Mary Watson

Family/Spouse: Major Thomas Leonard. Thomas (son of James Leonard and Mary Jane Martin) was born on 03 Aug 1641 in Kinver, Staffordshire, England; was christened on 08 Aug 1641 in Kinver, Staffordshire, England; died on 24 Nov 1713 in Raynham, Bristol County, Massachusetts; was buried in Neck O Land Cemetery, Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary married Joseph Tisdale on 16 Aug 1681 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Joseph (son of John Tisdale and Sarah Walker) was born in 1656 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died on 02 Mar 1721 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elkanah married Charity Hodges on 25 Mar 1703. Charity was born on 5 Apr 1682 in Bristol County, Massachusetts; died on 28 Feb 1759 in Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; was buried in Thompson Hill Cemetery, Lakeville, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sarah married Thomas Reed in 1715 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Thomas (son of John Reed and Bethia Frye) was born on 22 Mar 1677 in Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; died on 19 Feb 1741 in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34590461/joseph-tisdale

Family/Spouse: Ruth Reed. Ruth (daughter of John Reed and Bethia Frye) was born on 20 Feb 1685 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died on 8 Aug 1748 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts; was buried in Plain Cemetery, Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elizabeth married Elkanah Leonard on 21 Oct 1725 in Lakeville, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Elkanah (son of Elkanah Leonard and Charity Hodges) was born on 15 Dec 1703 in Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; died on 24 Jul 1777; was buried in Thompson Hill Cemetery, Lakeville, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elkanah married Elizabeth Tisdale on 21 Oct 1725 in Lakeville, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Elizabeth (daughter of Joseph Tisdale and Mary Leonard) was born in 1703; died on 16 Dec 1780 in Lakeville, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; was buried in Thompson Hill Cemetery, Lakeville, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Lieutenant Elijah Hodges. Elijah was born in 1724 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died on 28 Jul 1809 in Mansfield, Bristol County, Massachusetts; was buried in Old Town Cemetery, Mansfield, Bristol County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Elisabeth Elliot. Elisabeth was born in 1725 in Massachusetts; died on 15 Feb 1801 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts; was buried in Reed Cemetery, Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Seth married Experience Pool on 28 Apr 1748 (Intents of Marriage) in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Experience (daughter of Joseph Pool and Experience White) was born on 22 Nov 1730 in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military Service: 15 Dec 1776, Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts; American Revolution (US) Alarm at Rhode Island Reed, Simeon, Dighton. Private, Capt. Elijah Walker's co., Col. Pope's (Bristol Co.) regt.; marched Dec. 15, 1776; service, 10 days, on the alarm at Rhode Island of Dec. 8, 1776; also, Capt. James Briggs's co.; service, 29 days; company marched from Dighton Oct. 2, 1777, under command of Col. Freeman on a secret expedition to Rhode Island and was discharged Oct. 29, 1777, by Gen. Spencer; also, Capt. Elijah Walker's co., Col. John Hathaway's regt., Brig. Gen. George Godfrey's (Bristol Co.) brigade; service, 7 days; company marched to Tiverton, R. I., on the alarm of Aug. 2, 1780; also, Capt. Daniel Drake's co., Col. Luke Drury's (Bristol Co.) regt.; marched from home Aug. 23, 1781; arrived at camp Sept. 1, 1781; discharged Dec. 1, 1781; arrived home Dec. 10, 1781; service, 3 mos. 19 days, at North river; regiment raised for 3 months.

Notes:

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/243809056/simeon-reed

Simeon married Deborah Codding about 1756. Deborah (daughter of George Codding and Elizabeth Luscombe) was born in 1734 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died on 07 Jul 1804 in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/93241287/bethiah-walker

Bethiah married Colonel Elnathan Walker in 1730. Elnathan (son of Ensign James Walker and Sarah Richmond) was born in 1706 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died on 6 Jun 1775 in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts; was buried in Burt-Crane-Gulliver-Walker Cemetery, Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Phebe married Jonathan Williams on 2 May 1777 in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50497354/hannah-fisher

Hannah married Sergeant Nathaniel Fisher about 1780. Nathaniel (son of Lieutenant Jeremiah Fisher and Ruth Walker) was born on 25 Oct 1756 in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died on 4 Aug 1821 in Ontario County, New York; was buried in Codding Cemetery, Bristol, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military Service: 29 Jul 1780, Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts; American Revolution (US) Alarm at Rhode Island Capt Elijah Walker's Co Reed, Simeon, Jr. Private, Capt. Elijah Walker's co., Col. John Hathaway's regt., Brig. Gen. George Godfrey's (Bristol Co.) brigade; service, 7 days; company marched to Tiverton, R. I., on the alarm of Aug. 2, 1780.

Notes:

Simeon as a Will in Ontario County Archives, it listed all six daughters and is written 28Oct1818 and probated 9Jul1827. He is listed as "of Bloomfield". Simeon brought his family to Bristol,N.Y., Ontario County about 1805. Much of the farm was sold off to pay his debts, but 7 acres were left for his widow, Elizabeth. She later, 1833, sold it to her daughter, Sally Parks (w/o Benjamin Parks). At the time they were living in Chili, Monroe Co.,NY.

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50877915/simeon-reed

Simeon married Hannah Wheeler on 01 Nov 1783 in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Hannah (daughter of Jonathan Wheeler and Patience Cole) was born on 20 Oct 1763 in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died on 18 May 1803 in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Simeon married Elizabeth Thayer in Sep 1803 in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Elizabeth (daughter of Edward Thayer and Rachel Woodward) was born on 06 May 1770 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died on 24 Nov 1859 in Bristol, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Codding Cemetery, Bristol, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elijah married Sarah Durfee after 1790. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elijah married Delight Brown on 26 Apr 1796 in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Delight was born on 9 Feb 1774 in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died on 28 Oct 1822 in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts; was buried in Village Cemetery, Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Zebulon married Mary Brown on 19 Sep 1802 in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Mary was born in ca 1777; died on 24 Dec 1849 in Warren, Bristol County, Rhode Island; was buried in South Burial Ground, Warren, Bristol County, Rhode Island. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Alden Sears. Alden (son of Judah Sears and Mary Paddock) was born on 24 Feb 1738 in Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts; died on 25 Mar 1803 in Bristol, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Codding Cemetery, Bristol, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Bathsheba married William Gooding on 15 Sep 1760 in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. William (son of Mathew Gooding and Abigail Richmond) was born on 23 Aug 1736 in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died on 2 Apr 1778 in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts; was buried in Gooding-Standish Cemetery, Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Bathsheba married Abiezer Phillips on 3 Feb 1787 (Intention) in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Abiezer (son of Samuel Phillips and Phebe Hathaway) was born on 7 Nov 1747 in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died on 25 Jan 1806 in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Notes:

In Bristol, Ontario County, N.Y., on the 10th inst., Co. Nathaniel Fisher, aged 74 years. The deceased was one of the earliest settlers in Bristol, having accompanied his father there at the age of 12 years. He had lived on the spot where he departed life, for 62 years. Col. F. was a prominent citizen of the town. He bore an unblemished reputation for honesty and benevolence; and his departure is lamented by a wide circle of neighbors and friends. Among the earliest who united to establish a Universalist Society, and to erect a church, he was one of the foremost, and he was constant and liberal in the support of our cause to the day of his death. His funeral was attended at the Universalist Church in Bristol, on the 12th inst. A large audience attested by their presence, their appreciation of the virtues of the departed.
(Oct. 20, 1855, The Christian Ambassador or Auburn, New York)

Nathaniel married Lovice Phillips about 1800. Lovice (daughter of Abiezer Phillips and Bathsheba Walker) was born on 28 Jul 1788 in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died on 2 Sep 1861 in Bristol, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Codding Cemetery, Bristol, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ruth married Colonel Charles Gooding about 1805. Charles (son of Sergeant William Gooding and Lydia Andrews) was born on 3 Dec 1785 in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died on 19 Feb 1853 in Lockport, Will County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jeremiah married Althea Wilson on 23 Jan 1823 in Bristol, Ontario County, New York. Althea (daughter of Deacon Shubael Wilson and Elizabeth Henry) was born in 1804 in Bristol, Ontario County, New York; died on 29 Sep 1867 in Bristol, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Codding Cemetery, Bristol, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Hannah married Zebulon Jones about 1825. Zebulon was born in 1798 in Bristol, Ontario County, New York; died on 30 Sep 1840 in Bristol, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Codding Cemetery, Bristol, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Made an affidavit for her step mother regarding her father service in the Revolutionary War. Names step mother Elizabeth Piatt. Hannah Jameson, of Gates, Monroe Co.,NY 1855. 1850 census living with the Bushnell family, also daughter Almeda(b.1817), in Gates,NY.

Family/Spouse: William Jameson. William was born on 15 Mar 1781; died on 16 Jan 1836 in Gates, Monroe County, New York; was buried in Gates Presbyterian Cemetery, Gates, Monroe County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59945158/deborah-pool

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53657344/deborah-pool

Deborah married Benjamin Daggett Wheeler about 1808 in East Bloomfield, Ontario County, New York. Benjamin (son of Sergeant Benjamin Wheeler and Celia Buffington) was born on 10 Apr 1789 in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died on 30 Sep 1818 in East Bloomfield, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Wheeler Cemetery, East Bloomfield, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Deborah married John Pool on 15 Mar 1819 in Bristol, Ontario County, New York. John (son of Isaac Pool, Jr. and Amea Shaw) was born on 2 Aug 1790 in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died on 4 Apr 1878 in Honeoye, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Honeoye, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Samuel Phillips. Samuel (son of Baylies Phillips and Elizabeth Walker) was born on 29 Jul 1802 in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died on 14 Aug 1876 in Chili, Monroe County, New York; was buried in Groveplace Cemetery, Chili, Monroe County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Isaac Scott. Isaac was born in 1804 in Wheatland, Monroe County, New York; died on 1 Jun 1849 in Clarkson, Monroe County, New York; was buried in Blossom Cemetery, Hamlin, Monroe County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Phebe married Benjamin Park about 1870. Benjamin (son of Joel Park and Lydia Williams) was born on 30 Nov 1809 in Ontario County, New York; died on 18 Aug 1879 in East Bloomfield, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Polly married John W. Phillips about 1830. John (son of Baylies Phillips and Elizabeth Walker) was born on 3 May 1810 in East Bloomfield, Ontario County, New York; died on 5 Mar 1883 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York; was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Benjamin Park. Benjamin (son of Joel Park and Lydia Williams) was born on 30 Nov 1809 in Ontario County, New York; died on 18 Aug 1879 in East Bloomfield, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Electa A. miller. Electa was born in 1817 in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died on 18 Jul 1893 in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts; was buried in Village Cemetery, Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Hannah married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Eleanor was the daughter of Alden and Preobe (Walker) Sears. She married Richmond Simmons on December 22, 1799 in Bristol, New York. Eleanor and Richmond had six daughters and four sons. After Richmond's death, Eleanor lived with her son Richmond Jr. in Brist

Family/Spouse: Richmond Simmons. Richmond was born on 1 May 1773 in Massachusetts; died on 26 Jan 1845 in Bristol, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Bristol, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Eleanor married Harvey Ewart on 24 Mar 1863. Harvey (son of George Ewart and Sarah Smith) was born on 15 Mar 1806 in Groveland, Livingston County, New York; died on 13 Mar 1896. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military Service: Abt 1775; American Revolution (US) Sgt - Capt Daniel Drakes's Co. Pvt - Capt Gawen Brown Co.

William married Lydia Andrews on 28 Nov 1782 in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Lydia (daughter of Sergeant Ebenezer Andrews and Elizabeth Shaw) was born on 30 Sep 1759 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died on 29 May 1813 in Bristol, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Codding Cemetery, Bristol, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Seth Hathaway. Seth was born on 21 Dec 1760 in Massachusetts; died on 2 Sep 1827 in Bristol, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Codding Cemetery, Bristol, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

James married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ruth married Jonathan Oscar Simmons in 1790. Jonathan (son of Constant Simmons and Silence Soper) was born on 30 Jan 1768 in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died on 19 May 1845 in Westfield Center, Medina County, Ohio; was buried in Friendsville Cemetery, Westfield Center, Medina County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elnathan married Esther Simmons on 6 Mar 1803. Esther (daughter of Constant Simmons and Silence Soper) was born on 15 Sep 1784 in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died on 22 Jan 1850 in Ontario County, New York; was buried in Codding Cemetery, Bristol, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

George married Naomi Wilder in 1795. Naomi (daughter of Ephraim Wilder and Lydia Loomis) was born on 22 Sep 1777 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut; died on 20 Jan 1860 in Bristol, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Codding Cemetery, Bristol, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military Service: 1813; War of 1812

Zephaniah married Polly Gregg on 27 Mar 1800. Polly (daughter of John Gregg, Jr. and Mary Bennett) was born on 13 Jun 1781 in New Hampshire; died on 26 Nov 1850 in Bristol, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Bristol, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lovice married Nathaniel Fisher, Jr about 1800. Nathaniel (son of Sergeant Nathaniel Fisher and Hannah Reed) was born on 24 Mar 1781 in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died on 10 Oct 1855 in Ontario County, New York; was buried in Codding Cemetery, Bristol, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Phebe married William Knox Crooks in 1833. William was born in 1805 in Bristol, Ontario County, New York; died on 19 Sep 1886 in Otisco Twp, Ionia County, Michigan; was buried in Old Belding Cemetery, Belding, Ionia County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Alfonso married Almeda Lucretia Worrallo on 5 May 1840 in Bristol, Ontario County, New York. Almeda was born on 14 Jun 1816 in Bristol, Ontario County, New York; died on 1 Dec 1899 in Bristol, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

From Ontario Repository and Messenger 8 April 1874

Bristol, N. Y. - The funeral of Mrs. Lucretia, wife of Mr. Orestes Case, took place on Saturday last, April 4th. She had been sick but one short week. Her age was 52. A truly noble woman, in the prime of her usefulness, respected and greatly beloved by her many dear friends. In addition to her husband and four of their own children, she also leaves six children whom she had cared for and reared, several of them from their earliest days, who mourn her early departure, knowing no other mother. If the sweet words of the Psalms, "The righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance, " can apply to anyone, surely they did to Mrs. Case. She gave herself literally to the good of others. How true of her, "Life is not in years but in deeds."

Lucretia married Orestes Case on 7 Oct 1841. Orestes (son of Jonathan Joy Case and Lucy Simmons) was born on 27 Mar 1817 in Bristol, Ontario County, New York; died on 23 May 1895 in Bristol, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Bristol, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

East Bloomfield, Dec. 23.—Oscar N. Fisher, a highly esteemed resident of this town, died this afternoon, aged 70 years.
Mr. Fisher suffered a stroke of paralysis some time ago, and had been failing since. He was a prosperous farmer and retired from active work about two years ago.
He leaves besides his wife, four sons, Arthur, of Michigan, Mortimer, of Allens Hill, Martin, of Chautauqua county, and Marion, of Utica, and two daughters, Mrs. Ida Westcott and Mrs. John Hallock.
(Rochester D&C, Saturday, Monroe County, New York, December 24, 1904)

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

Notes:

Bristol, N. Y. - Died in Bristol, July 29, Louisa, wife of Jerome Fletcher, aged 78 years. Mrs. Fletcher was a native of Bristol, the daughter of Jeremiah and Altha Wilson Fisher, sister of the late O. N. Fletcher. In early life she became the wife of John Coole, who died with smallpox, and she later married Mr. Fletcher, who survives. She leaves four sons, Everett, Orestes, Oscar and Cooley. Only one of her own family survives, Dr. Leroy Fisher of Elkhart, Ind. Burial at East Hill, where many of her friends are buried.
(Canandaigua Chronicle, Canandaigua, New York, August 8, 1906)

Louisa married Jerome Fletcher in 1855. Jerome was born on 17 Nov 1817 in Geneseo, Livingston County, New York; died on 16 Aug 1919 in Honeoye Falls, Monroe County, New York; was buried in Codding Cemetery, Bristol, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Charles G. Fisher, a well-known and highly respected resident of this village, died at his home in Lower Main street yesterday afternoon, aged 72 years. Mr. Fisher suffered a stroke of paralysis about four years ago, and he had been continuously ill from that time. He was a man of genial disposition and was widely known throughout Ontario County. Barring a short time he was in business for himself in this village, he had during the last quarter of a century been connected with the dry goods house of J. Levy and J. Levy Sons. He is survived by a wife and three children, Charles of Rochester; Mrs. W. E. Green of Detroit; and Mrs. H. L. Ricolton of Schenectady. The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock.
(Ontario County Chronicle, January 7, 1903)

Cornelia married Nathaniel C. Andrews about 1849 in Ontario County, New York. Nathaniel (son of Benjamin Andrews and Amy Cudworth) was born on 18 Dec 1817 in Bristol, Ontario County, New York; died after 1861. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Cornelia married Wells Allen in 1867. Wells was born on 17 Aug 1795 in Connecticut; died on 1 Mar 1881 in Granger, Medina County, Ohio; was buried in Reid Hill Cemetery, Granger Twp, Medina County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Rufus J. Bushnell. Rufus was born in ca 1807 in Vermont; died in 1895; was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Consider Warner. Consider was born on 14 Feb 1791 in Massachusetts; died on 18 Dec 1870 in LeRoy, Genesee County, New York; was buried in Machpelah Cemetery, LeRoy, Genesee County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Ira Buzell. Ira was born on 9 Jun 1820 in Genesee County, New York; died on 17 Oct 1862 in LeRoy, Genesee County, New York; was buried in Machpelah Cemetery, LeRoy, Genesee County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Hannah married Richmond Simmons, Jr. in 1828. Richmond (son of Richmond Simmons and Eleanor Sears) was born on 11 Jun 1806 in Bristol, Ontario County, New York; died on 11 Feb 1862 in Bristol, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Bristol, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Hannah married Calvin Wheeler on 10 Oct 1877 in Bristol, Ontario County, New York. Calvin was born in 1806 in New York; died on 23 Mar 1882 in Michigan; was buried in Salem-Walker Cemetery, Salem Twp, Washtenaw County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Deborah married Frederick L. Converse about 1832. Frederick was born on 17 Jun 1806 in Connecticut; died on 25 Oct 1889 in Massachusetts; was buried in West Stockbridge Cemetery, West Stockbridge, Berkshire County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Celia married Benjamin Simmons about 1835. Benjamin died on 18 Mar 1868 in Bristol, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Bristol, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45333594/benjamin_t-wheeler

Benjamin married Miranda Ham about 1835. Miranda (daughter of Robert Hamm and Eunice Gyle) was born in ca 1818 in Ontario County, New York; died after 1870. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Reared by his uncle Major Seth Lee. Simeon held many offices in the county and town. He was a Republican in politics and Protestant in religious faith, with liberal and enlarged views. "A true representative of an American gentleman." He lived on the old homestead until his death in 1898.

Simeon R., son of Benjamin D. and Deborah (Reed) Wheeler, was born in East Bloomfield, Ontario county, New York, December 28, 1817, he died in April, 1898. He acquired his education in the Genesee Wesleyan Seminary, and has always been one of the leading agriculturists of the town, being the possessor of two hundred and fifty-three acres of land, which is under a high state of cultivation, yielding good returns for labor expended. He was a Whig in politics until the formation of the Republican party, when he transferred his allegiance to that organization, with which he has since been connected. He served as commissioner of highways for six years, assessor seventeen years, justice of the peace three years, superintendent of county poor twenty-one years, and in 1882, when the office of postmaster at South Bloomfield, was organized, was appointed thereto and has since retained the same, his service being noted for efficiency and prompt attention to all details. He has been for sixty years an active worker in the Universalist church of Baptist Hill, and for many years served in the capacity of trustee. He is a member of the Monumental Lodge, Good Templars, of Bristol. The Simeon R. Wheeler farm is now (1910) (1911) owned by Thomas Welch, of East Bloomfield. Mr. Wheeler married (first) April 2, 1839, Betsey Bently, born in Richmond, 1819, daughter of Isaac and Hannah (Dubois) Bently, of Saratoga county, New York, the former of whom died January 10, 1863, and his wife, April 12, 1855. Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler had one daughter, Gertrude, who married in 1858, Theron P. Buell, born August 10, 1834, died May 28, 1889; Mrs. Buell died May 30, 1859. Mrs. Betsey (Bently) Wheeler died May 9, 1878. Mr. Wheeler married (second) November 5, 1879. Clara (Daily) Hinman.
(Ontario County History)

Simeon married Betsey Bentley about 1840. Betsey was born in 1819; died on 8 May 1878 in East Bloomfield, Ontario County, New York; was buried in East Bloomfield Cemetery, East Bloomfield, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary married John Edwin Phillips on 06 Oct 1845 in East Bloomfield, Ontario County, New York. John (son of Joshua Phillips and Olive Paull) was born on 10 May 1819; died on 24 Jun 1869 in Bristol, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Honeoye, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

From Ontario County Journal 28 April 1893
Cheshire, N. Y. - Mrs. Stephen C. Hicks, who has been sick for several months, died in this village April 24. Mrs. Hicks was universally respected and her death, though not unexpected, has cast a gloom over the neighborhood. Her husband, who is in very poor health, and one son are left to mourn her loss and they have the sympathy of all in their bereavement. Her remains will be laid to rest in the cemetery at Baptist Hill.

Pheobe married Stephen Cornell Hicks on 1 Jan 1839 in Bristol, Ontario County, New York. Stephen (son of Aaron Hicks and Hannah Cornell) was born in 1815 in Ontario County, New York; died on 20 Dec 1895 in Willard, Seneca County, New York; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Bristol, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Honeoye, N. Y. - On Wednesday, March 17, at the home of her son, John Sleight, occurred the death of Mrs. Julia Ann Sleight, following a stroke of paralysis, preceded by an attack of pis. Julia Ann Pool was born in the town of South Bristol 85 years ago, and with the exception of eight years residence in Michigan, her life had been spent in the town in which she was born and the adjoining towns of Bristol and Richmond. She was one of a family of nine children, only one of whom survives. Sixty years ago she was married to Theodore Sleight and six children came of this union. the family circle remained unbroken until 14 years ago, when Theodore, the youngest son, died, and a year later the husband and father also died. Mrs. Sleight was a woman of strong, Christian character, for many years a member of the Universalist church at Baptist Hill, a devoted wife and mother, a staunch, kind friend and neighbor, ever ready with a kindly word or noble act, and despite her great age retained her faculties and youthful appearance to a marked degree. She is survived by an aged sister, Mrs. Eliza Phillips; two daughters, Mrs. Boylan of Seattle, Wash., and Mrs. Z. J. Briggs, of this village; three sons, Henry Sleight of Ann Arbor, Mich.; John of Richmond Mills, and Frank of Honeoye Falls; ten grandchildren and two great grandchildren. The funeral was held on Friday afternoon from the home of her son at Richmond Mills, Rev. G. C. Babbitt of the Universalist church of Bristol, officiating, with interment at Lakeview cemetery in Honeoye. The floral offerings were many and beautiful.
(Ontario County Journal, Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York, Friday, March 26, 1909)


Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53657038/julia_ann-sleight

Julia married Theodore Martin Sleight about 1849. Theodore (son of Andrew Hoag Sleight and Fanny Jarvis Wheeler) was born on 2 Nov 1825 in Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York; was christened on 1 Jun 1826 in St. John's Church, Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York; died on 1 Oct 1895 in Richmond, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Honeoye, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Emily A. about 1855. Emily was born on 4 Jun 1835 in New York; died on 26 Jan 1860 in Bristol, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Bristol, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Elizabeth Martin about 1865. Elizabeth (daughter of Admiral Nelson Martin and Catherine Kilmer) was born on 3 Oct 1843 in Ontario County, New York; died on 7 Nov 1919 in East Bloomfield, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Bristol, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Edwin C. Remington. Edwin was born in 1845; died in 1908; was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Buried:
Also listed on family marker in Blossom Cemetery in Hamlin.

Amanda married Aaron H. Hamil in ca 1865. Aaron was born in 1836 in New York; died in 1904; was buried in Blossom Cemetery, Hamlin, Monroe County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Living with her sister, Amanda Hamil in Canandaigua in 1870.

Harriet married Sergeant Andrew Mortimer Sleght on 21 Sep 1870 in East Bloomfield, Ontario County, New York. Andrew (son of Andrew Hoag Sleight and Fanny Jarvis Wheeler) was born on 7 Oct 1838 in Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York; died on 25 Dec 1904 in Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Isabella A. Foote. Isabella was born on 8 May 1837 in Ellenville, Ulster County, New York; died on 5 Mar 1866 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York; was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Doctor Julius C. Lung. Julius was born on 25 Dec 1838; died on 7 Mar 1907 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York; was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Charles married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sarah married James Seymour North est 1858. James was born in ca 1831 in Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Mr. Walker. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Gen. Horatio Sissons was born in Bristol in 1800, on the farm owned by his father, Stephen Sissons, who came to Bristol in an early day. The farm is now owned by his son, John T. Sisson. He was a schoolteacher and also a teacher of music, and a self-made man. He rose to the highest office in military ranks. In 1824 he married Clotilda Taylor of Bristol, born 1804, daughter of John Taylor of Massachusetts, one of the first settlers of Bristol. They had three sons and five daughters. He was a farmer and stock dealer. He died in 1867 and his wife in 1860.

Horatio married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

George married Cordelia M. Pool about 1844. Cordelia (daughter of William P. Pool and Sally Lee) was born in 1816 in Bristol, Ontario County, New York; died on 15 Mar 1883 in Bristol, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Bristol, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Charles married Ruth Fisher about 1805. Ruth (daughter of Sergeant Nathaniel Fisher and Hannah Reed) was born on 2 Apr 1787 in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died on 8 Oct 1830 in Bristol, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Codding Cemetery, Bristol, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Richard Paull. Richard (son of Richard Paull and Elizabeth Trafton) was born on 16 Oct 1790 in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died on 8 Jan 1852 in Sugar Grove, Kane County, Illinois; was buried in Sugar Grove Cemetery, Sugar Grove, Kane County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

of Bristol,NY

Abiel married Mary Pool about 1806 in Ontario County, New York. Mary (daughter of Isaac Pool, Jr. and Amea Shaw) was born on 18 Dec 1782 in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died on 12 Jan 1859 in Bristol, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Codding Cemetery, Bristol, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Dency Jones. Dency (daughter of Seth Jones and Elizabeth Simmons) was born on 20 Aug 1800 in Bristol, Ontario County, New York; died on 11 Mar 1881 in Armada, Macomb County, Michigan; was buried in Willow Grove Cemetery, Armada, Macomb County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Lucy Simmons. Lucy was born on 24 Jan 1794 in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died on 7 May 1858 in Goodings Grove, Will County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elnathan married Helen Mae Briggs on 24 Mar 1830 in Bristol, Ontario County, New York. Helen (daughter of Elihu Briggs and Ruth S. Pool) was born on 20 Nov 1813 in Bristol, Ontario County, New York; died on 27 Apr 1874 in Saline, Washtenaw County, Michigan; was buried in York Cemetery, York Twp, Washtenaw County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Othniel married Abbey Adeline Gregg in 1834. Abbey (daughter of George Gregg and Elizabeth Gooding) was born on 29 Jul 1815 in Ontario County, New York; died on 9 Apr 1867 in Washtenaw County, Michigan; was buried in York Cemetery, York Twp, Washtenaw County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jerome married Carintha Melvina Wheeler about 1840. Carintha (daughter of John Harvey Wheeler and Betsey Allen Lee) was born on 8 Aug 1822. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Louisa married Benjamin Franklin Phillips on 21 Sep 1840 in Bristol, Ontario County, New York. Benjamin (son of Deacon Jonathan Milton Phillips and Amy Pool) was born on 9 Jan 1818 in Bristol, Ontario County, New York; died on 23 Apr 1892 in Bristol, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Bristol, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Chester married Lauricia Booth in 1836 in Bristol, Ontario County, New York. Lauricia was born on 17 Aug 1814 in Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York; died on 31 Dec 1889 in Macon Twp, Lenawee County, Michigan; was buried in Macon Cemetery, Macon Twp, Lenawee County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Roxanna married Seymour Reed in 1836 in Bristol, Ontario County, New York. Seymour (son of George Reed and Nancy Bushnell) was born on 8 Mar 1814 in Hartland, Hartford County, Connecticut; died on 31 May 1901 in Bristol, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Bristol Center Cemetery, Bristol, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Achsah Reed. Achsah (daughter of George Reed and Nancy Bushnell) was born on 31 Jul 1801 in Hartland, Hartford County, Connecticut; died on 24 Dec 1884 in Wilmington, Will County, Illinois; was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Wilmington, Will County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50550825/louisa_p-brown

Louisa married Allen Brown about 1825. Allen (son of Warren Brown and Elizabeth Allen) was born on 3 Oct 1801 in New York; died on 23 Mar 1853 in South Bristol, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Wilder Cemetery, South Bristol, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

On April 15 1850, he and five others including his son Horace took an ox team by the "Overland Route" to California. They arrived September 19, 1850. The party separated but he and Horace stayed together. He soon became sick from the journey and died. ("An Excellent Citizen Gone")

Hiram married Eunice Cory on 01 Feb 1826. Eunice was born on 03 Mar 1808 in Jefferson County, New York; died on 5 Feb 1901 in Sennett, Cayuga County, New York; was buried in Pine Hill Cemetery, Troop, Cayuga County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Richard Bailey. Richard was born on 4 Mar 1793; died on 19 Apr 1844; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Bristol, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Ezekiel Cudworth. Ezekiel was born in 1806 in Freetown, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died on 18 May 1878 in Bristol, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Bristol, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Laura married Phineas Kent in 1826. Phineas was born on 4 Oct 1804; died on 2 Jan 1891; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Bristol, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Edgar married Eveline A Simmons on 12 Dec 1879 in Bristol, Ontario County, New York. Eveline (daughter of Benjamin Wheeler Simmons and Abigail B. Stone) was born on 22 Feb 1862 in Bristol, Ontario County, New York; died in 1920 in Bristol, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Bristol, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Harlan married Helen Louise Phillips on 28 Aug 1872 in Bristol, Ontario County, New York. Helen (daughter of Benjamin Franklin Phillips and Louisa Gooding) was born on 21 Feb 1855 in Bristol, Ontario County, New York; died on 11 Feb 1901 in Bristol, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Bristol, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lovice married George Gregg in 1863. George (son of John Gregg and Lucy Lucinda Case) was born on 24 May 1842 in Bristol, Ontario County, New York; died on 19 Dec 1942 in Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Bristol, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Orestes J. Fletcher, aged 70 years, of Wood street, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Leon Turner, of Gorham, Monday night, following a long illness. He leaves his wife, Mrs. Izora Pool Fletcher; a son and three daughters, Harold L. Fletcher and Mrs. Leon Packard of Canandaigua, Mrs. Leon Turner of Gorham and Mrs. Gertrude Shay of Coldwater; two brothers, Everett Fletcher of Rochester and J. Cooley Fletcher of Holcomb; also 18 grandchildren. Funeral services were held from the Turner home, Thursday afternoon, Rev. Charles N. ST. John officiating. Interment was made in Woodlawn cemetery.
(Ontario County Times Journal, Canandaigua, NY, June 2, 1933)

Orestes married Izora Jane Pool on 8 Dec 1886 in Bristol, Ontario County, New York. Izora (daughter of Edward Byron Pool and Almeda Jane Blake) was born in 1867 in East Bloomfield, Ontario County, New York; died on 6 Jun 1952 in Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Holcomb Mar. 6--Funeral services will be conducted at the home Tuesday at 2 o'clock for Oscar Fisher Fletcher, 85, who died yesterday. Mr. Fletcher was born in the town of Bristol and came to Holcomb in 1900 where he became a rural mail carrier, a position he held at the time of his death. He leaves his widow, Mrs. Emma Martin Fletcher: three brothers. Everett of Rochester, Orestus of Canandaigua and J. Cooley Fletcher of Holcomb, and several nephews and nieces.
(Democrat and Chronicle, Rochester, NY, March 7, 1932)

Notes:

HOLCOMB, June 8 - J. Cooley Fletcher, 89, a resident of Holcomb for many years, died yesterday (June 7.1959) in Thompson Memorial Hospital, Canandaigua, after a long illness. A tenth-generation descendant of John Alden, he was born in Bristol, the son of Jerome and Lovice Fisher Fletcher. He was employed as a carpenter and machinist for the W.N. Clark Canning Co. until his retirement in 1940. In recent years he had made his home with his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. James C. Blodgett in East Lake Road, Canandaigua. Other survivors are nieces and nephews. Friends may call at the Wheeler Funeral Home in East Bloomfield Tuesday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday conducted by the Rev. Duane Smith, pastor of the Congregational Church of East Bloomfield. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Bristol, at the convenience of the family.
(Democrat And Chronicle, Rochester, NY, Tuesday, June 9, 1959)

Frances married John Danes Boylan in 1869. John was born on 19 Jun 1837 in Washtenaw County, Michigan; died on 25 Apr 1917 in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan; was buried in Forest Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: James B. Bushman. James was born in 1837 in New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: David Freeman Crandal. David was born in 1827 in Ontario County, New York; died on 20 Jun 1873 in Howell, Livingston County, Michigan; was buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Howell, Livingston County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military Service: 19 Sep 1863, Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York; American Civil War (North) 146th NY Infantry, Co. C Gunshot wound of Left arm just above the wrist joint fracturing both bones'On what occasion wounded 'Skirmish line W.R.R. [Weldon RR]' Date 'Sept 4th 1864' Nature of missile or weapon 'Minnie ball'

Benjamin married Abigail B. Stone about 1860. Abigail was born on 23 Jul 1831 in Bristol, Ontario County, New York; died on 11 Jul 1902 in Bristol, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Bristol, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Byron married Emma Alice Gooding in 1860. Emma (daughter of Seymour Hart Gooding and Emily Stillman Phillips) was born on 16 Feb 1843 in Benton, Yates County, New York; died on 17 Feb 1910 in East Bloomfield, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Bristol, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sabra married Harrison Banks Marble about 1865. Harrison was born on 26 Mar 1840 in Bristol, Ontario County, New York; died on 15 Sep 1917 in West Bloomfield, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Bristol, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Living with her grandmother, Deborah Pool, in 1850, East Bloomfield,NY.

Notes:

Living as a servant with her Aunt Mary Phillips, in Bristol,NY 1855.

Family/Spouse: Asa Levin Reed. Asa was born in ca 1833 in Ontario County, New York; died on 6 Nov 1902 in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota; was buried in Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Elizabeth Owens. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Juliette married George W. Tilton about 1860. George (son of Isaac Tilton and Caroline Mentor) was born in 1829; died on 7 May 1910 in Bristol, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military Service: 27 Aug 1862, Rochester, Monroe County, New York; American Civil War (North) 140th NY Infantry, Co. H Discharged June 3, 1865

Notes:

Benjamin Franklin Wheeler
Death of One of Ontario County's Best Known Residents
Canandaigua, Oct. 2 - Benjamin Franklin Wheeler, one of Ontario county's most widely known residents, died at his home on the west shore of Canandaigua Lake, about seven miles south of this village, early this morning. Mr. Wheeler was born in East Bloomfield December 20, 1835, and passed his whole lifetime in the township except the three years and a half he served int he Civil War, and the past seventeen years which he spent in this town. He married September 25, 1866, to Miss Loraine Blake, of East Bloomfield, who survives. He also leaves three children, Simeon R. Wheeler, Benjamin F. Wheeler, and Idelle Wheeler Hall, and four grandchildren. The funeral will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the late residence with Rev. E.P. Wood. Universalist pastor at Victor, officiating. The interment will be made in the Pine Bank cemetery at Cheshire.
(Democrat and Chronicle, Rochester, New York, Thursday, October 3, 1912, page 13)

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/96959894/benjamin_franklin-wheeler

Benjamin married Loraine Blake on 25 Sep 1866 in East Bloomfield, Ontario County, New York. Loraine was born in 1843; died in 1921; was buried in Pine Bank Cemetery, Cheshire, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Gertrude married Theron P. Buell about 1858. Theron was born on 10 Aug 1834 in East Bloomfield, Ontario County, New York; died on 28 May 1889 in Bristol, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Bristol, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Jane E. Donielson on 15 Jan 1870 in York Twp, Washtenaw County, Michigan. Jane (daughter of William G. Donielson and Margaret A. Bentley) was born in 1848 in Bristol, Ontario County, New York; died on 28 Mar 1937 in Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Honeoye, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary married Albert Jewett Gilbert in 1868. Albert was born on 8 Oct 1847 in Richmond, Ontario County, New York; died on 7 Nov 1925 in Richmond, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Honeoye, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Gertrude married Otto Augustus Davis on 9 Aug 1882 in Honeoye, Ontario County, New York. Otto was born on 14 Jul 1859 in South Bristol, Ontario County, New York; died on 28 Dec 1915 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Julia married Thomas Charles Townsend in 1862. Thomas was born on 9 Sep 1840 in Pompton Lakes, Passaic County, New Jersey; died on 11 Mar 1923 in Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

1910 living in Ann Arbor,Michigan as a Contruction contractor

1900 living at Union Grove,WI

Henry married Ella Kate Davenport on 6 Mar 1872 in Clinton, Lenawee County, Michigan. Ella was born in ca 1851 in Macon Twp, Lenawee County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Henry married Jennie C. Smith on 29 Dec 1881 in Union Grove, Racine County, Wisconsin. Jennie (daughter of William P. Smith and Jennette Anderson) was born on 21 Jun 1862 in Somers, Racine County, Wisconsin; died on 2 Jan 1942; was buried in Forest Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In a newspaper article recognizing Ann Eliza's 87th birthday, the following is written; "In a century-old house overflowing with antique furniture brought from England in the Sloop Nancy, owned by a sea-going ancestor, Mrs. Ann Eliza Briggs of Honeoye yesterday observed her 87th birthday.....As one of the oldest living inhabitants of that region, this octogenarian can recall as a child the flurry of excitement in that locality during the abolition period. The line of underground stations for runaway slaves extended across that stretch(Honeoye) of the country(Honeoye) and cellars of neighbors became temporary hiding places for the fugitives. The village of Honeoye was a center of activity during the Civil War period and Mrs. Briggs remembers the large contingent of soldiers that marched away to war. Born in the vicinity of Canandaigua in 1851, she was educated at a select school conducted during that period in Honeoye."

Two years later her obituary read; "Ann Eliza Briggs, 89, died in the home of her son, Harry Briggs, in Honeoye, Wednesday, after a long illness, She was born in Canandaigua and spent most of her life in this vicinity. She was on of the oldest residents of this locality. She was active in te Honeoye Congregational Church, of which she was a member, and the Ladies Aid. She leaves two sons, Harry and Irving, the latter of Rush; a sister Althea Boylan of Seattle,Wash.; a brother John B. Sleight of the town of Richmond; two grandchildren; a great-grandchild, and several nieces and nephews, Funeral will be held in the home of Harry Briggs at 2pm Sunday, with burial in Lake View Cemetery, Honeoye."

Ann married Zachary Jedediah Briggs on 25 Oct 1871 in Honeoye, Ontario County, New York. Zachary (son of Cyrus Briggs and Emeline A. McMichael) was born on 13 Feb 1849 in Richmond, Ontario County, New York; died on 19 Dec 1924 in Honeoye, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Honeoye, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Harriet married Benjamin Franklin Boylan on 24 Dec 1874 in Richmond, Ontario County, New York. Benjamin (son of Moses M. Boylan and Rosannah McCollum) was born on 1 Apr 1848; died on 16 Apr 1911 in Seattle, King County, Washington; was buried in Lake View Cemetery, Seattle, King County, Washington. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Andrew married Harriet Green about 1887. Harriet (daughter of Marcus B. Green and Helen Garfield) was born in Sep 1869 in Richmond, Ontario County, New York; died on 24 Jun 1948 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York; was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

in Lima,Ny 1931

John married Margaret A. Davison on 9 Nov 1885 in Ontario County, New York. Margaret (daughter of James Davison and Jane Robinson) was born on 2 Aug 1866 in Richmond, Ontario County, New York; died on 25 Nov 1960 in Batavia, Genesee County, New York; was buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Geneseo, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
Ontario Repository-Messenger, Thursday, October 11, 1894, page 8.
Bristol, Oct 9 - Last Wednesday people were shocked to hear of the sudden death of Thodie Sleight. He had been ill but a short time and at last reports was better, but he was taken suddenly worse. The nature of the disease made it necessary that internment should take place at once. He leaves a young wife and little child. The members of the Jerome family who have been ill with the same disease are reported to be better.

The Naples Record, Wednesday, October 10, 1894
Theodore Sleight, Jr., of Bristol, died of malignant diphtheria on Tuesday, Oct 2. It was thought best to hasten the burial, which took place in Lake View some time during the night.

Theodore married Harriet Haney about 1889. Harriet (daughter of George E. Haney and Emeline French) was born on 15 Apr 1872 in West Bloomfield, Ontario County, New York; died on 2 Jul 1943 in Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lena married Benton D. Cartwright about 1892. Benton (son of Truman Cartwright and Almira Hurlburt) was born on 6 Dec 1868 in Bristol, Ontario County, New York; died on 8 Feb 1947 in East Bloomfield, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Bristol, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
In Sep 1872, funeral of ___ POOLE [POOL], son of Frank Poole, Rev.Henry Jewell officiating. [Gravestone in Evergreen Cemetery for John N., son of J. F. and E. M. Pool, 13 Sep 1872, age 5m 18d]

Notes:

Canandaigua, N. Y. - Walter S. Sleght, 45, well-known in and around Canandaigua, died suddenly at Clifton Springs Sanitarium last night after an illness of less than two days. Mr. Sleght had been identified with banking at Canandaigua nearly all his lifetime and was assistant cashier of the Ontario County Trust Company when he died. Mr. Sleght was born at Allen's Hill, this county, and was a son of the late Mortimer and Louise Scott Sleght. He came to Canandaigua to reside when he was a child and received his education in the Canandaigua public schools. In 1890 he entered the bank of Williams and Barnes and had been in the banking business for the past thirty-seven years. He leaves his wife, Lina Hudson Sleght; a son, Walter S. Sleght, Jr. of this city; and a daughter, Miss Mabel Sleght of New York city. He also leaves two brothers, Francis J. Sleght of Buffalo, and Carlton M. Sleght of Batavia. Funeral from the undertaking rooms in North Main street Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock with Rev. Herbert L. Gaylord, rector of St. John's Episcopal Church, officiating. Burial in Woodlawn Cemetery.
Published: Rochester Democrat & Chronicle
November 12, 1927

Walter married Lina Hudson about 1890. Lina was born in 1869; died on 14 Apr 1934 in Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

At the time of his brother, Walter's death in 1927, Frank was living in Buffalo,NY.

Francis married Mary Augustus Willys on 11 May 1898 in Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York. Mary was born in Jun 1878; died on 29 Jul 1949 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York; was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Francis married Isabel M. est 1920. Isabel was born in 1880; died on 16 May 1968 in Michigan; was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Carlton married Agnes Rachel Stevens on 8 Feb 1900. Agnes (daughter of John Stevens and Rachel Crowley) was born on 23 May 1876 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York; died on 19 Nov 1954 in Batavia, Genesee County, New York; was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]