Horton Genealogy: or Chronicles of the Descendants of Barnabas Horton, of Southold, L. I., 1640.Horton, Geo. F. (George Firman)
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Horton Genealogy: or Chronicles of the Descendants of Barnabas Horton, of Southold, L. I., 1640.
Horton, Geo. F. (George Firman)
Horton family
3. Katie Elsie, born 6 Jan., 1837; married Ezra B. Bailey, of
Franklin, Ct.
4. Eli, born 24 August, 1839; died at Stafford, 3 March, 1841.
Eli Horton settled at Stafford, Ct., remained there till ---- ----;
then moved to Windsor Locks, where he now resides. His life has been
characterized by industry, economy and strict integrity. He has
been an active business man,--become wealthy, and has always shared
largely the respect and esteem of his fellow-men.
He was the inventor of an _improved chuck for a turning-lathe_, which
he patented, and manufactures at a great profit. He also invented a
machine for setting pins, for which he secured a patent, and for the
right, he has been offered $10,000.
XIII. OLIVE, daughter of Dea. Ezra Horton and Olive May, born at
Union, 1 April, 1805; died 19 April, 1855, married 30 April, 1830,
ELBERT FOSTER, of Stockbridge, N. Y., son of William Foster, Esq.,
Union, Ct., a descendant of Samuel Foster, of Chelmsford and Winham,
1648, and born at Union, 21 Oct., 1805. He died 1874.
Children:
1. Olive Lorinda, born 7 May, 1831; died 30 May, 1835.
2. Elbert Judson, born 3 Oct., 1834; died 30 March, 1836.
3. Edward Burke, born 31 Dec., 1837; unmarried; lives at the
old homestead.
4. Olive Adelphia, born 10 May, 1842; married William G.
Potter, of Anaheim, Los Angeles Co., Cal.
XIV. LAURENS, son of Dea. Ezra Horton and Olive May, born at Union,
21 March, 1807; moved to Smithfield, N. Y., in 1825, and to Oswego,
N. Y., in 1832; married 1. 11 June, 1834, ALMIRA COE, daughter of
Albert Coe, of Scriba, N. Y. She died 21 June, 1842. He married 2.
LAURA BENNET, of Kingston, Canada, who died 5 July, 1867.
He had two children by his 1st wife; 4 by his 2d wife:
1. Emily, born at Scriba, N. Y., 21 May, 1835.
2. William Henry, born at Smithfield, N. Y., 12 Feb., 1840;
lives in San Francisco, Cal.; unmarried; now in company with W.
W. Bowers in the Bee business.
3. Almira, born at Oswego, N. Y., 8 March, 1850.
4. Alvin, born at Oswego, N. Y., 1 April, 1853, died 8 May,
1855.
5. Nora, born at Oswego, N. Y., 27 August, 1857.
6. Celia, born 8 Sept., 1861; died 20 Sept., 1863.
XV. FIDELIA, daughter of Dea. Ezra Horton and Olive May, born at
Union, Ct., 5 Jan., 1809; married at Smithfield, N. Y., 15 Sept.,
1835, THOMAS MOORE, of Smithfield, N. Y., son of Thomas Moore, of
Union, Ct., and born at Union, Ct., 6 Oct., 1806; died at Smithfield,
N. Y., 5 July, 1853. She died 13 June, 1844.
Children, born at Smithfield:
1. Florilla, born 10 July, 1836; married Rev. Gordon Moore, son
of Dr. James Moore, of Stockbridge, N. Y.
2. Franklin, born 3 Nov., 1843; married 28 June, 1870, Mary M.
Clark.
II. DR. WILLIAM, son of Wm. Horton and Phebe Rumsey (_Silas_, _Dea.
James_, _Jonathan I._), born in Goshen, N. Y., 16 May, 1796; died
in Goshen, at the age of 47 years. He married 9 April, 1817, Maria
Ryneck, of Schenectady.
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