Biographical and portrait cyclopedia of Chautauqua County, New York : with a historical sketch of the county

Introduction

\ I /HE PUBLISHERS of this volume take pleasure in presenting it to their patrons in Cliautauqua County, believing that, hiographically, it is niiieli the superior of anything ever offered to the people of Western New York, and the mechanical workmanship is so far beyond anything heretofore attempted in this county, that no comparison is possible. While Ave have paid especial attention to biography, the interesting “Sketch of the History of Chautaiupia County,” written by the masterly mind of the Honorable Obed Edson, of Sinclairville, is the best compact account of the county’s early history extant, and cannot fail to attract a clee^A interest.

It was originally the intention to present the work in the old style, by grouping each town, village and city by itself, and to introduce the reader to the “History of the County” before reaching the main contents of the book, hut, after consideration, we decided to depart from the rut of custom, and to insert the biographical sketches at random in the book, and supplement it with the story which tells of early times, the whole to he preceded by a comprehensive index, by means of which the reader may turn to any desired place at will.

Our engravings, it will be noticed, are of steel and photographic reproductions made by the superior half-tone process; no wood cuts are inserted, consecpiently the likenesses presented are accurate and correct. The residences portrayed are elegant specimens of Chautaiupia County homes, and the old Court House, which has about outlived its usefulness, and is soon to he replaced, would, Avithout this photograph, soon have remained to memory alone.

Preface

and the appearance of the building in which justice had been administered for so many years, would not be known to the coming generations.

Our biographies are, in the main, correct. We have exercised great care in securing accuracy of names and dates, and have submitted, where practicable, the manuscript, more than once, for correction. Some of our subscribers failed to return corrections, but they were very few. Doubtless some errors will appear, but there will not be many.

Upon the whole, we have received very hearty co-operation, and we feel a just pride in the results of our labors. Our only wish is that the book will give pleasure to the present generation and to the generations to come; that when the future historian enters Chautauqua County, he can begin where we concluded, and carry the chain fifty years farther.

The Publishers.

Philadelphia, Pa., July 20th, 1891.

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

Aldrich, John J

Beehe, Milton E. (House)

Burns, Andrew

Burns, Andrew (House) ....

Bahcock, Norman

Babcock, Alpheus

Beebe, Milton E. ...... .

Burgess, Rev. Chalon

Bloomquist, OttoL

Chase, Dr. William

Curtis, Major E. A

Cushing, Addison C

Carpenter, Col. Elial Foote . . .

Case, Henry R

Corbett, Hon. Charles H

Cushing, Com. W. B., U. S. N. . Chautauqua County Court-House

Edson, Hon. Obed

Evergreen Cemetery

Eureka Factory (Howes) ....

Fuller, Frederick A., Jr. ...

Fenner, Hon. M. M

Haywood, Col. Rufus

Howes, Simeon

Howes, Simeon (Residence) . . .

Huntley, W. W

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Hungerford, Sextus H

Kingsbury, Henry C

Lockwood, Clark R

Lord, Bela B

Livermore, Mrs. R. S

Morgan, Charles W

Morris, Hon. Lorenzo

Ormes, M.D., Cornelius

Ormes, Dr. F. D

Patterson, Hon. George W

Patterson, George W

Putnam, Major E. P

Peacock, Judge William

Record, John G

Ryckmau, G. E

Smith, Hon. Hiram ........

Stafford, Austin H

Scofield, Carl W

Saxton, Isaac A

Sessions, Hon. Frank E

Sherman, Hon. Daniel

Van Dusen, Hon. A. A

Weeks, Charles E

W.atson, Albert S

Waterhouse, Dr. .John A

Waterhouse, Dr. John A. (Residence)

145 Wright, Reuben G

305 Wright, Reuben G. (Residence)

Table Of Contents

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