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: Hoag
Biography of Wilbur N. Hoag of Akron NY
Wilber N. Hoag, born September 10, 1833, in Wilton, Saratoga County, New York, was the son of Rev. Nelson Hoag. Educated at Genesee Wesleyan Seminary, he pursued various business ventures, eventually establishing a prosperous lumber trade in Akron, New York. He served as a public official, including president of Akron and trustee of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Hoag married Cynthia L. Eckerson in 1862. His father, Rev. Nelson Hoag, was a dedicated Methodist minister born June 24, 1811, in Oswegatchie, New York, and died August 10, 1844, in Akron. His mother, Lorenda Woodworth, was born September 24, 1812, and died May 17, 1867.
The First Stanford (Baptist) Church at Bangall, Dutchess Co., New York
The earliest records of this Church are dated from Great Nine Partners, Charlotte Precinct, N. Y. Its first members appear to have emigrated from Massachusetts, and were organized into a Church, Oct. 1, 1759, in Dutchess County, by covenanting together and appointing Ephraim Bullock and Corner Bullock to preach the gospel and administer the ordinances among them. At this meeting the members had the assistance of Elder Jabez Wood and Elder Robert Wheaton, who were elders of the First Baptist Church in the town of Swansea, Mass. For nearly twenty years harmony prevailed in the church, but in 1778 dissension … Read more
Washington County New York Genealogy
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Adams New York Biographies – Part 11
The following 13 biographical sketches were extracted from the Geographical gazetteer of Jefferson county, N.Y., 1685-1890: William H. Nickelson; James E. Bentley; Captain Pardon Payne; John Monroe; Michael Schrodt; Rev. William Cooke; Rev. Thomas Simpkins; William Gussman; Alfred Lord; Rev. Junius J. Cowles; John S. Archer; Richard A. Dennis; and Sylvester J. Taylor.
Brownville New York History from Childs 1890 Gazetteer
This Brownville New York History is transcribed from Child’s Geographical gazetteer of Jefferson county, N.Y., 1685-1890.
1890 Business Directory of Brownville New York
This 1890 Business Directory of Brownville New York is transcribed from Child’s Geographical gazetteer of Jefferson county, N.Y., 1685-1890.