; Lucy E.; Clara M.; and Julia who died at the age of eight years. A branch of her family named Hopkins dates back to the Mayflower. His grandfather on his mother's side, Silas Pardee from Columbia county, was a lieutenant in the Revolutionary War, and Mrs. Fisher's great-grandfather, Rufus King, was in the Revolutionary War. Henry P. was a staunch Democrat. He died June 25, 1893.

Notes:

of Syracuse,NY

Family/Spouse: Thomas Heath. Thomas was born on 17 Oct 1812; died on 10 Feb 1879; was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

of Toledo, Ohio. in his youth worked at his uncles Mills.

1850 census appears to be in Victor with the Sharp family

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

of Belmont,NY

Family/Spouse: James Hoffman. James (son of Mr. Hoffman) was born in 1826; died on 8 Feb 1888. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

never married, no children

Notes:

of Greenwood,NY

Martha married Geroge W. Bemis in 1859. Geroge was born in Aug 1835 in New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Charles married Sarah Jane Howard about 1855. Sarah was born on 2 Sep 1835 in Sweden, Monroe County, New York; died on 28 Jan 1905 in Tekonsha, Calhoun County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Annis married Benjamin Franklin Cogswell on 19 Oct 1852 in Tekonsha, Calhoun County, Michigan. Benjamin (son of William Cogswell and Samantha Petit) was born on 15 Mar 1827 in Hancock, Berkshire County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Almira married Hiram Sischo on 13 Nov 1848 in Burlington, Calhoun County, Michigan. Hiram was born in 1826 in New York; died on 2 May 1897 in Burlington, Calhoun County, Michigan; was buried in Windfall Cemetery, Tekonsha, Calhoun County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/91032340/chauncey_guernsey-strong

Albert married Netta Anson on 19 Oct 1878 in Calhoun County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

of Jackson,MI in 1869

Eliza married John R. Evarard on 18 Jan 1865 in Jackson County, Michigan. John was born in ca 1829 in England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary married Francis Alphonso McArthur about 1859 in Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan. Francis was born about 1839. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Living in Jackson,MI with her young brother B.G. Fisher boarding with the Charles Lewis family

Notes:

Possibly the John A. Fisher that was mustered out of the 24th MI Vols
on 11Feb1865

Notes:

Living with her sister Mrs. John Everard Family in Jackson,MI in 1870.

Notes:

Living with his sister Lucretia in Jackson,MI in 1870
1880 in Chicago,IL ('P.G. Fisher') occupation "Board of Trade" with wife, daughter and sister Louisa(age 30)

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/140347028/b-g.-fisher

B. married Carrie Bell Irwin on 20 May 1875 in Albion, Calhoun County, Michigan. Carrie (daughter of Samuel V. Irwin and Emilie Tressa Maxwell) was born on 13 Jun 1853 in New York; died on 14 Nov 1910 in Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan; was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Albion, Calhoun County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Bushnell's Basin information is taken from the death record of Zachary J. Briggs in the town clerk's logbook, in it his mother's as is listed as Emeline McMichael, born Bushnell's Basin, Ontario County.

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64555427/emeline-briggs

Emeline married Cyrus Briggs about 1848 in Honeoye, Ontario County, New York. Cyrus (son of Artemas Briggs and Fanny Gregg) was born on 13 Nov 1820 in Honeoye, Ontario County, New York; died on 29 Dec 1888 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York; was buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Honeoye, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Stayed with her sister Emmeline Briggs in 1852, "all winter" according to a letter from John Fisher to Charles Fisher dated 11Sep1852. 1860 living in Richmond as a Milliner, also living with her is Adell McMichael, aged 9, and Jane Morley, aged22 also a Milliner 1880 living with her daughter and son-in-law, in Superior, Washtenaw Co., MI

Another Pioneer Has Passed Away
After a lingering illness of eight years Caroline McMichael entered into rest Nov. 10th at the age of 76 years at the home of her grandson, Herbert C. Linderer, 305 Hamilton Street. The deceased was born in Canadaqua county, New York, on May 1830. She came to Michigan early in Childhood where in 1848 she married George D. McMichael, residing in Brooklyn, Mich., where her daughter Adelia C. McMichael was born in the fifties. She went back to New York State where she engaged in millinery business near Rochester. Returning to Michigan in 1867 she engaged in business in Ann Arbor where in 1868 her daughter was united in marriage to Artemus D. Sindecar. She came with them this year to Superior where she resided until last January. Her daughter proceeded her to that eternal sleep just 10 months ago. Those who knew her never ceased to love her. A life of untiring unselfishness and good will to all. We can but feel that Her's was well spent. She leaves to mourn one grandson, five great-grandchildren, a son-in-law, A. D. Sindecor, and a sister, Mrs. Helen [Samantha] A. Burnham at Niagara Falls and a hose of friends. Burial took place today at Highland cemetery, from the house at two o'clock.
(Ann Arbor Daily Argus, Ann Arbor MI, Monday, November 12, 1906)

Caroline married George W. McMichael on 20 Mar 1849 in Jackson County, Michigan. George (son of Joseph McMichael and Elizabeth) was born about 1826 in New York; died after 1854 in Spring Arbor Twp, Jackson County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

1850, 1860, 1865 in Richmond with family.
In 1870 she and her two children are living in Lackawaxen,Pike Co.,PA
In 1880 census Lucinda is living in Honeoye as a Dressmaker,

Lucinda married George Lewis Douglas about 1848 in Honeoye, Ontario County, New York. George was born in 1825 in New York; died on 25 Jul 1869 in Lackawaxen, Pike County, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Religion: Presbyterian

Notes:

Maryette and Henry A. Deyo moved to Battle Creek, Michigan, shortly after marriage. After six years, they moved to Dowagiac, Michigan, where their son, Ernest, was born.

1850 Federal Census: still looking

1860 Federal Census: Volinia township, Cass Co., Michigan, living with husband Henry Deyo and son, Clarence. Her age is given as 27; her birthplace is given as New York. (Post Office Little Prairie Runde)

1864 Living in Little Prairie Run, Cass Co.,Michigan at the time of her fathers death.

1867 It appears that Henry and Maryette separated sometime before 1867, since her obituary states that she married W. N. Lyon in 1867.

1868 (April) - visited family in New York ("Mr and Mrs Lyon, the boys Aunt"). (per Minnie Briggs diary entry of 2April1868).

1870 Federal Census: still looking

In 1879, she and William Lyon moved to Paola, KS.

1880 Federal Census: Paola, Miami Co., KS, living with husband, William Lyon.

1885, she made her home with son, Clarence, probably after William moved to California (without her).

1895 Kansas State Census: McCune, Crawford Co., KS, listed as M.E. Lyon, aged 56. Living with son C.H. Deyo, his wife Katy, and their children Mary and George. She is identified as born in NY.

1900 Federal Census: McCune, Crawford Co., KS, widowed, living with her son, Clarence.

1906 Obituary: Mrs. M. E. Lyon--Gentry, Ark, Jan. 31

Maryette married Henry A. Deyo in 1851, and was divorced before 1867. Henry (son of Ira Deyo and Betsey Lyon) was born on 05 Feb 1831 in Naples, Ontario County, New York; died on 27 Sep 1880 in Dowagiac, Cass County, Michigan; was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Dowagiac, Cass County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Maryette married William Mavory Lyon in 1867, and was divorced about 1885. William was born on 28 Jul 1824 in Naples, Ontario County, New York; died on 19 Apr 1905 in Upper Lake, Lake County, California; was buried in Upper Lake Cemetery, Upper Lake, Lake County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

South Bristol - Mrs. Samantha Burnham, aged 77 years, passed peacefully away on Monday, January 18, 1915, at the home of her son, Charles Lee. She had been a patient sufferer since last October, and all was done that loving hands could do, but to no avail. She leaves to mourn her loss one daughter, at Oak field; three sons, Charles Lee, of this place; William Lee, of Naples, and one whose whereabouts are not known. Burial will be made in Rose Ridge cemetery, Naples.
(The Naples Record, Wednesday, January 20, 1915)

Samantha A. McMichael (later Mrs. William C. Lee and Mrs. John R. Burnham) was known by both Samantha and Helen in her later years. Evidence suggests that relatives from her McMichael family continued to identify her as Samantha, while members of her local community in the Naples/Academy area commonly referred to her as Helen Burnham. Newspaper notices from 1902 demonstrate simultaneous use of both names, indicating that Helen was an alternate or familiar name.

Samantha married William Charles Lee in 1856 in Naples, Ontario County, New York. William (son of Charles W. Lee and Amanda Holcomb) was born in ca 1834 in New York; died in 1868 in Naples, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Rose Ridge Cemetery, Naples, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Samantha married John Randall Burnham on 6 Feb 1870 in Ontario County, New York. John (son of John Putnam Burnham and Deborah Randall) was born on 24 Jun 1815 in Vermont; died on 22 May 1893 in South Bristol, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Covil's Corners Cemetery, South Bristol, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

1855 with his mother in Canandaigua. Living with his Uncle Merrit White in 1860 Ontario County New York.

Birth:
1865 census shows as Michigan or Mass. 1855 shows Ohio. 1860 NY

Charles married Arvilla Johns on 21 Oct 1878 in Hanover, Jackson County, Michigan. Arvilla was born in 1856 in New York; died on 30 Jul 1900 in Horton, Jackson County, Michigan; was buried in Horton Cemetery, Horton, Jackson County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Resides in Belding,MI

Richard married Frances E. Martin on 20 Oct 1874 in Calhoun County, Michigan. Frances was born in Oct 1851 in Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Living in Jackson,MI

Harrison married Luncinda Malinda Randall on 25 Dec 1869 in Calhoun County, Michigan. Luncinda was born about 1844. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Large Biograghy of Addison W. Strong and family in the Portrait and
biographical album of Ionia and Montcalm Counties, Mich., 1891, page.
747/8.
1900 living in Easton,MI

Addison married Mary Higbee on 19 Apr 1875. Mary (daughter of John Higbee and Esther) was born on 2 Jun 1848 in Orleans, Ionia County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Residing in Jackson,MI in 1891

Caroline married Charles Cooper about 1874. Charles was born about 1848 in Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lucinda married George Clothier on 25 Nov 1875 in Calhoun County, Michigan. George was born in 1852; died in 1935 in Burlington, Calhoun County, Michigan; was buried in Burlington Township Cemetery, Burlington, Calhoun County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military Service: 30 Mar 1864, Fulton County, Indiana; American Civil War (North) 11th Indiana Infantry, Co. F Mustered out 26Jul1865 at Baltimore, MD

Family/Spouse: Lucy A. Olds. Lucy was born in 1841; died in 1925; was buried in Mapleview Cemetery, Cohocton, Steuben County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Harriett married Tyler L. Squier in ca 1862 in Victor, Ontario County, New York. Tyler was born in 1836; died on 4 Nov 1918 in New York; was buried in Mendon Cemetery, Mendon, Monroe County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

1900 living in Chicago

Mary married John Milton Hitchcock on 29 Oct 1889 in Victor, Ontario County, New York. John was born on 2 Sep 1833 in New York; died on 11 Feb 1912 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; was buried in Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Bessie Ella Conover. Bessie was born on 19 Apr 1886 in Egypt, Monroe County, New York; died on 29 Dec 1955 in Fishers, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Boughton Hill Cemetery, Victor, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

See History of Allegany Co., by Minard, 1896, page 228

Family/Spouse: Palmyra A. Green. Palmyra was born on 18 Sep 1870 in Allegany County, New York; died on 13 Jun 1937 in Bolivar, Allegany County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Nettie married Rufus Arthur Culver on 18 Aug 1875 in Tekonsha, Calhoun County, Michigan. Rufus was born on 5 Sep 1851 in Quincy, Branch County, Michigan; died on 8 Oct 1920 in Akron, Summit County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Sergeant John VanBlaircum. John was born on 28 Mar 1837 in New York; died on 22 Mar 1901 in Calhoun County, Michigan; was buried in Burlington Township Cemetery, Burlington, Calhoun County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Theron married Alice Watkins on 5 Jan 1889 in Tekonsha, Calhoun County, Michigan, and was divorced on 24 Jun 1907 in Calhoun County, Michigan. Alice was born in ca 1859. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Genevieve married Gardner Bartlett Gunnison on 19 Feb 1903. Gardner was born in 1876; died on 14 Jun 1942 in Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan; was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Albion, Calhoun County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Zachary was educated at Canandaigua Academy and at Lima Seminary. He always followed farming. He built his residence in 1883 a half mile south of the old homestead and commands a fine view of the lake and rural scenery(even today).

Zacariah Briggs passed, away at his home on the corner of Briggs and Lake Streets Friday afternoon. Mr. Briggs had been in poor health for the past year but had gradually grown worse for the last few weeks. He was the son of Cyrus and Emeline McMichael Briggs and was born in Honeoye February 13, 1849. Mr. Briggs was married to Analiza Sleight of East Richmond in Detroit October 25. 1871. Mr. and Mrs. Briggs lived the early part of their married life on a farm on the west side of Honeoye Lake, which was still owned by Mr. Briggs and occupied by his son, Harry, and family. Mr. Briggs retired from farm several years ago and moved to the village to live and a few years ago purchased the George Ashley house, where he passed away. Besides the widow he is survived by two sons, Irving of Rochester and Harry of Honeoye, and two grandchildren. The funeral was held from the home Sunday afternoon at two o'clock. The Rev. G. E. Henshaw officiated, and interment was in Lake View cemetery. Honeoye, Dec 24, 1924***
(The Livonia Gazette, Livonia, NY, Friday, December 26,1924)

Zachary married Ann Eliza Sleight on 25 Oct 1871 in Honeoye, Ontario County, New York. Ann (daughter of Theodore Martin Sleight and Julia Ann Pool) was born on 15 Aug 1851 in Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York; died on 7 May 1941 in Honeoye, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Honeoye, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

John C. Briggs, Richmond, was born September 21, 1853. His father, Cyrus, was born in 1820 in the house now occupied by his son, which was built by the father of Cyrus, Artemas, in 1817. The latter was born in 1786 in Dighton, Mass., and came on foot to Bristol, Ontario county, in 1806. In 1809 he married in Bristol, Fanny Gregg, born in 1789. His father, Jedediah, was born in 1738. He had thirteen children, several of whom came to this county. Artemas traded his farm in Bristol for one here, whither he removed in 1814. He served in the War of 1812, and fought in several of the battles on the Niagara frontier. He settled on the west side of Honeoye Lake, and owned land south of Main street in Honeoye. He and his son, Jedediah, each gave half the land for the original cemetery and he gave the land for the First Methodist church. He was one of the founders of the church here. The edifice stood on the site of Mrs. Phillips's house on Lake street. His children were: John G., born in 1811; Jedediah, born in 1815; Fanny, born in 1818; Cyrus, born in 1820, and Mary, born in 1823. Cyrus was educated at East Bloomfield Academy, and was a farmer. He married first Emeline McMichael, daughter of Thomas McMichael, a tanner here, and they had two sons: Zachary J., born in 1849, and John C. He married second Cynthia E. Hadley, by whom he had no children. He died in 1888. John C. married in 1878 Minnie A., daughter of John Van Buren. She was born November 8, 1857. They have had two children; Fred J., born in 1885, died in 1889, and Hattie F., born May 26 1889. Mr. Briggs farms the old original homestead first taken up by Abel Short and later owned by Artemas Briggs. Jedediah, brother of Artemas Briggs, was born in 1779 and was a sea captain. During the War of 1812 he was captured by the English and taken to England, returning after the war. Enoch, the oldest brother, born in 1770, came after Artemas, and settled in Bristol, where his descendants may be found at the present time. The ancestry of the family dates back to Sir Robert Briggs of England, who lived about thirteen generations back.
(History of Ontario County, New York; compiled by Lewis Cass Aldrich; edited by George S. Conover; 1893)

John married Minnie A. Van Buren in 1878. Minnie (daughter of John Van Buren and Mary J. Pratt) was born on 8 Nov 1857; died in 1928 in Honeoye, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

1870 living in Superior,Washtenaw Co.,MI

Adelia married Artemus Dean Snidecor on 19 Oct 1868. Artemus (son of Courtland Snidecor and Mary Carpenter) was born on 02 Mar 1834 in Frenchtown, Monroe County, Michigan; died on 17 Jul 1918; was buried in Highland Park Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In 1870 Amelia is a School Teacher in Lackawaxen,Pike Co.,PA.
In 1880 Amelia is a School Teacher living in District 3,
Cheshire,Ontario Co.,NY living with the Joseph Penoyer family.
From about 1900 to her death she lived in East Orange NJ, often visiting folks in Honeoye and Naples, NY.

Notes:

1870 Charles is a Fireman in Lackawaxen,PA, In 1900 living at #4 Spring Street in Port Jervis,NY. 1920 living on Jersey Ave. with his wife and his widowed son William and his son William.

Charles W. Douglas died at his home 84 Jersey Avenue, Saturday morning at four o'clock after a long illness. He was aged 72 years. Deceased was the son of George Lewis Douglas ad Lucinda McMichael Douglas. The surviving relatives are his wife, formerly Miss Mary Gately; three sons, George Lewis and T. Leroy Douglas of this city, and Charles Jr., of Waterbury, Conn.; one sister, Miss Amelia Douglas, of East Orange, NJ., and three grandchildren. The funeral will take place at the house Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Rev. Charles H. Kues will conduct the services. Burial will take place in Lake View cemetery at Honeoye, NY, at the convenience of the family.
(The Evening Gazette, Port Jervis, NY, Monday, February 18, 1924)

Charles married Mary Gately about 1874. Mary was born in 1858 in Pennsylvania; died on 15 Nov 1942 in Port Jervis, Orange County, New York; was buried in St. Mary's Cemetery, Port Jervis, Orange County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Telegrapher

Clarence married Katie Harriett Brayman on 05 Nov 1884 in Paola, Miami County, KansasCounty, Kansas. Katie (daughter of William Bennett Brayman and Hannah Elizabeth Coonradt) was born on 07 Jan 1864 in Pierpont, Ashtabula County, Ohio; died on 29 Mar 1925 in Independence, Jackson County, Missouri; was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Independence, Jackson County, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In 1893 Ernest is living in Michigan City,Ind., at 406 Franklin St..
Working as a Laundryman. In 1900 he is living on West Fourth St., in
Mishawaka,St.Joseph Co.,IN

Ernest married Emma E. Sargent in 1892 in Indiana. Emma was born in Jul 1866 in England; died in 1939 in Mishawaka, St. Joseph County, Indiana; was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Mishawaka, St. Joseph County, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Charles Theodore Lee, aged nearly 73 years, of this village, died last Wednesday, October 22, 1930, at the home of his granddaughter, Mrs Warren Kohler, in Gorham. While he had been in poor health for some time, his last, illness was of only three days' duration. Mr. Lee was the son of William and Samantha McMichael Lee and was born in Naples on December 21, 1857. He was married to Miss Eliza Burd, of South Bristol, 46 years ago, and much of his life since then had been passed in this town. For the past few years he had made his home in this village. Besides his wife, Mr. Lee is survived by two sons, Austin Lee, of South Bristol, and Clifford Lee, of Naples, and by one daughter, Mrs. Grace Talley, of this village; also surviving are six grandchildren. Funeral services were held from the home in this village on Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, Rev. D. M. Ratcliff, pastor of the Naples Baptist Church, officiating, and interment was made in Rose Ridge cemetery.
(Naples Record, Oct 29, 1930, page 1)

Probably the Charles Lee living with Shep Rowell and family at his hotel in Italy,Yates Co.,NY in 1870. Shep's brother Benjamin lived with Charles later in life and had planned a trip to Michigan before he look ill.

Charles married Eliza Burd about 1884. Eliza was born in Jul 1863 in New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In South Bristol last Saturday January 3d 1925, occurred the death of William D. Lee after several months illness. The son of William and Samantha McMichael Lee, he was born in Naples on March 14, 1859, and had always resided here, except for a few years in South Bristol. Deceased is survived by his wife, Bertha Hulse Lee; two brothers, Charles T. Lee, of Naples and Bert Lee and by several nephews, neices and cousins; two sisters, Mrs. Fred Wilson, and Mrs.Austin S. Childs, preceded him in death. Funeral services were held in South Bristol yesterday morning at 11 o'clock, conducted by the Rev. W. T. H. Bayford, pastor of the Naples Methodist Church, and burial was made in Rose Ridge cemetery.
(The Naples News, January 7, 1925)

Raised by Robert and Sarah Coons, after his father died. 1870 census, Willie is living with the Robert and Sarah Coons family in Naples.

Family/Spouse: Bertha Hulse. Bertha was born in 1854; died in 1928; was buried in Academy Cemetery, Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

East Bloomfield, N. Y. - The death of Mrs. Fredrick Wilson occurred at her home in this village Wednesday evening of last week. The funeral was held in the Methodist church last Saturday afternoon, the Rev. E. J. Gwynne officiating. Mrs. Wilson had been ill for some time but her death came unexpectedly.
(Ontario County Journal, Friday, June 16, 1893)

Family/Spouse: Frederick F. Wilson, Jr.. Frederick was born in 1863; died in 1925 in East Bloomfield, Ontario County, New York; was buried in East Bloomfield Cemetery, East Bloomfield, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Word has been received of the death of Mrs. Lulu Lee Childs at her home in Buffalo on July 4, 1915. Her age was 52 years. She leaves her husband and one son, Austin Childs, of Niagara Falls, and one daughter, Frances, and two grandsons. She was a sister of Charles and Willian Lee, of this place. Her funeral will take place on Tuesday at Buffalo.
(The Naples Record, Wednesday, July 7, 1915)

There is a cemetery marker in the California cemetery with her and her husbands name in it, but she was most likely buried in New York.

Lucinda married Austin Sheldon Childs in May 1887 in Middlesex, Yates County, New York. Austin was born in 1867 in New York; died on 8 Mar 1932 in Los Angeles County, California; was buried in Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Dec 1, 1919 Bert is recorded at the Canadian border at Newgate, British Columbia. Data states he is a Woodsman, aged 57 (born Naples, NY, Oct 2, 1862), US citizen, last known address, Montana, had $90 in possession, was heading to Cranbrook, B.C. by train from Rexford to Elks.

1920 census of Troy, Lincoln Co., Montana, Bert Lee, aged 57 (b.NY), working various jobs.

1925 probate record for his brother William states that his address is unknown, but last known address was Great Falls, Montana.

1940, aged 76 (b.NY), lodger in Shelby, Toole Co., Montana.

Death certificate in Montana shows birthdate as 1861, however, must likely 1867 as he does not show in the 1865 census and census also notes his mother had 4 children at that point.

Family/Spouse: Margaret Fisher. Margaret was born in 1889; died in 1958; was buried in Spring Arbor Cemetery, Spring Arbor, Jackson County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Nellie married Ralph E. Lewis on 6 May 1908 in Jackson County, Michigan. Ralph was born in 1881; died in 1971; was buried in Horton Cemetery, Horton, Jackson County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Maud married Daniel McVean in 1900. Daniel was born in Feb 1876. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Henry C. Glover. Henry (son of Jacob Glover and Jane Stone) was born on 20 Aug 1865; died on 18 Sep 1911; was buried in Mapleview Cemetery, Cohocton, Steuben County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: William Lewis. William was born in 1855; died in 1919; was buried in Mendon Cemetery, Mendon, Monroe County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Alice married Ralph Bryant Grove on 13 Jul 1912 in Cook County, Illinois. Ralph was born on 26 Apr 1884; died in Jan 1971. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Faith married Lieutenant Richard Andre Peterson on 9 Apr 1917 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. Richard was born on 6 Jan 1893 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; died on 4 Aug 1973; was buried in Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

https://historicvalentownmuseum.org/page.php?page=jsheldonfisher

Sheldon, as he was known, was born in 1907 at the 1811 Fisher homestead in Fishers, the town named for the pioneer family.

In 1939 he met and married Lillian Lewis who was from a Virginia family transplanted to Missouri.

Like Sheldon, she was a history buff, enough so that they spent their 1939 honeymoon poking around New England graveyards and searching out family records.

In 1940 they purchased Valentown Hall at Victor, NY, which had been envisioned decades before as a major commercial complex of shops when a projected railroad was to bring the world to its porches. When the railroad project stalled, the building accommodated more localized uses, then went into decline. Now the young couple made it the center of their professional and family lives.

In 1944 the Fishers Family Collection was tranferred to Valentown and two years later the rudiments of the Valentown Museum were established, beginning to make room for the historical collection that was the fruit of the family's constant alertness to artifacts and documents that were often in peril. School children and others began to visit on guided tours and the Valentown historical mission became known more widely, gradually leading to important historical items being brought to their attention.

Along the way they were instrumental in founding the Victor Historical Society and the Perinton Historical Society, as well as several others in the area. Sheldon was active in Victor town affairs during the 1960s and was the first Ontario County Historian, 1960 - 66. In 1964 the important Seneca village site on Boughton Hill in Victor was designated as a National Historic Landmark by the U.S. Department of Interior, the first fruit of a campaign for its preservation and development begun by the Fishers in 1946.

The grateful Seneca Nation adopted Sheldon into the Heron Clan in August 1964, and the State of New York began purchases that led to the important historical site now at Ganondagan. Its public opening took place three centuries after the original site's destruction by the Marquis de Denonville.

Family/Spouse: Lillian Elizabeth Lewis. Lillian was born on 20 Feb 1912 in Springfield, Greene County, Missouri; died on 29 Sep 2008 in Victor, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Boughton Hill Cemetery, Victor, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Margaret Grace Phillips. Margaret (daughter of Charles Allen Phillips and Cora Esther Boughton) was born on 9 Dec 1916 in New York; died on 16 Oct 1980 in Victor, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Boughton Hill Cemetery, Victor, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Violet married Raymond B. Witter on 6 Sep 1926. Raymond (son of Henry Emmett Witter and Eola Amarillys Allen) was born on 26 Nov 1904 in Alfred, Allegany County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Robert Bacon Jr., assault second degree, consisting of blows with a pop bottle on Irving C. Briggs' head at Honeoye, December 2d; not guilty, bail $500.
(ONTABIO REPOSITORY-MESSENGER, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1904)

Honeoye — Irving Briggs. 78, former resident here, and a brother of Harry Briggs, died at the home of his stepdaughter, Miss Elizabeth P. Swan. In Buffalo Feb. 2. His body was brought to Honeoye where services were held Sunday at the Congregational Church. Burial will be made in Lakeview cemetery.
(VICTOR HERALD, VICTOR, N.Y., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1951)

Irving married Jennie Dunham in 1912 in Ontario County, New York. Jennie (daughter of Charles E. Dunham and Mary Lorette Wilson) was born on 20 Nov 1869 in New York; died on 16 Dec 1948 in Richmond, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Honeoye, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The Flower Fadeth - So faded and perished by the dread disease, pneumonia, Fannie, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Z. Briggs, on Thursday, March 29th, aged twelve and one half years. Seldom have the hearts of the people gone out in deeper sympathy than to this afflicted family, who are now bereft of their only and well-be-loved daughter. Not alone will her place in the union and Sunday school be vacant, but all will miss the bright face and sunny smile of Fannie Briggs. Clothed in white and lying in a casket of purest white, amid flowers (fit emblems of immortality), Fannie was laid to rest in the cemetery at Lake View. Her funeral heald at the Congregational Church on Saturday, was attended by a large concourse of people.
(Livonia Gazette, April 6, 1888)

"Come not again, dear child. If thou - By and chance couldst break that vow - Of silence at thy last hour made; - If to this grim life unafraid - Thou couldst return, and melt the frost - Wherein thy bright limo's power was lost, - Still would I whisper since so fair - This silent comradeship we share - Yes, whisper ' mid the unbidden rain - Of tears: 'Come not, come not again!'"

Died:
Died of Acute Typhoid Pneumonia after 10 days.

Notes:

Harry Franklin Briggs, lifelong resident of Honeoye, passed away at Rochester on Nov. 16. Mr. Briggs was born in the town of Richmond, May 20, 1877, a son of Zachary and Anne 'Eliza Sleight Briggs, and his entire life has been spent in that town. During the past three years he has made his home with his daughter, Mrs. Edward Haynes of Arkport. His wife was the late Lillian M. Staley Briggs. Funeral services were held at the Brown Funeral Home at Honeoye, on Saturday at 2pm. with Masonic services on Friday at 8pm. Mr. Briggs was a charter member of Honeoye Valley Grange, and of the Honeoye Masonic Lodge of which he was also past master. Burial was in the family lot in Lake View Cemetery. The Rev. Luther Cross, pastor of Arkport Presbyterian Church, officiated. Besides his daughter, Mrs. Edward Haynes of Arkport. he leaves one son, Charles Briggs of Rochester, and four grandchildren.
(THE LIVONIA GAZETTE. LIVONIA. N. Y., THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 24, 1955)

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/98775927/harry_franklin-briggs

Harry married Lillian Mae Staley on 3 Jul 1901 in Wayland, Steuben County, New York. Lillian (daughter of Isaac W. Staley and Rebecca E. Sanford) was born on 08 Sep 1871 in Kingsbourgh, Fulton County, New York; died on 3 Apr 1953 in North Hornell, Steuben County, New York; was buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Honeoye, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Mrs. Cyrus Briggs has returned from a visit to Hopewell, Rochester, etc. She was called home by news of the death
of Freddie Briggs.
Freddie, only son of Mr. and Mrs. John Briggs, died of peritonetis on Wednesday last, aged nearly five years. The funeral services were held on Friday, Rev. Mr. Day officiating.
(The Naples Record, Wednesday, September 25, 1889)

Notes:

Died:
Died of Epilepsy

Notes:

1910 living at 802 Lowell Street in Ypsilant,MI,,occupation: driver

Hebert married Minne May Morey on 20 Sep 1893 in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Michigan. Minne was born on 08 May 1873; died on 29 Sep 1952; was buried in Highland Park Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

1910 living at home working for the Railroad

Notes:

1910 living at home working for the railroad. 1930 Living in Port Jervis, working at the Erie Railroad shop as a Machinist.

Charles married Catherine Weeks on 1 Jan 1911 in Deer Park, Orange County, New York. Catherine was born in 1876 in New York; died in 1944 in Port Jervis, Orange County, New York; was buried in St. Mary's Cemetery, Port Jervis, Orange County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

1920 living on Pennsylvania Ave., Port Jervis,NY working as a Plumber.
Also living with him is his wife and her parents and her brother and
sister.
1930 Living on Front Street in Port Jervis,NY working as a Plumber.

Thomas married Mary E. Morgan on 30 Nov 1911 in Port Jervis, Orange County, New York. Mary (daughter of Thomas J. Morgan and Bridget Agnes Dowd) was born on 21 Dec 1890 in Port Jervis, Orange County, New York; died on 8 Aug 1932. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Julia Brown on 15 Aug 1917 in Matamoras, Pike County, Pennsylvania. Julia (daughter of George Brown and Christina Puff) was born in 1897 in Matamoras, Pike County, Pennsylvania; died on 21 Jul 1918 in Matamoras, Pike County, Pennsylvania; was buried in St. Mary's Cemetery, Port Jervis, Orange County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

According to the 1910 census, she was an Adopted Daughter

Alice married Anthony Blaine Sterrett about 1915. Anthony was born on 15 Sep 1894 in Pleasant Grove, Utah County, Utah; died in 1953 in Independence, Jackson County, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Florence married Ernest Lee McIntosh on 28 Aug 1919. Ernest was born on 2 Mar 1895 in Indiana; died on 14 Feb 1978 in Independence, Jackson County, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Grace married Lester Edwin Tally on 28 Oct 1903 in Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York. Lester (son of John Tally and Susan A. Underhill) was born about 1885 in Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Austin married Lucy Fox in 1911. Lucy (daughter of Joseph J. Fox and Lydia) was born in Apr 1890 in South Bristol, Ontario County, New York; died in 1991; was buried in Academy Cemetery, Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Clifford married Helen Hennessy in 1929. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

of Naples in 1958

Fannie married Charles C. Geary about 1905, and was divorced in 1919 in Buffalo, Erie County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Fannie married Edwin Roy Foster in 1919. Edwin was born in ca 1881. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

of Batavia in 1958

Austin married Marion Louise Pickup in 1912. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Pasadena, California 1930 and 1940 (working as a Sales Clerk). Apparently never married.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military Service: Abt 1941; World War II (US) US Army General Patton's 3rd Army Died in Germany

Beulah married John Nicholas Smalt on 31 Mar 1923. John (son of George Jaxob Smalt and Margaret Bossert) was born on 12 Aug 1901 in Wayland, Steuben County, New York; died on 27 Sep 1945 in Wayland, Steuben County, New York; was buried in Wayland Village Cemetery, Wayland, Steuben County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

School teacher for many years - graduated from Geneseo Normal School. Taught primarily at Arkport school.

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74512173/fannie_eliza-haynes

Fannie married Edward Christian Haynes on 19 Apr 1930 in Honeoye, Ontario County, New York. Edward (son of Lloyd Jesse Haynes and Ella Caroline Lander) was born on 12 Aug 1905 in Dansville, Steuben County, New York; was christened on 2 Dec 1906 in Perkinsville, Steuben County, New York; died on 13 May 1984 in North Hornell, Steuben County, New York; was buried in Heritage Hill Cemetery, Arkport, Steuben County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Charles was a general forman at Eastman Kodak Company. He was also a member of the Honeoye Masonic Lodge.

Charles married Letah Louise Flood on 25 Aug 1928 in Honeoye, Ontario County, New York. Letah (daughter of Thomas Downing Flood and Carrie Adelia Belcher) was born on 12 Apr 1909 in Richmond, Ontario County, New York; died on 23 Jun 2005 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York; was buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Honeoye, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Harry Dale DeVee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: William M. Briening. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: John MacKenzie Sutton. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Weltin G. Sherman. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Courtland married Carrie Evelyn Spears on 28 Mar 1917. Carrie was born on 19 Feb 1899; died on 14 Jan 1996 in Saline, Washtenaw County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Maxine married Francis W. Hathaway in 1929. Francis was born about 1908. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Note: Ruth is Rhea Snidecor's daugter, adopted by Herbert and Minnie.

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Catherine married Carl F. Kesting, Jr. about 1940. Carl (son of Carl F. Kesting) was born on 7 Mar 1913 in Matamoras, Pike County, Pennsylvania; died on 9 Apr 1996 in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Norma L. Kuhnlein
The Associated Press

Norma Lee Kuhnlein, 87, Independence, Mo., returned to the Lord on Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2007, at Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence.

Norma was born on October 19, 1919, in Independence, Mo., to Anthony Blaine and Alice (Deyo) Sterrett. She graduated from William Chrisman High School in 1938. In 1940, she married her life's love, Robert, with whom she had five children. Norma was devoted to the Catholic Church and volunteered in many capacities. She served on the PTA for St. Ann's in Fairmount, Nativity of Mary in Independence and St. Agnes in Fairway. She was a past president of the Nativity Altar Society. At St. Mark's Parish, she was a member of the Choir, served as Sacristan, and enjoyed helping provide funeral luncheons for families. She was a Camp Fire Girls leader and a Den Mother for the Cub Scouts. Norma was a member of the St. Joseph's Hospital Auxiliary and a charter member of the MCI Auxiliary, serving for 37 years. She enjoyed pinochle, bowling, bridge, playing the organ, working with ceramics and tole painting. She was happiest spending time with her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Norma was preceded in death by her husband, Robert F. Kuhnlein, one daughter, Gayle Davidson, and three brothers, Charles, Gene and Edward Sterrett.

She is survived by three sons, Robert and wife, Mary, James and wife, Pandora, and John and wife, Deborah; one daughter, Linda Kuhnlein; one son-in-law, John Davidson; six grandchildren, Stephen and Robert Davidson, and Laura, Amy, Ashley and Mark Kuhnlein; four great-grandchildren, Patrick, Matthew, Katherine and Julia Davidson; brother, Richard and wife, Jeanne Sterrett; and numerous nieces, nephews and friends. She will be dearly missed.

A visitation will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 5, with a prayer service at 4:30 p.m., at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, Independence, 816-373-3600. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10 a.m. Monday at St. Mark's Catholic Church, Independence. Burial will be at Mount Olivet Cemetery, Raytown, Mo. Contributions may be made to the Robert F. Kuhnlein Scholarship Fund, in care of Rockhurst University and/or the Truman Heartland Community Foundation, in care of the Gayle Davidson Memorial Fund. Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.speakschapel.com.

Norma married Robert Francis Kuhnlein about 1942. Robert was born on 27 Jul 1918 in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri; died on 01 May 1968 in Middletown, Butler County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]