Genealogical records, 1800-1976.

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Genealogical records, 1800-1976.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155512347

Family files containing genealogical correspondence, clippings, notes, and family letters, maps, deeds, reminiscences, speeches, photographs, school records, military papers, estate papers, bills, and receipts; items of note include letters from Roger W. Daniels to his family in Parishville describing his experiences in World War II, 1941-1943, and correspondence of Fannie and Will Elderkin about domestic matters and letters to Fannie from her father Rev. Phineas D. Gurley about her wedding and his travels as a minister, 1857-1886. Deeds, property inventories, mortgages, and legal judgments of local families, including Clarkson, Crandall, Drake, Smith, and Abbot, 1815-1886. Assessment roll for Potsdam, 1815, and federal censuses for what is currently St. Lawrence County, 1800, and New York State, 1810, 1820, and 1910. Clippings and articles on Potsdam's early families, a manuscript notebook on the Knowles family, and notes and clippings of births, deaths, and marriages of Potsdam residents, 1923-1976. Transcripts of tombstone records from cemeteries in Potsdam and vicinity, 1952-1976. Other materials include bibliographies, research guides, and newsletters, 1965-1968, a transcript of the Potsdam census of 1838, and local diplomas and certificates, 1848-1976.

21 linear ft.

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Crandall family.

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Gurley, P. D. (Phineas Densmore), 1816-1868

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Clergyman. From the description of P. D. Gurley correspondence, 1865. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70984789 Presbyterian minister, Washington, D.C., 1854-1868; chaplain to U.S. Senate. Present at death of Abraham Lincoln and gave sermon at Lincoln's funeral. From the description of Letter : Washington, [D.C.], to M.D. Phillips, 1866 March 16. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 32483646 Phin...

Abbot family.

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Elderkin, Fannie.

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Knowles family.

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Elderkin, Will.

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Clarkson family.

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Potsdam Public Museum (Potsdam, N.Y.)

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Secondary school founded in 1816. From the description of Potsdam educational resources: St. Lawrence Academy, 1812-1916. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155512441 ...

Drake family.

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Daniels, Roger W.

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