Gazetteer and Business Directory of Wayne County, N. Y., for 1867-8Printed at the Journal office, 1867 - 264 pages |
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... acres owned or leased by each , the whole arranged alphabetically , after their appropriate post office addresses , we believe was never before attempted . That errors may have occurred in so great a number of names and dates as are ...
... acres owned or leased by each , the whole arranged alphabetically , after their appropriate post office addresses , we believe was never before attempted . That errors may have occurred in so great a number of names and dates as are ...
Page 10
" The extent of the Cayuga Marshes is about 16,000 acres , say 5,000 acres of which is in Wayne Co. The Seneca & Cayuga Marsh Company own about 10,000 acres . The sur- face soil is decayed vegetation to a depth of five feet , underlying ...
" The extent of the Cayuga Marshes is about 16,000 acres , say 5,000 acres of which is in Wayne Co. The Seneca & Cayuga Marsh Company own about 10,000 acres . The sur- face soil is decayed vegetation to a depth of five feet , underlying ...
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... acres , one and a half miles west of the Court House . The whole number of paupers in Poor House on the 15th of Oct. 1865 , was , .. The number received during the fiscal year ending Oct. 15th , 1866 , was , .. The number of children ...
... acres , one and a half miles west of the Court House . The whole number of paupers in Poor House on the 15th of Oct. 1865 , was , .. The number received during the fiscal year ending Oct. 15th , 1866 , was , .. The number of children ...
Page 29
... acres of land , by a ditch , that will be a monument of a mind press- ing for a valuable public benefit , when the present generations of his opponents , with their selfish propensities , are taking their rest in silence that would have ...
... acres of land , by a ditch , that will be a monument of a mind press- ing for a valuable public benefit , when the present generations of his opponents , with their selfish propensities , are taking their rest in silence that would have ...
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... acres . By the Legislature of Massachusetts , this district , in 1788 , was granted to Oliver Phelps and Nathaniel Gorham , for the sum of $ 100,000 , and from that time became private property . Phelps and Gorham the same year opened a ...
... acres . By the Legislature of Massachusetts , this district , in 1788 , was granted to Oliver Phelps and Nathaniel Gorham , for the sum of $ 100,000 , and from that time became private property . Phelps and Gorham the same year opened a ...
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Abram acres Adams Albert allop Andrew Arcadia Bank Benj blacksmith boots and shoes Butler Canal carpenter and farmer carriage maker Charles Chas church Clark Clyde cooper and farmer Cornelius Daily mail Daniel David dealer dress maker Durfee Edward farmer 12 farmer 25 farmer 50 farmer leases Frederick Galen George grist mill groceries Henry Henry H Hiram Hotel Huron insurance agent Isaac Jacob James John H Joseph justice of peace Lake leases 50 Lewis Lyons Macedon manufacturer Marion mason and farmer merchant Michael mill and farmer Miller milliner Miss Newark Ontario Palmyra Peter Philip physician Population post village proprietor Pultneyville Pulver Red Creek Reed residence Robert Samuel Sanford Savannah saw mill Sherman shoemaker Smith Sodus Sodus Bay Sodus Point square miles stamp Stephen teacher Territory Thomas Thos town vote Walworth WAYNE COUNTY William Williamson Wolcott
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