Individual Details

Ralph Moseley "Old Tauwah" POMEROY

(Bef 22 Feb 1767 - 6 Jan 1823)

Events

BirthBef 22 Feb 1767
Baptism22 Feb 1767at the First Church of Christ - Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts
Miscellaneous10 Feb 1790advertised that he would occupy the Lower Mill every third week from Monday to Thursday - Northampton and Marlborough, Massachusetts
Marriage16 Aug 1792Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts - Dorothy MUNN
Occupation1794 - 95partnership with Daniel Parsons in windsor chair making - Rutland, Rutland County, Vermont
Occupation1796windsor chair maker & hosue painter - Bennington, Bennington County, Vermont
Miscellaneous6 Oct 1796quit-claimed part of a homestd formerly belonging to Elisha Cook in Northampton, MA to Erastus Lyman - Bennington, Bennington County, Vermont
Residence6 Oct 1796with his wife Dorothy - Bennington, Bennington County, Vermont
MarriageAft 1796Lydia ABEL
Residence1800[possibly] - Troy, Rensselaer County, New York
MiscellaneousAbt 1808traded - Detroit, Territory of Michigan
Miscellaneous4 Jan 1808witnessed Abner Granger's will - Buffalo, Niagara County, New York
Miscellaneous21 Feb 1808named in his father's will - Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts
ResidenceBef 23 Mar 1811Detroit, Territory of Michigan
Residence23 Mar 1811& purchased inner lot 7 of Samuel Tupper and built a hotel on the northeast corner of Main & Seneca - Buffalo, Niagara County, New York
OccupationAft 23 Mar 1811owner of a hotel that he opened - Buffalo, Niagara County, New York
Miscellaneous5 Sep 1811sold inner lot 7 to his brother-in-law Henry Abell for $1100 - Buffalo, Niagara County, New York
Residence5 Sep 1811Buffalo, Niagara County, New York
Occupation1812hotel owner and proprietor at Main and Seneca - Buffalo, Erie County, New York
MiscellaneousSep 1812was owner of Pomeroy's Tavern where the advocates of "Peace, Liberty & Commerce" held a meeting - Buffalo, Erie County, New York
Miscellaneous25 Nov 1812Buffalo, Niagara, New York, United States
Miscellaneous25 Nov 1812was called a tory - Buffalo, Erie County, New York
MiscellaneousAft 25 Nov 1812New York
Miscellaneous11 Dec 1813, his son Richard and the Trowbridges were captured by the British as they crossed into Canada - Buffalo, Erie County, New York
Miscellaneous24 Dec 1813is mentioned in the Albany Register as being taken prisoner by the British militia in Canada - Buffalo, Erie County, New York
Miscellaneous1814Fredonia, Chautauqua County, New York
Miscellaneous6 Jan 1814returned after the burning of Buffalo & rebuilt his hotel - Buffalo, Niagara, New York, United States
Miscellaneous14 Jan 1816petitioned Congress and the House of Representatives for compensation for damages done by US troops - Buffalo, Erie County, New York
Miscellaneous15 Nov 1816a meeting was held at Pomeroy's tavern about the need for improvement to the harbor - Buffalo, Niagara, New York, United States
Occupation1817 - 1822innkeeper at the corner of Seneca & Main known by the Indians as "Old Tauwah" - Buffalo, Erie County, New York
Residence29 Jan 1817Buffalo, Niagara County, New York
Miscellaneous29 Jan 1817purchased back from his brother-in-law Henry Abell lot 7 for $1100 - Buffalo, Niagara County, New York
Miscellaneous31 Oct 1818Buffalo, Niagara County, New York
Miscellaneous18 Mar 1819Lot 7 was sold by the sheriff to Eli Hart for $1050 - Buffalo, Niagara, New York, United States
Occupation25 Jan 1820innkeeper of a tavern in the village - Buffalo, Niagara, New York, United States
Miscellaneous6 Apr 1820purchased lot 71 and 72 - Buffalo, Erie County, New York
Residence7 Aug 1820and was engaged in farming - Buffalo, Niagara County, New York
Miscellaneous26 Sep 1821sold lots 11 & 13 subdivision of lot 93 for $500 to his son-in-law Stephen Champlin - Buffalo, Niagara County, New York
Miscellaneous27 Sep 1821relinquished his right of administration on his son Thomas' estate to F B Merrill - Buffalo, Erie County, New York
Miscellaneous21 Dec 1821he and son-in-law Stephen Champlin were sworn in as appraisers for his son Thomas' estate - Buffalo, Erie County, New York
Death6 Jan 1823Buffalo, Erie County, New York
Miscellaneous29 Nov 1824Buffalo, Erie County, New York
Probate26 May 1825Buffalo, Erie County, New York
Miscellaneous27 Oct 1829Ontario County, New York
Burial26 Jul 1862(re-interred) in the Forest Lawn Cemetery, Champlin plot - Buffalo, Erie County, New York

Families

SpouseLydia ABEL (1779 - 1872)
ChildMinerva Lydia POMEROY (1798 - 1859)
ChildRichard C POMEROY (1790 - )
ChildThomas Abel POMEROY (1800 - 1821)
SpouseDorothy MUNN (1768 - )
ChildRobert POMEROY (1794 - 1856)
FatherMajor Daniel POMEROY Jr (1737 - 1808)
MotherSybil KENT (1741 - 1788)
SiblingSophia POMEROY (1765 - 1811)
SiblingRuth POMEROY (1769 - )
SiblingHonorable Daniel POMEROY (1771 - 1845)
SiblingSybil POMEROY (1774 - 1824)
Siblingunknown POMEROY ( - 1775)
SiblingLucy POMEROY (1783 - 1792)