Timothy L. Tryon

     Timothy L. Tryon was born in January 1823 at Noyan, Missisquoi Co, Quebec. He was the son of Timothy Tryon and Mary M. Longeway. Timothy L. Tryon married Susan (?) before 1845 at Quebec. Timothy L. Tryon married Julia A. James, daughter of John James Sr and Mary Ann Goodspeed, before 1855; 1855 census, Westport, Essex Co, NY. Timothy L. Tryon died after 29 April 1910 at Essex Co, New York.¹
     As of this writing (1990) no baptism has been located to substantiate that this Timothy is the son of Timothy Tryon and Mary Longeway. However, he and his wife were of Clarenceville, Quebec in 1851 and were later living at Westport, NY. The 1880 census of Westport indicated that Timothy's parents were born in Canada and France. I should think this would at least point the way to a Longeway connection. I think the L. for a middle name has to be Longeway.² He appeared on the census of 1851 at Clarenceville, Rouville Co, Quebec; Timothy Tryon, laborer, b. Canada, Methodist, 27, wife Susan, 25, b. US; children b. Canada: Silas, 5, and Augusta, 3.³ He appeared on the census of 21 June 1860 at Elizabethtown, Essex Co, New York; Timothy Tryon, 35, Julia, 29, Silas, 11, Augusta, 9, Syllia, 5, and Alice, 3. Silas and Augusta were both born Canada, Syllia and Alice in New York. Was this Syllia actually Celia, the daughter of Joseph?⁴ He appeared on the census of 2 July 1870 at Elizabethtown, Essex Co, New York; Timothy Tryon, 45, Julia A., 38, Lydia, 16, Allice, 13, and Ida May, 4.⁵ He appeared on the census of 8 June 1875 at Elizabethtown, Essex Co, New York; Timothy L. Tryon, 52, b. Canada, Julia A., 35, Lydia A., 20, Alice L., 18, Ida M., 9 and Lucy, 4, all born Essex County.⁶ He appeared on the census of 1880 at Westport, Essex Co, New York; Timothy Tryon, 63, born Canada, Julia, 52, born NY, Allice, 22, Ida, 13, and Lucy, 7. Timothy listed as his father born Canada, and his mother born France.⁷ He appeared on the census of 21 June 1900 at Westport, Essex Co, New York; Timothy Tryon, 76, Wescott, Alice, dau, 45, Warren Wescott, 55, both married 15 yrs, Victoria, 12, Winnifred, 4, Kate Tryon, 14, b. Mar 1886, granddaughter, Timothy Tryon, 21, grandson, b. Jun 1878, 21, married 2 yrs, wife Dorothy, 20, with no children.⁸ He appeared on the census of 29 April 1910 at Seventy-five Road, Westport, Essex Co, New York; Timothy was aged 87, living with his daughter Alice Wescott, 53 and his son-in-law, Warren J. Wescott, 64. He listed his parents as being Can-English, and what appears to be French, indicating that Timothy was indeed the son of Timothy Tryon and Mary Longeway. Along with dau and son-in-law, was Katie Wescott, 22.¹