1.  AARON DRESSER, (son of OLIVER and OLIVE (OSGOOD) DRESSER) was born 20
Mar 1765 at Princeton, MA. AARON opened Dresser's Tavern at the corner of
two main roads in the county, one being the 'military road'.  It became
known as Dresser Hotel, and eventually became a grange hall, I am told.
The crossroads community grew quickly and became known as Pamelia Four
Corners. Aaron died in 1820 during a visit to his son's home in Dansville,
NY.  Abigail died in 1851.

He married 29 November, 1787, in Wendell, MA

ABIGAIL MUNROE who was the daughter of PHILIP and ABIGAIL (PARKER) MUNROE
was baptised on 4 September, 1763, in Shrewsbury, MA.  After
living for several years in Montague, MA, they removed to Bridgewater, NY,
then to Jefferson County before or during the War of 1812.  Abigail died
in 1851.

Children, DRESSER:

    2    i     AARON DRESSER married ELINOR STEWART

    3   ii     JOSEPH DRESSER

    4  iii     MOSES DRESSER

    5   iv     ELEMUEL BEMAN DRESSER married ELIZABETH (---) 

    6    v     PARKER DRESSER married LYDIA CRONKHITE

    7   vi     SAMUEL DRESSER

    8  vii     ELIZABETH DRESSER

    9 viii     ABIGAIL DRESSER

   10   ix     SALLY DRESSER

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