History of Chautauqua County, New York, from its first settlement to the present timeWith numerous biographical and family sketches . ,which office he still holds. He was married, Aug. 3, 1863, to Mary Ann,daughter of Edwin Buck, of Westfield, and has had 4 children, of whom DeWitt and Mary Adelia- are living. Mr. Sixbeys father, Charles Sixbey, wasof Holland descent; the ancestors of his mother were from England, andwere among the early settlers of Massachusetts. Austin Smith was born at Lansing, Tompkins Co., N. Y. His father hademigrated to that place the year before from Peekskill, N. Y. H
History of Chautauqua County, New York, from its first settlement to the present timeWith numerous biographical and family sketches . ,which office he still holds. He was married, Aug. 3, 1863, to Mary Ann,daughter of Edwin Buck, of Westfield, and has had 4 children, of whom DeWitt and Mary Adelia- are living. Mr. Sixbeys father, Charles Sixbey, wasof Holland descent; the ancestors of his mother were from England, andwere among the early settlers of Massachusetts. Austin Smith was born at Lansing, Tompkins Co., N. Y. His father hademigrated to that place the year before from Peekskill, N. Y. He was a farm-er and had a large family of children. Austin early determined to procure aclassical education, and to study law. This he accomplished by his own ex-ertions. He graduated at Hamilton College, in July, 1826, having taken thesecond honor in his class, the salutatory address. He was employed thesame year as principal of Fredonia academy; being its first teacher, andthat being the first academy in the county. The school soon acquired ahigh reputation, which it maintained, almost uninterruptedly, until it was . ^-N>,. TY^j/^^-^-r^ ^A^u^/i^ ^,~^H ^^Ai- -^^?^^^^
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