I've posted a list of students attending Sackets Harbor Union School (which preceeded the current facility) for the spring term of 1856 on the Hounsfield ALHN website: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~legends/hounsfield-alhn.html The list is from a typescript in the collection of the Flower Memorial Library. Hope this helps someone! Mark Wentling

While in Sackets two weeks ago, I found a copy of Hamilton Child's "Directory of Jefferson County, 1866-1867." On page 52 is a breakdown of weather statistics for the years 1862-1865. I thought all the Civil War history buffs out there might be interested in seeing what kind of conditions our soldiers trained in, and likewise what conditions escaped slaves met as they traveled the Underground Railroad through this section of the North Country. The data was collected by "Dr. S. O. Gregory, of Theresa, Regular Meteorological Correspondent to the Smithsonian Institute, Washington." You can view an image of the page at http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ny/county/jefferson/county.html Click the link under "County-wide features" at the bottom of the page. Enjoy! Mark A. Wentling P.S. -- The page also includes a list of County Officers for 1866-1867.

I found a 1909 picture of South Rutland Schoolhouse No. 1 this weekend. You can see it at http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ny/county/jefferson/rutland.html -- Mark

Joanne, Happy day for you, I found him. He and his second wife with her parents are buried at Brookside Cem here at Watertown. He was born 6/17/1896 on Wolfe Island s/ Malcomb and Hannah MacDonald. Apparently his mother md 2x's last name here is Dee. He didn't have children Served in the Canadian Army was awarded distinguished World War service medals by France and England. He was also decorated for bravery by King George V. First md Pauline M McConnell in Nov 1920 - she died 30 May 1923. Second md Christina B Klages 7 Nov 1932. Survived by Mother wife and sisters, Mrs Allan Poinsette, Mrs Thomas P Martin, Mrs Kenneth McLean, and Mrs Herbert Ayers. Brothers Arthur, Gorden and Howard If you want copies of the obits let me know where to send them I almost forgot he died 29 Jul 1940 Watertown -----Original Message----- From: Dennis and Joanne Earl <dearl@gisco.net> To: NYJEFFER-L@rootsweb.com <NYJEFFER-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Saturday, July 22, 2000 5:49 PM Subject: McDonalds >Hello, I am new at this so lets see if my brain is working. My family are Wolfe Island residents. I am looking for my uncle James McDonald born on Wolfe Island 6/17/1897. I am not sure when he died approx: 1940/45. He was a cop in Watertown. Does anyone know out there, if you can find a listing of police officers anywhere? Thanks Joanne > > >============================== >Ancestry.com now has more than 200,000 subscribers! To celebrate, >access to ALL of Ancestry.com will be free from July 18 to July 31! >http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/freepromo.asp?sourcecode=A11AM >

>Thomas J. BARTON b. 3 Jul 1805 in Dutchess Co., NY. He married 28 Apr 1825 in Richland, Oswego Co., NY to Rhoda N. CALKINS. They lived in Jefferson Co., NY from 1826-1836 then migrated to Oneida Co., NY by 1840 and left there about 1855 to Erie Co., PA. Their children were: >George W. b. 19 Feb 1826 in Jefferson Co., NY >William M. b. 2 May 1827 in Jefferson Co., NY md. Arvilla M. PUTNEY >George W. b. 27 Mar 1829 in Jefferson Co., NY md. 1)Margaret ORR 2) Sophia ORR >Jane Marie b. 12 Nov 1831 in " " " md. Andrew FRAIZER >Lewis b. 2 Apr 1834 in " " " >John Elias b. 18 Feb 1836 in " " " md. Nancy SMITH >Sarah M. b. 3 Oct 1838 in Oneida Co., NY md. Charles NEWSHAM >Helen S. b. 29 MAr 1840 in " " " >Thomas P. b. 9 Sep 1843 " " " md. Caroline BRACE >Julia Estrella b. 13 Jun 1845 in Oneida Co., NY md. Jacob RIPLEY >Franklin Henry b. 30 Sep 1847 " " " md. Louvisa CLINGANSMITH >Charles H. b. 7 Dec 1849 " " " >James b. 5 Jan 1853 in " " " md. Irene DUMAN/DENUM >Frederick J. b. 16 Jul 1854 in " " " md. Mary Emma FOURNEY > >Would like to correspond with anyone working on this family!!! > >Donna Barton Merrill >dmerrill@fastlane.net >

John KINGSBURY died suddenly 23 April 1843 in Antwerp as he was involved in a land transaction just the week before. Is it possible there was an obituary? Thank you. Bernice in VA

Seek Jefferso Co. death and burial information about this family: BAILEY Samuel d. 1 Jan 1813 black death husband Olive d. 4 Feb 1813 " wife Joshua d. 5 Mar 1813 " age 15 Alison d. 12 Feb 1813 " age 9 Lewis d. 9 Feb 1813 " age 6 The above information was given many years later by a grandson. Thank you. Bernice in VA

Seek marriage information, ca. 1827 in Antwerp of: John KINGSBURY and Nancy BAILEY. Thank you. Bernice in VA

I have an Alexander McDonald born perhaps in the 1840's, he married Susan Adams. Alexander lived in the Alex Bay/Redwood area. Laura

Hello, I am new at this so lets see if my brain is working. My family are Wolfe Island residents. I am looking for my uncle James McDonald born on Wolfe Island 6/17/1897. I am not sure when he died approx: 1940/45. He was a cop in Watertown. Does anyone know out there, if you can find a listing of police officers anywhere? Thanks Joanne

I have a James McDonald buried in Glenwood Cem. died 8/11/1937 57yrs - not born when yours was. Alice -----Original Message----- From: Dennis and Joanne Earl <dearl@gisco.net> To: NYJEFFER-L@rootsweb.com <NYJEFFER-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Saturday, July 22, 2000 5:49 PM Subject: McDonalds >Hello, I am new at this so lets see if my brain is working. My family are Wolfe Island residents. I am looking for my uncle James McDonald born on Wolfe Island 6/17/1897. I am not sure when he died approx: 1940/45. He was a cop in Watertown. Does anyone know out there, if you can find a listing of police officers anywhere? Thanks Joanne > > >============================== >Ancestry.com now has more than 200,000 subscribers! To celebrate, >access to ALL of Ancestry.com will be free from July 18 to July 31! >http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/freepromo.asp?sourcecode=A11AM >

Hi, Don't know if it is your George Rounds, but there is one on the New York State Will Testators site. URL is below: http://www.sampubco.com/ There are four ROUNDS, Alson, in Hounsfield, Chloe A. in Ellisburgh, Daniel in Ellisburgh and a George in Brownville. Hope the George is yours. Good Luck, Jeanne ----- Original Message ----- From: <bboyle@nmsu.edu> To: <NYJEFFER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, July 22, 2000 12:44 AM Subject: Copy of will > I am in need of someone who can obtain a copy of an 1863 Last Will and > Testament for me. > > I have the probate papers but not the actual will. > > What I need is the Last Will asnd Testament of George ROUNDS from Oct, 1863. > If someone in the area of Brownville/Watertown/Ellisburgh is able to help > me, I am willing to reimburse for charges and time. > > Thank you. > > Bill Boyle > > > ============================== > Ancestry.com now has more than 200,000 subscribers! To celebrate, > access to ALL of Ancestry.com will be free from July 18 to July 31! > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/freepromo.asp?sourcecode=A11AM > >

I am in need of someone who can obtain a copy of an 1863 Last Will and Testament for me. I have the probate papers but not the actual will. What I need is the Last Will asnd Testament of George ROUNDS from Oct, 1863. If someone in the area of Brownville/Watertown/Ellisburgh is able to help me, I am willing to reimburse for charges and time. Thank you. Bill Boyle

Dear Listers, Please visit the Jefferson County Local History Network website at http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ny/county/jefferson for the following new features. Hope you all enjoy! Sincerely, Mark A. Wentling ********************************* COUNTY PAGE -- a view of Jefferson County from space! (let the road map load, then run your mouse over it and you'll see . . . . ) TOWN OF ALEXANDRIA -- Shields Farm TOWN OF CLAYTON -- Link to Grindstone Island Research and Heritage Center TOWN OF HOUNSFIELD: New historic homesteads added, including -- Cobb-Membery Farm -- Benjamin Orchard Farm -- Broadbent-Foster Farm TOWN OF LORRAINE Child's 1866-1867 Gazetteer description TOWN OF RODMAN Child's 1866-1867 Gazetteer description TOWN OF WORTH Child's 1866-1867 Gazetteer description

The memorial below was for my grandmother's younger sister who was born 3/3/1862 in Oswego, NY to Alvaro Porter and Amanda Anderson Porter. They also lived in Watertown, Jefferson County, NY, and Amanda returned to Watertown after Alvaro's death in MI. My grandmother, Nellie Porter, married Fred Everett of Dexter, NY. Lizzie was 13 years old when she died in Big Rapids, MI. The original memorial is beautifully done with special fonts and borders. Since I don't have a scanner my typing will have to do, and the poignant message comes through anyway. Perhaps some of you are descendants of her classmates. In Memory of our Classmate Whereas, Death entered our class at eleven o'clock P.M., February 19th, 1876, and took from our midst our dear classmate and friend, LIZZIE PORTER who was one of our number from July 27th, 1873, until her death; and, Whereas, We recognized in her and intelligent, pure-hearted and faithful christian girl; who merited and possessed our love and esteem; therefore, Resolved, That we, her surviving teacher and classmates, miss her, and deeply mourn the loss we have sustained; and that we will ever cherish her memory, and emulate her example; and, Resolved, That her parents, sisters and brothers, have our heartfelt sympathy in this their hour of bereavement. And, while the stroke of death seems severe, yet, although her her home was happy and pleasant as could be desired, we assure them that THEIR loss is HER eternal gain; for "Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints," they have "An house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens." GEORGE RAVELL, Teacher. MARY CHAPIN, IDA HOAG, LILLIE OSBURN, CARRIE BEACH, DELLA STICKNEY, ANNA BRISCO, CELIA DANA, CORA TARR, ANNA CHAPIN ALICE BRISCO, ANNA TRUMAN, IDA WHITNEY. Carolyn Bulgey cjbulgey-carolyn@northnet.org

Dear Listers: I keep discovering links that the powers that be add to the Jefferson County GenWeb system without telling me. The latest discovery at http://resources.rootsweb.com/USA/NY/Jefferson/ is this list of goodies for us to use: NEW! World Connect Family Trees | SSDI | State Web Sites | Projects | Transcriptions | Primary Records | General Links | Mailing Lists | Classifieds | GenConnect | Guestbook | Calendar The SSDI, for those of us not up to acronyms, is the Social Security Death Index, which a couple of years ago some of us had to buy. Now they are free on the web. For those of you who are looking for specific books on Jefferson County, Child's Gazetteer, for instance, check out the Classifieds. If they aren't there, you can post your own want ad. Notice the place for links, if you have Jefferson County records in your personal Rootsweb page. Perhaps you can see your way through, around, or over a brick wall by investigating these aids. And if you do, please share your success story with the list, so everyone can see what use these are. Nan Dixon, Listmaster. -- http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyjeffer/

Looking for data on this SWEET family: 1 Ira Sweet b: June 04, 1797 in Watertown, Jefferson Co, NY d: October 01, 1828 .. +Anna Greene b: January 14, 1805 in Adams, Jefferson Co, NY m: December 25, 1821 ........ 2 Margaret Sweet b: 1823 ............ +Benjamin Frank Hull b: October 23, 1822 ................... 3 Emma J Hull b: March 26, 1851 ....................... +William De France Greene b: July 02, 1841 in Adams, Jefferson County, New York m: June 29, 1886 in Adams Centre, Jefferson County, New York ........ 2 Cordelia Ann Sweet b: 1826 in Adams, Jefferson Co, NY d: August 06, 1858 ............ +Franklin J Greene b: April 27, 1822 ................... 3 Sherman R Greene b: April 1846 ....................... +Eliza Adelaide Greene b: September 09, 1846

http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NY/JeffersonBios Listers: I just typed an Ernest G. Cook article about Emma Satchwell Hayes, age 94, who was brought up on Pillar Point. Her parents were Ruben and Mary VANDEWALKER SATCHWELL - she was born 29 Sept. 1852. The article contains names like ADAMS, BELLINGER and includes a SATCHWELL genealogy. I've posted it on the Biography pages of Nan's site (address above). This article may have appeared in Phyllis Putnam's Ernest G. Cook collection, done for the Lyme Heritage Center -- please forgive me for such intrusion should that be the case. Ernest Cook's writings for the Watertown Daily Times are just so dog-gone interesting. Wish I could read everything he ever wrote. Shirley Farone Diaries, old letters, poems, autographs, etc. - more coming See our webpage: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~twigs2000/

Listers: This one might interest some of you -- it's not real old, though. It's been on my desk far too long and for want of a better place to post it, here goes. I'll put it on a floppy for those of you who may want a copy in the future. Shirley Watertown Daily Times - August 27, 1929 Jefferson County, N. Y. 250 PRESENT AT OLD HOME DAY EXCELLENT PROGRAM OF MUSIC AND SPEAKING HELD ------------------- AT ST. LAWRENCE VILLAGE --------------- Former Pastors of Methodist Epis- copal Church and Assistant Dis- trict Attorney Speak at Celebra- tion. St. Lawrence, Aug. 27. -- After having sent out 350 invitations to our old Home Day, Friday by (sic) the 250 were present and registered (sic). Despite numerous showers an excellent roast pork dinner was served on the parsonage lawn at noon. At the church suitable exercises were held. Several selections were given by the orchestra and community singing which was followed by an address by Howard B. Donaldson, assistant district attorney of Watertown and remarks by several former pastors, including Rev. Phillip Mang of Constable; Rev. W. A. Gardiner, Adams; Rev. B. G. Miller, pastor of the church sang a solo entitled "The Lost Chord" and also gave an interesting account of the building of the church. Letters of request were received from many former residents. The twin daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Morris E. Cornwell were baptized by Rev. William Gardner, assisted by Rev. Mr. Mang and Rev. Mr. Miller. Proceeds were $165. The following were present: Samuel Adams, Rosiere, Route 1, Edith Adams, Rosiere, Route 1; Hester Adams, Rosiere, Route 1; Harold Adams, Rosiere, Route 1; Mr. and Mrs. John Irwin, Stone Mills; C. D. Mang, Constable; Mrs. P. D. Mang, Constable; Adela E. Mang, Constable Olive B. Mang, Constable; Mrs. Gertrude Kelly, Hartford, Conn.; Mrs. Alice W. Calkins, Depauville; Mrs. Nellie C. Reed, Watertown; Mrs. A. L. Stone, Watertown, Box 97; Mrs. E. K. Brown, Brownville; Marion E. Brown, Brownville; James D. Powell, Cape Vincent; Mrs. James D. Powell, Cape Vincent; Dr. O. H. Manhard, St. Louis, Mo; Mrs. O. H. Manhard, St. Louis, Mo; E. M. Ingram, Clayton; Mrs. E. N. Ingram, Clayton; Arthur Wood, Clayton; Mrs. A. Wood, Clayton; Mrs. Charles Sherman, Clayton; Mr. and Mrs. John P. Burnham, Clayton; William Chisholm, Clayton; Miss Nina M. Ackel, St. Lawrence; Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Cornwell and daughters, Clayton; Roy Patchin, Clayton; Harold Glass, Clayton; Nina L. Garnsey, Clayton; J. H. Comins, St. Lawrence; Mrs. Allen Castell and son, St. Lawrence; Mrs. Roy C. Gibbs and daughters, Chaumont; Mrs. Lizzie Parker and daughter, Brownville; Mrs. L. F. Garnsey, Watertown; Mrs. W. E. Dwyer, Brownville; Wallace J. Beadle, St. Lawrence. Mr. L. W. Reff, Cape Vincent; John Donald, Garnsey, Clayton; C. W. Nims, Chaumont; Albert Pond, Cape Vincent; Beulah M. Humphrey, Cape Vincent; John Humphrey, Cape Vincent; Joe Buechel, Clayton; Elmer Consaul, Clayton; William Halladay, Clayton; Ethel Comins, Clayton; Hazel Hyde, Clayton; Bettie Rix, Herkimer; C. W. Seeley, Smithville; Mrs. C. W. Seeley, Smithville; Quincy Beadie, St. Lawrence; Ethel Kelley, Watertown; Mrs. Cyrus L. Ackut, St. Louis, Mo.; Mrs. E. H. Wuerpel, St. Louis, Mo.; Mrs. Harold Williams and daughter, Brownville; Mrs. Elmer Consaul, Clayton; Mrs. Della Lee, Clayton; Mrs. Emma L. Phillips, St. Lawrence; Mrs. A. E. Rice, Chaumont; Mrs. C. A. Putnam, Clayton; William Dwyer, Brownville; Mrs. A. B. Cornwell, Clayton; Mrs. Alice Comins, Clayton; Milo Cummings, Clayton; Mrs. George Cornaire, Rosiere; Mrs. Ruth Donaldson, Rosiere; Mrs. Leon Reff, Cape Vincent; Elton D. Irvine, Little Rock, Ark.; Mrs. Elton D. Irvine, Little Rock, Ark.; A. A. Wood, Clayton. V. P. Comins, Hannibal; A. B. Cornwell, Clayton; Hendrick Comins, Clayton; W. H. Barker, Brownville; Mrs. H. F. Eselin, Three Mile Bay; H. T. Eselin, Three Mile Bay; Nina O. Comins, St. Lawrence; Hubert N. Johnson, St. Lawrence; Manley E. Johnson, St. Lawrence; R. A. Halladay, St. Lawrence; Mrs. J. E. Northrup, Clayton; J. L. Garnsey, Clayton; Sophis Glass, Clayton; Ernest Glass, Clayton; Mrs. Ray Glass, Clayton; Eugene Swartwout, Depauville; Alvaretta Putnam, Clayton; Kate Swartout, Depauville. Mr. and Mrs. O. D. Phillips, Watertown, Mrs. L. H. Irvine, Watertown; Ruth Howe, Clayton, Mrs. W. A. Howe, Clayton; Mrs. W. A. Gardner, Adams; Viola Gardner, Adams; Mrs. Florence Comins, Clayton; Daisy Comins, Clayton; Edith Best, St. Lawrence; Estes Best, St. Lawrence; Mr. and Mrs. Guy Irvine and son, Cape Vincent; Marlon Devine, Watertown; Charles Sherman, Clayton; James phillips, Watertown; Mr. and Mrs. Otto Johnson, St. Lawrence; Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Putnam, Clayton; Mrs. May Lingenfelter, Watertown; Mrs. Adelbert Horning and son, Clayton; Mr. and Mrs. James Phillips and family, Watertown. B. G. Whitney, Clayton; Mrs. B. G. Whitney, Clayton; Mrs. M. A. Powell, Three Mile Bay; Mrs. Albert Pond, Cape Vincent; Mrs. C. E. Swartwout, Rosiere; Mrs. Erma Swartout, Rosiere; Ethel Halladay, Clayton; Gerald Halladay, Clayton; Sherard Halladay, Clayton; Claude Swartout, Rosiere; W. E. Comins, St. Lawrence; Harry Lewis, St. Lawrence; Mrs. Newton Loomis, Three Mile Bay; Mrs. C. W. Nims, Chaumont; Mrs. H. C. Irvine, Chaumont; H. C. Irvine, Chaumont; Mr. George N. Liddy, Chaumont; Mrs. Leroge N. Liddy, Chaumont; Mrs. Bertha Wright, Clayton; Mrs. Catherine Tryon, Watertown; Mrs. F. W. Herkimer, Depauville; Rev. W. A. Gardener, Adams; Rev. B. G. Miller, Clayton; Mrs. B. G. Miller, Clayton; John W. Lingenfelter, Brownville; L. H. Irvine, Watertown; Miles E. Comins, Syracuse; Mrs. George Bass, St. Lawrence; Mrs. Tifft, Henderson; Cornelia E. Lennox, Clayton; Eleanor M. Garnsey, Clayton; Arlie Cummings, Clayton; Margery Cummings, Clayton; Arsula Shaw, Clayton; L. F. Garnsey, Watertown; F. A. Miller, St. Lawrence; E. R. Farr, Cape Vincent; Sigfred Johnson, St. Lawrence; Harold Humphrey, Cape Vincent. Mr. and Mrs. Nick Baker, Clayton; Darwin Mulcahy, Clayton; Mr. and Mrs. George Donaldson, St. Lawrence; G. Wesley Donaldson, St. Lawrence; Mrs. R. L. Halladay, Cleveland, Ohio; Harriet Neil, Cleveland, Ohio; Mary Laird, Cleveland, Ohio; Lessie M. Halladay, Cleveland, Ohio; Mrs. Dora Little, Wolfe Island; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Herkimer, Depauville; Earl Fitzgerald, Brownville; Eugene Parker, Brownville; Mrs. R. Saunders, Cape Vincent; Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Cummings and family, St. Lawrence. Diaries, old letters, poems, autographs, etc. - more coming See our webpage: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~twigs2000/

HALL LETTERS #5 (FINAL LETTER) Ira Hall Sr. died in 1879 at age 78. His wife continued to live on the farm at Stowell's Corners. Two years later, she (Mandana Hall) wrote this letter to her son Ira Jr. in Mexico, Audrain Co., MO, June 30, 1881. The father of Ira Jr's wife Helen had died in the past year as well, which explains Mandana's "kind regards to [the widow] Mrs. Beatty." The "Uncle John" is probably Helen's brother, John W. Beatty. Mandana Hall died in 1885 and is buried beside her husband in the Sulpher Springs Cemetery in Hounsfield. Stowels Corners June 30th 1881 My Dear Son Ira, Your welcome letter of the 14 inst was duly rec'd and I was glad to hear from you again. You say "We are tolerably well". Are you not very well? I would be glad to have you enjoy the best of health. Did Zelon [Ira and Helen's third son] have the mumps? Your garden must look nicely, with corn in tassel, it is not much above the ground here and it will be a long time before we have new potatoes. Will you have any peaches this year? We have had a great-deal of rain here. Yet I don't think crops and vegetation look as well as they did last year. There are not so many apples here on this place as there was last year, and I think not any where in this vicinity. Grass they say is lighter than it was last year. I did not get the papers you sent me to Watertown. I have not got any from you since quite a while before I left Ella's [Ella Ingraham, her daughter] last spring. I sent to Watertown to enquire if there were any papers there for me and they said not any. Ella and Hully were here a week ago last Sunday and staid over night. Reuben [nephew] is not feeling very well since his northern trip. He went to Ogdensburg, Potsdam and Renssalear Falls. He said that Byron Inglehart's daughter was sick with consumption when he was there. She has since died. I do not think Reuben will go west before Sept., if he does then. He is not well and does not seem to have ambition enough. He has been talking of going to the big woods and rusticating awhile in hopes that he might feel better. I thank you for your generous offer to pay my fare to Mexico just for my own gratification; but I should not wish to accept it after your giving me all of your share of the rent. I know that your family expenses must be very large and I do not wish to add to them. When I wrote to you I was thinking that if you only lived but a short distance from here how nice it would be for me to go and stay with the children or have them come and stay with me so that you would not feel anxious about them and could go and have a pleasant trip. As you say that you don't want me to come on your account at all I think I will stay here for the present. Ella does not want me to go west - She says she does not want to be left alone, and she has such a little tyrant for a husband I would feel very bad to leave her. My things here need care. I have plenty of work to do piecing and quilting. Ella wants me to make her a spread like yours. Still I would like to be where I can do the most good for my time is short. How are the boys spending their summer vacation? Does Uncle John live on the farm now? My kind regards to Mrs. Beatty when you see her. My love to the boys. Please write soon. God bless and take care of you and yours. As ever your loving mother, M. Hall --------- Posted by Kelly Hokkanen More Hall information at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~khokkanen/hall/