Samuel H. Stanton, an Early Settler in Onondaga County
Subject: Surname STANTON
Source: History of Onondaga County, NY by W.W. Clayton 1878
SAMUEL H. STANTON - Benjamin Stanton, father of the subject of this
sketch, was born in Rhode Island, January 14th, 1780. When quite young
his father moved from Rhode Island. and settled in Bennington county, Vt.
In 1802 Benjamin removed to New Berlin, Chenango county, N. Y., where he
married, August 15th, 1802, Sally Sheldon, by whom he had one child, viz:
Sally S., who was brought up by her grand-parents from the death of her
mother, which occurred about one year after marriage. January 12, 1806,
Mr. S. was married to his second wife, Amy Perkins. In February of the
same year, he purchased fifty acres of wood land in the town of Spafford,
upon which he cut the first tree and erected a log house on the same spot
where the fine farm residence of the subject of this sketch, now stands.
Returning for his wife, the two commenced a pioneer's life in the woods.
In July, 1806, he carried upon his back one bushel of corn to a mill twenty
miles distant, situated on Onondaga Creek, within the limits of what is
now the city of Syracuse. In the fall of the same year a mill was built,
by Dr. Farr, at the head of Otisco Lake. They had children as follows:
Sheldon P., born July 12, 1807, living in Alleghany county, N. Y.; Malenda,
born March 2, 1808; Sherman H., born February 15, 1810, died April, 1813
; Allen. J., born February 15, 1812, a farmer living in Spafford ; Juliana,
born July 21, 1814, married to Sylvanus Grant, died March 9, 1849; John
S., born February 7, 1817, physician, living in Madison, Wis.; Mary, born
July 26, 1819, married to Samuel Sherman; Samuel H., subject of this sketch,
born April 10, 1821; Rhoda, born April 26, 1823, wife of Delos W. Billings,
living in Alleghany county, N. Y. Mr. Stanton, besides working on the farm,
carried on the blacksmith trade. He was one of the first assessors of the
town of Spafford. He died February 5, 1871. His wife survived him a little
more than a year. Her death occurred March 31, 1872. Both are buried near
the spot where they lived, a fine monument having been erected over their
graves. The subject of this sketch has always lived on the same place in
Spafford where the father first settled; he coming into possession of the
homestead Receiving his education in the common schools of Spafford, when
seventeen years of age he commenced teaching school, and taught three successive
terms. He was united in marriage, October 9, 1844, t0 Sarah T. Patterson,
daughter of Calvin and Sarah Patterson, who were among the pioneer settlers
of Spafford. Mrs. S. was born July 15, 1825, in Spafford. They have had
ten children, as follows Calvin P., born June, 12, 1846 married to Emma
Babcock, living in Luddington, Mason County, Michigan; Emmett E., born
October 30 1849, married Josephine Burton, living in Spafford; Annette,
born July 3, 1851, married F.W. Fairbanks, a farmer living in Mason County,
Michigan; Frank, born February 15, 1855, died March 25, 1876; Laura, born
September 17, 1857, living at home; Samuel, born November 8, 1858, died
an infant; Mark, born March 1, 1859, living at home; Elmer E., born August
8, 1860, living at home; Alice, born May 23, 1862, married to John Purchase,
living in Spafford; Benjamin, born September 28, 1866, died an infant.
Mr. Stanton has added to his lands until at the present time he is the
owner of over three hundred acres. In politics his is Republican. He has
filled the offices of Inspector of Elections, Supervisor in 1870 and ‘71,
Highway Commissioner in 1869, ‘75, ‘76, and ‘77, Assessor and Notary Public.
In 1876 he rebuilt his house, which commands a fine view of the surrounding
country, including whole of Otisco Lake. A view of his home, together with
portraits of Mr. & Mrs. S., appear on another page of this work.
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