Historical gazetteer and biographical memorial of Cattaraugus County, . rnston, P. O., in 1838, and by trade was amillwright. He married Orphia Heath ; children : Hiram, Harriet, Olive,Sally A., Amanda, Elon Alonzo, Melvina, Samuel, Clarissa, and Mary. ElonAlonzo Norton married Sarah, daughter of Elias Wood, and they have twosons and two daughters. The sons, Arthur M. and George C, are the propri-etors of the Norton lumber mills at Sandusky. Arthur M. Norton was born inFarmersville, where he resided until his parents returned to Freedom in April, 1865, he enlisted in Co. G, 8ist N.
Historical gazetteer and biographical memorial of Cattaraugus County, . rnston, P. O., in 1838, and by trade was amillwright. He married Orphia Heath ; children : Hiram, Harriet, Olive,Sally A., Amanda, Elon Alonzo, Melvina, Samuel, Clarissa, and Mary. ElonAlonzo Norton married Sarah, daughter of Elias Wood, and they have twosons and two daughters. The sons, Arthur M. and George C, are the propri-etors of the Norton lumber mills at Sandusky. Arthur M. Norton was born inFarmersville, where he resided until his parents returned to Freedom in April, 1865, he enlisted in Co. G, 8ist N. Y. Vols., and served until theclose of the war. John Peet, a native of England, came to America and located first inOneida county. In 1837 he moved with his family to Freedom and settledon the farm now owned by J. J. Davis. He married Mary Davis. Five chil-dren survive them both, viz.: Evan, George, William, David, and John. JohnPeet was born in Oneida county March 24, 1833. He is a farmer and hasserved several years as assessor of Freedom. He married Sarah, daughter of. w^ Town of Freedom. 687 Thomas W. Owens; children: Martha (Mrs. Melvin Leonard), Mary ( L. Gibbs), Arthur O., John E., Eva S., and Fannie. Col. Earl Sawyer, with Jonas C. Irish and Rufus Metcalf, became a settlerin 1811, coming here from Vermont. In [822 he erected the first frame dwell-ing, was the first town clerk and an early justice of the peace, and was one ofthe first to introduce improved farming implements. In other ways he wasfirst and foremost. J. W. Sawyer was supervisor of Freedom in 1867. • Nelson Shallies, son of Joseph, came to Freedom from Woodstock, Vt.,about 1840. He was first a blacksmith here and then a farmer, and marriedEllen Cheney; children: Emily (Mrs. J. Vallance), Elbert C, Edgar M., Ella(Mrs. A. Carter), and J. Henry. J. Henry Shallies was born near Freedom,was educated at Arcade and Ten Broeck Academies, and has followed civilengineering and school teaching. He was electe
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