TOWN OF LORRAINE
A detailed 1864 town MAP showing residents. (548K file)
An 1864 map of The Hamlet of Lorraine
1918 TOWN OF LORRAINE FARM MAP
1810 Census--Town of Lorraine
Family sketches from CHILD'S GAZETTEER for the town of Lorraine.
Child's Business Directory for the Town of Lorraine.
Haddock Family Sketches--Town of Lorraine
Civil War Soldiers Buried in the Town of Lorraine
Town of Lorraine Civil War Enlistments
| OFFICE | CONTACT | PHONE | ADDRESS |
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| Town Clerk | DEBRA ROBARGE | (B)232-4714, (H)232-4893 | PO Box 58; Lorraine 13659 |
| Town Historian | ARLENE MOORE | 232-2707 | PO Box 66, County Rte 93, Lorraine 13659 |
Historical Association of South Jefferson
Contact person:
Debbie Quick
History of the Town of Leray linked from Shirley Farone's Home Page taken from CHILD'S GAZETTEER OF JEFFERSON COUNTY by HAMILTON CHILDS, published in 1890, transcribed by Shirley Farone. History of the Town of Lorraine linked from "RAY'S PLACE"from OUR COUNTY AND ITS PEOPLE by EDGAR C. EMERSON, 1898 History of the Town of Lorraine, taken fromA HISTORY OF JEFFERSON COUNTY IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK by FRANKLIN B. HOUGH, A. M., M.D. linked from Shirley Farone's Home Page
The Town of Lorraine, the middle of the three southernmost towns of Jefferson County, is about six miles square. Oswego County forms its southern border. On the west is Ellisburgh, north are Adams and Rodman, west is Worth, which was part of Lorraine until 1848. Settlement began in Lorraine while it was still part of the town of Mexico, Oneida County. On March 24, 1804, the legislature created several towns, of which Malta was one, but since Saratoga County already had a Town of Malta, the name soon changed to the present Lorraine. Lorraine was noted for its many gorges, and the elevation as well as the cheaper land prices brought many settlers within its borders.
Settlement in the Town of Lorraine began in November 1802. The first permanent settlers were Elijah Fox, James McKee and his wife, Sabra (Fox) McKee who came from the vicinity of Rome by way of Redfield, travelling on foot. They immediately set about building a log cabin on the 50-acre plot they had selected along what later became the state road, about one mile south of the present village of Lorraine. In the spring, Elijah Fox sold his interest to McKee and returned to Rome where he married Sally Barnham of Oneida County. The young couple purchased another 50-acre plot and returned to Lorraine. .
In 1803 several families settled in Lorraine, including Peter and Ephraim Chaffin, Comfort Stancliff, Benjamin Gates, Seth Cutler, John Alger, Clark Allen and Allen Pitkin. In 1804 the William and Isaac Lanfear, Asa and Aaron Brown, and Jonathan Remington families arrived. Mr. Frost built the first saw mill and Seth Cutler built the first grist mill in 1804. The first town meeting was held on the 5 May 1805 at the house of John Alger in Lorraine village. Officers elected were supervisor: Asa Brown; clerk: William Hosford; assessors: Clark Allen, Ormond Baker, and Warren Flowers; constable: O. Butler; poormasters: William Hunter and Clark Allen; commissioners of highways: William Hosford, Michael Frost, and Asa Sweet; Fenceviewers: William Lanfear, Joseph Case and Elijah Fox; Poundmasters: James McKee and John Griswold. In 1806 the town had 128 families, and by the next year 161 voters had the necessary property qualifications. James McKee and Elijah Fox kept the first inn.
Communities:
The village of Lorraine is located at the confluence of Deer and Hull Creeks. John Alger built the first house and the first hotel in Lorraine Village in 1803. The first death was that of A.W. Childs who was killed by a falling tree in 1805. Thomas Stancliff built a sawmill on Hull Creek in 1805. In 1806 or 1807, he was killed by a falling tree and the mill passed to Comfort Stancliff.
In 1806 the first postoffice was opened with Benjamin Gates, Postmaster. Dr. Isaac Weston was the first physician. In 1807 Aaron Brown built the first sawmill in the village. In 1808 Mr Brown built a grist mill and a distillery and in 1809 he built a store in the village. By the census of 1850 Lorraine held 1,511 people.
Winona was a community located in the southern part of the town and at one time had a sawmill, a school, a store, and a post office from 1891 to 1902. The Living Vine Grange was also located in Winona, as well as a tavern.
Allendale, originally Caulkins Mills, was a small hamlet in the northwestern part of the town on the Sandy Creek, about two miles south of Adams Village. It was named after the early settler, Clark Allen, who was Colonel of the 55th Regiment of New York Volunteer Militia from Jefferson County in the War of 1812.
French Settlement was located in the northeast part of the town. It was named after the French families that settled there: LaFevre, St. John, Marquette, Pronto, Revoir and Lermot.
Waterville was a small hamlet of a dozen houses in the eastern part of the town on Hull Creek. It was located just north of French Settlement and two or three miles east of Lorraine village.
Totman's Gulf and Mooney Gulf were named for the early settlers Calvin Totman and John Mooney.
Churches:
The first church in Lorraine was the Lorraine Baptist Church, formed in 1806. Its first pastor was Rev. Amos Lamson. The church discontinued services in 1917.
The Methodist Episcopal Church began in 1853 with Rev. Isaac Hall. The church burnt to the ground on 16 June 1939 when it was struck by lightning. A new building was erected on the same site. The church is still operating today as the United Methodist Church.
Schools:
There were thirteen school districts in Lorraine.
District # 1 Allendale District, corner of Rt 11 and Washington Park Roads.
District # 2 Gould Corners District, two or three miles up the Washington Park Road.
District # 3 Lorraine village. The first school in the village was held in the blacksmith shop in the winter of 1805/6. The teacher was Deacon Goulding Bumpus. In the summer of 1806, Miss Betsey Burpee came to Lorraine to teach.
District # 4 Lyman District, west of the junction of the Lorraine- Pierrepont Manor Road, Brown Road, and Marsh Road.
District # 5 Mooney Gulf District, on the Mooney Gulf Road near the end of the Comstock Road.
District # 6 Allen District, on the corner of Dixon and Lorraine Street Roads.
District # 7 Brown Corners District, on the corer of Lorraine Street Road and the State Road.
District # 8 Waterville District
District # 9 Gardner District in Winona
District # 10 Haights Corners District, on the Lorraine-Pierrepont Manor Road near Dixon Road.
District # 11 Maple Grove District, on the corner of County Route 189 and Overton Road.
District # 12 Pitkin District, on the State Road between Sharp and Diamond Roads.
District # 13 O'Neil District, on the Diamond Road between French Settlement Road and the Town Line Road.
Veterans buried in Town of Lorraine
Revolutionary War:
Ebenezer BrownEbenezer Burpee
Benjamin Fletcher
Elijah Fox Sr
Calvin Gilman
Henry W. Hunt
M. McBride
Lemuel Wheeler
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War of 1812:
Walter Brown, Salmon Gilman, Allen Pitkin, Henry T. Gardner, George Bailey, Nathaniel P. Clark, Aaron Brown, Chester C. Gilman, Jude Lamson, Daniel Caulkins, Rev. Luther Bishop, Elihu Cutler.
Civil War:
Lamont M. Baker, Luther L. Bateman, Samuel W. Becker, Alfred N. Bissell, William H. Chaffin, Joseph Chapman, Waren D. Copeland, Charles H. Davis, Henry C. Day, George S. Gardner, H.R. Garner, Eli S. Gillette (KIA), Almon Harrington, Levi Kenyon, Abraham Lyon, Morgan L. McCoon, Daniel H. Mooney, John Mooney, John H. Nichols, John Shelmidine, Walter Smith, George H. Stevens, Benjamin Van Brocklin, Samuel Wheeler, C.S. Wilcox, Eli Wilcox.World War I:
Orville H. Moore, Sr.World War II:
Basil E. Beckstead, Harold J. Gregory, Leon B. McConnell, John A. Moore, Sr., Clarence A. Piddock, Lester B. Shelmidine.
From the 1864 Jefferson County Atlas: a summary of statistics for Lorraine.
ACRES OF LAND
Improved 13,192 1/2
Unimproved 6,678
VALUATION
Real Estate 225,003
Personal Property 23,640
Total 248,643
POPULATION
Males 812
Females 708
Number of Dwellings 314
Number of Families 320
Freeholders 230
SCHOOLS
Number of Districts 13
Children Taught 681
LIVE STOCK
Horses 395
Working Oxen and Calves 843
Cows 1,601
Sheep 1,279
Swine 592
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
Bushels of Grain
Winter 587
Spring 57,375 1/2
Tons of Hay 3,437
Bushels of Potatoes 13,381
Bushels of Apples 9,489
Dairy Products
Pounds of Butter 94,323
Pounds of Cheese 211,822
YARDS OF DOMESTIC MANUFACTURE 1,368
Names of the Early Settlers |
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ABBY, SARDIS and PAULINA (WILES) ADAMS, WILLIAM ALGER, JOHN and AMANDA (---) ALLEN, CLARK and HANNAH (THOMPSON) BAILEY, CALEB BAILEY, GEORGE BAILEY, HENRY BAKER, ABNER and LOIS (---) BAKER, AUGUSTUS and SARAH (---) BARTON, OZIAS and SALLY (LAMSON) BISHOP, Rev JOHN F. and ALLENA (BROWN) BOYDEN, JOHN and NABBY BREWER, JOHN BROWN, AARON BROWN, ALLENA BROWN, ASA BROWN, EBENEZER and MOLLY (REDWAY) BROWN, HENRY M. BROWN, LEVI H. BROWN, MOSES BROWN, PARLEY BROWN, PHILO M. BROWN, WALTER BURPEE, EBENEZER and ELIZABETH (BURPEE) BUSHNELL, ALBERT BUSHNELL, HEZEKIAH LORD BUSHNELL, LOREN BUTLER, ORMOND CAULKINS, DANIEL CHAFFEE, Isaac CHAFFIN, PETER and MARY (WHITNEY) CLARK, JOHN F. and ELEFF (CAULKINS) |
CLARK, NATHANIEL CLIFFORD, CALVIN COPELAND, ASA and CYRENE (GREEN) COWLES, JOHN CUTLER, SETH DOANE, ELNATHAN FASSETT, JOHN and MARGARET (BURPEE) FEE, JOHN FLETCHER, BENJAMIN and ESTHER (---) FOX, ELIJAH and SALLY (BARNHAM) FOX, GEORGE A. GARDNER, EZEKIEL M. and RUTH (TANNER) GATES, BENJAMIN and LYDIA (BROWN) GILLETTE, DAVID and URSULA (BUMPUS) GILMAN, CALVIN and HANNAH (BISSELL) GOULD, ABNER GOULD, NATHAN GRIMSHAW, JOSEPH and MARY (ADSIT) GRISWOLD, JOHN HEATH, TIMOTHY HEATH, WILLIAM HILL, ALLEN HITCHCOCK, GEORGE and BETSEY (RISLEY) HOSFORD, WILLIAM HUNT, LEMUEL HUNTER, WILLIAM LAMSON, JOB LAMSON, JOHN LAMSON, JUDE LAMSON, LUTHER LANFEAR, ISAAC and ROSANNAH (LOWN) LANFEAR, WILLIAM and LYDIA (---) LOWREY, DANIEL and ANNA (GRENNELL) |
LYMAN, CALEB and AZUBAH (COOLEY) LYMAN, HENRY H. LYMAN, SILAS MARSH, John McKEE, JAMES and SABRA (FOX) MILLER, OLIVER NELLIS, Catharina NICHOLS, LUMAN and ESTHER (FEE) PARKHURST, SIMEON PENNY, Ammiel PERRY, JAMES PITKIN, ALLEN and PERSIS (STEDMAN) POOLER, JOSEPH M. RANDALL, HUBBARD RANDALL, RUSSELL REDWAY, DAVID J. and HANNAH (DOANE) REMINGTON, JONATHAN and DIANA (HALL) RICE, MARTIN RISLEY, MICHAEL SAMPSON, GEORGE SHELMIDINE, WILLIAM S. and ANNA (LANFEAR) STANCLIFF, COMFORT STANCLIFF, THOMAS STEADMAN, DAVID STUDLEY, JOSEPH SWEET, ASA THOMPSON, CHARLES TIFFT, CALEB VONERS, HENRY WAGNER, Joseph WEAVER, JACOB WEBB, ALFRED WEBB, DAVID WESTON, ISAAC WHEELER, LEMUEL and KATHERINE (WHITNEY) WILCOX, JOSEPH WILES, JAMES and MARY (THOMPSON) WISE, BENJAMIN WISE, DANIEL WISWELL, JOHN |
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