The Winters line needs more research as any information before the late 1700's is purely speculative. This line is probably English or Dutch in origin.
Our earliest provable Winters ancestor, Silas Winters, was most likely the son of Obadiah Winters and his second wife Phebe Gordon. They lived at Waterbury, Connecticut from about 1766 to about 1772. At that time, they may have moved to Vermont, and some of the family eventually moved on to Canada. Obadiah Winters may have been connected to Obadias Winter and Susanna DuPuis of Staten Island, New York who had at least 4 children between 1700-1719. They may also be connected to Obadiah Winter and Margaret Cromwell of Woodbridge, New Jersey.
1st Generation:
Obadiah Winters was born circa 1720. He died after 1790, probably in Quebec, Canada.
There is little known about the early life of Obadiah Winters. He first appears in records in 1750, when he purchased land in Branford, Connecticut from Hannah Scarrett, who is referred to as his mother-in-law. Obadiah was probably married to an unidentified daughter of Richard and Hannah Scarrett in the mid to late 1740's. While living in Branford, Obadiah served in the French and Indian War. He served for a short time in 1757 before deserting and again in 1761. Obadiah and his family apparently stayed in Branford until about 1766. In that year, Obadiah purchased land from Aaron Harrison in Waterbury, Connecticut. While living in Waterbury, Obadiah married a second time to Phebe Gordon. In 1772, Obadiah sold his land in Waterbury to William Rowley, his wife's step-father. Where they went after this is somewhat of a mystery. In the late 1780's, they settled at South Hero, in what is now Grand Isle County, Vermont. It seems that before this, they may have lived off of Otter Creek in what is now Addison County, Vermont. In 1790, he was living at South Hero, Vermont. Many records it seems confuse Obadiah with his son of the same name. It appears though that they probably lived together for most of their lives. In the 1790's, Obadiah (unclear whether him or his son) had plans to move to Canada. Apparently in the year 1797, they sold their land in Vermont and moved to Canada. They settled off of the Ottawa River in the Quebec county of Argenteuil. They settled at either Saint Andrew (Saint Andre) or Grenville.
Obadiah married first unknown Scarrett circa 1748. She was born circa 1720. She died before 1768 in Connecticut.
Some researchers claim that her name was Abigail Scarrett, the daughter of Richard Scarrett and Hannah Hoadley, yet their daughter Abigail married someone else.
They had the following children:
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Hannah Winters was born circa 1748. She married Timothy Porter on August 27, 1767 in Waterbury, New Haven Co., Connecticut.The Waterbury vital records list her maiden name as both Winters and Andruss (Andrews). Unclear if she is really connected to this family. |
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Obadiah Winters was born circa 1750. He died after 1836 in Quebec, Canada. He married Polly Fletcher |
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Mary Winters was born circa 1752. She married Joseph Nichols on December 28, 1772 in Waterbury, New Haven Co., Connecticut.
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Obadiah married second Phebe Gordon on April 25, 1768 in Waterbury, New Haven Co., Connecticut. She was born on October 14, 1751 in Waterbury, New Haven Co., Connecticut. She probably died in Vermont or Canada.Phebe was the daughter of James Gordon and Sarah Smith, who lived at Wallingford and then Waterbury, Connecticut. Her father died when she was a young child and her mother remarried to William Rowley.
They had the following children:
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James Gordon Winters was born on January 29, 1769 in Waterbury, New Haven Co., Connecticut. He died after 1830.James probably went to Canada with his parents in 1790's and returned to Vermont by 1810. He was enumerated in 1810 in South Hero, Vermont, then in 1820 in Savage Island, Vermont. He was probably the James Winters in 1830 in Peru, New York. Census records indicate that he was probably married and had at least five children. Unfortunately, there is no further record of his family. Some of his sons may have ended up in Delaware County, New York. |
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Silas Winters |
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Naomi Winters was born circa 1774.She married Levi Allen on June 18, 1797.Levi may have been related to Ebenezer Allen, who a Revolutionary War hero and the original settler of South Hero. Levi was enumerated as the head of a household in 1800 in South Hero, Vermont. Levi and Naomi probably moved to Canada, as there is no known record of them in America after 1800. |
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unknown Winters was born circa 1777. He died circa 1807-1810, probably in New YorkThis unidentified Winters man was probably the first husband of Abigail Cannon, the sister of Silas Cannon's first wife Jane Cannon. They were married sometime prior to 1807. Abigail was more than likely widowed and remarried by 1810. Census records indicate that there was probably one surviving male child as a result of this brief union. If Alphonso Winters (1805-1840) was not the son of Silas and Jane Winters, he was probably a result of this union. |
| 8 | William Winters was born circa 1780. He died sometime between 1820-1840. He married Abigail Maria Underwood circa 1815, probably in Delaware Co., New York. (She was born on January 1, 1797 in Sandisfield, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts. She died after 1840, possibly in Chenango Co., New York.)William is only placed in this family because he is believed to have been a close relative (and probably brother) of Silas Winters. Both settled at least for a period of time in Delaware Co., New York. Both served in the same regiment during the War of 1812. William was married to Maria Underwood, the niece of Silas Winters' second wife Phebe Phelps. Census records indicate that they had at least 4 children, 3 girls and 1 boy, yet unfortunately this family cannot be traced past the 1840 census. |
1st Generation:
Silas Winters was born in the late 1760's or early 1770's in either Connecticut, New York or Vermont. He died sometime between 1822 and 1827 in Waterford (now Brooklyn) Twp., Susquehanna Co., Pennsylvania.
Father: Obadiah Winters
Mother: Phebe Gordon
There is no definitive proof of Silas' parentage or ancestry, but the connection to Obadiah and Phebe Winters is likely. It is possible that he was born in Waterbury, Connecticut, where Obadiah and his family were living as late as 1772. In that year, they sold their land and apparently moved elsewhere. Eventually, they ended up in Vermont, where they may have first settled off of Otter Creek in what is now Addison County, Vermont. In the late 1780's, they settled at South Hero, in what is now Grand Isle County, Vermont. Silas, as well as his father and most other relatives, were quite mobile and appear to have been reluctant to settle down. It is said that in the year 1797, Obadiah Winters moved on to Canada. We know that some of the family remained in New York, of which Silas was one of them.
Sometime during the 1790's, Silas moved to Delaware County, New York, possibly with two or three brothers. There, he married Jane Cannon in about 1799. They lived at what would become the village of Cannonsville in the town of Tompkins, Delaware County, New York. Sadly Jane died in about 1805, after only about 5 or 6 years of marriage. In about 1807 or 1808, Silas married a second time to Phebe Phelps, whose family lived in neighboring Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania.
Silas served in the Delaware County Militia, enlisting in 1805 before absconding (deserting or going into hiding) in 1807. He later served in the War of 1812 out of New York in Farrington's Regiment with William Winters (brother?) and three of his late wife's brothers (Joseph, Ansel and Dexter Cannon). Sometime between 1812 and 1815 and after the war was over, Silas moved with his family to Susquehanna Co., Pennsylvania, where they settled at Waterford (became Brooklyn) Township. Silas died here between about 1822 (the approximate year of birth for his youngest child) and 1827 (the approximate year of remarriage of his widow to Joseph McKune). After his death, it seems that Silas' sons returned to New York, and his widow moved to Harmony Township, in Susquehanna County, where she was living in 1850.
(Note: There were several other Winters in the area of Delaware Co., New York, who can not yet be placed in his family. Specifically they are Alphonso, Silas B., James, and William Winters. More than likely, they were his nephews, sons of his unknown brother.)
Silas married first to Jane Cannon in about 1799 in Cannonsville, Delaware Co., New York.
They had the following children:
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Joseph Cannon Winters |
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Jane Cannon was born circa 1805 in Cannonsville, Delaware Co., New York 1. She died after 1820. |
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Alphonso Winters was born on September 20, 1805 in Cannonsville, Delaware Co., New York 16. He died on September 22, 1840 in Tecumseh, Lenawee Co., Michigan 16.He married Sarah Clawson Hyde on April 23, 1835 in Southport, Chemung Co., New York 16.They had the following children:| Mary Elizabeth Winters (1836-1838) | Sarah Eliza Winters (1836-???) md. 1st. Uriel Pierce md. 2nd. Andrew J. Buzzard | George Lewis Winters (1838-1889) md. Margaret Zeviah Pierce | Alphonso Oristes Winters (1841-???) md. Sarah Ely |
There is no proof that Alphonso was Joseph's son, but the relationship is likely.
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Silas married second to Phebe Phelps in 1807 or 1808. She was born on October 29, 1785 in Granby, Tolland Co., Connecticut 2. She died after 1850.
Phebe may have moved to Wisconsin with her youngest daughter and died there before 1860.
They had the following children:
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Phebe Winters was born on February 24, 1809 2. She died on June 1, 1846 in Lanesboro, Susquehanna Co., Pennsylvania 2. She is buried in the McKune Cemetery, Susquehanna Co., Pennsylvania.She married Nathaniel Squires in about 1825 in Susquehanna Co., Pennsylvania. (He was born on October 15, 1792 in Morris, Camden Co., New Jersey 2 and died on February 23, 1877 in Nicholson, Wyoming Co., Pennsylvania 2. He is buried in the Stark Cemetery, Nicholson, Wyoming Co., Pennsylvania.)They had the following children:Silas Winters Squires (1826-1906) md. Lydia Brush | George Washington Squires (1828-1907) md. Harriet Estabrook | Frances Emeline Squires (1830-???) md. Simpson Drake | Charlotte W. Squires (1833-1885) md. N.C. Whitcomb | Imogene Squires (1837-1870's) md. Talcott C. Banks | | Zenophon Squires (1840-1845) | | Alphonzo Squires (1844-1844) |
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Frances A. Winters was born on May 22, 1810 in Delaware Co., New York 18. She died on April 21, 1884 in Columbus Twp., Bartholomew Co., Indiana 4.She married Benjamin Comfort on May 12, 1829 in Harmony Twp., Susquehanna Co., Pennsylvania 2. (He was born on May 15, 1805 in Deerpark, Orange Co., New York 2 and died on January 25, 1883 in Columbus Twp., Bartholomew Co., Indiana 4.They had the following children:| Louise Comfort (c. 1831-???) | | Lydia Ann Comfort (c. 1833-???) | Harriet Frances Comfort (c. 1840-1891) md. Richard J. Thomas |
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Eliza A. Winters was born in 1812 in Delaware Co., New York 17. She died sometime between 1887 and 1900 in Oakland, Susquehanna Co., Pennsylvania.She married Elisha Squires in 1837 in Susquehanna Co., Pennsylvania 17. (He was born on about 1813 in New York 3 and died before March 19, 1867 in Susquehanna Co., Pennsylvania.)They had one child:Stanley Squires (1843-aft. 1910) md. Delia |
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Almena Winters was born on July 2, 1814 in Waterford (now Brooklyn) Twp., Susquehanna Co., Pennsylvania 5. She died on June 25, 1893 2.She married Benajah Munson on October 30, 1833 in Susquehanna Co., Pennsylvania 5. (He was born on June 10, 1805 in Pennsylvania 5 and died on January 9, 1885 in Grant Co., Wisconsin 5.They had the following children:Lucy Jane Munson (1835-???) md. Warren Shubael Dimock) | | Amasa T. Munson (1838-1862) | Elsie Munson (1842-1872) md. Horace F. Perkins | Esther Munson (1842-???) md. Andrew S. Leonard |
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Polly Winters was born on November 18, 1816 in Waterford (now Brooklyn) Twp., Susquehanna Co., Pennsylvania 2. She died on June 26, 1915 in Des Moines, Polk Co., Iowa 2.She married Jacob Skinner in October 1832 in Lanesboro, Pennsylvania 2.They had the following children:
| Elisha William Skinner (1834-???) | | George Jefferson Skinner (c. 1836-???) | | Panthea Skinner (c. 1838-???) | | Orban E. Skinner (c. 1840-c. 1840) | | Helen E. Skinner (c. 1843-???) | | Phebe C. Skinner (c. 1847-???) | | Marion Skinner (c. 1853-???) | | Mary Skinner (c. 1857-???) | | Charles Jacob Skinner (1859-???) |
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unknown female Winters was born circa 1818 in Delaware Co., New York. She died after 1830. |
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unknown female Winters was born circa 1820 in Susquehanna Co., Pennsylvania. She died after 1830. |
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Clarissa Winters was born circa 1822 in Susquehanna Co., Pennsylvania 3. She died after 1860.She married George William Lake on September 8, 1842 in Harmony Twp., Susquehanna Co., Pennsylvania 2.They had the following children:Delmar Lake (1843-after 1900) md. Esther E. | | Comfort D. Lake (1844-1918) | | George Lake (c. 1847-???) | | Emogene Lake (c. 1855-???) |
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Joseph Cannon Winters was born circa 1803 in what is now the town of Tompkins, Delaware County, New York 1,3. He died on April 28, 1881 in Cannonsville, Delaware Co., New York 1. He is buried in the Oakwood Cemetery, Stilesville, Delaware Co., New York.
Father: Silas Winters Mother: Jane Cannon
Joseph was named after his maternal grandfather, Joseph Cannon. He spent the first part of his life in or near the village of Cannonsville, Delaware County, New York. Joseph's mother died when he was just a toddler and his father remarried soon after to Phebe Phelps. Joseph had one younger brother and at least nine younger sisters. They continued living in Delaware County for a few more years. In about 1813, Joseph and his family moved over the state line to a farm in what is now Brooklyn Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. Joseph continued living there with his family. In about 1824, Joseph reached his majority, which is also about the same time that his father Silas died.
In about 1824, Joseph reached his majority and it was also during that period of his life that his father died. It was mostly likely then that he moved by himself back to his hometown of Cannonsville, New York. He was married soon after to a young woman named Maria Brower, whose family lived nearby. They lived together on a farm in the town of Tompkins (where Cannonsville is located) in Delaware County. There is a strong possibility that in the mid to late 1830's, Joseph and his family lived briefly in Michigan. Most likely, he was the Joseph C. Winters who was one of the "earliest settlers" of Vienna Township, Genesee County, Michigan (the period of earliest settlement of the township appears to have been between 1833 and 1838). Joseph's move to Michigan most likely coincides to when Alphonso Winters (who was most likely his brother) moved to Lenawee County, Michigan, which was in 1836 or 1837. If they indeed moved to Michigan, they did not stay there long and returned to Delaware County, New York by 1840. In that year, they were living in Davenport, Delaware County, New York, and were enumerated next to Joseph's brother-in-law Andrew Smith. Perhaps they had just recently returned to New York and were living with relatives until they could purchase their own land. Sometime between 1840 and 1850, Joseph and his family returned to the town of Tompkins, Delaware County, where they remained. Eventually, Joseph purchased a farm on the edge of the village of Cannonsville, Delaware County. There, his wife Maria died in 1864. Joseph married twice more after the death of his first wife, but had no more children. He probably would have helped to raise his 5 step-children, children of his second wife Sarah Woodbeck Cable by her first husband: Sanford, Amos, Paulina, George, and Silas Cable.
Joseph was a farmer and probably a member of the Presbyterian or Baptist in Cannonsville. On May 6, 1879, Joseph wrote his will, in which he provided some financial support for his wife Martha and left the rest to his surviving children. Joseph died on April 28, 1881 and his will was proven on May 23, 1881. He was buried in the Cannonsville Cemetery, Cannonsville, New York. In the 1960's, his body was exhumed along with those of all his family and reburied at the Oakwood Cemetery in nearby Stilesville, New York. Today, the physical locations that Joseph spent the majority of his life are at the bottom of the Cannonsville Reservoir.
He married first to Maria Brower in about 1826 in Delaware Co., New York.
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They had the following children:
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Eliza Ann Winters was born in March 1827 in Tompkins, Delaware Co., New York 3. She died sometime between 1900 and 1910 in Milo, Yates Co., New York.She married David Millard St. John in about 1854 in New York 3. (He was born on December 22, 1819 in Otsego, Otsego Co., New York 2. He died sometime between 1900 and 1910 in Milo, Yates Co., New York.)They had the following children:Catherine M. St. John (1856-1901) md. David Heller | | George L. St. John (1859-???) | Jay C. St. John (1862-1920's) md. Ivona |
David was the widower of Eliza's deceased aunt Catherine Brower. They lived near Breesport, Chemung County, New York. Sometime between 1880 and 1892, they moved to Milo, New York.
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Alphonzo Winters |
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George Winters was born on August 18, 1830 in Tompkins, Delaware Co., New York 6. He died in 1918 in Cannonsville, Delaware Co., New York. He is buried in the Oakwood Cemetery, Stilesville, Delaware Co., New York.He married Mary Jane Cannon sometime between 1850 and 1860 in Delaware Co., New York. (She was born on June 3, 1835 in Cannonsville, Delaware Co., New York 6 and died on November 2, 1891 in Cannonsville, Delaware Co., New York 6. She is buried in the Oakwood Cemetery, Stilesville, Delaware Co., New York.)They had no children. |
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Harriet M. Winters was born in June 1836 in Tompkins, Delaware Co., New York 3. She died in 1900 in Veteran, Chemung Co., New York 7. She is buried in the Scotchtown Cemetery, Erin, Chemung Co., New York.She was married Isaac Wood sometime between 1863 and 1866 in New York. (He was born in 1828 in Pennsylvania 7 and died in 1896 in Erin, Chemung Co., New York 7. He is buried in the Scotchtown Cemetery, Erin, Chemung Co., New York.)They had the following children:
Anna E. Wood (1865-1959) md. Charles Moore | Andrew Wood (1867-1948) md. Cora Marilla Elston | | Arba Wood (1869-1870) | Clara Ida Wood (1870-1953) md. Patrick Halpin | | Edith Wood (1874-1946) | Floyd Isaac Wood (1874-1938) md. Deborah May Hollenbeck | Wells Frank Wood (1876-1948) md. 1st. Jessie C. md. 2nd. Veva Geneva |
Harriet may have been born in Michigan. She may have been married before her marriage to Isaac Wood. They lived near Breesport in the town of Erin, New York. After her husband's death, Harriet moved in with her son in the town of Veteran, New York. Harriet and Isaac are both buried in the Scotchtown Cemetery in Erin, New York. |
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James Edgar Winters was born in August 1839 in Tompkins, Delaware Co., New York 3. He died in 1918 in Elmira, Chemung Co., New York 8. He is buried in the Maple Grove Cemetery, Horseheads, Chemung Co., New York.He married Louisa Jane in about 1865. (She was born in September 1841 in New York 3 and died on May 20, 1914 in Elmira, Chemung Co., New York 8. She is buried in the Maple Grove Cemetery, Horseheads, Chemung Co., New York.)They had the following children:
Mildred A. Winters (1865-1929) md. Yuba Randall | Joseph E. Winters (1868-1953) md. 1st. Julia md. 2nd. Ada M. | Laura B. Winters (1885-1970) md. George Washington Carson |
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Andrew B. Winters was born circa 1842 in Tompkins, Delaware Co., New York 3. He died on November 20, 1865 in Cannonsville, Delaware Co., New York 6. He is buried in the Oakwood Cemetery, Stilesville, Delaware Co., New York.Andrew served in the Civil War out of New York. He mustered out on June 8, 1865. He may have died from war wounds. He is buried in the Oakwood Cemetery, Stilesville, NY. |
Joseph married second to Sarah Ann Woodbeck, widow of Lewis Cable, sometime between 1864 and 1870 in Delaware Co., New York. She was born in about February 1824 in New York 6. She died on May 31, 1871 in Cannonsville, Delaware Co., New York 6. She is buried in the Oakwood Cemetery, Stilesville, Delaware Co., New York.They had no children.
Joseph married third to Martha sometime between 1871 and 1879. She was born circa 1838 in Pennsylvania 3. She died after 1880.
Martha probably remarried after Joseph Winters died in 1881.
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Alphonzo Winters was born on September 24, 1828 in Tompkins, Delaware County, New York 6,11. He died on March 2, 1911 in Cannonsville, Delaware Co., New York 6,12. He is buried in the Oakwood Cemetery, Stilesville, Delaware Co., New York.
Father: Joseph Cannon Winters Mother: Maria Brower
Alphonzo Winters was probably named after his uncle. He spent the majority of his youth in Delaware County, New York, in the town of Tompkins. In about 1836, he probably moved with his family to the state of Michigan. If so, they did not remain there long and returned to Delaware County by 1840. In 1840, they were living in the town of Davenport, New York, probably on land owned by his maternal aunt, Eliza Smith. Soon after this, his family moved back to the town of Tompkins and his parents purchased a farm on the edge of the village of Cannonsville. In 1847, at the age of 19, he moved out of his parents' home and began working as a farm laborer for neighboring farmers in the vicinity. In 1850, he was living on the farm of the Seymour family of Delaware County. Meanwhile, Alphonzo was an industrious youth with aims at a stable future. He began saving money to purchase a farm that could support a family.
Alphonzo eventually began a relationship with a young woman from the village of Cannonsville named Jane Owens. It seems that they waited to marry until Alphonzo could purchase a farm, this apparently happened sometime in 1854, and was a farm in Tompkins Town, not far from Cannonsville. In September of 1854, he and Jane Owens were married and began living on their Tompkins Town farm. Their three children were probably born on this farm. Meanwhile, Alphonzo set his aims on other goals, and wanted to open up his own store. In 1864 (or as late as 1868), Alphonzo moved with his family to the village of Cannonsville, where he opened a general mercantile store in the village center. This was at the corner of Maple Street and Main Street in the village. He and his family may have lived at the same location.
Alphonzo and his wife raised their children to adulthood in the village of Cannonsville. They were probably members of the Baptist church in the village. He successfully ran the mercantile store for at least 40 years. It is safe to assume that his family helped with the running of the store. The Winters were respected citizens of the village of Cannonsville and were related by marriage to many of its citizens. Alphonzo's wife Jane died in 1908 and that same year he wrote his will, in which he provided $100.00 to erect a tombstone for him and his wife. He also left $200 to his son George, $100 to each of his five grandchildren, and the residue to his three children. Alphonzo and his wife were buried in the Cannonsville Cemetery. In the 1960's, their bodies were exhumed and reburied at the Oakwood Cemetery in Stilesville in anticipation of the flooding of the valley and creation of the Cannonsville Reservoir.
He married Mary Jane Owens on September 7, 1854 in Cannonsville, Delaware Co., New York 11,13. |
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They had the following children:
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Gordon Owens Winters was born on October 29, 1855 in Cannonsville, Delaware Co., New York 11. He died on September 10, 1918 in Cannonsville, Delaware Co., New York 12. He is buried in the Oakwood Cemetery, Stilesville, Delaware Co., New York.He married Katherine L. Colvin in about 1883 in Delaware Co., New York 3. (She was born in October 1857 in Masonville, Delaware Co., New York 3 and died in 1951 in Cannonsville, Delaware Co., New York 14. She is buried in the Oakwood Cemetery, Stilesville, Delaware Co., New York.)They had no children. Gordon and Katherine lived in the area of Cannonsville, New York, for the duration of their lives. Gordon worked as a laborer in various occupations. Before her marriage, Katherine "Kate" worked as a school teacher. After Gordon died, she worked as a newspaper reporter. |
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George Comfort Winters was born on June 28, 1858 in Cannonsville, Delaware Co., New York 11. He died in 1931 in Morgantown, Monongalia Co., West Virginia 6. He is buried in the Oakwood Cemetery, Stilesville, Delaware Co., New York.
He married Sarah P. Swartout on June 16, 1886 in Cannonsville, Delaware Co., New York 12. (She was born in September 1863 in New York 3 and died in March 1944 in Morgantown, Monongalia Co., West Virginia. She is buried in the Oakwood Cemetery, Stilesville, Delaware Co., New York.)They had the following children:Harley Everett Winters (1886-1960) md. Ida Erma Schmidt | Frances E. Winters (1888-1984) md. Ernest Michael Cordray | Fredrick A. Winters (1893-1942) md. Hattie Pearl Tennant |
George worked as an oil pumper which hastened the family's move to West Virginia. Sometime between 1888 and 1893, they moved to Clay, West Virginia. They moved to Morgantown, West Virginia sometime between 1920 and 1930. |
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Charlotte Frances Winters |
4th Generation:
Charlotte Frances Winters was born on January 25, 1861 in Cannonsville, Delaware County, New York 11. She died on February 14, 1924 in Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York 15. Her remains are interred at US Columbarium, Middle Village, Queens Co., New York.
Father: Alphonzo Winters
Mother: Mary Jane OwensShe was named after her maternal grandmother, Charlotte Huyck Owens, and frequently went by her pet name, Lottie. Charlotte apparently spent her first years on her parents' farm on the outskirts of Cannonsville in rural Tompkins Town. Probably in 1863 (when she would have been 2 years old), they moved to the village of Cannonsville where they opened and successfully operated a general store. Charlotte was probably raised as a Baptist and would have spent her youth in school and in helping to run the family store in the center of the village. It was probably while working at the store that she met a young business man named Oscar Wadleigh who was traveling from Buffalo to New York City. Their mutual interest soon culminated into a relationship and they became engaged. Charlotte was married to Oscar Wadleigh on November 17, 1887 at her parent's home in
Cannonsville, New York.
Afterwards, they began living together in Buffalo, New York, where Oscar had been living before the marriage. Despite this, Charlotte apparently traveled back to Cannonsville to give birth to her oldest child in her parents' home. The family lived in Buffalo until 1892. In the summer of 1892, Charlotte and her family moved to Deposit, Delaware County, New York, where Oscar operated a newspaper. A son Gerald was born there in 1893. They did not remain there long and sometime between 1894 and 1896 (probably in 1896), they moved again, to Binghamton, Broome County, New York. In about 1912, they moved once more, to New York City. They first settled in Brooklyn, but by the late 1910's, they moved to the Woodhaven neighborhood of Queens. Charlotte died at a hospital in Brooklyn from the effects of pneumonia on February 14, 1924. She was 63 years old. Afterwards she was cremated and interred at the US Columbarium at Fresh Pond Crematorium in Queens.
She married Oscar Stearns Wadleigh on November 17, 1887 in Cannonsville, Delaware Co., New York 12.
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