Cobb, F. D. H., of Fairport, was born at Fort Edward, N. Y., July 8, 1866. His father, the late Amos H. Cobb, was at that time in the paper business in New York city. He established in 1881 a canned goods factory, which has grown into one of the most important industries of Fairport. Mr. Cobb was, at the time of his father's death, engaged in the practice of law in Rochester, having been admitted to the bar in January, 1889. His preparatory studies were prosecuted at the Brooklyn Collegiate Polytechnic Institute, the Fairport Classical Union School and at Colgate University, from which he was graduated in 1886. He is a member of the New York State Bar Association.

Palmer, William, who was born in the town of Sweden, December 25, 1827, a son of Humphrey Palmer, who was born in Madison county and came to Monroe in 1806 with his father, Simeon. The latter bought a quarter section of land, which is still in the possession of the family. Humphrey married Sarah Parkes, and was identified in advancing all interests for the growth of the town in which he lived. He held various offices of trust and responsibility. His death occurred in 1884, in his eighty-third year. William Palmer was educated at Brockport College and later taught school for nine years. He is one of the foremost men of the town, interested in all town affairs, and a practical farmer. In 1867 he married Mary W., daughter of John Udell.

White, Charles J., was born in Sweden, May 16, 1849. His father, Edmund J., also a native of this town, and the grandfather, James White, came here from Madison county about 1820. The family traces its descent from John White, who came from England during the French war, his descendants settling in Massachusetts, and went from there to Madison county, this State, in 1796. John, James, and Chester, the sons of John, of Madison county, came and settled in Sweden, and were leading farmers of the place. Edmund J. White married Sarah, daughter of Samuel H. Davis, and died in 1871, in his fifty-first year. Charles J. White was educated in Brockport and in 1871 married Sarah, daughter of Henry Root, who died in 1874. He married second Adelaide Locke, by whom he had two children, Lillian and Harrison.

Killip, Patrick, who for many years lived in Rochester and was identified with the early history of the place, was a native of the Isle of Man, born December 25, 1801. At the age of twenty-two he became captain of a small coasting schooner, and followed the sea several years. In his native place he married Jane Morrison and they had one child, who died in England. In 1828 Mr. Killip came to Rochester, and located on Andrews street, where the convent now stands. He was a tanner, and also a farmer as well as a successful business man, and the owner of a number of houses. He was in business several years prior to 1840, and during that time was a prominent member of the old volunteer fire department. He had three certificates, each showing seven years' service in the department, and was justly proud of his association with the early events of the locality. His funeral was attended by a delegation of the Exempt Firemen's Association, in which body he was much es- teemed, and was its oldest member. In 1858 he removed to Ogden, where he purchased the Hodges farm, and here he died in 1889. His children were Margaret, who married James Balfe and lives in Toledo, O.; Eliza, wife of William Killip; Sarah and Susan, twins, both of whom died in Ogden: John C., and Maria, both of Ogden; Thomas, who died in childhood; and Mary, of Ogden.

Pannell, Silas J. - About 1830 John Pannell, by trade a printer, emigrated from Lincolnshire, England, and settled first in Chili, this county, where he learned the cooper's trade, but in 1857 bought 100 acres near Egypt, which is now the home of our subject, Silas, his second son. Here also the elder Pannell remained until his death in 1883, at the age of seventy-five. Near this homestead are several large trees, remarkable specimens, which, though not indigenous to the locality, have attained enormous growth, and most noteworthy among these is a sassafras, four feet in diameter, and probably about 100 years old. It is claimed for this tree that no larger one of its kind exists anywhere. The wife of John Pannell was Mercy Purdy, and she survives him at the old house. Silas married in 1891 Miss Josephine Crosman, of Victor.

Rogers, Charles Spencer. - In 1790, at Cornwall, Conn., of old English ancestry, was born Rutherford Rogers, who in later life became a resident of Vernon, Oneida county, where in 1815 was born his only son, James F. Rogers. In 1818 the family removed to the vicinity of Pittsford, and there James Rogers made his home for life, rearing three children, Frances Augusta, Charles, and Sarah J. (deceased). The elder daughter is now Mrs. Claire Barker of this town. In 1847 James married Martha B. Jeffords, of an old Henrietta family, and both are now deceased. Mr. Rogers reached the age of seventy-three years. His death occurred in 1888, his widow surviving until 1894. Charles is now the sole representative of this well known and honored family and lives on the homestead.

Hutchinson, S., one of the most genial and popular young business men of Pittsford, was born in Liverpool, England, July 22, 1856, and came with his parents to America and to Rochester in the same year. Samuel, sr.; was a cooper by trade, and in 1857 began making casks and barrels at Mendon, beside conducting a farm. The remainder of his life was passed at Mendon, where his widow still lives and where our subject's boyhood was passed. At the age of thirty-one years the latter removed to Pittsford, and in 1888 purchased the cooperage plant of Owen Burns. This shop was destroyed by fire in 1889, and Mr. Hutchinson rebuilt near the Central station on Main street. His establishment is now a very complete one, including the manufacture of all sizes of fruit and flour barrels. He now supplies a large territory and has increased the output from 30,000 to 50,000 yearly, and employs a force of eight men. The house at Mendon first bought by the elder Mr. Hutchinson was erected by Brigham Young, partly of logs, and near by are the ruins of a chair factory once operated by him. In 1883 our subject married Mary A., daughter of Thomas Finucan of Mendon, and their children are James H., Marguerite A., and Una M. Mr. Hutchinson is a supporter of the Presbyterian church, and is a trustee of the village of Pittsford.

Eaton, Wilber, son of Daniel, was born in Onondaga county, where he learned telegraphy, and later was agent and operator for six years at Clay station. He was afterwards transferred to Webster, where he now lives, and is also ticket agent and express agent at the station. He married Eliza, daughter of Jacob Pink, and they have one son, Lawrence Eaton.

Burritt, Sylvester. - Giles Burritt was a native of New York State and came to Parma from Sand Lake, Rensselaer county, about 1835. He brought a family and settled at the place since known as Burri.tt's Corners. Burritt street also derived its name from him and his descendants. In the east Mr. Burritt was engaged in lumbering and farming, but in Parma he devoted his time entirely to farming. He died in 1854. His children were Bailey, William, Seley, Polly, wife of Martin Amidon; Malinda, wife of William Moreland; Sylvester, Elizabeth, wife of John Taber; Stephen D. Thomas, Mahala, and Giles. Sylvester Burritt was born December 7, 1820, and was about fifteen years old when his father came to the town. He was brought up on the farm. At the age of twenty he started out for himself and about three years later bought a tract of land in company with his brother, Stephen. They improved and added to it and finally divided it, Sylvester living on his portion until 1877, when he came to his present splendid home at the Corners. In 1846 Mr. Burritt married Eunice A. Barber, by whom he had three children: Rosalia, wife of Frank W. Rowley; Newton S., a farmer of Parma; and Loretta, wife of Dr. Williams, of North Parma.

Howard, John E., late of Fairport, N. Y., was born at Bridgewater, Mass., of an old Puritan family, March 4, 1814. He came to Fairport in 1845, whence his four brothers, Ansel, Lorenzo, Daniel and Marshall, had preceded him. These brothers became the leading successful business men of the place, he and his brother Lorenzo managing a large wagon factory and other commercial interests. He retired from business in 1864, yet retained a benevolent interest in current affairs and kept the best interests of the village at heart. Of the Congregational church he was a literal pillar, and of his unostentatious private charities there is no record. By Sophia Woolworth, a former wife, Mr. Howard had four children, of whom one son is now living, W. W. Howard, of Los Angeles, Cal. In 1857 John E. Howard married Mrs. Louisa Brown Edson of Orlean, who survives him.

Wygant, T. B. - About 1833 Harvey Wygant with his young wife, Jane Buchanan, came from Ulster county and settled on a farm of 100 acres, beautifully situated on a hill overlooking what later became the flourishing village of Egypt. Here passed the even tenor of their way until 1880, when Mrs. Wygant died. Of a family of four daughters and a son, one daughter and the son, T. B. Wygant, remain. The father is now eighty seven years of age, but with mental faculties unimpaired, and his mind a storehouse of reminiscences of earlier days. In 1868 T. B. Wygant married Emma, daughter or the late Hon. Jeremiah S. Baker, a man widely known n and honored. There are no children. Mr. Wygant is a man of liberal education and culture, but of retiring disposition and tastes.

Huber, Frank, was born in Baden, Germany, March 26, 1833, and came to Parma in 1860. By trade he was a mason and farmer, and worked at both previous to his enlistment, August 12, 1862, when he went out with Co. B, 8th N. Y. Mounted Vols., from which time till the final muster-out, June 7, 1865, Comrade Huber was in sixty- two engagements, and was twice wounded. At Yellow Tavern, Va., March 11, 1864, he was struck in the side with a fragment of shell, and although painfully wounded, he remained on duty, and at Malvern Hill a bullet struck the same place as had the shell, and he was kept in hospital six weeks. He however ran away from the sick tent and rejoined his command long before his wound was healed, and his comrades say that Corporal Huber was as willing a fighter as ever handled a gun or sword. Returning to Parma he resumed his trade and former work, and later spent three years in Pennsylvania in the lumber business. Returning to Parma he bought a farm and settled. He is a G. A. R. man and an Odd Fellow, having passed every chair in the latter society. He is also a member of the Veteran Company of Parma. December 26, 1866; Frank Huber married Samantha Seeley. They have no children living.

Boughton, Orrin, came from Fairfield county, Conn., and settled first in Oswego county, where he was a shoemaker. In 1821 he came to Brockport, where he continued his trade until his death about 1828. He left a wife and seven children. The mother managed to keep the family together for some time, and until her son John was able to work, and his earnings almost provided for the children. John was born September 13, 1818. On reaching his majority he came to Ogden, and built a potash factory, which business he continued about twenty-five years, then established a lime kiln in the west part of the town. This he operated about twenty years. His present farm he bought in 1841, and has since added to its size. He is now the owner of a good farm in the town, and his life of industry and perseverance has been justly rewarded. Mr. Boughton married first Eliza Allen and they had one child, Harriet. His second wife was Anna Maria Stone, who bore him seven children, of whom Eliza, Charles and James survive. Mr. Boughton has been a life long Democrat and has served as collector and road commissioner, the latter for twenty-one years.

Keene, William H., was born in Rochester July 12, 1856, was educated in the district schools, and by occupation is a market gardener. In 1878 he married Sarah A. Smith of Rochester, and they have three children, Etta G., Lula G., and Henry W. Mr. Keene is a member of the Royal Arcanum Lodge, No. 1105. Mr. Keene's father, Henry, was born in Wiltshire, England, November 25, 1825, and in 1851 married Sarah A. Tarrant, of his native place, and they came to this country in 1856, first locating in Rochester, where their son was born, then came to their present home on the Ridge Road in 1858 and began the above business, which has been successful. They have six green-houses heated throughout by hot water through the entire distance of 100 feet each, where vegetables are grown in winter as well as summer. William Smith, father of Mrs. Keene, was born October 8, 1831, in Walsoken, Cambridgeshire, England. In 1852 he married Martha Flint, of Lincolnshire, England, and they at once came to the United States, settling in Rochester. They had six children, Evangeline, William A., who died aged twenty five, Sarah A., as above, Florence M.. Abraham L., and Martha L. He died November 16, 1873, his wife surviving. He was a contractor and builder.

Thatcher, James H., was born in Wayne county in 1840, a son of Cyrus and grandson of Peter Thatcher, who was one of the earliest settlers of Ontario, Wayne county, N. Y. James enlisted at Ontario in August, 1862, in Co. B, 9th N. Y. Heavy Artillery and served in that regiment, which was in the 2d Brigade, 3d Division and 6th Army Corps until July 24, 1865, when he came to Webster, and after conducting a farm and being in the produce business for some years, in 1889 he started the store he now owns and conducts as Bancroft & Thatcher, carrying on a general hardware and furniture business. He was for seventeen years one of the local assessors of the town, and is now one of the justices of the peace. He married Frances A., daughter of James L. Fox, of Webster, N. Y.

Barnhart, Mrs. Mary E., was born at Schagticoke, N. Y., a daughter of the late Erastus Herrington. He was born at Hoosick, N. Y., a descendant of the Hyde family, whose vast English estates are now the subject of protracted litigation. Mr. Herrington came to Perinton in 1850, engaging in farming, and was for thirty-nine years a resident of Fairport, where he took an active part in town and village government, as trustee, assessor, etc. He died July 3, 1889, aged eighty-one years, the last of five brothers. His children are Mary, Erastus B. and Frank. The only daughter, Mary, married in 1865 Lewis B. Barnhart, late of Perinton, and one of its leading citizens, who died April 26, 1889. Their children are Louise M., Dewitt C., Frank and Luella. The daughters are at home, and the son, Dewitt, married Mary Bulman, and is now in charge of the homestead farm in Perinton.

Jordan, Edwin, a veteran soldier of Co. H, 13th N. Y. Vols.. was born in Penfield, March 25, 1841. His father was John, of Portland, Me., who settled in Penfield about 1840, and whose death occurred in 1877. In 1861 Edwin enlisted in the "Old Thirteenth," and during two years active service participated in many hard-fought battles, among them being Bull Run, Hanover Court House, Siege of Richmond, Manassas, Antietam, and Fredericksburg. At Second Bull Run he was captured, but soon escaped. Mr. Jordan is a mason by trade, and also a farmer. In 1866 he married Rebecca Lovett of Penfleld, by whom he had these children: Emeline, Lewis, Lovett, Sarah, Alzora. Minnie, Stella, Fenton and Harry. One daughter, Belle C., is deceased.

Young, Hiram, was one of the early settlers of Ogden, coming from Middle Haddam, Conn., in 1824 on foot. He returned east, married, and in 1825 became a permanent settler of Ogden, his farm being that now owned by George H. Comstock. His children were Samuel H., now of Michigan, Abbie L., who married Mr. Comstock, and Hiram A., of Michigan. Mr. Young died in 1839, and his widow survives him, at the age of ninety-two. George H. Comstock was born in Swanton, Vt., February 7, 1829, a son of Walter H., and Eliza (Adams) Comstock. He was brought up a farmer and at the age of twenty-one began for himself. In 1851 he came to Ogden, and in 1853 bought a small farm, and in 1864 purchased the Young farm. April 17, 1855, he married Abbie L. Young, and they have had two children, Walter H., now a teacher at Chicago, and Abbie E., a teacher of Scottsville. George H. Comstock is among Ogden's successful and enterprising men. He is assessor of the town, and an elder in the Presbyterian church.

Cottar, James, jr., was born in County Cork, Ireland, February 2, 1829, and came to the United States in 1834. In May of the same year he settled in Rochester, and has ever since resided in Monroe county. His father, James, began life as a truckman, and in 1856 exchanged real estate in Rochester for a farm in the town of Union, now Hamlin, and later came to Brockport, where he spent the remainder of his life. He died in 1879, in his eighty-fourth year. James, jr., was educated at Rochester and the district schools of his county, and began life as a driver on the canal, later became a boat owner, and in 1871 retired from the business and came to Brockport. In 1861 he married Mary McCumber of Penfield. He has taken a prominent part in town affairs, having served as president and trustee of the village, etc., and is a man of solid worth. In polities he was always a staunch Democrat

Cornes, George T., was born in Spencerport, June 25, 1832 His father, John, was born in London, and came to this locality in 1831, settling in Spencerport and in 1834 went to Brockport, where he became prominent in the history of his town. He was a man of upright and conservative character ever ready to advance any charitable or business enterprise for the the benefit of his town. He married Delphia, daughter of Chauncey Smith, of Palmer, Mass. He died in 1876 in his fifty-sixth year. George T. was educated at Brockport, and has followed his father's business, that of dealer in fresh and salted meats. In 1852 he married Susan Chubb, and she died in 1854. In 1857 he married second Lydia C. Bailey, and they have one daughter, Delphia L. Matteson. Our subject has served as president of the Board of Trustees, and is actively identified in all good works.

Gallup, George, was born in Sweden, January 26, 1834, a son of Eli Gallup, of Stonington, Conn., who came to this county in 1830, settling on the farm where his son now resides. Eli married Hannah, daughter of Joseph Wetsel. He followed blacksmithing and farming, and died in 1882 in his ninety-second year. George Gallup is a self-made man, and was educated in the common schools of his locality. In 1860 he married Dilla E., daughter of Isaac Houston, who died in 1873, and their children are Irad C., Charles H., John and Hellen C. He married second Sarah Darling in 1877. Mr. Gallup is a prominent citizen of the town, and has filled various positions of trust and honor.

Smith, Oliver, was born in Riga, this county, a son of Amos Smith of Dalton, Mass., who was one of three sons and a daughter born to Amos Smith. Amos, accompanied by his brother-in-law, Fay Clark, and their wives, came to the town of Riga in 1816, with a four ox team and wagon, and settled on the farm now owned by our subject, and here the father spent his remaining days in clearing the place of timber. He was three times married, his first wife, Grace Noble, bore him four children. His second wife was Charlotte, a sister of his first, and his third wife, Mary Van Camp, was the mother of our subject. Their deaths occurred within thirty- six hours of each other. Mr. Smith has devoted his life quietly but successfully to farming on his father's homestead. In politics he is a Democrat, though never an aspirant to public office.

Thomas, Ann E., was born in Vermont, and is the daughter of Reuben and Eliza (Weller) Thomas, who came to Webster in 1850 and settled on the farm where Miss Thomas now resides, where he died in 1868 and she in 1879, leaving three children: Edd, who resides in Illinois; Jay, who died in 1886; and Ann, who has since carried on the homestead farm.

Dutton, George R., was born in Parma in 1852. His father, William F., came from the Isle of Wight to that town, and married Betsey M. Tracy of Henrietta, later removed to Rush, and in 1856 to Honeoye Falls, where he followed shoemaking till the outbreak of the war, when he raised a company for the 108th Regiment, and was commissioned lieutenant. He served with the regiment until July, 1864, when he was killed in action south of Richmond, his death leaving a wife, and four children, and during the following winter Mrs. Dutton died. The home was thus broken up, and the children, the oldest, George, being but thirteen, went to live with different families. Two of the boys, Carlos and William, went to Michigan, and the former is a contractor and builder at Elgin. Ill., while William is a druggist in Rochester. The sister, Mrs. John W. Perkins, is living in Kansas City. At the time of his parents' death George was clerking in a grocery store. He afterwards engaged in the drug business. In 1875 he went to Michigan, returning to Rochester after a time, and in 1880 engaged in the drug trade in Honeoye Falls, which he has followed successfully since: He married Alice, daughter of Byron Reeves of Rochester, and their children are Florence, Alice and Byron Reeves.

Bass, John E., was a grandson of Samuel Bass, and a son of Jonathan Bass. He came to Webster in 1864, and after farming for some years opened a marble business, in which he has achieved success, and which he still conducts. His mother was Margaret, daughter of Samuel Hagedorn of Webster. Mr. Bass has one son; J. Floyd.

Smith, Ossil, was born in Enfield, Mass., and when a young man went to Sodus and engaged in tinsmithing. His wife was Caroline Prosser, who died in 1859, and in 1861 he married Laura, daughter of Orrin Parsons, who was a pioneer of Wayne county, and one of the progressive men of the town, energetic, and always ready to forward any enterprise for the good of his townspeople. Mr. and Mrs. Smith have two daughters, Mrs. Kittie Marsh, and Miss Emma Smith. Our subject has lived a useful and unostentatious life, and his hand has ever been extended to the needy and worthy.

Allen, Oliver, proprietor of the well known O-At-Ka woolen mill, was born in September, 1823, at Mumford, Monroe county, N. Y., where he still resides. His father was Oliver Allen 1st, born in Pittsfield, Mass., in 1798, and married to Jerusha Hopkins Remington, in 1822. Their two children are the present Oliver, sr., and Elizabeth M., wife of John R. Olmsted of Le Roy, N. Y. The father of Oliver Allen 1st was Rufus Allen of Pittsfield, and his mother was Emilicent Seymour of Canandaigua, N. Y. Miss Remington was the daughter of Dr. Silas Remington of Rupert, Vt., and Betsey Rose Gere Remington of Chesterfield, Conn. The first Oliver early learned the trade of wool-carding and cloth-dressing, and came to Mumford in 1821, establishing and continuing that business for eight years. In 1829 they purchased and located themselves upon the present site of the O-At-Ka Mill, under the firm name of Remington and Allen. This partnership existed until 1841, when Allen bought the Remington interest and enlarged the previous capacity of the mill, putting in power looms and additional machinery for manufacturing various qualities of woolen goods. About the same time there was added to this property the neighboring custom and flouring mill, previously owned by Donald McKenzie. In 1844, having taken his son into partnership, the firm became Oliver Allen &, which remained unchanged until the death of the senior partner in 1848. In 1872 Oliver 3d came into the business, making the firm name for the second time Oliver Allen and Son. Mr. Allen has been identified with church, school and other interests, and was made presiding officer of the centennial celebration of the town of Wheatland, which occurred September 3,1889. He was the chief promoter of the Rochester and State Line Railway and after years of incessant labor the road became an actual fact, Mr. Allen driving the last spike at its completion to Salamanca. He was made vice-president when the company was first organized, and afterward president, which office he held until years after the road was finished. He was one of the incorporators of the Merchant's Savings Bank of Rochester, and is at present the oldest trustee of that institution; and also for many years a director in the Flour City National Bank of the same city. Mr. Allen was married in 1848 to Miss Catharine H. Seaman, daughter of Leonard Lewis and Mahala Doughty Seaman of Palmyra, N. Y. Their children are Frances S.; Oliver jr., of the home firm; Leonard L., of Allen Bro's flannel and hosiery mill, Rochester; Katharine E.; Lillian, deceased; Ethan, of the New York branch office of Allen Bros.; Harry, in charge of Chicago office; Charles Ernest, deceased.

Smith, George C. (deceased), was born in Vermont April 6, 1812. The family removed to Cayuga county, and thence to Clarkson. In 1841 Mr. Smith married Matilda, daughter of William and Sophia Cook; Matilda was born in Milton, Vt., and came to Monroe county when ten years of age, with her father, mother and one sister. Her parents came to Pittsford in 1832 (the year of the cholera), lived there one year, then moved to Sweden on the farm now occupied by Ira Crawford. They lived there till 1846, then moved to Brockport and remained there till 1852, when they went to Rochester. They were residents of Monroe county fifty-four years. When they came from Vermont they came by the Erie Canal, and were a week getting to Pittsford. Mr. Cook's father was a Revolutionary soldier. William Cook died at the age of ninety and one-half years, and Mrs. Cook at eighty-nine and a half years. Mr. and Mrs. Smith had five children: Henry A., of Chicago; Edward, who died January 5, 1849; Charles H., who died June 25, 1865; William C., who died March 27, 1885; and Mrs. Kittie S. Beach, who died May 9, 1889. The subject took an active interest in town affairs, and up to the time of his death (June 13, 1894), was a prominent citizen of the town of Clarkson. He is survived by his wife and one son (Henry A.)

Foley, Thomas, one of Perinton's most progressive and liberal farmers, was born in County Wexford, Ireland, March 28, 1837, emigrating in 1850. Without other capital than industry and integrity, Mr. Foley has carved out his own road to success, and while yet in the prime of life is surrounded with all the comforts and many of the luxuries of life, all the fruits of his own labor. In 1865 he married Permelia Bumpus, and they have two daughters, Ruby and Emma, the latter the wife of Adelbert Birch.

Campbell, E. H., was born in Bethlehem, Albany county, N. Y., November 18, 1818. His father, Richard, was a native of Pittsfield, Mass., who married Arabella G., daughter of Rev. Aaron J. Booge, chaplain under General Jackson, who trace their descent from John Booge who came to New York from Glasgow in 1680. E. H. Campbell was educated in the common schools, and came to Clarkson in 1840. In 1841 he married Susan A., daughter of Ambrose Sandford, and they have one son, E. R., and one daughter, Mrs. Lucy V. Chappell, widow of Hon. James Chappell. Our subject is a prominent man of Clarkson, where he has always taken a leading and intelligent interest in all things relating to the good of the community.

Garretsee, John R., whose death occurred January 30, 1886, is remembered as an influential and prominent citizen of Ogden for many years. He was born in Schenectady county January 3, 1816, and came to this town with his widowed mother and brother Henry at the age of ten years. Henry is now a prominent citizen of Warsaw, and his mother at the time of this writing still lives at the age of ninety-eight years. John R. was put to work in the family of Colonel Brown, where he resided until his marriage, in 1840. His wife was Maria S., daughter of Stephen Gridley of Ogden, and their three children were John W., who died in Ogden in infancy; Julia E., wife of Hugh A. Smith; and Janette M., who married Leslie S. Webster. The wife of our subject died in April, 1891. Mr. Garretsee was an early school teacher, later served two terms as county school commissioner, during which he established the School Visitor, and thus unintentionally extended the field of journalism. He then became connected with the Rochester Daily Democrat. In 1867 he bought the Genesee Farmer and united it with the Visitor under the name of the American Farmer and School Visitor. This paper he continued till 1871. He was also one of the orgnizers of the Monroe County Farmers' Club, also its secretary, a member of the State Agricultural Society, and secured the State Fair Exhibition for the county. He was also secretary of the Rochester Driving Park Association. Mr. Garretsee was also connected with the American Rural Home, the Empire State Agriculturist, and the Rochester Post Express. He was a strong writer and a man of great mental force. Julia E. Garretsee married Hugh A. Smith in 1878, and their children are John G. and Hugh A. Jeanie M. married Leslie S. Webster in 1879; their children are four daughters, Julia E., Sarah M., Bertha May, and Catherine Trevor.

Tinker, John E., was born in the town of Mendon, his parents having come from North Adams, Mass., in 1834. They were Giles M. and Freelove (Wilbur) Tinker. The grandfather, Giles Tinker, once owned nearly the whole of North Adams, and built the first cotton factory there, a large stone building still standing and running now as a factory. The family traces its lineage to the early colonial times, and members of it served in the Revolution. Giles, sr., died at St. Augustine, Fla. The father was a machinist, who worked at his trade until his wife's father, James Wilbur, came here and gave them a farm west of Honeoye, where they lived for thirty years. There was a valuable stone quarry on this place which Mr. Tinker developed and disposed of great quantities of fine building stone in Rochester. Giles M. died in the village, in 1890, and his wife in 1875. Their three children were Mrs. A. J. Kellogg, Mrs. Hiram Scofield, both of Mendon, and John E., who was born in 1836. He lived at home until reaching manhood, when he married Martha A., daughter of Edmund Townsend, who moved here from the Hudson River country near Tarrytown, in 1807. Their children are Andrew J., who married Elizabeth Burt of Mendon; James Moreau, who married Mary A. Case of Bloomfield and lives in St. Paul; Louise, (Mrs. Harry N. Borden); Francis T., Giles E; and Morris W., all living in Mendon. Mr. Tinker bought the farm where he now lives in 1860. It comprises 100 acres with a valuable quarry which he works. He has taken an active part in politics, serving as commissioner, assessor, etc.

Ely, Darwin S., was born on his present farm in Henrietta, September 22, 1839, a son of David Ely, a native of Springfield, Mass., born in 1793, whose father was Simeon Ely. The family dates back in America to 1626, when three brothers, Nathaniel, Joshua, and Richard, came from England, Nathaniel being of this branch of the family. ,David was in two campaigns in the war of 1812. He came to Henrietta in 1814, bought a small tract of land, returned to Herkimer, and the following spring was moved in by his brother, with an ox team. He was a prominent and influential man, serving as assessor, overseer of the poor, etc. He was also deacon in the Christian church at North Rush, of which society he was one of the charter members, being organized in 1818, and a great temperance advocate. His wife was Lucinda Caswell of Herkimer county, and their children were Clarissa, Matilda, Margaret Jane, Marcus, Smith, Martha, Homer, Alice, and Darwin S. He died in November, 1889, aged ninety-six, and his wife died in 1878. Darwin S. has devoted his attention to agriculture on the homestead, and was at one time interested in the breeding of Durham cattle. In 1862 he married Erin Bushman, born in this town in 1845, a daughter of John and Cynthia M. (Diver) Bushman, and their children are Willie S., Lucy, who died aged fourteen, and Charles A. Mr. and Mrs. Ely and their two sons are members of the Christian church in North Rush. Darwin S. is a member of Henrietta Lodge F. and A. M.

Worden, Amos, son of Isaac and Althea (Horton) Worden, was born in Dutchess county in 1830. His father was a cooper, moved to Henrietta in 1888, and reared a family of six daughters and one son, Amos. The family came to Mendon in 1850 and. bought a farm, the father continuing his trade, which his son had also learned. Arriving at manhood Amos married in the town of Rush, Sophia Prosser; her parents were New England people. He still occupies the farm his father bought, comprising sixty acres one and a half miles north of Honeoye Falls. He has one son, Frank, who married Ida B., daughter of James G. West of Honeoye Falls, and is engaged with his father on the farm. The mother of Amos died in Mendon February 22, 1867, aged sixty seven, and the father March 22, 1872. aged seventy-nine. In April, 1866, Isaac Worden bought a place of twenty-eight acres near the homestead, and lived there until his death; it then passed to his daughter, Loretta Worden, and at her death to his grandson, Franklin W. Worden.

Ockenden, Frank F., was born in Pittsford in 1863 and came to Penfield in 1865 with his father, Thomas, who was a harnessmaker by trade, and died in 1875. Mr. Ockenden, after clerking for Mr. Hipp and others for a number of years, bought the stock of goods from J. Stemer, jr., in 1889, the store which he has since conducted, the firm name being Ockenden & English, who carry on the leading general store in Penfield.

Williams, William Wilbur, was born at Waterport, Orleans county, October 6, 1855, and was the third of four children born to Benjamin and Marietta (Barber) Williams. His father died when William W. was three years old, and the latter was afterwards brought up on his mother's farm and sent to the village school. Later he completed an academic course at the old historic Yates Academy. He then began the study of medicine and surgery under the direction of Dr. H. C. Tompkins, of Knowlesville, a surgeon of the late war, devoting five years to this work and teaching public school in Orleans county. This study was supplemented with three years attendance at the Medical Department, University of Buffalo, from which he graduated in March, 1881. The following autumn; Dr. Williams began practice at North Parma,where he has an extensive and successful practice. He is a hard worker and a close student, and has become a skillful surgeon as well as a thorough practitioner. Dr. Williams takes no active part in politics, but is interested in public matters of his town, and supports the religious societies liberally. He is a member of the Free Baptist Society, and Clio Lodge F. and A. M. He is an active member of the Chapter I. C. I. of the University of Buffalo, member of the Monroe County Medical Society, member of the Central New York Medical Association. On January 12, 1887, Dr. Williams married Loretta, daughter of Sylvester Burritt of North Parma, by by whom he has a son, Chester, and a little daughter.

Rundel, Jerome, was born in 1843, son of Calvin and Emmeline (Cook) Rundel, and grandson of Ezra, who was born in 1760 and in 1782 married Elizabeth Knapp. Ezra came to Penfield in 1808 where he died in 1839, leaving four sons and six daughters. Calvin had six sons: Myron, Byron, Giles, Jerome, George and Frank, and four daughters, Permelia, Jane, Emily and Sarah. Jerome was born and has always lived in Penfield. He married Lydia J., daughter of Ebenezer Field, of Pennsylvania. They have three children: William F., Ada V. and Beda E. Mr. Rundel is one of the Prohibition members of the Excise Board.

Olmsted, Harry A., was born in Greece, November 1, 1817, and was educated in the public schools. He has followed various occupations, and has served as constable, supervisor, deputy sheriff, United States deputy marshal, justice of the peace, and has been an attorney twenty-five years. He is also a real estate owner and dealer. February 13, 1842, he married Martha Lewis of Rochester, and they had five children: Chemesero F., Alice J., Emma M., Nellie I., and Harry L. The oldest son was a minister of the Methodist church, and died at Newfield, Tompkins county. Alice married Joseph Ashton of Parma, and has three children, Gertrude M., Harry S., and Raymond J. Emma married James Simpson of Rochester, and has four children, Frederick R., Arthur J., Ellen E., and Alice E. Nellie I. died in infancy. Mr. Olmsted's father, Harry, was born in Connecticut in 1787, and came to this State with his parents at the age of ten. He married Clarissa Hurd of Rochester, and fourteen children were born to them. He died Neveinber 14, 1863, and his widow October 29, 1886. The grandfather, Jeremiah, was one of the pioneers of Rochester, and married a Mrs. Darling, who had five children by her first marriage. Their children were three. Harry Olmsted was a soldier in the war of 1812. Mrs. Olmsted's father, Caleb Lewis was born in Saratoga county, and came to Rochester in 1828. He married Cynthia Fay, and had seven children. Mr. Lewis died about 1875, and his wife in 1843.

Hobbie, Isaac S., long a resident of Monroe county, was born at North East, Dutchess county, July 19, 1820, and traces his parental ancestry as far back as 1634 in this country. His father, Caleb K., was born in the city of New York of English parentage, and married Clarina Clark of Westchester county, by whom he had eleven children. He came to Irondequoit in 1831, was prominent in local politics and in the Presbyterian Church in Rochester, and a veteran of the war of 1812. Isaac S. was educated in the Rochester High School and Macedon Academy. He taught school for a number of years, and in 1841 was elected superintendent of the public schools in Irondequoit. In 1856-7 he was superintendent of the public schools in Rochester and in 1859-60 served as a member of the Board of Education. In 1861-2-3 he was secretary of the Monroe County Agricultural Society. For a number of years he was an active member of the 54th Regiment National Guards and was captain of Co. L, Rochester City Dragoons. In 1863 he enlisted in the United States service. After the war, he engaged in the manufacture of lumber, etc., at Elmira gnd Tonawanda, and contracted and built several systems of water and gas works.. A man of broad views and forceful character, he has employed his talents and energies for the good of the community. In 1886 he retired from active business and removed to Fairport. In 1848 he married Emily Ayrault of Perinton, and has three children, John A., Alice E., wife of Charles C. Roosa, and Dr. George S., all of whom are residents of Buffalo. These, with eight grandchildren, constitute their immediate family; no deaths having occurred to break the happy circle. Mr. Hobbie is believed to have been the first to suggest the utilization of Niagara's power by means of a tunnel, having written for the Tonawanda Index in 1879 a letter advocating the building of a tunnel from Buffalo to the lower Niagara for sewer and power purposes.

Garbutt, Hon. Philip, ex-assemblyman, was born in Wheatland in 1844, a son of William, whose father was Zachariah, of the North of England. The latter came to America (1798) and settled in Sparta. He followed his trade of shoemaking, with his son John, and in 1800 removed to Seneca, where he bought a farm. This he sold in 1803 and removed to Wheatland, settling near the present place called Garbutt, which was named in honor of the family. After getting his family settled he moved on to Buffalo, thence down the Ohio River, was taken sick, and put off at St. Genevieve, a point on the Mississippi, and died in September 1807, at the age of fifty five, and was there buried. His wife died in Seneca in 1803. His sons, John, William and Philip became prosperous and influential men, doing much for the welfare of the town of Wheatland. They all served in the war of 1812 in Capt. Levi Lacy's company. Nicholas Garbutt, youngest son of Zachariah, moved with his family to Orleans county where his descendants still reside. William, father of our subject, married Elizabeth Dow, and had eight children: Elizabeth, Margaret, William D., James, a union soldier, who died in hospital in Georgetown, D. C., during the late war, Phoebe, Zachariah, Robert, and Philip. Philip now resides on the homestead where he was born, and is a representative man, having served in many of the town offices. He was seven years supervisor, and in 1884-85 represented his district as assemblyman in Albany

Probst, Frederick, was born in the village of Koppigen, canton Bern, Switzerland, in 1828. He was educated in the free schools of his native town and the secondary school at Kirchberg. At the age of sixteen he was sent to the canton de Vaud to learn French. Two years later he was apprenticed to the butcher's trade, at which he worked until coming to America in 1850. He went to Perinton, where he worked one year on a farm and one year for a butcher. He then secured an engagement as a teacher of German and French in the academy at Albion, N. Y., where he taught four terms. From Albion he went to Bloomington, Ill., where he engaged in the mercantile business. In 1855 he married Elizabeth E., daughter of John Sargent of Mendon, who came from Newburyport, Mass., in an early day. Mrs. Sargent was a Mrs. Webster of Mendon, whose maiden name was Tirzah Stiles, coming from Westfield, Mass., previous to 1817. In 1856 the Probsts returned to the Sargent farm, where they since lived. They have had but one child, a daughter, who died in infancy. Mr. Probst has been for many years senior elder in the Presbyterian church at Mendon, having been elected when a young man, and when the others with one exception were all aged men.

Gott, John, was the pioneer head of one of Ogden's most respected families, and though born in Connecticut, he came to this town from Pompey Hill, Onondaga county. He purchased the old Deacon Phelps farm on which he afterwards died. He was a school teacher before coming here, and was Wadsworth's land agent in the town. His children were Edward, who died in the army; Emeline, who married Jasper Barber; Maria, who married Nathaniel Webster; Harriet,who married Halsey Danforth: Oscar F., Helen, who died young; Frank, of Spencerport; and John, who married Alma Ball of Pompey, Onondaga county. John Gott was supervisor of this town in 1840-41, was justice several years, and held nearly all the important offices of the town. He was a man much respected, and a prosperous citizen. Oscar F. Gott was born February 5, 1828, and like his father engaged in agriculture. In 1851 he married Martha Warner, and they have two children, William, a farmer of Greece, and Helen S., wife of S. H. Curtis, of Spencerport. Eleazer Warner settled in Ogden about 1815, living south of the Center, and here he died in 1828. His widow cleared the farm of debt, and educated her children. She died at the age of sixty-three. The children were Sylvester, who married Maria Day, and Martha, who became the wife of Oscar F. Gott.

Reed, J. B. (deceased). was born in Sweden, January 29, 1818. His father, John, came to Sweden in 1806, and settled on the farm which has been in the family for eighty-five years. John B. married Mary W., daughter of Joseph Emerson, who married Lucy Hill, and settled in the town of Riga, Monroe county, in 1809. Mr. and Mrs. Reed have had four daughters: Mrs. Seymour H. Root, Mrs. George H. Rowe, Mrs. Fred J. Root, who died January 21, 1879, and Cora M. Reed. Our subject was a practical and successful citizen and farmer, and has taken an active interest in all town affairs, being specially interested in educational matters. He died in 1879 in his sixty-second year. He was mourned by all who knew him for his many noble traits of character.

Williams, George E. (deceased), was a native of New Orleans. He spent his boyhood at Hudson, O., and at the age of eighteen enlisted in Co. K, 19th O. Inf. Vols. He was wounded at the battle of Shiloh by a musket ball, but continued to serve as aid on General Crittenden's staff. In 1871 he married Louise, youngest daughter of Nathan Fish, and they have had two children, Grace L. and Burr F. From 1868 to 1874 Mr. Williams traveled in the West, and in the latter year came to Brockport and entered the employ of D. S. Morgan, with whom he remained till his death, in 1884, in his forty-first year. He was a man of unassuming manners, who had the respect of his townspeople. In 1885 Mrs. Williams was appointed a critic of the Normal School, and in 1891 was appointed principal of the Primary Department, being a graduate of that institution, class of 1868.

Fisk, Nathan, was born in the town of Penfield, January 6, 1804. His father, Nathan Fisk, came from Connecticut and settled in Pittsford about 1775. He married Rebecca, daughter of Abram Canfield, and they had ten children, four of whom survive. He later moved to Penfield, and died in 1825. Nathan, the oldest son, was educated in the common schools and is a self-made man. In 1831 he married Melinda, daughter of Obed Manley, and they have had eight children. Our subject is a prosperous and successful farmer, identified in advancing the best interests of his town, and a man whose judgment is sought by many.

Hendee, Peter, was born in Webster in 1826, a son of Jacob, whose father, Zebulon, came to Webster in an early day and died there. Mr. Hendee married first, Harriet, daughter of John T. Whiting, who died, leaving two children, John J. and Mrs. Walker Levins. He married second, Melvina Richardson. Mr. Hendee has been on his present farm for more than forty years, engaged in successful farming.

Mann, William B., M.D., was born in Kendall, Orleans county, June 15, 1838. His father, Joseph, was born in Saratoga county, and the family trace their descent to Richard Mann, the planter, who settled at Scituate, Mass., about 1634. Joseph came to Orleans on horseback about 1824, and taught school for several years, later engaged in farming. He married Delia Eveline, daughter of William Barrow, a soldier of the war of 1812. Joseph Mann was a prominent man in his town, having served several years as supervisor, justice of the peace, etc. He died in 1882. William B. was educated at Ballston Collegiate Institute and in 1856 entered Hobart College, then studied at Albany, and in 1860 entered the Medical Department of the University of Buffalo, graduating in 1861. The same year he was commissioned assistant surgeon in the United States navy, remaining in the service till May 12, 1865, at the close of the war. He then resigned and came to Brockport and engaged in general practice. In 1865 he married Sophronia E., daughter of Horace Clark, M.D., and they have five children: Horace, James, Charles T., Sophronia E. and Marjorie. Our subject is one of the leading members of his profession, and has for a number of years served as vestryman of St. Luke's church.

Downer, Mrs. Maria, is the widow the late George W. Downer, who was born at Lebanon, N. H., February 19, 1798. While a small boy, his parents removed to Sharon, Vt.. and his youth was handicapped by his father's financial embarrassment; but he early developed the sterling qualities which in later life distinguished him as a man among men. When eighteen years old he was at work by the month on a Perinton farm. In 1823 he married Matilda Whitehorn, of Fairport, and began life on his own account, in a log house. Rochester was the chief available market, and all produce was hauled by oxen. Mr. Downer himself possessed an iron constitution, and an indomitable will, and his efforts were aided by a loving and prudent wife, by whom he had ten children, all of whom are now deceased. Mr. Downer's second wife, who survives him, was Maria Benedict of Fairport, Her only son, John B. Downer, died in 1881. George W. Downer was an active member of the Freewill Baptist church, and his death was widely mourned.

Chamberlain, Nelson, was born in Riga, July 9, 1826. His father, Moses, was a native of Berkshire county, Mass., and married Hannah, daughter of William Newell. They came to the town of Riga in 1815 and in 1827 removed to Sweden. He died in 1845 in his sixty-fourth year. Nelson Chamberlain laid the foundation of his education in the common schools and is a self-made man, At his father's death he bought the homestead, which has been in the possession of the family for seventy years. In 1845 he married Mary. daughter of Martin Sage, and they have two children, Mrs. Gertrude L. King, and Hattie A. Demary.

Burritt, A. C. - Stephen D. Burritt, son of Giles Burritt, was born November 3, 1824, and lived in Parma from 1835 to the time of his death, September 25, 1889. He was always a farmer and successful business man. He was twice supervisor and two terms assessor of the town. His first wife, whom he married October 8, 1845, was Lavina Cox, by whom he had five children: Delno C., William S., Mary L., Frank M., and Martha J., all living in Parma. His wife died April 18, 1879, and on November 3, 1881, Mr. Burritt married Anna, daughter of James Chase, by whom he had one son, Maurice Burritt. September 25, 1889. Mr. Burritt was killed by a kick of a horse. William S. Burritt was born June11, 1851, and married, November 14, 1872, Sarah E. Garlock, by whom he has two children: Ferne L. and Mabel. Nicholas Garlock came from Canajoharie, Montgomery county, to Parma in 1833, and settled on a farm. Elisha and Sarah were his children by his first marriage. James Chase was the son of Isaac Chase, who came to Parma in 1834. He married Betsey Tripp, by whom he had four children: Helen, who married Daniel Anthony; Darwin, of Parma; Anna, who married Stephen D. Burritt; and Josephine, who married George Edgerton.

A. B. LAMBERTON

Alexander B. Lamberton, who, during the last thirty years, has been one of the most conspicuous and enterprising public men in Rochester, was born in Rich Hill, County Armagh, Ireland, on February 28, 1839. He came to this country at an early age and received his rudimentary education in the common schools, and was graduated from the Auburn Theological seminary and the University of Rochester. On leaving college Mr. Lamberton was for two years pastor of the Tompkins Avenue Presbyterian church, Brooklyn, but his health failing, he had to abandon the ministerial profession, and engaged in business. He came to Rochester in 1864 and established a lumber yard and planing mill on the site of the Rochester House, at Exchange and Spring streets. Through his exertions the first swing-bridge in the State was built over the canal at Exchange street. Since becoming a resident of the city Mr. Lamberton has been owner of some of its most valuable real estate and his time has been largely taken up in its management; but in spite of his business engagements he has always been interested in public concerns calculated to forward the general interest of society. His interest in political affairs was manifested in speeches which lie delivered on several occasions, and he was nominated by the party in the minority for mayor of the city, State Senator and Member of Congress. Mr. Lamberton cherishes an ardent love for outdoor life and field sports. His fishing and hunting excursions have led him to many of the most famous regions for game in America; but it has not been his ambition to distinguish himself by the mere number of head of game or fish he could bring to camp. He was an early advocate of game and fish protection and forest preservation. His contributions to the press on these subjects have been many and interesting. As vice-president of the National Association for the Protection of Game, and chairman of its committee on nomenclature, he wrote a monograph of uncommon scientific value on the game birds, quadrupeds and fish of North America. He introduced the first brook-trout artificially propagated into the North woods, having liberated fifty thousand fry in the Fulton chain of lakes in 1875. It is also to his credit that he was one of the first to urge the State to establish a forest preserve in the Adirondacks. Had his advice been followed in time it would have been well for the State Mr. Lamberton was married in 1864 to Eunice, daughter of Charles R. and Eliza Starbuck, of Nantucket, Massachusetts. Their residence is at 303 East avenue.

HON. OSCAR F. WILLIAMS

Oscar F. Williams was born in Livonia, Livingston county, New York, June 29, 1843. He was prepared for college, and after doing two years' student work at the University of Michigan he entered Cornell university, graduating from that institution in 1869, being one of its first graduates. During his attendance at Cornell Mr. Williams was especially active in advancing the interests of the institution, in this way proving a valuable support to its head, President Andrew D. White, in addition to building up its literary societies and assisting most materially in establishing its Christian association, of which organization Mr. Williams became president. Upon his graduation Mr. Williams passed two years in Kansas, engaged in ranching and surveying, after which he returned East, and on July 11, 1872, married Miss Belle Sanford, of his native town. In this year Mr. Williams became an instructor and lecturer in the Rochester Business university. Here he remained seventeen years, during which period, in connection with his duties as professor, he assisted in preparing for publication several important text-books now in general use in hundreds of business colleges and normal schools in this country. Mr. Williams' treatise on commercial arithmetic is the standard work of its kind in all the business colleges of the United States to-day. While in college Mr. Williams took a deep interest in politics, and in various campaigns as an ardent Republican addressed the people in various portions of the country. This work served to bring him in subsequent years prominently before the public, and in 1889 he was, at the suggestion of Secretary Blaine, selected by President Harrison as consul to Havre, France, the "Gate of Paris." Here he remained during the Harrison administration, closely devoting his time to certain consular reforms for the benefit of the United States treasury and the commercial interests involved. He gave much study to the tariff systems of Europe, in a way of a comparison of their features with that of our own Government. He also made a thorough study of the emigration system. The cholera plague of '92 multiplied Mr. Williams' duties, already very onerous, in respect to despatching America-bound ships, since, during this period he personally examined some twenty thousand emigrants and other passengers, selecting physicians to confer with and aid him in this very important work. Mr. Williams' labors in this way were of incalculable benefit to this country, the health officers of New York city stating that this voluntary service on his part tended in a very high degree to render that port secure against any invasion of the terrible plague. Mr. Williams has every reason to he proud of his consular record abroad, and of his deep devotion from early manhood to all that concerns the welfare of his country, all of which serves to make him an intense Republican and an earnest member of the Rochester Chamber of Commerce.

HENRY S. POTTER

The late Henry Sayre Potter, of English stock, was born in Galway, Saratoga county, New York, February 14, 1798. He was the descendant of Nathaniel Potter, of England, who was the father of Nathaniel Potter of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, who was born in 1637, and who was the first male Potter born in this country. His father, Nathaniel J. Potter, was born on the first day of our National independence, July 4, 1776. In 1801 his father was the first settler of lands near Seneca Falls. In 1808 the family moved to Canandaigua, where in 1810 his father died, leaving his mother, Mary Sayre, with four children. Upon the mother and the twelve-year-old boy, Henry, devolved the care of the family. His first earnings were paid to him as a merchant's clerk in Canandaigua. In 1814 he was employed first as a clerk and afterwards as business manager for Samuel Hildreth, who ran the first stage coaches from Auburn to this city. In 1815 he went to Pittsford, where for more than thirty years he conducted a general store, and was the financier of that vicinity. In 1850 he came to Rochester, where he continued his financial operations with remarkable success, and among a distinguished number of stockholders became the first president of the Western Union Telegraph company. September 13, 1824, he was married to Harriet Benedict, who died July 3, 1881. On January 9, 1884, at the age of eighty-six years, he died. The accompanying likeness of him, at the age of sixty-eight years, is a copy of one reproduced from an old photograph with camera, pen and pencil, by his son, Charles B. Potter.

HON. JOSEPH FIELD

Among the men who were the builders and founders of our fair city none did more for its material prosperity and moral advancement than the late Hon. Joseph Field. He was a native of Taunton, Massachusetts, where he was born March 29, 1787; on his arriving at his majority he removed to Walpole, New Hampshire, and shortly after, the spirit of adventure and desire for a better opportunity for the exercise of his business talents led him to make an extended journey through the Western country and the South, going as far as St. Louis and New Orleans, much of the journey being made on horseback. It was after a careful survey of the large territory between these points that Mr. Field became convinced that Western New York promised the most rapid growth and quickest returns of any section of the country. The village of Rochester on account of its magnificent water power, rich contiguous territory and the enterprise of its citizens led him to choose it for his home, settling here in 1827. He engaged in the commission business with Derrick Sibley and carried on this and the milling business for many years. He later became interested in the building of railroads. He built the old Tonawanda railroad from Batavia to Buffalo, and was at one time president of the Buffalo and Rochester railroad, now a part of the New York Central system. He presided over the initial meeting of the promoters of the Lake Shore railroad, and the success of this road was largely due to his early efforts; at the time of his decease he was one of the largest stockholders. Mr. Field was for many years a director of the New York Central railroad, and was also largely interested in Rochester enterprises, being for many years a director and president of the City bank, and one of the organizers of the Rochester Gas-Light company. Although not seeking official life Mr. Field represented the Third ward in the Common Council and was elected mayor of Rochester in 1848. He so administered the affairs of the municipality as to win the hearty approval of all citizens, irrespective of party. Mr. Field in 1808 married Lydia Clover and she died but a few years prior his decease, which occurred January 27, 1879. Numerous descendants reside in New York and other eastern cities; Mrs. Alfred Ely, his daughter, is the only descendant residing in Rochester. Mr. Field was a consistent member of St. Luke's Episcopal church and for years one of its vestry. He was a man of the strictest probity, and of deep religious convictions; a dispenser of substantial hut unostentatious charity, and imbued with a stern sense of honor, certain is it that his life has left an influence and mark in this community which time will not efface.