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Bissell / Brooks / Brown / Hughes / Lindsay / Shafer

 

BISSELL, Josiah, Jr., of Rochester, died lately. (Apr. 16, 1831)
Source: National Intelligencer, as pub. in the NGSQ, vol 55, No. 1, March 1967, submitted by K. Torp

 

BROOKS,  John

BROOKS, John, committed suicide in Rochester, N.Y., June 2 (June 6)
Source: National Intelligencer, as pub. in the NGSQ, vol 55, No. 1, March 1967, submitted by K. Torp

 

BROWN, Mather, an officer of the Revolution, died a few days ago in Rochester, age 88. He was in the campaign of 1777 at Saratoga, and commanded a Company under Gen.

Starke at Bennington. (April 14, 1831) Source: National Intelligencer, as pub. in the NGSQ, vol 55, No. 1, March 1967, submitted by K. Torp

 

Monday, Dec. 15, 1924, Time Magazine:

Brian G. HUGHES, bank president and practical joker, in Monroe, N. Y. Once he entered a ten cent tomcat in a national show, won a blue ribbon.

Batavia Herald, Kane County IL, Apr. 2, 1896:

Death of G. LINDSAY an Old Settler.
Mr. George LINDSAY, was born in 
Lima, Monroe County, N. Y., July 22, 1822.
He came to
Illinois in 1843, and settled in Warrenville, [Dupage County, Illinois] and moved to Batavia (Kane County, IL) in 1853, where he resided until his death, which occurred Friday, March 27, 1896. Three children are left to mourn his death. Funeral services were held, Sunday, from his late home, conducted by Rev. J. E. Bissell. The remains were laid to rest in the West Side Cemetery.

The Daily Messenger, Canandaigua, New York, Tuesday, 03 Jan 1922

Manley A. SHAFER (Monroe County)

Manley S. SHAFER, aged 65 years, of Brockport died at Brigham Hall Sunday. He had been at the institution several months. The remains were taken to Brockport for internment.

 

TOWNSEND, William K.
William K. Townsend
March 9, 1882
Died at Rochester, N.Y., Feb. 20 of dropsy, William K. Townsend, 58 years 5 months, brother of Mayor J. C. Townsend of this city. [Submitted by Nancy]

 

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