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 > > ______________________________