WHAT'S NEW IN JEFFERSON COUNTY IN 2016
December 2016
This Month's Features
Watertown Orphans Asylum Census: 1870
Addendum added to Pioneer Bates Family page.
Addendum added to Pioneer William A. Flint Family page.
New Migrations: 78, Hull, Ford Gardener, Bellinger & others.
1908 Marriages: Part 10
Jefferson county 1864 Draft
From Jefferson County Newspapers: Errata: 1850.
Yet even more Towns added to Jefferson county 1863 Civil War Exemptions.
Wills
- Henry Horton, 13 March 1857
- David L. Walsworth, 16 March 1857
- Henry Hatch, 21 March 1857
- Samuel Rider, 23 March 1857
- Norris M. Woodruff , 26 March 1857
- Hiram Watkins, 13 April 1857
Town of Watertown, Relief of the Poor: 1860
More Towns added to Jefferson county 1863 Civil War Exemptions.
Wills
- James McCunuff, 2 March 1857
- Otis P. Starkey, 9 March 1857
- Charlotte Worthington, 9 March 1857
Jefferson county 1863 Civil War Draft and Exemptions.
Wills
- Alvah Hinman, 26 January 1857
- George Wilson, 9 February 1857
- Merit Sperry, 19 February 1857
Jefferson County Juror Lists: 1864, 1868.
Wills
- Stephen Cooley, 14 January 1857
- William Gill, 16 January 1857.
- Ira H. Corbin, 19 January 1857.
November 2016
This Month's Features
Town of Watertown Poor Aid 1866
Obituary of Revolutionary War Veteran John Pettengill added to Tidbit 50.
Census of Watertown Orphans Asylum 1865
Wills
- John L. Casler, 22 November 1856
- Cyrus Taylor, 22 December 1856
- Michael Walts, 12 January 1857
Migrations Part: 77: Peck
New York Reformer BMD: 1865
Wills
- Robert Merrick, 27 March 1861
- Perley G. Keyes, 5 December 1856
- Joseph Brunette, 6 December 1856
Watertown Re-Union BMD: 1868-70
Will
- William Dexter, 13 October 1856
- Peter Fetterly, 28 October 1856
- Allen Powers, 24 November 1856
- Nathan Lake, 25 Nvember 1856
New York Reformer: 1864
Migrations Part 76: Ackley, Pond, Hollister
Probate Records Box: ~P~, ~S~, ~W~.
October 2016
This Month's Features
Frontier Patriot, formerly the Cape Vincent Gazette: 1862
Probate Records Box: ~H~, ~M~
Wills
- Daniel C. Rouse, 8 September 1856
- Chauncey Calhoun, 8 September 1856
- Frederick Woodruff, 12 September 1856
- Hopey Hale, 13 September 1856
- Temperance M. Chamberlain, 30 September 1856
Potter familes in Jefferson Co.
Wills
- Lebbeus Field, 14 August 1856
- Jesse Spencer, 18 August 1856
- James Riggs, 18 August 1856
- Deborah S. Lyttle, 25 August 1856
- Hannah Mead, 25 August 1856
Northern NY Journal BMD: 1865
Monroe County Newspapers with Jefferson County BMD
Canadian Marriages With Jefferson County Connection (01)
Wills
- John P. Phillips, 23 June 1856
- Hitty Goodell, 4 August 1856
- David Fulton, 11 August 1856
- Abram Ogsbury, 12 August 1856
- Benjamin Barnes, 13 August 1856
Naturalization Records: (Bal-Bar)
Jefferson County Migrations: 75: Potter, Penney, Smith, Payne, Edmunds.
Northern New York Journal BMD: 1864
Wills
- Edward Freeman, 21 April 1856
- John Eddy, 19 May 1856
- Albert P. Williams, 19 May 1856
- Alvah Grow, 30 May 1856
- Jonathan Treadway, 30 May 1856
- Giles Hall, 7 June 1856
- Christopher Walrath, 17 June 1856
- James Allen, 21 June 1856
September 2016
This Month's Features
Probate Records Index added.
Jefferson County Marriages, 1908 Part (9).
NY Reformer: 1863
Northern NY Journal BMD: 1863
Canadian Marragies Update
- Napoleon Cole & Elizabeth Clark ( Vol: 12)
- Robert M. Clink & Mrs. Annie Parish, nee Brown ( Vol: 16)
- Jasper Larabee & Lucy Jerue (Vol: 16)
- John Taylor & Isabell A. Lawson (Vol: 16)
Early Jefferson County Deeds: Vol. A-C: Part 4
NY Reformer BMD; 1862
Cape Vincent Gazette BMD 1861
Wills
- John Visgar, 7 Appril 1856
- James Congden, 14 April 1856
- Tilton Pearce, 14 April 1856
- Betsey M. Cook, 14 April 1856
- Debby Witt, 19 May 1856
Update on Roswell Houghton Pioneer page for James Houghton.
NY Reformer, Watertown, NY, Business Advertisments: 1862
PROBATE RECORD INDEXES, 1805-1900 By Surname: ~F~, ~K~, ~O~, ~Q~, ~U~, ~V~, ~Y~
Jefferson County Marriages, From the Licenses, 1908, Part: (8)
Wills
- James H. Frink, 1 March1856
- Elisha Woodard, 10 March 1856
- Erastus Lacy, 26 March 1856
- Thomas Loomis, 31 March 1856
- Leander Steward, 2 April 1856
- Hervy Kellogg, 7 April 1856
Northern New York Journal BMD: 1862.
Cape Vincent Gazette BMD: 1860
Probate Index, 1805-1900: ~E~
Poor House Census: 1880
Russell Family Bible
Northern NY Journal 1861 BMD: Jul-Dec.
August 2016
1945 Index of Apartments and Blocks.
1861 Northern NY Journal:
Wills
- Benjamin Pool, 8 October 1855
- David Tyler, 7 November 1855
- Cyrus Hall, 20 November 1855
- Charles Hollister, 7 December 1855
- Joseph Wait, 5 December 1855
- George Weaver, 7 January 1856
- George Phibrook, 12 January 1856
- Asa Carter, 15 January 1856
- Betsey Lawrence, 15 January 1856
- Adam A. Grey, 16 January 1856
- Orin C. Utley, 23 January 1856
- Peter J. Casler, 28 June 1856
- Daniel Eames, 8 February 1856
New York Reformer 1861.
Naturalization Records: (Bab-Bal)
Northern NY Journal BMD: 1857, 1858, 1860
NNYSARDARJPP - A project to mark Patriot Graves in Jefferson and St. Lawrence counties.
NY Reformer BMD: 1860
Early Jefferson County Deeds: Vol. A-C: Part 2, Part 3
Northern New York Journal BMD: 1854, 1855
Wills
- Duncan Drummond, 13 August 1855
- Isah Pool, 16 August 1855
- Thomas Y. How, 20 August 1855
- Stephen Thrasher, 27 August 1855
- Chauncey H. Redway, 1 October 1855
NY Reformer BMD: 1859.
Northern NY Journal: 1852, 1853
1899-1924 Vol. M: (A-J), (K-Z) Letters of Administration.
Wills
- Elisha Scofield, 28 May 1860.
- David Ogsbury, 23 Jult 1855
- William W. Davis, 8 July 1855
- Wheaton Earl, 30 July 1855
- Amos Membery, 1 August 1855
July 2016
This Month's Features
1908 Jefferson County Marriages, Part: (7).
Northern New York Journal 1851.
Cape Vincent Gazette: 1859.
Northern State Journal: BMD 1848
Wills
- Western W. Wager, 22 January 1855
- Jonathan Owens, 28 February 1855
- Ephraim Smith, 12 March 1855
- Lovina Cribs, 18 March 1855
- Lucinda Keyes, 17 March 1855
- Erastus Whitney, 19 March 1855
- Warren Spaulding, 20 March 1855
- Cyrus Parker, 16 April 1855
- Henry Green, 16 April 1855
- William L. Pool, 16 April 1855
- John Potter, 30 April 1855
- Pardon Williams, 7 May 1855
- Benjamin Sprague, 11 May 1855
- Robert H. Tozer, 16 May 1855
- John Hagedorn, 4 June 1855
- Joseph Mayo, 11 June 1855
- Cyril Harrington, 25 June 1855
- William Groat, 20 July 1855
- Elijah Walsworth, 16 July 1855
- Samuel S. Jackman, 16 July 1855
Facts Gleaned from the 1850 Census.
Wills
- Ellihu Ward, 6 January 1855.
- Eben Hodgkin, 8 January 1855
- Frederick Poff, 10 January 1855.
- Enos Baker, 19 January 1855.
- Mary Alley, 29 January 1855.
- Jacob Baum, 29 January 1855.
- Elnathan Sanderson, 5 February 1855.
- Sherebiah Gibbs, 12 February 1855.
- James W. Brown, 14 February 1855.
- Robert Ormeston, 19 Feruary 1855
Oakwood Cemetery Burial Index, 1885-1949, added to Town of Theresa Page. A huge project accomplished by Tom LaClair, Nan Dixon and Roberta Calhoun-Eagan.
John Fields added to Pioneer Familes
(Part: 6) added to the 1908 Marriages, from the licenses.
1849 added to Northern State Journal BMD.
1858 added to Cape Vincent Gazette BMD.
1850 added to Northern New York Journal BMD.
1852 Jan-Jun and
Jul-Dec added to NY Reformer BMD
1890-1901 Vol. L: (A-J) and (K-Z) added to Letters of Administration Index.
Wills
- Samuel Clark, 27 July 1854
- Thomas Brennan, 5 July 1854
- David Wheeler, 4 September 1854
- Abigail Rugg, 19 September 1854
- Foster Lewis, 23 September 1854
- Reuben Scott, 2 June 1854
- Theophilus Redfield, 30 October 1854
- John Northup, 20 November 1854
- Harvey Mills, 4 December 1854
- Joseph Butterfield, 16 December 1854
- Francis Wolley, 18 December 1854
- Stephen Lewis, 2 December 1854
1847 added to Northern State Journal on Vitals page.
(Ann-Az) added to Naturalization Records on Vitals page.
Family Facts submitted by friends added to People page.
Wills
- William Shannon, 13 June 1854
- John Rury, 13 June 1854
- Sarah Rury, 13 June 1854
- Schuyler Washburn, 19 June 1854
- William L. Payne, 23 June 1854
- Jane H. Canfield, 24 July 1854
- Margaret Irvine, 24 July 1854
- John Butler, 23 July 1854
- Riley Mills, 29 July 1854
- Roswell Gates, 31 July 1854
June 2016
This Month's Features
Letters of Adinistration 1890-1901 Vol. K added to vitals page.
Wills
- Eliakim Steele, 30 January 1854
- John W. Devendorf, 19 July 1857
- Nathan Taggart, 27 February 1854
- Dolson Morton, 13 March 1854
- Jonathan Fairbanks, 13 March 1854
- Asa Clark, 20 March 1854
- Patrick Walsworth, 27 March 1854
- SILAS GATES 10 March 1828
- Christopher Poor, 8 May 1854
- Joshua Moore, 4 March 1854
- Dexter Hungerford, 15 May 1854
- Joseph B. Gillingham, 20 May 1854
- Henry Brown, 30 May 1854
- Sylvia Potter, 24 May 1854
New York Reformer for 1851 and
1858 added to Vitals page.
Probate records indexes, 1805-1900, INDEX D added to Vitals page.
Wills
- George White, 4 April 1838
- Joel Webb, 1 April 1847
- Martin Morison, 26 October 1852
- Ephraim Mick, 17 November 1851
- Godfrey Shew, 2 December 1845
- Oliver Brewster, 28 April 1853
- Samuel F. Greenleaf, 7 September 1853
- John Foster, 9 July 1853
- Phebe Lewis, 24 January 1850
- Stephen Gould, 29 September 1852
- Lewis Blodget, 29 July 1853
- Gilman George, 19 August 1853
- John L. Goldsmid, 25 July 1848
- Joel MIller, 10 December 1853
First Election in Jefferson County: 1826.
Added Poorhouse Census 1860 & 1870 to Census.
Wills
- Jacob A. Kilts, 12 October 1852
- Peter Pratt, 18 Aug 1852
- William J. Green , 7 May 1842
- Rufus Howland , 1 December 1852
- Frederick H. White , 11 January 1852.
- Preserved Gardner, 25 September 1848.
- Joseph Lawrence, 22 November 1841
- Nancy Gotham, 13 February 1853.
- Liberty Bates, 21 May 1852.
- Pontius Howard, 19 April 1852
- Stephen Richardson, 31 March 1851
- Job Peckham, 24 December 1852.
- Stephen Hicks, 1 July 1848
- Mary Tuttle, 10 July 1850
- Peter L. Harter, 13 April 1833
- Moses Miller, 30 October 1850.
- Isaac Wodell, 2 November 1846.
- Edwin H. Tanner, 31 March 1853.
- Havens Hall, 19 March 1853
Added Bios 8 and 9 to the Short Bios list.
Biographies: 7 abstracted from R. A. [Rensselaer Allston] Oakes' 1905 Genealogical and Family History of the County of Jefferson, New York, Volume II
May 2016
This Month's Features
Added Deeds to Vitals page.
Added Jefferson County Index to Naturalization in Vitals Index
Added BMD Notices to Vitals Index.
Census of Childrens Home, Watertown, NY, by Year
1930
1940
1918 Party Committeemen.
1939 Compass System Map of Jefferson County.
Jefferson County Marriages, From the Licenses, by Year
April 2016
THIS MONTH'S FEATURES
New Item:
Depauville Lodge 688, 1868 roster of Free and Accepted Masons.
1940 census, for St Patrick's Orphanage.
Wills:
March 2016
THIS MONTH'S FEATURES
Census:
New Item:
March 6, 2016 Pension Update - Surnames K - M
March 4, 2016 Pension Update - Surnames J
Wills:
February 2016
THIS MONTH'S FEATURES
Census:
New Item:
February 6, 2016 UPDATE - Surnames H & I
February 5, 2016 UPDATE - Surnames G
February 4, 2016 UPDATE - Surnames F
Wills:
January 2016
THIS MONTH'S FEATURES
New Item:
January 8, 2016 UPDATE - Surnames E
Wills:
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