Elizabeth Bell1

F, #109443, b. circa 1801

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Birthcirca 1801England, age 54 in 1855 census1

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  1. [S1516] 1855 State Census , New York, State Census, 1855 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.

(?) Seward

M, #109444

Family: Julia A. Moore b. c 1824

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  1. [S1516] 1855 State Census , New York, State Census, 1855 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
  2. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Floyd, Floyd, Iowa; Roll: T9_340; Family History Film: 1254340; Page: 263A; Enumeration District: 213; sheet 9, line 42, dwl 95-99.

Revilo Seward1

M, #109445, b. circa 1846

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Birthcirca 1846NY, USA, age 9 in 1855 census; age 15 in 1860 census1

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  1. [S1516] 1855 State Census , New York, State Census, 1855 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.

Julia Seward

F, #109446, b. circa 1850

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Birthcirca 1850NY, USA, age 5 in 1855 census

David Houghton1

M, #109447, b. circa 1819

Family: Ann Rider b. c 1820

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ResearchNY, 1819
Birthcirca 1819Wayne Co., NY, USA, age 36 in 1855 census1
Marriage1
1855 Census1855New York, New York Co., NY, USA, age 36, painter; and sister in law Susan Rider, 38, MA, garter fitter1

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  1. [S1516] 1855 State Census , New York, State Census, 1855 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.

L. H. Houghton1

M, #109448, b. circa 1855

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Birthcirca 1855Jefferson Co., NY, USA, age 1/12 in 1855 census1

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  1. [S1516] 1855 State Census , New York, State Census, 1855 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.

Arthur Houghton1

M, #109449, b. circa 1855

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Birthcirca 1855Jefferson Co., NY, USA, age 1/12 in 1855 census1

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  1. [S1516] 1855 State Census , New York, State Census, 1855 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.

M. Houghton1

M, #109450, b. circa 1822

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Birthcirca 1822MA, USA, age 33 in 1855 census1
1855 Census1855Troy, Rensselaer Co., NY, USA, age 33, boarder1

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  1. [S1516] 1855 State Census , New York, State Census, 1855 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.

Jo (?)

F, #109451, b. 26 December 1929, d. 15 April 2015

Family: Morris E. "Mo" Haven

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BirthDec 26, 1929Green Bay, WI, USA
Marriagecirca 1951
DeathApr 15, 2015Titusville, FL, USA
ObituaryApr 18, 2015Jo Haven Titusville, FL

Jo passed away on Wednesday, April 15, 2015. She was born December 26, 1929, in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Jo had had ups and downs recently with her health, but she passed away very quickly.

Jo was a homemaker and an avid golfer. She loved to be outside, and one of her lifelong goals was to live in Florida where she could play golf all year long. Having grown up in Green Bay, she was a life-long Green Bay Packer backer.

Jo was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, Morris E. "Mo" Haven. She is survived by two daughters, Maureen "Pixie" Conn, of Manhattan, Kansas, and Patricia "Myssi" Veronee (Ken) of Lake Placid, Florida. She leaves behind grandchildren Erik, Travis, Kenna and Thomas, great-granddaughter Clover, and dear dog, Skeeter.

In accordance with Jo's wishes, there will be no service or life celebration. Contributions in memory of Jo may be made to the Hospice of St. Francis, 1250-B Grumman Place, Titusville, Florida 32780.

Published in FLORIDA TODAY on Apr. 18, 20151

Morris E. "Mo" Haven

M, #109452

Family: Jo (?) b. 26 Dec 1929, d. 15 Apr 2015

  • Marriage*: Morris E. "Mo" Haven married Jo (?) on circa 1951.

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Marriagecirca 1951

Dr. Lowrey Barney M.D.

M, #109453, b. 24 February 1793, d. 17 December 1884

Family 1: Almira Spencer b. 13 Mar 1798, d. 22 Feb 1838

  • Marriage*: Dr. Lowrey Barney M.D. married Almira Spencer on Mar 21, 1821.

Family 2: Pamelia Farrell

  • Marriage*: Dr. Lowrey Barney M.D. married Pamelia Farrell on 1843 Pamelia was the widow of Wallace Farrell.1

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BirthFeb 24, 1793
MarriageMar 21, 1821
Marriage1843Pamelia was the widow of Wallace Farrell.1
1850 Census1850Henderson, NY, USA, age 57, physician
1880 Census1880Henderson, Jefferson Co., NY, USA, age 87, retired physician; Mary S. Houghton, age 16, a student, granddaughter of Lowrey Barney2
DeathDec 17, 18841
NoteParents: Father: Dr. Daniel Barney III2 b. 2 Jul 1768, d. 19 May 1828
Mother: Sarah Bucklin b. 21 Nov 1768, d. 26 Jan 1838

Family 1:

Almira Spencer b. 13 Mar 1798, d. 22 Feb 1838

Children:

Marie Louise Barney+1,3 b. 21 Dec 1821, d. 3 Sep 1877
Fromundus Barney18,3 b. 7 Feb 1824, d. 22 Jul 1887
La Morte M. Barney+18,3 b. 3 Nov 1826, d. Dec 1910
Daniel Portal Barney+18,3 b. 21 Oct 1828, d. 27 Jan 1864
Infant Daughter Barney29 b. 1835, d. 21 Nov 1835
Sarah Evelina or Evelyn Barney30 b. 20 Jan 1838

Family 2:

Pamelia Farrell b. 18 Mar 1808, d. 18 Sep 1879

Children:

George Mason Dalas Barney31 b. 22 Jul 1844, d. 10 Apr 1879
Sarah P E Barney29 b. 8 Apr 1846, d. 1 Jul 1849
Elva Phaethusa Barney1 b. 17 May 1849, d. 18 Feb 19371
ResidenceHenderson, NY, USA
BiographyLowrey Barney
Two generations of Barneys practiced medicine in the South Jefferson area. The first, Daniel Barney, was born in Swansea, Massachusetts in 1768, moving first to Rutland in 1800, to Adams in 1803 and finally to Henderson in 1807. He was Henderson’s second physician and served as the Jefferson County Medical Society’s first Vice-President. Daniel died in 1828. His son Lowery was born in Coventry, Rhode Island in 1793. He
began the study of medicine with his father when only sixteen. At the time the two made their way to visit patients by following Indian paths and the use of marked trees. He graduated from Fairfield Medical College in 1823, staying on for an additional year of instruction. He later received an additional diploma from the Medical College of Castleton (Vermont). Lowery was elected a New York State Assemblyman in 1836.
His obituary claims he served as president of the Medical Society of the State of New York. In 1850 he was elected the second president of the short-lived American Hygienic and Hydropathic Association of Physicians and Surgeons. Barney, along with most of the officers, missed the organization next meeting and the association appears to have disbanded shortly thereafter. Stonewall Jackson. In July 1851 Lowery was in New York City visiting his daughter (now Mrs. Houghton) and brother Hiram. Hiram was a well-connected lawyer, a later advisor to Lincoln
and is said to have assisted Lincoln in drafting the Emancipation Proclamation. Also visiting the Hiram Barneys was an old friend, Brevet Major Thomas J. Jackson, later to become better known as “Stonewall”.
"I have derived so much benefit from your wholesome and wise instructions that gratitude to you will accompany me to my grave.
Letter to Dr. Barney from Stonewall Jackson, 18 August 1853

According to legend, Jackson was later to repay Lowery’s kindness. At the first battle of Bull Run, Major Andrew “Jack” Barney (Lowery’s son) was fatally wounded while leading his company in the battle. A detachment carrying his body from the field was captured by the Confederates. Stonewall, recognizing the body, ordered that Jack’s sword and belongings be preserved and that the detachment be
escorted back to Union lines.
Obituary: Dr. Lowery Barney. Jefferson County Journal 1884 Dec 30.
Shampine, D.C., Well-connected Barney family witnessed history-and made it. Watertown Daily Times 2003 Dec. 28.
Weiss, H.B., The Great American Water-Cure Crazel. Trenton, NJ, The Past Times Press, 1967
.

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  1. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/…;.
  2. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Henderson, Jefferson, New York; Roll: T9_839; Family History Film: 1254839; Page: 298D; Enumeration District: 120; sheet 8, line 4, dwl 57-66.

Almira Spencer

F, #109454, b. 13 March 1798, d. 22 February 1838

Family: Dr. Lowrey Barney M.D. b. 24 Feb 1793, d. 17 Dec 1884

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BirthMar 13, 1798
MarriageMar 21, 1821
DeathFeb 22, 1838

Elva P. Barney

F, #109455, b. circa 1849

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Birthcirca 1849NY, USA, age 1 in 1850 census; age 30 in 1880 census
1930 Census1930Henderson, Jefferson Co., NY, USA, Widowed, age 65, Living in old Lowery Barney House with her maiden aunt Elva Barney (age 80).

La Mort Barney

M, #109456, b. circa 1827

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Birthcirca 1827NY, USA, age 23 in 1850 census
1880 Census1880Henderson, Jefferson Co., NY, USA, age 30, a sailor, a boarder with his uncle Lamort Barney1

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  1. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Henderson, Jefferson, New York; Roll: T9_839; Family History Film: 1254839; Page: 296C; Enumeration District: 120; sheet 3, line 40, dwl 22-24.

Dr. Joel Shew M.D.1

M, #109457, b. 13 November 1816, d. 6 October 1855

Family: Maria Louise Barney b. 21 Dec 1821, d. 3 Sep 1877

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BirthNov 13, 1816Saratoga Co., NY, USA
MarriageApr 14, 1839New York, New York Co., NY, USA1,2
DivorceOct 2, 1850New Haven, New Haven Co., CT, USA, She was then restored to her maiden name Barney.2
DeathOct 6, 1855NY, USA2
BiographyAt hydrotherapy'ss height in the 1850s there were over 200 water-cure establishments in the United States, most located in the northeast. Few of these lasted into the postbellum years, although some survived into the 20th century including institutions in Scott (Cortland County), Elmira, Clifton Springs and Dansville. While none were located in Jefferson County, the Oswego Water Cure operated in the city of Oswego.
In America, one of the leaders of the new movement was Joel Shew, frequently referred to as the American Priessnitz. Shew, a native of Saratoga, had worked in a daguerreotype shop and developed health problems due to the toxic chemicals used in the process. He became interested in medicine, went to medical school and graduated with an M.D. sometime before 1843. Shortly after graduation he became involved with hydropathy and in 1843 he and his wife, Marie Louise Shew, began to take in patients at their home in New York City, thus opening the
country’s first water cure. Until his early death in 1855, the Shews also operated water cure establishments in New Lebanon Springs and Oyster Bay. Both Shews became prolific writers. Joel wrote the Hand-Book of Hydrotherapy and edited the Water Cure Journal, which by the 1850s boasted of a subscription list of 100,000.
New Lebanon Springs Water-Cure: In the spring of 1845 Dr. Shew opened his second water-cure at New Lebanon Springs near Albany. The building cost the new owner more than $3000 and he had to lay two aqueducts to a mountain stream nearly a mile away. In 1847 Shew opened a third water-cure in Oyster Bay on Long Island.

Joseph Bartles

M, #109458

Family: Alma Cecilia Shew b. 16 Sep 1845, d. 25 Feb 1885

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MarriageMay 14, 1868Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY, USA
DivorceOct, 1883

Pamelia Farrell1

F, #109459

Family: Dr. Lowrey Barney M.D. b. 24 Feb 1793, d. 17 Dec 1884

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Marriage1843Pamelia was the widow of Wallace Farrell.1

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  1. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/…;.

William Henry Helm Brown Sr

M, #109460, b. 1881, d. 7 May 1915

Family: Winnifred Dora Houghton b. 5 Apr 1886, d. 10 Jun 1974

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Birth1881Scotland
MarriageApr 23, 1910Grace Episcopal, Buffalo, Erie Co., NY, USA
DeathMay 7, 1915on the sinking of the Lusitania off the coast of Ireland by German submarine U-20. William, age 34, was a British Citizen in Saloon Class Cabin #D34 with ticket #D1347.

Angus M. Brown

M, #109461, b. circa 1912

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Birthcirca 1912age 8 in 1920 census

William H.H. Brown Jr

M, #109462, b. circa 1915

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Birthcirca 1915age 5 in 1920 census

Elmer S. Keay

M, #109463

Family: Winnifred Dora Houghton b. 5 Apr 1886, d. 10 Jun 1974

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1920 Census1920Maplewood, NJ, USA, age 40, treasurer & cashier1

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  1. [S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , South Orange, Essex, New Jersey; Roll: T625_1039; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 310; Image: 249.

Anne Keay

F, #109464, b. circa 1919

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Effie Flora Houghton

F, #109465

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Floyd Carter Overton1

M, #109466, b. September 1858, d. 4 December 1923

Family: Mary Sawyer Houghton b. 13 Dec 1863, d. 13 Jul 1942

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BirthSep, 18581
MarriageFeb 18, 19191
1920 Census1920Adams, Jefferson Co., NY, USA, Living with husband Floyd Overton (Real estate sales & Mngr), and aunt Elva Barney.
DeathDec 4, 1923Adams, Jefferson Co., NY, USA
Obituary"The Troy Times, Troy, NY, Wednesday Evening, December 5, 1923
Cattle Breeder Fatally Injured
Adams, N Y., Dec. 5.—Floyd C.
Overton, President of the Jefferson
County Holsteln Friestan Association,
and prominent in Northern New
York as a cattle breeder, was fatally
Injured late yesterday when a
huge cask being lowered into a cellar
got beyond control and rolled
against him with terrible force. Mr.
Overton died two hours after his removal
to a hospital."

1st wife was Anna S Allen 1861 - 1917.
"Newspaper Watertown NY Daily Times 1917 S - 0969.PDF" on fultonhistory.com for obit which does not say burial place.

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  1. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/…;.

Gary R. Houghton

M, #109467, b. circa 1963, d. 11 April 2015

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Birthcirca 1963
DeathApr 11, 2015Bolingbrook, IL, USA, age 52

Robert W. Houghton

M, #109468, b. circa 1936

Family: Charlene D. (?) b. c 1939

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Birthcirca 1936
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Residence2015Bolingbrook, IL, USA
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Charlene D. (?)

F, #109469, b. circa 1939

Family: Robert W. Houghton b. c 1936

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Margaret Houghton1

F, #109470, b. circa 1825

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Birthcirca 1825NJ, USA, age 30 in 1855 census1
Immigration1849
1855 Census1855New York, New York Co., NY, USA, age 30, widowed, none1

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  1. [S1516] 1855 State Census , New York, State Census, 1855 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.