THE ORLEANS AMERICAN - THURSDAY, June 25, 1891 - Page 3
ORLEANS PIONEERS
Their Thirty-Third Annual Meeting
Roll of Honor, Necrological Record, Etc.
The Thirty-Third Annual Meeting of the Orleans County Pioneer Association was held at the Courthouse in this village last Saturday morning and afternoon and was largely attended.
The morning meeting was opened by the venerable president of the society, Colonel N.E. DARROW, of Clarendon, who has served in that capacity several years. After singing, reading of the Scriptures and prayer by Rev. T. CARDUS, the treasurer's report was read, showing a balance in the treasury of about fifteen dollars. Secretary (Henry J.) TANNER read the roll of honor and the necrological record for the past year. The roll of honor, containing the names of persons in the county eighty years of age or over, was prepared by the secretary from reports sent him from the various towns of the county, and proved very interesting.
[THE AMERICAN HAS TAKEN THE LIBERTY OF ADDING TO THIS LIST IN SEVERAL INSTANCES WHERE IT WAS LACKING, IN AN ENDEAVOR TO MAKE IT AS COMPLETE AS POSSIBLE. IF ANY NAMES HAVE BEEN OMITTED, AND NO DOUBT THERE ARE SEVERAL, WE WOULD BE PLEASED TO RECEIVE THE SAME AND PUBLISH THEM IN A FUTURE ISSUE.]
The gold medal, worn during the day by the person who has lived in the county the longest continuous time, was presented to David DEMARA, of Shelby, who has resided in the county continuously since 1811. This makes the seventh time the metal had been worn by Mr. DEMARA, and to judge from his appearance, he will be liable to wear it for several years to come.
The election of officers resulted as follows:
President - N. E. DARROW, Clarendon.
Vice-President - Guy SHERWOOD, Shelby.
Secretary - Henry J. TANNER, Ridgeway.
Asst. Secretary - John PARSONS, Ridgeway.
Treasurer - T. C. BAILEY, Albion.
Chaplain - Rev. Trenck MASON, Barre.
Town Vice-Presidents
Albion, John BIDELMAN;
Barre, R. M. TINKHAM;
Clarendon, W. E. HOWARD;
Carlton, Israel SHIPMAN;
Gaines, Almanzor HUTCHINSON;
Kendall, E. R. RICE;
Murray, Edwin BLISS;
Ridgeway, J. A. DEMARA;
Shelby, David DEMARA;
Yates, J. M. PALMER.
Marshal - A. J. POTTER, Clarendon.
Chief of Band - Israel SHIPMAN, Carlton.
Chorister - Jay PARMALEE, Albion.
At one o'clock the pioneers formed in line, and headed by the time-honored martial band of Israel SHIPMAN, marched to the Orleans House, where Justice was to the bounteous dinner provided by Landlord BURNS. Dinner over, the line was again formed, and to the inspiring music of the drum and fife the company returned to the Court House to finish the exercises of the day. The house was filled to overflowing.
J. H. YATES, of BATAVIA, secretary of the Genesee County Pioneer Association, read a pretty poem on pioneer life, written by himself, entitled, "Going West to Die."
The principal address in the afternoon was that of Hon. J. G. SAWYER, who related many incidents of interest in regard to the early settlers of Orleans county. He spoke of the immense forest the early comers were compelled to cut away before much planting could be done; of the inaccessible swamps, the distance from neighbors, and the remoteness of markets, and of the hardships endured by those who reared themselves a home in the then vast wilderness, which has now been transformed into one of the best counties in the state.
One amusing incident related by the judge was that of Elder KNOWLES, after whom Knowlesville was named. Upon returning from his wedding trip, the elder brought with him six split bottom chairs, at that time a luxury totally unknown in these parts. These chairs aroused the envy of the neighborhood to such an extent that a coldness at once sprang up between the elder and many of his old friends. The judge's remarks were well received and he was given a hardy round of applause at the close. A. G. GAGE, the Batavia poet, being called upon, remarked that he knew nothing of pioneer life - he was too young, he said, only a little over seventy - but he succeeded in reciting an admirable poem on pioneer life, of his own composition.
Israel SHIPMAN created a good deal of merriment by relating how his father, Job SHIPMAN, killed one hundred and ten rattlesnakes in one day about seventy years ago, and the various uses to which the bodies of the snakes were put. Indeed it would seem that at that time a rattlesnake den was about the only drug store to be found - the oil being used for nearly every known disease, the heart for curing consumption, and the rattles steeped in milk, for curing fits. Mr. SHIPMAN's snakey remarks were corroborated by a Mr. MILES, who said he had often heard his father, Anthony MILES (who died about six years ago, aged ninety-nine years), tell of helping Job SHIPMAN kill and count those snakes.
Hon. A. P. BUTTS, of Brockport, in a few brief remarks thanked the society for electing him an honorary member, and spoke of the pleasure it gave him to be present.
It was decided that the annual picnic of the society would be held at Lakeside this year, and a vote of thanks was given to the speakers, singers and all others who had assisted in the exercises.
COATS, Erastus, 85 last November; came to Albion in 1837.
COATS, Mary H., 86 last September; came to Albion in 1831.
They have been residents here since the dates given.
KENYON, Mrs. Maria, born in Tompkins county in 1811; married Welcome KING
in 1833, he dying within a year;
came to Barre in 1835, and learned the tailors' trade, going out to work by the day for three years; in 1838
married Elijah KENYON, of Gaines; moved to Albion in 1840, and lived near the
academy, continuing work at
her trade, also boarding students, until 1878, when her husband died.
REDFIELD, E. G., 81, came to Albion in 1832, lived here ever since.
WEBSTER, Susan C., 81, came to Albion in 1858, and has since resided here.
PINNEY, Mrs. Nancy PINNEY, 88, born in Vermont in 1803; married Martin PINNEY
in Waterville, in 1825, came to
Albion in 1833, and has lived here ever since; quite smart, walks to church,
and can see to read without glasses.
OLMSTED, David, 88, born in Saratoga county in 1803; learned tailors' trade it Troy;
worked in Troy, Albany,
and New York previous to coming to Orleans county, which he was induced to do on account of the
abundance of fruit; quite an athlete in his younger days, breaking his opponents leg in his last
wrestling match, afterwards never accepted a challenge; in a three-county
contest, he jumped six feet and two
inches high, without a pole;been a resident of county about fifty years.
HODGMAN, Mrs. Eliza, 86 last March, been a resident of Albion since 1845; her
husband, William HODGMAN,
kept hotel in building near where the Rochester Cash Store is now located, in 1844.
CHILD, Mrs. Catherine, 80, born in Hopewell, Ontario county, in 1811; married to
Salmon CHILD in 1845;
removed to Virginia, where she remained until the breaking out of the war; resided in Albion with her
sister, Mrs. Eliza HODGMAN, since 1870.
BRINK, Henry, 87, born in Tompkins county, in 1804; came to Albion in 1836,
residing here ever since.
GORDIMER, Richard, (colored), 97, came to this county with L. A. G. B. GRANT in
1823; was cook on first boat
passing over the Erie canal; been a member of the Pioneer Association for many years.
HUBBARD, Mrs. Lydia, 84; came to Albion in 1826; married to John HUBBARD in 1828.
FOSTER, Thomas S., 84.
BARLOW, W. V. N., 81.
KING, H. A., 83.
SEARS, Henry, 81.
COCHRANE, Mrs. William, 82.
BAILEY, Jeremiah, 88.
BAILEY, Mrs. Laura, 86.
WOOD, J. I. S., 88.
WOOD, Mrs. Amelia, 88.
HILLS, Rensselaer, 88; came to Orleans county in 1844, and has always lived in Albion;
reads without glasses and always shaves himself.
HAKES, Peres, 85.
GOFF, Hiram S., 88.
BRADLEY, Mrs. Ann, 82.
ARMSTRONG, L. B., 84.
WELCH, Daniel, 98.
WELCH, Mrs. Mary, 82.
WRIGHT, Solomon G., 84.
McCRAKEN David, 87.
VILLAGE OF ALBION
| Name | Age | Date of Death |
|---|---|---|
| ABEEL, Howard | 71 | 15 Aug 1890 |
| BESSAAC, Caroline G. | 74 | 7 Jul 1890 |
| BLISS, Clement C. | 72 | 22 Jul 1890 |
| CAIN, Rev. George F. | 59 | 21 Sep 1890 |
| CORNELL, Joseph M. | 71 | 4 Jul 1890 |
| DOWNEY, Elizabeth | 57 | 6 Nov 1890 |
| DOWNS, Lucy | 80 | 14 Nov 1890 |
| HOUGHTALING, Mary E. | 67 | 22 Aug 1890 |
| HUBBARD, Amelia | 69 | 13 Nov 1890 |
| KIMBALL, Jarvis | 86 | 13 Jul 1890 |
| LOWERY, James R. | 72 | 1 Dec 1890 |
| MAHANY, Mary | 67 | 5 Aug 1890 |
| PALMER, Charles F. | 58 | 9 Nov 1890 |
| SHELDON, Jeanette P. | 78 | 18 Oct 1890 |
| SUTTER, Anna Eliza | 68 | 15 Nov 1890 |
| WALKER, Margaret | 70 | 7 Oct 1890 |
| WILBUR, Mary L. | 83 | 9 Sep 1890 |
| WINTERS, Mary | 50 | 28 Jun 1890 |
| BABBITT, Betsey | 69 | 5 Feb 1891 |
| BAILEY, Fannie B. | 68 | 29 May 1891 |
| CREAN, Jeremiah | 67 | 24 May 1891 |
| ENGLISH, Malenda W. | 75 | 11 Jun 1891 |
| GOODMAN, A. H. | 72 | 17 Feb 1891 |
| GRACE, John | 57 | 24 Feb 1891 |
| HALE, Julia H. | 66 | 20 Apr 1891 |
| HANINGTON, William J. Sr. | 74 | 30 Mar 1891 |
| HURD, Hathaway | 87 | 27 Jan 1891 |
| LAKE, Chauncey G. | 76 | 2 Jan 1891 |
| LYMAN, Mary A. | 77 | 7 Mar 1891 |
| NOBLE, Mrs. P. C. | 74 | 20 Mar 1891 |
| POTTER, Sarah | 62 | 8 May 1891 |
| REED, Reuben R. | 78 | 29 Jan 1891 |
| ROYCE, Mrs. H. A. W. | 64 | 21 Apr 1891 |
| SMITH, Zardius T. | 60 | 25 Apr 1891 |
| SPAFFORD, Julius G. | 85 | 13 Jun 1891 |
| SQUIRE, Edwin P. | 56 | 21Apr 1891 |
| VOGAN, Catharine | 63 | 17 Mar 1891 |
| WEST, Mary Noble | 57 | 13 Jun 1891 |
| Name | Age | Date of Death |
|---|---|---|
| BELDEN, Lucy | 78 | 2 Aug 1890 |
| BRENNAN, Thomas | 68 | 26 Dec 1890 |
| BULLARD, John W. | 60 | 9 Dec 1890 |
| DURRANT, John | 80 | 31 Jul 1890 |
| HOEFFNER, Philip | 75 | 6 Aug 1890 |
| POLAND, Robert | 79 | 20 Aug 1890 |
| PROCTOR, Emily H. | 89 | 29 Apr 1891 |
| SHAW, David W. | 81 | 19 Apr 1891 |
| SULLIVAN, Jeremiah | 87 | 2 Mar 1891 |
| WESTCOTT, Harvey A. | 70 | 23 Mar 1891 |
| WILSON, Eliza | 70 | 25 Jan 1891 |
| Name | Age | Date of Death |
|---|---|---|
| BASS, James | 69 | 28 Jun1890 |
| FERRIS, Jeannette | 55 | 5 Sep 1890 |
| KING, John E. | 69 | 13 Oct 1890 |
| MATTISON, Rachel M. | 83 | 30 Jun 1890 |
| MURRAY, Jeannette | 57 | 25 Nov 1890 |
| NORTHRUP, Eliza | 86 | 27 Sep 1890 |
| ORTON, Rhoda | 84 | 26 Dec 1890 |
| WRIGHT, Morris | 58 | 5 Dec 1890 |
| Name | Age | Date of Death |
|---|---|---|
| CRADDOCK, Bridget | 67 | 4 Nov 1890 |
| CLARK, Mrs. Priscilla | 78 | 28 Sep 1890 |
| CLEMENT, Maria L. | 72 | 28 Sep 1890 |
| HADSTEAD, John | 78 | 9 Nov 1890 |
| NORTON, Mrs. Amelia | 72 | 19 Jul 1890 |
| SARGENT, Parker | 87 | 24 Dec 1890 |
| ODELL, George F. | 51 | 26 Jul 1890 |
| ROWLEY, John L. | 53 | 19 Oct 1890 |
| Van VOORHIS, Jane M. | 84 | 1 Dec 1890 |
| WOOD, Orson | 90 | 22 Jun 1890 |
| BROWN, Mrs. Rhoda D. | 51 | 6 Feb 1891 |
| CLARK, Hiram | 57 | 11 Apr 1891 |
| ECKLER, Julia W. | 79 | 14 Feb 1891 |
| FERRIS, Mrs. Ellen | 73 | 2 Mar 1891 |
| FULLER, Reuben | 91 | 13 May 1891 |
| JOHNSON, Mrs. Sarah | 77 | 1 Jun 1891 |
| MILLER, Levi | 81 | 3 Mar 1891 |
| Name | Age | Date of Death |
|---|---|---|
| BENTON, Elvira | 53 | 26 Sep 1890 |
| CARMEN, James | 79 | 26 Dec 1890 |
| HASKINS, James | 67 | 5 Jul 1890 |
| LEIGHTON, Mrs. Huldad | 93 | 16 Jan 1890 |
| NELSON, John | 70 | 29 Dec 1890 |
| STORMS, Mrs. Phebe | 57 | 3 Jul 1890 |
| TAYLOR, Mrs. Mary | 80 | 13 Jan 1890 |
| WARREN, Eliza | 73 | 22 Oct 1890 |
| APKER, Fred | 79 | 16 Mar 1891 |
| Name | Age | Date of Death |
|---|---|---|
| ANDREWS, Julia | 53 | 19 Sep 1890 |
| CLARK, Jeanette B. | 69 | 25 Sep 1890 |
| CRAWFORD, Roswell | 80 | 20 Sep 1890 |
| DICKEY, Lucy A. | 68 | 18 Nov 1890 |
| FRISBIE, L. D. | 82 | 31 Nov 1890 |
| MERRIMAN, E.C. | 73 | 30 Aug 1890 |
| STACY, Theodosia | 86 | 29 Aug 1890 |
| STARKWEATHER, Abram | 81 | 25 Sep 1890 |
| TILDEN, Rhoda Ann | 62 | 27 Dec 1890 |
| WASHBURN, Malaney | 79 | 15 Oct 1890 |
| WELLS, Cordelia | 79 | 22 Nov 1890 |
| WELTOU, Narcissa White | 60 | 25 Jul 1890 |
| BROWN, Johnson | 84 | 4 Apr 1891 |
| BUCKLAND, Curtis P. | 86 | 24 Jan 1891 |
| BULLARD, Lucy L. | 54 | 31 Mar 1891 |
| CRANDALL, Hannah | 82 | 13 Apr 1891 |
| DENSMORE, Dennis | 67 | 1 Feb 1891 |
| LEWIS, Orton | 76 | 19 Apr 1891 |
| LOVEWELL, Samuel | 84 | 16 Mar 1891 |
| STANDISH, Norman | 68 | 20 Mar 1891 |
| STARKWEATHER, Alphonoso | 60 | 7 Apr 1891 |
| THOMPSON, Delphi S. | 56 | 25 Jan 1891 |
| WARD, Celia Ann | 61 | 11 Apr 1891 |
| Name | Age | Date of Death |
|---|---|---|
| FOUNTAINE, Mrs. Sarah Ann | 85 | 7 Nov 1890 |
| ROOT, Mrs. Lydia | 81 | 21 Jun 1890 |
| BARROWS, Mrs. Mary | 64 | 2 May 1891 |
| EGELSTON, Mrs. Eunice | 81 | 16 Mar 1891 |
| HIGH, Mrs. Hannah | 69 | 15 Jan 1891 |
| JENNINGS, Mrs. Philinda | 71 | 2 Feb 1891 |
| JEWETT, Daniel R. | 64 | 11 Mar 1891 |
| MANLY, Hartwell | 73 | 8 Mar 1891 |
| WEED, Mrs. Hannah | 97 | 27 Feb 1891 |
| Name | Age | Date of Death |
|---|---|---|
| BECKLEY, Harriet | 82 | Not Given |
| BENNETT, Elizabeth H. | 57 | " " |
| COATES, Jane | 69 | " " |
| COPP, James | 81 | " " |
| COX, Martin | 65 | " " |
| FASSETT, Mary | 50 | " " |
| HATCH, David N. | 70 | " " |
| JACKSON, William | 91 | " " |
| JAMISON, Emeline | 70 | " " |
| KING, Lydia Stewart | 90 | " " |
| LANAHAN, Michael | 86 | " " |
| McMICHAEL, John | 81 | " " |
| OWENS, Mary M. Root | 69 | " " |
| POWERS, Franklin | 50 | " " |
| PRESTON, Alfred | 74 | " " |
| PULIS, Elizabeth Ann | 70 | " " |
| RHOADES, Nathaniel P., Sr. | 90 | " " |
| RODGERS, Alice | 53 | " " |
| SCOTT, Anna E. Barrett | 72 | " " |
| STROGAN, Susan | 62 | " " |
| TOOLEY, Margaret | 62 | " " |
| WEBSTER, Daniel D. | 69 | " " |
| WENTWORTH, Chauncy | 70 | " " |
| WESCOTT, Mary | 80 | " " |
| Name | Age | Date of Death |
|---|---|---|
| BAYNE, Jonas | 79 | 30 Dec 1890 |
| BENT, William | 83 | 12 Sep 1890 |
| GILBERT, Byron A. | 55 | 27 Nov 1890 |
| GILLETTE, Mrs. J. T. | 73 | 10 Jul 1890 |
| GOTTS, Ann | 76 | 11 Dec 1890 |
| HIBBARD, Mary | 61 | 2 Nov 1890 |
| KEELER, Ozias | 65 | 26 Nov 1890 |
| LAKE, Christopher | 68 | 29 Jun 1890 |
| LATHROP, Mrs. Jane | 70 | 27 Nov 1890 |
| MILLIS, Richard | 62 | 29 Sep 1890 |
| POTTER, E. J. | 56 | 23 Sep 1890 |
| SCOTT, Dennis | 63 | 30 Dec 1890 |
| WALL, Mary | 60 | 26 Aug 1890 |
| ALCORN, Mrs. John | 77 | 23 Mar 1891 |
| ALCORN, Mrs. William | 81 | 11 Apr 1891 |
| AXTELL, Phoebe | 77 | 4 Apr 1891 |
| CLARK, Elizabeth M. | 99 | 28 Jan 1891 |
| COLE, Carrie E. | 56 | 25 Apr 1891 |
| DOWNS, Sophronia | 83 | 8 Apr 1891 |
| ENSIGN, Chancellor | 91 | 10 Apr 1891 |
| FULLER, Hester | 75 | 14 Jun 1891 |
| HARMON, Elizabeth | 60 | 20 Feb 1891 |
| HUNT, Clarissa | 77 | 23 Apr 1891 |
| LEVEY, Joseph | 71 | 30 Mar 1891 |
| LEWIS, Elijah | 56 | Jun 1891 |
| LOZIER, William | 67 | 5 May 1891 |
| MEARS, Maria | 65 | 6 Apr 1891 |
| RANDALL, David | 61 | 10 May 1891 |
| RANDALL, Polly L. | 80 | 28 Jan 1891 |
| RYAN, Mrs. John | 81 | 18 Apr 1891 |
| SERVOSS, Mrs. Jane | 87 | 2 Jan 1891 |
| SOPER, Lewis | 85 | 11 Mar 1891 |
| Name | Age | Date of Death |
|---|---|---|
| BELSON, Mary A. | 65 | Not Given |
| BERRY, John G. | 59 | " " |
| CHAMBERLAIN, Lucius | 82 | " " |
| COLBURN, Zenas | 91 | " " |
| DUNLAP, Augustus | 73 | " " |
| EDWARDS, Edward S. | 55 | " " |
| ENGLAND, Elizabeth | 86 | " " |
| HUTON, Archibald | 67 | " " |
| KIRKHAM, Eliza | 89 | " " |
| LOUCKS, Cornelins | 74 | " " |
| LUDWIG, Erastus | 59 | " " |
| PARSONS, Jonathan | 78 | " " |
| POLER ?, S. A. | 64 | " " |
| POPE, Christian | 80 | " " |
| RUST, James | 70 | " " |
| SHERWOOD, Homer | 76 | " " |
| WARREN, Polly | 92 | " " |
| WHITNEY, Samuel | 83 | " " |
| WOLFE | 69 | " " |
| Name | Age | Date of Death |
|---|---|---|
| ALLEN, Miss Martha | 52 | Not Given |
| COE, Tunis H. | 72 | " " |
| CROSBY, John | 57 | " " |
| HOUSEMAN, Daniel | 88 | " " |
| JOHNSON, James | 71 | " " |
| MUNSON, Mrs. Elizabeth | 66 | " " |
| PETRIE, Mrs. Kate B. | 71 | " " |
| PULLMAN, Mrs. Hannah | 70 | " " |
| RICE, Mrs. Kate A. | 50 | " " |
| SPAULDING, Avery | 94 | " " |
| SPAULDING, Mrs. Charity | 93 | " " |
| SPAULDING, Henry | 82 | " " |
| SPAULDING, Mrs. Orange | 82 | " " |
| ST. JOHN, Ira | --- | " " |
| STOKES, Elizabeth | 76 | " " |
| STROVAN, Alexander | 75 | " " |
| TAYLOR, Mrs. Nancy | 82 | " " |
| TOLKILL ?, Mrs. Catherine | 57 | " " |
| TOMS, Harmon | 66 | " " |
| TOMS, Mrs. Margaret | 64 | " " |
| VISGAR, John S. | 79 | " " |
| WILSON, George A. | 65 | " " |
| WRIGHT, William | 65 | " " |
Submitted by: Richard Callard Feb 6, 2002