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Note: day, December 4, 1850 Submitted by Barbara Andresen Early Settlement -- Soil -- Products -- Inhabitants -- Manufactories and business of Former Years. The town of New Hartford was one of the first settled towns in the county, this town and Whitestown were settled about the same time in 1787 or 1788. Judge Sanger bought a tract of land in what was then a wilderness and about the same time the Messrs. Williams, three families of Kelloggs, two of Risleys, two of Olmsteads, Hurlburt, Butler, Shepard, Beach, Kilborn, and Higby, with a few other, commenced the settlement of the town, and being the best of land it was soon taken up by actual settlers from the New England States, men who were brought up to the habits of industry, on the rocky soil of the Eastern States, could not fail in making rapid progress towards compotency and wealth, with such a soil as New Hartford is celebrated for. The town is well watered by the Saquoit and other streams, giving it many fine mill privileges that are well improved. It is peculiarly adapted to English grain of all kinds, and a fine town for fruit, with a noble breed of cattle as any town in the county except Vernon. The inhabitants retain the character of the first settlers in maintaining the institutions of Religion and learning, diffusing happiness to families and neighborhood, making the best of society in every district. The village of New Hartford is pleasantly located four miles south-west of Utica, on what was formerly the great Western Turnpike and before the building of the Erie Canal and great Western Rail Road was the great thoroughfare for all the travel west. The town contains at this time, 4847 inhabitants, is six miles square, and has in its bounds a larger number of manufacturies than any town in the county --the principal ones are Burr Stone Mills, Cotton Capron or Utica Cotton Mills, Howell's two factories New Hartford Mill, Washington, two factories belonging to F. Hollister, of Utica, a splendid stone building, Rodgers & Spencer's large machine shop and foundary Chadwick & Son's Eagle Mills Cotton Factory, Clark's Cotton Mills on the Oriskany Creek, one of the best built factories in the country, making in the whole ten in number besides a large number of other mechanics located in its borders doing a heavy amount of business. In 1816 New Hartford village (before the Erie Canal was built) was doing a large merchantile business the Messrs. Wilbur & Stanton, and a few other merchants transacted as heavy a business as any merchants in the county, and the village was in a thriving and growing condition. The building of the Canal diverted trade and travel so that for a number of years the village lost its appearance of thrift then it formerly enjoyed; but, within a few years the manufacturing about it and its excellent farming land has given it the appearance of renewed vigor and beauty. It has some splendid farm houses and country seats showing wealth and taste in their construction. The first male born in the town is now living near Washington Mills. What a change he has seen. BIOGRAPHY: April 9, 1894. Eugene W. Walker and Nettie Walker sell lot of land situated on First Street in the Village of New Hartford, NY, to Patrick Mack for $1,500.00 plus assumption of mortgage of $350.00. Oneida County Deed Book 510, page 239. BIOGRAPHY: Utica City Directory 1895, WALKER, Eugene, Carpenter and builder, 10 Paris St., New Hartford, NY, b. do. Utica City Directory 1896 & 1897, WALKER, Eugene, Caprenter and builder, 8 Paris St., New Hartford, h same. BIOGRAPHY: Utica City Directory, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903 WALKER, Eugene, Carpenter and Builder, 8 Paris St, New Hartford, NY, h same BIOGRAPHY: Utica City Directory, 1905, 1910, 1915, 1920, WALKER, Eugene, carp., 8 Paris St, New Hartford, NY, h do. BIOGRAPHY: Utica City Directory, 1930, WALKER, Eugene r. 133 Richardson Ave, Utica, NY. BIOGRAPHY: Served on Jury to determine baseball on Sundays http://www.fultonhistory.com/Process%20small/Newspapers/Utica%20NY%20Sunday%20Journal/Utica%20NY%20Sunday%20Journal%201898-1900.pdf/Utica%20NY%20Sunday%20Journal%201898-1900%20-%200830.pdf#xml=http://www.fultonhistory.com/dtSearch/dtisapi6.dll?cmd=getpdfhits&u=58ead30a&DocId=2513811&Index=Z%3a%2fFulton%20Historical&HitCount=11&hits=c6+c7+284+3a9+56c+584+84e+1011+132f+1a90+1a91+&SearchForm=c%3a%5cinetpub%5cwwwroot%5cFulton%5fNew%5fform%2ehtml&.pdf BURIAL: New Forest Cemetery Listing - Utica, New York LastName FirstName MiddleInit ParentsName FuneralDirector MaritalStatus DateOfBirth DateOfDeath DateOfInterment BookNumber BookPageNumber PlotNumber LotNumber GraveNumber Remarks Walker Eugene Martin & Jane Walker H. T. Stevens M 08051856 01171931 01201931 3 704 Plot 9 1st left halfway up the hill http://searches1.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/archives/ny/oneida/cemeteries/newforestw.txt New Forest Cemetery 2001 Oneida St., Utica NY BURIAL: Funeral of Mr. Walker Funeral services for Eugene Walker were held yesterday afternoon from the residence of his son, 1388 Richardson Place. The Rev. E. C. Love, of New Hartford, officiated. Bearers were Melville and Malcolm Walker, Kenneth Clark, Harold Churchill, Richard Wheatley and Bert Desmond. Interment was in the family plot in New Foreat Hill. Utica Observer-Dispatch, Utica, NY, Wednesday January 21 1931, p. 20 Utica NY Observer 1931 - 0828.PDF <http://www.fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%202/Utica%20NY%20Daily%20Observer/Utica%20NY%20Observer%201931.pdf/Utica%20NY%20Observer%201931%20-%200828.PDF> CENSUS: 1930 Utica, Oneida, NY; Roll: 1623; Page: 6B; District: 149; Image: 338.0.Line 133 137 Living with son Frank (see Frank E Walker file) Walker Frank E Head 0 $6,000 YES M W 46 Married age 20 No Yes NY NY NY Shipping Clerk Paper Mill Non Veteran Elizabeth E Wife F W 46 Married age 20 No Yes Canada Engl Eng Immigrated 1900 Sewing Machine Oper Knitting Mill Malcom E Son Male White 22 Single Yes Yes NY NY Canada Eugene Father Male White 75 Widowed married age 21 No Yes NY US US Non Veteran CENSUS: 1920 New Hartford, Oneida, NY Roll: T625_1243; Page: 10B District: 86; Image: 306. 8 Paris St Eugene Walker Head Owns home free of Mortgage M W 60 Married New York Maine England Carpenter House Working on own Nettie Walker Wife F W 58 M New York New York New York Laundress Private Working on own CENSUS: 1910 NY, Oneida, New Hartford, Roll 1051 Book 2, Page 4a, sheet #4, dtd 16 April 1910 8 Paris St Walker Eugene Head W Male 54 Married once 32 yrs NY NY Eng Carpenter House Walker Nettie Wife W Female Sep 1861 38 Married 32 yrs 2 births 2 alive NY NY Vermont Walker Frank Son W Male 26 Married Once 7 years NY NY NY Conductor Electric Car Walker Lilie Daughter-in-law F W 26 Married Once 7 years 2 births 2 alive NY England England Walker Melvile Grandson W M 5 Single Walker Malcolm Grandson W M 2 Single CENSUS: 1900 NY, Oneida County, New Hartford, Roll 1132 Book 1, Page 46a, sheet #9 dtd 8 June 1900 (see file) Walker Eugene Head W Male Aug 1857 42 Married 22 yrs NY NY Eng Carpenter Walker Nettie Wife W Female Sep 1861 38 Married 22 yrs 2 births 2 alive NY NY Vermont Walker Charles Son W Male Dec 1879 20 Single NY NY NY Walker Frank Son W Male Jan 1883 16 Single NY NY NY CENSUS: 1880 New Hartford, Oneida, NY; Roll: T9_902; FHF 1254902; Page: 355.2000; District: 103; Image: 0713. Eugene Walker 24 <1856> Bpl-NY On Farm Relationship to head-of-household:-Son Single White Male Father's name:-Martin Walker Father's birthplace:-NY Mother's name:-Jane Walker Mother's birthplace:-ENG Martin Walker 55 Jane Walker 45 Eugene Walker 24 George Walker 22 Addie Walker 17 Nettie Walker 11 Nettie Walker 20 (dau in law) Charlie Walker 6m (Grandson) CENSUS: 1865 NY State Census, Family History Film 1435153, Utica, Ward 7, June 1865 Eugene Walker, Age:-10, Born in Jefferson Co, NY OBIT: Utica Daily Press, Monday January 19, 1931, p. 3 col 4 Eugene Walker. 75, died Saturday at the home of his son, Frank E. Walker. 113 Richardson Avenue, after an illness of several years. He was born in Brownsville, in 1856, son of the late Martin, and Jane Walker. He moved to Utica with his parents when a child and has always resided in this city or New Hartford In l887 he married Nettie Churchill, who died six years ago. By trade he was a carpenter. He attended the Episcopal Church. Surviving are two sons, Frank E., Utica; and Charles Walker. Syracuse; a brother George, Columbus, Ohio; two sisters, Mrs. Addie Baker and Mrs. Henry Clark, Clinton; two grandchildren and two great - grandchildren. Utica Daily Press, Monday January 19, 1931, p. 3, col 4 Died - Eugene Walker, 75,133 Richardson Avenue Utica NY Daily Press 1931 - 0288.pdf <http://www.fultonhistory.com/Process%20small/Newspapers/Utica%20NY%20Daily%20Press/Utica%20NY%20Daily%20Press%201931%20pdf/Utica%20NY%20Daily%20Press%201931%20-%200288.pdf>
Note: BIOGRAPHY: NEW HARTFORD - From ROMAN CITIZEN newspaper, Rome, Oneida County, New York, Wednes
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