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From: "Ken & Annette Baker" <>
Subject: Re: [PACRAWFO] Upcoming visit and general questions
Date: Fri, 27 May 2005 19:42:40 -0400
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These are the pioneer families in "The First Hundred Years of Townville and
Vicinity" by Mary Ann Bidwell Higby published 1924:

The Zephaniah Kingsley Family;
The John Baker Family;
The Harvey and Hollis Hull Families;
The Noah Town Family;
The Thomas Delamater Family;
The William, Daniel, Auburn, and Lyman Lorenzo Lamb Families;
The William, Grove, John, and Samuel Bishop Gillett Families;
The Joel Andrus Pond Family;
The Thorn Church Family;
The Amby Higby Family;
The Gamaliel Phillips Family;
The Joseph Watson Arnold Family;
The Edwin Stevens Family;
The William Nason Family;
The George Rodney Hoyt Famly;
The Orange Noble Family;
The George Thompson and Josiah Hubbard Churchill Families;
ThePeter Gardiner Rose Family;
The Lewis, John, and Erastus Wood Families;
The Otis Olando, Alonzo Ladrue, and William Perlin Squier Families;
The Abner Balch Edson Family; T
he Almon Heath Family;
The John Black Hawthorne Family;
The John Falkenburg Wykoff Family;
The Horace Carpenter Rounds Family;
The Lemuel Henry Carkhuff Family;
The John Winans Family;
The Abijah Royal Fross Family;
The Alonzo L Bradford Family;
The Michael Radle Family;
The Luther and George Edward Marsh Families;
The William Henry (Shrove) Boss Family;
The Henry A Drake Family;
The John Brown Family (yes, the John Brown of Hudson, OH and Harper's Ferry,
KS);
The James Drake Family;
The Russell Bidwell Family.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron" <>
To: <>
Sent: Friday, May 27, 2005 5:40 PM
Subject: Re: [PACRAWFO] Upcoming visit and general questions


> Ken are thier any Kelsey's in that book.
> Thanks for any help
> Ron Kelsey
> Flint,Michigan
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ken & Annette Baker" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 1:19 PM
> Subject: Re: [PACRAWFO] Upcoming visit and general questions
>
>
>>I have the Crawford County PA. Cemetery Inscriptions Volume 1 which
>>includes Steuben Twp. Kingsley Cemetery, also known as Greenfield
>>Cemetery, is in Townville in Steuben Township. Alonzo and Effie Squier are
>>buried in the 8th row from the left or west side of the cemetery.
>>
>> The only town "historian" we found when visiting Townville was the owner
>> of the hardware store.
>>
>> The best info can be found in Meadville at the Crawford County Historical
>> Society at 411 Chestnut St. http://www.crawfordhistorical.org/
>> check the website for current hours. They have a newspaper clipping file
>> that you need to look in. It's a wonderful facility. It was hard for us
>> to find, because Chestnut isn't a main drag nor is the building marked.
>> I don't remember the directions.
>>
>> There is a book called "The First Hundred Years of Townville and
>> Vicinity" by Mary Ann Bidwell Higby. I'm not sure if it's still in the
>> Meadville Library or if it moved to the Historical Society building. I
>> bought mine on-line. We were lucky to find a copy. My husband is of the
>> Baker Family of Townville. The Squier Family has a chapter starting on
>> page 107.
>>
>> The chapter starts: The grandfather of Otis Orlando Squier who was
>> postmaster at Townville, and of Alonzo Ladrue Squier, a cheese-maker for
>> many years there, lived at Monson, Mass. His name was Solomon Squier,
>> and he was born Apr. 20, 1766, married at Monson, Nov 25, 1784, Sarah
>> Moulton who born Jan. 28, 1768, and died Oct. 9, 1851. Solomon died Feb.
>> 17, 1834.
>>
>> Page 27 of the Post Office chapter states: He (Dorrit C. Kingsley)held
>> the office with efficient service until July 20, 1898, when a political
>> change again occurred, and Llewellyn L. Case was made postmaster. He
>> held the office until Apr. 8, 1910, when Otis O. Squier was appointed,
>> who continued as postmaster until Ernest D. Mallienee, the present
>> postmaster, was appointed, Apr. 5, 1919.
>>
>> I found the book fairly accurate. Some dates are off by 1 or 2 years,
>> but the relationships are correct.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>>
>>
>> From: "Pam G" <>
>> To: <>
>> Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 2:14 AM
>> Subject: [PACRAWFO] Upcoming visit and general questions
>>
>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I haven't been on this list for awhile and wanted to get reacquianted
>>> since I will be making a short day trip(I think) there to your area at
>>> the end of June. I am a descendant of both the Orlando/Alonzo Squier
>>> families and Benn families and wanted to visit and check out the areas
>>> where they lived, etc. I think they were mostly Townville, buried in
>>> Kingsley Cemetary, so I have the following questions:
>>>
>>> 1. I'd like suggestions as to best use of my time, genealogical
>>> society?? What areas of town, if any, are still preserved, of most
>>> interest, etc??
>>> 2. Not sure if there are any current residents/descendants of these
>>> families around, but if so, I'd love to make contact??
>>> 3. Who would be the best person to talk to at the genealogical society
>>> for history information and/or to give pictures to for their
>>> collection?? (Or look for pictures of family, are there any type of old
>>> scrapbooks, etc. .??) Otis Squier I believe was the postman and another
>>> Squier was the town cheesemaker.
>>> 4. Any particularly fun eating places for lunch that you would
>>> recommend??
>>> 5. Are there any city directories available for later than 1920-30's??
>>>
>>> Thanks for any info, Pam G. in California
>>>
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