Thanks, Pat. The site is coming back together again. We hope you were able to have a good holiday season. Ken > Hi > > Daniel Kelley was an early pioneer of Lowville New York Bits and pieces > from > the Book Kelley Family History by Hermon Alfres Kelley > > Pat R > > Much concerning the early history of the family, especially in the third > generation and the collateral branches, which came in with the Stows, had > been > gathered by the late Mrs. James L. Bates, daughter of the late Alfred > Kelley, of > Columbus, Ohio. Her collection of old family letters, beginning with one > from > the compiler's great, great, great grandmother Phoebe Paine, written in > 1765, > and ending with the latest letter of great grandfather Daniel Kelley in > 1831, > throws a flood of light upon the migrations of the Kelleys from Middletown > to > Lowville, New York, and from Lowville to Ohio, as well as upon their > circumstances, character and daily life in those pioneer days. > > JEMIMA.Stowe b. Dec. 28, 1763; d. about Sept. 15, 1815; m. Daniel Kelley > in > Middlefield where he carried on the business of fuller and clothier, and > engaged in lumbering, milling and other enterprises. > > In 1797 Silas Stow, his brother-in-law, was appointed agent of Nicholas > Low, > the owner of the township then called No. 11, afterward Lowville, in > Oneida > (now Lewis) County, New York, and the same year lands were opened for > sale. A > strong tide of emigration was then setting in from New England, and the > central > and western parts of New York were being explored by small parties in > quest of > new homes. Moved by this tide and probably attracted to the "Black River > Country" by the connection of his brother-in-law with the lands in > Lowville, > Daniel Kelley left his home in Middlefield in May 1798 for the wilds of > New York. > > Note: During this time he wrote a number of letter to his wife in CT. > many > with details of interest. This reference reflects the deed of his home > and > mill etc: > > The land upon which the log house and saw mill were erected had been > selected > by Mr. Kelley in the autumn of 1797 and on April 12, 1798 the first deed > to > an actual settler had been issued to him for lot 37, of 250 acres for the > consideration of $650.00. . On the same day, by deed from Nicholas Low, > Silas Stow > became the owner of 4,168 acres for a consideration of $8,000. This tract > is > still known as "Stow's Square". > > June 27, 1778 he (Daniel Kelley) writes from No. 11 (which is what was > Lowville at that time): "We arrived at No. 11 on Friday, the first day of > June, with > our carpenter and we raised the frame of the saw mill on the 21st. Had > about > 30 helpers without going out of the place to invite any..... We succeed > very > well in our building and almost all things have gone on to our wishes. One > small misfortune happened in our cow's straying away for about a > fortnight, but we > have her now, and she adds greatly to our comfort. We have good provisions > and live very agreeably for such a situation. We have had one-half of veal > and > two different quarters of venison; three deer have been killed at the lick > within one mile from this. Our log house is tolerably comfortable. At one > end is a > large square rock which serves for a chimney back, a good stove oven, > water > handy and good. I have laboured every day with the workmen on the mill, > have > wonderfully enjoyed my health and have had strength equal to my day. The > mosquitoes and gnats have been very troublesome. . . . . We have about one > acre > cleared round our house. There are, we reckon, about 70 acres cleared in > this town > already and the settlement progresses. There is a prospect of a > considerable > number of families coming on next winter. > > The next year after the removal a grist mill was built by Mr. Kelley with > the > aid of the settlers summoned from all the country around. The mill stones > were dressed from a boulder of gneiss rock in Watertown. It is noted by > Mr. Stow > that this mill on the 24th of October (1799), about a month after its > completion, "ground two bushels of wheat well in seventeen minutes!" Mr. > Kelley's > mills, the erection of an inn by Jonathan Rogers and a store by Fortunatus > Eager, > determined the location of Lowville village. The first town meeting in > Lowville was ordered to be held at the house of Silas Stow, at which among > others the > following town officers were chosen: "Daniel Kelley, superviser, . . . . > and > Adam Wilcox, Benj. Hillman, Jonathan Rogers, Daniel Kelley, Asa Newton and > John Bush, a committee to select convenient places for burial." In the > lists of > town officers we find the following: "Supervisors, 1800-4, Daniel Kelley; > 1805, > Silas Stow; . . . . 1808, D. Kelley. . . . . Clerks,. . . . 1808, D. > Kelley." > Lewis County was set off from Oneida County by act of the legislature > March > 28, 1805. Mr. Kelley was appointed the first judge of Lewis County, and > the > first session of the Court of Common Pleas was held at the inn of Chillers > Doty > in Martinsburgh, Dec 8, 1805--"present Daniel Kelley and Asa Brayton, > assistant > justice." This court adopted the county seal, proceeded to draft a system > of > rules and established the jail limits of the county. In 1805 Mr. Kelley > was > County Treasurer, which office he again held in 1809. > > The first public provisions for schools was made in March, 1813, under the > general school act then newly passed. Daniel Kelley was one of the first > school > inspectors. Jan. 9, 1807, Silas Stow gave a site for Lowville Academy. A > building was erected at a cost of $2,000, which was subscribed in shares > of $25, > and the five persons highest in the list were to form the building > committee. > The first shareholders were N. Low, 10 shares; S. Stow, 6; Jonathan Rogers > and > D. Kelley each 4. A charter for the academy was granted March 21, 1808. > Daniel > Kelley and Silas Stow were among the incorporators named in the charter > and > Mr. Kelley was one of the trustees. The academy was opened in 1807, before > the > charter was received. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

Hi Daniel Kelley was an early pioneer of Lowville New York Bits and pieces from the Book Kelley Family History by Hermon Alfres Kelley Pat R Much concerning the early history of the family, especially in the third generation and the collateral branches, which came in with the Stows, had been gathered by the late Mrs. James L. Bates, daughter of the late Alfred Kelley, of Columbus, Ohio. Her collection of old family letters, beginning with one from the compiler's great, great, great grandmother Phoebe Paine, written in 1765, and ending with the latest letter of great grandfather Daniel Kelley in 1831, throws a flood of light upon the migrations of the Kelleys from Middletown to Lowville, New York, and from Lowville to Ohio, as well as upon their circumstances, character and daily life in those pioneer days. JEMIMA.Stowe b. Dec. 28, 1763; d. about Sept. 15, 1815; m. Daniel Kelley in Middlefield where he carried on the business of fuller and clothier, and engaged in lumbering, milling and other enterprises. In 1797 Silas Stow, his brother-in-law, was appointed agent of Nicholas Low, the owner of the township then called No. 11, afterward Lowville, in Oneida (now Lewis) County, New York, and the same year lands were opened for sale. A strong tide of emigration was then setting in from New England, and the central and western parts of New York were being explored by small parties in quest of new homes. Moved by this tide and probably attracted to the "Black River Country" by the connection of his brother-in-law with the lands in Lowville, Daniel Kelley left his home in Middlefield in May 1798 for the wilds of New York. Note: During this time he wrote a number of letter to his wife in CT. many with details of interest. This reference reflects the deed of his home and mill etc: The land upon which the log house and saw mill were erected had been selected by Mr. Kelley in the autumn of 1797 and on April 12, 1798 the first deed to an actual settler had been issued to him for lot 37, of 250 acres for the consideration of $650.00. . On the same day, by deed from Nicholas Low, Silas Stow became the owner of 4,168 acres for a consideration of $8,000. This tract is still known as "Stow's Square". June 27, 1778 he (Daniel Kelley) writes from No. 11 (which is what was Lowville at that time): "We arrived at No. 11 on Friday, the first day of June, with our carpenter and we raised the frame of the saw mill on the 21st. Had about 30 helpers without going out of the place to invite any..... We succeed very well in our building and almost all things have gone on to our wishes. One small misfortune happened in our cow's straying away for about a fortnight, but we have her now, and she adds greatly to our comfort. We have good provisions and live very agreeably for such a situation. We have had one-half of veal and two different quarters of venison; three deer have been killed at the lick within one mile from this. Our log house is tolerably comfortable. At one end is a large square rock which serves for a chimney back, a good stove oven, water handy and good. I have laboured every day with the workmen on the mill, have wonderfully enjoyed my health and have had strength equal to my day. The mosquitoes and gnats have been very troublesome. . . . . We have about one acre cleared round our house. There are, we reckon, about 70 acres cleared in this town already and the settlement progresses. There is a prospect of a considerable number of families coming on next winter. The next year after the removal a grist mill was built by Mr. Kelley with the aid of the settlers summoned from all the country around. The mill stones were dressed from a boulder of gneiss rock in Watertown. It is noted by Mr. Stow that this mill on the 24th of October (1799), about a month after its completion, "ground two bushels of wheat well in seventeen minutes!" Mr. Kelley's mills, the erection of an inn by Jonathan Rogers and a store by Fortunatus Eager, determined the location of Lowville village. The first town meeting in Lowville was ordered to be held at the house of Silas Stow, at which among others the following town officers were chosen: "Daniel Kelley, superviser, . . . . and Adam Wilcox, Benj. Hillman, Jonathan Rogers, Daniel Kelley, Asa Newton and John Bush, a committee to select convenient places for burial." In the lists of town officers we find the following: "Supervisors, 1800-4, Daniel Kelley; 1805, Silas Stow; . . . . 1808, D. Kelley. . . . . Clerks,. . . . 1808, D. Kelley." Lewis County was set off from Oneida County by act of the legislature March 28, 1805. Mr. Kelley was appointed the first judge of Lewis County, and the first session of the Court of Common Pleas was held at the inn of Chillers Doty in Martinsburgh, Dec 8, 1805--"present Daniel Kelley and Asa Brayton, assistant justice." This court adopted the county seal, proceeded to draft a system of rules and established the jail limits of the county. In 1805 Mr. Kelley was County Treasurer, which office he again held in 1809. The first public provisions for schools was made in March, 1813, under the general school act then newly passed. Daniel Kelley was one of the first school inspectors. Jan. 9, 1807, Silas Stow gave a site for Lowville Academy. A building was erected at a cost of $2,000, which was subscribed in shares of $25, and the five persons highest in the list were to form the building committee. The first shareholders were N. Low, 10 shares; S. Stow, 6; Jonathan Rogers and D. Kelley each 4. A charter for the academy was granted March 21, 1808. Daniel Kelley and Silas Stow were among the incorporators named in the charter and Mr. Kelley was one of the trustees. The academy was opened in 1807, before the charter was received.

The Maple Museum in Croghan is in the former Father Leo Memorial School Building not Basselin's home. Dick Marilley ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2008 3:00 AM Subject: NYLEWIS Digest, Vol 3, Issue 7 > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Boonville Black River Trail (Lois Everard) > 2. Black River Trail - It didn't come out on the previous > transmission ([email protected]) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2008 10:16:27 -0500 > From: "Lois Everard" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [NYLEWIS] Boonville Black River Trail > To: <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > This site did not provide the information you mentioned. Ken > > > > **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. > > http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489 > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2008 10:28:14 EST > From: [email protected] > Subject: [NYLEWIS] Black River Trail - It didn't come out on the > previous transmission > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > > Black River Trail > One of 14 Scenic Byways of the Adirondack North Country > The 111-mile Black River Trail runs along the western edge of the > Adirondacks. Along this route you can see farmlands, gorges, the Black River Valley, > and the Tug Hill Plateau - an area that receives the most annual snowfall east > of the Rocky Mountains. > If you begin your tour of the Black River Trail on route 812 in Ogdensburg, > you can enjoy the following sites and points of interest: > * _Ogdensburg_ (http://www.ogdensburg.org/) - do not miss the > _Frederick Remington Art Museum_ (http://www.fredericremington.org/) which showcases > the illustrations, paintings and bronzes of one of the world's most famous > artists. _Ogdensburg_ (http://www.ogdensburg.ny.us/) is the only city in St. > Lawrence County, the largest county east of the Mississippi River! See > historic old buildings like the _Robert C. McEwen Customs House_ > (http://1000islands.com/ogdensburg/histbldg.htm) , the oldest federal building in the USA. Take a > walking tour of the War of _1812 sites_ > (http://www.1000islands.com/ogdensburg/ogd1812.htm) . > * _Heuvelton_ (http://www.heuveltonny.us/) - Heuvelton is home to > three large cheese producers, one being _Heritage Cheese_ > (http://northcountrycybermall.com/heritage.html) which buys most of the milk from the local _Amish_ > (http://northcountryguide.com/attractions/amish.html) families who were > attracted to this area's simple, rural farming and dairying. They are one of > three colonies in _St. Lawrence County_ > (http://www.co.st-lawrence.ny.us/CoFacts.htm) . Ninety-percent of the milk produced in _St. Lawrence County_ > (http://www.northern-nys.com/st_lawrence_county.htm) goes into local cheese production. > > * Harrisville - enjoy a scenic view of the _Oswegatchie River_ > (http://www.rallyracingnews.com/brspr/brs01-harrisville-map.html) from a grassy > picnic area in the center of town. The now closed Number 4 Mine of Gouverneur > Talc Company produced some of the most unusual _minerals_ > (http://www.geologicdesires.com/quartz%20and%20calcite%20from%20harrisville% 20ny.htm) found in New > York State. The _Kilbourn House_ (http://www.kilbournhouse.com/) , now a B&B, > has some photos of its riverside location, and describes the history of > their home. View today's weather at one of _Lewis County_ > (http://www.northern-nys.com/lewis_county.htm) 's webcams and enjoy the bluegrass sounds of the > _Atkinson Family_ > (http://www.atkinsonfamilybluegrass.com/Atkinson%20Web%20Page/Summer%202003. htm) . > * _Croghan_ (http://www.lcida.org/CroghanVillage.html) - visit the > _American Maple Museum_ (http://www.lcida.org/maplemuseum.html) and _maple > syrup producers_ (http://www.lcida.org/lcmpa.html) in Lewis County area. The > Museum was originally the home of Croghan's millionaire, _Theodore B. Basselin_ > (http://alpha.lsb.syr.edu/projects/mitch/basselin2.html) . Enjoy _photos_ > (http://www.rootsweb.com/~nylewis/photoalbum.html) of the past in Croghan, > Lowville and other communities in Lewis County as well as some from the _Croghan > Railroad Museum_ (http://www.newyorktrains.com/index.htm) . Among the > _historical homes in Lewis County_ > (http://www.lewiscountychamber.org/tourism_sites.php3) is the Mennonite Heritage Farm, now a museum preserving the lives of > early Amish-Mennonite settlers. Located just outside Croghan, the farm hosts the > annual Zwanzigstein Fest, a day-long celebration featuring traditional > Mennonite foods, crafts, and activities. Close by, the _Beaver River_ > (http://alpha.lsb.syr.edu/projects/mitch/dams.html) , because of the drop of elevation from > the eastern edge of Lewis County to its confluence with the Black River, has > a total of nine hydro plants. The _Croghan Tract_ > (http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/dlf/publands/adk/croghan.html#Location%2 0and%20Access) is located > in a transitional area between the Tug Hill Plateau and the more rugged area > of the Adirondack Mountains. The terrain is generally rolling, with hardwood > forests covering much of the area. > * _Lowville_ (http://www.lowville.ny.us/) - visit one of the _oldest > county fairs_ (http://www.lewiscountyfair.org/) in the United States. > _Postcards of early Lowville_ (http://www.postcardpost.com/lwvpcs.htm) show early > American craftsmanship like the Italianate villa Hough House, a National > Historic Landmark built in 1860 on Collins Street. In 1903 G. A. Blackmon, one of > the leading businessmen in Lowville, formed a corporation to build and operate > a _railroad_ (http://alpha.lsb.syr.edu/projects/mitch/RRLBR.html) from > Lowville to Croghan. _Kraft Foods_ > (http://alpha.lsb.syr.edu/projects/mitch/dairy.html) in Lowville is now the biggest producer of soft body cream cheese in > the world. The _Lowville Nature Trail_ > (http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/dlf/publands/stateforests/reg6/lowville. html) at the former Tree Nursery is a > 92-acre site, includes an arboretum with over 300 different species of trees and > shrubs, a Christmas tree plantation, stocked fishing pond, wildlife marsh and > restored fire tower. > * Six miles south of Lowville along Route 26, you will soon be in > _Whetstone Gulf State Park_ > (http://nysparks.state.ny.us/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/nysparks/parks.cgi?p+108) where the three-mile-long _gorge_ > (http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/geo/images/galleries/fall_frolic_02/pages/frolic 6.htm) , one of the most > spectacular scenic vistas east of the Rocky Mountains, cuts into the eastern > edge of the Tug Hill Plateau. > * _Tug Hill_ (http://www.tughillregion.com/index.htm) - The _Tug Hill > Plateau_ (http://www.tughilltomorrowlandtrust.org/region.htm) , with huge > views of the farmlands of the Black River Valley and the Adirondacks, rises out > of Lake Ontario to an elevation of 2,000 feet and is a _mecca_ > (http://www.tughillregion.com/tughillbusinessassociation/index.htm) for recreation > enthusiasts. With the greatest average yearly snowfall, 200 to 300 inches, of anywhere > in the east, winter sports here are unbeatable. There are nearly 500 miles > of groomed _snowmobile_ (http://www.snowmobilingusa.com/) , _cross-country > skiing_ (http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/reg6/dlf/barnsski.html) , and > snowshoeing trails. The _Tug Hill Ski Club_ (http://tughillskiclub.com/) is the > original group of skiers who started the annual Tug Hill Tourathon more than two > decades ago. > * Glenfield - take in the scenery on 65 miles of _Otter Creek > horseback riding trails_ > (http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/dlf/publands/stateforests/reg6/ottercree k.html) . > * Lyons Falls - take advantage of the Moose River canoe and boat > launches and picnic areas and admire the Gould Mansion, Richardson Romanesque > structure, on High Street. > * _Boonville_ > (http://village.boonville.ny.us/content/index.php?module=DTP_History&func=vi ew) - visit the _Dodge Pratt Northam Art Center and > Community Center_ (http://www.rny.com/town/points/059dodgeprattnorthamartcen.html) > , _Woodgate Pines Golf course_ (http://www.discounted-tee-times.com/Wo > odgate_Pines_GC-NY.html) , and celebrate the annual largest celebration of the NYS > lumbering industry at _Woodmen's Field Day_ > (http://www.boonvilleherald.com/around_woodsmens2003.html) . View old Postcards of _Boonville_ > (http://www.fortunecity.com/meltingpot/montopolis/821/page2.htm) . > * _Pixley Falls State Park_ > (http://nysparks.state.ny.us/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/nysparks/parks.cgi?p+20) - six miles south of Boonville on Rte. 46 take a > minute to explore the Five Combine Locks of the Black River Canal, designed > to connect the Erie Canal (Barge) to the Black River. From Rome to Boonville, > a distance of 25 miles, it was necessary to build 70 locks to lift the boats > and water 693 feet. From Boonville to Lyons Falls, where the canals met, a > distance of slightly over 10 miles, 39 locks lifted their cargo 386 feet. At > the park is also a dramatic 50-foot waterfall, 22 stream-side campsites, and a > nature trail. A cross-country ski trail runs along the Black River Canal, > which is just inside the park entrance. Boonville is the north end of the trail, > starting at the warming hut on Route 12, south of downtown Boonville. > * Delta Dam - When the water is low in Delta Lake, look for the > rooftops of _Delta City_ (http://www.nlford.com/history/delta) which was _flooded_ > (http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/GEN-NYS/2000-06/0961646216) by the > lake in 1912. The _Delta Lake State Park_ > (http://nysparks.state.ny.us/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/nysparks/parks.cgi?p+16) offers camping, swimming, and boat launch. > * _Rome_ (http://www.romenewyork.com/about_main.html) - do not miss > _Fort Stanwix_ (http://www.nps.gov/fost) nor the _Erie Canal Village_ > (http://www.eriecanalvillage.net/) where in July 4, 1817, the first shovelful of > earth was turned for the construction of the original Erie _Canal_ > (http://www.americanprofile.com/issues/20020224/20020224ne_1888.asp) . To learn more about > Rome, home of Revere Copper and Brass, and people such as Francis Bellamy > who wrote the Pledge of Allegiance, visit the _Rome Historical Society Museum_ > (http://www.artcom.com/museums/nv/mr/13440-58.htm) and the _Rome Art and > Community Center_ (http://www.rny.com/town/points/025romeartandcommunitycent.html) > . View some _Photos of Rome_ > (http://when-in-rome.com/egreetings/egreeting.php) . Nearby by is the _Oneida Indian Nation_ > (http://oneida-nation.net/destination.html) . Also nearby is the Rome Sand Plains, a combination of high sand > dunes and low peat bogs, making this area a rare natural feature. > Regional Visitor Information Websites; > > _Ogdensburg Chamber of Commerce_ (http://www.ogdensburgny.com/) > _St. Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce_ (http://www.stlawrencecounty.org/) > > _North Country Guide _ (http://northcountryguide.com/chambers.html) > _North Country This Week _ (http://northcountrynow.com/) > _Lewis County Chamber of Commerce_ (http://www.lewiscountychamber.org/) > _Lewis County Industrial Development Agency_ (http://www.lcida.org/) > _Parks and Recreation in Lewis County_ > (http://lewiscountyny.org/content/index.php?module=DTP_Parks&func=view) > _Lodgings around Boonville_ (http://www.starinfo.com/woodsmen/lodging.html) > _Oswego County Dept. of Promotion and Tourism_ > (http://www.co.oswego.ny.us/tourism) > _Oneida County Convention and Visitors Bureau_ (http://oneidacountycvb.com/) > _Rome Chamber of Commerce_ (http://www.romechamber.com/) > _Rome Sentinel Online_ (http://www.rny.com/) > _Mohawk Valley Chamber of Commerce_ (http://www.mvchamber.org/tourism.html) > _Adirondack Regional Tourism Council_ (http://adk.com/) > _North Country Public Radio_ (http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/) > _Overall description of Adirondack region with links and images_ > (http://hutchville.com/adirondacks.shtml) > _Adirondack Architectural Heritage Regional Tours_ > (http://www.aarch.org/html/enter.html) > _Department of Conservation's description of the Adirondack Park's publicly > accessible lands_ (http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/dlf/publands/adk) > _State Campground Reservations_ (http://www.reserveamerica.com/jsp/s > earch/name_search.jsp?index=0%20) > _Golf Courses in the Adirondacks_ (http://www.adkmountains.com/adkgolf.asp) > > Links to Third Party Websites > This website provides links to sites of government agencies and other > organizations maintained by third parties. 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Black River Trail One of 14 Scenic Byways of the Adirondack North Country The 111-mile Black River Trail runs along the western edge of the Adirondacks. Along this route you can see farmlands, gorges, the Black River Valley, and the Tug Hill Plateau - an area that receives the most annual snowfall east of the Rocky Mountains. If you begin your tour of the Black River Trail on route 812 in Ogdensburg, you can enjoy the following sites and points of interest: * _Ogdensburg_ (http://www.ogdensburg.org/) - do not miss the _Frederick Remington Art Museum_ (http://www.fredericremington.org/) which showcases the illustrations, paintings and bronzes of one of the world's most famous artists. _Ogdensburg_ (http://www.ogdensburg.ny.us/) is the only city in St. Lawrence County, the largest county east of the Mississippi River! See historic old buildings like the _Robert C. McEwen Customs House_ (http://1000islands.com/ogdensburg/histbldg.htm) , the oldest federal building in the USA. Take a walking tour of the War of _1812 sites_ (http://www.1000islands.com/ogdensburg/ogd1812.htm) . * _Heuvelton_ (http://www.heuveltonny.us/) - Heuvelton is home to three large cheese producers, one being _Heritage Cheese_ (http://northcountrycybermall.com/heritage.html) which buys most of the milk from the local _Amish_ (http://northcountryguide.com/attractions/amish.html) families who were attracted to this area's simple, rural farming and dairying. They are one of three colonies in _St. Lawrence County_ (http://www.co.st-lawrence.ny.us/CoFacts.htm) . Ninety-percent of the milk produced in _St. Lawrence County_ (http://www.northern-nys.com/st_lawrence_county.htm) goes into local cheese production. * Harrisville - enjoy a scenic view of the _Oswegatchie River_ (http://www.rallyracingnews.com/brspr/brs01-harrisville-map.html) from a grassy picnic area in the center of town. The now closed Number 4 Mine of Gouverneur Talc Company produced some of the most unusual _minerals_ (http://www.geologicdesires.com/quartz%20and%20calcite%20from%20harrisville%20ny.htm) found in New York State. The _Kilbourn House_ (http://www.kilbournhouse.com/) , now a B&B, has some photos of its riverside location, and describes the history of their home. View today's weather at one of _Lewis County_ (http://www.northern-nys.com/lewis_county.htm) 's webcams and enjoy the bluegrass sounds of the _Atkinson Family_ (http://www.atkinsonfamilybluegrass.com/Atkinson%20Web%20Page/Summer%202003.htm) . * _Croghan_ (http://www.lcida.org/CroghanVillage.html) - visit the _American Maple Museum_ (http://www.lcida.org/maplemuseum.html) and _maple syrup producers_ (http://www.lcida.org/lcmpa.html) in Lewis County area. The Museum was originally the home of Croghan's millionaire, _Theodore B. Basselin_ (http://alpha.lsb.syr.edu/projects/mitch/basselin2.html) . Enjoy _photos_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~nylewis/photoalbum.html) of the past in Croghan, Lowville and other communities in Lewis County as well as some from the _Croghan Railroad Museum_ (http://www.newyorktrains.com/index.htm) . Among the _historical homes in Lewis County_ (http://www.lewiscountychamber.org/tourism_sites.php3) is the Mennonite Heritage Farm, now a museum preserving the lives of early Amish-Mennonite settlers. Located just outside Croghan, the farm hosts the annual Zwanzigstein Fest, a day-long celebration featuring traditional Mennonite foods, crafts, and activities. Close by, the _Beaver River_ (http://alpha.lsb.syr.edu/projects/mitch/dams.html) , because of the drop of elevation from the eastern edge of Lewis County to its confluence with the Black River, has a total of nine hydro plants. The _Croghan Tract_ (http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/dlf/publands/adk/croghan.html#Location%20and%20Access) is located in a transitional area between the Tug Hill Plateau and the more rugged area of the Adirondack Mountains. The terrain is generally rolling, with hardwood forests covering much of the area. * _Lowville_ (http://www.lowville.ny.us/) - visit one of the _oldest county fairs_ (http://www.lewiscountyfair.org/) in the United States. _Postcards of early Lowville_ (http://www.postcardpost.com/lwvpcs.htm) show early American craftsmanship like the Italianate villa Hough House, a National Historic Landmark built in 1860 on Collins Street. In 1903 G. A. Blackmon, one of the leading businessmen in Lowville, formed a corporation to build and operate a _railroad_ (http://alpha.lsb.syr.edu/projects/mitch/RRLBR.html) from Lowville to Croghan. _Kraft Foods_ (http://alpha.lsb.syr.edu/projects/mitch/dairy.html) in Lowville is now the biggest producer of soft body cream cheese in the world. The _Lowville Nature Trail_ (http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/dlf/publands/stateforests/reg6/lowville.html) at the former Tree Nursery is a 92-acre site, includes an arboretum with over 300 different species of trees and shrubs, a Christmas tree plantation, stocked fishing pond, wildlife marsh and restored fire tower. * Six miles south of Lowville along Route 26, you will soon be in _Whetstone Gulf State Park_ (http://nysparks.state.ny.us/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/nysparks/parks.cgi?p+108) where the three-mile-long _gorge_ (http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/geo/images/galleries/fall_frolic_02/pages/frolic6.htm) , one of the most spectacular scenic vistas east of the Rocky Mountains, cuts into the eastern edge of the Tug Hill Plateau. * _Tug Hill_ (http://www.tughillregion.com/index.htm) - The _Tug Hill Plateau_ (http://www.tughilltomorrowlandtrust.org/region.htm) , with huge views of the farmlands of the Black River Valley and the Adirondacks, rises out of Lake Ontario to an elevation of 2,000 feet and is a _mecca_ (http://www.tughillregion.com/tughillbusinessassociation/index.htm) for recreation enthusiasts. With the greatest average yearly snowfall, 200 to 300 inches, of anywhere in the east, winter sports here are unbeatable. There are nearly 500 miles of groomed _snowmobile_ (http://www.snowmobilingusa.com/) , _cross-country skiing_ (http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/reg6/dlf/barnsski.html) , and snowshoeing trails. The _Tug Hill Ski Club_ (http://tughillskiclub.com/) is the original group of skiers who started the annual Tug Hill Tourathon more than two decades ago. * Glenfield - take in the scenery on 65 miles of _Otter Creek horseback riding trails_ (http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/dlf/publands/stateforests/reg6/ottercreek.html) . * Lyons Falls - take advantage of the Moose River canoe and boat launches and picnic areas and admire the Gould Mansion, Richardson Romanesque structure, on High Street. * _Boonville_ (http://village.boonville.ny.us/content/index.php?module=DTP_History&func=view) - visit the _Dodge Pratt Northam Art Center and Community Center_ (http://www.rny.com/town/points/059dodgeprattnorthamartcen.html) , _Woodgate Pines Golf course_ (http://www.discounted-tee-times.com/Wo odgate_Pines_GC-NY.html) , and celebrate the annual largest celebration of the NYS lumbering industry at _Woodmen's Field Day_ (http://www.boonvilleherald.com/around_woodsmens2003.html) . View old Postcards of _Boonville_ (http://www.fortunecity.com/meltingpot/montopolis/821/page2.htm) . * _Pixley Falls State Park_ (http://nysparks.state.ny.us/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/nysparks/parks.cgi?p+20) - six miles south of Boonville on Rte. 46 take a minute to explore the Five Combine Locks of the Black River Canal, designed to connect the Erie Canal (Barge) to the Black River. From Rome to Boonville, a distance of 25 miles, it was necessary to build 70 locks to lift the boats and water 693 feet. From Boonville to Lyons Falls, where the canals met, a distance of slightly over 10 miles, 39 locks lifted their cargo 386 feet. At the park is also a dramatic 50-foot waterfall, 22 stream-side campsites, and a nature trail. A cross-country ski trail runs along the Black River Canal, which is just inside the park entrance. Boonville is the north end of the trail, starting at the warming hut on Route 12, south of downtown Boonville. * Delta Dam - When the water is low in Delta Lake, look for the rooftops of _Delta City_ (http://www.nlford.com/history/delta) which was _flooded_ (http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/GEN-NYS/2000-06/0961646216) by the lake in 1912. The _Delta Lake State Park_ (http://nysparks.state.ny.us/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/nysparks/parks.cgi?p+16) offers camping, swimming, and boat launch. * _Rome_ (http://www.romenewyork.com/about_main.html) - do not miss _Fort Stanwix_ (http://www.nps.gov/fost) nor the _Erie Canal Village_ (http://www.eriecanalvillage.net/) where in July 4, 1817, the first shovelful of earth was turned for the construction of the original Erie _Canal_ (http://www.americanprofile.com/issues/20020224/20020224ne_1888.asp) . To learn more about Rome, home of Revere Copper and Brass, and people such as Francis Bellamy who wrote the Pledge of Allegiance, visit the _Rome Historical Society Museum_ (http://www.artcom.com/museums/nv/mr/13440-58.htm) and the _Rome Art and Community Center_ (http://www.rny.com/town/points/025romeartandcommunitycent.html) . View some _Photos of Rome_ (http://when-in-rome.com/egreetings/egreeting.php) . Nearby by is the _Oneida Indian Nation_ (http://oneida-nation.net/destination.html) . Also nearby is the Rome Sand Plains, a combination of high sand dunes and low peat bogs, making this area a rare natural feature. Regional Visitor Information Websites; _Ogdensburg Chamber of Commerce_ (http://www.ogdensburgny.com/) _St. Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce_ (http://www.stlawrencecounty.org/) _North Country Guide _ (http://northcountryguide.com/chambers.html) _North Country This Week _ (http://northcountrynow.com/) _Lewis County Chamber of Commerce_ (http://www.lewiscountychamber.org/) _Lewis County Industrial Development Agency_ (http://www.lcida.org/) _Parks and Recreation in Lewis County_ (http://lewiscountyny.org/content/index.php?module=DTP_Parks&func=view) _Lodgings around Boonville_ (http://www.starinfo.com/woodsmen/lodging.html) _Oswego County Dept. of Promotion and Tourism_ (http://www.co.oswego.ny.us/tourism) _Oneida County Convention and Visitors Bureau_ (http://oneidacountycvb.com/) _Rome Chamber of Commerce_ (http://www.romechamber.com/) _Rome Sentinel Online_ (http://www.rny.com/) _Mohawk Valley Chamber of Commerce_ (http://www.mvchamber.org/tourism.html) _Adirondack Regional Tourism Council_ (http://adk.com/) _North Country Public Radio_ (http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/) _Overall description of Adirondack region with links and images_ (http://hutchville.com/adirondacks.shtml) _Adirondack Architectural Heritage Regional Tours_ (http://www.aarch.org/html/enter.html) _Department of Conservation's description of the Adirondack Park's publicly accessible lands_ (http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/dlf/publands/adk) _State Campground Reservations_ (http://www.reserveamerica.com/jsp/s earch/name_search.jsp?index=0%20) _Golf Courses in the Adirondacks_ (http://www.adkmountains.com/adkgolf.asp) Links to Third Party Websites This website provides links to sites of government agencies and other organizations maintained by third parties. 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The Black River and Utica Railroad Company was incorporated January 31, 1853, and opened in December, 1855. It was sold under foreclosure proceedings March 30, 1860, to the bondholders, who, on May 22, 1861, incorporated The Utica and Black River Railroad Company, which was opened to Philadelphia in February, 1893. On November 16, 1883, the Black River and Morristown Railroad Company, incorporated March 22, 1870, and opened in October, 1873, was merged by consolidation; and on March 31, 1886, The Ogdensburg and Morristown Railroad Company, incorporated July 17, 1871, opened August 1, 1878, and the Clayton and Theresa Railroad Company, incorporated February 7, 1871, and opened in October, 1873, were merged by consolidation. Under date of April 14, 1886, the railroad and property of The Utica and Black River Railroad Company were leased to the Rome Watertown and Ogdensburg Railroad Company at an annual rental of seven per cent dividend on outstanding capital stock, interest at four per cent on $1,950,000 mortgage bonds and $4,500 in cash. This lease was assumed by The New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company when, on March 14, 1891, it leased the railroad and property of the Rome Watertown and Ogdensburg Railroad Company. Consolidated April 16, 1913. was incorporated January 31, 1853, and opened in December, 1855. It was sold under foreclosure proceedings March 30, 1860, to the bondholders, who, on May 22, 1861, incorporated The Utica and Black River Railroad Company, which was opened to Philadelphia in February, 1893. On November 16, 1883, the Black River and Morristown Railroad Company, incorporated March 22, 1870, and opened in October, 1873, was merged by consolidation; and on March 31, 1886, The Ogdensburg and Morristown Railroad Company, incorporated July 17, 1871, opened August 1, 1878, and the Clayton and Theresa Railroad Company, incorporated February 7, 1871, and opened in October, 1873, were merged by consolidation. Under date of April 14, 1886, the railroad and property of The Utica and Black River Railroad Company were leased to the Rome Watertown and Ogdensburg Railroad Company at an annual rental of seven per cent dividend on outstanding capital stock, interest at four per cent on $1,950,000 mortgage bonds and $4,500 in cash. This lease was assumed by The New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company when, on March 14, 1891, it leased the railroad and property of the Rome Watertown and Ogdensburg Railroad Company. Consolidated April 16, 1913. **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489

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Port Leyden,NY Coordinates: 43°35'02 ''N 75°20'39 ''W / 43.583871, -75 Port Leyden is a _village_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Village) in _Lewis County_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_County,_New_York) , _New York_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York) , _United States_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States) . The population was 665 at the 2000 census. The name is derived by its early history of a port on the _Black River Canal_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_River_Canal) . ZIP code: 13433. The Village of Port Leyden is mostly within the _Town of Leyden_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leyden,_New_York) , but part of the village is in the _Town of Lyonsdale_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyonsdale,_New_York) . The village is south of _Lowville_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lowville_(village),_New_York) , the county seat. A mill was built on the site of the village around 1800, and the community was known as "Kelsey's Mills." The name was changed to "Port Leyden" around 1838 when the Black River Canal was being developed. The canal was completed to Port Leyden in 1850, but was not usable until 1851. The canal reached its northern terminus at _Lyons Falls_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyons_Falls,_New_York) a few miles north, in 1855. In 1900, a decision was made to abandon the canal between Lyons Falls and _Village of Boonville_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boonville_(village),_New_York) , effectively ending the status of Port Leyden as a canal port. Leyden,NY _43°32′49″N 75°21′37″W / 43.54694, -75.36028_ (http://tools.wikimedia.de/~magnus/geo/geohack.php?pagename=Leyden,_New_York&params=43_3 2_49_N_75_21_37_W_type:city) Leyden is a _town_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Town) in _Lewis County_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_County,_New_York) , _New York_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York) , _United States_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States) . The population was 1,792 at the 2000 census. The Town of Leyden is in the south part of the county and is north of _Rome_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rome,_New_York) . Settlement began around 1794. Leyden was formed from the _Town of Steuben_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steuben,_New_York) (in _Oneida County, New York_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oneida_County,_New_York) ) in _1797_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1797) . Leyden formed part of a tract called the "Inman Triangle." The Town of Leyden gave up much of its territory to form new towns such as the Towns of _Watson_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watson,_New_York) (1851) and _Lewis_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis,_New_York) (1852). Leyden was also partitioned to form the Towns of _Brownville_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brownville,_New_York) (_Jefferson County_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jefferson_County,_New_York) in 1802) and _Booneville_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Booneville,_New_York) (Oneida County in 1805), and part of the _Town of Wilna_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilna,_New_York) (Jefferson County in 1813). Port Leyden in the town was a port on the former _Black River Canal_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_River_Canal) . The city is named after the Dutch city _Leiden_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leiden) . West Leyden,NY Latitude: 43.4595139 Longitude: -75.4637878 USGS GNIS FID: _970784_ (http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:970784) **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489

My Great Grandfather, on my mother's side is listed as Prussian. I don't know why because he always claimed, so we are told, to have come from the Alsace-Lorain Region of what was Germany. I say what was Germany as today, both Alsace and Lorain are in France. They are the only two provinces, in southern France that border the Rhine, the rest of the provinces, bordering the Rhine, are in Germany. Now his name was Marmon and they lived in Lyonsdale. Not too far from Port Leyden. In fact he did own and live in houses in Port Leyden. Dick **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489

Dear List I am researching Martin and Elizabeth (Schiffer) Beyer. They lived in the Lewis County the years of 1856, 1858, 1863,1867 through 1874. Sometime between 1874 and 1876 the family moved to Diamond, Newton County, Missouri. Martin had two brothers ( Philip and Jacob) that lived in Lewis County. Martin, Philip, and Jacob were the children of Michael and Marie (no maiden name) Beyer. Philip married Louisa Scheerer in New York City in 1852. Philip and Louisa had the following children -- Helen, Caroline, Elizabeth, Charles, Peter, Louis, Louisa, Philip, Minnie, and William. I would like for anyone that has any connections with the Philip and Louisa family to please contact me personally at [email protected] Thanks in advance for any help that maybe provided. Ilene (Grimm) Rogers [email protected]

awilliams I like how you put that..." shows Microsoft doesn't own your computer"...my family's ancestry(Urtz) stems out of Prussian Settlement ,3 miles west of West Leyden.The cemetery there St.Mary's is a testament to all those who settled in the area....I also have a picture of the original Stone Church(1861 closed in 1926) built there by the families who settled in that area from Prussia in or around 1854.The statues that are in the new church of St.Mary in West Leyden are from the Stone Church and brought over by the settlers. As the 2nd Urtz family genealogist and family historian I find an amazing connection to all the families buried there or that settled there down through the years. I find there were six original Urtz children that started the ball rolling and how they connected to the other families that settled there....I find the connection of the Urtz and Wilbert families spreads out all over Lewis county and points beyond Michael S. Terrell **************************************See AOL's top rated recipes (http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004)

Leyden New York is Port Leyden, I think. Port Leyden is in the Town of Leyden. My sister is historian for Lyonsdale, which is across the River (Black) from Leyden. You might try calling her on 315-942-4107 and ask her any questions you have. If she doesn't know, she should know where to tell you to get the information. Dick **************************************See AOL's top rated recipes (http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004)

William Brown (b. LI or RI or VT, in the year of 1758 or 1761), died February 10, 1826 in Lewis County, NY, age 65 or 68. A William Brown located in East Hartford, CT between the years 1780 and 1801, had lost his wife and several small children in a fire. It is not known if it was this same man or not. In the 1880 census, William's son, Laban, lists his father's birthplace as "I.I.", which means nothing to us. Others have interpreted that as "Long Island" or "Rhode Island". Some person wrote on a census page that Laban’s father was William, born in 1745, in VT. Any suggestions? Jerusha Rockwell is said to have been born in Nova Scotia, baptized in Hartford CT in 1763 and died in Lewis Co NY October 1, 1839, parents as yet not proven. Jerusha was a widow with 5 children by her late husband, Simeon Burnham (son of Aaron Burnham and Hannah Pitkin). Her children by Simeon Burnham kept their Burnham surname, and at least Joseph became a person of substance in Leyden. (Children (baptismal dates): Jerusha, bap. Dec. 3, 1780 m. John Martham Sally, bap. Feb. 9, 1783 m. Elijah Fox Clarissa, bap. April 3, 1786. Joseph, bap. Feb. 18, 1787 m. Elizabeth Rice. Sophia, bap. Nov. 23, 1788 m. Pardon Peck William Brown and Jerusha Rockwell Burnham probably married around 1790, probably in Hartford CT, since the 1790 census of Hartford enumerates them separately on the same page. They had two or three children of their own: Laban (abt 1790 CT), John (abt 1800?), and possibly one named something like "Acci"?. I am descended from Laban Brown. Does anyone know if any descendant of William and Jerusha Rockwell Burnham Brown is represented in the Brown DNA data base? Since this is not my direct male line of descent, I can't provide a sample for analysis, and I don't personally know any of the Brown descendants. Laban Brown married Damaris Barney (b. 03 Jan, 1819 in Belleville NY, daughter of Edward Barney and Phebe Bennett. Edward Barney’s first wife was Elizabeth Brown, daughter of Benoni Brown. It is unknown if she was connected to William Brown) Children of Laban and Demaris Barney Brown are: 1. Jerusha Brown, b. 05 Aug, 1821, NY; m. (1) Levi MORRIS (2) Marshall GARDNER 2. Caroline Brown, b. 10 Dec, 1823, NY; m. Moses R. SWEANEY. 3. Emily R. Brown, b. 08 Mar, 1826, NY; m. (1) James M. RUDDICK; (2) Moses R. SWEANEY. 4. Minerva Brown, b. 23 May, 1828, NY; m. William PATRICK 5. Sarah Brown, b. 07 Jul, 1832, Auburn OH; m. Henry H. REAVES 6. Sophronia A. Brown, b. 09 Mar, 1835, Auburn OH; m. John GIBSON. 7. Francis William (Twin) Brown, b. 18 Feb, 1838, Auburn OH; m. Sarah J. McCOY. 8. Franklin E. (Twin) Brown, b. 18 Feb, 1838, Auburn OH; m. Lavinia PATRICK. 9. John Marshall Brown, b. 04 Nov, 1840, Jackson Co IN; m. Mary Jane ADAMS. This generation of Browns married and lived in Jackson, Jennings, and Bartholomew Counties in southern Indiana. Also looking for descendants of Laban's brother, John Brown (b. 1800 CT d. Lewis Co NY). John m. Lucinda Stone 25 Apr 1824 in Lewis Co NY. Their children were Jerusha, William, Sarah, Albert, Alfred, James, Lucy, Elvina, and Hellen, but we don't have further information on them, other than the fact that John Brown was buried in Leyden, New York. We're always happy to exchange information and ideas. Jim Patrick [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) Researching 4 distinct lines: 1. Hall & House (MD>PA>KY>IN), Presley (MD?,PA? KY>IN), Banta (NJ>KY>IN>IL?), Britton (Eng>OH>IN), Brighton (Jay, Grant Co IN), Wetzel (Ger>OH>IN), Danner (GER>PA>VA>OH>IN), Pherigo (KY>IN), Fallis, and Demarest (FR>Eng>NJ>KY) 2. Patrick (PA>NC>IN), Abel/Abell/Able (MD?>KY>IN), Beatty (VA>OH>IN), Shumway (NY>IN), Downs (OH>IN), Brown (CT>VT?>NY>OH>IN), Rockwell, (NS>CT>NY), Barney (MA>NY), Shidler, Holman, Jacobs (PA>NC>IN>OH), Dowden, Cheyney, Gaither 3. Groutage (Eng>CO>IL), Fletcher (Eng>IL), Raybould (Eng), Salisbury, Baker, Bucy, Freeman (NY>IL), Mendenhall, Clark, Plate, Gustine (NY>OH>IL) 4. Brown (VA>TN>IN>IL), Spears (KY?>NC?>TN), Tackett (NC?>KY?>TN), Casteel (Native American? PA?>NC>TN), Sherrill (NC>TN>IL), Payne, Trobaugh (PA>VA>TN>IN>IL), Hull (PA>VA>TN), Shields, Lingenfelter (PA>IL), Isom **************************************See AOL's top rated recipes (http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004)

I have no idea how to post to this list to which I have belonged for a couple of years now. Email written in caps is a no/no as all caps means that one is yelling, or shouting, but emphatic in any case. Sentences with out a cap at the first letter of the first letter means that Microsoft doesn't own your computer. I belong to this newsletter because I have family from Lewis county and hope to catch mention of some fact or other which I don't have in my search to understand and document my ancestors. Each item found is a clue and I enjoy each for what it is. When I was able to spend time with my grand parents and great grand parents, I was too young to be curious about the stories about where their ancestors had lived and what they had done. Now I am trying to gather that information in order to give my children and grand children those facts and stories. For me it is fascinating to track down the stories to find the facts or fictions behind them. I notice a bit of elitism in some of the posts in the past couple of weeks. Discussion is great and can be ennobling, elitism is not. My ancestors lived in Martinsburg, West Martinsburg, and Montague. What noble people the people who settled that area were. Allen who now lives in MA where many of those people moved from to settle in the wilderness of upstate NY in the early 1800's. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 3:01 AM To: [email protected] Subject: NYLEWIS Digest, Vol 3, Issue 4 Today's Topics: 1. Re: interest in ancestry ([email protected]) 2. Re: interest in ancestry (Lois Everard) 3. Re: interest in ancestry ([email protected]) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2008 21:46:42 GMT From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [NYLEWIS] interest in ancestry To: [email protected] Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii most of my family members are more interested in the living than in the dead, which is how it should be... genealogy as anything else can become an addiction and that is to be avoided i think. most of my family are especially interested in our family history when we have our annual reunions and most want copies of the work i have done, some even helping with expenses because it is nice to know that our oral family history from way back is now confirmed by factual evidence and certified proofs which was my intention in the beginning along with a search for my grandfathers living relatives whom i did find. i have moments of craziness when i find out something really cool or interesting, but i keep it toned down now and i am always willing to put it aside in order to make history rather than just study it!!! peace and happy thoughts this year 2008.... gloria researching Crandall -- joseph born abt 1796 and mary clarke born abt 1800- her father was supposedly asa clarke who fought in the rev war but no proof (story from marys sons journal ) joseph and mary were married abt 1824 in lewis co NY and had a few sons there and later moved to medina co Ohio (for the 1840 census) there was also an edmund crandall there at that time. in 1850 the crandalls moved to jefferson co wisconsin(1850 1855 and later to blue earth co and shelby minnesota later to washington co oregon c 1870 so if you have any points in common with these locations please email me and i will see what i have...if you know josephs parents please contact me or if you find asa clarke... a cemetary for him would be nice...thanks. _____________________________________________________________ Tax Preparation Services - Click Here. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2121/fc/Ioyw6i3nkghWQKbjWqJHd99Jh5RJ ui6mVVX2VNJ20eqxlezCTTOeQT/ ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2008 19:14:03 -0500 From: "Lois Everard" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [NYLEWIS] interest in ancestry To: <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original I think we can all agree with your basic message but the curiosity of humans have a hunger for learning more about their ancestors. In the meantime we can all be pleased with the records we know are correct. I will modestly suggest that to make a good impression when sending e-mail messages that you capitalize the first word of each sentence. Enjoyed your message. Ken in NJ and I formerly lived Lewis County between Beaver Falls and Croghan. Subject: Re: [NYLEWIS] interest in ancestry most of my family members are more interested in the living than in the dead, which is how it should be... genealogy as anything else can become an addiction and that is to be avoided i think. most of my family are especially interested in our family history when we have our annual reunions and most want copies of the work i have done, some even helping with expenses because it is nice to know that our oral family history from way back is now confirmed by factual evidence and certified proofs which was my intention in the beginning along with a search for my grandfathers living relatives whom i did find. i have moments of craziness when i find out something really cool or interesting, but i keep it toned down now and i am always willing to put it aside in order to make history rather than just study it!!! peace and happy thoughts this year 2008.... gloria > researching Crandall -- joseph born abt 1796 and mary clarke born abt > 1800- her father was supposedly asa clarke who fought in the rev war but > no proof (story from marys sons journal ) joseph and mary were married abt > 1824 in lewis co NY and had a few sons there and later moved to medina co > Ohio (for the 1840 census) there was also an edmund crandall there at that > time. in 1850 the crandalls moved to jefferson co wisconsin(1850 1855 and > later to blue earth co and shelby minnesota later to washington co oregon > c 1870 so if you have any points in common with these locations please > email me and i will see what i have...if you know josephs parents please > contact me or if you find asa clarke... a cemetary for him would be > nice...thanks. > > _____________________________________________________________ > Tax Preparation Services - Click Here. > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2121/fc/Ioyw6i3nkghWQKbjWqJHd99Jh5 > RJui6mVVX2VNJ20eqxlezCTTOeQT/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2008 20:13:32 EST From: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NYLEWIS] interest in ancestry To: [email protected] Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" unbelievable..now there's a grammar specialist on the list..the point was not to impress anyone..the point was what they believed in and what was important to them...if one needs capitals in order to understand a communique....well.....................................nevermind.... **************************************See AOL's top rated recipes (http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004) ------------------------------ To contact the NYLEWIS list administrator, send an email to [email protected] To post a message to the NYLEWIS mailing list, send an email to [email protected] __________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the email with no additional text. 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most of my family members are more interested in the living than in the dead, which is how it should be... genealogy as anything else can become an addiction and that is to be avoided i think. most of my family are especially interested in our family history when we have our annual reunions and most want copies of the work i have done, some even helping with expenses because it is nice to know that our oral family history from way back is now confirmed by factual evidence and certified proofs which was my intention in the beginning along with a search for my grandfathers living relatives whom i did find. i have moments of craziness when i find out something really cool or interesting, but i keep it toned down now and i am always willing to put it aside in order to make history rather than just study it!!! peace and happy thoughts this year 2008.... gloria researching Crandall -- joseph born abt 1796 and mary clarke born abt 1800- her father was supposedly asa clarke who fought in the rev war but no proof (story from marys sons journal ) joseph and mary were married abt 1824 in lewis co NY and had a few sons there and later moved to medina co Ohio (for the 1840 census) there was also an edmund crandall there at that time. in 1850 the crandalls moved to jefferson co wisconsin(1850 1855 and later to blue earth co and shelby minnesota later to washington co oregon c 1870 so if you have any points in common with these locations please email me and i will see what i have...if you know josephs parents please contact me or if you find asa clarke... a cemetary for him would be nice...thanks. _____________________________________________________________ Tax Preparation Services - Click Here. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2121/fc/Ioyw6i3nkghWQKbjWqJHd99Jh5RJui6mVVX2VNJ20eqxlezCTTOeQT/

unbelievable..now there's a grammar specialist on the list..the point was not to impress anyone..the point was what they believed in and what was important to them...if one needs capitals in order to understand a communique....well.....................................nevermind.... **************************************See AOL's top rated recipes (http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004)

I think we can all agree with your basic message but the curiosity of humans have a hunger for learning more about their ancestors. In the meantime we can all be pleased with the records we know are correct. I will modestly suggest that to make a good impression when sending e-mail messages that you capitalize the first word of each sentence. Enjoyed your message. Ken in NJ and I formerly lived Lewis County between Beaver Falls and Croghan. Subject: Re: [NYLEWIS] interest in ancestry most of my family members are more interested in the living than in the dead, which is how it should be... genealogy as anything else can become an addiction and that is to be avoided i think. most of my family are especially interested in our family history when we have our annual reunions and most want copies of the work i have done, some even helping with expenses because it is nice to know that our oral family history from way back is now confirmed by factual evidence and certified proofs which was my intention in the beginning along with a search for my grandfathers living relatives whom i did find. i have moments of craziness when i find out something really cool or interesting, but i keep it toned down now and i am always willing to put it aside in order to make history rather than just study it!!! peace and happy thoughts this year 2008.... gloria > researching Crandall -- joseph born abt 1796 and mary clarke born abt > 1800- her father was supposedly asa clarke who fought in the rev war but > no proof (story from marys sons journal ) joseph and mary were married abt > 1824 in lewis co NY and had a few sons there and later moved to medina co > Ohio (for the 1840 census) there was also an edmund crandall there at that > time. in 1850 the crandalls moved to jefferson co wisconsin(1850 1855 and > later to blue earth co and shelby minnesota later to washington co oregon > c 1870 so if you have any points in common with these locations please > email me and i will see what i have...if you know josephs parents please > contact me or if you find asa clarke... a cemetary for him would be > nice...thanks. > > _____________________________________________________________ > Tax Preparation Services - Click Here. > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2121/fc/Ioyw6i3nkghWQKbjWqJHd99Jh5RJui6mVVX2VNJ20eqxlezCTTOeQT/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

it's funny how some keep pushing Africa as man's origin..sorry to say Africa wasn't Africa thousands of years ago...it was considered a one piece land mass and the broke into pieces...not necessarily was man an origin of it...he may have been passing through it at the time of his demise...bones older than the ones found may still be uncovered in other areas that separated from it that haven't been excavated yet..."DING"!! **************************************See AOL's top rated recipes (http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004)

Show us proof that man came from Africa, please. Saying so doesn't make it so. thanks. GMF A Pearl is a Garment of Patience That Enclosed an Annoyance -- "Ken Everard" <[email protected]> wrote: Nancy, that's a fancy response but some of us don't accept your ideas. What is the proof that they are fraudulent? Something is better than nothing. At least we do know that the origin of man came from Africa and over the millennia moved north for some reason that is unknown. That concept also applies to South America and the southern far East as well. Ken _____________________________________________________________ Free information on medical billing software from respected companies. Click here. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2121/fc/Ioyw6i3oiDnnVWMeajMnPbjZ7vramUDpXVkoMYCfTKMdws0uVFa5GT/

I partially agree with you but scientists have found the bones of human bodies in Africa that can be dated to thousands of years ago. I know you will disagree with that as well. Why is everyone such naysayers? > Show us proof that man came from Africa, please. Saying so doesn't make it > so. thanks. > > > GMF > A Pearl is a Garment of > Patience That Enclosed > an Annoyance > > > -- "Ken Everard" <[email protected]> wrote: > Nancy, that's a fancy response but some of us don't accept your ideas. > What > is the proof that they are fraudulent? Something is better than nothing. > At least we do know that the origin of man came from Africa and over the > millennia moved north for some reason that is unknown. That concept also > applies to South America and the southern far East as well. > > Ken > > > > _____________________________________________________________ > Free information on medical billing software from respected companies. > Click here. > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2121/fc/Ioyw6i3oiDnnVWMeajMnPbjZ7vramUDpXVkoMYCfTKMdws0uVFa5GT/ > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >