Individual Details

Jabez Backus POMEROY

(5 Aug 1794 - 26 Feb 1879)

Events

Birth5 Aug 1794Somers, Tolland County, Connecticut
ResidenceBef Feb 1815Hamilton, Madison County, New York
MiscellaneousFeb 1815drove a team of horses from Hamilton - Lockport, Niagara County, New York
MiscellaneousMar 1815left Hamilton with a few head of cattle & walked the entire distance - Niagara County, New York
MiscellaneousAft Mar 1815purchased land from William Willinck of the Holland Land Company - Lockport, Niagara County, New York
Miscellaneous1816cleared his land and tapped 250 maple trees, producing 500 lbs of maple sugar plus maple syrup - Lockport, Niagara County, New York
Miscellaneous1816was one of few farmers who did not lose his corn crop in the "year without a summer" - Lockport, Niagara County, New York
Miscellaneous1818Lockport, Niagara County, New York
Marriage26 Apr 1821Hamilton, Oneida County, New York - Phebe HOPKINS
Miscellaneous1825sold his fulling mill & concentrated on farming - Lockport, Niagara County, New York
OccupationAbt 1829co-owner of a carding mill with William Ross - Lockport, Niagara County, New York
Miscellaneous1829bought $2,000 worth of shares in the Lockport Bank - Lockport, Niagara County, New York
Residence1830with his family - Lockport, Niagara County, New York
MiscellaneousAbt 1832had a contract with the Holland Land Company to purchase land in Town #14, Range #7 - Niagara County, New York
MiscellaneousAbt 1834built a red brick house on Walnut Hill - Lockport, Niagara County, New York
Miscellaneous1835took a trip by stage to visit the "Far West"& bought several lots - Kalamazoo County, Michigan
Miscellaneous1835Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Residence1840with his family - Lockport, Niagara County, New York
Occupation8 Aug 1850farmer - Lockport, Niagara County, New York
Residence1855and was a farmer - Lockport, Niagara County, New York
Occupation1 Aug 1860farmer - Lockport, Niagara County, New York
Occupation5 Aug 1870farmer - Lockport, Niagara County, New York
Residence1875and was a farmer - Lockport, Niagara County, New York
MiscellaneousAbt Jul 1877was interviewed by a report for the Lockport Daily Journal about his life - Lockport, Niagara County, New York
Death26 Feb 1879Lockport, Niagara County, New York
BurialAft 26 Feb 1879in the Glenwood Cemetery - Lockport, Niagara County, New York
Probate1879Niagara County, New York

Families

SpousePhebe HOPKINS (1799 - 1870)
ChildNorton POMEROY (1823 - 1893)
ChildCaptain Hopkins Chillingsworth POMEROY (1825 - 1890)
ChildSarah Clarissa POMEROY (1827 - 1913)
ChildJabez Davis POMEROY (1829 - )
ChildOrphia L POMEROY (1831 - 1858)
ChildCaroline POMEROY (1833 - )
ChildLewis Sherrill POMEROY (1836 - 1868)
ChildMyron POMEROY (1838 - 1907)
ChildDaniel Webster POMEROY (1845 - 1920)
FatherJohn POMEROY (1764 - 1851)
MotherSarah PARSONS ( - 1801)
SiblingJohn POMEROY (1800 - 1836)