| CHAPTER I. - INDIANS - |
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- Discovery of the Indians of New
York.
- Personal Characteristics.
- Dress and habits of living.
- Religious customs
- Statements of early travelers
- Origin of the Iroquois Nation.
- Formation of the Confederacy.
- Forms of government
- Hieroglyphics and symbols
- Sketch of their history.
- History of the Oneidas. |
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| CHAPTER II. - MADISON
COUNTY. |
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- Territorial changes.
- County of Tryon, Montgomery and Herkimer,
- Formation of towns.
- Formation of Chenango County and of Madison.
- Geology.
- Roads.
- Canals.
- Railroads.
- County Societies and Associations.
- County proceedings to 1810.
- County Courts.
- Civil List.
- Capital trials and convictions. |
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| CHAPTER III. -
BROOKFIELD. |
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- Formation and geography of the
town.
- History of the Clinton.
- Purchase of Chenango Twenty Towns.
- Incidents.
- The Carr farm of Edmeston.
- Operations of Joseph Brant in the days of the Revolution.
- Stephen Hoxie and Daniel Brown the pioneers.
- Incidents.
- Company of settlers in 1792.
- First mills.
- Purchase of Michael Myers, Jedediah Sanger and John I. Morgan.
- Anecdote of encounter with a bear.
- Button's mill creek.
- The falls.
- Romantic scenery.
- Old family burial grounds.
- First improvements.
- Early hamlets in the hill district.
- Home farm of John I. Morgan.
- Babcock's mills.
- Unadilla Forks.
- Early religious societies.
- Quakers, Seventh Day Baptists, First Day Baptists, Methodists.
- Humorous anecdote.
- Hunter's anecdote.
- Obituaries and sketches of pioneers.
- Leonardsville; its enterprises.
- Clarkville.
- North Brookfield. |
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| CHAPTER IV. - CAZENOVIA. |
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- Formation of the town.
- Boundaries.
- Geographical features.
- Treaties of 1788.
- The Road Township Purchase of the Indians.
- Indian occupation of this land.
- The Holland Company.
- The pioneer's journey.
- Names of pioneers.
- Rapid settlement.
- Division of Road.
- Township into four towns.
- Laying out and naming of the village of Cazenovia.
- Adventures with bears.
- Early settlers.
- First town officers.
- Division of the town in 1798.
- Cazenovia village in 1803.
- Prominent men.
- Cherry Valley Turnpike.
- Incorporation of Cazenovia Village
- Enterprise and progress.
- Manufactories and business firms.
- Newspapers.
- C. N. Y. Seminary
- Churches
- Biographical sketch of Col.
John Lincklaen.
- Notices of prominent men.
- New Woodstock.
- Lucy Dutton. |
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| CHAPTER V. - DE RUYTER. - |
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- Boundaries.
- Lincklaen's purchase.
- Original division of towns and their names, with naming of De Ruyter.
- Party of pioneers.
- Opening of Roads.
- Historical incident.
- Joseph Messenger.
- Squire Samuel Thompson.
- Names of pioneers.
- First death.
- First birth.
- First school.
- De Ruyter village in 1805.
- First improvements at Shedd's corners and early settlers in that
vicinity.
- Quaker Basin.
- De Ruyter in 1809.
- Cold season of 1816.
- Affecting incident.
- Inconveniences and privations.
- 1816
- Affecting incident.
- Inconveniences and privations.
- Customary amusements.
- Incidents.
- Schools and their teachers.
- Distinguished sons of De Ruyter.
- The village in 1832.
- S. D. B. Institute.
- Churches.
- Newspapers.
- Biographical Sketches
- Brief notices |
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| CHAPTER VI. - EATON |
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- Boundaries.
- Face of the country
- Lakes and streams.
- Township No. 2.
- Incidents in the first settlement.
- Sketches of pioneer families.
- Indians.
- Mills, roads and other improvements.
- Log City, now Eaton.
- Mills, roads and other improvements.
- First houses, tavern, manufactures.
- Incidents.
- Masonic Lodge.
- Morrisville.
- That village before 1817.
- Location of the County Seat.
- Newspapers.
- Churches.
- Bennett Bicknell
- Sketches of other prominent men.
- Leeville, now West Eaton.
- This village before 1840.
- Manufactures.
- Churches.
- Enterprise and rapid progress.
- Alderbrook.
- Fanny Forester.
- Pierceville.
- Pratt's Hollow |
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| CHAPTER VII. - FENNER. |
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- Boundaries
- Geography
- Perryville Falls.
- Productions.
- Ancient route of armies.
- New Petersburgh Tract.
- Mile Strip.
- Early settlement.
- Names of settlers
- Experience of pioneers.
- Indians.
- First improvements.
- Early schools and meetings.
- Incidents of first town meeting of Smithfield.
- Town officers.
- Organization and naming of town of Fenner.
- Curious names of localities.
- Fenner Corners.
- Baptist Church of Fenner.
- Perryville, its rise and progress.
- Oren S. Avery.
- Churches of Perryville.
- Chittenango Falls village.
- Notices of early settlers.
- Influential men.
- Prominent families. |
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| CHAPTER VIII. -
GEORGETOWN. |
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- Boundaries
- Georgraphy
- Township No. 6
- Face of the country
- First settler.
- Sketch of the homes of other pioneers.
- Louis Anathe Muller.
- Muller Hill and its village and enterprises.
- Strange oblivion over the family of Muller.
- History of the estate to the present time.
- Georgetown village and its enterprises.
- Early church in the north part.
- Churches of the village.
- Prominent men of Georgetown.
- First officers.
- Dr. Whitmore. |
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| CHAPTER IX. - HAMILTON. |
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- Boundaries
- Georgraphy
- 4th Township
- Indians.
- Curious Relics.
- Mary Antone
- Pioneer Settlers and their Experience.
- Payne's Settlement.
- Early Courts.
- Customs of the times.
- Hamilton Centre.
- Poolville.
- East Hamilton.
- Hubbardsville.
- Hamilton Village at different periods.
- Hamilton Academy; Female Seminary; Union School.
- Mercantile and Mechanical Industries of the Village; Hamilton Bank;
Hamilton Lodge F. & A. M.
- Newspapers.
- Churches.
- Biographical Sketches of Samuel and Elisha Payne.
- Gen. King and others.
- Madison University.
- Rev. Daniel Hascall.
- Dr. Kendrick
- Earlville. |
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| CHAPTER X. - LENOX. -
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- Boundaries.
- Climate
- Geography
- Ancient occupation of the town by Indians.
- Jesuit missions of the 17th century.
- English travelers.
- Vaudreuil's expedition against Oneida Castle.
- Ancient forts.
- Sir William Johnson's reports.
- Rev. Samuel Kirkland at Oneida Castle.
- Traversing armies.
- Travelers' statements.
- First white settlers.
- The Klocks.
- Myndert Wemple.
- Angel De Ferriere.
- Wampsville.
- Quality Hill.
- Biographical
- Palmer Hill.
- Churches at Clockville.
- Oneida Castle and Skenandoah's home.
- Lenox Furnace.
- Canastota Village, with Biographical sketch of Angel De Ferriere.
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| CHAPTER XI. - LEBANON -
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- Boundaries.
- Geography.
- Township No. 5.
- Pioneer settlement.
- William S. and Justus B. Smith.
- Naming of Lebanon.
- Improvements.
- Proposed Vilalge at Smith's Valley.
- Kibbie tavern.
- The Felts and others at Earlville.
- Death of Daniel Wheeler in 1806.
- Primitive roads.
- Wolf hunt.
- Land Clearing.
- Schools, teachers.
- Lebanon Center.
- Lebanon village.
- Prominent citizens.
- Churches. |
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| CHAPTER XII. - MADISON - |
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- Boundaries.
- Notices of topography.
- Evidences of Indian occupation.
- Sir William Pultney's purchase.
- Agents.
- Sale of lands to companies and settlers.
- Names of pioneers and their places of location.
- Incidents of primitive journeyings and pioneer life.
- First improvements.
- First taverns, mills, &c.
- "Indian Opening."
- First "4th of July" celebration.
- Cherry Valley Turnpike.
- Madison village.
- Bouckville.
- Solsville.
- Chenango Canal.
- Noted events of early days.
- Churches.
- Prominent men. |
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| CHAPTER XIII. - NELSON. -
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- Boundaries
- Geography
- Township No. I.
- Large company of pioneers in 1793.
- Settlement of North East Quarter.
- Incidents.
- Richardsons and other pioneers of the south part.
- First tavern, store, saw mill and grist-mill.
- Incidents.
- Early churches.
- Customs of the day.
- Deaths by accident.
- Encounter with a bear.
- Nelson Flats.
- Erieville.
- Prominent citizens and families. |
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| CHAPTER XIV. - SULLIVAN.
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- Boundaries.
- Geography.
- Ancient home of the Oneidas.
- Home assigned the Tuscaroras
- The great Trail.
- Traversing armies.
- Vrooman's adventure and its disastrous results.
- The nine pioneer families of Sullivan.
- Destruction of their homes.
- Relics of the Vrooman expedition.
- Louis Dennie.
- First road through.
- State Road and Seneca Turnpike.
- Various land tracts.
- Early settlers.
- Sketches of their pioneer experience.
- Discovery of Gypsum beds.
- Canaseraga village; its progress.
- Chittenango; its early enterprises.
- Discovery of water lime.
- Building up of manufactories.
- The Polytechny.
- First "4th of July" celebration in Chittenango.
- Prominent men.
- Early Railroad projects.
- Chittenango Springs.
- Bridgeport.
- Incidents.
- Northern Sullivan.
- Churches.
- Biographical sketch of Hon. John B. Yates.
- Obituaries. |
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| CHAPTER XV. - SMITHFIELD.
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- Boundaries
- Geography and Geology.
- New Petersburgh Tract.
- Adventures with Indians.
- Original town of Smithfield.
- Pioneer families and early settlers.
- First enterprises.
- Peterboro in 1806.
- Execution of Mary Antone.
- Panther incident.
- Siloam.
- Churches.
- Peterboro Academy.
- Orphan Asylum.
- Biographical Sketches; Judge Peter Smith; Hon. Gerrit Smith; Wm.
Evans.
- Other public men. |
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STOCKBRIDGE. - |
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- Boundaries.
- Geography.
- Home of the Oneidas.
- The Tuscaroras.
- Oneida Reservation.
- Indian trail.
- Peter Smith Tract.
- Early settlers
- Incidents.
- Indian neighbors.
- Indian relics.
- The Oneida Stone.
- Cook's Corners.
- Munnsville.
- Stockbridge.
- Stockbridge Academy.
- Churches.
- Prominent citizens.
- Present home of the Oneidas. |
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