Do I dare test our listmaster with one more article? This one has several names, too: Lowe, Devendorf, Fox, Rogers, Johndrow, Atwood, and Mr. Peter Cole, an Indian. Sorry for the questionmarks -- the copy sent me was quite blurry. Shirley Conklin Farone Watertown Daily Times - no date (probably before 1929) with photograph, captioned "Falls of Catfish Creek" Heading not clear - ? Catfish Creek Attractive at Depauville Old Indian Burying Ground Is Located Opposite Them By Frank D. Lowe Catfish creek, it is said, derived its name from the abundance of catfish found in the stream by the first settlers in the locality. A dear friend of mine, the late William Dorr, used to say that the headwaters of this creek came from "out back of Lafargeville." In early times at least four mills were dependent for their power upon this stream. There was one or more at Lafargeville, near the (?blurred) Schneider's place and there was a grist mill and a saw mill located at Depauville where the water passed over a fall (sic) of about 15 feet and there unites with Chaumont river. On the west bank, opposite the falls, the old Indian burying ground is located. At times of high water these falls make an interesting picture as shown by a photo, the original of which was taken by my old schoolmate, S. A. Devendorf, and a reproduction is herewith presented. This stream extends from Lafargeville to Depauville, a distance of about seven miles. The saw mill at the latter place is now owned and operated by Fred Sternberg, who also conducts a manufacturing business in connection with the mill for which purpose water power from the streams is used. At times of low water, there was insufficient power for the operation of the grist mill and under the management of Harry Fox electric power was installed and is now successfully used at all periods of the year. The catfish of early times were caught out and nearly disappeared. However, big mouth bass still exist there in quite large numbers and many are caught each season. In the year 1916-17 the state stocked the creek with pike-perch but it was not a success for they went downover the falls into the river. The stream should now be restocked with big mouth bass which have thrived there for all these years. Mr. "Hub" Rogers, who was in charge of the grist mill along about 1882, called me one time to see the fish in the flume. He had shut down the headgate and as the water went through the rack it kept the fish in the flume, where we picked out a panful of big mouth bass. During the fall of 1878, I attended a select school at Depauville and boarded with my uncle, William C. Atwood, who resided at that time under the bluff, on the place now owned by E. J. Johndrow. That fall an Indian by the name of Peter Cole came in his log canoe or dugout on a trapping expedition and camped on the creek almost directly in front of the house, where the glimmer of his camp fire could be seen in the distance each night. Under the above circumstances it was a pleasure for me to make the acquaintance of an Indian trapper, and to see him handle the log canoe with his paddle was a thrill not to be forgotten. He was about 35 years of age and knew well the art of trapping the "Musquash," as he called the muskrat. Also he caught several mink during the season. For some time I thought of joining him and becoming a mighty trapper. However, my people did not approve of the idea and I remained a student at the "Depauville hillside (blurry) academy," as we called it at that time, and I lost out on my special course of training with the Indian. My website: Latest postings are articles on my Sweet Family's involvement in the 1838 Patriot War http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~twigs2000

I'm sure Nan will reject this if she feels it's irrelevant or cumbesome - I had it typed up, so I thought someone else might enjoy it. Nice rainy afternoon reading, I hope. Shirley Conklin Farone Watertown Daily Times - February 5, 1929 Jefferson County, N. Y. With individual photos of Mr. and Mrs. Johnson 250 AT GOLDEN WEDDING PARTY AFFAIR HELD IN MASONIC TEMPLE, CHAUMONT MR. and MRS. JOHNSON HONORED Limerick Couple Married at Sack- ets Harbor Feb. 4, 1879 -- Pro- gram of Entertainment Present- For Guests. Chaumont, Feb. 5. -- About 250 friends and relatives of Mr. and Mrs. William M. Johnson of Limerick, gathered at the Masonic hall Chaumont Monday night, to participate in the celebration of their 50th wedding anniversary. The hall was beautifully decorated with yellow and white. Across the front of the stage were the words, "Fifty Years Ago," the letters yellow on a green background. Over the stage was suspended a large horseshoe and in the center of the stage was a large heart of yellow roses. Lace curtains had been hung at the windows to give the hall a more homelike appearance. The same color scheme was used in the dining room, the tables being trimmed with yellow and white. Above the center of the long table hung a golden ball. The bride's cake was a huge pyramid-shaped one, trimmed with yellow and white and standing in the center were two dolls dressed as bride and bridegroom. There were also bouquets of pink roses on the tables. The people commenced to arrive at about 7 p.m. and by the time the program began the hall was filled. Mr. and Mrs. Walter N. Van Doren of Chaumont received the guests and presented them to Mr. and Mrs. Johnson. On Feb. 4, 1879, Miss Addie Penny, daughter of Grover and Sarah Smith Penny of Point Peninsula, and William M. Johnson, son of Rev. John and Harriet Cramer Johnson of Point Peninsula, drove to Sackets Harbor and were united in marriage by Rev. S. M. Fisk, then pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson had a lage number of witnesses to their marriage as they happened to run into a social which was being held and which the pastor, Mr. Fisk, was attending. The early life of Mr. and Mrs. Johnson up to the time of their marriage was spent on Point Peninsula. Since then they have lived near and in this immediate vicinity. For ten years or more they lived on the farm on Point Salubrious now owned by Walrath and Hibbert, but for a number of years have resided near Limerick. Twenty years ago the Johnsons celebrated their 30th anniversary and a number who attended that celebration were present last night at the golden anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson have two children, Walter Johnson of Limerick and Mrs. Lura (or Lora) Brown of Chaumont, three grandchildren, Lloyd and Harriet Johnson and Leland Brown. After the guests had greeted Mr. and Mrs. Johnson, a program was given as follows: Community singing, led by Lorenzo Johnson with Mrs. Alexander Scott at the piano; Mrs. C. W. Nims extended greetings to Mr. and Mrs. Johnson in behalf of the community; little Virginia Allen recited "Where Grandma Wore This Bonnet and Grandpa Wore That Hat;" Mrs. Hector Adams sang "Silver Threads Among the Gold." Mrs. Adams was dressed in a dress, shawl and bonnet of 50 years ago. Mrs. Adams responded to an encore. Mrs. E. N. Lucas gave a reading, "A Golden Wedding." A vocal solo was given by Lorenzo Johnson and a quartet known as the Cisco Chasers, composed of E. B. Johnson, E. N. Lucas, Lorenzo Johnson and O. S. Adams, sang "Cisco Chasers Are We" and "I Want a Girl." This was followed by a comic wedding ceremony. Those taking part in this service were Harold Byam as minister, Mr. and Mrs. Johnson as bride and bridegroom, Harriet Johnson and Leland Brown as bridesmaid and best man. Mrs. Fannie Hentze played the wedding march. Several presentation speeches were made in presenting gifts to Mr. and Mrs. Johnson. The gifts were presented by Rev. R. C. Dunn, Rev. Alexander Scott and A. ?. Emerson, and consisted of gold pieces and other money presented by friends from Chaumont, Limerick and Point Peninsula. The gifts totalled $53. James Dillenback, jr., presented Mr. and Mrs. Johnson an imaginary picture of themselves driving with horse and cutter on way to Sackets Harbor to be married. The picture showed Mr. and Mrs. Johnson driving along with Sackets Harbor in the foreground. Mr. Dillenback painted the picture. A grand march was formed, led by Harold Byam and Virignia Allen who conducted the people to the dining room. There were 66 in the grand march. After the supper, dancing was enjoyed by both young and old. In one quadrille those in the set were Mr. and Mrs. William Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. W. McCormick, Mr. and Mrs. George Brown, Frank Haas and Mrs. Holbrook. Among those present were: (this may be only a partial list--I'll look when I next visit Watertown) Mrs. Prudy Bents (the name is Bent - my mother's aunt), Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Peck, Glenn Haas, Mr. and Mrs. O. Pennock, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Walrath, Mrs. Brown Diefendorf, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Brown, Leland Brown, Laura Gordon, Mina Gordon, Loretta Shaw, Marguerite Shaw, Curtis Case, Mr. and Mrs. Rolla VanDoren, I. J. VanDoren, Mr. and Mrs. William Thompson, Mariah Cheevers, Mrs. Lucinda Calkins, Miss Mabel Daniels, Mr. and Mrs. James Allen, June Haas, W. P. Horton, Mr. and Mrs. Linas Collins, Point Peninsula. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Emerson, Limerick; Frank Favery, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ellison, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Allen, Mr. and Mrs. George Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Stone, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Booth, Mrs. Lynn Case, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gonseth and family, Lucille Case, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Flavin, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Brown, Watertown, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Klock, Frank Dunham, Mrs. Susie Giles, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Ellison, Mr. and Mrs. Brayton Peck, Mrs. Oakes, Mr. and Mrs. Luke Welles, Mr. and Mrs. Roswell Wallace. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Brown, Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Horton, Harrison Hilts, Miss Mae Cratsenberg, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Byam, Mrs. Alice Rogers, Mrs. Sherman Wallace, Mr. and Mrs. Milton Haas, Mrs. Watson Cummings, Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Warner, Mr. and Mrs. Ora Adams. Mr. and Mrs. Hector Adams, Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Shepard, Miss Elizabeth Shepard, Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Pennock, Jay Warner, Fred Pennock, Mr. and Mrs. Monte Cheevers, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wiggins, Mrs. George Tuttle, Miss Jessie Wheeler, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Crouse, Rev. and Mrs. Alexander Scott, Dr. O. J. LaFontaine, Mr. and Mrs. Winifred Hayes, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Collins. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Haas, Mr. and Mrs. George Herrick, Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Clark, Mr. and Mrs. George Liddy, James Dillenback, Miss Mildred Dillenback, Mr. and Mrs. W. N. VanDoren, Mr. and Mrs. E. N. Lucas, Miss Grace Lucas, Mr. and Mrs. Milford Haas, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ashwin, Mr. and Mrs. Chester Silver, Mr. and Mrs. Claude Shaw, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kissel, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Nims, Mrs. Lydia Dillenback. (Remember, I believe the list is incomplete, as copied for me). typed by Shirley Farone, twigs@bright.net - 6/24/2000 My website: Latest postings are articles on my Sweet Family's involvement in the 1838 Patriot War http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~twigs2000

Thank you Shirley, for the article about the mill at Limerick. As a direct descendant of Henry C. Dorchester, I was very pleased to see it. Does anyone know if there are any photos of the mill in existence anywhere? Carolyn Ober Bulgey cjbulgey-carolyn@northnet.org ----- Original Message ----- From: Shirley Farone <twigs@bright.net> To: <NYJEFFER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2000 6:36 PM Subject: Dorchester - Case > Hello Listers: > > Every so often I notice requests for information about the name, > Dorchester. While looking thru some miscellaneous articles from a > scrapbook kept by a Depauville woman, I noticed the name, Dorchester, in an > article appearing in the Watertown Daily Times on Friday, April 23, 1932. > The article was entitled, "Limerick Grist Mill Is Destroyed By Fire." The > old grist mill was located in Limerick, Town of Brownville (NY), and at the > time of the article was owned by Brayton Peck. A portion of the article > follows: > > "In 1929 the mill was almost entirely rebuilt and new machinery installed > by Mr. Peck. He purchased the mill from Handley Case, of Dexter, and had > conducted it for many years. > > "The structure which burned, was built on the site of an old mill which was > operated for many years by Henry C. Dorchester, father of Mrs. N. H. Lee, > 252 West Main street, Watertown, and grandfather of Edwin H. Lee, of the > same address. Some of the building, estimated to be 150 years old, is > still on the site. > > "Mr. Dorchester was a supervisor from the town of Brownville about 100 > years ago and he conducted the original mill, having built the dam and > water wheel himself. The old water wheel can still be seen at the location > together with the Dorchester and Lee family homestead. > > "The mill was a congregating place for farmers from Pillar Point and other > sections for many years when they came to have their grist ground. Miss > Kate Dorchester, who died here about a year ago at the age of 85 was born > at the homestead. The original builder of the mill is not known." > > Shirley > Visit my webpage -- My 1955 Graduating Class Picture - Click on Photographs > Also, articles on my Sweet Family's involvement in the 1838 Patriot War > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~twigs2000 > > ______________________________

Hi List Does anyone have in their possession the Book of the Grooms and Brides of New York that is on the LDS roll #1698035? Or the book of Jefferson county Marriage and death notices on LDS film # 17719? It would save me the cost of ordering out the films if someone would do a lookup for me. I'm looking for the marriage of Ann Hill and Milo King, probably around 1860, and Laura Hill and Sylvanus Hatch, in 1848(?). I would like to see if any other names were listed on the records.. Thanks so much if you can help me. Regards Bonnie in Idaho

Hi Nancy and NYJEFFERers Sorry I cannot volunteer to help with posting these records. Perhaps I can encourage some one else to help by saying how valuable your efforts are to a person like me who has never been to Jefferson County and who dreams of visiting one day. I eagerly read the list each day - even though none of the families seem to be related to me. Through the list and the web pages I feel that I am getting to know Jefferson County - past and present. Now I have a road map I can even work out where all the towns are. Please keep up the great work and some day I hope I'll be able to help some too Cheers Marianne Punshon Melbourne Victoria Australia Nancy Dixon wrote: > Dear Listers, > > We are to receive tomorrow two large cartons of material to be posted on > the website. We need people who can enter these records into a > spreadsheet, such as excel or paradox. Microsoft works will do, as > well. If you have something else, please send me a sample so that I can > determine whether I can decipher it. > > PLEASE! This is a wonderful opportunity for our viewers. We will have > all the 1865 Civil War soldiers' information, as collected by the > various town clerks in that year. See > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyjeffer/cwlyme.htm for a sample. > > The records will be just as the clerks wrote them. These will be in > script, and not printed (until we do it!) > > It's a big job, and we'd like to get started right away. Right now, you > have your choice of town. We can break them up, if you feel you can only > do some pages. > > Please let me hear from you! > > Nan Dixon, county coordinator. > -- > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyjeffer/ > > ============================== > Search ALL of RootsWeb's mailing lists in real time. > RootsWeb's Personalized Mailing Lists: > http://pml.rootsweb.com/

Shirley, Once again we are indebted to you (and your daughter) for finding a website we never knew existed. We're gonna link to this one! Listers, if you are interested in Jefferson County History, you should explore this link! Shirley Farone wrote: > > Here's the citation in the Registry which our daughter finally found on the > Internet at: Under Jeff. Co., N. Y., Hounsfield : > http://www.nr.nps.gov/nrloc1.htm Nan Dixon -- http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyjeffer/

Husband Bill Dixon doesn't remember soft drinks, but has clear memories of the chocolate milk produced by that dairy. It was a novelty at the time. Nan Dixon > Question: Does anyone know about a line of soft drinks made in the 1936 > era on the Devendorf farm near Gunn's Corners (Tn. of Clayton - Route 12 > not far from Perch River)? Before my imagination runs even wilder, I > thought I'd ask. My husband, not aware of the year, had some pretty > interesting thoughts when I told him about this segment of an article > appearing in the August 25, 1936 Watertown Daily Times. It was a lengthy > report of a fire at the Devendorf farm -- creamery and barns. If anyone > wants the whole article, I have it typed up -- just ask. Here's the mention: > > "Mr. Devendorf was formerly an automobile dealer in Watertown and recently > he has been selling milk and butter from his farm here. He also makes a > line of soft drinks and Mr. Deline was at the farm waiting for a load of > these drinks to take to Fishers Landing." > > Any bottle collectors out there? Have one for this soft drink? What did > he make this drink from -- roots of some kind? Don't understand the > combination of milk, butter and soft drinks. <grin> > > Just curious. -- http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyjeffer/

Mark: I'm putting this out to the list because others may have a typical situation and need answers. I'm sorry for the impropriety. On your trip to Sackets Harbor perhaps you can help me with a problem I've had for some time regarding why the farmhome of my birth is on a Registry. No one in my family can tell me why and how it got to be on that registery. Who initiated its placement on this National Registry? It is not an old home. The only thing we can think of is that it is a double family farmhome -- with once identical interiors and, of course, the facade gives one the idea that it was mirror image architecture. The home was built in 1897 -- with stone brought from Pillar Point as the foundation. The 1897 Diary on my website tells about its construction. Here's the citation in the Registry which our daughter finally found on the Internet at: Under Jeff. Co., N. Y., Hounsfield : http://www.nr.nps.gov/nrloc1.htm The listing: NY -- Jefferson Conklin Farm Evans Rd. Hounsfield 19891018 Hounsfield MRA 89001624 it's jumbled, but we think the first series of numbers represents the date of placement: 1989 - 10 - 18 I've contacted N. Y. State with no success. If you happen to be in an office which might know the answer, I'd be indebted to you for your assistance. Maybe you know without asking, Mark. Oh, Mark, I've contacted someone who may know your answer about the fascinating water spout painting. I don't think he's a member of this list. Will let you know what he says. He'll be intrigued--as we all are. Thanks, Mark. Shirley Farone Visit my webpage -- My 1955 Graduating Class Picture - Click on Photographs Also, articles on my Sweet Family's involvement in the 1838 Patriot War http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~twigs2000

The HOUNSFIELD HOMESTEADS portion of the Hounsfield Local History Network at http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~legends/hounsfield-alhn.html has been updated to include the following: -- Eveleigh House, a hotel built around the Civil War on Main St., Sackets Harbor (now gone) -- Joshua Pickering House, the museum on West Main St., Sackets Harbor (still existing) -- Samuel Guthrie House, photo of the home of the man who invented chloroform (still existing) The Washburn Home & Camp's Mills-Jenkins Home profiles have been updated. I will be traveling to Hounsfield in two weeks. During that time I will be driving and walking around the town to photograph homes for addition to this website. If anyone has any suggestions of homes (within Hounsfield limits) they would like to see featured on this website please let me know and I will attempt to find them. I am especially interested in documenting the old stone and wood farm homes that were erected outside the village limits during the early 1800s. Thanks, Mark Wentling Washington, D.C.

Back around 1980 or so, my babysitter Claire, whose family lived in the Commandant's house at Sackets Harbor Battlefield, took my sister and I to her house to watch us. I remember that in the hallway leading upstairs from the foyer there hung a large painting of a waterspout. She told me that it was a waterspout that hit the harbor in the 1800's. It was a beautiful painting -- and all at once terrifying for a little boy to think one of those had been in his own backyard! Does anyone recall the date of this waterspout? Any articles written about it? Photographs available? What was the fate of that painting? Thanks for any leads, Mark Wentling Washington, D.C. http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~legends/features.html

Hi Listers, Question: Does anyone know about a line of soft drinks made in the 1936 era on the Devendorf farm near Gunn's Corners (Tn. of Clayton - Route 12 not far from Perch River)? Before my imagination runs even wilder, I thought I'd ask. My husband, not aware of the year, had some pretty interesting thoughts when I told him about this segment of an article appearing in the August 25, 1936 Watertown Daily Times. It was a lengthy report of a fire at the Devendorf farm -- creamery and barns. If anyone wants the whole article, I have it typed up -- just ask. Here's the mention: "Mr. Devendorf was formerly an automobile dealer in Watertown and recently he has been selling milk and butter from his farm here. He also makes a line of soft drinks and Mr. Deline was at the farm waiting for a load of these drinks to take to Fishers Landing." Any bottle collectors out there? Have one for this soft drink? What did he make this drink from -- roots of some kind? Don't understand the combination of milk, butter and soft drinks. <grin> Just curious. Shirley Farone Visit my webpage -- My 1955 Graduating Class Picture - Click on Photographs Also, articles on my Sweet Family's involvement in the 1838 Patriot War http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~twigs2000

Hello Listers: Every so often I notice requests for information about the name, Dorchester. While looking thru some miscellaneous articles from a scrapbook kept by a Depauville woman, I noticed the name, Dorchester, in an article appearing in the Watertown Daily Times on Friday, April 23, 1932. The article was entitled, "Limerick Grist Mill Is Destroyed By Fire." The old grist mill was located in Limerick, Town of Brownville (NY), and at the time of the article was owned by Brayton Peck. A portion of the article follows: "In 1929 the mill was almost entirely rebuilt and new machinery installed by Mr. Peck. He purchased the mill from Handley Case, of Dexter, and had conducted it for many years. "The structure which burned, was built on the site of an old mill which was operated for many years by Henry C. Dorchester, father of Mrs. N. H. Lee, 252 West Main street, Watertown, and grandfather of Edwin H. Lee, of the same address. Some of the building, estimated to be 150 years old, is still on the site. "Mr. Dorchester was a supervisor from the town of Brownville about 100 years ago and he conducted the original mill, having built the dam and water wheel himself. The old water wheel can still be seen at the location together with the Dorchester and Lee family homestead. "The mill was a congregating place for farmers from Pillar Point and other sections for many years when they came to have their grist ground. Miss Kate Dorchester, who died here about a year ago at the age of 85 was born at the homestead. The original builder of the mill is not known." Shirley Visit my webpage -- My 1955 Graduating Class Picture - Click on Photographs Also, articles on my Sweet Family's involvement in the 1838 Patriot War http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~twigs2000

Dear Listers, We are to receive tomorrow two large cartons of material to be posted on the website. We need people who can enter these records into a spreadsheet, such as excel or paradox. Microsoft works will do, as well. If you have something else, please send me a sample so that I can determine whether I can decipher it. PLEASE! This is a wonderful opportunity for our viewers. We will have all the 1865 Civil War soldiers' information, as collected by the various town clerks in that year. See http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyjeffer/cwlyme.htm for a sample. The records will be just as the clerks wrote them. These will be in script, and not printed (until we do it!) It's a big job, and we'd like to get started right away. Right now, you have your choice of town. We can break them up, if you feel you can only do some pages. Please let me hear from you! Nan Dixon, county coordinator. -- http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyjeffer/

These are the transcriptions of two letters that are in my possession. Does anyone know the outcome? Did Sidney return to Brownville? Does he have any descendants? Enjoy!!! Larry Corbett Mrs Abagail Hardy Brownville Jefferson County State of New York May 25th 1844 Dear father and mother I send you these lines to inform you that i am well and likely to do well and I hope this letter will find you in the same sircumstances and also all my friends in Jefferson County and I suppose that by this time you all want to know whare i am and what I am about well I do not choos to tell you exactly but I will inform you that I am in one of the seaports of Massachusetts and now i suppose you will wonder how i came here. well i will tell you. i went directly to New York with the intention to get a birth in a murchantman or a man of war but all told me they would take none but seamen and finding agents for whale ships i agreed to come here and ship for a whaleing voyage and I now expect that John and I will sail in about a month on a whaleing voyage in the Tacitus a fine large ship of 4500 barrels formerly a merchantman now fitting up for a whaleing voyage. the captain appears to be a verry fine man and i hope the voyage will be a prosperous one. The stamp on the outside will tell yhou whare the letter started from and i hope you will take no pains to detain me. this letter requires no answer and i hope i shall find you all well when i return which will be in three years at least. tell mr skinner that all will be well I hope and if i have made any damage to him that i will endevour to make it allright when i return. give my best respects to all my friends in hopes that i shall clear enough in the voyage to help my parents. farewell all. Sydney W Hardy Mrs Gideon Hardy Brownville, Jefferson County New York State United States of America On board the ship Liverpool At Sea March 21st 1846 My dear father and mother i write you these few lines to inform you that i am well and hope will find you the same I wrote to you from New Bedford which letter if you did not get was my carelessness in directing it I wrote i had shipped in the Tacitus which ship i did not sail in but sailed in the Liverpool June 27 1845 on a whaleing voyage. the 4th of July we were laying to in a gale of wind in the Atlantic. in about a month we arrived at the western islands in about 2 weeks after wards at the cape verds from thence we sail for Indian Ocean where we arrived in two or three months. In doubling the cape of good hope we lost a man overboard one night off the flying jib boom in furling the sail. we crossed the Indian Ocean took six whales off St Paul's Island and made Vandemansland on our way to the Sandwich Islands bound into Moue (Maui?) which we are in sight of. the ship will stop here a few days to recruit and then sail for the northwest whaleing ground you would like to hear how i like the sea i tell you if i ever get home again i will stay there. tell mr skinner i cannot pay him for my time i have gave that up long ago tell Louisa and Louvina that I have found it too true what they told me that i would be sorry for this and wish myself back i cannot help thinking how ungrateful i have been to my parents in leaving them when they most needed what little help i could afford them to think how my mother watched over me in my infancy and my father's exertions for my future wellfare and then my leaving them so abruptly has been the most of my thoughts a long time i have been in most all kinds of weather and got enough of the sea gladly would i went home again when we were at the western islands if i could if i come back in the ship i shall come directly home right off i shal wright again as soon as convenient in coming to sea it has determined me what to do hereafter and i am determined to mend my ways if i get home again espetialy my conduct to my parents give my respects to my friends and relations Tell John Doland if you see him that he was wise in not going a whaleing voyage I cannot thing anything more of any use to write now save that i have sang all the psalm tunes that i know until i have worn them out i must now bring this to a close for we had eight hours on deck last night and it is most four bells and i want to get a little sleep before dinner Farewell all, Sidney W Hardy

Letter #3 is written five years after letter #2, to Asher and Harriet Penney who have just moved to WI, by Jarvis and Samantha Penny. Since I do not yet know, I am assuming that Jarvis Penney is a brother to Asher and Charley Penney. His wife Samantha is unknown. Henderson Oct. 19, 1855 Asher, you said that I had not written to you but it is not so for we have written you two letters. This leaves us all well as ever. Charley has not gotten home yet Asher. I will now tell you how much grain I have raised this year. I had 148 bushel of barley - 60 bushel of wheat- oats, 80 bushels, potatoes 120 but potatoes is arotting very considerable. Corn is light. I have got the best pig in the neighborhood, he will weigh about four hundred. I am to work in the swamp and would like to have you and Yuornkeg [(?) -[ possibly Yuornpey)] and George Ross to worka for me a day or two and I will furnish t(??) yankey that I would like an axe helve. I don’t think that Eber (Penney) will be up there this winter for he is a sailing now. I think I shall plow about ten acres this fall. Father is aplowing and it would please you to see him. We spent an hour there other day and we killed sheep for him yesterday. I see him after them but before I could get to them he had kill one. I liked him. You brother got (an) axe. Coliver and father struck him with the axe. Asher, Charely(brother, Capt. Charles Penney) is married to Elizabeth, they was married (the) 15th of this month We expected brother was convinced his letters that Charley was to your house but he got to Uncle Philip and staid there 10 days and we was all disappointed because he did not get to see you. (next sentence mentions bank warrants, undecipherable) --ll ---- -ill that there -- not any owe got bank warrants yet. Asher, grain is up - barely is 1.18 wheat is 1.75 to 2.00. Asher, I have the school wood this Fall. Harvay[maybe Garvay] has not gone home yet. (It has) snow(ed) a full 8 inches here yesterday - it has been a very bad Fall - it has rained most of the time. Now davy if you can make this out I will write you another. I about suppose you can read this but if you can’t say so when you write. Now davy write soon as you receive this and I will answer it. No more for this time so good by. Send on your thoughts. Jarvis Penny to Asher Penny Harriet as Jarvis has left a space I will write you a few lines to let you know what I am about. I have been making another carpet this fall, I have got it ready for to weave. I think I shall weave it myself. I am going to make it like Lucys. Lucy see Lauriette [(Dewey) Greenly] this fall on the fair grounds. She said that she had not heard from you since you went away. Nancy has got a boy. He weighed ten pounds and a quarter. He is handsome and good natured. They call him fred Corneal Cilby has got a boy, too. [ed. note - because of lack of puncuation it is unclear if the boys name is Fred Corneal or the ladies name is Corneal Cilby. Corrections are solicited from readers]. Orenzo [last name unk.] has got home from from the west and is married. He married Lucy Chandlier. He was married the 23rd of this month. I have not seen them yet but I expect a visit from them this week. Tell aunt Sylphina that we often think of her and her family if we do not write to them. We would all like to see you all first rate and we was sorry that Charley did not go and see you for we expected he would when he went away. He was gone four weeks. He got home the 22nd. They was one week coming down. I don’t think of anything more. We send our best respects and good wishes to you all so good night - this from Samantha Penny to Harriet Penny [ed note; throughout these letters the writers often refer to Asher Penney as "davy" most of the time not capitalizing it as a proper name - it is unclear to me if this is his nickname or a common term of the day like, "hey Buddy"]

Don't remember whether this has been answered. The DAR Bible records, as I recall, are in several volumes. A complete set is housed at New York State Library in Albany, NY. Those pertaining to Jefferson County MAY be at Flower library. A query there, with SASE, might produce an answer. If Flower Library doesn't have them, the local DAR chapter probably does. Its library is housed in the next room to the Genealogy Dep't at Flower, and someone at Flower Genealogy Room (Mrs. Perkins or Mrs. Thwaits) can tell you what they have. Nan Dixon Kelly Hokkanen wrote: > > Does anyone know where "New York State DAR Bible Records" are available? > Someone referred me to this source - I know what the DAR is but is there a > published book of bible records? And where might I get hold of it? -- http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyjeffer/

Seeking parentage of Sally MYRES/MYERS, born about 1815 in New York, died 18 January 1860, buried in Evans Mills, Town of LeRay, Jefferson Co., New York. Before 1834, she married Abner H. ANNABLE/ANABLE, born about 1811 somewhere in Saratoga Co., New York. He first appears on Jefferson County censuses in 1840 so I am betting Sally was from Saratoga County, or its vicinity, too. Their children, presumably born in Jefferson County, were: Louisa Octavia, born about 1834 Levi F., born about October 1842 Charlotte, born about 1849 Myers, born about 1851 Thanks for any leads! Mark A. Wentling Washington, D.C. http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~legends/features.html

I have not posted my BACON line for awhile so here goes: Descendants of David George Bacon Generation No. 1 1. DAVID GEORGE1 BACON was born February 27, 1814 in Bennington, VT or Clinton Co., NY, and died September 13, 1883 in Ahnapee, Kewaunee Co., WI. He married MARIA MARGARET VALLIERE July 12, 1832, daughter of CHARLES VALLIERE and MARY LONDRA. She was born August 07, 1815 in French Canada, and died September 01, 1881 in Ahnapee, Kewaunee Co., WI. Notes for DAVID GEORGE BACON: Published September 20, 1883 in Ahnapee newspaper David Bacon, for 12 years past a resident of Kewaunee County, died at the residence of his son C. E. Bacon, in this city[Ahnapee], last Thursday afternoon. Deceased was born in Vermont, February 27, 1814. He removed with his parents to Cape Vincent, Jefferson County, NY, in 1827. He was married September 3, 1832, his wife's maiden name being Maria Valiere. His wife died in the town of Ahnapee two years ago. Mr. Bacon was the father of 15 children, 10 of whom are still living. He was the grandfather of 20 children and the great grandfather of one. He was a sober, industrious man, and a good citizen. A man of very exemplary habits, never having been addicted to the use of liquor or tobacco, and an oath was never heard to pass his lips. He was a remarkably healthy man until about two years ago, since which time he has been afflicted with a disease of the kidneys, which caused his death. The funeral services, which were numerously attended, were held last Saturday afternoon. Children of DAVID BACON and MARIA VALLIERE are: i. CORDELIA2 BACON, b. July 16, 1833; d. March 04, 1842. ii. MATILDA BACON, b. December 11, 1834, NY; d. 1924, WI. iii. HARMON BACON, b. August 01, 1836; d. July 09, 1908. iv. ANNA FRANCIS BACON, b. May 16, 1838; d. June 08, 1910. v. ESTHER BACON, b. July 20, 1840; d. October 12, 1841. vi. CHARLES EDWARD BACON, b. July 15, 1842, Cape Vincent, Jefferson Co., NY; d. June 20, 1902; m. ELIZABETH MILLER, March 15, 1863; b. Abt. 1842. vii. ALBERT WASHINGTON BACON, b. March 13, 1844; d. July 12, 1909. viii. MARYETTE BACON, b. August 01, 1845, Cape Vincent, Jefferson Co., NY; d. March 01, 1912; m. JAMES ROBERT DEFAUT, April 16, 1872, Ahnapee, Kewaunee Co., WI; b. April 16, 1851; d. August 07, 1918. ix. LIVERIOUS WELLINGTON BACON, b. November 12, 1847. x. JOSEPH BLANE BACON, b. March 01, 1850, Jefferson Co., NY; m. SARAH JANE GOODWIN, July 04, 1873, Ahnapee, Kewaunee Co., WI; b. March 1854, NY. xi. ORLANDO BACON, b. November 19, 1851; d. September 06, 1882; m. IVEY; b. Abt. 1850. xii. FERDINAND WESLEY BACON, b. June 13, 1853, Jefferson County, NY; d. August 30, 1926, Minneapolis, Hennepin Cty., MN; m. (1) SARAH ELISABETH CORY, July 03, 1873, Kewaunee, Kewaunee Co., WI; b. March 26, 1855, Kewaunee, Kewaunee Co., WI; d. February 28, 1875, Kewaunee, Kewaunee Co., WI; m. (2) MARGARET JANE CULLIGAN, September 03, 1879, Ahnapee City, Kewaunee County, WI; b. July 16, 1862, WI; d. May 29, 1941, Minneapolis, Hennepin Cty., MN. Notes for FERDINAND WESLEY BACON: Interred in Lakewood Cemetery, Mpls., MN.-- F.W. Bacon on marker. 1905 WI census lists him as running a boardinghouse. 1910 census lists him as a carpenter. Notes for MARGARET JANE CULLIGAN: Listed as Maggie in 1910 census. xiii. WILLIAM MARTIN BACON, b. February 06, 1855; d. 1947; m. FANNIE F. DEFAUT, November 28, 1880, Ahnapee, Kewaunee Co., WI; b. 1862; d. 1942. xiv. HARRIET MARYETTE BACON, b. February 03, 1857; d. December 16, 1870. xv. CARLTON GEORGE BACON, b. July 01, 1859; d. November 16, 1902. xvi. HENRY BACON, b. 1868, NY. The David Bacon family lived in Jefferson Co., NY at least through the 1870 census, by 1873 some or all of them were in Kewaunee Co., WI. Some years this family was listed in the census with the surname of PERRIGO. We have not come across this name attached to this family anywhere else. Current speculation is that maybe they lived on what was known as the PERRIGO farm? Family anecdotal evidence states that David's father died fairly soon after the move to the Cape Vincent area. Some of the vital statistics above are from a FTM pedigree. I contacted the contributor and he has not responded to my requests for documentation. Reid Olson

Letter No. 2 is written three years later, Harriet Dewey and Asher Penney have married but are still living in NY, haven't moved to WI yet. This letter is written to his sister, Harriet and her new husband Asher by Capt. John M. Dewey, a Great Lakes sailor in his 30’s. John dies young, for reasons we do not know at this writing. Newhartford - Aug 2nd, 1850 My Dear Brother and Sister: I humbly and sincerely ask your pardon for I have neglected writing to you for so long and must explain the reason for so doing. I must first plead that I hadn’t much time for the driver and myself had to run the boat alone the most of the time and I haven’t been very well since I saw you last but I think I shall be well before long for I am doctoring myself now. I must say I got home the next day after I saw you and walked all the way but about 8 miles. But I must tell you that last Sunday I saw your brother Eber [Penney] at your uncles on Babcock Hill and he appeared to be very pleased to see me and to hear that Asher and Harriet were enjoying themselves very much. And would like to know about what time you was agoing to get out here. And he would meet you at Bens for he wants to see you very much. And told me to tell Ash he throwed everything in the way. Zapher and Ester have gone to Albany now but they will get back to Utica in about 2 weeks and would be very glad to see you. Tell Mother that father says he is coming home next week - that is if you see her. I hope that you write to me as soon as you get this (and I) will make calculations on seeing you. Please excuse all bad writing and spelling My Pen is poor, My ink is bad and iff you dont lik it I shel be vary sade. So godd buy till I can talk and Cry. (to) Mr. Asher Penny and Harriet A. Penny (from) Mr. Capt John M. Dewey [ed. note - I thought I would leave the last few lines exactly as they were written to illustrate the difficulties in transcribing these letters when the writing is faded or paper is torn]

Please visit the Hounsfield American Local History Network at http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~legends/hounsfield-alhn.html to see some new and updated features, including: -- 1810 census of Hounsfield -- Four farm cemeteries: Brodie Farm; Carpenter Farm; Membery Private Graveyard; and Seeber-Coon Farm -- Updated sections include: Hounsfield Homesteads; and Schoolhouses No. 5 & 12 (an interview with former teachers) The 1820 census will be coming in the next week or two. Thanks, Mark A. Wentling Hounsfield ALHN Coordinator