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Heman J. Redfield (1788-1877) —
of Le Roy, Genesee
County, N.Y.; Batavia, Genesee
County, N.Y.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Suffield, Hartford
County, Conn., December
27, 1788.
Son of Peleg Redfield (1762-1852) and Mary (Judd) Redfield
(1765-1844).
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; lawyer; Genesee
County District Attorney, 1821; postmaster;
member of New York
state senate 8th District, 1823-25; U.S. Collector of Customs,
1853-57.
Died in Batavia, Genesee
County, N.Y., July 22,
1877 (age 88 years, 207
days).
Interment at Batavia Cemetery.
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George Washington Lay (1798-1860) —
also known as George W. Lay —
of Genesee
County, N.Y.
Born in Catskill, Greene
County, N.Y., July 26,
1798.
U.S.
Representative from New York 29th District, 1833-37; member of New York
state assembly from Genesee County, 1840; U.S. Charge d'Affaires
to Sweden, 1842-45.
Died October
21, 1860 (age 62 years, 87
days).
Interment at Batavia Cemetery.
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Phineas Lyman Tracy (1786-1876) —
also known as Phineas L. Tracy —
of Batavia, Genesee
County, N.Y.
Born in Norwich, New London
County, Conn., December
25, 1786.
Whig. U.S.
Representative from New York 29th District, 1827-33; delegate to
Whig National Convention from New York, 1839; county judge in New
York, 1841-46.
Died in Batavia, Genesee
County, N.Y., December
22, 1876 (age 89 years, 363
days).
Interment at Batavia Cemetery.
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John Henry Martindale (1815-1881) —
also known as John H. Martindale —
of Batavia, Genesee
County, N.Y.; Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Sandy Hill, Washington
County, N.Y., March 20,
1815.
Son of Henry
Clinton Martindale.
Lawyer;
Genesee
County District Attorney, 1842-51; general in the Union Army
during the Civil War; Military Governor of Washington, 1862-64; New York
state attorney general, 1866-67.
Died in Nice, France,
1881
(age about
66 years).
Interment at Batavia Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Married 1840
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Benjamin Ellicott (1765-1827) —
of New York.
Born in Ellicotts Mills (now Ellicott City), Howard
County, Md., April 17,
1765.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York 21st District, 1817-19.
Died in Williamsville, Erie
County, N.Y., December
10, 1827 (age 62 years, 237
days).
Original interment at Williamsville
Graveyard, Williamsville, N.Y.; reinterment in 1849 at Batavia
Cemetery.
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John Teunis Bergen (1786-1855) —
also known as John T. Bergen —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Gowanus, Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., 1786.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York 2nd District, 1831-33.
Died in Batavia, Genesee
County, N.Y., March 9,
1855 (age about 68
years).
Interment at Batavia Cemetery.
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John Fisher (1806-1882) —
of Hamilton, Ontario;
New York.
Born in Londonderry, Rockingham
County, N.H., March 13,
1806.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1868;
U.S.
Representative from New York 29th District, 1869-71; defeated,
1870.
Died in Batavia, Genesee
County, N.Y., March 28,
1882 (age 76 years, 15
days).
Interment at Batavia Cemetery.
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David Ellicott Evans (1788-1850) —
also known as David E. Evans —
of Batavia, Genesee
County, N.Y.
Born in Ellicotts Upper Mills (now part of Ellicott City), Howard
County, Md., March 19,
1788.
Democrat. Member of New York
state senate Western District, 1818-22; U.S.
Representative from New York 29th District, 1827.
Died in Batavia, Genesee
County, N.Y., May 17,
1850 (age 62 years, 59
days).
Interment at Batavia Cemetery.
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Dean Richmond (1804-1866) —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Barnard, Windsor
County, Vt., March 31,
1804.
Democrat. Railroad
magnate; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New
York, 1860,
1864.
He was a leader in the movement to consolidate seven railway
corporations into the New York Central Railroad
in 1853; served as vice-president and as president of the New York
Central.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August
27, 1866 (age 62 years, 149
days).
Interment at Batavia Cemetery.
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Archie Dovell Sanders (1857-1941) —
also known as Archie D. Sanders —
of Stafford, Genesee
County, N.Y.
Born in Stafford, Genesee
County, N.Y., June 17,
1857.
Son of Elizabeth (Dovell) Sanders and John
Sanders.
Republican. Farmer;
member of New York
state assembly from Genesee County, 1896-97; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1896,
1924,
1932,
1936
(alternate), 1940
(alternate); member of New York
Republican State Committee, 1900-01; U.S. Collector of Internal
Revenue for the 28th New York District, 1909; member of New York
state senate 44th District, 1915-16; U.S.
Representative from New York 39th District, 1917-33; chair of
Genesee County Republican Party, 1929, 1939.
Died, in Strong Memorial Hospital,
Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., July 15,
1941 (age 84 years, 28
days).
Interment at Stafford Rural Cemetery.
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Harry D. Sanders (1874-1953) —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Stafford, Genesee
County, N.Y., September
27, 1874.
Son of Edwin B. Sanders and Belle (Douglas) Sanders.
Lawyer;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 50th District, 1915.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in 1953
(age about
78 years).
Interment at Stafford Rural Cemetery.
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