Oswegatchie Roots
St. Lawrence Valley, Upstate New York United States
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Family Photos

• The Rutland Railroad (116 KB)
  The bros. George and Harry Hutchinson, sons of John Jr. and Arvilla Griffiths Hutchinson, both worked at postal clerks on the Rutland Railroad.
• Chester Delbert (Del) Hutchinson (7 KB)
  Chester Delbert (Del) Hutchinson (1895-1982), s/o John and Arvilla Griffith Hutchinson of Heuvelton, NY. Del m. Olive Sheppard
• Ethel Green Moore (38 KB)
  Ethel Green Moore with her father, grandfather and children, Neil Lockhart and Marian. Ethel m. Robert Harrison aka Harry Moore (1881-1921) in 1907.
• Harry Lee Hutchinson (21 KB)
  Harry Lee Hutchinson (1899-1978), s/o John and Arvilla (Griffith) Hutchinson, m. Eva Herme. Harry ran away from home when ae. 17 to join the military, lying about his age; served 6 mo.
• The John & Elisabeth Hutchinson Home (34 KB)
  "This house was built by John Hutchinson on the site of their log cabin, shape achieved by extensions added as Elisabeth blessed him with ten children." --AJM
• William and his Mother Emma McLott McKelvey (25 KB)
  Wm. John McKelvey (1874-1967), s/o Alexander (Alec) and Emma (McLott) McKelvey (1850-1909), d/0 Sterry & Euphemia (Effie) Dings, d/o Peter and Jane (McDougal) Dings
• Catherine aka Kate Dings Dunning (45 KB)
  Catherine (1851-1924), the daughter of Robert & Elizabeth Atcheson Dings, m. Hiram S. Dunning. Kate was to accompany dau. Grace on assignment in Europe shortly before her death
• George & Louise Hutchinson (20 KB)
  George Griffiths Hutchinson ((1887-1925) s/o John II Jr. and Arvilla Amelia Griffiths Hutchinson m. 1918 Louise Riffanacht (1891-1972)
• Louise and Kate Dings (43 KB)
  C. Louise Dings (b. 1850) m. Harrison and her sister Catherine aka Kate (1851-1924) m. Hiram S. Dunning, daughters of Robert and Elizabeth Atcheson Dings
• State St., Heuvelton, NY (26 KB)
  A view of State Street, Heuvelton, St, Lawrence Co., New York
• James Dunning Moore (29 KB)
  James Dunning Moore (1875-1954) m. Mary Violet Hutchinson (1886-1961) - son of James and Henrietta Dings Moore and named for Uncle Hiram and Aunt Kate Dings Dunning
• Milla Griffith/s (10 KB)
  Mildred aka Milla Griffith/s (1876-1950), dau. of John Henry and Maggie Ross Griffth/s. She m. Ernest Crawe.
• Johanna Hutchinson (23 KB)
  Johanna aka Anna Hutchinson (7/30/1848-4/30/1910) dau. of John & Elizabeth Falkingham Hutchinson, never married, lived with bro. Chas. (12/2/1855-6/28/1930)
• Grace Dunning (8 KB)
  D. Grace Dunning (1890-19??), d/o Hiram and Kate Dings Dunning, was a well-known newspaper woman and short story writer:
• Willeta aka Lettie Griffith/s (28 KB)
  Willeta aka Lettie Griffith/s (1880-1971) d/o Truman R. & Sarah Griffith/s of Heuvelton, New York
• Jerrine, Louise & Mary Violet Hutchinson (36 KB)
  Jerrine Hutchinson, sister-in-law Louise Riffanacht Hutchinson and Mary Violet Hutchinson Moore.
• B. Wade Moore (13 KB)
  Benjamin Wade aka Wade Moore (3/13/1878-8/20/1946) m. 12/23/1919 Josephine Bolton (4/16/1877-3/29/1955), s/o James and Henrietta Dings Moore of Lisbon, NY
• Harry Hutchinson in Heuvelton, NY (14 KB)
  Harry Hutchinson, s/o John Jr, and Arvilla Griffiths Hutchinson of Heuvelton, driving with Bessie & Bonnie through downtown Heuvelton, NY
• General Store, Constantia, NY (39 KB)
  This General Store and gas station was in Constantia, nr. Oswego, NY, owned by B. Wade Moore (1878-1946) and his wife, Josephine Bolton
• Caroline Thompson Moore w/ Gertrude (28 KB)
  Caroline Thompson Moore (1850-1928) d/o Thos. E. & Elizabeth J. Gary Thompson m. Samuel Moore (1847-1925) with son Chas. Homer & Lura 's daughter Gertrude (b. 1904)
• James D. Moore's School (52 KB)
  This is likely a class from either Lisbon or Heuvelton. James D. Moore taught in Lisbon, NY., so this is likely his class. Can anyone i.d.?
• Walter Turnbell McQueer and dau. Nancy Belle McQu (36 KB)
  Walter Turnbull McQueer (1942-1920) and one of his children, daughter, Nancy Belle McQueer. Walter was the third son of Thomas and Jane Mariah (Whitney) MacQueer, Morristown, NY.
• Roxana Ames Swinning with Sophronia (37 KB)
  Roxana Ames (b. abt. May 16, 1805 in Augusta, Canada) m. John Swinning (b. 1795) with their dau. Sophronia (March 8, 1825-Sept. 6, 1907) m. 1845 W. Griffith
• Martha Griffith Diclo w/ grandson (32 KB)
  Martha Griffith (4/25/1858-11/19/1943) dau. of John & Sophronia Griffith of Morristown, NY m. Oliver Diclo (3/26/1856-11/19/1943) shown w/ dau. Rose and Leslie A. Satterlee's babe Lesle Jr
• Morristown Bicentennial (66 KB)
  (Bottom half of page)
• George Griffith Hutchinson (32 KB)
  George Griffith Hutchinson (1987-1975) m. 1918 M. Louise Riffanacht (1891-1972) - s/o John Jr. II and Arvilla Amelia Hutchinson - photo sent fr. France where stationed in USAF
• Ernest and Mildred Griffith Crawe (31 KB)
  Ernest Henry Crawe (1879-1922) m. Milla aka Mildred E. Griffith (1876-1950), d/o John Henry and Margaret aka Maggie Ross Griffith. ( John was a blacksmith in Heuvelton, NY)
• Letter re: Old Dings (34 KB)
  Letter from Alice J. Moore to her sister regarding Old Dings, mentioning a conversation with Jeanette Dings Forsythe and Mary being born in 1867
• Truman Pierce (24 KB)
  Truman Pierce (1821-1913) on his 90th birthday at his home (no longer extant) on the Eel Weir Rd. nr. Heuvelton, NY. He married Charlotte Falkingham (1819-1890), sister of Elizabeth.
• Catherine Dings Dunning (22 KB)
  Catherine aka Kate Dings (1851-1924) m. Hiram S. Dunning (1857-1901) d/o Robert and Elizabeth Atcheson Dings and m/o Robert (1884) and D. Grace (1891)
• Obituary of Mary Dings Pray (65 KB)
  Mary Dings came to Lisbon, New York as a baby, traveling through the wilderness with her family, encountering Indians along the way. They settled nr. Flackville, New York
• Vashti Hutchinson Fifield (23 KB)
  Vashti Hutchinson (10 June 1843-14 Mar 1917) m. James R. Fifield of an early pioneer family. Vashti was d/o John & Elizabeth Falkingham Hutchinson.
• Nancy Cornell Atcheson's Obituary (77 KB)
  Nancy Cornell was the wife of Robert Atcheson, a well-known businessman and hatter in Ogdensburg, New York. They lived at 21 Pickering Street with their four children.
• Jennie C Moore (12 KB)
  Jennie C Moore (1892-1981), youngest d/o Samuel & Caroline M. Thompson Moore, m. Morris H. Moore, s/o Chas. E. & Hannah Thompson Moore, all of Lisbon, New York
• Heuvelton Vice principal Gets Fellowship (55 KB)
  Jennie Jerrine Hutchinson, dau. of John and Arvilla Hutchinson of Heuvelton, was awarded a fellowship which allowed her to travel the USA for a year in advancement of education
• Georgia Hutchinson Griskill (23 KB)
  Georgia Hutchinson (1875-1967), d/o Thomas and Eliza Matilda Goodison Hutchinson, m. Oswald W. Griskill (1874-1958), parents of Ivan and Hilda
• John Hutchinson's Desk (31 KB)
  John Hutchinson emmigrated from Yorkshire, England to Oswegatchie c. 1830, bringing this desk with him. It has been in the Hutchinson family since, most recently at Old Dings til 2005.
• List of John Hutchinson's relatives in England (31 KB)
  This list was found in the desk he brought from Yorkshire to Oswegatchie c. 1830. The desk is now in the home of descendants.
• John Hutchinson's Yellow Salve Receipt (31 KB)
  This recipe is yet affixed to the inside of the desk John Hutchinson is thought to have brought from England. Obviously, it was important to him.
• "Lewis Dings, Esq." (15 KB)
  "Lewis Dings, Esq.", as inscribed on back of this photo, was the son of Robert and Elizabeth Atcheson Dings. He died in the Civil War and is buried in Hampton National Cemetery, Hampton, Virginia.
• The Hall Homestead (24 KB)
  Tool shed and Barn ocated on the Ireland Road, nr. Route 37, betw. Hammond and Brier Hill, NY in St. Lawrence Co.
• Obituary of Lodine Moore (1891-1910) (79 KB)
  Jessie Lodine Moore, dau of David and Lodine Moore of Lisbon, was engaged to Garret Flack, also of Lisbon. David was the son of John & Ann McConkey Moore.
• Beulah B., Jennie C. and Lodine Moore (in back) (35 KB)
  Beulah B. (1890-1966) ; dau. of Chas. & Sarah Dickson Moore; Jennie C. (1892-1981) dau. of Samuel & Caroline Thompson Moore; and Lodine (1891-1910) dau. of David & Lodine Cayo Moore
• A Farmer's Lament by J. D. Moore (23 KB)
  November 17, 1933 - poem by James Dunning Moore of Lisbon, New York
• The School at Gleeb Rd. & Lisbon Corners (52 KB)
  James Dunning Moore (1875-1954) taught in the Lisbon School system for several years, the building later a General Store at Gleeb Road & Lisbon Corners
• "Centralization" by The Lisbon Hired Man (59 KB)
  a column penned by the itinerent poet and writer of the Campbell Cemetery Road, James Dunning Moore (1875-1954)
• "Armstice" by The Lisbon Hired Man (62 KB)
  a poem written for the Ogdensburg Journal by James Dunning Moore (1875-1954), a regular writer and contributor under the pen name, The Lisbon Hired Man
• "Apology to St. Nick" by The Octogenarian Hired Ma (57 KB)
  a poem written for The Ogdensburg Journal by The Lisbon Hired Man more commonly known as James Dunning Moore (1875-1954)
• Poem entitled "Voices out of the East" (64 KB)
  Later revised and entitled "April Ronny", this poem was written by James D. Moore for his beloved grandson with whom he shared many precious hours
• Letter to the editor of The Ogdensburg Journal (83 KB)
  by James D. Moore (1875-1954) of Lisbon New York, a highly respected local spokesman for the plight of the American farmer
• Cemetery Ridge Jottings (103 KB)
  written for the Ogdenburg Journal by James Dunning Moore (1875-1954) of Cemetery Road, Lisbon, New York
• Letter and Poem by The Lisbon Hired Man (59 KB)
  Written for the Ogdensburg Journal by itinerant poet and commenter on local affairs, James Dunning Moore of the Cemetery Road, Lisbon, New York
• "An Elegy Written in a Farmyard" (68 KB)
  by The Lisbon Hired Man, aka James Dunning Moore (1875-1954) of Cemetery Road, Lisbon, New York
• "My Old Sweetheart" (pg. 1-2 of 3) (53 KB)
  by James Dunning Moore (1875-1954) written about his beloved Mary Violet Hutchinson Moore, his sweetheart and bride
• "My Old Sweetheart" (pg. 3 of 3) (31 KB)
  By James Dunning Moore (1875-1954) in later years about/to his beloved bride, Mary Violet Hutchinson married since1906!
• Charles E. McIntyre and Luona (Nichols) McIntyre (1 KB)
  Charles E. McIntyre (6/12/66-8/22/52) and Luona Nichols McIntyre (8/10/72-1945) Luona was the daughter of George Nichols and Clara Woodward. 1870 Census: 17 479 493 McIntyre Martin 24 M W Farmer 400 150 New York X 18 479 493 McIntyre Adaline 20 F W Keeping House New York 19 479 493 McIntyre Charles 4 M W New York ages uncertain - census of 1880 lists Adeline as 27 and Martin as 36. Name: Martin Van Buren McIntyre Sex: M Birth: 8 SEP 1850 in Chaumont, NY Note: They eloped. Thomas Hurbut chased them to the Gouverneur train station. He got there just as it was leaving. Adeline waved her hankie at him. Marriage 1 Adeline Amanda Hurlbut b: 2 SEP 1849 in Osbornville, DeKalb, St. Lawrence, New York Married: 24 MAR 1867 The McIntyres are of Scotch Irish origins. Martin was the oldest of 6 children, born in Chaumont according to his obituary on September 8, 1850. (However on the 1850 census for Dekalb Household #336 he is listed as 6 years old, So he may have been born in 1844). He had 2 sisters, Julianna b. abt 1846 and Sally A. b. abt. 1848 and 3 brothers Lewis b 1851 d. in 1930's, James Francis (known as Frank) was born in 1856 along with a twin brother who died at birth. Francis died Aug 8, 1921. His Mother was born Mary Daniels in ABT 1821 in Herkimer County NY. (She was listed as 92 yrs 1 m and 15 days at death in 1912) According to her death record her father was Micheal Daniels. His Father was Elam McIntyre who was born in Herkimer ct abt 1821. His parents are believed to be Daniel McIntyre b abt 1783 and Eunice b. abt 1786. Elam died in 1856.
• Ruth Robinson Gibson (7/11/00-4/24/82) (176 KB)
  Ruth Robinson Gibson (7/11/00-4/24/82) m. 12/27/19 Henry George Gibson (10/26/98-12/16/81)with one of her many exquisite quilts. Ruth Robinson was the daughter of Addison Davidson and Jane (O'Leary) Robinson of Grass Lake, New York.
• Thomas Lowery (1823-1901) and Daughter (200 KB)
  Thomas Lowery (1823-1901) m. Eliza Doe (1823-1907) Their twelve children included William Morris, Harriet Ann, Elizabeth aka Eliza, Susannah,THOMAS (07/14/54-09/07/16), Emily M./Emma, James Henry, Jane Helen, Edwin Oscar, Charles Clinton, Alfred Ernest
• Daniel McMillan (1836-1921) & Susannah Hill (1824- (174 KB)
  Daniel McMillan (1836-1921) of Scotland m. 2/6/56 Susannah Hill (1824-1912), daughter of William Hill and Margaret Allison. The Allisons of Dundas County were thought to be all related. The first Andrew Allison of Dunbar was from Antrim County. Carter, in his "Story of Dundas" states, "At the residence of John Strader may yet be seen the teacher's desk sold along with the school house when a new one was built, made for this new school house more than sixty years ago by the late William Hill of Elma. Like all funiture of those days, it was "built for keeps". It is in a good state of preservation and fit to last sixty years longer." The school house was on the 6th concession of Matilda near the farm of Levi Casselman.
• John Johnston(e) (1852-1906) and Elsie McMillan (194 KB)
  John Johnston(e) (1852-1906) m. 1887 Elsie McMillan (1864-1936) Regarding John's parents, "James Johnston(e) (1795-1865) married Mary Irving (1797-1882) and lived between Ecclefechan and Lockerbie in Dumfries in a small white house which was torn down when a new main highway from England to Glasgow was built after World War II. After James died in Scotland, Mary came to Canada West and died here. He is buried in Scotland and she is buried in Maple Ridge Cemetery between Chesterville and Winchester."
• Christopher (1828-1911) & Margaret Johnston(e) (1 KB)
  Christopher Johnston(e) (1828-1911) and Margaret Smith Johnston(e) (1826-1898) came from Scotland to Ontario, Canada in May of 1885. "Rae Hills is a farm not shown on most maps in the vicinity of the Castlemilk Estates. Christopher Johnston(e) (1828-1911) m. Margaret Smith (1826-1898). We do not know the names of her parents. A sister who married a Stevenson moved to Canada and then to the USA. Grace lived with her Aunt Maggie in Winchester for several years before Margaret died. She claimed that Margaret Smith had come from a much more prosperous family than her husband. She also mentioned money which Margaret's mother had given her. Christopher married Margaret in early April of 1849. He had leased a few acres for six years just before his marriage, less than a mile away from where he had grown up and about three miles north of Ecclefechan on the Road to Lockerbie in the Shire of Dumfries, Scotland. The rent was reasonable at the time. because many young men and their families had gone overseas to find someplace where the potato blight did not ruin that staple. He had considered going too, but Margaret's parents wouldn't hear of it. By the fall of 1854, he and Margaret had three children. They could see that they had made some progress. Then the lease came up for renewal and the new laird wanted to triple the rent. By then, Margaret's brother, Henry Smith was living near Winchester, Ontario, Canada and Christopher's youngest brother, James, was living at Bethune Bush. Their letters contained glowing accounts of the prospects in the Winchester and Chesterville area. Because Henry was there, Margaret's parents gave their blessing. Christopher, Margaret and their three children had an uneventful trip to Cornwall in April and early May of 1855 . . . see database for more
• Elsie McMillan (1864-1936) and her children (247 KB)
  Elsie McMillan married John Johnston(e) (1852-1906) in 1887. Back row: Grace Johnston Myers, Robert Smith Johnston; Middle row: Arnott Johnston, (Elsie), Alice Johnston; Front row: Grant Johnston and Rae Johnston
• John (1810-1893) & Elizabeth Hutchinson (219 KB)
  John Hutchinson (1810-10/1893) m. 04/08/37 Elizabeth Falkingham (1816-11/03/1887) taken 3/15/1887 at Crane Studio, No. 5, Water St., Ogdensburg, NY John was born in High Catton, E. Riding, Yorkshire, England and Elizabeth was born in Laytham Village of East Riding, Yorkshire, England. Emigrated to Ogdensburg, NY, US in 1828 with parents and grandparents. They had six children.
• Children of John L. and Ann (McConkey) Moore (37 KB)
  John L. Moore (1810-1892) of New York m. Ann McConkey (1814-1899) of Ireland before 1841. Their children: Mary, James, Samuel, Clemena, David, John, Charles, Richard, (Elizabeth is not in the photo) - Dow Studio, Ogdensburg, NY 1894
• Wesley Garret and Carrie (Johnston) Barkley Family (40 KB)
  Wesley Garret Barkley (1855-1934) m. Charlotte Emily Johnston (1868-1890). They had one daughter before Emily Died, Addabell. Wesley married Emily's sister, Carrie Dove Johnston (1873-1966) in May of 1891. This is their family: Addabell in center holding Luella, Colbourne standing next to her - In back left to right: Ida, Lillie and John (Helen and Harvey not yet born) in 1906
• Arvilla Amelia (Griffith/s) Hutchinson (1865-1921) (40 KB)
  by flowering currant at Hutchinson House - married John Hutchinson (9/13/50-3/7/41) Arvilla was the daughter of William H. Griffith/s(b. in NY in 1825) and Sophronia Swinning.last surviving member of the family of John and Roxana, her father being a British soldier in the War of 1812. Sophronia came "to the United States with her parents as a small child. Her girlhood was passed in the home of an aunt near the Cedars at Black Lake where she united with the [Lutheran] church of which she was a member at the time of her death, although for many years she was identified with the Methodist church of this village, her children being reared in the Methodist faith." (Ogdensburg Journal obituary). "Sopronia and William lived in Morristown all their married life with the exception of a few months in Alexandria Bay. "Mrs Griffiths has been closely connected with our village. In her younger days, before the advent of the trained nurse, she it was who responded to all calls of humanity. Not being a "trained nurse," she was a "born nurse" having the willing hand and sympathetic heart for all suffering. No night was too dark, no day too stormy to deter her from answering the call of the afflicted. In case of contagion, when others held aloof, a striken family always knew upon whom they could depend. She dressed our babies, cared for our sick, and prepared our dead for the grave. Very few of the older people of our village, but what can look back to the years that have gone, and recall some deed of kindness they received at her hand. Her children were all with her at the last, but Mrs. Dielo, who is caring for the aged father, who is very ill at her home in Canisteo, NY. Thus has the town lost one of its most respected citizens, and we know that while her life here was one of trial and sorrow, a brighter day has dawned for 'He giveth his beloved rest.' [Ogdensburg Journal - Morristown, October 7, 1907]
• Henrietta Dings Moore (1855-1919) (22 KB)
  back yard at 109 Knox Street, Ogdensburg, NY taken by Aunt Ethel's Aunt Bessie Shay in back yard - Bessie Shay lived next door
• John Hutchinson (9/13/1850-3/7/1941) (1 KB)
  taken about 1931 John m. Arvilla Amelia Griffith/s John was the son of John Hutchinson and Elizabeth Falkingham Hutchinson who came from East Riding, Yorkshire, England. Her parents and grandparents, William and Betsey Brown, settled in the English Settlement near Morristown and their remains rest in the cemetery at the Stone Church, Galilee. . .History of the Hutchinson Family Prepared by Uncle George and Aunt Jerrine about June 1953 John Hutchinson, senior was born at High Catton, East Riding, Yorkshire, England on April 24th, 1811, came to Oswegatchie via Quebeck, Montreal, Coteau, Cornwall, and Prescott probably about the year 1828. His first known employment was in various capacities by George Parish, Esquire, of Ogdensburg. NO. 29 of the lots laid out by Robert Tait in December 1829." He received the deed to this tract on May 15, Mr. Parish returned to Europe in 1830 for an extended stay and during that time John was employed on a canal packet Oswego and Utica. He returned to Mr. Parish's employ after the latter came back to Ogdensburg in 1835. During this period of time, Mr. Hutchinson made his first purchase of land from Abel and Polly Ingraham. This parcel was described as "lot no. 29 of the lots laid out by Robert Tait in December 1829." He received the deed to on October 5th, 1868. On July 5, 1837 he married Elizabeth Falkingham, eldest daughter of Thomas and Tamar Brown Falkingham, who was also a native of England. She was born at Laytham, East Riding, of Yorkshire, on January 21, 1816, and came to America during the summer of 1827. Her parents and grandparents, William and Betsey Brown, settled in the English Settlement near Morristown and their remains rest in the cemetery at the Stone Church, Galilee. . . As years passed and his family grew up, John Hutchinson added to his holdings until they were of considerable extent.
• Jerrine Hutchinson's Retirement from HCS Dinner (42 KB)
  Delbert, Olive, Eva, Harry, George, Jerrine (3/3/1897-4/5/1988), Louise. graduated magna cum laude in 1917 from St. Law. University and was a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society. She did her graduate Work at SUNY Albany, St. Law. University and Cornell University. Jerrine taught mathematics and science in Heuvelton High School for 34 years, retiring in 1961. She was a member of the Heuvelton Methodist Church. Jerrine Hutchinson was a science teacher in Heuvelton, NY
• Lowery Family Home, Morristown, NY (71 KB)
  Copy of Original Painting (by Kathryne Lowery) of The Thomas Lowery family home once located nr. the intersection of Route 37 & R # 12 in Morristown, NY. The watercolour was given to Ceciall Stout.
• Nation River/School House, Ontario, Canada (63 KB)
  This is a view of the old school house and Nation River in 1980. The old bridge has been replaced by a new cement monster which comes across at the curve in the river that you can see under the old bridge. The school house is still there. The old cheese factory to which everyone took their milk every morning was just on the near side of the school house. I remember when I was a kid and made the trip to the factory with Enos in the morning (by horse and wagon!) that I would go over and play on the swings while he did his business; that was in the 1940's. (comments of Jack Murray)
• Family Get-Together of Munro/Barkeys (32 KB)
  This was a get-together of the Munro and Barkley families, with the picture being taken in front of Grandpa Barkley's machine shed. Date c.1920? From left to right: Front Row: Albert and Edwin Munro (sons of John E. Munro), Lyle Johnston, Helen Barkley, Winnie Johnston, Beatrice Johnston, and Rose Johnston; Back Row: Wesley G. Barkley, (two, possibly guests who came with the Meldrum family), Carrie Barkley, Grant Johnston, John E. Munro (wife Cassie was a sister of Cora Meldrum), Enos Munro, Ida Barkley, Laura Munro, Arnott Johnston, Addabell Barkley, Harvey Barkley, Cora McConnell Meldrum, William (Bill) Meldrum (bald, son of Cora and Albert), Albert E. Meldrum (Principal of Fifth Ave. P.S., Ottawa, (unknown), Frank Nesbitt (father of Marjorie and Arlene).
• Robby & Lillie Johnston's Home in DePeyster, NY (28 KB)
  in DePeyster, NY Robbie was the son of John (1851-1906) and Elsie (McMillan) (1864-1936) Johnston of Dunbar, Ontario, Canada. Lillie was the daughter of Wesley Garret Barkley (12/24/1855-4/8/1934) and Carrie Dove Johnston (9/6/1873-9/27/1966) of Winchester, Ontario, Canada.
• Estate of L. McGillis (91 KB)
  Furniture Business of Charles McGillis, 30 Ford St. - The businessmen of Ogdensburg published a 55 pg. bk. entitled "The Maple City Ogdensburg Commerce, Financial, Manufacturing Illustrated" The McGillis Family also ran a funeral home and furniture manufacturing concern in Ogdensburg.
• Morristown Remembers its Civil War Heroes (49 KB)
  Capt. John LaVigne (12/18/1840-11/04/1931) m. Elizabeth Lowery (b. 12/8/1850). They lived at Terrace Park Farm on the St. Lawrence, now Route 37, Morristown, NY
• Rutland Rail Road (116 KB)
  Harry and George Hutchinson were both postal clerks on the Rutland Railway. This is an article written for the Ogdensburg Journal with text from a 1909 booklet, described herein.
• Charles Wesley Hutchinson 12/2/1855-6/28/1931 (18 KB)
  aka Charlie Hutchinson taken by J.F. Bradley never married - he and sister Johanna lived on the old homestead where Delbert Hutchinson later lived on the Horseshoe Road, across the road from his nephew Wade Moore, until late in life. They more or less "adopted" their niece Violet who was a toddler when the long-desired George was born (Irene Hutchinson Ladeceur now lives in the Hutchinson home.) They retired to the home they built in the village of Heuvelton, NY where niece Jerrine lived out her entire life.
• Early Downtown Lisbon, New York (94 KB)
  Early downtown Lisbon, New York
• Children of James Preston Lowery (1883-1967) (34 KB)
  Lincoln (8/9/1905-11/1/92), Harry (1906-1984) and Ernie Lowery (11/02/1909-?) (Alvin missing, being youngest)
• Thomas Byron Lowery (16 KB)
  (10/31/1888-6/21/1979) Armenia, James Preston, Nina Eliza, Thomas were the children of Thomas and Lucy Ann (Plantz) Lowery. Thomas Byron's first wife died when their daughter was very young. His second wife, "Erma was admired for her lovely smile and lovely red hair. Erma was a kind, gentle, patient person. She taught young people Sunday School Class and was Pesident of the Ladies Aid at the Ingham Church on Sand Street, Brier Hill. She was tall and had long red hair and brown eyes." -- Erma died just 26 days after their last son, Lyle, was born. She'd had a sinus infection. After a healthy birth at home, everything seemed to be going fine, until she mentioned to her husband that something had "burst" in her head. Apparently this was due to the sinus infection which caused her to die shortly thereafter of septicemia. The oldest daughter, Gwen, was much too young to care for so many young children herself, so Erma's brother and his wife generously offered to care for newborn baby Lyle. His father finally realized this was the best choice for them all, so regretfully allowed them to take him into their home, offering to reimburse expenses. They eventually raised him as their own."
• Morris Hannah Moore (19 KB)
  Morris Hannah Moore (4/23/86-3/11/1936), youngest son of Charles and Hannah Thompson Moore
• James Henry Lowery (1859-1931) & grandchildren (41 KB)
  Harry and Lincoln, the older~ Lincoln Lowery lived on Sand Street, Brier Hill. He was Justice of the Peace and a prosperous farmer; Harry lived on Route 37 where he ran the store nr. Prospect Park, later known as Empey's Store. He also was a beloved bus driver for Morristown Central School children.
• Children of Charles Moore (1839-1915) (35 KB)
  Children of Charles and Hannah Thompson Moore Back: Morris, Guy, Beulah/ Fr: John, Libbie, Grant (Guy and Beulah are children of Sarah & Charlie; also Mary who is not in photo). Mable d. 1909. Celius is not in photo.
• William Maurice and Sally Melissa Lowery's Family (33 KB)
  standing: Edith, Willard, Blanch; seated: Minnie, Maurice (7/12/1846-8/1909) & Sally Melissa (parents). William was born in England and came with five of his eleven siblings to Brier Hill, NY with his parents, Thomas and Eliza (Doe) Lowry
• Jennie Moore with daughter (25 KB)
  Jennie C Moore (1892-1981) at Jennie's home in Lisbon, NY. Morris H. Moore died in 1936. Jennie was the youngest daughter of Samuel & Caroline Thompson Moore
• James Dunning and Mary Violet (Hutchinson) Moore (45 KB)
  James Dunning Moore (b. 6/16/1875) and Mary Violet Hutchinson Moore (b. 5/18/1886) The Moores lived at Old Dings (homestead of the St. Lawrence County Dings Family) on the Campbell Cemetery Road, R#1, Ogdensburg, NY. James was the son of James Moore (1846-1911) and Henrietta Dings. Mary Violet was the daughter of John Hutchinson, Jr. (9/13/1850-3/7/1941) and Arvilla Amelia Griffith (b. 1865)
• "Mrs. Enos Munro" aka Addabell Barkley Munro (34 KB)
  possibly on wedding day in Nation Valley, Ontario, Canada - daughter of Wesley Garret Barkley (12/14/1855-4/8/1934) and Charlotte Emily Johnston (1868-1890) Addabell lived from 2/25/1888 to 2/21/1960.
• Gravestones of Falkingham Family (37 KB)
  Holmes on Spalding Moor, Yorkshire, England
• Jennie Moore and daughter (20 KB)
  Jennie Moore and daughter. Jennie m. Morris H. Moore of Lisbon, NY February 14, 1912.
• Scotch Settlement School in Town of Macomb - 1912 (49 KB)
  Helen Fortune, Gladys Hall, Ala Brown, Myrtle & Veneta Robinson; Thomas Coby, Levi Hitchman, Lyle Phair, Floyd Robinson; Miss Laidlaw, Izetta & Irena Murphy, Ruth Robinson, Anna Hitchman
• The Thomas, Jr. and Lucy (Plantz) Lowery Family (50 KB)
  The Thomas Lowery Jr. Family - Standing: Thomas Byron, Lucy (11/16/1856-10/22/1932), Thomas, Jr. (7/14/1854-9/7/1916), Nina; Seated: Armenia aka Erma and Edbert
• Mary Violet and George Griffith Hutchinson (32 KB)
  Mary Violet (1886-1961) and George Griffith Hutchinson (1891-?) children of John and Arvilla Amelia (Griffith) Hutchinson of Heuvelton, NY (Jas. Dow, Ogdensburg)
• Robbie Johnston and Team (22 KB)
  DePeyster, NY The farm was located on the right towards Heuvelton just outside the village. Robbie was known for his immaculately kept white barns with red geraniums in all the windows
• Mary Violet Hutchinson Moore (25 KB)
  Mary Violet Hutchinson (1886-1961) m. James Dunning Moore (1875-1954). Mary Violet was the daughter of John and Arvilla Amelia (Griffith) Hutchinson
• Robby & Lillie Johnston's Gardens (42 KB)
  DePeyster, New York (Lillie used to play the Este organ in the Methodist Church in DePeyster as well as for the Rebekah's.)
• Lauralee Farm aka The Partridge Farm (26 KB)
  On the Fish Creek Road, presently owned by the Brown Family; former home of the Robert & Lillie Johnston Family before they moved to DePeyster
• The Children of James D. & Mary Violet Moore (33 KB)
  Mary, Alice, Betty, Anne, Henrietta, Wade; John, Clinton, Harry, family of James Dunning Moore (1875-1954) and Mary Violet (Hutchinson) (1886-1961) Moore, Campbell Cem. Rd., Lisbon
• Charles E. McIntyre (?) (27 KB)
  Charles E. McIntyre (?) and Team
• New Gratiot Hotel, Dunkirk, NY (8 KB)
  Edwin O. Lowry was the Proprietor of the New Gratiot Hotel, Dunkirk, NY. The Hotel was completed in 1889. Edwin (b. 9/07/1867) was the son of Thomas and Eliza (Doe) Lowry.
• James D. Moore and his brother , B. Wade Moore (19 KB)
  Taken at Old Dings on the Campbell Cemetery Road, nr. Flackville, Ogdensburg, NY
• The Oak Point Inn (49 KB)
  The Oak Point Inn was formerly known as The Willows - Alice (Perry) and W. Carey Brooks, Prop. The Presbyterian Summer Conferences were held here in later years. The building was demolished due to fire concerns.
• The Ingham Church aka The White Church (1 KB)
  First Congregational Church of Morristown, Sand Street, Brier Hill, NY., founded in 1827 and is a member of the COnservative Congregational Christian Conference headquartered in St. Paul, Mn. "Congregationalism originated in England around 1580 and was the doctrinal belief of the Pilgrims who came to America in 1620. They believed in separation rather than reformation of the Church of England. Therefore, they believed in the local congregational self-government of individual churches. Each congregation chooses its pastor and various officers (elders, deacons) but each member has responsibility for the welfare of the whole. The Puritans who settled in New England for the most part generally adopted Congregational principles as well." (from brochure)  History of the First Congregational Church of Morristown (sometimes called the Ingham Church) A church was organized [with nine members] in this vicinity by Rev. Hiram Johnson [of Canton, New York] in the summer of 1827, which was called The First Presbyterian Church of Hammond. The Articles of the church were Congregational, but were under the care of the Presbytery of St. Lawrence. The church sustained itself for about two years until due to sickness in the neighborhood, everyone moved away except R. Young and family. Some members finally returned, but those members were too few to revive the church. Eventually, these members, with others who were not members, connected themselves with the Presbyterian Church of Morristown as a branch, by which connection they received one fourth of the labors of their minister in this vicinity. This connection lasted some twelve years during which time Samuel Young entered into the gospel ministry, and the last three years labored in t
• Brier Hill Union School - Class of 1942 (42 KB)
  Pat Perry, ?, Ronnie Burrows, Robert Thomas, Keith W. Lowery, Eleanor Thomas Drummond, Jean Needle (m. Hugh Voight), Jean Jaquith (m. Vic Perretta), Velma Brooks (m. WC Rogers)
• The Old MacIntosh Place (42 KB)
  The Old MacIntosh Place was on Grove Street later known as the Atwood Road, Brier Hill, NY across from the former Burt Donald/Charlie Emerson Farm.
• M/M Alexander Smith, Bryon Lowery and son, Keith (49 KB)
  Alexander P. Smith (1869-1951) and Lillian (Lawyer) (1881-1937), Bryon Lowery (1888-1979) and son Keith (1924-1955) Sandy and Lilly - Atwood and Oak Point Rds., Brier Hill, NY
• Lochmaben (43 KB)
  The Fabric of Lochmaben Castle is chiefly of the late 13th and 14th century. The great forebuilding was served and protected by a canal. Behind the forebuildings lie the remains of the main ward. The present approach road crosses the extensive outer earthwork defenses of the castle.
• Maude Fifield (28 KB)
  Maude (Mame) Fifield, d/o James and Vashti Hutchinson Fifield who had moved from Heuvelton, NY to Iowa after their marriage
• Johnstone Parish Church Graveyard (39 KB)
  This church is located at Johnstone Bridge which was built by our Johnstone Family.
• Chester Hutchinson (27 KB)
  Chester Hutchinson (6/25/1852-6/13/1891), s/o John and Elizabeth Falkingham Hutchinson
• Lochmaben ~ The Johnstone Castle Ruins (37 KB)
  Lochwood Tower (or Lochwood Castle) is the seat of the Johnston Clan, a few miles southwest of Moffat in Dumfriesshire, Scotland, located in Upper Annandale, the Valley of the Annan River (see photo), which originates in the Devil's Beef Tub n. of Moffat. This is located in the Parish of Johnstone. For more information, see the Johnstone Clan link below.
• Johnstone Parish Church Graveyard (43 KB)
  The church and graveyard are located on the Annandale River, on lands formerly owned by our Johnstone Family.
• Hattie Hutchinson Sanborn (15 KB)
  Hattie Hutchinson (8/11/1871-1921) d/o Thomas & Eliza Goodison Hutchinson, m. George H. Sanborn (1871-1960) of Rensselaer Falls, NY
• Lochmaben Ruins (36 KB)
  Another view of the Johnstone Family Stronghold in Dumfrieshire, near Lockerbie, Scotland
• First Congregational Church of Morristown (25 KB)
  Also known as "The White Church" or "Ingham Church" located on Sand Street between Brier Hill and Hammond nr. the Chippewa Creek for which the cemetery is named.
• Elizabeth Falkingham - Wedding Photograph (9 KB)
  Elizabeth (1816-1887) d/o Thos. & Tamar Brown Falkingham imm. c. 1820 fr. Yorkshire, England, settling nr. Eng. Settlement Rd., Galilee - m. John Hutchinson (1816-1887) empl. by Geo. Parish
• Lochmaben (52 KB)
  The Johnstone Castle, Lochmaben, now in ruins, built around 1300 A.D.
• G.A.R. Encampment (25 KB)
  John LaVigne served as one of the commanders of the Alfred I. Hooker Post No. 415 G.A.R., formed in November 1883. Perhaps due to his influence, the G.A.R. reunions were held at Terrace Park for several years. The men came of the G.A.R. from all over, many accommodated at the Frontier House on Main Street in Morristown. They included John LaVigne, Commander, Augustus Cooper, Senior Vice-Commander, and Michael Brassette, Junior Vice-Commander. At the reunions the men would gather at the G.A.R. Post rooms on Main Street (across the street from the old Town Hall),and headed by the Morristown Community band, would march to the encampment. Bravet Major General Newton Martin Curtis and Senator Erwin of Potsdam were favored speakers. Many other groups - the Masonic Lodges, Foresters, Grange, and many Sunday Schools, for instance, came to Terrace Park for their annual picnics. On many occasions the Morristown and Hammond Glee Clubs furnished the music.
• District No. 7, Lisbon - Lulu McFarland, 1896-1899 (39 KB)
  District No. 7, Lisbon was taught by Elizabeth aka Lulu McFarland from September of 1896 to Spring 1899. Bottom Row: Beulah Moore, Elizabeth McFarland, Ernest Lawrence, Stanley Johnson, Myron Hanratty, Howard Craig//Second Row: Morris Moore, Eugene Murphy, Guy Moore, Margaret & John Hanratty, Harry Moore, Chester McFadden//Minnie Hanratty, Lulu McFarland, Beryl Thompson, Frankie Howe (who married Grant Moore)
• Robbie and Lillie Johnston (40 KB)
  Wedding Photo of Robert Smith Johnston and Lillie Mae Barkley ~ September 04, 1912
• G.A.R. Veterans Monument (1 KB)
  Memorial monument placed containing honor roll of 201 names of Morristown sons who served their country during the Civil War, including Pvt. John La Vigne and Corporal George Gibson. St. Lawrence County Civil War Rosters 106th Infantry, Company B (Captain A. N. McDonald) 106th Infantry, Company B (Captain A. N. McDonald) Adams, William; private; enrolled July 28, 1862 at Lisbon Baker, Benjamin; private; enrolled July 31, 1862 at Morristown Bayne, James; Sergeant; enrolled July 19, 1862 at Morristown Bellinger, Allyn L.; private; enrolled July 23, 1862 at Morristown Bernard, George; private; enrolled July 30, 1862 at Morristown Birge, James C.; private; enrolled July 11, 1862 at Morristown Birge, Roswell; private; enrolled July 12, 1862 at Morristown Bolton, Joseph K.; private; enrolled Aug 12, 1862 at Ogdensburg Bolton, Joseph; private; enrolled Aug 1, 1862 at Morristown Bolton, William T.; Sergeant; enrolled July 29, 1862 at Morristown Booth, William A.; private; enrolled Aug 6, 1862 at Morristown Bostwell, Johnson; private; enrolled July 29, 1862 at Morristown Bush, Lucius; private; enrolled July 25, 1862 at Morristown Campbell, William; private; enrolled July 22, 1862 at Morristown Church, DeWitt C.; private; enrolled Aug 6, 1862 at Morristown Clark, Smith; private; enrolled Aug 5, 1862 at Morristown Collar, Charles; private; enrolled July 26, 1862 at Morristown Congar, John P.; Corporal; enrolled July 29, 1862 at Morristown Cross, William N.; private; enrolled Aug 5, 1862 at Morristown Dillenbeck, Charles M.; private; enrolled Aug 5, 1862 at Morristown Duckloon, John; private; enrolled July 22, 1862 at Morristown Eldredge, William; private; enrolled July 22, 1862 at Lisbon Flock, Harrison; private; enrol
• Brown, Tuck, Stocking and Moore (11 KB)
  Thomas D. Brown, A. Edward Tuck, J. Branch Stocking, and James D. Moore of Lisbon, New York in 1894 - thought to have attended Ogdensburg Free Academy together
• Erma E. Lowery (04/29/1890-04/09/1933) (28 KB)
  at about age thirty-one at family home on Ireland Road, Brier Hill, New York
• Cottage at Terrace Park (36 KB)
  Camp Meetings were held in these cottages at Terrace Park, just north of the village of Morristown, New York
• "Lewis Dings, Esq." (15 KB)
  "Lewis Dings, Esq.", as inscribed on back of this photo, was the son of Robert and Elizabeth Atcheson Dings. He died in the Civil War.
• Terrace House at Terrace Park (1 KB)
  Artist rendering of Terrace Park House, Morristown, New York Terrace Park: In the spring of 1874, a number of men from Oswegatchie and the surrounding towns left Ogdensburg on the steamer "Henry Plumb" bound for the bay east of the village of Morristown. Also aboard were their wives and children with baskets of food for a picnic lunch. The steamer was towing a flat boat which, upon landing, was drawn up between the steamer and the shore so that the women and children could be helped to the land. While the men debated whether to anchor on the east or west side of Proctor's Point, the women prepared the community lunch. Thus was born the "St. Lawrence International Camp Ground Association." A year later, the group was incorporated, managed fifteen trustees who came from Brockville, Prescott and Lynn (all in Ontario, Morristown, Hammond, Gouveneur, Ogdensburg, Massena, Malone, Lawrence, Louisville and Potsdam.) The organization was formed initially to provide camp meeting grounds for the Ogdensburg and Potsdam Districts of the Methodist Episcopal Church, but it quickly became international. It developed a secular flavor when it provided space for the Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) reunions. At the heart was a 23 acre meeting site - bound by the river on one side and the old Turnpike Road (now Route 37) and the English Settlement Road on the land side - which later became known as Terrace Park. The hilly, wooded land was laid out in lots and platforms for tents erected for the giant camp meetings. Sites were selected for the pavilion and six tabernacles were constructed by six of the towns participating. A tabernacle consisted of a roof with open sides, erected wall and rafters only housing a raised platform for the preacher's pulpit, the small pump organ, chairs for the choir, and long benches for the congregation. At the rivers edge, a grand wharf was built on which even side-wheeled steamers could make regular landings.#
• William Dings (32 KB)
  William Dings (9/27/1844-1933) m. Mary Hunter (3/18/1867-1955) s/o Robert and Elizabeth Atcheson Dings of Flackville, where he ran a General Store and later a sm. farm; Justice of the Peace, avid lover of music and staunch Republican
• DePeyster, New York in 1825 (45 KB)
  taken from Oswegatchie and pt. of DeKalb north of Beaver Creek, 3/24/1825; eff. 4/1/1826
• Lucy Plantz Lowery's Family c. 1927 (31 KB)
  Front: Jane Plantz, Billy Daniels, Marilyn Plantz; 2nd row: Nina Daniels, Frank Plantz, Lucy Plantz Lowery, Elizabeth Shiels w/ Robert Plantz, Marion & Chas. Plantz; 3rd row: Kate Plantz, Harve Daniels, Allura Plantz Bolton, Erma Shiels - Notice the hats . . . after Lucy Plantz married and left the farm, she lived in Brier Hill where she made hats
• John Jr. II Hutchinson & Trum Griffith (42 KB)
  John Hutchinson, (1850-1941) m. Arvilla Amelia Griffith (1865-1921) with her brother, Truman R. Griffith on right. (1852-Aft. 1919) (children of Wm. & Sophronia Swinning Griffith of Morristown, NY
• Erma Ethel McQueer (1890-1933) (30 KB)
  This photograph was taken before she was married, which would be prior to October 15, 1919, to Thomas Byron Lowery. Erma taught Sunday School at the Ingham Church and was known for her sweet smile and lovely red hair.
• Freeda D. & Velva Brooks (20 KB)
  Freeda D. (1911), twin to Floyd, and her sister Velva (1913), dau. of Rugglas Dunning and Jessie Dings Brooks, d/o Ashbel S. & Sarah Dunning Dings, of Little Saskatoon, Sask.
• Martin Van Buren McIntyre (22 KB)
  Martin Van Buren McIntyre was the postmaster in Osbornville, NY. He is pictured here with his horse and buggy in front of that post office.
• Anthony McQueer (31 KB)
  Anthony McQueer (1858-1940) m. Jennie Matilda Simons (1867-1935) lived on Route 37, betw. Brier Hill and Hammond, NY and had six children: Lena, Erma, Lillian, Harold, Ivan and Beulah
• The McQueer House (23 KB)
  Home of Anthony (1858-1940) and Jennie Simons McQueer (1867-1935) on Route 37, between Brier Hill and Hammond, New York
• Oliver & Martha Griffith Diclo (35 KB)
  Oliver Diclo (1856-1943) m. Martha Griffith (1858-1945) d/o Wm. and Sophronia Swinning Griffith of Morristown. They had one daughter, Rose.
• The Johnstone Parish Church (30 KB)
  located at Johnstone Bridge which passes over the adjacent Annan River right behind the church and down the hill a bit (see photo of the river)
• Edbert Lowery (1892-1912) at the Home Farm (27 KB)
  This farm is located on the Ireland Road, Brier Hill, NY - the old barn and house built by his grandparents, Simeon Peter James Plantz (1827-1910) and his wife, Elizabeth Hall (1824-1873). This was taken before his parents, Thomas and Lucy Plantz Lowery built the new house and barn. To left is the ice house used for storing milk and making ice cream in summer.
• Harry Lee Hutchinson (23 KB)
  Harry Lee Hutchinson (1899-1978), s/o John & Arvilla Griffith Hutchinson, served overseas in World War I and later worked as a postal clerk on the Rutland Railroad. He married Eva Herme.
• The Annan River (38 KB)
  This view is taken just below the Johnstone Parish Church where the river flows beneath Johnstone Bridge in Dumfrieshire, Scotland.
• Christmas at Enos and Addabell Barkley Munro's (40 KB)
  Calvin M. Munro, Ida M w/doll, Agnes Coulthart M., Wesley B., Carrie B. w/Harvey, Enos M., John B. w/ Colborne, Ida B w/clown, Jim M., Addabell B., Laura M., Lillie B. J. w/Lyle, Luella B.
• Johanna Hutchinson (27 KB)
  Johanna Hutchinson (7/30/1848-4/30/1910) was the 7th child of ten and youngest daughter of John & Elizabeth F. Hutchinson. She never married, raising niece Jerrine with bro. Chas.
• Inside The Johnstone Parish Church (25 KB)
  This is the inside of the Johnstone Parish Church at Johnstone Bridge in the Borderlands of Scotland. Many of the Johnstones worshipped here and are buried in the cemetery adjacent.
• Barkley's Garage (68 KB)
  (formerly?) located in North Syracuse, New York established by John Barkley bef. 1936 and later turned over to his brother Colbourne
• "Old Hutchinson House" (26 KB)
  Another Hutchinson home was built by John Jr. II in the 1880's for his bride, Arvilla Amelia Griffith, across from where he grew up on the Hutchinson Rd., Heuvelton. (Son Del later farmed here.) All of the family moved into the new home except for Anna & Charlie, who remained in house. The "new house" was later owned by sister Mary Violet's son, Wade Moore, and now by his granddaughter. The home pictured is still in the Hutchinson family.
• Caelaverock Castle (23 KB)
  The Maxwell Family Stronghold which is still standing nr. Lochmaben, owned by their former arch enemies, the Johnstone's. For more info, see the Johnstone Clan link.
• Lillie Mae Barkley (30 KB)
  Lillie Mae Barkley (1893-1963) about age 17 - oldest daughter of Wesley and Carrie Dove J. Barkley. Lillie married Robert Smith aka Robbie Johnston.
• Charles W. Hutchinson (18 KB)
  Charles Wesley Hutchinson (1855-1931), youngest s/o John & Elizabeth Falkingham Hutchinson; did not marry but lived his later years with sister, Anna; built a new home in Heuvelton
• The Johnstone's Homeland (19 KB)
  This is a view of the lands from whence we Johnstones came . . .
• The Wesley G. Barkley Family (49 KB)
  Colborne B., Lillie B. Johnston hldg Winnie, John B (kneeling), Ida B, Laura Munro, Luella, Harvey, Addabell B. Munro w/ Lyle J. in front, Enos Munro, Carrie B., Wesley B., Rose J, Helen B.
• Hutchinson Home in Heuvelton, NY (39 KB)
  This Hutchinson home was built by Charles Wesley Hutchinson (Charlie) after his accident. He lived there with his sister Johanna (Anna) and niece Jerrine, who later owned the house.
• Map of our Dundas County, Ontario Homesteads (34 KB)
  This map shows the homes of J. Johnston, J. Myers and D. McMillin in Dundas County, Ontario, Canada
• Jennie Jerrine Hutchinson (11 KB)
  Jennie Jerrine aka Jerrine Hutchinson was born in 1897 to John Jr. II and Arvilla Griffith Hutchinson, the younger daughter, who was practically raised by her single Uncle Charlie & Aunt Anna after the much-desired son came along. She was a strict, feared but eventually beloved teacher in Heuvelton who never married.
• The Johnston Family (70 KB)
  Some early history and an overview by Rae Myer
• Enos & Addabell Barkley Munro's Home (60 KB)
  Nation Valley, Ontario - Addabell and Ida negotiating the fence! Addabell's daughter, Laura is walking away.
• Charles W. Hutchinson (25 KB)
  Charles Wesley Hutchinson, b. December 2, 1855, youngest s/o John and Elizabeth Falkingham Hutchinson. He never married but was much loved by his nieces and nephews.
• James Dunning Moore (37 KB)
  in front of Old Dings on the Campbell Cemetery Road, Ogdensburg, NY
• Sherman, Robert & Rosemary Moore (21 KB)
  Sherman (1876-1963) and Mary Akins (1886-1977) Moore (s/o Samuel/Caroline Thompson Moore; son Robert (1912) and Lucy Moore and their dau. Rosemary and Jim Murray.
• Arvilla Griffith Hutchinson (52 KB)
  Likely taken at Uncle Charlie Hutchinson's the family lived until the end of February, 1912. Note second-floor window - cp. tool shed at the present Wade Moore (Cobb) home. (CHM)
• Mary Hunter (25 KB)
  Mary Hunter (1867-1955) was the wife of William Dings, who ran the Flackville General Store; later a small farm nearby; he was Justice of the Peace, a stanch republican and loved music
• Erma Ethel McQueer (1890-1933) (30 KB)
  Erma Ethel McQueer before she was married, which was in October 15, 1919 to Thomas Byron Lowery.
• Daughters of Thomas Hutchinson (20 KB)
  Mabel F. (1865), Hattie E. (1874), Nellie M. (1873) and Georgia (1875), daughters of Thomas (1838-1932) and Eliza Matilda Goodison (1847-1924) Hutchinson
• Thomas Byron and Erma McQueer Lowery (26 KB)
  Erma Ethel McQueer and Byron Thomas Lowery were married October 15, 1919. Erma d/o Anthony and Jennie Simons McQueer and Byron s/o Thomas and Lucy Plantz Lowery
• The Opening of the Larder Lake Gold Mine in 1938 (85 KB)
  Jeremiah T. Kearns holding gold bricks at the opening of the Larder Lake Gold Mine near Chesterville, Ontario, Canada. Shown with him are Luella & Sam Nesbitt with Arnott Johnston between. Luella and Arnott's wife, Ida, were children of the late Wesley G. Barkley, one of Kearns' partners in the discovery and establishment of the mine
• James Henry and Agnes Lowery (32 KB)
  James Henry Lowery (9/16/1859-1931) and his wife, Agnes P. McWilliams (m. December 19, 1894)
• The Smiths (30 KB)
  The Smiths: Luther (1893-1984), Anna, Jim, Gertie, John Mary, Esther - Luther married Jennie Hannah Thompson (1894-1973), d/o Celius and Martha E. Liddell Thompson
• The Grass Lake Schoolhouse (53 KB)
  This building was formerly the Grass Lake Schoolhouse located on Robb Road, Rossie, St. Lawrence Co., NY. Round bales of hay are now stacked against the front, so this is a back view.
• Edwin O. Lowery (b. September 7, 1867) (37 KB)
  Proprietor of the New Gratiot Hotel in Dunkirk, NY
• Memories of Childhood Past, pg. 1 (72 KB)
  by A. J. Moore, Lisbon, St. Law. Co., NY 1945 (page 1 of 4)
• Grace Newcomb (53 KB)
  Grace Newcomb (September 9, 1862-March 8, 1910), the daughter of Alonzo and Jane Austin Newcomb
• Charles or Alfred Lowery and spouse (44 KB)
  Charles or Alfred and wife
• Thomas & Elizabeth G.Thompson (31 KB)
  Thomas E. (1800-1883) and his wife, Elizabeth Geary (abt. 1813-1873) Thompson with youngest son Thomas (1854-1/24/1909). Thomas & Elizabeth were born in Ireland.
• Memories of Childhood Past, pg. 2 (85 KB)
  by A. J. Moore, 1945 Lisbon, St. Law. Co., NY
• L. McGillis Furniture, Ogdensburg, New York (1 KB)
  The business of Laughlin McGillis who died in 1906. His sons, Charles and James took over the business: The oldest furniture and undertaking establishment in Northern New York, and one which has for years been one of the most prominent retail houses of Ogdensburg, is that belonging to the Estate of L. McGillis, and situated at 30 Ford Street. This business is a continuation of the old Hy. Rockwell Company, which was established in the early days of Ogdensburg and in 1876 was purchased by Mr. L. McGillis. Since the time of his death, in September, 1906, the business has been managed for the estate by sons of the late Mr. McGillis. James A. and Chas. S. McGillis. They conduct a furniture factory in this city as well as their retail store. The stock consists of furniture for every room in the house, from the kitchen furniture up to the finest pieces of mahogany for the drawing room. As this house buys in large quantities, and for cash, the utmost economy may be practiced by customers as everything is sold at the lowest possible prices. In addition to the ordinary household furniture, McGillis Estate carries a fine selection of veranda furniture, children's go-carts, pictures, etc. In the undertaking department, prompt and satisfactory service, fair dealing and reasonable prices have been the means of making this an important end of the business. This firm has five of the finest rubber tired funeral cars in this section of the State and employs three licensed embalmers. They carry a well-selected stock of funeral requisites and have the only morgue in the city. The store is connected with phone and all inquiries receive prompt attention. Satisfactory service is given distant undertakers and relatives of families dying in the city's institutions in forwarding remains to out of town points. During his life, Mr. L. McGillis was counted one of the best furniture men in the state, and his sons have continued the business.
• Richard Lowery (35 KB)
  Richard Lowery (b. June 22, 1856 in England) m. Ida Keine
• Robert Thompson (7 KB)
  Seth Robert C. aka Robert Thompson was killed in the Civil War. He enrolled at Ogdensburg, NY on Sept. 25, 1861 and served in the 142nd Infantry, Co. A,, a private (Capt. Edw. Hurlbut)
• Memories of Childhood Past, pg. 3 of 4 (69 KB)
  by A. J. Moore, 1945, Lisbon, St. Law. Co., NY
• Rainbow at Blackstone Bay (10 KB)
  This photo, taken by Bruce W. Lowery from nr. Blackstone Bay, shows a rainbow ending right at The Old MacIntosh Place on the Atwood Road, Brier Hill, NY.
• Elsie McMillan (14 KB)
  Elsie Rose McMillan (March 5, 1864-September 10, 1936) m. John Johnstone (1852-1905) was the daughter of Daniel and Susannah Hill McMillan of Williamsburg, Ontario, Canada.
• Memories of Childhood Past, pg. 4 (74 KB)
  by A. J. Moore, 1945, Lisbon, St. Law. Co., NY
• (Possibly) Charles Edward Moore (1795-2/16/52)) (8 KB)
  Charles Edward Moore (1785-1852) m. Elizabeth aka Betsy Lytle: sons - John L. Samuel L., Adams, Erastus and Benjamin - (tin type fr. Estate of Jennie C. and Morris H. Moore of Lisbon, NY) Charles was in Jehiel Dimmick's Co., a Veteran of The War of 1812 and received pension: "Moore, Charles E. WC-853 m. Elizabeth Lytle 15 June 1809 in SLC"
• Capt. John La Vigne - Civil War Hero (60 KB)
  12/18/1840-11/04/1931 John B. La Vigne married July 15, 1866 Elizabeth aka Eliza Lowry, born in England, the child of Thomas and Eliza Doe Lowry, to settled nr. Brier Hill. John LaVigne, of French Canadian parents, was born in Vederoi, Quebec and came to Ogdensburg as a young child. As a young man, he found work in Morristown, and when President Lincoln called, he was one of the first to enlist. He joined the 106th Company B Regular Infantry, New York Volunteers on August 27, 1862 and fought with General Meade at the Battle of Gettysburg. On August 11, 1863, their company was ordered to retreat. As he and his friend, Clinton Church, (a descendant of Daniel Whipple Church of Morristown) were running, they came to a spring where LaVigne stopped to have a drink of water. They were captured by the pursuing Confederate Forces. LaVigne and Church were taken to Libby Prison near Richmond, Virginia. During his incarceration, LaVigne allowed two Morristown brothers - Joseph and William Bolton, also prisoners of war - to be released under his name. LaVigne apparently believed the brothers were less able to endure the rigors than he. Both men later declared that they never would have seen Morristown again if it had not been for LaVigne. LaVigne finally was mustered out near Washington DC in June of 1865. He lived to be 91 years of age.
• Margaret Irving Smith Johnstone (12 KB)
  Margaret Irving Smith, (1826-1898), dau. of George and Janet Rollo Smith of Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland - m. Christopher Johnstone, migrating to Ont. Ca. in abt. 1855
• "D.Mires Inn " aka Willard's Hotel (22 KB)
  Built in 1785 by Daniel Myers, a NY Loyalist whose family who came from the Palatinate region of Germany. Originally used as an inn (D. Mires Inn) but known by local travelers as the "Halfway House" betw. Cornwall & Prescott now at Upper Canada Village
• Possibly sons of Charles and Elizabeth Lytle (7 KB)
  tin types found in photographic collection of Jennie and Morris Moore - possibly sons of their grandparents, Charles (1785-1852) and Elizabeth (Betsy) Lytle.
• Scene at Rossie (41 KB)
  S. Ellis Pinxt Eug. Ciceri Lithograph: George Parish in back; John Hutchinson (1811-1893) beside the driver Tom Wheater; Lead Team: Tom & Jerry; Wheel Team: Thunderer & Reindeer; the stage driven by Bonny Gates running between Antwerp and Rossie on right. This is a copy of one of the original Cicieri lithographs commissioned by George Parish who once owned what is now known as the Remington Art Memorial in Ogdensburg, NY
• Thomas, Wm., John, Charles Hutchinson (26 KB)
  Thomas (1838-1932 m. Eliza Goddison; Wm. (1839-1937) m. Maria Wardell; John (1850-1941) m. Arvilla Griffith; Chas. (1858-1931) - sons of John and Elizabeth Hutchinson of Heuvelton NY
• The W. G. Barkley Farm at Nation Valley, Ontario, (34 KB)
  Wesley G. Barkley's youngest son, Harvey (1909-1972) and grand daughter, Laura Munro (1908-1981) on "Old Charlie"
• Griffith Family Register (61 KB)
  John Henry Griffith b. Alexandria Bay, NY 12/22/1852 m. 12/16/1874 by Rev. Roomson, Maggie S. Griffiths b. Heuvelton, NY 3/19/1851; children: Willa Edna Griffiths, b. Heuvelton, NY 5/12/1876
• Hutchinson Home (15 KB)
  This is the home which John Hutchinson built in abt. 1885 for his new bride, where Wade Hutchinson later lived on the Horseshoe Road nr. Heuvelton, NY
• Skating Pond at Nation Valley, Ontario, Canada (25 KB)
  (from the album created for Carrie Dove Johnston Barkley (1873-1966) on her 80th birthday)
• Herbert L. Gibson and Son (25 KB)
  September 1929 Herbert L. Gibson (b. 1876) m. Anna L. Wilbur (b.1879). Herbert Gibson owned a sandstone quarry in South Hammond and lived in the second house past the "Hadlock House" in South Hammond on what is now Route 37. The red stone quarried from this site was used to build Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church in Brier Hill around 1940.
• Willard's Hotel/D.Mires Inn at Upper Canada Villag (15 KB)
  Daniel Myers (1772-abt. 1835) was a United Empire Loyalist who built the inn purchased by John Willard in the 1830's which is now located at Upper Canada Village.
• The Willard Hotel/Halfway House Dining Room (19 KB)
  Daniel Myers built this inn near the banks of the St. Lawrence, known as the Halfway House, purchased upon his demise by John Willard of Montreal, now part of Upper Canada Village.
• D. Grace Dunning (12 KB)
  D. Grace Dunning (b. 1891), dau. of Hiram S. and Catherine aka Kate M. Dings Dunning
• The Wesley G. Barkley Family (44 KB)
  with 144 boxes of strawberries/grand daughter Laura Munro with her mother, Addabell and other members of the family (from the scrabook created by Luella Barkley Nesbitt for her mother's 80th)
• William Dings (12 KB)
  William Dings (9/27/1844-1933) the son of Robert and Elizabeth Atcheson Dings, m. Mary Hunter (3/18/1867-1955) of Flackville. He ran a General Store and later a sm. farm; also J.P.
• Grace Gladle nee McIntyre (1 KB)
  Grace Mae McIntyre (1899-1986) m. Myron Gladle. Grace was d/o Charles E. and Luona Nichols McIntyre, and lived on the Pray Road, Lisbon, NY where they farmed.
• Herman & Lillie Johnston Hummel (40 KB)
  Lillie Johnston (1866-1964) more often known as Lil, was a daughter of Robert and Elizabeth Estes/Estey Johnston of Ontario, Canada. She married Hermon Hummel.
• Joanna Louise Moore (28 KB)
  Joanna Louise Moore (1907-2002) m. Ollie Wicks. Anna was the oldest dau. of James D. and Mary Violet Hutchinson Moore.
• Flora Ritchie Gladle (32 KB)
  Flora Ritchie (1856-1918), d/o Thomas Jefferson and Mary Hudson Ritchie of DeKalb, NY, m. Henry John Gladle, were parents of Charlotte, Thos., Earl, Leslie, Myron, Frank and Frederick. Note that her hand is covered where she suffered from skin cancer.
• John Barkley and Mother (42 KB)
  John Barkley (1895-1963) showing his new car to his Mother, Carrie Dove Barkley. John lived in North Syracuse, NY where he operated a garage/service station.
• 'Platte of Milkcastle' aka Castlemilk (63 KB)
  Annandale & Eskdale - Castlemilk, once a centre of genuine medieval lordship, is regarded as one of the largest, most lavish of Baronial houses. John and Mary Irving Johnstone lived in this area
• Mary Violet, Geo., Del, Harry, Jerrine Hutchinson (31 KB)
  Siblings Mary Violet, George, Delbert, Harry and Jennie Jerrine Hutchinson, the children of John and Arvilla Griffith Hutchinson
• Lutheria Munro, Addabell B. Munro & Lil Hummel (372 KB)
  Lutheria Munro (1892-1976) m. George Henry Merkley, sister of Addabell Barkley Munro's (1887-1960) husband, Enos. Lillie Johnston (1866-1964) m. Hermon Hummel. Lillie was the daughter of Robert and Elizabeth Estes/Estey Johnston and sister to Addabell's mother, Charlotte Elizabeth who married Wesley Garret Barkley, all of Ontario, Canada.
• Dumfries & Galloway in Scotland (65 KB)
  #42 Lockmaben; Castlemilk; #41 Caerlaverock Castle; #35 Lockwood Castle (fortified residence of the Johnstone family in Annandale (12th-18th century) #61 Dumfries, #17 Ecclefechan
• "Our Fleet" (43 KB)
  Christmas at Old Dings in 1941
• Barkley's Garage in N. Syracuse, NY (68 KB)
  (formerly?) located in North Syracuse, New York owned by John Barkley, later transferred to his brother, Colbourne. John met Helen here when she stopped for gas after starting to teach.
• "Travils of 1859" pg. I (64 KB)
  (pg. I) John Hutchinson (b. 1811) traveled from Lisbon, NY back to his homeland in 1859. This is the chronicle of his journey typed from his handwritten diary in 1980 by A. J. Moore.
• Jerrine, Olive, Louise with Billy and cousin Edith (34 KB)
  Jerrine Hutchinson with sisters-in-law Olive (Del's wife) and Louise (Bill's) with sister Mary Violet H. Moore's husband's cousin, Edith Dings Cardinal with her son Billy
• Wesley G. Barkley with horses by log cabin (55 KB)
  Wesley Barkley's home in Nation Valley, Ontario, Canada. The second horse is "Old Charley" and that is likely Carrie Dove (Johnston) Barkley in the doorway.
• "Travils of 1859" pg. II (69 KB)
  Page II of John Hutchinson's trip back home to Yorkshire, England
• Richard Lowery's ch.: Maude and Fred (34 KB)
  Maude and Fred Lowery were the children of Richard and Anna Maude Lowery. Maude died in Morristown. Richard and children moved to Spokane, Washington where he remarried.
• Ida Barkley with Peggy, the St. Bernard (32 KB)
  Peggy was trained on command to walk the treadmill to power the pump for the well at their home in Nation Valley, Ontario, Canada
• "Travils of 1859" pg. III (74 KB)
  Page III of John Hutchinson's trip back home to Yorkshire, England
• Richard Lowry (34 KB)
  Richard Lowery (1856-1922) son of Thomas and Eliza Doe Lowery of Lincolnshire, England., who settled in Morristown, NY. Richard m. Anna Maude and moved to Spokane w/ch.
• The Rutland Railroad (217 KB)
  Photo and article published by Charles W. Kelly in the Ogdensburg Journal.
• "Travils of 1859", pg. IV (36 KB)
  Accounting John Hutchinson's 1859 Trip
• The Alfred Lowery Family (39 KB)
  Alfred and Melvina Lowery and sons, -Edwin E. (b. 1906) and Charles Kenneth (b. 1907) of Spokane, Washington. Charles and his bro. Alfred were proprietors of The Queen Restaurant
• The Ogdensburg Board of Trade (193 KB)
  Photo and text published in the Ogdensburg Journal by Charles W. Kelly. .
• Some points of reference to early Dings (58 KB)
  (from research of Dr. Clinton Moore)
• James & Antonett Rarick Lowery (55 KB)
  This may be James Henry Lowery (1859-1931) m. c. 1882 Antonett aka Lettie Rarick (1859-1893). James and Lettie, of Morristown, NY, had a son, James Preston Lowery.
• Ogdensburg City Business Directory of 1894 (515 KB)
  Article and Photo published by Charles W. Kelly in the Ogdensburg Journal.
• Johan Jacob Dings (b. 1675) and his family (54 KB)
  Family Tree of Johan Jacob Dings m. Gertrude Loucks; Peter Dings (b. 1772) m. Elizabeth Knickerbocker; Peter Dings (b. 1772) m. Jane McDougall; Robert Dings (b. 1816) m. Elizabeth Atcheson; Henrietta Dings (b. 1855) m. James Moore
• Family Trees of Dings, Moore, Hutchinson, McDougal (35 KB)
  Family Tree including Dings, Laucks, Detrick, Tons, Knickerbocker, McDougall, Moore, McConkey, Atcheson, Moore, Brown, Roper, Hutchinson, Lozenby, Falkingham, Swinning, Griffiths, the descendants of which families setled in the St. Law. Valley by A.J Moore
• James Henry and Agnes (McWilliams) Lowery (45 KB)
  This may be Agnes P. McWilliams(1863-1927) the second wife of James Henry Lowery (1859-1931) . James was the son of Thomas and Eliza Lowery of Morristown, New York.
• Addie Dunn & Lil Hummel; Lil's daughter Feidella (357 KB)
  Addie Johnston (bef. 1866-1921) m. E. H. Dunn and her younger sister, Lillie Johnston (bef. 1866-1964) m. Hermon Hummel and Lil's daughter, Feidella Hummel. The inscription on the back says "To Addabell from Aunt Addie D., Oct. 23, 1915". Addie and Lillie were daughters of Robert and Elizabeth (Estes) Johnston of Ontario, Canada. (Their children were Addie, Albert, Lillie, Charlotte, Willie and Carrie.) Addie may not have had children but Lil and Hermon had Charles, William, Percy, Bertha, Albert, Feidella, George and Donald. The Hummels lived in Chesterville, Ontario, Canada.
• Edwin O. Lowery (37 KB)
  Edwin Oscar Lowery (1861-aft. 1930) was a son of Thos. and Eliza Lowery of Morristown, NY. Edwin was the Proprietor of the New Gratiot Hotel in Dunkirk, NY
• The Barkleys of Nation Valley, Ontario, Canada (76 KB)
  Wesley and Carrie (Johnston) Barkley with their two youngest daughters, Helen (b.1914) and Luella (b.1905)
• Old Dings ~ The Family Homestead (32 KB)
  The St. Lawrence Valley Dings Home located on the Campbell Cemetery Road nr. Flackville, NY - Peter Dings (b. 1772) and Elizabeth Knickerbocker came from Washington Co., NY and settled at Lisbon. They or their family built this home c. 1830.
• Maurice and Sally Melissa Lowery's Family (33 KB)
  William Maurice (1846-1909) and Sally Melissa Dake Lowery and family: standing: Edith, Willard, Blanch; seated: Minnie, Maurice & Sally Melissa of Morristown, NY.
• Scotch Presbyterian Church, Chipman, New York (221 KB)
  Photograph and article marking the 20th annual "Back Home" service with some history of the church. (Page 1 of 2)
• The Wedding Gown of Arvilla Amelia Griffith (5 KB)
  Arvilla Amelia Griffiths (b. abt. 1865) m. John Hutchinson, Jr. This is her wedding gown and the jewelry she wore on her wedding day. The dark colour was typical for a winter wedding. The lining is brown! The gown is now in the Silas Wright Museum.
• Thomas, Jr. and Lucy Plantz Lowery (50 KB)
  Thomas (1854-1916) and Lucy Plantz (1856-1932) Lowery of Morristown, NY: Standing: Byron, Lucy, Thomas, Jr., Nina; Seated: Atmenia aka Erma and Edbert
• 1865 Beer's Map of Brier Hill/Morristown, NY (51 KB)
  Beer's Atlas of Maps of St. Lawrence County
• The Hatmaker, Lucy Plantz Lowery's Family (31 KB)
  Fr.: Jane P., Billy Daniels, Marilyn P., 2nd: Nina D., Frank P., Lucy P. Lowery, Elizabeth Shiels w/ Robt. P., Marion & Chas. P., 3rd: Kate P. Harve D., Allura P. Bolton, Erma S.
• Pouring of the first gold bar at Larder Lake (22 KB)
  Wesley G. Barkley had other partners from Chesterville Ontario, namely Jermiah Kearns, Hermon Hummell, and J Elliott who staked gold claims on Larder Lake's East Arm (presently Virginiatown Ont.) about August 23 1906. They called their find the Chesterville Larder Lake Gold Mining Company Limited. The price of gold in 1906 was so low that the partners (after obtaining their patents) sat on the claims until the middle 1930's when it went into production. The first gold bar was poured Saturday July 29 1939.
• 1865 Beer's Atlas of Maps of St. - Brier Hill, NY (53 KB)
  Brier Hill, New York
• Mr. and Mrs . Charles C. Lowery of Spokane, Wa. (43 KB)
  This may be Charles C. and.Mary M. Lowery of Spokane, Wash. Chas. (b. 9/7/1866) s/o Thomas/Eliza D. Lowery of Morristown, NY; proprietor w/bro. Alfred E. of The Queen Restaurant in Spokane.
• 1865 Beer's Atlas of Maps of St. Law. Co. - Lisbon (117 KB)
  Lisbon, South
• Thomas Lowry of Lincolnshire, Eng. and Morristown, (48 KB)
  Thomas Lowery (1823-1901) and possibly his unmarried sister, Hannah, who lived with him and his wife, Eliza Doe and twelve children.
• Mary Grisela (Irving) Johnstone (Abt. 1796-1882) (75 KB)
  Descendants of James Johnstone 1 James Johnstone b: 1795 in Ecclefechan, Dumfries, Scotland d: Abt. 1858 in Scotland .. +Mary Grisela Irving b: Abt. 1796 in ?Hoddam, Dumfries, Scotland d: 1882 in (ae. 86) South Mountain, Dundas County, Ontario, Canada ..... 2 John William Johnstone b: 27 February 1816 d: 23 January 1882 in South Mountain, Dundas County, Ontario, Canada ......... +Jane Deans b: 1819 d: 1858 ..... *2nd Wife of John William Johnstone: ......... +Irving Jane Dickson b: 24 December 1839 in Egglesfield, Dumfries d: 1932 ..... 2 George Johnstone b: 21 August 1817 in Hoddam/Ecclefechan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland d: 29 January 1910 in Winchester, Ontario, Canada ......... +Mary Margaret Arnott b: 1820 d: 1886 ..... 2 Margaret Johnstone b: 1818 ..... 2 Grizzel Johnstone b: 1822 in Hoddam ..... 2 Janet Johnstone b: 11 August 1823 in Hoddam, Dumfriesshire, Scotland d: in New Hampshire, USA ......... +Lampshire ..... 2 Mary Johnstone b: 26 January 1826 in Hoddam, Dumfriesshire, Scotland d: Bef. 1865 in Scotland ......... +James Scott d: Bef. 1865 in Scotland ..... 2 Christopher Johnstone b: 12 March 1828 in Hoddam/Ecclefechan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland d: 25 June 1911 in Ontario, Canada ......... +Margaret Irving Smith b: Bef. 07 February 1826 in Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland d: 03 March 1898 in Ontario, Canada ..... 2 Elizabeth Johnstone b: 25 September 1829 in Hoddam, Dumfriesshire, Scotland ..... 2 James A. Johnstone b: 28 November 1831 in Hoddam, Dumfriesshire, Scotland d: 06 February 1919 in Cass Bridge, Ontario ......... +Isobel Aka Isabella Kirk b: 1833 in Poolhouses nr. Lockerbie, Scotland d: 1917 ..... 2 Charles Johnstone b: 1833 in Hodda, Dumfriesshire, Scotland ..... 2 Helen Johnstone b: September 1834 in Hoddam, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
• 1865 Beer's Atlas of Maps of St. Lawrence Co. (116 KB)
  Lisbon, North
• Robert Thompson (7 KB)
  Seth Robert C. Thompson (1839-bet. 1861-1865) was the son of Robert and Elizabeth Gary Thompson of Lisbon, St. Lawrence County, New York. Seth was killed in the Civil War.
• Scene of the gold discovery at Larder Lake (1 KB)
  Scene of the gold discovery June 1906 near Chesterville, Ontario, Canada Extreme left is JT Kearns, third from left Wesley G. Barkley, fifth from left is Hermon Hummell and extreme right is J. Elliott (the partners). The company would be called The Chesterville Larder Lake Gold Mining Company Limited. From the "History of Chesterville": "The Chesterville Larder Lake Gold Mine When around 1900, the Temiskaming and Northern Ontario (T & N.O.3) Railway was constructed, its purpose was to open up vast wilderness for settlement and development. The mineral deposits located during its building brought prospectors pouring into the area. Some were lucky; others were not. Several groups of prospectors represented Chesterville and area and the district covered by these groups was from the jumpting off point to the Quebec border. The original Chesterville stakers were J. T. Kearns, Herman Hummel and Wesley Barkley who located a gold bearing streak and staked a claim recorded in the Mine Department Records as HF404, HF405 and HF406. To get to them, 165 miles from the railroad, meant travel through dense bush, swamps, lakes and many portages. Bears, wolves and other wild creatures with "trillians" of black flies presented a problem continuously with forest fires a constant menace. Because of the prevailing low price of gold at that time and the enormous production costs, the claims were held until the American Government raised the price of gold. During the interim, assessment work and other expenses went on at great cost while the claim were patented. The increase in the price of gold became an incentive to bring low grade properties into production. Mr. Kearns attempted to attract Toronto and Montreal firms to invest in their project but got the cold shoulder. His son Len [name blurred] was working in New York at the time and persuaded a New York firm to advance $500,000 to pay for a 500 ton mill. Thus the first gol
• 1865 Beer's Atlas of Maps of St. Law. Co (63 KB)
  Gouveneur, NY
• Most likely John L. Moore (1810-1872) (8 KB)
  Charles Edward Moore (1785-1852) m. Elizabeth aka Betsy (Lytle) Abt. 1795-1876) Moore - had sons - John L., Samuel L., Adams, Erastus and Benjamin - (tin type fr. his granddaughter, Jennie Moore)
• Map of Mohawk (58 KB)
  Johannas (one of seven children - a twin went to Nebraska) and Eva Plantz came from Germany, reported to be a nobleman with large landholdings. He settled in Fonda, New York
• Possibly sons of Charles and Elizabeth (Betsy) Lyt (7 KB)
  tin type found in photographic collection of Jennie C. and Morris Moore, their great grandchildren
• Plantz Homes & Noteable Sites (80 KB)
  Map showing location of Cemetery and Plantz Homes in Hammond/Brier Hill, NY area: Simeon J. Plantz (1827-1910), Civil War Veteran m. Elizabeth Hall and later Allura aka Laura Beach
• Simeon J. Plantz (1827-1910 (22 KB)
  Son of Rhinard Plantz (1784-1850), resided in Hammond vicinity where he maried twice and raised eleven children.
• Cover of The Quarterly, Vol. XXXV, No. 3 (51 KB)
  Section of St. Law. Co. Map by S. N. & D. G. Beers and Assoc., 1865 showing Osborn Lk., Maple Ridge Rd., & Gardner Mill Rd. w/ residents. (SLCH Archives)
• The Coming and Going of a Road and its Residents (57 KB)
  First page of an article by Bryan Thompson published in The Quarterly, the official publication of the St. Lawrence County Historical Association
• The Coming and Going of a Road and its Residents (64 KB)
  Second Page of an article written by Bryan Thompson for The Quarterly, the official publication of the St. Lawrence County Historical Association
• The Coming and Going of a Road and its Residents (50 KB)
  Third Page of an article written by Bryan Thompson for The Quarterly, the offical publication of the St. Lawrence County Historical Association
• "Notes on Your McMillan Ancestors" by H. Rae Myers (130 KB)
  1. DANIEL2 MCMILLAN (MCMULLAN1) was born 1791 in County Antrim, Ireland, and died 04 May 1855. He married NANCY MOONEY AKA THOM 17 November 1823 in the Anglican parsonage, (Riverside Heights) east of Morrisburg, Ontario, Canada, daughter of AARON MOONEY and MARY THOM. She was born 1802 in County Antrim, Ireland, and died 29 March 1875. Children of DANIEL MCMILLAN and NANCY THOM are: i. SARAH3 MCMILLAN, b. 03 December 1826, Ontario, Canada; d. 31 December 1914, ae. over 88 years; m. CHARLES BECKSTEAD, Bef. 1852. 2. ii. WILLIAM MCMILLAN, b. 10 August 1828, Ontario, Canada; d. Aft. 1901. 3. iii. JOHN MCMILLAN, b. 24 April 1830, Ontario, Canada; d. 11 August 1915, (aged 85 years), of "concussion of brain from fracture[d] skull from a fall four hours before. 4. iv. JANE AKA JESSIE MCMILLAN, b. 29 November 1834, Ontario, Canada; d. 27 October 1912, Finch Twp., Ontario, Canada. 5. v. DANIEL JR. MCMILLAN, b. 08 December 1836, Ontario, Canada; d. 18 April 1921, Dunbar, Williamsburg Township, Ontario, Canada. vi. MARY MCMILLAN, b. 1839. Notes for MARY MCMILLAN: did not marry - smoked a clay pipe 6. vii. JAMES HENRY MCMILLAN, b. 02 February 1841, Williamsburg Township, Dundas County, Ontario, Canada; d. 26 January 1913. 7. viii. NANCY MCMILLAN, b. 26 March 1844, Ontario; d. 16 August 1914, Finch Twp..
• The Coming and Going of a Road and its Residents (67 KB)
  Fourth page of an article written by Bryan Thompson for The Quarterly, the official publication of the St. Lawrence County Historical Association
• "Notes on Your McMillan Ancestors" (continued) (130 KB)
  pg. 53 from H. Rae Myers' notes on Daniel McMillan and his son, also Daniel McMillan, a drover 5. DANIEL JR.3 MCMILLAN (DANIEL2, MCMULLAN1) was born 08 December 1836 in Ontario, Canada, and died 18 April 1921 in Dunbar, Williamsburg Township, Ontario, Canada. He married SUSANNAH HILL 06 February 1856 in Williamsburg Township by license by Rev. Thomas Scott, Minister of the Church of Scotland, daughter of WILLIAM HILL and MARGARET ALLISON. She was born 20 April 1834 in Ireland, and died 06 July 1912 in Dunbar, Williamsburg Township, Ontario, Canada. Notes for DANIEL JR. MCMILLAN: Daniel MCMILLAN M Male Irish 44 O Farmer Presbyterian Canada Susanna MCMILLAN M Female Irish 46 Ireland Presbyterian Canada William MCMILLAN Male Irish 23 O Farmer Presbyterian Canada Abiah MCMILLAN Female Irish 21 O Presbyterian Canada Howard MCMILLAN Male Irish 19 O Farmer'S Son Presbyterian Canada Elsie MCMILLAN Female Irish 17 O Presbyterian Canada Robert MCMILLAN Male Irish 15 O Presbyterian Canada Ernest MCMILLAN Male Irish 12 O Presbyterian Canada Rosa MCMILLAN Female Irish 10 O Presbyterian Canada Hosea MCMILLAN Male Irish 9 O Presbyterian Canada Martha MCMILLAN Female Irish 6 O Presbyterian Canada Mary MCMILLAN Female Irish 41 O Presbyterian Canada Source Information: Census Place Williamsburg, Dundas, Ontario Family History Library Film 1375864 NA Film Number C-13228 District 102 Sub-district C Division 4 Page Number 7 Household Number 30
• Frank and Rose Patterson (20 KB)
  Frank and Rose Ann (LaVigne) Patterson - Rose was the daughter of John and (Eliza Lowery) LaVigne of Morristown, St. Lawrence Co., NY
• The Coming and Going of a Road and its Residents (52 KB)
  Fifth page of an article written by Bryan Thompson for The Quarterly, the offical publication of the St. Lawrence County Historical Association
• Stories about Big Dan McMillan by H. Rae Myers (74 KB)
  page 54 re: "Notes on Your McMillan Ancestors" written and researched by H. Rae Myers
• Frank Patterson and Family (30 KB)
  Walter, Winifred, Frank, Dorcas and Henry Patterson
• McIntosh House (40 KB)
  The Old McIntosh Home formerly located on the Atwood Road, formerly Grove Street, owned by E. J. McIntosh near Brier Hill, New York
• Caroline Thompson Moore & Clemena Moore Wood (43 KB)
  Caroline Thompson Moore (1850-1928), wife of Samuel Moore and his sister, Clemena Moore Wood (1851-1927) taken at Caroline & Samuel's daughter, Jennie Moore's jome in Lisbon, NY
• Capt. John LaVigne (1 KB)
  (1840-1931) - International Mail Carrier between Morristown and Canada. John and Eliza (Lowery ) lived at Prospect Pk., Morristown where he also built his own boats. See also news clippings. The ferry boat season came to a close each year when the river froze over - almost. John La Vigne, of Civil War and Terrace Park fame, operated a year around ferry service for mail delivery from 1895-1917. Partnered with "Captain" Wells, "Captain" La Vigne carried the mail, and occasionally passengers, from Morristown to Brockville faithfully in summer and winter, reportedly missing only three trips during his entire 22 year venture. In his first years, La Vigne rowed his small boat, Scout, later easing his chores with a motor. During the winter of 1903-4, before the river was completely frozen, LaVigne was on his way back to Morristown from Brockville when he became lodged in an ice flow just about a quarter of the way across the river. Observers alerted the fire department in Prescott, but La Vigne succeeded in reaching the Canadian shore about two miles down the river. Wet and weary, he was refused entry to the first house he approached because of a smallpox quarantine. With no haven in sight, La Vigne once more set out to cross the river, landing after much difficulty about two miles north of Morristown. At about 10:30 P.M., after walking up the railroad track to Terrace Park and the state road. he fell exhausted on his front porch. His family heard the noise, brought him in and revived him. Shortly after, realizing that he hadn't yet completed his "appointed rounds", La Vigne ordered his granddaughter, Mildred, to hitch up a horse and buggy. They delivered the mail to the postmaster at Morristown just after midnight, after which the old captain went home to rest. Replacing Scout in the winter months were the ice boats. Built by La Vigne himself, these flat bottomed boats had steel runners made by a local blacksmith, Floyd Barber, with a pair
• The McIntosh Farm (16 KB)
  "New Barn" - E. J. McIntosh - this is the farm which Keith and Lois Lowery bought in 1949 - August 10, 2001.
• William & Sophronia Swinning Griffiths (41 KB)
  William (b. 1827) and Sophronia Swinning Griffith (1825-1907) m. 1845 - parents of Truman, John, Martha, Mary, Charles & Arvilla; Wm. was a wagon maker and mail carrier in Morristown, NY
• First Congregational Church of Morristown (24 KB)
  An early photograph of the First Congregational Church of Morristown also known as The Ingham Church - wagon shed to right - six or eight stall where horses were sheltered during church
• Frank & Rose Ann (LaVigne ) Patterson Family (44 KB)
  Walter, Frank, Dorcas, Henry (baby born in 1903) on Rose's knee. George and Henry behind their mother ~ taken in Alexandria Bay, NY prior to move to Lee Valley, Canada in 1904
• D. Grace Dunning (33 KB)
  Grace Dunning (b. 1891), dau. of Hiram S. and Catherine aka Kate M. Dings Dunning - well-known newspaper woman and writer in Winnipeg, Manitoba; commissioned by the Dominion for a 2 year lecture tour in Europe to recruit domestic servants to Canada
• Mary Joyce Moore (24 KB)
  Mary Joyce Moore (1918-1994), d/o James D. and Mary Violet (Hutchinson) Moore, m. (1951) Donald Roberts and lived in Arlington, Va.
• Sherman and Mary Akins Moore (24 KB)
  John Sherman aka Sherman Moore (1876-1963) and Mary Akins (1886-1977), recently married, of Lisbon, NY. Mary Moore taught in School #7.
• Walter and Sarah (Smith) Patterson Farm (60 KB)
  Located on Chippewa Street, now known as Sand Street, Brier Hill, New York just past the Ingham/First Congregational Church of Morristown, Brier Hill, NY. The home was built by the Inghams.

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