Hill Richardson and Sarah Lee

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27. Gravestone of Freeman and Rebecca (Smith) Richardson, Oak Grove Cemetery, La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin.
28. Gravestones of Asenath (Johnson) Richardson and Arunah and Keziah (Smith) Richardson, Cassadaga Cemetery, Cassadaga, Chatauqua, New York.
29. Gravestone of William and Sarah Richardson, Oakwood Cemetery, Lewis, Cass, Iowa.
30. Cemetery records for Freeman and Rebecca Richardson, Oak Grove Cemetery Association.
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Biographical History of La Crosse, Trempealeau and Buffalo Counties, Wisconsin

JAMES M BAXTER (DECEASED), LEWIS.

Full of years and of honor and held in the highest esteem by all classes of the people for his sterling manhood, his unyielding integrity, his productive and unceasing industry, and his fidelity to duty throughout his long residence among this people, which covered forty three years, the late James M. Baxter of Cass township, this county, whose extended life closed at the age of seventy-three, in June, 1904, was a fine example of the race of pioneers who first settled this region and gave it its start on the march of progress and civilization. He was a native of Windsor county, Vermont, born near the city of Rutland, on August 12, 1831, and a son of Don Carlos and Sarah (Pateridge) Baxter, also natives of that State. They were farmers, and prospered at the business. The father was prominent in military circles, holding a high office in the State militia. He died in his native State, as did the mother. They had a large family of children, four of whom are now living. Two reside in Cass county, one lives in California, and one in Kansas.

James M. Baxter grew to manhood and obtained a limited common school education, in Vermont and farmed in that State until 1856, when he came to Burlington, Iowa, by rail, then journeyed on to Denmark in the adjoining county of Lee. There he met Oliver Mills who brought him to Lewis, this county, and for whom he worked one season. He then purchased a tract of land in Pottawattamie county, on which he lived four years. At the end of that time he sold it and bought the farm in Cass township, this county, on which he died. He broke up the virgin prairie of this farm and improved it from year to year, setting out the trees on it and putting up the buildings, and keeping it under progressive cultivation until he made it one of the best in the township.

Mr. Baxter was married on August 12, 1859, to Euphemia Richardson, a native of the State of New York. Her parents, William and Sarah (Gruggs) Richardson, were early settlers in this county, locating here in 1860. They lived with Mr. and Mrs. Baxter for a time, then moved to Lewis, where they died. Mr. and Mrs. Baxter had six children, five of whom are living: Charles M., of ths county; Mrs. Marie R. Parsons, of Lewis; William D., who manages the farm; Henry P., of this county, who is married and has one child, and one other whose name was not ascertained.

Mr. Baxter, the elder, was a leading Abolitionist and an earnest worker on the "Underground Railway," often hauling its dusky passengers to his home by night and keeping them there for a time. The celebrated John Brown of Ossawatomie was a frequent visitor at his house. After the formation of the Republican party he always ardently supported its principles and candidates. He served as member of the County Board of Supervisors and in numerous township offices. In fraternal life he was a Freemason, and the church affiliation of himself and his wife were with the Congregationalists. He came to this county a poor boy and by hard work, frugal living and judicious investments became in time the owner of over 1,500 acres of land, giving a fine and impressive exemplification of the value of thrift and enterprise, and also illustrating in a striking manner the abundance of opportunity this country afforded to men of pluck and perseverance in its early days.

Source: Compendium of History and Biography of Cass County, Iowa, Chicago, Henry Taylor & Company, 1906, pgs. 260-2.

Biographical History of La Crosse, Trempealeau and Buffalo Counties, Wisconsin

Excerpt from sketch on Jasper Richardson:

JASPER RICHARDSON.—For many years, or since locating in La Crosse county, Mr. Richardson has enjoyed the reputation of being a useful and law-abiding citizen and an intelligent and thoroughly posted man on all public matters. He was born near Jamestown, Chautauqua county, New York, June 9, 1832, a son of Freeman Richardson, and grandson of Hill Richardson, a soldier of the war of 1812. Freeman Richardson was married to Rebecca Smith, who was born at Ashfield, Massachusetts, in 1808. She was eight years of age when her father moved to New York State, and in that State she was educated and grew to womanhood. Her parents were Ebenezer and Keziah (Elder) Smith, and her paternal grandfather was Rev. Caleb Smith, a prominent Baptist minister of the East for many years. Mr. and Mrs. Richardson came to La Crosse county, Wisconsin, in 1854, and were residents of Campbell township until their deaths, the father dying at the age of sixty-six years and the mother at the age of seventy-nine, in North La Crosse. Of a family of eight children born to them, the following are living: Jasper, Matilda, of Tomah, Wisconsin; Amanda, wife of William Purdy, of Barton county, Missouri; Squire F., of Chautauqua county, New York; Myra, wife of James Walters, of Missouri; and Florilla, wife of William Gear, of North La Crosse.

Source: Biographical History of La Crosse, Trempealeau and Buffalo Counties, Wisconsin, Chicago: Lewis Publishing Company, 1892, pgs. 474-5.

History of Crawford County, Iowa

A pioneer, a soldier and a farmer, who is now serving as state oil inspector, John Lee Richardson of Denison has led an active and useful life, in the course of which he has made many friends and materially assisted in promoting the public welfare.

He was born in the village of Cassadaga, Stockton township, Chautauqua county, New York, September 6, 1837, a son of Nathan and Asenath (Johnson) Richardson, who were also natives of New York. The father, who was a farmer, was born and reared at Cooperstown, Otsego county, and removed to Palmyra, Wayne county, and from there to Chautauqua county. Subsequently, he came to Iowa and died in Linn county in 1870 at the age of seventy-one years. His first wife was Asenath Johnson, who died in Chautauqua county, New York, at the age of forty years.
There were five children by that union, namely: Nancy, who married James W. Barber, of Lake county, Ohio. and is now deceased; Reuben, deceased; Jane, the wife of Samuel Whiting of Lake county, Ohio, who died in the Civil war. and she is now also deceased; John Lee, the subject of this review; and Martha, who was the wife of H. B. McKean of Linn county, Iowa, and is now deceased. After the death of his first wife the father married Mrs. Morton, by whom he had three daughters: Sarah, of Huron, South Dakota, who is the widow of Leander Batchelder; Abia, the widow of David Cargill, and Julia, of Polo, Linn county, Iowa, the wife of P. A. Yates. All three of their husbands were soldiers of the Civil war. The father served as teamster in the war of 1812, and he and his first wife were members of the Friends church.

The paternal grandfather of our subject was Hill Richardson, a native of Massachusetts. He was a farmer and a soldier of the war of 1812. His wife was Sallie Lee, and they had eight children: Ammi, Nathan, William, Areuna, John, Freeman, Louisa, and Cynthia.

The Richardson family is of Norman origin and its history dates back to the time of William the Conquerer, Many noted names in English history were identified with this family. The first American ancestor Ezekiel Richardson, arrived in this country from England in 1630. He was soon followed by two brothers, Samuel and Thomas, and assisted in founding the town of Woburn, Massachusetts. Edward and Moses Richardson fought side by side in the Revolutionary war, and at the laying of the cornerstone of Bunker Hill monument, June 17, 1825, not even Lafayette, who was present, excited more interest than these brothers, who rode together and were the observed of all observers.

Moses Richardson, another member of the family, was awakened at midnight, shouldered his musket, and at five o'clock in the morning was dead---one of the first to fall at the battle of Lexington. He with three brothers was buried in a trench in the Cambridge cemetery, and in 1870 the city of Cambridge erected a monument to the three men, upon which is inscribed, "0, what a glorious morning is this!" The coolness of Captain Israel Richardson, who was in the Mexican war, won for him the title of "Fighting Dick." The motto of the family "Trust in God" has ever sustained them, and almost without exception they have been found worthy, whether subjects of the British crown or following the stars and stripes in the land of their adoption.

John Lee Richardson was reared in Chautauqua county, New York, and came west with his parents in 1844. Subsequently, he went to the frontier of Minnesota, where he lived for six years, hunting and trapping. He also drove a government team and carried the mail on foot through a forest of one hundred and sixty miles, only one white man living on the route at Mill Lake, an Indian trader by the name of Fox. He came to visit his parents in Iowa, and while in this state enlisted in Company A, Twentieth Iowa Volunteer Infantry, and served with great credit for three years.
During the entire period he never received the slightest injury, although he participated in many important battles and never missed a march in which his regiment took part. He was present at the battle of Prairie Grove, Arkansas, the siege of Vicksburg, in the Red River campaign under General Banks, at the siege of Fort Morgan, in the Mobile campaign, and also participated in the last fight of his regiment at the storming of the works of Fort Blakely, on the 9th of April, 1865. After receiving his honorable discharge he came home and worked upon his sister's farm in Linn county, Iowa. for several years, her husband' having died in the army. He then removed to northern Missouri, where he continued for five years, but since 1874 has made his home in Crawford county, the first six years being passed upon a farm of one hundred and sixty acres, which he purchased in Soldier township. He moved to Denison on account of his wife's health, but he still owns the farm, one of the highly improved properties of the neighborhood.

On the 14th of October, 1868, Mr. Richardson was united in marriage to Miss Mary McArthur, a daughter of James McArthur.

They are both members of the Baptist church, in which he has for a number of years served as deacon. He is identified with John A. Logan Post, No. 58, G. A. R., and has been its adjutant for many years. Politically, he gives his support to the republican party. He was deputy county treasurer two years and has also served as township assessor and as assessor in Dension. For about eight years he was janitor of the North Side public school, and it is to his credit to say that he has the friendship and good-will of all the children. Although he has passed the Psalmist's three score years and ten, he is still deeply interested in affairs both public and private and discharges his duties as state oil inspector with a fidelity that meets the general approval. As a soldier he was faithful and true and in the various relations of life he has ever attempted to perform his duty, thus meriting the high esteem in which he is held by all with whom he comes into contact.

Source: History of Crawford County, Iowa, Vol. II, Chicago: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1911.

Biographical Sketches of Richard Ellis

[from the list of children in the sketch of Ebenezer Smith, Jr.:]
Rebecca Smith, born 1808, married Freeman Richardson in 1830. In 1854 they removed to LaCrosse, Wis., where Mrs. R. now lives. Mr. Richardson died in 1868. Their children were: Melissa, died in 1876; Matilda, Jasper, Squire, and Florilla. The last-named married Wm. Gear, and now resides in LaCrosse and has three children, Elsie, Ella, and Edna Gear. Mrs. Rebecca Richardson now lives with her daughter, Mrs. Gear.
Ebenezer Smith, born in 1813, died in Chatauqua Co. in 1835, unmarried.
Keziah Smith, born 1813, twin-sister of the above, married Arunah Richardson, brother of Freeman Richardson. Their children were Eliza Ann, who married John Carpenter, and lives at Cassadaga, Chautauqua Co., N.Y. Lovina, married Albert Irons; she lives at Cassadaga. Levant and Truman Richardson, live at Burnhams, N.Y.

Source: Ellis, E. R., Biographical sketches of Richard Ellis : the first settler of Ashfield, Mass., and his descendants, Detroit, Mich.: W. Graham Print. Co., 1888, p. 98.

The Chautauqua Genealogist

Ami Richardson

Ami Richardson moved to Chautauqua County, New York, from Ellisburg, Jefferson County, sometime before 1820. A couple of years later his parents, Hill and Sarah Richardson, and his siblings followed. Ami, born 1797, was in his early twenty’s when he moved to Chautauqua County.
In 1820 Ami’s parents, and brothers: Nathan, (born 1799); Freeman, (1802); William, (1806); and Aruna, (1810), were living in Ellisburg, Jefferson County, New York. By 1830 they were all living in Pomfret and Stockton Townships, Chautauqua County.
I think the Richardson men liked to keep moving and were always looking for the new areas that opened up. Maybe once they were in an area like Ellisburg for a decade or so, the more remote and less populated places, like western New York, beckoned them. Ami’s father, Hill Richardson, moved from Otsego, New York, to more remote Ellisburg, 143 miles away, before 1800. He would have traveled by boat on waterways, and oxen and wagon through wilderness, with maybe a cow and horse in tow. With his wife and family be moved again, 310 miles west to Stockton in the 1820’s, following Ami’s lead. Ellisburg is a long way to Stockton in the early 1800’s. Travel was slow and difficult, there were poor roads, and there were few accommodations. They probably planned to arrive in the spring. They were farmers and would have planned on putting in the crops, building a house and barn, and brought their tools and implements ready for work.
Ami married Charlotte Smith in 1822. Their children were: Nathan, (born 1828); Lyman, (1829); Philander,(1830); Bersha, (1834); Almina, (1841); Edwin, (1843), and Clarissa (unknown date). Arni stayed in Stockton until sometime in the 1840’s. He is listed as a shoe-maker in the 1850 census living in Jefferson, Logan County, Wisconsin. Some of his children moved with him, but Philander, and Nathan stayed in Stockton.
Ami spent about 20-25 years in Wisconsin with many of his siblings, and children, before returning to Stockton by 1870. He is listed living with Philander in 1870. He is not in the 1880 census and assumed passed away. He and Charlotte were possibly buried on Philander’s farm in Stockton.

Source: Newcomer, Kathleen, “Ami Richardson,” The Chautauqua Genealogist, vol. 34, no. 3, Aug 2011, p. 52.

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Goshen Congregational Church, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut

Source: Goshen Congregational Church (Lebanon, Connecticut), Church records, 1728-1895, FHL Microfilm 4726 Items 4-5.

Wisconsin Marriages

groom's name: A...Ie Richardson
bride's name: Eliza E. Winn
marriage date: 23 Jul 1863
groom's father's name: Hill Richardson
groom's mother's name: Sarah Richardson
bride's father's name: Stephen Winn
bride's mother's name: Winn
indexing project (batch) number: I00321-7
system origin: Wisconsin-EASy
source film number: 1266984
reference number: cn 2228

Source: "Wisconsin Marriages, 1836-1930," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR86-SPG : accessed 7 June 2016), A...Ie Richardson and Eliza E. Winn, 23 Jul 1863; citing reference cn 2228; FHL microfilm 1,266,984.

Iowa Death Records

Source: "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS6Q-3249?cc=2531337 : 30 October 2018), > image 1 of 1; State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines.

Freeman Richardson's probate record:

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Probate record for Freeman Richardson

Obituaries

RICHARDSON Freeman                            15 FEB 1868        FC 11 MAR 1868
In LaCross WI, formerly of Stockton, ae abt 67 yr
...
RICHARDSON Matilda (Willoughby)        20 FEB 1857       FC 18 MAR 1857
In Eden, Erie Co., wife of Nathan Richardson, formerly of Pomfret, ae 52 1/2 yr...Native of VT & sister of Rev. B. C. Willoughby, at whose res in Eden she d.

Source: Barris, Lois and Norwood, Fredonia Censor Death Notices 1819-1899, https://chqgov.com/sites/default/files/document-files/2019-09/Fredonia%20Censor%20Death%20Notices%201819-1899%20%28PDF%29.pdf, last accessed 29 March 2020, p. 457.

FULL NAME                                 E     DATE EVENT      LOCATION        COMMENTS                                                                             PUBL DATE
RICHARDSON, KEZIAH SMITH    D    AUG 26,1901    CASSADAGA    Æ88;resDAU/WALTER PETTIS; 4ch;burCASSADAGA CEM    SEP 04,1901

Source: Barris, Lois and Norwood, Fredonia Censor 1900-1926, https://chqgov.com/sites/default/files/document-files/2019-09/Fredonia%20Censor%201900-1926%20%28PDF%29.pdf, last accessed 29 March 2020, p. 140.

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1800

Otsego, Otsego, New York

Name:    Hill Richardson
Home in 1800 (City, County, State):    Otsego, Otsego, New York
Free White Persons - Males - Under 10:    2
Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44:    1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 10:    1
Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44:    1
Number of Household Members Under 16:    3
Number of Household Members Over 25:    2
Number of Household Members:    5

Source: Second Census of the United States, 1800. NARA microfilm publication M32 (52 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.

1810

Ellisburg, Jefferson, New York

Name:    Hill Richardson
Home in 1810 (City, County, State):    Ellisburg, Jefferson, New York
Free White Persons - Males - Under 10:    3
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15:    2
Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44 :    1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 10:    2
Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44:    1
Number of Household Members Under 16:    7
Number of Household Members Over 25:    2
Number of Household Members:    9

Source: Third Census of the United States, 1810. (NARA microfilm publication M252, 71 rolls). Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.

1820

Ellisburg, Jefferson, New York

Name:    Hill Richardson
Home in 1820 (City, County, State):    Ellisburg, Jefferson, New York
Enumeration Date:    August 7, 1820
Free White Persons - Males - Under 10:    1
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15:    2
Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 18:    1
Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25:    1
Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over:    1
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15:    1
Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25:    1
Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over :    1
Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture:    4
Free White Persons - Under 16:    4
Free White Persons - Over 25:    2
Total Free White Persons:    8
Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other:    8

Source: Fourth Census of the United States, 1820. (NARA microfilm publication M33, 142 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.

1830

Stockton, Chautauqua, New York

Name:    Hill Richardson
Home in 1830 (City, County, State):    Stockton, Chautauqua, New York
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5:    1
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29:    2
Free White Persons - Males - 50 thru 59:    1
Free White Persons - Females - 50 thru 59:    1
Free White Persons - Under 20:    1
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49:    2
Total Free White Persons:    5
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored):    5

Palmyra, Wayne, New York

Name:    Ami Richardson
Home in 1830 (City, County, State):    Palmyra, Wayne, New York
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5:    1
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9:    2
Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39:    1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5:    3
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9:    1
Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29:    1
Free White Persons - Under 20:    7
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49:    2
Total Free White Persons:    9
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored):    9

Name:    Nathan Richardson
Home in 1830 (City, County, State):    Palmyra, Wayne, New York
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5:    1
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9:    1
Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39:    1
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9:    1
Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29:    2
Free White Persons - Under 20:    3
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49:    3
Total Free White Persons:    6
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored):    6

Source: Fifth Census of the United States, 1830. (NARA microfilm publication M19, 201 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.

1840

Stockton, Chautauqua, New York

Name:    William Richardson
Home in 1840 (City, County, State):    Stockton, Chautauqua, New York
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5:    1
Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39:    1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5:    1
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9:    2
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14:    1
Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39:    1
Persons Employed in Agriculture:    1
Free White Persons - Under 20:    5
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49:    2
Total Free White Persons:    7
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves:    7

Name:    Nathan Richardson
Home in 1840 (City, County, State):    Stockton, Chautauqua, New York
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5:    1
Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19:    1
Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49:    1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5:    1
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9:    1
Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19:    1
Persons Employed in Agriculture:    1
Free White Persons - Under 20:    5
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49:    1
Total Free White Persons:    6
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves:    6

Name:    Freeman Richardson
Home in 1840 (City, County, State):    Stockton, Chautauqua, New York
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9:    1
Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39:    1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5:    1
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9:    2
Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39:    1
Persons Employed in Agriculture:    1
Free White Persons - Under 20:    4
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49:    2
Total Free White Persons:    6
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves:    6

Name:    Hill Richardson
Home in 1840 (City, County, State):    Stockton, Chautauqua, New York
Free White Persons - Males - 60 thru 69:    1
Free White Persons - Females - 60 thru 69:    1
Persons Employed in Agriculture:    1
Total Free White Persons:    2
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves:    2

Name:    Ami Richardson
Home in 1840 (City, County, State):    Stockton, Chautauqua, New York
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14:    1
Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19:    2
Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49:    1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5:    1
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14:    1
Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19:    1
Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39:    1
Persons Employed in Agriculture:    3
Free White Persons - Under 20:    6
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49:    2
Total Free White Persons:    8
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves:    8

Arunah Richardson
Home in 1840 (City, County, State):    Stockton, Chautauqua, New York
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5:    1
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29:    1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5:    1
Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29:    1
Persons Employed in Agriculture:    1
Free White Persons - Under 20:    2
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49:    2
Total Free White Persons:    4
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves:    4

Name:    Louisa Richardson
Home in 1840 (City, County, State):    Stockton, Chautauqua, New York
Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29:    1
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49:    1
Total Free White Persons:    1
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves:    1

Gerry, Chautauqua, New York

Name:    Lovel Bucklin
Home in 1840 (City, County, State):    Gerry, Chautauqua, New York
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5:    1
Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39:    2
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5:    2
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9:    2
Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39:    1
Persons Employed in Agriculture:    2
Free White Persons - Under 20:    5
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49:    3
Total Free White Persons:    8
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves:    8

Source: Sixth Census of the United States, 1840. (NARA microfilm publication M704, 580 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.

1850

Stockton, Chautauqua, New York

Pomfret, Chautauqua, New York

Gerry, Chautauqua, New York

Jefferson, Logan, Ohio

Johnson, Trumbull, Ohio

Source: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.

1860

Stockton, Chautauqua, New York

Gerry, Chautauqua, New York

Campbell, La Crosse, Wisconsin

Buena Vista, Richland, Wisconsin

Source: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.

1870

Stockton, Chautauqua, New York

Gerry, Chautauqua, New York

Cass, Cass, Iowa

Source: 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls.

1880

Stockton, Chautauqua, New York

Gerry, Chautauqua, New York

Lewis, Cass, Iowa

Source: Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.

1900

Stockton, Chautauqua, New York

Source: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls.

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1855

Stockton, Chautauqua, New York

Pomfret, Chautauqua, New York

Source: Ancestry.com. New York, U.S., State Census, 1855 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. Original data: Census of the state of New York, for 1855. Microfilm. Various County Clerk Offices, New York.

1865

Stockton, Chautauqua, New York

Ancestry.com. New York, U.S., State Census, 1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: Census of the state of New York, for 1865. Microfilm. New York State Archives, Albany, New York.

1875

Stockton, Chautauqua, New York

Source: Ancestry.com. New York, U.S., State Census, 1875 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. Original data: Census of the state of New York, for 1875. Microfilm. New York State Archives, Albany, New York.

Hill Richardson's War of 1812 records

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Source: Ancestry.com. New York, War of 1812 Payroll Abstracts for New York State Militia, 1812-1815 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: 2013. Original data: War of 1812 abstracts of payrolls for New York State militia ("payroll cards"), 1812–1814. Series B0810 (23.5 cu. ft.). New York (State). Adjutant General’s Office. New York State Archives, Albany, New York.

Name:    Hill Richardson
Company:    55 REG'T (SPRAGUE'S), NEW YORK MILITIA.
Rank - Induction:    PRIVATE
Rank - Discharge:    PRIVATE
Roll Box:    174
Microfilm Publication:    M602

Source: Direct Data Capture, comp. U.S., War of 1812 Service Records, 1812-1815 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999. Original data: National Archives and Records Administration. Index to the Compiled Military Service Records for the Volunteer Soldiers Who Served During the War of 1812. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M602, 234 rolls.

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Source: Ancestry.com. New York, Tax Assessment Rolls of Real and Personal Estates, 1799-1804 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: New York (State), Comptroller's Office. Tax Assessment Rolls of Real and Personal Estates, 1799–1804. Series B0950 (26 reels). Microfilm. New York State Archives, Albany, New York.

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Source: Burial certificates, Oak Grove Cemetery Association, copies of records found in the files of Darryl W. Boyd.

Gerry Village Cemetery,

RTE. 60 GERRY, CHAUTAUQUA Co NY
Compiled from old town records found at Fenton Museum,  and personal family information
...

BUCKLEN
James, born Foster RI, July 19, 1777, Died Gerry, Jan 14, 1865,
Wife, Martha (ALDRICH) 1774-3-25-1850, age 76-3-18
Dau. Lois Ann, d. 7-13-1849, age 41-11-27

BUCKLIN
Seward, 1839-1913/ not married
Gratia, 1836-1910, not married
Lovel, son of above James, 4-5-1802 / 2-3-1884, (DAR)
Wife, Cynthia M. (RICHARDSON) 2-22-1801 / 7-1-1866

Source: Davidson, Dee Pratt (jcricket@cecomet.net), GERRY VILLAGE CEMETERY, Gerry Village, Chautauqua County, New York, transcribed 1999, retrieved Oct 2012 from http://files.usgwarchives.net/ny/chautauqua/cemeteries/gerry/gerry.txt

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Cassadaga Cemetery, Cassadaga, Chatauqua, New York

Oak Grove Cemetery, La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin

Oakwood Cemetery, Lewis, Cass, Iowa

Sarah Lee's Parents are Nathan Lee and Sarah Metcalf

By Darryl Boyd (original page)

I knew Sarah was born around 1871 in Connecticut from the 1850 census and also from a biography of one of her grandson's John Lee Richardson.
So I set out to try to eliminate about 4 Sarah Lee's born in Connecticut around that time. I had done two of the 4 when I got to this Sarah Lee. Records showed her Father as Nathan Lee and Mother as Sarah Metcalf and suddenly a bell rang out.
I remembered on the 1800 Census of Otsego New York where Hill and Sarah is living, on each side of her is Nathan Lee on one side and a Benjamin M. Lee. Also on that same page is a bunch of Metcalfs.

After studing the records for Lebanon, CT, I realized:
1)  Nathan Lee was the father of a Sarah Lee born in 1771
     (on the 1800 Otsego, NY census and living next door to them and not on the 1810 Lebanon census, so he moved to Otsego NY)
2)  Her mother was Sarah Metcalf
3)  They had a son named Benjamin Metcalf Lee  (Benjamin got his name from Sarah's father, Benjamin Metcalf)
      (Benjamin M. Lee on the 1800 Otsego, NY census and living next door to them )
4)  Hill and Sarah Lee have children named
     Nathan - after her father
     Cynthia - after her sister
     John - after her brother
5)  They had a son named John Lee (brother to Sarah Lee)
      (John is a few farms away from Hill and Sarah on the 1800 Otsego, NY )
6)  Sarah Lee's Father had a brother named Stephen Lee
     (Stephen is a few farms away from Hill and Sarah on the 1800 Otsego, NY )
7)  Sarah Lee's mother Sarah Metcalf had a brother named Zebulon Metcalf
     (on the 1800 Otsego, NY census Zebulon Metcalf is living 12 farms down from Hill and Sarah)
8)  Zebulon Metcalf had several sons all born in Lebanon
     Abel Aur Metcalf  
     Tracey Metcalf     
     Roger Metcalf      
     Charles Metcalf   
     (on the 1800 Otsego, NY census and living 12 farms down from Hill and Sarah on seperate farms around Zebulon Metcalf)

All these people were born in Lebanon, Connecticut and moved to Otsego, New York

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Layout of the 1800 Census of Otsego, Otsego County, New York
All of these people were originally from Lebanon, Connecticut

Page 15
John Lee    Brother to Sarah Lee (Hill's wife), (a few farm away from Hill , see page 16)

Page 16
Nathan Lee    Father in law to Hill Richardson (next door to Hill)
Hill Richardson (with wife Sarah Lee and family)
Benjamin M. Lee   Brother to Sarah Lee, Brother in law to Hill Richardson (next door to Hill on other side from Nathan)

about 8 farms away (same page) is Joel     ???Son to Zebulon Metcalf (above) and cousin to Sarah Lee (Hill's wife)

Page 17
about 12 farms down from Hill on seperate farms are:
Zebulon Metcalf     Uncle on Mothers side to Sarah Lee (Hill's wife)
Abel Aur Metcalf   Son to Zebulon Metcalf (above) and cousin to Sarah Lee (Hill's wife)
Tracey Metcalf      Son to Zebulon Metcalf (above) and cousin to Sarah Lee (Hill's wife)
Roger Metcalf       Son to Zebulon Metcalf (above) and cousin to Sarah Lee (Hill's wife)
Charles Metcalf     Son to Zebulon Metcalf (above) and cousin to Sarah Lee (Hill's wife)

another couple farms more and there is:
Stephen Lee        Uncle (and family) on Fathers side to Sarah Lee (Hill's wife)

Source: Boyd, Darryl, "Sarah Lee's Parents are Nathan Lee and Sarah Metcalf," Boydhouse.com, https://www.boydhouse.com/darryl/richardson/1800otsegocensus.html, retrieved 19 Sep 2021.