Bishop-Levesque / Bly:Information about Stephen Bly
Stephen Bly (b. October 19, 1816, d. September 02, 1900)
Notes for Stephen Bly:
Letter from the Adjutant General's Office to Helen Bly Plosila:
"The records of this office show that Stephen Bly aged 44 years, born in Green, Chenango County, New York, and by occupation a farmer, was enrolled and mustered into the service to date October 31, 1861, as a Private, Company H, 86th Regiment New York Infantry at Elmira, New York, and was honorably descharged as a wagoner, March 13, 1863, by reason of disability, at Camp Near Falmouth, Virginia."
Boyd's Directory, 1885
P. 238 Steuben County Directory
Bly, Steven Farmer, Lindleytown.
Bly, Gideon, Farmer, Lindleytown
Record of Deaths, Tioga Co PA Book 1 Page 79 record #7
Age 83 years 10 months, 12 days. Occupation - Soldier. Born Green, Chenango Co. NY.
Place of death - Holden St., Osceola Tioga Co PA Paralysis for 5 weeks. Interned Owlville Cemetery Woodhull NY 4 Sept 1900. Father Joseph Bly [wrong father]
1840 Census Chenango Co, Greene, NY. Page 84
Stephen Bly 2 males under 5. 1 male at least 20 and under 30. 1 Female at least 20 and under 30.
1850 Census Tioga County, Farmington Township, PA. Page 127. Dwelling #40 Household # 42.
Steven Bly age 33, carpenter, born NY.
Betsy Bly age 34, born NY.
Leroy age 11, born NY attends school.
Ephraim age 10, born NY. Attends school.
Wealthy age 7, born NY, attends school.
Roxanna age 3, born NY.
Deloss, age 1, born NY.
1860 Census Steuben Co., Woodhull, NY. Page 557. Roll 862. Dwelling & Household # 134.
Stephen Bly age 44, farmer, $400, $50. Born NY.
Elizabeth age 44, born NY.
Leroy age 22, born NY, farmer.
Ephraim age 20, born NY, farmer.
Roxanny age 14, born NY, attends school.
Deloss age 10, male, born NY.
Lewis age 7, born NY, attends school.
Gideon age 2, born NY.
1870 Census, Tuscarora, Stueben Co. NY. Page 488.
Bly, Stephan age 53, farmer, $4625, $996, born NY. Betsy age 54, born NY.
Ephram age 30, laborer, born NY. Deloss age 21, laborer, born NY. Gideon age 12, born NY. Cook, Franklin age 5, born NY.
1880 Census Place: Lindley, Steuben, New York
Source: FHL Film 1254934 National Archives Film T9-0934 Page 424A
Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace
Stephen BLY Self M M W 64 NY
Occ: Farmer Fa: RI Mo: RI
Betsey BLY Wife F M W 64 CT
Occ: Keeping House Fa: CT Mo: NY
Lewis BLY Son M S W 28 PA
Occ: Farm Hand Fa: NY Mo: NY
Ephram BLY Son M S W 40 NY
Occ: Farm Hand Fa: NY Mo: NY
Gideon J. BLY Son M M W 22 NY
Occ: Farmer Fa: NY Mo: NY
Hellen BLY DauL F M W 17 NY
Fa: NY Mo: PA
1890 Special census. Steuben Co., New York. M 123, roll 54. ED 252, Woodhull, page 8, no. 44.
Stephen Bly, private, Co. H., 86 NY Inf., enlisted Sept 1861, discharged March 1863, Post Office, Borden, NY, disability - Ruptured.
1900 Census, Tioga Co., Osceola, Pennsylvania. ED 149 Sheet 5 Line 11
Dwelling 98 Family 99 Holden St.
Bly, Stephen, Oct 1818, age 82, born NY, father CT, mother RI, farming.
Bly, Nettie, wife, Feb 1843, age 57, born PA parents born PA, seven children 6 living.
Stephen could read, write, and speak English. Owned farm with a mortgage.
Change Date: 9 JAN 2003
More About Stephen Bly:
Burial: September 04, 1900, Owlville Cemetery, Town of Woodhull, Steuben Co., NY.
More About Stephen Bly and Nettie Hotchkiss:
Marriage: April 08, 1894, Borden, Steuben County, NY.
Children of Stephen Bly and Betsy Andrews are:
- +Leroy F Bly, b. September 14, 1837, Greene, Chenango Co., NY, d. April 17, 1913, Troupsburg, Steuben Co. NY.