Personal Sketches of Newstead, New York
These personal sketches appeared in the History of the city of Buffalo and Erie County by Henry Smith. It was unfortunate that he did not go into as much detail as he had with sketches from other towns.
Surname: Beeman
Adams Rural Cemetery – B Surnames
Adams Rural Cemetery is located on the west side of of South Main Street 1)NYS Route 3 at the southern edged of the Village of Adams. The cemetery is very well maintained. Stones, for the most part, are in excellent condition and readable. 2)Description of Rural Cemetery. Due to the large size of this cemetery I have had to spread it out over multiple pages. You can find the main page here: Adams Rural Cemetery – Includes Map This section contains the interments whose surnames begin with the letter B. Footnotes:[+] Footnotes: ↑1 NYS Route 3 ↑2 Description of … Read more
History of East Adams, New York
East Adams, or State Road. Some of the first settlers of the town made homes in this locality, many coming prior to 1805, and some in 1801. Among these were the Heath, Grommon, Loveland, Truman, Harris, and Talcott families, representatives of which yet remain near the place where their sturdy ancestors first broke the solemn quiet of the forest wild. In later years the Davis family settled in this neighborhood, and one of the sons, Joseph, built a store at the corners, where he was in trade a number of years. The house yet stands among the cluster of buildings … Read more