A detailed 1864 town MAP showing residents.
An 1864 map of Black River
An 1864 map of Evans Mills
An 1864 map of The Lost Community of Leraysville
An 1864 map of The Hamlet of Sanford Corners
1918 TOWN OF LERAY FARM MAP
A list of POSTMASTERS in the town in existing and discontinued postoffices.
1810 Census - Town of LeRay
1820 Census - Town of LeRay
NORTHERN NEW YORK BUSINESS DIRECTORY 1867-68
EVANS MILLS
SANFORDS CORNERS
Family sketches from CHILD'S GAZETTEER for the Town of LeRay.
Child's Business Directory for the Town of Le Ray.
Haddock's Family Sketches - Town of Leray
Town of Le Ray 1890 Census of Civil War Veterans
Civil War Soldiers Buried in the Town of Le Ray
1863 Civil war draft and exemption list
List of Deceased Civil War soldiers from LeRay
Bartlett's Cemetery Inscriptions for the Town of LeRay.
Vital Records 1847-1849 for the Town of LeRay.
Timmerman Daiary 1870-1920s
| OFFICE | CONTACT | PHONE | ADDRESS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town Historian | ROBERT BOUCHER | 629-4914 | PO Box 321, Evans Mills 13637 |
| Town Clerk | Website | 629-4052 | 8433 Willow St; Evans Mills 13637 |
| Black River Village Historian | WILLIAM REICHARD | 773-5179 | 28411 NYS Rt 126 Black River 13612 |
| Black River Village Clerk | Website | 773-5721 | Village Office; PO Box 266; Black River 13612 |
| Black River Free Library | SANDRA LAMB | 773-5163 | 102 Maple St, Black River 13612 |
| Evans Mills Public Library | HELEN TOOLEY | 629-4483 | Noble St; Evans Mills 13627 |
| Evans Mills Village Clerk | MARILYN HANSON | 629-4753 | PO Box 356; Evans Mills 13627 |
P.O. Box 504
Carthage, NY 13619
(315) 773-5133
Organized in 1977, this society averages over 600 members, and has microfilmed the Carthage Republican newspaper. The microfilm is deposited in the Carthage Library. They have published books. Their holdings include a working chapel, and a one room school. Carthage lies on the border of Lewis County, so that the society covers part of Lewis as well as the western townships of Jefferson County. The society collects material from three central school districts, the Copenhagen Central, Carthage Central, and Indian River school districts. This area includes parts of the townships of Theresa, Philadelphia, Antwerp, Le Ray, Wilna, and Champion. Their 21 directors represent the various communities within this area.
History of the Town of Leray linked from Shirley Farone's Home Page taken from CHILD'S GAZETTEER OF JEFFERSON COUNTY by HAMILTON CHILDS, published in 1890, transcribed by Shirley Farone.
History of the Town of Leray,taken from A HISTORY OF JEFFERSON COUNTY IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK by FRANKLIN B. HOUGH, A. M., M.D., linked from Shirley Farone's Home Page.
A list of contributors to The History of Jefferson County 1878, by Durant and Pierce.
History of the Town of LeRay, from Durant and Peirce's History of Jefferson County, 1878.
When Le Ray was originally established in 17 February 1806, parts of Alexandria and Wilna, and all of present Theresa, Antwerp and Philadelphia made up the town. This town is nearly in the middle of the county, and is surrounded by Theresa and Philadelphia on the northeast, Wilna and Champion on the southeast, Rutland and Watertown on the south, and Pamelia and Orleans on the west. Today nearly half of Le Ray, the southeast portion, lies within Fort Drum's military reservation. Black River forms its southern boundary, while Indian River and Pleasant Creek also flow through the town.
The Town of Antwerp was detached in 1810, part of Wilna in 1813, part of Alexandria, including Theresa and all of Philadelphia in 1821. Le Ray was named for the proprietor, James Le Ray de Chaumont. Many small communities were founded in Le Ray, some of which were swallowed up and extinguished by Fort Drum. As listed by historian Emerson, they included Le Raysville, Evans Mills, Slocumville, Sanford's Corners, Joachim, now an archaelogical site, Ingerson's Corners, Great Bend, named for the great bend of the Black River, Felts Mills, and Black River village.
| ACRES OF LAND | |
| Improved | 38,268 1/4 |
| Unimproved | 14,592 |
| VALUATION | |
| Real Estate | 667,208 |
| Personal Property | 129,173 |
| Total | 796,381 |
| POPULATION | |
| Males | 1,756 |
| Females | 1,627 |
| Number of Dwellings | 611 |
| Number of Families | 628 |
| Freeholders | 515 |
| SCHOOLS | |
| Number of Districts | 19 |
| Children Taught | 1,247 |
| LIVE STOCK | |
| Horses | 998 |
| Working Oxen and Calves | 1,528 |
| Cows | 3,258 |
| Sheep | 17,787 |
| Swine | 1,530 |
| AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS | |
| Bushels of Grain | |
| Winter | 11,999 |
| Spring | 87,962 1/2 |
| Tons of Hay | 6,242 |
| Bushels of Potatoes | 16,759 |
| Bushels of Apples | 7,322 |
| Dairy Products | |
| Pounds of Butter | 249,898 |
| Pounds of Cheese | 257,182 |
| YARDS OF DOMESTIC MANUFACTURE | 4,312 |
Names of the early settlers |
|---|
| ADAMS, Sarah ADKINS, Clarissa ANNABLE, Abner ANTHONY, James ANTHONY, Elizabeth ANTHONY, Elvira ANTHONY, Esther ANTHONY, Mark ANTHONY, Paul Jr. ANTHONY, Paul Sr. ANTHONY, Velina ANTHONY, William AVERY, RICHARDSON BACON, Jeremiah BARBER, WILLIAM BARNES, ASA BARRETT, WILLARD BELLINGER, ADAM P. BELLINGER, FREDERICK H. BELLINGER, PETER BLACKMER, CALVIN BROUGHTON, AMOS BROWN, BENJAMIN BROWNELL, S. BURHANS, DAVID BUTTERFIELD, LEVI CALDWELL, DAVID M. CHALKER, Annie CHALKER, Temperance CHASE, Elizabeth CHILD, DANIEL CHILD, JOSEPH CHILD, MOSES CHILD, SAMUEL CHURCHILL, Archibald CLARK, JENISON CLOUGH, Nancy COFFEEN, DANIEL COFFEEN, MICHAEL COMINS, Alfred COMMONS, ALFRED COOPER, WILLIAM COREY, COREY COREY, JOSEPH CRIPPEN, Levi DAVIS, ELI DUNTON, Ebenezer DUNTON, Thomas EVANS, Amos EVANS, Charles EVANS, ETHNI EVANS, Mary EVANS(Wells), Nancy EVANS, Richard EVANS, Gen. Samuel EVANS, SYLVANUS FAIRBANKS, William B. R. FOLTS, Elizabeth FULLER, Isaac FULLER, OLIVER |
FULLER, PERLEY GOODALE, JOTHAM HARRIS, Chloe (Sheldon) HATCH, Caroline HATCH, Jacob HATCH, John HATCH, Rufus Sr. HATCH, Sylvanus HATCH, William HAWKINS, SOLOMON HEBERT, Lewis HELMER, Catharina HELMER, Jacobus HELMER, Leonard HELMER, Louisa HELMER, Magdalena/Lena HELMER, Peter HELMER, Philip HENRY, BENI HENRY, ELON HERDER/HARDER, Catherine HERRICK, ALVIN HERRICK, FAYETTE HILL, Laura HOLBROOK, IVAH HOLBROOK, LYMAN HOOVER, Betsey C. HOOVER, JOHN HOOVER, PETER HOOVER, William HOWARD, Joanna HULBERT, JOEL HULBERT, THOMAS HUNGERFORD, EDWIN HUSTON, JOHN HUSTON, THOMAS HUSTON, WILLIAM INGERSON, EZRA INGERSON, ISAAC INGERSON, JOHN INGERSON, JOHN INGERSON, NATHAN INGERSON, STEPHEN JACOBS, ALEXANDER JEWETT, ABRAHAM JEWETT, Ezekiel JEWETT, Capt Ezekiel KANADY, SAMUEL C. KELLER, Aaron KELLER, Reuben KELSEY, SYLVESTER KIMBALL, RUELL KIRKBRIDE, BENJAMIN LYON, ALANSON MACOMBER, JOHN MACOMBER, STEPHEN MATTOON, Charles MATTOON, Marion MAULE, Jonathan |
McNEIL,
Hepzibah McNITT, Elizabeth MILLARD, HEMAN MILLER, ARNOLD MILLER, Philander MINICK, BARNHART MINICK, ELIAS MONTONDO, David MOSHER, Martha MURPHY, JAMES J. ORVIS, Gershom ORVIS, HORATIO PALMER, ISAAC PALMER, WILLIAM PARKER, AMAZIAH PARKER, SOLOMON PETRIE, JOSIAH J. PETTY, JOHN PIERCE, OLIVER POOR, CHRISTOPHER REED, LEVI ROBERTS, ANDREW ROBERTS, OLSEY ROGERS, William SAWYER, JESSE SCOFIELD, ALVAH SCOFIELD, Elisha SHEW, Godfrey J. SHURTLIFF, ABIEL SIXBURY, Robert SLACK, PETER SLOAN, James SLOAN, STEPHEN D. SMITH, IRA STANTON, Jesse STEARNS, Levi STEARNS, Levi STEELE, ELISHA STEINHILBER, EZEKIEL STEWART, JOHN V. STEWART, PATRICK S. STEWART, SAMUEL TAGGART, JOSEPH TAYLOR, GILBERT THURSTON, Philander TIMMERMAN, Lawrence TRAVIOLI, Domenickel/Domenic TREAT, REUBEN TREVALLER, FRANCIS VEBBER, ALFRED WALDEN, Elizabeth WALRATH, Daniel WARD, SILAS WARD, THOMAS WILBUR/WILBOR, Clark E. WILD(es), Elizabeth(Betsy) WILSON, Alexander WILSON, John Gregg WILSON, Suel WINSLOW, ANSEL WOODRUFF, ROSWELL WOODWARD, LEE |
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