Chester, N. Y. - A History
Chester, N. Y. - A History
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Red hardcover book titled "Chester, N.Y. A History" by S. J. Levy, the 1947 definitive history of Chester, NY. INDEX A Abbatoir 107 Ackerly, Anthony 60 Allison, Joseph 38 Allison, Wm 39 American House 60 Aske,Benj 15 B Banker, Isaak 59 Beers, John 29 Beilfounder 69 Beilvale Mount’s 41 Berhoif, Jacobus 51 Bigger, John 50 Black Dirt Area 43 Black Meadow Brook 42 Board, Cornelius Si Board, Elizabeth 31 Board,.Family 31 Board, Joseph 62 Board, Thompson 60 Bodies Opera House 60 Boulton, Jno 59 Blooming Grove 13, 40 Bridges, John 15 Brooks, George H 60 Bryan, T. H 60 Bull, John 47 Bull Stone House 25, 26 Bull, William 19, 22, 27, 40 Burnside 43 Burr, Aaron 17 C Camp LaGuardia 105 Campbell Hall 43 Carman 29 Carpenter Colvill 31 Carpenter of Gosben 29 Cheesecock Patent 14 Chamberlain, E. D 31, 59 Chester Academy 51 Am. Legion 88 Baseball 73 Board of Education 83 Boundaries 41 Business Section 56 Cable Corp. 107 Cemetery 92 Chamber of Coin 7 Churches 99-102 Climate 49 Early Sports 68 Elgin Butter Co 61 Fire District 63 Free Library 78 Fruits 50 Grange 85 Italian Population 46 Incorp. Town 40 Independence War of 37 National Bank 103 Poultry 49 P.T.A 84 Rendering Corp 105 Residents, 1900 60 Residents, 1947 110 Schools 51 Scouts 89 Settlers, 1800-1875 58 Song 76 Sports 67, 83 Supervisors 52 Telephone Co 105 Town Officers 53 Town Population 117 Uplands 46 Yells 76 Village Incorp 62 Village Officers 53 Water Works 61 Chronology 118 Claudius, Smith 33, 51 Clinton, George 38 Clows and Everett 27 Conklin, John D. 51 Conklin, R. P 64 Conglingtown 36 Cook, Jeremia 58 Cooper, Elmer 30, 58 Cooper, Joseph 51 Cooper, Stephen 59 Cox, Aaron 59 Craigsville 19, 45 Crevccoeur 32 Cromline Creek 43, 45 Cromline, Daniel 17, 18, 23, 28, 40 Cromline Tract 19 Cub Scout Pack 91 Cullen, B 57 D Demerest, James 50 Demerest, N 50 Diffily, John J 56 Denn, Christopher 18, 22, 23, 27 Denton, Daniel 31, 58 Denton, Michael 31, 58 Denton, Samuel 59 Deutsch, Sam 46 Dobbin, Hugh 51 Dodd, Doctor 30, 58 Drainage 45 Drake, Joseph 31 Drowned Lands 45 Dubois, B 51 Dubois, Jesse 61 Dunning, Benj 38 Durland family 31 Durland, Hill 42 Dutchy, Mrs 60 Dyer, David 51 E Eagles, Joseph 51 East Chester 55 Elgin Butter factory 61 Ensign, John 29 Erie Railroad 47, 56 Everett & Clows 27 F Fanny 32 Fellowes Cap 33 First Presb. Church 99 First Settlers 48 Florida 41, 45 Ft. Clinton 38 Fort Hill 36 Ft. Montgomery 38 Fredericks, G. W 60 Fuel Gas Corp 107 G Gates, Major 38 Glenmere Lake 41, 42, 43 Goosepond Mtn 42 Goshen 19, 40 Goshen Butter 47 Goshen Early Settlers 27 Goshen Regiment 38, 39 Graham, Ed 60 Gratz, Herman 60 Gregory, Philip 47 Green, John 27 Greycourt Meadows 43 Greycourt Station 54 Grossett, David 59 H Hadden, Samuel 60 Hallock, James 50 Hambletonian Breeding 69 Hambeltonian 10 71 Hambletonian Orig. source 70 Hamilton, Alexander 17 I-Iamptonburgh 19, 26 Hazard, Ezra 59 Hector, St. John 32, 40 Hetfield, Moses 39 Hinchcliff, Bros 60 Holbert, James 50 Holbert, John 50 Holbert, Major 58 Holbert, Samuel 51 Holly, Ebenezer 27 Honor Roll, W. War I 97 Horton, Barnabas 51 Howell of Goshen 29 Howiand House 60 Hunter, C. S 30 Hunter, Lincoln 50 I Imported Messenger 69 Inn, Greycourt 35 Inn, Yelverton 35 Irish settlers 4,5 Iseman, C. F 60 Italian American Club 91 Italian settlers 45 J Jackson, John 39 Jones, Sarah 27 Johnson, C. E 59 Juliand, C 60 K Kent, Charles 71 Kerner, Charles 60 Ketchum, Horace 50 Kings Highway 23, 38 King, John 47, 51 King William III 13 Knapp, Kaleb 51 Knapp, Jesse 51 Knapp family 31 Knapp, Nathaniel 50 L L & H Railroad 49, 56 Laroe, Crinis 51 Laroc, Mark 46, 50 LaGuardia Camp 108 Lawrence, W. H 59 Lincoindale 21, 43 Littell, Edward G 56 M M.E.Church 102 Mambrino 70 Mapes, Julius 59 Mombasha Lake 41 Masterson, E 60 Masten 60 Matthews, Peter 15 Matthews, Vine 27 McGrath, Wm 60 McCormick, Richard 46 Milk production 47 Milk transportation 48 Miller, Guy 60 Miller, James 38 Minisink 14, 35 Moffatt, Hez 59 Moodna 43 Monroe 14, 40 Murray, J. S 59 Murray, Frank J 107 N New Windsor 20 0 Odell, Mrs 60 Onion Industry 46 Orange Blossom Fost 88 Orange Cou~.ty Area 13 Brief History 13 First Census 14 Indians 15 Population 14 Towns In 13 Orange Prince 13 Otter Kill 21, 43 P Parshall, Ensign 38 Patents 14 Pine Hill Farm 32 Polish settlers 45 Population, Town of Chester 117 Predmore, Earl 50 Proctor, John 56 R Reed Estate 60 Redner,A 61 Redner~ Jno 61 Rhodes, Lewis 51 Roe, Hamlet S 26 Roe, James 58 Roe, J. S 38 Roe, Nathaniel 30, 37, 59 Roe, Russell 37 Roe, William 59 Rockland County 13 Rokeby 15, 17 Hose, Silas 51 Ramsey, David .. 51 Rysdyk, William H. 67 S Salem 56 Satterly Town 36 School Principals 83 Sears, Joseph 27 Seely, Albert 59 Seely’s Creek 43 Seely, Jonas 58, 69 Seely, James 58 Seely, Townsend 58 Selleck, Thomas 47 Sanford, G. W 56 Settlers, Polish 45 Settlers, Italian 4.5 Shawangunk Mts 13 Snedeker, Chris 18, 19 Somerville 36 Springstead, John 30, 58 St. Columbia Church 100 St. John Hector 32, 40 Sterling Lake 31 St. Paul’s Episc. Church 101 Stevens, Elijah 51 Stevens, David 51 Sugar Loaf 50 T Taxpayers 1776 36 Taxpayers 1825 58 Ten Eyk 15, 17 Townsend, Peter 30 Travis family 59 Tusten, Benj 39 Tuthill, J. B 60 V Vail, Gil S 38 Vail, Wm 31 Van Rompaye, Louis 45 Veterans World War I 97 Veterans World War II 95 Volimer, Fred 61 W Walton Hose Co 63 ‘Walton Lake 61, 62 Warwick 13, 40 Washington, George 39 Washington Hotel 61 Wawayanda patent 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 41 Area 15 Dispute 17 Purchasers 14 Wells, Sarah 19, 20, 27 West Chester 54 Wickham, Joseph 55 Wickham, Samuel 51 Wilkin, Samuel 51 Wisner, Henry 37, 50 Wisner, Johannes 19 Wood, Jesse 51 Wood, John 38, 39 Wood, W. N 50 Woodhull, Col 39 Worley 27 World War I 97 World War II 93 Y Yelverton, John 29, 36 Yelverton, Abijab 29, 36 Yelverton, Jno 30 Young Birdseye 59Category
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