Bio: Chaney, Sara Anthony (1823 - 1850)
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Surnames:
Anthony
Blackmer
Brown
Chaney
Clark
Cleveland
Davis
Doty
Edwards
Grignon
Lavigne
Merrill
Ouisconsin
Sampson
Samson
Stainbrook
Twigg
VanCleve
Whitney
Zenier
The price paid by the early Wisconsin pioneers to
gain victory over the wilderness sometimes cost them their lives. Sara Anthony Chaney was one
of the first to be buried in the Cruickshank (Kruickshank in the old records)
Cemetery at Port Edwards, Wisconsin. Prior to
taking her first breath in Oswego, NY, Nov., 1823, her future home in the
Northwest Territory experienced vast changes. In
1800, Wisconsin came under the umbrella of the Indiana Territory and in 1810,
Wisconsin was set off to become a part of Michigan Territory. It then
consisted of the counties of Michilimac, now in Michigan, and Brown and Crawford.
The first white child born in Wisconsin, July 1, 1819,
Charlotte Ouisconsin Van Cleve, was just 4 years old at the time of Sara
Anthony's birth. Charlotte's father, Nathan Clark was an officer with the
5th Infantry and she was born in Prairie du Chien,
Wisconsin as the regiment was passing through on their way to Minnesota to take
part in building a new fort.
Charlotte Ouisconsin Van Cleve
In 1819 the U.S. government looked to protect its fur trading
interests in the Northwest Territory. To do this, the 5th Infantry
Regiment was sent from its headquarters in Detroit to the junction
of the Mississippi and Minnesota Rivers to build a fort. On July 1
the infantry stopped to rest at Fort Crawford in Prairie du Chien
(present-day Wisconsin). A daughter was born to Lieutenant
Nathan Clark and his wife, Charlotte Ann Seymour. Also named
Charlotte, she came to be affectionately known as a "daughter of the
fifth regiment" and was given the middle name Ouisconsin (a
French spelling of Wisconsin) by its members in recognition of her
birth site. The regiment continued north and arrived at the site of
Fort St. Anthony (later renamed Fort Snelling) on August 23, 1819.
Wikipedia
*Charlotte died at Minneapolis, April
6, 1922
Sept. 17, 1822, August Grignon obtained a government
license for Indian trading on the Fox, Ouisconsin and Mississippi Rivers.
Five years later Fort Winnebago was established. Daniel Whitney and
his crew passed up the Fox River and crossed over the portage to the Wisconsin
River to mouth of the Yellow River and set up a "rig" to cut and fashion
shingles. Major Twigg did not look kindly on the project and he dispatched his
Lieutenant Jefferson Davis (later of Confederate fame) and soldiers to put Daniel
Whitney's operation out of business. They confiscated all cut shingles
taking them to Fort Winnebago to be utilized in the
construction of additional Fort buildings.
A War Department approved treaty was made in
1831-32 with the Menominee Chiefs to cut timber on the Wisconsin River. The first saw mill there
was built by Daniel Whitney, locating it on Govt. Lot 3,
Section 10-21-5. Two years later, Ahira B. Sampson of Green Bay began
managing the prosperous new operation gave people like Sara's future husband, Asa
Swallow Chaney, a reason to
call the area home. Asa, still a teenager and too poor to buy logs, built a small shack
with unusable slabs from the mill. He settled in to run the first ferry boat (owned by
the French Canadian, Eusebe
Lavigne) across the Wisconsin River.
Ferry Boat which ran between Port Edwards (West side) and Grand Rapids
(East side) of the Wisconsin River.
*So. Wood County Historical Corp.
Postcard collection
*Before Wisconsin was a
state, it was part of the Canadian Province of Quebec, the Territory
Northwest of the Ohio River (1788-1800), Indiana
Territory (1800-1809), Illinois Territory (1809-1818), Michigan
Territory (1818-1836) and Wisconsin Territory(1836-1848).
*The first white man to visit the area was Samuel Appleton Starrow (1787-1837) in 1817. He traded
with the Native Americans for furs and hides.
In 1836 a Vermonter, Deacon Asa Clark, and a neighbor,
Mr. Cheney, decided to look for
opportunities on the western frontier. They came by horse to Milwaukee where Asa
purchased land on Snail Lake (Pewaukee Lake) to build a sawmill, gristmill, and
dam. Deacon Clark then returned to Vermont to sell his farm.
On April 18, 1837, his son Timothy Clark and three other young men came to the
site in Wisconsin his father had chosen. They came by stagecoach, runners,
train, canal boat, steamer, and schooner, to reach Milwaukee and then by
horseback to reach the land site. Asa had paid $80 for a jack-knife claim. In
late August, Deacon Clark and his family came.
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In 1835, The Anthony
family was living in the Northwest Territory in what later became known as Grand
Rapids, Wis.
Anthony, A. 37
Laborer New York Grand Rapids
Anthony, Mary 36 Massachusetts Grand Rapids
Anthony, Mary 16 New York Grand Rapids
Abraham Anthony Jr. died by lightning,
in his brass bed at home, according to oral family history. This is verified by
the source cited below. He was the son of Abraham Anthony, Sr. and Elizabeth
Hilsinger and the husband of Mary Allen. He was a skilled carpenter and barn
builder. In his youth his family moved to Jefferson Co, NY. In 1844 Abraham
migrated with his family first to Rutland Center, Dane, WI, where he stayed two
years near where his brother David had a large farm. Then in 1846 Abraham moved
his family to Portage Co., WI, where he lived for the last thirteen years of his
life. In June, 1859, Abraham spent time in Rutland, Dane County, WI, selling
some farm land that he owned there. Very soon after his return to Portage County
the tragedy happened. While he was asleep with his wife in their brass bed
lightning struck the house and reached their brass bed. He died from
electrocution immediately. His wife was seriously injured and died ten days
later.
Children (in addition to those listed in familylinks below):
Sarah Anthony (married name
unknown)
Source: "Commemorative Biographical Record of the Upper counties of Wisconsin,"
J. H. Beers & Co., Langlade County, Wisconsin, 1895, pp. 117-118.
Parents of Sara Anthony
Father: Abraham Anthony, Jr.,
1797–1859
Mother:
Mary Allen Anthony,
1793–1859
Wisconsin Births and Christenings, 1826 - 1926
Name: Edwards
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 10 Nov 1824
Birthplace: Monticello, Green, Wisconsin
Race: White
Father's Name: Albert Edwards
Father's Birthplace: Green Co., Wis.
Mother's Name: Minnie Pratt
Mother's Birthplace: Green Co., Wis.
Essentially, the first settler was Daniel Whitney,
who previously had constructed a dam and mill at Whitney
Rapids, on the east side of the river, just above Pointe
Basse (now Nekoosa). In 1838, disappointed with the
small amount of power that could be developed there, he
sent his nephew and mill manager, David Whitney, with
Nelson Strong and Ahira Sampson, up river in search of a
better site. Discovering about ten miles north "Ze Tall
Rapids", as the French called Grand Rapids, word was
sent back that a place satisfactory for a mill site and
a settlement had been found. Others came up and the
construction of a dam and mill began. Sampson sold his
interest to R. Bloomer, and David Whitney died, so that
actually the mill was built by Bloomer and Cruikshank (Kruickshank
in the old records) and began operations before 1838 had
ended. Enough lumber was fabricated to erect not only a
residence for Nelson Strong, near the mill, but a hotel,
also owned by Strong, facing First Street, near the site
of the present Labor Temple. To the south of what is now
East Grand Avenue was an almost unbroken tamarack swamp.
The first log house, used chiefly as a cook shanty had
been built earlier that year by H. McCutcheon, who fed
the men working on the mill.
In 1854 there was no butcher
shop in Grand Rapids and the meat supply was furnished by John Schnibley, who
used to kill a beef every week and peddle the meat from door to door.
all that then constituted the village of Grand Rapids. In regard to the
population, there were 130 males and 17 females.
Sara died at twenty-six and after nine years of
widowhood, Asa who was just over 40 years of age, married Mary Ester Stainbrook,
16 Oct 1859. She being twenty-two and in her prime child bearing years,
bore twelve children.
United States Census, 1850 Wisconsin Portage Plover
A. (Abraham) Anthony 1850 Male 52 White 1798 New York 76, $1,000 Real-estate
Mary Anthony 1850 Female 56 White 1794 Massachusetts
Mary Anthony 1850 Female 16 White 1834 New York A. S. Cheney 1850 Male 31 White 1819 New
Hampshire, Laborer
Death Records from New York, New York
City Municipal Deaths (Older brother of Sarah J. Anthony Chaney)
Name: William Anthony
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 27 Nov 1894
Event Place: Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
Address: 1605 Bathgate Ave.
Residence Place: New York, N.Y.
Gender: Male
Age: 73
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Birth Year (Estimated 1821)
Birthplace: New York, N.Y.
Burial Date: 30 Nov 1894
Burial Place: New York City, New York, New York
Cemetery: Woodlawn
Father's Name: Abraham Anthony
Father's Birthplace: New York, N.Y.
Mother's Name: Mary Anthony
Mother's Birthplace: New York, N.Y.
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September 13, 1795, Sam Gilsum, was born in
New Hampshire with a heart to help shape the newly opened land and transform it
into place for homes and businesses.
The first saw mill built at Port Edwards was by Sam
Grignon who sold it to Whitney & Merrill in 1836.
Evidently Samuel Merrill had acquired Daniel Whitney's interest some time soon
after they bought the site from Grignon, for in 1841, Mr. Merrill sells the
location of John Edwards Sr.
Wood County which he named as Whitney Rapids. Page 4.
1834
Ahira B. Sampson was sent from Green Bay to manage the mill.
1835
Steamboat "Frontier", Capt. D.S. Harris, came up Wisconsin River from Prairie du
Chiene to Dells where it stopped over night and next day came on up to Point
Bausse, just below Whitney Rapids, about one mile.
1836
Portage County created and set off from Brown County. This included the present
Wood County. County seat was placed at Town of Winnebago, called Winnebago
Portage, now Plover. Indians portaged through to here from Wolf river to reach
Wisconsin River.
Menominee Tribes ceded to the United States a strip of land three miles wide on
each side of the Wisconsin River and 40 miles long. This covered land from Point
Bausse to Big Bull Falls, Wausau.
Grignon & Merrill obtain similar permit to that granted Daniel Whitney and built
the first saw mill at "Grignon Rapids" and located about 6 miles down river from
Whitney Rapids.
First saw mill built at Port Edwards by Sam Grignon and sold to Whitney &
Merrill.
1837
Robert Wakely and wife came from New York by boat down the Ohio river to
Cincinnati and then again by boat to Prairie du Chiene and by another boat to
Portage and by "keel" boat to Point Bausse. They opened "Wakely Tavern", Point
Basse, about 1 mile below present Nekoosa, on the east side, The lower Ferry
went across at this point and was the first "current" ferry. Point Bausse or
Basse is in center of Sec. 15 between Govt. Lots 7 and 8 about 1 mile South of
Whitney Rapids, which is on Lot 2 Sec. 10.
The only road at this time out of this section was an Indian trail from Fort
Winnebago-Portage, to Green Bay.
First Catholic mass was said by Rev. Van den Brook, a priest from Green Bay
during the summer of this year.
1838
David R. Whitney, nephew of Daniel Whitney died. A. B. Sampson was then placed
in full charge of the saw mill at Whitney Rapids.
Nelson Strong secured permit from War Department and joined A. B. Sampson.
Sampson withdrew and Robert Bloomer joined Strong and they built the first saw
mill at Rapids. Nelson Strong used the first lumber to build the first frame
house in County. Some explanation must come here. Sept. 14, 1840 Edward Bloomer
entered Gov. lot 8 where the "Rablin" mill was located. Strong may have joined
because of his permit to buy timber of the Indians. But it was Bloomer and J. J.
Kruikshank that built the first saw mill on Govt. lot 8 and not Strong and
Bloomer. Strong does not appear at all in the records of title. I infer from
this that his use in the partnership of Stewart and Brown was because of his War
Department permit. Bloomer sold his interests to Stewart & Brown. Page 1.
1839
First marriage was that of George Kline Jr. to Mrs. Maria Whitney, widow of
David R. Whitney, at Grand Rapids by S.R. Merrill, J.P.
George Neeves and William Roe came to Rapids at this time. Page 10.
1840
Joshua Hathaway completed survey of the lands in the Menominee treaty of 1836
and sent maps and field notes to the War Department at Washington DC.
A. B. Sampson quit as superintendent of the Whitney Mill and moved to Rapids.
Wm. Kline came to Rapids this year.
One authority states that the first lumber raft sawed at Biron mill by Fay &
Draper went down the rapids. This is not correct for they did not own it then
and the mill probably was not built before 1841 unless mill was built before
land was entered.
Oct. 5th Gideon Truesdell, Joshua Draper, Paul Kingston, and Harrison K. Fay
entered Lots 5 and 7 Sec. 34-23-6 the land and island where "Biron" Mill was
located. Page 8.
Oct. 3, Adams, Hill & Bloomer enter Govt. Lots 1,2,3 being the land between Van
Buren Street on south and Hooker street on north, west side, and east of the
section line of Section 8, Centralia.
1841
Daniel Whitney enters Govt. Lot 1 Sec. 8-22-6 of 17.46 acres. This is the
southerly end of Long Island. Peter Love built the first summer cottage on this
Island about 1912. T.A. Taylor built the next cottage on land adjoining Mr.
Love's in 1914 and also built what is believed to be the first concrete tennis
court at the same place and after 20 years both are in good condition. Page 89.
Daniel Whitney, May 22, entered Govt. Lots 2 and 4 where Consolidated Mill now
stands. Daniel Whitney enters part of Hunter Island. This is next largest island
and just west of Long Island.
Samuel Merrill sells Port Edwards mill property to John Edwards Sr. Page 5.
1842
Henry A. Sampson was born in a log house east and across the river from Nekoosa
about opposite Block 9 where old map shows "ferry". Mr. Sampson resides at 711
8th Street North Wisconsin Rapids.
Rev. J. S. Hurlbut, a Methodist missionary preached the first sermon in the
community. Rev. Hurlbut also established the first school, himself the first
teacher.
1843
George Baker, father of Geo. W. Baker, was born Nov. 26 in a log house located
about where the Wisconsin Rapids Tribune office is at present located. He was
the first white child born in city.
David Baker and Francis Biron arrive in Rapids.
George Kline Sr. built the first dam from the west side to an island below Green
Bay R.R. bridge.
1844
Jos. B. Hasbrouck opens the first blacksmith shop in Rapids.
1845
E. S. Miner opened a general store and was appointed the first postmaster. L.
Kromer also came at this time and opened a store.
January 9 Aaron Adams deeded 1/3 int. to Daniel Whitney of the saw mill first
built by J. J. Kruikshank that later became known as Rablin Mill, about on site
of swimming pool. Page 1.
1846
Joseph Wood, Jos. L. Cotey, Ira Purdy arrive in Rapids and Reuben C. Lyon in
Centralia this year.
Population of Grand Rapids given as 130 men and 17 women.
First known burial place of two graves located at the top of hill at north end
of 10th street north. One was a canoeist who died while accompanying Bishop
Lavenchey on his way through here up the Wisconsin River to Apostle Island. The
Bishop performed the ceremony.
Francis Biron bought the mill at "Biron" from Weston, Heldon and Kingston. Page
8.
1847
I.L. Mosher came to Rapids.
This year date given as first river flood of record by white man.
Jan. 29. John Warner granted charter to build first dam on east side.
Henry Rablin by legislative act built the first dam on east side. Page 92.
First School district, Portage county, known as "The Grand Rapids School Dist.
No. 1". The present town of Grand Rapids included the present city.
First residential plat recorded in office of Register of Deeds, Portage County.
Nov. 1847 J. J. Kruikshank covered parts of Govt. Lots 7 and 8 Sec. 8 and is
also part of First ward below the hill.
1848
Wisconsin admitted as a State in the Union.
A. B. Sampson and Reuben C. Lyon build the first mill at "Hurleytown", today
South Side.
Indian title to lands in upper Wisconsin extinguished by treaty. This opened the
whole northern section of the state to settlers.
1849
Louis Le May came to Rapids.
Land for first cemetery donated to the Town of Grand Rapids, located on 10th
street north by John J. Kuikshank. In 1934 the town, under agreement with the
city that all remains be removed to Forest Hill cemetery, deeded this plat to
the city to become a public park.
1850
John Werner became postmaster.
Joseph Whitney, river pilot, came to Rapids. (No relation of Daniel Whitney)
Franklin J. Wood was born here Oct. 19th. Died Aug. 17, 1931. Page 10.
First school built in what today is about 630 8th St. No.
PORT EDWARDS.
The city is handsomely laid out, well up above high
water mark, and, with its manufacturing establishments and
business places, is attracting a thrifty population. It has
quite a number of French Canadians, who are an industrious
class of citizens. The city has an advantageous location
in many respects, with remarkable booming and mill
privileges, which, however, will require concentrated capital
to develop and secure the best results.
HAMILTON CORNING, superintendent of booms and river
works, at Port Edward mills. Was born in Canada, near Montreal, May
19, 1820. He worked at lumbering in Canada, and after he came here
in August, 1851, worked on the river, and at logging for Clinton and
others awhile, and afterward built dams, piers and booms in the Wisconsin
River. For many years past he has been superintendent of river
works for J. Edwards & Co. He was married, Feb. 4, 1849, to Miss
Charlotte Arnold ; she died in 1S55, leaving four children — Charles J.,
Margaret A. (now Mrs. Tibbets), William G. and Mary E. (now Mrs.
Allds). Feb. 6, 1 861. he married Miss Margaret A. Arnold, a sister of
his first wife. They have two children, John J. and Hamilton. Charles
J. was born Dec. 24, 1854. He has attended the Riverside Institute, at
Lyons, Iowa, one year, and two years at the Iowa Agricultural College,
also the State Normal School, at Cedar Falls, Iowa, and has taught school
several terms.
LOU IS GRIGNON, river pilot and logger. Came to Grand Rapids
in July, 1S48, and engaged in logging and running the river, which occupation
he still follows. His father, Charles Grignon, was born and
brought up in Oshkosh. Louis Grignon was born at DePere, Aug. 17,
1829; lived there until 1843, then went to Iowa, remained there about
five years, then came through Portage City, remaining there a short lime,
and then to Grand Raydds in 1848. Was married, Aug. 15,1856, to Miss
Catharine Maloney, of Portage City. Have one child, George, who was
born .Aug. 27. 1S63.
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Susannah Swallow, daughter of Asa Woods and his 2nd
wife, Susannah Woods. She was born in Dunstable, Middlesex, Massachusetts 23
September 1794; she married in Dunstable, Middlesex, Massachusetts; intentions
filed 23 August 1814, Isaac Cheney [of Washington, N.H.]. She died in Dunstable,
Middlesex, Massachusetts on 5 May 1847. At the time of her death she was a
"domestic", and the cause of death was consumption.
Source:
Stearns,A.M., Ezra S. "Early Generations of the Founders of Old Dunstable -
Thirty Families"; published by George B. Littlefield, Boston: 1911, page 73
Vital Records of Dunstable, Massachusetts
Births: Page 84
Marriages: Pages 115 & 190
Deaths: Page 211
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Family Members
Parents
Asa Swallow
unknown–1813
Photo
sa Swallow
Massachusetts, Deaths, 1841-1915
birth: 1796 Dunstable
death: 26 March 1864 Boston, Massachusetts
father: Asa
mother: Susannah
Asa Swallow
Massachusetts, Deaths
Name: Asa Swallow
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 26 Mar 1864
Event Place: Boston, Massachusetts
Gender: Male
Age: 68
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Mason
Birthplace: Dunstable
Birth Year (Estimated): 1796
Father's Name: Asa
Father's Birthplace: Dunstable
Mother's Name: Susannah
Mother's Birthplace: Dunstable
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Asa Swallow
Father
Massachusetts, Deaths, 1841-1915
birth: Dunstake, MA
spouse: Almira Eldredge Swallow
child: Erasmus D. Swallow
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Susannah Woods Swallow
unknown–1848
Spouse
Isaac Chaney,
1780–1866
Siblings
Asa Swallow,
1796–1864
Maria Swallow Fletcher,
1811–1907
Children
Julia Ann Chaney,
1827–1838
Charles Augustus Cheney,
1830–1913
Harriet Mariah Cheney Choate,
1832–1910
Phoebe Ann Cheney Barnes,
1835–1905
BioM: Hammond, Sarah (1845)
Groom: Joshua Cheney
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 10 Feb 1845
Event Place, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Gender Male
Bride: Sarah Hammond
Spouse's Gender Female
Sara Anthony was born in Massachuttes in 1824 and
married Asa Chaney. After her untimely death, he married Mary Esther
Chaney.
Asa S Chaney
BIRTH 26 Aug 1818
Massachusetts, USA
DEATH 26 Jan 1905 (aged 86)
Westfield, Marquette County, Wisconsin, USA
BURIAL
Westfield East Cemetery
Westfield, Marquette County, Wisconsin, USA
Children of Mary Ester Stainbrook and Asa Swallow Chaney (12)
Charles Asa Cheney, 1860–1872
Andrew Jackson Cheney, 1862–
Isaac A. Cheney, 1864–1871
William Henry Cheney, 1866–
Edmund Christopher Cheney, 1867–
Ora Swallow Cheney, 1869–
Phebe Rosina Cheney, 1870–1872
Levi Samuel Cheney, 1871
John What Cheney, 1873–
Catharine Cheney, 1874–
James Elvin Cheney, 1876–1877
Mary Esther Cheney, 1879–
Portrait and Biographical Record of Waukesha County, Wisconsin
The history of Wisconsin Rapids literally is "a Tale of Two Cities." It was not
until 1900 that "Grand Rapids" on the east, and "Centralia" on the west bank of
the Wisconsin River, consolidated, and not until 1920 that its name became
"Wisconsin Rapids." The English and Irish founders of Grand Rapids had worked
their way westward from "New York", attracted by the newly discovered and
apparently limitless forests, chiefly of White and Norway pine, bordering the
Wisconsin River. They settled here because of the tremendous fall, thought to be
45 feet, of tumbling waters, split at its top by a tremendous rock, called "Shaurette,"
or "Sherman", making available two fine water powers.
A short history of Wisconsin Rapids
consisting of about three acres, has been abandoned for cemetery purposes.
There are still a few headstones on this property, more or less of them having
fallen to the ground, and the underbrush and debris has accumulated all about
the property. This property should be cleaned up and put in order by city
authorities. We understand that this property will revert back to the
Kruickshank heirs when it is wholly abandoned as a cemetery. We would therefore
deem it wise for the city to clean it up and preserve it as a cemetery and
thereby continue to hold it. (Wood
County Reporter - 22 Oct 1914)
Another shack was built on what is now the Nash premises by Asa Chaney, who ran
the first ferry boat across the Wisconsin River, the ferry being owned by Eusebe
Lavigne.
Centralia was a small island consisting of about 100 acres of dry land. It was
bounded on the east by the Wisconsin River and on the other three sides by swamp
lands. A stretch of land from where the L. M. Nash homestead and the B. R.
Goggins home now stand to the mainland was almost impassable; the only way of
crossing was by walking on logs.
PORT EDWARDS.
The city is handsomely laid out, well up above high
water mark, and, with its manufacturing establishments and
business places, is attracting a thrifty population. It has
quite a number of French Canadians, who are an industrious
class of citizens. The city has an advantageous location
in many respects, with remarkable booming and mill
privileges, which, however, will require concentrated capital
to develop and secure the best results.
HAMILTON CORNING, superintendent of booms and river
works, at Port Edward mills. Was born in Canada, near Montreal, May
19, 1820. He worked at lumbering in Canada, and after he came here
in August, 1S51, worked on the river, and at logging for Clinton and
others awhile, and afterward built dams, piers and booms in the Wisconsin
River. For many years past he has been superintendent of river
works for J. Edwards & Co. He was married, Feb. 4, 1849, to Miss
Charlotte Arnold ; she died in 1855, leaving four children — Charles J.,
Margaret A. (now Mrs. Tibbets), William G. and Mary E. (now Mrs.
Allds). Feb. 6, 1 861. he married Miss Margaret A. Arnold, a sister of
his first wife. They have two children, John J. and Hamilton. Charles
J. was born Dec. 24, 1854. He has attended the Riverside Institute, at
Lyons, Iowa, one year, and two years at the Iowa Agricultural College,
also the State Normal School, at Cedar Falls, Iowa, and has taught school
several terms.
LOU IS GRIGNON, river pilot and logger. Came to Grand Rapids
in July, 1848, and engaged in logging and running the river, which occupation
he still follows. His father, Charles Grignon, was born and
brought up in Oshkosh. Louis Grignon was born at DePere, Aug. 17,
1829; lived there until 1843, then went to Iowa, remained there about
five years, then came through Portage City, remaining there a short lime,
and then to Grand Rapids in 1848. Was married, Aug. 15,1856, to Miss
Catharine Maloney, of Portage
Cruickshank (Kruickshank in the old
records) Cemetery
Location: Drake Street at the foot of the
hill or at site of water tower (Franklin and 10th), Grand Rapids, Wisconsin.
JOHN J. CRUIKSHANK donated one acre of land, in 1849,
for a cemetery. In a 1914 newspaper article
(Wood County Reporter), the editor copied information from the remaining
markers. (Some graves
had been moved to Forest Hill, while other remained.)
This cemetery was used by all people of the area until 1874. It became so
crowded that Sexton David Baker
could hardly find an unoccupied spot. It was them that Franklin J Wood donated
to the city, 25 acres of
wooded land at the East edge of town.
A piece of land for burial purposes was set aside at a very early date. The
second cemetery in Wisconsin Rapids was donated to the town of Grand Rapids by
John J. Cruikshank in April, 1856. The survey and plat were made by C. B.
Jackson. The piece of land was 264 feet long by 181 feet wide, and was located
at the north end of Tenth street north, adjoining the Frank J. Wood homestead.
The present Forest Hill cemetery was surveyed and platted by William E. Coats in
August, 1874, for Franklin Joseph Wood, owner of the land.
*First Burial in the Cemetery--Killed during bar fight
H, C
Jones
John
1831 Wales
1865
b. Wales; Employee at Edwards / Clinton
Mill; Civil War--Private, Co. G of the Wis. 12th Inf. National Archives
show the death as 1865 and the orig. stone was shipped to Port Edwards
in 1879. The local G.A.R. ordered a second stone in 1910 engraved to
include "2nd" after John Jones name to set in Forest Hill Cemetery,
Wisconsin Rapids. Why was a second stone placed in Forest Hill? A survey
of te Cruikshank site by the Ho-Chunk Nation in 1997 using
ground-penetrating radar did show a burial this grave.
N
Kline
Francis N.
1830
6 Feb 1857
Aged 27 yr, 10 mo, 6 da
Karl K. Kline
H
Lavenshy
H
LesLond
Louis
1837
fur trader
H
Lyman
Emma Norton
24 May 1850
2 Mar 1874
Forest Hill
H
Norton
Edgar
16 Feb 1864
N
Norton
Viola M.
Mar 1857, WI
28 May 1869;
Aged 12 yr, 1 mo, 28 da
single
Moses J. & Julia M. Norton
N
Ripley
Nancy R.
1828
12 Jul 1855;
Aged 27 yr, 11 mo, 15 da
G. H. Ripley
N
Stillson
Polly
May 1795, NY
18 Apr 1868;
Aged 73 yr, 11 mo
Robert Stillson
H
UNK/
Employed as Canoeist by Rev. Bishop Lavenchy. Grave next to Louis
LesLond. The Bishop consecrated the point of those 2 graves for a future
burying ground, and it was used for that purpose for many years; in fact
until 1849, when John J. Cruikshank donated an acre for a burial ground,
situated north and joining F. J. Wood's residence. The first burial in
this cemetery was a Hibbard Johnson.
N
Withrock
Charles
1821
11 Nov 1894
N
Zenier
Fredrick Johan Carl
*5 Aug 1819 / 5 Jul 1819
5 Dec 1893
B. Hollsteitz, Hollsteitz, Weißenfels, Sachsen, Preußen, Deutschland
*Alternate dates
Caroline Charlotte
Christian Zeuners & ? Maudrich
C-Census
F-Family
H-History of Wood Co., Wis.
M-Mortality Schedule
N-Newspaper
Wood County reporter., November 05, 1914
ANCIENT HISTORY IN OLD CEMETERY
The old cemetery, known as “Kracifcshank’s” cemetery, located north of
F. J. Wood’s residence and back of
Mrs. I. Baruch’s residence property,
consisting of about three acres, has
been abandoned for cemetery purposes. There axe still a few headstones on this
property, more or
less of them having fallen to the
ground, and' the underbrush and debris has accumulated all about the
property. This property should be
cleaned up and put in order by city
authorities. We understand that this
property will revert back to the
Kruickshank heirs when it is wholly
abandoned as a cemetery. We would
therefore deem it wise for the city
to clean it up and preserve it as a
cemetery and thereby continue to
hold it. In looking over the old head
stones, we picked up the following
items:
Sarah A., wife of Asa S. Ohaney,
died April 29, 1850; aged 26 years
and 6 months.
Frederick G., son of D. F. and E.
P. Emerson, died Oct. 26, 1861, aged
8 years 11 months.
Francis N., wife of K. K, Kline,
died Feb. 6, 1857, aged 27 years,lo
months and 6 days.
George H., son of S. 8., and A.L.
Cole, died Oct. 24, 1856, aged 8 years
and 11 months.
Esther J., wife of S. N. Cleveland,
died Sept. 23, 1860, aged 25 years,
1 month.
Isaac Chandler, died August 14
1866, aged 36 years.
Polly, wife of Robert Stillson,died
April 18, 1868, aged 73 years, 11
months and 7 days.
Fa ma Norton, wife of D. Lyman,
born May 24, 1850, died March 2,1874.
Edgar, son of M. J. and J. M.Norton died Feb. 16, 1864.
Viola M..daughter of M. and J. M.
Norton, died May 28, 1869, aged 12
years, 1 month and 28 days.
Hepsabeth E., wife of L. Blaokmer,
died May 29, 1861, aged 29 years, 4
months and 13 days.
Nancy R.„ wife of G. H. Ripley, died July 12, 1855, aged 27 years, 11
months and 15 days.
Charles Elmer, son of T. and L.
Bacon, died Aug. 24, 1860, aged 1 yr.,
6 months and 20 days.
The above paragraphs, giving the
dates of deaths, etc., will bring back
to memory many old time ,settlers,
whose remains are still lying in
this old cemetery. We shall publish
(other records from the other two
cemeteries similar to the above. Many
of the old settlers will be interested in these dates and names of
friends gone on before.
Asa Swallow Chaney
Massachusetts Births and Christenings
Name Asa Swallow Chaney
Gender Male
Birth Date 26 Aug 1818
Birthplace DUNSTABLE,MIDDLESEX,MASSACHUSETTS
Father's Name Isaac Chaney
Mother's Name Susanna
1850 Federal Census, New Berlin, Waukesha, Wisconsin
John Smith 1850 Male 56 White 1794 England 1639
John Smith 1850 Male 26 White 1824 England 1639
Eliza F Smith 1850 Female 24 White 1826 England 1639
Patrick Downs 1850 Male 50 White 1800 Ireland 1640
Julia Downs 1850 Female 35 White 1815 Ireland 1640
Scott Clark 1850 Male 30 White 1820 Ireland 1641
Sylvia Clark 1850 Female 28 White 1822 Ireland 1641
Geo Clark 1850 Male 3 White 1847 Ireland 1641
Geo Seagel 1850 Male 52 White 1798 Vermont 1641
Deborah Seagel 1850 Female 52 White 1798 Vermont 1641
Frances Seagel 1850 Female 15 White 1835 Vermont 1641
Martha Seagel 1850 Female 17 White 1833 Vermont 1641
David Gudger 1850 Male 23 White 1827 England 1642
Mary Gudger 1850 Female 26 White 1824 New York 1642
J A Gudger 1850 Female 0 White 1850 Wisconsin 1642
Thos Parkinson 1850 Male 23 White 1827 Canada 1643
Elizabeth F Parkinson 1850 Female 23 White 1827 New York 1643
Richard Hachett 1850 Male 36 White 1814 Ireland 1644
Catharine Hachett 1850 Female 28 White 1822 Ireland 1644
M* Hachett 1850 Male 8 White 1842 New York 1644
Almond Gray 1850 Male 39 White 1811 Vermont 1645
Ruth Gray 1850 Female 37 White 1813 New York 1645
Geo Gray 1850 Male 15 White 1835 New York 1645
Jane Gray 1850 Female 13 White 1837 New York 1645
Nelson Gray 1850 Male 11 White 1839 New York 1645
Almond Gray 1850 Male 7 White 1843 Wisconsin 1645
Mary Gray 1850 Female 4 White 1846 Wisconsin 1645
Martha Gray 1850 Female 2 White 1848 Wisconsin 1645
Nathaniel Ross 1850 Male 34 White 1816 Scotland 1645
Chas Stanhope 1850 Male 37 White 1813 New York 1646
Nancy Stanhope 1850 Female 27 White 1823 New York 1646
Edwin Stanhope 1850 Male 8 White 1842 New York 1646
Chas Stanhope 1850 Male 6 White 1844 New York 1646
N J Stanhope 1850 Female 2 White 1848 Wisconsin 1646
A L Stanhope 1850 Male 0 White 1850 Wisconsin 1646
Victor Thompson 1850 Male 28 White 1822 Pennsylvania 1647
Rhoda Thompson 1850 Female 17 White 1833 New York 1647
I A Thompson 1850 Female 1 White 1849 Wisconsin 1647
Joshua Cheney 1850 Male 28 White 1822 unk 1648
Sarah Cheney 1850 Female 26 White 1824 New York 1648
Walter Trainer 1850 Male 36 White 1814 Ireland 1649
Ann Trainer 1850 Female 35 White 1815 Ireland 1649
Sarah Cheney,
United States Census, 1850
birth: 1824 New York
residence: 1850 New Berlin, Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States
other: Joshua Cheney
Sarah Cheney
United States Census, 1850
Name Sarah Cheney
Event Type Census
Event Year 1850
Event Place New Berlin, Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States
Gender Female
Age 26
Race White
Birth Year (Estimated) 1824
Birthplace New York
House Number 1648
Household
Role
Sex
Age
Birthplace
Joshua Cheney M 28
Sarah Cheney F 26 New York
Citing this Record
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4DR-6WQ
: 12 April 2016), Sarah Cheney in household of Joshua Cheney, New Berlin,
Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States; citing family 1670, NARA microfilm
publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records
Administration, n.d.).
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Anthony, Abraham Sr.
(Also Known As Abrm. Antony) Birth: 6 June 1771, Schaghticoke,
Rensselaer, New York, British Colonial America
Christening: 26 August 1771, Dutch Reformed Church, Schaghticoke,
Rensselaer, New York, British Colonial America
Family Members:
Father: Bartholomew Anthony 1737–1818
Marriage: 8 May 1761, Kingston,Ulster,New York
Mother: Catharina Peck
1740–Deceased
8 Children of Catharina Peck and Bartholomew Anthony
Johannes Anthony, 1762–1845
Jacob Anthony, 1764–1850
Ellabart Anthony, 1767–
Annatje Anthony, 1770–1861 Abraham Anthony, 1771–
Angenitie Anthony, 1774–
Martynus Anthony, 1776–
Maria Anthony, 1780–
Spouse: Elisabeth Hilsinger, 1775–
7 Children: of Elisabeth Hilsinger and Abraham Anthony
Abraham, 1797–
Bartholomaeus Anthony, 1799–
Barent, 1802–
Michael Anthony, 1803–1886
David Anthony, 1806–1886
Johannes John Anthony, 1810–1847
Jacob, 1812–
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indexed.
United States Census, 1850
Household ID 1670
Line Number 40
Affiliate Name The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number M432
Affiliate Film Number 1009
GS Film Number 444996
Digital Folder Number 004206495
Image Number 00228
Laura A Cheney
1850 Federal United States Census, Wisconsin, Waukesha, New Berlin
John Smith 1850 Male 56 White 1794 England 1639
John Smith 1850 Male 26 White 1824 England 1639
Eliza F Smith 1850 Female 24 White 1826 England 1639
Patrick Downs 1850 Male 50 White 1800 Ireland 1640
Julia Downs 1850 Female 35 White 1815 Ireland 1640
Scott Clark 1850 Male 30 White 1820 Ireland 1641
Sylvia Clark 1850 Female 28 White 1822 Ireland 1641
Geo Clark 1850 Male 3 White 1847 Ireland 1641
Geo Seagel 1850 Male 52 White 1798 Vermont 1641
Deborah Seagel 1850 Female 52 White 1798 Vermont 1641
Frances Seagel 1850 Female 15 White 1835 Vermont 1641
Martha Seagel 1850 Female 17 White 1833 Vermont 1641
David Gudger 1850 Male 23 White 1827 England 1642
Mary Gudger 1850 Female 26 White 1824 New York 1642
J A Gudger 1850 Female 0 White 1850 Wisconsin 1642
Thos Parkinson 1850 Male 23 White 1827 Canada 1643
Elizabeth F Parkinson 1850 Female 23 White 1827 New York 1643
Richard Hachett 1850 Male 36 White 1814 Ireland 1644
Catharine Hachett 1850 Female 28 White 1822 Ireland 1644
M* Hachett 1850 Male 8 White 1842 New York 1644
Almond Gray 1850 Male 39 White 1811 Vermont 1645
Ruth Gray 1850 Female 37 White 1813 New York 1645
Geo Gray 1850 Male 15 White 1835 New York 1645
Jane Gray 1850 Female 13 White 1837 New York 1645
Nelson Gray 1850 Male 11 White 1839 New York 1645
Almond Gray 1850 Male 7 White 1843 Wisconsin 1645
Mary Gray 1850 Female 4 White 1846 Wisconsin 1645
Martha Gray 1850 Female 2 White 1848 Wisconsin 1645
Nathaniel Ross 1850 Male 34 White 1816 Scotland 1645
Chas Stanhope 1850 Male 37 White 1813 New York 1646
Nancy Stanhope 1850 Female 27 White 1823 New York 1646
Edwin Stanhope 1850 Male 8 White 1842 New York 1646
Chas Stanhope 1850 Male 6 White 1844 New York 1646
N J Stanhope 1850 Female 2 White 1848 Wisconsin 1646
A L Stanhope 1850 Male 0 White 1850 Wisconsin 1646
Victor Thompson 1850 Male 28 White 1822 Pennsylvania 1647
Rhoda Thompson 1850 Female 17 White 1833 New York 1647
I A Thompson 1850 Female 1 White 1849 Wisconsin 1647
Joshua Cheney 1850 Male 28 White 1822 1648
Sarah Cheney 1850 Female 26 White 1824 New York 1648
Walter Trainer 1850 Male 36 White 1814 Ireland 1649
Ann Trainer 1850 Female 35 White 1815 Ireland 1649
Wisconsin, Death Records
Name A. S. Cheney, 86 yr. old, white widowed male
farmer
Death Date: 1905, Westfield, Wisconsin
Birth Date 26 Aug 1818
Birthplace Massachusetts
Burial Place Westfield, Wis.
Father's Name Isaac Cheney
Father's Birthplace Massachusetts
Mother's Name Susan (Swallow) Cheney
Mother's Birthplace Massachusetts
Family of Asa Swallow Chaney
Father: Isaac Chaney, 1780–1866
#1-First Wife of Isaac Chaney: Sally Farwell, 1785–1811
Children of Isaac Chaney & Sally Farwell
Thomas Farwell Cheney, 1807–1897 (m. Matilda Leonard)
Isaac Chaney, 1809–1880 (m. Susan Leavett)
John Blodgett Cheney, 1811–1887 (m. Cynthia Fisher)
Edmund W. Cheney, 1824–1895
#2-Second Wife of Isaac Chaney: Susannah Swallow, b. 23 September 1794,
Dunstable, Middlesex, MA; d. 5 May 1847, Dunstable, Middlesex, MA
Children of
Isaac Chaney & Susannah Swallow,
23 September 1794
Sarah Farwell Chaney, 1816–1875 (m. Day) Asa Swallow Chaney, 1818–1905 (m.
#1 Sara Anthony; #2
Mary Ester Stainbrook)
William Farwell Chaney, 1821–1906
Edmund Whitmore Cheney, 1823–1895
Susan Chaney, 1825–1893 (m. Warren Lane)
Julia Ann Chaney, 1827–1838
Charles Augustus Cheney, 1830–1913
Harriett Mariah Chaney, 1832–1910 (m. Ira Choate)
Phebe Ann Chaney, 1835– (m. Cyrus Barnes)
1870 United States Census, Wisconsin Rock Beloit,
ward 2, living in a College Building
M D Coe M 54 New York
Susan M Coe F 50 Ohio
Lyman M Coe M 20 Illinois
Frantz H Coe M 13 Illinois
Carril M Coe F 8 Illinois
S D Farwell F 74 Vermont
J M Reynolds F 28 Vermont
Mary Kibby F 30 England
Bruner M 23 Canada
J E Storm M 21 New York
J Buckridge M 20 Wisconsin
S A Sage M 17 Wisconsin
F C Hoyt M 17 Wisconsin
D Horning M 18 Colorado
H S Rood M 30 Ohio
F Barrett M 19 Wisconsin
C Goddard M 20 Wisconsin
R W Levitt M 20 Massachusetts
H C Spaulding M 20 Illinois
G E Scoville M 18 New York
John Dayton M 20 Wisconsin
A S Bernis M 27 New Jersey
C H Barry M 25 Minnesota
J Buckridge M 20 Illinois
J R Rood M 18 Pennsylvania
W Bean M 17 Ohio
C J Smith M 17 Wisconsin
J F Horne M 17 Wisconsin
A L Fisher M 17 Wisconsin
J W Hadden M 26 New Jersey
W G Smith M 22 Wisconsin
A R Sprague M 19 Wisconsin
E W Mann M 18 Wisconsin
E C Hartley M 14 Illinois
J C Smith M 20 Massachusetts R S Cheney M 20 Wisconsin
L N Miller M 20 New York
C H Judd M 21 Wisconsin
G F Foster M 17 Wisconsin
J H Tilton M 19 Illinois
J R Reedy M 23 Pennsylvania
R Miller M 23 New York
W W Curtis M 24 Wisconsin
C B Curtis M 23 Wisconsin
W C Dewey M 22 Illinois
H B Tuttle M 25 Illinois
H S Patton M 17 Canada
G Michaelian M 28 Turkey
L J Morton M 18 Kentucky
J N Davidson M 21 Illinois
J B Allen M 18 New York
A T Dewey F 64 Vermont
A E Beaumont F 18 Wisconsin
W C Beaumont F 20 Wisconsin
M A Farwell F 21 Wisconsin
Eliza Shepard F 26 Wisconsin
A D Waterbury M 19 Illinois
Joseph Chandler M 22 New York
Lanford Hooper M 23 New York
Sam T Kidder M 21 New York
Eugene Lewis M 18 Wisconsin
C H Moore M 25 New York
O S Smith M 20 Wisconsin
A D Adams M 20 Illinois
W D Gates M 18 Ohio
L D Keys M 22 Pennsylvania
W A Fuller M 16 Illinois
M S Malony M 13 Illinois
W J Kelley M 17 Massachusetts
C W Merrill M 24 Michigan
James Lane M 19 Illinois
W Mcdonald M 19 Illinois
Chas B Martin M 17 Wisconsin
Frank Martin M 23 Ohio
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1936
History of Grand Rapids
The
history of Wisconsin Rapids literally is "a Tale of Two Cities." It was not
until 1900 that "Grand Rapids" on the east, and "Centralia" on the west bank
of the Wisconsin River, consolidated, and not until 1920 that its name
became "Wisconsin Rapids." The English and Irish founders of Grand Rapids
had worked their way westward from "New York", attracted by the newly
discovered and apparently limitless forests, chiefly of White and Norway
pine, bordering the Wisconsin River. They settled here because of the
tremendous fall, thought to be 45 feet, of tumbling waters, split at its top
by a tremendous rock, called "Shaurette," or "Sherman", making available two
fine water powers.
The second group of founders included gay, irresponsible, but undoubtedly
courageous French-Canadians, who recklessly drove the rafts of logs from
timber camps farther north through the dangerous rapids and formed a nucleus
for the settlement of "Centralia." Within a few years after the founding of
the two settlements, the astute business men of the East Side had taken over
all available power sites with the exception of two. Those of the
French-Canadians who for one reason or another had abandoned raft piloting,
had settled mainly on the West Side. Many of the homes are prevalent today.
Thus the two communities growing up side by side with little in common,
merged in to the city of Wisconsin Rapids. In the past, personal, political
and civic rivalry was acute between the residents of the East and West side.
Vestiges of this rivalry have crept into the political and civic scene
through the years although not with the previous, personal intensity.
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During the
period from 1839 until 1860, Grand Rapids increased rapidly in population,
and still more rapidly in manufacturing. Wing dams were constructed wherever
power was available, and the production of lumber, shingles, pails and other
timber products created a lively commerce, the market chiefly at St. Louis.
Two of the French names appearing among the important industrialists of the
community were T.C. ST. (sic) Amour, also an early day store keeper, and
John Baptiste Arpin, an extensive dealer in timber lands and founder of the
Arpin Lumber Co. Industrial progress, was impelled to great extent by the
business sagacity of the East siders, with their financial connections in
New York.
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The first
census taken in 1846 showed 130 males and but 17 females.
The
Congregational Church was founded on March 27, 1862 and the Methodist and
Baptist groups about the same period. A number of denominations are now
strongly represented.
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Until 1859
the river rolled uninterruptedly between the two towns and the only means of
communication were rowboats and canoes. In that year Eusebe LaVigne
built a ferry intended to ply between the foot of Vine Street, (now East
Grand Avenue) and what is now Consolidated Park. Being propelled by poles,
its landings in high water ran on a cable (sic) Consequently, it was
abandoned in a few years for a ferry which ran on a cable over practically
the same route. L. M. Nash is reputed to have been responsible for this
improvement. The first bridge, a narrow wooden structure, connected Vine
Street with the eastern end of Cranberry Street, Centralia, during the later
1860’s. Originally a toll bridge, controlled by a company headed by Mr.
Nash, the county purchased it about 1870, and made it free, only to have it
destroyed in April, 1875, by flood ice. Two years later the county built the
first iron bridge, a very high and cheap structure, which, however, served
until the flood of 1888, which tore off its western span. In 1899 it was
replaced by a much more durable iron bridge which did duty until replaced on
June 16, 1922, with the present modern type, concrete arch structure.
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The first marriage of Grand Rapids folks occurred
in 1839 at A. B. Sampson's house at Whitney's Rapids, the contracting
parties being George Kline, Jr., of Grand Rapids, and Mrs.
Maria Whitney, widow of David R., of
Whitney's Rapids. The knot was tied by S. R. Merrill, J. P. In the
following year, 1840, Mr. Sampson gave up his position of superintendent of
the mills at Whitney's Rapids and moved with his family to the village of
Grand Rapids, of which he was a resident for many years thereafter.
In the
following year a hotel was erected by Nelson Strong, who in a short time
sold it to A. B. Sampson and by the latter it was conducted for many years,
being the only public house in the county. Mrs. Sampson was one of the
energetic and fearless women of the early settlement, and was not at all
afraid of the Indians. On one occasion, after having served three of
Oshkosh's band with food, one of them acted in so insolent a Tanner that she
reproved him, whereupon he threatened her with his gun. She ran into another
room where she secured a stick of wood, in the meanwhile having closed the
door behind her. On the Indian pursuing her, she suddenly opened the door,
rushed upon him and belabored him so vigorously that he lost .his courage
and fled, leaving his gun behind.
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Next, going up from the last place described, on
the corner of the now Drake Street and Water Street where Mr. Dennis
McCarthy's residence now stands, was another frame house occupied by two
families, those of Frank Degarette and
E. Anthony. Further came two
large log houses located where Mr. Jake Lutz's residence now stands one of
those houses was for the families that boarded the mill men and lodgers, and
the other for the working men in general. Those log buildings stood right
opposite the Clinton Saw Mill,
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"Now, as I
have mentioned the name "grocery," many may not perhaps comprehend its real
meaning. A "grocery" at that
time, was a place of liquor traffic; the name "saloon" for such places was
not then in vogue. It was
either tavern, grocery, or blue refreshment. It was a place where "Goodhue's
Best" was sold. This Goodhue's was rotgut whiskey obtained from Mr.
Goodhue's distillery on Rock River, with which he supplied the pinery men;
at that time there were very few men that did not carry a 'little brown
jug,' so Mr. Goodhue had a very profitable business.
This is a single grave on the west bank of the Wisconsin
River near the Nekoosa-Port Edwards Co. dam.
Jones was employed as a teamster for the John Edwards Sawmill, was
unmarried and nicknamed 'Whiskey Jack'.
He had enlisted 3 Oct. 1861 and discharged 31 Oct, 1864, returning to
Port Edwards after the War. There is no other death or burial
information available.
CROWEL W. WHITE, in but successful berman and meilbhant Wisconsin ^ the entire
gamut of forti the short in Lincoln his varied as farmer, lum- in the Upper has
run almost line from the pinch ing poverty of the struggling pioneer, labor ing
without adequate tools, to the affluence which is the fruitage of his many years
of intelligent and determined effort. He was born at Locke, Cayuga Co., N. Y.,
November 27, 1819, son qf Joseph and Catherine (Moyer) White, both natives of
the Empire State. Joseph was' the son of John White, a farmer, and had nine
children: Crowel W.; Harriet, who died in Michigan; Phoebe, now Mrs. Deporter,
of Michigan; Adonijah, a blacksmith and farmer, in New York; William, by trade a
shoemaker, now living in Iowa; Emily, widow of William Kline, a jeweler; Achsah,
who died at the age of sixteen years; John, by trade an engineer, living in
Pennsylvania; and one child who died in infancy. As the eldest child of this
family Crowel W. White was deprived of the opportunity for a good education. He
attended school during winters until he was twelve years of age, and was then **
buckled into the collar." His father owned fifty acres of poor land, and was
engaged principally in lime burning rather than farming. Crowel helped his
father until he was sixteen, then worked for E. Newman one summer for twelve
dollars per month. He then hired out to the same man until he was twenty-one
years old for hi3 board and clothes, and for $100 and two suits of clothes, to
be paid when the term of service expired His mother had died in 1833, when
Crowel was still at home. After his children had all left the homestead the
father married a widow, Mrs., Towne, and died about 1870. Reaching his majority
and receiving the ptiomised stipend from Mr. Newman, Mr. White drove team six
months on railroad construction in Allegany county, N. Y., then scored timber in
Pennsylvania. In 1842 he went to Galena, III., and mined for two years, then in
1844 moved to Grand Rapids, Wis., and for several years followed sawmilling and
lumbering.
Here he was married, October 3, 1848, to Elizabeth P. Anthony, born in Oswego
county, N, Y., November 9, 1826, daughter of Abraham and Mary (Allen) Anthony,
the former a native of New York, the latter of Massachusetts. Abraham Anthony,
who was a farmer, reared a family of four children: Sarah, Elizabeth, Allen and
Mary,
Elizabeth, wife of Mr. White,
being the only survivor. In 1844 Abraham Anthony purchased and moved upon eighty
acres of wild land in Dane county. Wis., which he engaged in clearing, but
several years later moved to Grand Rapids, and there embarked in the lumber
business. About 1853 he returned to Dane county, and in 1858 sold his farm and
came to Almond township, Portage county, where he and his wife lived with their
daughter and son-in-law. Mr. Anthony was instantly killed by lightning, and his
wife died nine days later, from the effects of the same shock.
Other
information in the record of Willard L. Chaney and Martha E. Or Marthat Mcgee
from Wisconsin Marriages
Name Willard L. Chaney
Spouse's Name Martha E. Or Martha Mcgee
Event Date 29 Apr 1891
Event Place Kenosha, Wisconsin
Father's Name George W. Chaney
Mother's Name Marion Harris
Spouse's Father's Name Frank Mcgee
Spouse's Mother's Name Elizabeth Anthony
Source: "History of Oswego County, N. Y., 1789 – 1877,
published by Everett & Ferriss, 1878. Many thanks to Dianne Thomas who
transcribed the following biographies.
CHENEY AMES
CHENEY AMES was
born in Mexico, Oswego County, June 19, 1808 – one of the many sons of Leonard
Ames, one of the pioneers of that county.
At the early age of thirteen he was apprenticed to a hatter, in Delphi, Onondaga
county, and finished his apprenticeship in Cortland, New York. But the business
was distasteful to him, and, as his knowledge of the world increased, he longed
to be identified with its progress, and turned his attention to reading and
study, thereby gaining a prominence among his associates and acquaintances which
he was able to hold from that time; and, as he advanced to manhood, he at once
assumed its responsibilities, becoming a member and trustee of the Presbyterian
church in the year 1830, and was married in 1833 to Miss
Emily North, of Otsego county. In the
spring of 1837 he removed to the then village of Oswego, and identified himself
with the commercial interests of that place, where he still resides, and where
his enterprise And public spirit have been turned to good account. His first
act was to raise one thousand dollars to improve the rude highway from Scriba to
Oswego; soon after he was called upon to present a petition to the legislature
to repeal the charter of the old toll-bridge, and succeeded against strong
opposition. In 1847 his wife died, and his family was temporarily
scattered. Again his services were required in Albany in securing the city
charter for Oswego, and while so engaged he learned that the land under water
west of Fort Ontario had never been ceded to the United States, but still
belonged to the State of New York. He immediately made application that it be
ceded to the city of Oswego, and it was granted, thereby securing to the city a
valuable gift which they afterwards sold for a large sum. Subsequently, in the
struggle for legislative aid to enlarge the Oswego canal, he represented the
interests of Oswego, watching and manipulating affairs very ably, proving more
than a match for his determined and powerful opponents, who were seeking the
same aid for the Erie canal to the exclusion of the Oswego. He also engineered
and directed the deepening and excavation of the main channel of the Oswego
river in front of the line of elevation, thereby greatly benefiting the
interests of commerce. In 1854 he married his present wife, Miss
Kate Brown,of Burlington, Vermont.
In 1858 he was unanimously nominated and elected
to the State senate, where he served his constituency ably and faithfully,
occupying the responsible position of chairman of the committee of commerce and
navigation.
At the breaking out of the war, he was
appointed a member of the war committee by Governor
Morgan, and from that time until peace was declared
he never flinched from the sternest duty. He gave his oldest son to the cause
he loved so well (and a nobler son never entered the service of the Union).
Entering the army at the opening of the war, he bore its hardships and shared
its struggles until the end, when the Master called him to go up higher. In
1864 Mr. Ames was
again called to represent his district in the senate, serving a second time as
chairman of the committee of commerce and navigation, and also on committees of
minor importance.
While there he secured the charter for the Normal school,
and from that time made it the special object of his care and attention until it
was in successful operation, and now is rewarded by its reputation as one of the
finest institutions of the kind in the country. But it was thought incomplete
without a boarding-house for its pupils. The success of this object, too,
devolved upon Mr. Ames,
and he started the project as a stock company, taking the first five hundred
dollars of the stock himself, and soon had the satisfaction of seeing the
establishment in complete running order, - an ornament to the city and its
founders. When his legislative duties were at an end he turned his attention to
manufacturing interests, first introducing the manufacture of water-lime and
plaster, which has since largely increased; he then established the first
knitting-factory, and that business, too, has since been quadrupled. He
imported the first logs from Canada for the lumber trade. He was also first to
move in the Syracuse and Binghamton railroad, in which he was largely interested
until its completion. The Rome and Oswego road he carried almost single-handed
through all its trials and difficulties until it became a success. The New York
and Oswego Midland railroad he, with a few others, pushed through the entire
line, but not without pecuniary disaster to all concerned. He has recently been
elected as postmaster of the city, and is also pursuing his commercial business..
Chaney, Lucien West, son of Luther and
Sabra (Allen) Chaney, was born in Barnard, Vt., 1822, Oct. 16. Preparatory study
with his brother, Prof. Henry Chaney, at Burlington. Graduated, Vermont
University, 1844, and Andover, 1845-8; also at Rensselaer Falls, 1855-8;
Pulaski, 1858-64; Rutland, 1864-72; Mankato, Minn., 1872-81; Waseca, 1881-5;
Granite Falls, 1885; Morristown, 1888-91; Medford 1891-3; with charge,
Northfield, 1893-4; Dundas, after. Trustee, Carleton College, 1872-94. Married,
1854, May 11, Happy Temperance, daughter of Jonathan and Tempe (Skinner) Kinney,
who died, 1873, Feb. 3. Of three sons, one is living, Prof. L. W. Chaney, of
Carleton College. Married, 1878, March 14, Sarah Euphemia, daughter of Grow and
Mary (Skinner) Blodgett, of Bay City, Mich. Died of creeping paralysis, 1900,
Jan. 13, aged 77 years, 2 months, and 27 days. The Year Book of the Congregational
Christian Churches of the United States
Sabra Allen
Massachusetts Births and Christenings
Name Sabra Allen
Gender Female
Christening Place Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts
Birth Date 28 Dec 1788
Birthplace Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts
Father's Name James Allen
James Allen--1 June 1752 – 1 March 1837
Windsor, Windsor, Vermont, USA
Mother's Name Phebe
1865 New York State Census,
Oswego, Scriba
James Allen Male 47 Head 1808
Phebe Allen Female 30 Wife 1825
Edward Allen Male 1 Child 1854
James Allen (1752–1837) & Phebe F.
Thayer (1762–1840)
Children:
Jacob Allen, 1779–1862; Ethan Allen, 1780–Deceased; Julia Adams Allen,
1784–1867; Nancy Allen, 1786–Deceased;
Sabra Allen, 1788– 3 Jun
1885; Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence, New York, United States; Sally Lovit Allen,
1790–Deceased; Elijah Ball Allen, 1791–1869; Isaac Allen, 1792–1858
James Thayer Allen, 1800–Deceased; Elizabeth Allen, 1818–Deceased; Allen,
Deceased; Allen, Deceased
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Dunstable, Middlesex County,
Massachusetts, USA
DEATH 2 Mar 1890 (aged 86)
Dunstable, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
BURIAL
Central Cemetery
Dunstable, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
MEMORIAL ID 54488777 · View Source
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JOHN CHANEY
d. in Dunstable,
Feb. 23, 1831
aged 92
He has left a large circle of relatives and friends to mourn the loss of his
instruction and example.
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ELIZABETH, his wife
d. in Charlestown,
June 6, 1826,
aged 66
"Living here, tender, faithful, good and wise,
Dying her home's eternal in the skies"
Erected by their daughters
Source: Nason, Elias "History of Dunstable, Massachusetts": A Mudge & Son,
printers, Boston 1877 Page 250
1860 Federal Census, Plover, Portage, Wisconsin, Page
136
Household
Moses Norton M 42 Vermont
Julia Norton F 34 Massachusetts
Alison Norton M 14 New Hampshire
Julia E Norton F 10 New Hampshire
Luella Norton F 6 Wisconsin Viola Norton F 3 Wisconsin, White
female, Age 3 (1857)
George Norton M 0 Wisconsin
*Both of Viola's maternal grandparents were born in
France.
1850? United States Census, Shrewsbury, Rutland, Vermont
Abijah Colburn M 40 Vermont
Alvina Colburn F 33 Vermont
Ziba Colburn M 12 Vermont
Angeline Colburn F 9 Vermont
Emeline Colburn F 9 Vermont
Amherst Aldridge M 22 Vermont
Moses Colburn M 83 Massachusetts
Hepsey Colburn F 17 Vermont
Lewis Blackmer-- Wife #2
mentioned in the record of Lewis Blackmer and Sarah Hall
Name Lewis Blackmer
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 18 Dec 1861
Event Place Centralia Centralia, Wood, Wisconsin, United States
Gender Male
Race White
Birthplace St.Laurence Co., New York
Father's Name Almond Blackmer
Mother's Name M. Rella
Spouse's Name Sarah Hall
Spouse's Gender Female
Spouse's Race White
Spouse's Father's Name T.S. Hall
Spouse's Mother's Name Sally Hall
Lewis Blackmer, born 1834
Lewis Blackmer was born in 1834, at birth place, New York, to
Ephraim Blackmer and Mary Blackmer.
Ephraim was born on November 12 1795, in Westmoreland, Oneida, New York,
United States.
Mary was born in 1798, in New York, United States.
Lewis had 15 siblings: Thankful Harmon, Betsey Blackmer and 13 other
siblings.
Lewis lived in 1850, at address, Pennsylvania.
He lived in 1860, at address, Wisconsin.
He lived on month day 1885, at address, Minnesota.
Until 1856 there had been no law on the
West Side. Murders, shootings, brawls, and crimes of violence of all kinds were
frequent. On the above date, under threat that Grand Rapids, already governed as
a Portage County town, would seize its territory, Centralia organized as a town,
including Hurleytown, (Southside), Frenchtown , Seneca and parts of Siegel town,
the whole containing a population of 806. No railroads
In
the summer of 1855 the first circus that ever showed in Grand Rapids—a one-ring
affair—arrived from Portage and was a wonder to the people who attended. About
that time, or perhaps a little later, there was a ferry across the river
opposite the site of the present Commercial House. The boat was propelled by
pike poles and was managed by one man. On one occasion when Mrs. Corriveau was a
passenger the water was very high and the boat almost unmanageable, the
passengers being in great danger. After this occurrence an iron cable was
stretched across the river from the Lefebre building to the building which stood
on the site of the present Herschlek bakery and pulleys were attached to the
ferry to prevent further possibility of accident.
