John Salisbury

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

Notes:

William and John Salisbury have the sad honor of being the men that started the King Phillips War 1675-1676. William Salisbury, was the first of his lineage that had come to America from England 1648. He was born in Denbighshire, Wales on May 12, 1622. The son of John Salisbury of Llanrhaidr 14th Generation. He was the town herdsman for awhile taking care of cattle. (From AncestryFile dated Jan.2,1996-Feb.1,1997). He settled in Milton, part of Dorchester and signed an agreement for the parsonage of land May 18,1664. He moved to Swansea, Massachusetts as early as 1671, being the first of the name in the town. A list of the men of Swansea, eight soldiers recorded at Plymouth, includes the names of William and John Salisbury. They were the first victims of the King Phillip's War. Both were buried June 24, 1675. The other men that had fallen at Swansea, slain by the Indians were as follows: Nehemiah Allin, William Hammond, William Cahoone, John Jones, Gershom Cobb, Robert Jones, John Druce, Joseph Lewis,and John Fall. William Hammond was ambushed and killed, he was buried on June 29. His ancestors have a site www.arq.net/~ljacobs/wmmem.htm. The memorial site for the men is located in Massachusetts very near the Massachusetts-Rhode Island border near the place in Massachusetts called North Swansea and the Rhode Island towns of Barrington and Warren. Location as follows:Near US 6 going East, before the junction of RI Route 136, there is a large yellow auto body building on the right. Just before it is a road at about a 30 degree angle off US 6 with a sign: Bridge Out. This was the bridge where William Hammond was ambushed and killed. At an intersection before the bridge, across from a big white house on the corner, is the historic plaque on a large boulder. Inscription as follows: Myles Garrison House Site near this spot stood the John Myles Garrison House. The place of meetings of the troops of Massachusetts Bay and Plymouth colonies commanded by Majors Thomas Savage and James Cudworth, who marched to the relief of Swansea at the opening of King Phillips War A.D. 1675. There fell in Swansea, Slain by the Indians: Nehemiah Allin, William Hammond, William Cahoone,John Jones, Gershom Cobb, Robert Jones, John Druce, Joseph Lewis, John Fall, John Salisbury and William Salisbury. To mark this historic site, the monument was erected by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts A.D. 1912.
The following is a passage from "Plymouth Colony, its History & People 1620-1691", describing the events of June 23 & 24, 1675: The Indians were looting various deserted houses when two white men, and old man and his son, appeared on the scene. Seeing three Indians run out of the house, the old man told his son to shoot, which he did. One Indian was hit, but got away. Later some Indians came to the Garrison and asked why they shot the Indian, letting them know that he had died. The son said it was no matter. Some of the others tried to let the Indians know that they did not feel so callous about the death, but the Indians went away in haste. Benjamin Church later recalled that on a march, in June past the burned out houses South of Swansea, the English troops witnessed this gruesome sight:"And soon after,eight more at Mattapoiset,upon whose bodies they (the Indians) exercised more brutish barbarities, beheading, dismembering and mangling them and exposing them in a most inhuman manner. Which gashed and ghostly objects struck a damp on all beholders... They marched until they came to the narrow neck, at a place called Keekkauit, where they took down the heads of eight Englishmen that were killed at the head of Metapoiset Neck and set upon poles, after the barbarous manner of the savages." Vital records sent to Plymouth by Nicholas Tanner, Swansea Town Clerk, showed that nine males were buried at Swansea on 24 (sic)June:Gershom Cobb, Joseph Lewis, John Salisbury,John Jones, John Fall,Nehemiah Allin, Robert Jones, William Cahoone and William Salisbury (a tenth, William Hammond, was killed later and buried 29 June).

Family/Spouse: Susanna. Susanna died in 1684 in Milton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Hannah Cole. Hannah (daughter of Sergeant Hugh Cole and Mary Foxwell) was born on 14 Oct 1664 in Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died on 23 Jun 1704 in Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts; was buried in Kickemuit Cemetery, Warren, Bristol County, Rhode Island. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44190013/martha-wheeler

Martha married Colonel Philip Wheeler in 1720 in Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Philip (son of James Wheeler and Grizzell Squire) was born on 4 Mar 1698 in Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died on 19 Sep 1765 in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts; was buried in Burial Place Hill Cemetery, Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military Service: 8 Dec 1776, Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts; American Revolution (US) Private in Leiut. John Deyers' Co; Col. Thos. Carpenter's Regiment in Rhode Island on the alarm of Dec 8 1776. Enlisted Dec 8 1776,discharged Dec 24 1776. Marched from Rehoboth to Bristol,also served as a private in Capt Sylvanus Martin's Co., Col. William's regiment. Enlisted Sept 27 1777, served one month at Tiverton, R.I.

Notes:

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/71152493/aaron-wheeler

Aaron married Hopestill Daggett on 09 Dec 1742 in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Hopestill (daughter of John Daggett and Hopestill Wood) was born on 9 Jan 1725 in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died on 11 Jan 1789 in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts; was buried in Stevens Corner Cemetery, Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The Captain of a militia company, he suffered an accidental gunshot wound while drilling his company at Palmer's River, now within the limits of Rehoboth, Bristol, MA. His death is recorded in Rehoboth VR & in the Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636-1850, by James N. Arnold, citing the Providence Gazette.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military Service: 1778; American Revolution (US) Private in Capt Stephen Bullock Co., Col Carpenter's Regt Rhode Island Expedition

Jonathan married Patience Cole on 8 Jan 1753 in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Patience (daughter of John Cole and Mercy Perry) was born on 28 Aug 1733 in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died in 1773 in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jonathan married Priscilla Hicks about 1789. Priscilla was born on 12 Jul 1743 in Grafton, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 6 Jan 1832 in Mannsville, Jefferson County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military Service: 1775; American Revolution (US)

Notes:

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/75218623/david-wheeler

Family/Spouse: Deborah Ingalls. Deborah was born in 1742; died in 1812. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Hopestill married Daniel Short on 20 Dec 1764 in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Daniel was born on 12 Sep 1742 in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died on 30 Sep 1817. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Aaron married Mary Knapp on 18 Oct 1772. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military Service: 1777, Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts; American Revolution (US) Spring of 1777 substituted for his brother, Simeon, serving three months as a private in Captain Simeon Cole's Company. Immediately afterward he enlisted in Captain Nathaniel Carpenter's company in Colonel Lane's regiment and served four months. Enlisted in 1778 and served three months in Captain Israel Hick's company and four months in Captain Israels Nichols's company. Enlisted in 1779 and served four months in Captain John Hyde's company and four months in Captain John Hill's company. Enlisted in 1780 and served four months in Captain Matthew Randall's company and five months in Captain Joseph Franklin's company. Enlisted in the spring of 1781 as sergeant in Captain Jabes Barney's company in Colonel Jackson's regiment and served five months, after which he immediately enlisted in Captain Olney's company, was at the siege of Yorktown and returned home in December, 1781.

Notes:

Benjamin served in the Revolutionary War at a young age. He and his family removed from Rehoboth to Dighton,MA about 1791.
Before coming to western New York, he was engaged in getting out timber for ship building; he also bought vessels overdue and believed to be lost. One of these vessels was captured by the French in August of 1792. The claim was presented at Washington and collected, but not until after his death and his decendants could not prove the claim. It still remains at Washington,D.C.
Benjamin and his family came to what was then called Genesee Country, on the Genesse River in 1799, wishing to engage in milling. He followed the river as far as where the City of Rochester now is, however he considered it an unhealthy place and traveled east until he came to Clyde river; following this up stream he came to one of its tributaries(Mud Creek). Following this, he came to the place now called East Bloomfield and erected the first grist-mill in this section. Benjamin also build a saw-mill. He purchased the farm of about 140 acres of the four corners on the west side of the Creek road in 1799 and built the present house in 1806. He there erected the first grist-mill in this vicinity, now known as Pool's Mill.

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45180324/benjamin-wheeler

Benjamin married Celia Buffington on 28 Jul 1782 in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Celia (daughter of John Buffington and Phebe Hoskins) was born on 26 Aug 1762 in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died on 6 Mar 1843 in East Bloomfield, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Wheeler Cemetery, East Bloomfield, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Patience married Sylvester Pierce on 20 Sep 1770 in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Sylvester was born in 1749 in Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died on 22 Nov 1829 in Durham, Greene County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Molly married Isaac Burr on 1 Feb 1776 in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Isaac was born on 21 Apr 1756 in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died on 30 Jul 1827 in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts; was buried in Village Cemetery, Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Caleb Pierce. Caleb was born on 6 Jan 1758 in Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died in 1836 in Hamburg, Erie County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50877925/hannah-reed

Hannah married Simeon Reed, Jr. on 01 Nov 1783 in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Simeon (son of Deacon Simeon Reed and Deborah Codding) was born on 28 Jul 1763 in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died on 13 Jun 1827 in East Bloomfield, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Codding Cemetery, Bristol, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lydia married Nathaniel Bunn on 2 Jan 1785 in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Nathaniel was born on 8 Oct 1765 in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died in Sep 1802. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military Service: 1812; War of 1812

Notes:

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/92597996/hicks-w-wheeler

Family/Spouse: Albert Lockwood. Albert (son of Hezekiah Lockwood and Abigail Smith) was born in 1765; died in 1830. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42000277/daniel-short

Chloe married Perez Walker on 5 Nov 1789 in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Perez was born on 22 Jan 1769 in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died on 11 Jan 1807. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elijah married Amelia Shephard in 1801 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut. Amelia (daughter of Eldad Shepard and Rebecca Seymour) was born on 28 Mar 1782 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut; died on 20 Jun 1853 in East Bloomfield, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Wheeler Cemetery, East Bloomfield, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45333742/phebe_haskins-wheeler

Phebe married George Arnold Wheeler on 4 Nov 1802 in East Bloomfield, Ontario County, New York. George (son of Joshua Wheeler) was born on 21 Apr 1777 in Westchester, New London County, Connecticut; died on 11 Aug 1837 in East Bloomfield, Ontario County, New York; was buried in George Wheeler Cemetery, East Bloomfield, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Celia married Lyman Miller about 1803. Lyman (son of Jesse Miller and Tryphena Rose) was born on 23 Dec 1781 in Granville, Hampden County, Massachusetts; died on 31 Jan 1867 in Medina County, Ohio; was buried in Town Line Cemetery, Brunswick, Medina Co., Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Benjamin D., son of Benjamin and Celia (Buffington) Wheeler, was born in Massachusetts, April 10, 1789, died September 30, 1818. He removed from his native state to New York state, settling in East Bloomfield, where he was a prominent citizen, advancing the interests of the community in which he resided. He married Deborah Reed, and they were the parents of five children, two sons and three daughters, among whom was Simeon R., see elsewhere

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45333578/benjamin_daggett-wheeler

Benjamin married Deborah Reed about 1808 in East Bloomfield, Ontario County, New York. Deborah (daughter of Simeon Reed, Jr. and Hannah Wheeler) was born on 12 Mar 1793 in Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died on 7 Jun 1860 in Ontario County, New York; was buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Honeoye, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sally married Major Seth Lee about 1813 in East Bloomfield, Ontario County, New York. Seth (son of Captain George Lee and Olive Jones) was born on 17 Feb 1792 in Massachusetts; died on 9 Sep 1861 in East Bloomfield, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Lee Cemetery, East Bloomfield, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Soldier in the War of 1812.

John married Betsey Allen Lee on 17 Oct 1813 in East Bloomfield, Ontario County, New York. Betsey (daughter of Amos Lee and Hannah Bowen) was born on 1 Mar 1795 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died on 30 Mar 1882 in East Bloomfield, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Lee Cemetery, East Bloomfield, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Cyrus married Sarah Colt about 1816 in East Bloomfield, Ontario County, New York. Sarah (daughter of Isaac Colt and Nancy Morris) was born in 1796; died in 1881. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59887701/frances_jarvis-sleight

Fanny married Andrew Hoag Sleight on 12 Oct 1823 in Bloomfield, Ontario County, New York. Andrew (son of Henry Sleight, Jr. and Mary Van Vliet) was born on 30 Sep 1798 in Clinton, Dutchess County, New York; died on 11 Jun 1876 in Allen's Hill, Ontario County, New York; was buried in West Avenue Cemetery, Canandaigua, 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: John Sweaney. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Richard Lewis. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Daughter of George & Phebe Wheeler.
Wife of William H. Handley

(birth date from "The Family of Benjamin & Celia Wheeler..." by Harriette M. Wheeler)

In an article• about her brother, Ulysses, a minister, it reads:

In June 1829 Wheeler received a diploma from the General Theological Seminary of the Protestant Episcopal Church, New York. In September 1830 he was appointed "a Domestic Missionary" by the church's Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society. For the next five years, Wheeler served various churches in Mississippi and Louisiana. There are two letters in 1830 (3 January and 6 December) in which Wheeler was informed of his election as rector of St. John's Church, Port Gibson, and Christ Church, Jefferson County, Miss. **During the year the death of his sister prompted Wheeler to compose "Thoughts upon the Death of my Sister Eliza, who deceased August 15 (Sunday) 1830—aged 23 years" (27 August 1830) which was published the following month in The Sunday Visiter; and Sunday School Magazine.**

•John DeWitt McCollough Papers 1824-1900

Arabella married William Handley about 1825. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Laura married Wright Newton about 1830. Wright was born in 1804; died on 10 Jul 1860; was buried in South Lyons Cemetery, Lyons, Wayne County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Henry Gaines. Henry was born in 1806 in New York; died on 23 Feb 1887 in Ontario County, New York; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Bristol, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Son of George & Phebe.
Married 1st, Eliza Tabor, Oct, 1837. Married 2nd, Eliza Dixon.
Father of George A., Charles C., Phebe H., Adaline M. & Isabella M. by Eliza Tabor, and Frank D. by Eliza Dixon.

on the Sept. 1850 census with his sister Laura (after first wife Eliza Tabor dies in 1849), and married Eliza Dixon after that.

His Brother-in-law, Wright Newton was appointed administrator of his estate Nov 13, 1854, "Mason Wheeler, late of the Town of East Bloomfield who died intestate on or about the 7th of October 1854..." Simeon Wheeler was appointed guardian of his six minor children. Final Settlement was made 6 May 1858 and heirs were George A., Charles C., Frank D., Phebe H., Adaline M. & Isabella M.

Mason married Elizabeth Tabor about 1840. Elizabeth was born in 1819; died on 26 Jul 1849 in East Bloomfield, Ontario County, New York; was buried in George Wheeler Cemetery, East Bloomfield, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mason married Elizabeth Dixon about 1850. Elizabeth was born in 1818; died on 30 Dec 1853 in East Bloomfield, Ontario County, New York; was buried in George Wheeler Cemetery, East Bloomfield, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: John D. Westfall. John was born on 11 Feb 1813 in Montague, Sussex County, New Jersey; died on 31 Oct 1888 in Lyons, Wayne County, New York; was buried in South Lyons Cemetery, Lyons, Wayne County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Richard Sanford Pitkin. Richard was born on 6 Oct 1806 in Manchester, Hartford County, Connecticut; died on 31 Mar 1879 in Medina County, Ohio; was buried in Westview Cemetery, Brunswick, Medina County, Ohio. [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]

Notes:

Colonel of the 7th Div. NY Vols. Inf

Seth married Sarah A. Peck in 1848. Sarah (daughter of Honorable Reynold Peck and Nancy Wheelock) was born on 14 May 1824 in West Bloomfield, Ontario County, New York; died on 15 Dec 1910 in East Bloomfield, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Lee Cemetery, East Bloomfield, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Canandaigua, N. Y. - Mrs. Hannah B. Wheeler Park, an aged resident of this town, died Thursday at her home on the Bristol road, a few miles from this village. Mrs. Park was eighty-eight years of age, and death was due to the infirmities of old age. She was the widow of the late Myron Park, and leaves as survivors one son, Henry O. Park, and two daughters, Miss Mary U. Park and Miss Ellen M. Park, all of Canandaigua. The funeral will be held on Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the late residence. Rev. J. Scott Ebersole of the Baptist church will conduct the services and the burial will be in Woodlawn cemetery in this village.
(Geneva Daily Times, 22 April 1905)

Family/Spouse: Myron Park. Myron (son of Joel Park and Lydia Williams) was born on 24 Jan 1812 in East Bloomfield, Ontario County, New York; died on 26 Mar 1879 in Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

1870 living with his widowed sister, Carintha Gooding in
York,Washtenaw Co.,MI. With sons Desmond and Louis.
Check 1855 census of East Bloomfield page 29 (wife is possibly
Isabella or Sophia)

Died:
In Ann Arbor, Michigan on 13 Feb 1876 of pneumonia, NATHAN H. WHEELER,
age 55. Funeral 17 Feb in Bristol, NY, Rev. John F. Gates officiating

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

Carintha married Jerome Gooding about 1840. Jerome (son of Elnathan Gooding and Esther Simmons) was born on 31 Aug 1817; died on 27 Jan 1869 in Saline, Washtenaw County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Roxanna married H. Bacon about 1851. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Achsah Melvina Andrews on 7 Mar 1855 in Bristol, Ontario County, New York. Achsah (daughter of Royal Aldrich Andrews and Hannah Everts) was born on 28 Aug 1835 in Bristol, Ontario County, New York; died in 1924 in Bristol, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Bristol, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Removed to Highland,Oakland Co.,MI

Notes:

Died:
Ontario Repository Newspaper 2Apr1845- DIED - In this town on Friday,
the 28th ult., Henry A. Sleght, son of Andrew Sleght, aged 20 years 8
months and 18 days.

Notes:

He was unable serve in the Civil War on account of being subject to asthma and rheumatism, which renders him wholly unfit for military duty. East Bloomfield, July 1862.
On June 9th 1884, County Court Juror

Died:
Dennison's Corners

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53657028/theodore_m-sleight

Theodore married Julia Ann Pool about 1849. Julia (daughter of John Pool and Deborah Reed) was born on 30 Apr 1824 in Richmond, Ontario County, New York; died on 17 Mar 1909 in Honeoye, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Honeoye, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Living in Varick,Seneca Co.,NY at the time of his father death in 1876.

Cyrus married Charity Gertrude Van Riper about 1860. Charity (daughter of Mariah) was born on 30 Jun 1837 in Romulus, Seneca County, New York; died on 19 Jan 1930 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan; was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Teacher

Notes:

1860 living with her parents, working as a Teacher

Buried:
Episcopal Diocese of Rochester Church Records Indicate that Sarah was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery in Rochester on 15Aug1874. However, her cemetery marker is in Canandaigua on her parents' lot.


Died:
Died of ‘confinement’ at her residence, 11 Centre Park, Rochester. Death by confinement referred to at the time was often related to childbirth. Doctors had patients stay in bed, however this could result in blood clots and other complications after a period of long confinement (some sources state postpartum confinement was 30 days or more). We may assume than that Sarah had a child born in July/August 1874.

Sarah married Nathan Campbell est 1870. Nathan was born est 1830. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military Service: 4 Aug 1862, Richmond, Ontario County, New York; American Civil War (North) 1st Regt. Mounted Rifles, K Co. Sergeant; discharged 07 Jul 1865.

Notes:

ONTARIO COUNTY JOURNAL December 30, 1904 PAGE 2 COL 4 Death of Mortimer Sleght. About midnight on Sunday, at his home on Scotland Road, occurred the death of Mortimer Sleght, a long time and respected resident. Mr. Sleght had been in failing health for several years, and since November had been confined to the home with a complication of heart and kidney troubles. Deceased was born here sixty-six years ago, and most of his life had been spent here. He was a Constable for over twenty years, and was turnkey under Sheriff Robert H. Wheeler. In 1870 he married Harriet L. Scott, of Rochester, who with three sons, Walter S., Francis J., and Carlton M. Sleght, all prominent in the business life of the village survive. One brother, Carlton W. Sleght, of Allen's Hill, also survives. Mr. Sleght wasa a member of Company K, N Y Mounted Rifles, which did valiant service in the Civil War. Funeral services were held on Wednesday afternoon, Rev. Lewis Sweet of the Presbyterian church conducting the service. His body was interred 1904 Canandaigua, New York, Woodlawn Cemetery. Section 7 52.

In the 1892 Canandaigua Census he is listed as 54 years of age, a Constable. 1900 Canandaigua Census shows them married 29 years. At the Ontario County Archives in Hopewell, NY, I found a copy of their marriage recorded in 1904 amongst the miscellaneous records. It read as follows, This certifies that on the twenty first day of September, in the year of our Lord 1870,A. Mortimer Sleght and H. Louise Scott were by me united in marriage at East Bloomfield, according to the laws of the State of NY. L. D. Chapin, Minister. Witnesses were H. C. Gilbert and Chas. McKinney. A true copy of the original recorded 30th December 1904. (Harriet Louise Scott is #4263.)

Some humor has come to light concerning the changing of the spelling of the surname. According to a descendant of Mortimer, he sent a letter to his wife Louise explaining that they would change the spelling from Sleight to Sleght because the military had recorded his name as Sleght. Changing their name to Sleght was the only way to collect his pay and pension. The descendant related to me that there was a family joke that he lost an i, a verbal pun for eye, in the Civil War.

Andrew married Harriet Lousie Scott on 21 Sep 1870 in East Bloomfield, Ontario County, New York. Harriet (daughter of Isaac Scott and Phebe Fisher Reed) was born on 23 Sep 1847 in Monroe County, New York; died on 21 Feb 1923 in Canadice, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Carlton died after falling off a corn harvester on the family farm.

Carlton married Nettie Earl about 1870. Nettie was born in 1849; died in 1930; was buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Honeoye, Ontario County, New York. [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]

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:
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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]