Historical gazetteer and biographical memorial of Cattaraugus County, . E. (Mrs. H. Watts) and Maggie A. Dennis Warner was born in Phelps, Ontario county, July 13, 1799, and wasdescended from New England stock. His grandfather, Dea. Jesse Warner, ata very early day emigrated from Connecticut to Phelps, where he bought alarge tract of land at the nominal price of eighteen cents per acre and sub-sequently gave to each of his boys a farm of fair dimensions. Deacon Warnerdied at the great age of years. Dennis Warner resided in Phelpsuntil he waseighteen, when he went to Olean and e
Historical gazetteer and biographical memorial of Cattaraugus County, . E. (Mrs. H. Watts) and Maggie A. Dennis Warner was born in Phelps, Ontario county, July 13, 1799, and wasdescended from New England stock. His grandfather, Dea. Jesse Warner, ata very early day emigrated from Connecticut to Phelps, where he bought alarge tract of land at the nominal price of eighteen cents per acre and sub-sequently gave to each of his boys a farm of fair dimensions. Deacon Warnerdied at the great age of years. Dennis Warner resided in Phelpsuntil he waseighteen, when he went to Olean and entered the store of Judge F. S. Martin as a clerk. Feb. 8, 1820, he married Miss Clarissa Andrews, aniece of the pioneer, Luman Rice. She was born in Homer, N. Y., Oct. 8, after their marriage they settled on the southern bank of the Allegany,opposite where the village of Westons Mills is situated. Mr. Warner pur-chased a saw-mill and engaged in the manufacture and sale of lumber. AllenRice owned a saw-mill across the river, and both mills were furnished power. J s ^^ a^L^c-n. Town of Portville. ? 1019 by the same dam. Mr. Warner died in Pittsburg, Pa., April 21, 1826, on oneof his trips to that place to market his lumber. He was an active and promi-nent young man of pleasing address, and served the town of Olean efficientlyin town offices. After Mr. Warners death Mrs. Warner fought the battle oflife for herself and three children for many years until her children were of anage to lend her a helping hand. She died in 1850 at the home of her daughterin Gloversville, N. Y. Col. Lewis D. Warner, oldest son of Dennis Warner, was born in the homeon the in 1822. He was early accustomed to labor and deprivations,and when old enough was bound out as an apprentice to leain the tanning andcurrying business, in which he endured so hard a life of service that even nowhe regrets he did not run away. At the close of his apprenticeship, andat the age of twenty-one, he recei
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