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This Historical CD contains stories of the local townships of Livingston County, New York and its people.
This is a scanned copy on CD of the original book published in 1905.
History of Livingston County, New York
From its Earliest Traditions to the Present Together with Early Town Sketches
Edited by Lockwood R. Doty
Illustrated
W.J. Van Deusen, Publisher Jackson, Michigan
1905
1150 pages on 1 CD An essential resource for Genealogists Actual images of every page, in Adobe Acrobat Reader .PDF format. Works with any computer, and is easy to use and read. Some scans are imperfect. This book on CD is SEARCHABLE *
Part I Historical TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER I. Topography- of the. County—Genesee River— Canaseraga Creek—Conesus Lake —Western Door of lie Long House—Pioneer Customs- -Aboriginal Myths— Ancient Works and Remains—Jesuit Missionaries—Settlement by- Sullivan's Officers and Men
CHAPTER II. The Seneca Indians—The Kali-Kwas—Hiawatha—League of the Iroquois— Aboriginal Traditions—Cusick's Account—Monsters—Great Battle of Geneseo—Iroquois Domination—Iroquois Alliance with the British
CHAPTER III. The Senecas of the Chenussio—Seneca Fortitude—Their Customs in War and Peace—Incidents illustrating Seneca Characteristics—New Year's Festival at Squakie Hill—Handsome Lake, the Peace Prophet—Seneca Trails—Extinguishment of Indian Titles to Reservations
CHAPTER IV. Pouchot's Map—Early mention of the Genesee Country—Earthworks and Fortifications— Five Eras of Seneca Town history—Four Villages destroyed by DeNonville —Canawaugus—Dyu-ne-ga-nooh—O-ha-gi— Indian burial place—Big Tree—Beardstown—Squakie Hill—0-non-da-oh—Ga-da-oh—Ga-nos-ga-go—Sho-nojo-waah-geh, Big Kettle's town—Kan-agh-saws, Conesus—Dyu-liah-gaih—Chenussio— Gatlhsegwarohare—Sga-his-ga-aah, Lima—Ga-non-da-seeh, near Moscow—Deo-wes-ta, Portageville
CHAPTER V. Jesuit Missions—DeNonville's Expedition—Retirement of the Jesuits with the French
CHAPTER VI. Indian Notables—Red Jacket—Cornplanter—Henry O'Bail—Handsome Lake — Little Beard—Tall Chief—Straight Back—Big Tree—Black Chief—Jack Berry-Captain Pollard—Hot Bread—Half Town—Sharp Shins—Tommy Infant—John Montour— Quawwa—Mary Jemison —James Stevens—Seneca White—Thomas Jemison—Philip Kenjockety—Old Cannehoot
CHAPTER VII. The Western Expedition under General Sullivan, with a sketch of the Officers in his Command and an account of the Groveland Ambuscade and the torture of Boyd and Parker—Other incidents of the Campaign
CHAPTER VIII. After the Revolution—Phelps and Gorham Purchase—Robert Morris—Holland Purchase—Treaty of Big Tree—Charles Williamson—Celebration of the one hundredth Anniversary of the Treaty of Big Tree at Geneseo
CHAPTER IX. Early settlements in the County—James and William Wadsworth—Other Pioneers - sales of lands—Williamsburgh—Picture of the Genesee country—The Livingston Lease—Importance to the Genesee country of General Wayne's Expedition
CHAPTER X. Missionaries in the Genesee country—Religious Privileges—Visit of Louis Philippe—Duke DeLiancourt—James Wadsworth in London negotiating for sale of Lands—Town settlements commenced
CHAPTER XI. Pioneer Election—Famine—Rapid growth of the Settlements—Transportation facilities—The period prior to 1812
CHAPTER XII. The War of 1812 and the participation therein by men of the Genesee country Result of the War advantageous to the settlements—The "Cold Plague"—Condition of Western New York in 1817—First Newspaper in the County
CHAPTER XIII. Erection of Livingston County—Name of County—Location of County Seat — Public Buildings—Early Courts
CHAPTER XIV. Early Banking projects—Transportation problems—Post Rider—Stages—Genesee Valley Canal—Steamboats on the Genesee—High School at Genesee—Bible Society
CHAPTER XV. Abduction of Morgan—Anti-Masonry- in politics—Alms-house established Purchase of County Farm—Close of third decade—Politics
CHAPTER XVI. The decade from 1830 to 1840—Movement for a Railroad—Livingston County Anti-Slavery Society
CHAPTER XVII. The decade from 1840 to 1850—Removal of Remains of Boyd and Parker and other victims of Groveland ambuscade to Rochester, and Proceedings attending the removal—Later reinterment at Mount Hope— Livingston County Agricultural Society—The 94th Regiment of Infantry of the New York Slate Militia—The Campaign of 1844—Election of Governor Young—Railroad projects
CHAPTER XVIII. The decade from 1850 to i860—New Alms House—Last "Military Training" in the County—Genesee Valley Bank— Completion of Avon, Genesee and Mount Morris Railroad—County Politics
CHAPTER XIX. The War of the Rebellion; Livingston's part in it—History of the Wadsworth Guards, 104th Regiment—The 104th at Gettysburg—History of the 8th N.Y. Cavalry— 130th N. V. Vol. Infantry— 136th N. Y. Vol. Infantry— 14th N.Y. Heavy Artillery— 13th N. V. Vol. Infantry—33d N. V. Vol. Infantry—27th N. Y. Vol. Infantry
CHAPTER XX. Covering the war period in Livingston and the succeeding years to the present,
CHAPTER XXI. The Newspaper History of the County
CHAPTER XXII. The Last Council on the Genesee—William P. Letchworth
CHAPTER XXIII. Craig Colony
CHAPTER XXIV. Some Indian Remains in the Genesee Valley
CHAPTER XXV. Livingston County Civil List
CHAPTER XXVI. The Genesee Valley Hunt
CHAPTER XXVII. The Medical Profession in Livingston County
Sketch of Avon Sketch of Caledonia Sketch of Conesus Sketch of Lima Sketch of Leicester Sketch of Livonia Sketch of Ossian Sketch of Mount Morris Sketch of North Dansville Sketch of Portage Sketch of Springwater Sketch of West Sparta Sketch of Xunda Sketch of York Sketch of Groveland Sketch of Geneseo Sketch of Sparta
Part II Biographical Index
Acker, Francis M. Adams, George B. Adams, John H. Adams, Sireno F. Allen, M. P. Alverson, Frank J. Anderson, James D. Annin, Jr., James Armsted, Cynes H. Arnold, Norman C. Atherton, Charles Atwell, George W. Austin, Charles Averill, Henry E. Baker, Alonzo D. Baker, Monroe D. Barber, Aaron Baylor, William Beuerlein, Barney Beuerlein, Jr. Frederick Bigelow, Edward Everett Bingham, Charles L. Bishop, William W. Bonner, Frank C. Bonner, Samuel Bradley, Michael C. Bradner, family Brinkerhoff, Fred T. Bunnell, A. Cameron, DeLancey Chamberlain, Harlem G. Clark, Oliver D. Clark, Thomas Coffee, John D. Cogswell, William Covert, Nathaniel P. Crane, Scott W. Crofoot, Fred H. Crosier, Otis L. Crouse, James H. Culley, Fred A. Curtis, Henry B. Daley, Frederick E. Delehanty, Timothy Dick, William Donohue, Joseph D. Donovan, John F. Dover, George D. Doty, Everett Eddy, Allen S. Ewart, George S. Famum, William H. Faulkner, family Feley, Milton Fenno, Willis W. Fielder, Frank Fitch, John Foley, D. Frazer, James B. Gamble, Charles W. Gamble, Murray Gooding, William S. Gore, Michael E. Gregory, Walter F. Griffin, James Grimes, Frank H. Guana, R.K. Hagadorn, Dr. Levi Hill, Truman A. Hitchcock, Solomon Holford, Fred D. Hovey Frank E. Hubbard, Henry E. Hughes, John H. Hunt, Frederick Bancroft Hunt, William W. Jones, Benjamin E. Jones, Richard M. Keisler, Mrs. Margaret Maloy Kelly, Charles J. Kersimer Peter W. Killip, William W. King, A. J. Kittredge, Rev. Josiah Edwards |