A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > New York > Niagara http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=634 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=51000 Submitted by: Anita Robinson Reid Article Title: Lockport Union-Sun Article Date: November 12 1913 Article Description: Claudius Hoag Passes Away Was Originator of Famous Niagara White Grape Article Text: Member of Early Quaker Settlers of County- Wife and Four Daughters Survive Claudius L.Hoag, who was a member of one of the early Quaker families which settled on the Niagara frontier, coming from Troy to this county in 1835, died about 10 o'clock this morning, at his late home, No.122 Locust street, after a week's illness with pneumonia. Mr.Hoag was 88 years of age. He devoted much time and study to the propogation of grapes and became widely known as the originator of the famous Niagara white grape, grown quite extensively hereabouts. The deceased was a son of Obadiah P.and Phebe H.Hoag, and was born at Pittstown, Rensselear county,N.Y., in 1825. He was educated at the Lewiston Academy, at Cazenovia Institute. During the greater part of his life he resided at the Hoag homestead on Lake avenue. He is survived by his wife, and four daughters, Mrs.William E.McComb, Miss Emma R.Hoag, Mrs. E.H. Waite and Mrs. S.Wallace Dempsey. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NY-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com