. History of Steuben County, New York, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers. Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin, Baron von, 1730-1794. TOWN OF CAMERON. 201 WILLIAM HEDGES. William Hedges was born in Barrington, Yates Co., Aug. 6, 1827. He is the son of Caleb S. Hedges and Nancy McDowell, and is of English descent. Caleb S. Hedges came frqm Yates County to Steuben County with his family,. WILLIAM HEDGES. and settled in Cameron in 1830. In 1838 he moved to what then was Bradford, Steuben Co., now Orange, Schuy- ler Co., and settle
. History of Steuben County, New York, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers. Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin, Baron von, 1730-1794. TOWN OF CAMERON. 201 WILLIAM HEDGES. William Hedges was born in Barrington, Yates Co., Aug. 6, 1827. He is the son of Caleb S. Hedges and Nancy McDowell, and is of English descent. Caleb S. Hedges came frqm Yates County to Steuben County with his family,. WILLIAM HEDGES. and settled in Cameron in 1830. In 1838 he moved to what then was Bradford, Steuben Co., now Orange, Schuy- ler Co., and settled upon the farm where he now resides. The subject of this sketch lived at home until he was eigh- teen years of age and worked upon his father's farm, im- proving his advantages as best he could for obtaining a limited education. At the age of eighteen years, having a desire to mingle with the world, and commence life's battle for himself, he purchased his time of his father for twenty-five dollars, with the understanding that he was going to learn the trade of boot- and shoe-making, and went to Penn Yan, Yates Co. Mr. Hedges served his apprenticeship in Penn Yan, Bradford, and Dundee. At the age of twenty-one years he was in the possession of his trade, which had been secured by determined perseverance. In 1849 he formed a part- nership with H. D. Bosenkrans, in the boot and shoe busi- ness, in Bradford, N. Y., which partnership was continued until 1853. In 1854 he again formed a partnership, in the manufacture of boots and shoes, with E. S. Bennett. This partnership was dissolved in 1855, by Mr. Hedges buying the interest of his partner. He then continued in the manufacture of boots and shoes until 1862, when he began to enlarge his business by adding groceries. In 1869, Mr. Hedges formed a partnership with Jonathan Bobie, of Bath, in the general mercantile business, and since that time has been a merchant in Bradford. The mercantile firm is now Wm. Hedges & Son. In polit
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