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     Elizabeth Stever was born on 30 March 1805 at NY, USA. She married Dickinson Wade Hotchkin at NY on 3 September 1823. Elizabeth Stever died on 7 August 1897 at Prattsburgh, Steuben County, NY, USA, at age 92. Death date from Prattsburg Historic society Records. Gravestone says died at age 92, Aug 6 1897. She was buried at Prattsburgh Rural Cemetery, at Prattsburgh, Steuben County, NY, USA.

     Boy Hotchkin was born on 9 April 1829 at NY, USA. He was the son of Dickinson Wade Hotchkin and Elizabeth Stever. Boy Hotchkin died circa 1830 at NY.

     Beriah Dickinson Hotchkin was born on 3 April 1831 at Pulteney, Steuben County, NY, USA.¹ He was the son of Dickinson Wade Hotchkin and Elizabeth Stever. He married Emily Sophronia Hopkins at Barrington, Yates County, NY, USA, on 18 November 1855.¹ Beriah Dickinson Hotchkin appeared on the census of 1880 at Milo, Yates County, NY, USA. The census lists the family as: Hotchkin, Beriah, 49 (1831), NY, clerk in bookstore, born NY, parents born NY; wife Emma S, 45 (1835), keep house, NY, father born CT, mother born NY; dau Allie F., 19 (1861), at school, born NY.. He died on 20 April 1897 at Penn Yan, Yates County, NY, USA, at age 66. Obituary.^2,3 He was buried at Lakeview Cemetery, at Penn Yan, Yates County, NY, USA.

     Timothy Hopkins, The John Hopkins Genealogy says that Beriah and Emily Sophronia Hopkins had no children of their own but adopted Emily's stepsister Alice Fidelia Hopkins and raised her in their home. The 1920 census of Penn Yan has Alice, age 56, living with Elizabeth Hayward, age 74, described as her sister. This may be another stepsister of Emily's. Beriah's birth date given in the Hopkins Genealogy couldn't be correct as his parents were married in 1828. Early Settlers of NY State, gives his death on 21 April 1897 at age 66.^1,4

     Elizabeth A. Hotchkin was born on 26 February 1833 at NY, USA. She was the daughter of Dickinson Wade Hotchkin and Elizabeth Stever. She married James Jackson at Prattsburgh, Steuben County, NY, USA. Elizabeth A. Hotchkin died in 1923 at Steuben County, NY, USA. She was buried at Prattsburgh Rural Cemetery, at Prattsburgh, Steuben County, NY, USA.

     Eunice Hotchkin was born on 11 August 1834 at NY, USA. She was the daughter of Dickinson Wade Hotchkin and Elizabeth Stever.

     James Jackson was born in 1833 at NY, USA. Age 42 at death. He married Elizabeth A. Hotchkin at Prattsburgh, Steuben County, NY, USA. James Jackson died on 6 April 1876 at Prattsburgh, Steuben County, NY.¹ He was buried at Prattsburgh Rural Cemetery, at Prattsburgh, Steuben County, NY, USA.

     Martha Bridge Prentiss was born on 8 June 1807 at Lancaster, Worcester County, MA, USA.² She was the daughter of John Adams Prentiss and Martha Bridge. She married Beriah Hervey Hotchkin at NY, USA, on 26 March 1839.² Martha Bridge Prentiss appeared on the census of 1880 at Pulteney, Steuben County, NY, USA. The census lists the family as: Hotchkin, Martha, June 73 (1807, MA; son C. W., Aug 26 (1854), NY, farming; son Edward A. , Aug 24 (1856), NY, farming.. She died on 23 January 1899 at Pulteney, Steuben County, NY, at age 91.³ She was buried at Glenview Cemetery, at Pulteney, Steuben County, NY, USA.

     Anna was born at Pulteney, Steuben County, NY, USA, on 19 March 1841. 1880 census gives her age as 39 and birth month as November.. She was the daughter of Beriah Hervey Hotchkin and Martha Bridge Prentiss. She married Henry Ruben Hess at Pulteney, Steuben County, NY, on 29 January 1871.² Anna died on 15 March 1908 at Pulteney, Steuben County, NY, at age 66. She was buried at Glenview Cemetery, at Pulteney, Steuben County, NY, USA.

     Martha Augusta Hotchkin was born on 30 September 1847 at Pulteney, Steuben County, NY, USA. She was the daughter of Beriah Hervey Hotchkin and Martha Bridge Prentiss. She married William Asa Hess at NY, USA, on 6 April 1873. Martha Augusta Hotchkin died on 24 December 1924 at Pulteney, Steuben County, NY, at age 77. She was buried at Glenview Cemetery, at Pulteney, Steuben County, NY, USA.

     Charles Willard Hotchkin was born on 27 August 1853 at Pulteney, Steuben County, NY, USA. He was the son of Beriah Hervey Hotchkin and Martha Bridge Prentiss. He married Mary Kellogg at Elmira, Chemung County, NY, USA, on 27 January 1888. Charles Willard Hotchkin appeared on the census of 1920 at Cohocton, Steuben County, NY, USA. The census lists the family as: Charles Hotchkin, 66 (1853), NY, parents born MA, farmer; wife Mary, 56, NY, parents born CT.. He died on 10 August 1924 at Cohocton, Steuben County, NY, at age 70.¹ He was buried at Glenview Cemetery, at Pulteney, Steuben County, NY, USA.

     A Charles W. Hotchkin was married on 14 January 1888 at Corning, Steuben Co., NY according to the NY Marriage Index, Cert. # 886. The wife’s name is not given in the index.

     Edward Augustine Hotchkin was born on 29 August 1855 at Pulteney, Steuben County, NY, USA. He was the son of Beriah Hervey Hotchkin and Martha Bridge Prentiss. Edward Augustine Hotchkin died on 9 April 1887 at Pulteney, Steuben County, NY, at age 31. He was buried at Glenview Cemetery, at Pulteney, Steuben County, NY, USA.

     William Asa Hess was born on 16 December 1843 at Steuben County, NY, USA. He was the son of Jacob Hess and Margaret R. Starkweather. He married Martha Augusta Hotchkin at NY, USA, on 6 April 1873. William Asa Hess appeared on the census of 1890 at Pulteney, Steuben County, NY, USA. The census lists the family as: Veterans Census, William Hess, Pri, Co A, 161st NY Vol, Jan 1864-- Nov 1865.. He died on 13 May 1910 at Pulteney, Steuben County, NY, at age 66. He was buried at Glenview Cemetery, at Pulteney, Steuben County, NY, USA.

     It is believed that they had 2 children but the Compiler can not find them in any census.

     Josiah Wright Prentiss was born on 10 December 1804 at Lancaster, Worcester County, MA, USA.^2,3 He was the son of John Adams Prentiss and Martha Bridge. He married Hannah Augusta Hotchkin at Pulteney, Steuben County, NY, USA, on 4 May 1834.³ Josiah Wright Prentiss died on 13 June 1901 at Pulteney, Steuben County, NY, at age 96.⁴ He was buried at Glenview Cemetery, at Pulteney, Steuben County, NY, USA.

     Florence Augusta Prentiss was born on 2 October 1838 at Pulteney, Steuben County, NY, USA. She was the daughter of Josiah Wright Prentiss and Hannah Augusta Hotchkin. She married Jeremiah J. Hess at NY, USA, on 7 January 1862. Florence Augusta Prentiss died in 1922 at Pulteney, Steuben County, NY. She was buried at Glenview Cemetery, at Pulteney, Steuben County, NY, USA.

     Edmund (Edward) Angelo Prentiss was born on 1 February 1841 at Pulteney, Steuben County, NY, USA. He was the son of Josiah Wright Prentiss and Hannah Augusta Hotchkin. Edmund (Edward) Angelo Prentissserved during the Civil War. He married Frances V. Parker at Pulteney, Steuben County, NY, on 22 November 1868. Edmund (Edward) Angelo Prentiss died on 2 December 1930 at Pulteney, Steuben County, NY, at age 89. He was buried at Glenview Cemetery, at Pulteney, Steuben County, NY, USA.

     Matilda H. (Tillie) Hotchkin was born on 23 June 1871 at Porter, Niagara County, NY, USA.¹ She was the daughter of James H. Hotchkin and Frances A. Michal. Matilda H. (Tillie) Hotchkin died on 5 September 1882 at Porter, Niagara County, NY, at age 11.¹ She was buried at North Ridge Cemetery, at Ransomville, Niagara County, NY, USA. Sec 2, Lot 102.

     The 1880 census finds her with her parents in Newfane, NY and gives her age as 9. The Compiler found her grave in North Ridge Cemetery, which gives her death date, age at death and her parents. She is also the Matilda H. Hotchkin whose birth was announced in the Lockport Daily Journal and death in LDJ "Matilda H. Hotchkin, the 11 year old daughter of Mr and Mrs J. H. Hotchkin, of Coomer Rd., died last night at their residence."²

     George Putnam Hotchkin was born on 2 September 1838 at Waterville, Oneida County, NY, USA.¹ He was the son of Mark Caldwell (M. C.) Hotchkin and Catherine M. Springer. George Putnam Hotchkin was a Private, andserved in Batt'y C, 3rd NY Art'y, during the Civil War.² He married Melissa Collins at Waterville, Oneida County, NY, circa 1864.² He married Mariah Mann at Syracuse, Onondaga County, NY, USA, on 25 December 1867.² George Putnam Hotchkin appeared on the census of 1870 at Sangerfield, Oneida County, NY, USA. The census lists the family as: Hotchkin, George, age 32, harness maker, b NY, wife Maria, age 22, b Eng., son Frank, age 1; and an unrelated female.. He resided at Waterville, Oneida County, NY, in 1900. He died on 12 July 1908 at Waterville, Oneida County, NY, at age 69.^3,4,5,6,7 He was buried at Walnut Hills Cemetery, at Brookline, Norfolk County, MA, USA. Buried with his daughter Adelaide Mason..

     George was a lifetime resident of the Waterville area in Oneida Co., NY and a Saddler by trade. He joined the Union Army at Elmira, NY on 14 May 1861 in Co. I, 26th Infantry Regt, New York Volunteers as a Corporal. He was discharged at Utica, NY as a Sergeant on 28 May 1863 then he reenlisted on 28 March 1864 as a Private in Battery C, 3rd Light Artillery, New York Volunteers and was honorably discharged at Syracuse, NY on 14 July 1865. During his first enlistment he was wounded in the head and the left hip by buckshot, in a battle near Fredrickburg, VA on 13 December 1862. The files show him taken to a hospital at Falmouth. In one of George's Pension applications he says, "I cannot tell just where I incurred disease of heart and liver, but never suffered from them, to my knowledge, before 1863; but have been troubled with them since 1864 or 1865. They are not due to vicious habits and in my opinion are permanent." In another Pension Application, dated 5 May 1902, he said that he was a Heel Finisher in a shoe factory, that his height was 5 feet, 4 1/2 inches, eyes black and hair black-gray, his complexion was dark and he identified scars as a gun shot wound on his left side above the hip. A pension document dated 28 May 1901 identifies his three children and gives their dates of birth.
     George P. Hotchkin was the Grantee of two properties in 1878, Oneida Co; Libr 379, pg 138, dated 20 May from Nettie Mueready and the second, Libr 379, pg 140 from Geo. H. Mueready by Guardian.
     The 1869 Gazetteer and Business Directory of Oneida Co. lists George P. as a manufacturer and dealer of trunks and home blankets, located at the corner of Main and White streets.

     James Knox Bouton was born on 1 October 1826 at Virgil, Cortland County, NY, USA.¹ He was the son of Nathan Bouton and Maria Mary (Polly) Gee. He married Agnes L. Hotchkin at Prattsburgh, Steuben County, NY, USA, on 18 March 1851. James Knox Bouton appeared on the census of 1870 at Troupsburg, Steuben County, NY, USA. The census lists the family as: Bouton, James, 43, farmer, $1000 personal, NY; Agnes, 44, NY; /addie L., 16, NY; Sarah A., 13, NY; William B., 11, NY; Fannie, 6, NY; George, 5, NY; Hotchkin, Sarah A., 60, NY.. James died on 23 March 1904 at Woodhull, Steuben County, NY, USA, at age 77. He was buried at Mount Hope Cemetery, at Troupsburg, Steuben County, NY, USA.

     Alfred Carpenter Angus was born on 13 October 1873 at NJ, USA. Birth date and location in 1900 census. He was the son of James Winans Angus Jr. and Anna M. Carpenter. He married Lulu Deziah Hotchkin at Prattsburgh, Steuben County, NY, USA, on 24 July 1901. According to Lulu's obituary, they were married on the family farm..^1,2 Alfred Carpenter Angus appeared on the census of 1910 at Brooklyn, Kings County, NY, USA. The census lists the family as: Alfred C. Angus, 36, married once, 8 years, born NJ, father born NJ, mother born NY, Mariner, seaman ship; wife Lulu M., 32, married once, 8 years, 5 children, 5 living, born PA, father born NY, mother born PA; dau Cecelia D., 8, born NY; son Alfred D., 7, born NY; son Levi H., 5, born NY, son Douglas E., 3, born NJ, son Austin ?, 2, born NY.. He died on 4 October 1954 at Prattsburgh, Steuben County, NY, at age 80. He was buried at Prattsburgh Rural Cemetery, at Prattsburgh, Steuben County, NY, USA.

     Alfred and Lulu had resided in Port Washington, NY and then retired to Prattsburg.

     Edmund Ward was born on 22 February 1731/32 at Guilford, New Haven County, CT, USA.¹ He was the son of Edmund Ward Rev. and Mehitabel Robinson. He married Abigail Hodgkin at Guilford, New Haven County, CT, in 1758.² Edmund Ward died in 1765 at At Sea.¹

     Edmund was born at Guilford, New Haven County, CT, USA, in 1759. He was the son of Edmund Ward and Abigail Hodgkin. Edmund Ward III married Hannah Rogers circa 1788. Edmund Ward III died on 23 November 1808 at Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

     According to Talcott, Edmund died in Nova Scotia, unmarried.

     Jedediah Parker was born on 28 September 1782 at Saybrook, Middlesex County, CT, USA.¹ He was the son of Jonathan Parker and Mary Jones. He married Amanda Hodgkin at Guilford, New Haven County, CT, USA, on 10 September 1804.^1,2 He married Elizabeth Starr at Guilford, New Haven County, CT, on 8 May 1836.³ Jedediah Parker appeared on the census of 1850 at Guilford, New Haven County, CT. The census lists the family as: Jedediah Parker, 67, farmer; Elizabeth, 62, next door lives Ruth Starr, 70 and Grace Starr, 65.. He died on 12 February 1853 at Guilford, New Haven County, CT, at age 70.¹ He was buried at Nut Plains Cemetery, at Guilford, New Haven County, CT, USA.⁴

     Benjamin was born at North Guilford, New Haven County, CT, USA, on 23 May 1720.^1,2 He was the son of Joseph Chittenden and Mehitabel Pierce. He married Elizabeth Hodgkin at Guilford, New Haven County, CT, USA, in 1745.³ He resided at North Guilford, New Haven County, CT, in 1750. Benjamin died in 1760 at North Guilford, New Haven County, CT.^1,2 He was buried at Old North Cemetery, at Guilford, New Haven County, CT, USA.

     Benjamin Chittenden and his parents are very well documented in the Chittenden Family Genealogy. He and Elizabeth Hodgkin lived in North Guilford after their marriage and when Benjamin died Elizabeth married Daniel Norton and survied his death in 1789. There are no records of her having a third marriage.

     Edward Edmund Lewis was born on 6 July 1726 at Guilford, New Haven County, CT, USA. He was the son of Edward Lewis and Rabakah Lathrop. He married Jane Hodgkin at Guilford, New Haven County, CT, on 7 September 1757. Married by Rev James Sprout..³ Edward Edmund Lewis died on 13 July 1810 at Lenox, Madison County, NY, USA, at age 84. Edward Edmond Lewis was born in Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut on July 6, 1726. His parents were Edward Lewis and Rebecca Lathrop/Lothrop Lewis. Edward married Jane Hodgkin on September 7, 1757 in Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut. Five children were born to Edward and Jane. They were Rebecca, Hannah, Edward, Samuel and John. Edward Edmond Lewis died July 13th, 1810 in Lenox, Madison County, New York and was buried in the Lenox Rural Cemetery in Madison County, New York. Edward was preceded in death by two of his children, Hannah in 1762 and Samuel in 1771. Edward's wife Jane lived until 1823.
Copied from findagrave.com. He was buried at Lenox Rural Cemetery, at Lenox, Madison County, NY, USA.

     The Lewes-Lewis Family Genealogy, refers to him as Edward Lewes and says that in the early part of his life, he was a sailor and after being married he was the captain of a trading vessel which was taken by the French, and he lost everything that he had acquired. The family were members of the Church of Christ, North Bristol Society. Edward was also known as Edmund.

     John Bishop was born on 10 April 1729 at Guilford, New Haven County, CT, USA.² He was the son of John Bishop and Abigail Spinning. He married Hannah Hodgkin at Guilford, New Haven County, CT, on 1 November 1753.^1,3 John Bishop died on 3 April 1807 at Guilford, New Haven County, CT, at age 77.² He was buried at Hammonassett Cemetery, at Madison, New Haven County, CT, USA.

     John's marriage to Hannah Hodgkin is described in NEGHG, Talcott and the John Bishop Genealogy. The Bishop Genealogy list all of their children and their birth dates.