Pioneer history of Orleans county, New YorkContaining some account of the civil divisions of western New York, with brief biographical notices of early settlers, and of the hardships and privations they endured, the organization of the towns in the county, together with lists of town and county officers, since the county was organized, with anecdotes and reminiscences, illustrating the character and customs of the people . , who married Psaltei- S. Mason. Al-ineron, wlio marri(>d Sylvia Burns. :x IoinEii. Allen Porter was born in Fraidvlin county. Mass.,Ang. 24th, 1795. He married Elec
Pioneer history of Orleans county, New YorkContaining some account of the civil divisions of western New York, with brief biographical notices of early settlers, and of the hardships and privations they endured, the organization of the towns in the county, together with lists of town and county officers, since the county was organized, with anecdotes and reminiscences, illustrating the character and customs of the people . , who married Psaltei- S. Mason. Al-ineron, wlio marri(>d Sylvia Burns. :x IoinEii. Allen Porter was born in Fraidvlin county. Mass.,Ang. 24th, 1795. He married Electa Scott, i)ec. 22d,1819. In the fall of ISlo he located for himself atarni in the town of Barre. upon which lie removedin March, 1816, and commenced felling the trees, andon which he has ever since resided. At the time Mr. Porter came in, not more than fif-teen families had settled in the i)resent limits (^fBarre. Previous to this time tlip Holland (om])any hadtut out the road from the Oak Orchard Koad to Shel-by Center, which now passes the County Poor few lots had been taken but no dwelling had beenerected on the road so cut out in Barre and no set-tlement had been made in this town south of tlie Pooi-House Road and west of the Oak Oichard Road. Mr. Porter remembers hauling wheat raiseil (jn Jiisfarm, to Rochester, and selling it there for thirty-onerents a bushel, and paying live dollars pei- barrel for.
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