BIRTH: Age 16.
Jeremiah was born 10-22-1773, son of Aaron and (Hannah) Wheeler Farr Sr. He served in the war of 1812 as a private in Capt. Timothy Cornwall's Co., Col Clark Allen 55th Regiment NYV Militia 5-30-1814 to 6-7-1814 and participated in the Battle of Big Sandy in Ellisburg, NY. With both parents mentioned here, it is another connection between Jeremiah and Aaron
In the Town of Cape Vincent Cemetery inscriptions are:
Jeremiah Farr 11 Oct 1904 86 Yrs B/R
Harriet S Farr (North) wf. Jeremiah 13 JUL 1902 86Yrs BJR
Greenleaf H. SN. J and Harriet 5. 30 Nov 192983 Yrs B/R
IraJ. SN.J and 115.13 Sep1851-19 Apr 1938
Canie Farr (Hay) Wf Ira 14 Jun 1921 68Yrs B/R
There are many more Farrs in this St Lawrence Cemetery.
Moved to Cape Vincent in 1867
CENSUS (Extracted from ancestry.com scans): Oct. 15, 1850. Ellisburgh, Jefferson Co., New York. Page 341R stamped. Lines 5-7. Dwelling 1903, Family 1920. Jeremiah Farr, 31M, Carpenter & J. (probably stands for 'joiner), Real Estate valued at 1000, no birth place shown; Harriet S., 30F, no birth place shown; Greenleaf, 3M, no birth place shown. No birth places are given anywhere on this page unless they are not New York, which I take to imply that all blank birth places are New York. Uri Farr and family also appear on this page.
June 18, 1870. Town of Cape Vincent, Jefferson Co., NY. Post Office of Millens Bay. Page 35 (185 stamped). Lines 25-28. Dwelling 265, Family 264. Farr, John, 62M, Farmer, Real Estate valued at 5650, other property valued at 1880, b. New York; Harriet, 52F, keeps house, b. New York; C., 23M (or 28M), at home, b. New York; James, 1 8M, at home, b. New York; Harron, Georgian, 76F (could be 16F), HouseKeeper, b. New York. Despite the many variances in names from the 1850 census, and despite the ten-year difference in Jeremiah/John's age, I believe this census applies to the family of Jeremiah and Harriet Farr. It is indeed remarkable how, wherever I look, the 1870 census is always problematic in some regard or another!
From Steve Cota 2005
1880 NY census Cape Vincent Pg 11
Farr, Jeremiah, W,M,62, famer,b. NY, parents F,. NY
Farr, Harriet, W,F, 62, wife, keeping house,b. NY, parents b. NY
Farr, Greenleaf, W,M,31,son, at home, b. NY, parents b. NY
1890 Childs Business Directory
FARR JEREMIAH, (St. Lawrence) r 8, 8 cows, farmer 86.
CHILD'S GAZETTEER OF JEFFERSON COUNTY TOWN OF CAPE VINCENT
The following family group descriptions are adapted from Hamilton Child's Gazetteer of Jefferson County, N.Y., published in 1890.
http ://www.rootsweb.com/~nyjeffer/childcap.htm
Jeremiah Farr, son of Aaron, was a native of Vermont, and died in the town of El!isburg at the age of 50 yeas. He married Katie Belden of Painted Post, N.Y., by whom he had children as follows: John B., Charles A., Edward R., Alzina, Zimri, Uri, and Jeremiah. The latter was born in Ellisburgh, whence he removed to Cape Vincent in 1867. He married Harriet S., daughter of Ira and Hannah (Benton) North, of Redfield, N.Y., and their children are Green leaf and Ira. The latter married Carrie daughter of Martin and Catharine Hay, of Cape Vincent.
From Steve Cota July 2005
I got word back from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) today regarding my requests for Jeremiah Far Sr.'s War of 1812 pension file, and Jeremiah Farr Jr.'s Civil War pension file: Neither could be found. In the case of Jeremiah Farr Jr., I suspected he might not be a Civil War veteran at all, because I could not find his name on the National Park Service's website tabulating Civil War veterans. So NARA's inability to find him probably means he did not really serve in the Civil War.
Burial: St. Lawrence Cemeteiy, Cape Vincent, NY, USA
DEATH: 86 yrs. Buried in St. Lawrence Cemetery.
CENSUS: Age 42 farmer, wife Harriett 42, Marvon 21 M Laborer, Gruney 13 M, Ira 8 M.
CENSUS:
Household:
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Jeremiah FARR Self M Male W 62 NY Farmer NY NY
Harriet FARR Wife M Female W 62 NY Keeping House NY NY
Greenleaf FARR Son S Male W 31 NY Works On Farm NY NY
DEATH: 86 yrs. Buried in St. Lawrence Cemetery.
CENSUS: Age 20 Book Keeper.
1890 Veterns census Cape Vincent
FARR GREENLEAF, O14THINYHA, L, enlisted 6/10/63, discharged 8/25/65, time in service 2/2/15, page 7
CENSUS: Jan., 1920 (day not given). River Road, Cape Vincent Town, Jefferson Co., NY. ED 14, Sheet 2R. Dwelling 51, Family 52. Farr, Greenlef H., head, occupation none, 72M, b. NY, lb. NY, mb. NY;
Hay, Dellia R., boarder, 83F, b. NY, lb. NY, mb. NY.
Greenlef rents his home. Next door is the family of Edward R. Farr.
Tombstone
Greenleaf H. Farm Sn of J & Harriet S.d. 30 Nov 1929 aged 83 yrs
Farr Greenleaf H
- born 1846 d. 1929
-regiment 14th NYHA company M
-enlisted june 6 1863 in Ellisbung
-honorable discharge aug 26 1865
DEATH: 83 yrs. Son of J. & Harriet. Buried in St. Lawrence Cemetery.
CENSUS: Age 3.
St. Lawrence Methodist Church
Feb 15 1872 Ira J. Farr & Carrie M. Hay both of Cape Vincent
1880 census Cape Vincent, NY pg10 living with wife's parents
FARR, Ira, W, M, 29, soninlaw, Farmer, b. NY, parents b. NY
FARR, Carrie, W, F, 28, Daughter, Keeping House, b. NY, parents b. NY pg 17
FARR, Edward, W, M, 7, grandson, at home, b. NY, parents b. NY FARR, William, W, M, 5, grandson, at home, b. NY, parents b. NY
1890 Child's Business Directory
there are 2 Iras???
Farr Ira. (St. Lawrence) r 11, farmer, leases of Mrs. F. Fraser 64.
Farr Ira J., (St. Lawrence) r 9, farmer, leases of Fraser 80.
1918 Jefferson County Farmers Directory
Farr, Ira J., wife Carrie M., children 1,Owned, 86 acres, potatoes/berries, RFD I, Cape Vincent Cape Vincent, Farr Lands Farm,H15 1/8
Obituary:
IRA J, FARA, 86
DIES SUDDENLY
FUNERAL WILL BE HELD FRI
DAY AFTERNOON
PROMINENT GARDNER STRICKEN
Mr. Farr Raised Choice Fruits, Having Originated One Variety of Strawberries.
St. Lawrence, April 20, [1938] Ira J. Farr 86, died suddenly yesterday afternoon at 3 at. the farn, home of his son, Edward R. Farr, near Sand Bay. Mr. Farr had not been well for a few days.
Mr. Farr was born at Belleville, Sept. 13, 1851, a son of the late Jeremiah and Harriet North Farr. He had resided in the vicinity of Sand Bay and St. Lawrence since he was a small child, however, coming to this section with his parents.
He was a gardner by trade and raised choice fruits. He originated one variety of-.strawberries.
Mr. Farr married Carrie Hay of the town of Cape Vincent Feb. 15, 1872, the ceremony being performed by Rev. Charles Manson. Mrs. Farr died in 1920.
Surviving him are two sons, Edward R. Farr, with whom he resided, and William H. Farr, Pine Bluff, Ark.; a daughter, Mrs. Augustus Knight, Belleville, and several grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 2 from the horne of his son and at 2:30 in the St. Lawrence Methodist Episcopal church. Rev. Royal B. Fishbeck, Clayton, pastor of the church, will officiate. Burial will be made in the St. Lawrence cemetery.
Tombstone
Ira J. Farr Sn of J & H.S. 13 Sept 1851-19 Apr 1938
Burial: St. Lawrence Cemetery, Cape Vincent, NY, USA
CENSUS: Age 48, wife Carrie 48, som Elton J. 17, daughter Nettie 12.
CENSUS: Age 58, wife Carrie M 38?, son Elton F 24.
CENSUS:
Household:
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
M. D. HAYES Self W Female W 68 NY Keeping House NY CT
Delia HAYES Dau M Female W 38 NY Keeping House NY NY
Ira FARR SonL M Male W 29 NY Farmer NY NY
Carrie FARR Dau M Female W 28 NY Keeping House NY NY
Edward FARR GSon S Male W 7 NY At Home NY NY
William FARR GSon S Male W 5 NY At Home NY NY
Tombstone
Carrie Hay wf of Ira d. 14 June 1921 age 68 yrs
From Flower Memorial Library, Watertown
CHAUMONT WOMAN DIES AFTER LONG ILLNESS 1921 CHAUMONT,
June 16--Mrs. Carrie Hay Farr, wife of Ira J. Farr, died at hem farm home near St. Lawrence Friday. She had been ill for two years and was 68 years of age, had always lived in the town of Cape Vincent and is survived by her husband and three sons, Edward R. Farr and Elton F. Farr of the town of Cape Vincent, and William Howard Farr of Pine Bluff, Ark., one daughter, Mrs. A. E. Knight of the town of Cape Vincent, and one sister Miss Delia L. Hay of Cape Vincent. There are 13 grandchildren. The funeral was held from her late home at 2 o'clock this afternoon, Rev. Ethel Knapp, pastor of the St. Lawrence Methodist Episcopal church, officating, with internment in St. Lawrence cemetery.
Gertude Snell's 1946 "History of Farr Family is Given" (see Carrie Hay for complete citation) discusses Edward Farr and family. My transcription from the original clipping reads: "Edward Farr, son of Ira and Caroline Farr, later married Florence Fox of Depauville. Mrs. Farr's mother, Sarah Carver, daughter of a pioneer family coming to northern New York from Massachusetts, had attended the Sand Bay school, as did also an uncle who later became superintendent of schools in Wisconsin. Sarah Carver also taught here before her marriage to James Fox of Depauville. After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Edward Farr returned to Sand Bay where they bought the original 25 acres and home once owned by Mr. Farr's grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Martin Hay.
"The couple built a new home directly across the highway from the old home and are still residing there. Their four children attended Sand Bay school. Dorothy, now deceased, became a teacher after her graduation from the Potsdam Normal school. She lived in Washington after her marriage. Leslie, a graduate of Michigan university is in business in Buffalo. John A., a graduate of George Washington university is a practicing lawyer in Washington, D. C., since his discharge from the army.
"Stanley Farr married Florence Bovee of Depauville, and lives in the house built by his great-grandfather, Martin Hay. He is employed by the Freight and Express company of Clayton. Mr. and Mrs. Farr have three sons, all of whom have attended the local school as representatives of the fifth generation of their family. Willard, the oldest son, was recently discharged from the army of occupation in Germany. He is a graduate of the Cape Vincent High school. Stanley, jr., is a sixth grade pupil in the Cape Vincent school while Richard still attends the local school.
"Mrs. Edward Farr served as teacher in the local school at two different periods after her marriage. Previous to that she taught in other nearby districts."
Cemetery Inscriptions by A. E. Rogers, Ellen & John Bartlett (available online at the Jefferson Co., NY usgenweb site), list in St. Lawrence Cemetery: "Farr, Edward R., 1873-20 Dec 1947, 75y 8m 4d, mrd 5 Dec 1895; Farr, Florence J., (Fox), wf. Edward R., 1873-10 Sep. 1946, 73y 1m 9d." Edward's age at death implies a birth date of April 16, 1872. Florence's age at death implies a birth date of August 01, 1873.
Wherever this information came from, it did not come from the headstone itself. In the digital photo sent around by Doug Farr, the inscription clearly reads: Farr. Edward R., 1873-1947, Father. Florence J., 1873-1946, Mother." Beside this headstone is a small marker that reads "John Alden Farr, 1910-1990." This same marker appears in the Rogers & Bartlett inscriptions, but without any indication that it is associated with Edward R. and Florence J. Farr's headstone.
The above is from Steve Cota.
DEATH: Buried in St. Lawrence Cemetery.
CENSUS: Age 7.
CENSUS: Age 36 mar. 19yrs b. NY, wife Florence J 36 b. Iowa, son Stanley E 9, son Leslie A 4, son Wifred? 0, dau. Dorothy 11.
Wedding in Depauville (handwritten date 1897)
A very pleasant wedding occurred on Sunday afternoon, Dec 5 at 3 o'clock at the residence of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. James H. Fox of Depauville. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. B. G. Blaisdell in the presence of the immediate relatives when Mr. Edward R Farr of St. Lawrence and Miss Florence J. Fox were united in the sacred bonds of wedlock. Mr. Farr is respected by all who know him. His father, Mr. Ira J. Farr of St. Lawrence is a farmer. Mr. Farr took a course of study at the Kingston Business college in 1895. Miss Fox is one of the estimable young ladies of Depauville. She graduated from the Normal School of Potsdam in 1896 and is a most successful teacher. The happy couple started at 4 O'Clock for their future home at the residence of Miss Delia L. Hay near St. Lawrence.
Obituary
FARR--Near Clayton, Sept. 16, 1946, Mrs. Florence Fox Farr, wife of Edward R. Farr, aged 73 years.
Obituary (from newspaper of 10 Sept. 1946): CLAYTON---Mrs. Florence J. Farr, 73, wife of Edward R. Farr, died at her home at 7:30 this morning at Sand Bay. She had been ill with a heart ailment for about a year. She is survived by her husband; three sons, Stanley E. Farr, Sand Bay; Leslie M. Farr of Buffalo; and John Alden Farr, of Washington, D.C. A daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Farr Hill, died in Washington, D.C. in September, 1934. She is also survived by one half brother, James A. Fox of Brownville; and one half sister, Miss Lydia Mantle Fox of Washington, D.C., and six grandsons. Miss Lydia M. Fox wrote a series of articles for the Watertown Daily Times last winter. Mrs. Farr was born in Iowa, Aug. 1, 1873, a daughter of the late James and Sarah Carver Fox. The family moved to Depauville when Florence was six years old. She was a graduate of the Clayton High School and the Potsdam State Teachers' College. For about 15 years she taught school in the vicinity of St. Lawrence. She was manied to Mr. Farr of St. Lawrence on Dec. 5, 1897. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Blaisdel, then minister of the Depauville Methodist Church. The couple resided at Sand Bay on the Clayton-Cape Vincent Road since their maniage. She was a member of the St. Lawrence Methodist Church.
BIRTH: Daughter of JAMES FOX and SARAH CARVER.
CENSUS:
Household:
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
James H. FOX Self M Male W 47 NY Farmer NY NY
Sarah R. FOX Wife M Female W 36 NY Keeping House MA NY
Lydia M. FOX Dau S Female W 19 IA Teaching NY NY
James A. FOX Son S Male W 13 NY At School NY NY
Fredric C. FOX Son S Male W 11 IA At School NY NY
Florence J. FOX Dau S Female W 6 IA At School NY NY
Lucy L. FOX Dau S Female W 3 IA NY NY
Cemetery Inscriptions by A. E. Rogers, Ellen & John Bartlett (available online at the Jefferson Co., NY usgenweb site), list in St. Lawrence Cemetery: "Farr, Stanley E., 1901-1980, Mrd. 13 Nov 1923; Farr, Florence M., (Bovee), wf. Stanley E., 1907-1966." This reading may be confirmed by consulting the digital photo sent around by Doug Farr in 2005.
DEATH: Wife of Stanley E. Buried in St. Lawrence Cemetery. Inscription only reads May 1966.
Published on August 18, 2002, Page B6, Watertown Daily Times
WILLARD C. FARR
Willard C. Farr, 78, formerly of Clayton, and most recently of 171 Maple St., Black River, died at 4:55 am. Saturday in Samaritan Medical Center, Watertown.
Mr. Farr worked for Graphic Controls for more than 35 years, retiring as production manager on April 1, 1986. Previously, he had been a tour boat captain in Clayton.
Born March 28, 1924, in Cape Vincent, son of Stanley E. and Florence M. Bovee Farr, he graduated from Cape Vincent High School in 1941 and later attended Jefferson Community College, Watertown. He was an Army veteran with the 168th
Quartermaster Truck Company, and was discharged April 29, 1946, as technician fifth grade.
He married Ruth E. Hutchinson on Sept 1, 1946, in Sand Bay, at the home of his parents. She died Feb. 19, 1985. He married Geneva Newton Hutchinson on Oct. 3, 1987, at the Clayton United Methodist Church with the Rev. Joseph A. DeGroote officiating.
He was a member of Clayton United Methodist Church, a 50- year member of Clayton Masonic Lodge 296, a member of Colon- Couch American Legion Post 821 and an avid hunter, bowler and gardener. He had donated many flowers to local hospitals and senior citizen organizations. Surviving his besides his wife of Clayton are two sons and their wives, Willard C. II and Lillian J., with whom he had most recently resided in Black River, and Douglas W. and Denise, Williamsburg, Va.; a daughter and her husband, Kathy L. and David Bristol, Westtown; a stepson, Ralph J. Hutchinson, Clayton; a stepdaughter and her husband, Cheryl J. and Lawrence C. Hockey, Theresa; a brother, Richard J. Farr, Cape Vincent, four grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, two step grandchildren, three step great-grandchildren, an uncle, nieces, nephews and cousins. A brother, Stanley E. Farr Jr., died July 28, 1994.
The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Clayton United Methodist Church with the Rev. Cindy- Beth McCune, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in St. Lawrence Cemetery, town of Cape Vincent. Calling hours will be 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at Cummings Funeral Home, Clayton. Donations may be made to Alzheimer's Association of Central New York, Jefferson County Unit, 120 Washington St., Suite 419, Watertown, N.Y. 13601.
Tombstone (have photo courtesty Douglas Farr 2005)
Union Cemetery, St. Lawrence, NY
FARR
Willard C.
1924-2002
Ruth E.
1927- 1985
CENSUS: Age 6, grandson of Hiram I. Bovee.