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Residence of W.H. Rice, Phoenix, Oswego Co NY
Residence of Alonzo Utley, Schroeppel, Oswego CO NY
Howard House, M Dingman, Prop, Phoenix Oswego Co NY

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Title: ... History of Oswego County, New York
Year: 1877 (1870s)
Authors: Johnson, Crisfield
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Publisher: Philadelphia, L.H. Everts & co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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s, Onondaga county, and set-tled on lot 13, in the 16th township. They had purchasedthe land the fall licfore. and Stephen had erected a log houseon his part. At the same time Alvin Sutton, cousin to theabove, and one Phelps, settled on lot 12, and Azoe Parkinon the north end of lot 18; also a man named liillings tmlot 27. Lyman Norton settled on the farm now occupiedby his son Hiram, who was born on the place fifty-five yearsago, and has since remained there. In ISID, Andrus Gilbert and Iliram. his brother,came inand commenced the .settlement of (Jilbertsville, as stated inthe history proper of that village. Israel Burritt came in from Paris, Oneida cminty, in1819, and settled in Gilbertsville, where he assisted in build- • For further pnrtiuul.irs of Padilock see History of Phoenixvillage. We designate hitn n ;ierDlanent settler bocauiie he reinaineitin this vicinity until his death, in 1S21. although ho never purehaseclliny liind. but nas chielly employed in hunting and trapping.
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HISTORY OF OSWEGO COUNTY, NEW YORK. 325 ing the mills, etc. He died about 182G, on the farm nowowned by James Simmons. Jonathan Hall, fiither of Mrs. Waring, settled on lot 20,in 1822, on a part of the fiirni which he occupied until hisdeath, which occurred in June, 1868. Mr. Hall had beenin the township some years prior to his permanent settle-ment. George Waring came in about the same time as Mr.Hall, for he married the latters daughter in 1824. Hiswidow still survives, and Ls well versed in the early historyof the township. George Waring was born at Constantia,in 1796, and it is claimed by his friends (and the claim isevidently well authenticated) that ho was the first whitechild born in Oswego County. In 1822, Samuel Merry, Esq., .settled at Gilberts Mills,and entered into partnership with Andrus Gilbert. Heresided there until 1837, when he removed to Fhcenix,where he now lives. John Curtis made the first settlement on the State roadin this town in 1826-27, on lot .5, on the farm

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