20664. Doctor William Budd Gould
William came from a pioneer family. His grandfather, John Gould Sr., was a native of Elizabethtown, N.J.; but moved to Canada, and then to Pekin. He worked as a blacksmith and later a farmer. Dr. Gould's father, Hon. John Gould, a farmer who later worked as a businessman, "had frequently been called upon to serve as guardian, conveyancer and administrator of estates".
A student in the office of Dr, John S. Shuler, William attended medical college in Buffalo, NY. He was a rising young man in his profession and always maintained a leading position among the physicians of the county. His counsel was eminently wise and judicious under all circumstances whether pertaining to church affairs of which he was a prominent member, or in consultation with his professional brethren in trying and difficult cases. He strongly resembled his relative Gen. David Gould. General Gould was a very popular officer in the State militia. Dr. Gould was a member of the Niagara Co. Medical Society. The Niagara Medical Society was organized in Jun 1823; he became a member between 1823-1850. He presided over meetings. He was active in both the medical society in Buffalo and Niagara Co. In 1858 he was added to the list of curators for the medical department for the university in Buffalo. He was treasurer of the Lockport Dispensary, but resigned Nov 1860.
He was received Apr 26 1850 into the First Free Congregational Church of Lockport NY; was elected officer in Apr 25 1852, and still a member in 1885. He was a charter member of the Bruce Council Masonic Lodge No.15 1860; and was captain of the guard.
At the time he was profiled in the "Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Niagara County, New York", he had been practicing medicine for more than 50 years and was "the oldest practitioner in the county." "A more skillful physician, a truer gentleman, a friend of finer feelings, a more sincere Christian than Dr. William Gould I have never known…… had occasion to feel his generous kindness, and the changing years can never wear the memory away. I have often said that, if he had not chosen the medical profession, he would have made a great actor, for his powers of mimicry are simply marvelous. His fine memory enables him always to use his knowledge for the pleasure and benefit of others, so that socially his presence as a visitor adorns, and enlivens, and helps to dispel the shadows that gather around the couch of suffering.", Julia M (Corbitt) Crowley., 1890. Dr. Gould died at his home at an early hour of the morning at the age of 73 years. He had been in medical practice in Lockport since 1848. He was the oldest physician in the county and universally esteemed as a citizen.
His name is always Dr. W.B. Gould of Lockport or William B of Lockport. He had an uncle William B. that practiced in Buffalo, NY.
References
Landmarks of Niagara County, NY
Lockport NY Daily Journal Courier 1860 Nov
The Buffalo News, Buffalo, NY. July 18, 1999
"Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Niagara County, New York," published in 1892 by Samuel T. Wiley and W. Scott Garner
Echoes from Niagara: historical, political, personal., Julia M (Corbitt) Crowley., 1890
Oswego Daily Times April-July 1893
Company D 84th Illinois Infantry
Killed during the Battle of Chickamauga. Rossville lies just inside the borderline between Georgia and Tennessee.
Charles was among other northern soldiers of the US on their way to New York. He bought poisonous food from public enemy and died from the effects of it at Fr. Wayne, Indiana.
Pioneer History of Meigs County 53
March 16th, 1826, Nehemiah Bicknell married Julia Larkin, in Rutland, Ohio, and they moved immediately to make their home on his farm in Lebanon township on the banks of the Ohio river. They endured many hardships incident to pioneer life, none of which they deprecated more than the ignorance and low state of morals in the neighborhood. Mr. Bicknell opened his own house for preaching in about 1828 or 1829, to the Methodist itinerant. Later he secured the building of a school house on his land adjoining the Pioneer burying ground, where the preaching appointment was removed, and continued for many years. Afterward he gave a lot for a site for a church, deeded to trustees of the Methodist Episcopal church, and a public graveyard. Mr. Bicknell was a public spirited man, who felt the lack of early education a constant impediment to progress.
He was elected magistrate three terms, township trustee, postmaster eleven years, Sunday-school superintendent for many years, class leader when the appointment was known as the Oldtown class. He was an uncompromising temperance man all of his long life, and erected a large barn, the second building in Meigs county raised without the compliment of whisky. He was a road viewer and helped in laying out roads in nearly every part of the county, and dissented from the policy of narrow minded men who would lay out a public road on inaccessable hillsides, or around the corner of a selfish man's farm. He claimed for the traveling public suitable ground, and making good roads everywhere. At eighty-three years of age his step was firm, his eyes bright, and cheeks rosy. His birthday, celebrated in June, 1879, he, with his eldest daughter, left home August 1st to revisit his boyhood home in Chenango county. New York, and attend to the placing of gravestones anew at his father's grave. In some strange manner he seemed to have gone out of the car to the platform, when he fell off and was killed. This was on the Erie railroad, near Beaver Flats, and the fatality occurred about 3 a. m., August 6th, 1879.
Known as Dean Keep, he was noted for being the first to use anesthesia for childbirth, administering ether to Fanny Longfellow, Henry W. Longfellow's wife, on the occasion of her daughter's birth in 1847.
Moses Gates was a blacksmith and a pioneer to Gallia county, Ohio. He died of a stroke.
Uriel Crocker
Partner in the memorable firm of Crocker & Brewster, who had celebrated seventy five years of a business alliance with Osmyn Brewster.
The day after his fifteenth birthday, he came to Boston with his father, Uriel, and secured a position as the youngest apprentice in the printing office of Samuel T. Armstrong. It was there that he met another young boy, Osmyn Brewster. They became lifelong friends and eventually business partners that lasted for more than seventy-five years.
Their firm, "Crocker & Brewster, Publishers and Booksellers", published mostly school books, hymn books, and publications of Scott's Family Bible.
He had married Sarah Kidder Haskell in 1829. She died in 1856.
He died at Cohasset, at the home of his son, George G. Crocker, in the 91st year of his age. He also had a summer home there.
Boston Herald
April 1, 1917Miss Sarah Haskell Crocker, daughter of the Uriel and Sarah Crocker, died yesterday at her home, 319 Commonwealth avenue. She was 76 years old, and was a manager of the Old South Association.
She was a sister of the late Uriel H. Crocker, who was interested in the system of parks in Boston, and of the late George C. Crocker, who was chairman of the railraod commission and later chairman of the Boston transit commission. She leaves several nieces and nephews as follows: George U. Crocker, Joseph B. Crocker, and Edgar Crocker, the sons of the late Uriel H. Crocker; also George Glover Crocker, Mrs. Delano Wight (Margaret Crocker), Courtnay Crocker, Miss Muriel Crocker and Lyneham Crocker, the children of the late George G. Crocker.
She was an ardent anti-suffragist, treasurer and honorary vice-president of the Society of Colonial Dames and a delegate to many nationa conventions. She was interested in the work of the Children's Museum at Jamaica pond and offered prizes for the best collection of leaves by children.
Her home was always open for meetings to aid any cause in which she was concerned. One noteable reception given by her was in honor of Mrs. Humphrey Ward, the English writer on her visit to Boston.
Some years ago, Miss Crocker held a reception for one of her servants, who for 40 years had faithfully served her. Another servant at the house has given to Miss Crocker practically a lifetime of service."
Calvin Haskell was a farmer.
Sarah Ann Haskell was unmarried.
Notes from Frederick Wetherby Haskell, 1891-1970
Levi B. Haskell was a senior partner in the firm of Whitney & Haskell, dry goods store in Cornhill.
Eliza H. Haskell was unmarried.
U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records
Name: Charles F Haskell
Residence: Harvard, Massachusetts
Class: 1
Congressional District: 9th
Age on 1 July 1863: 37
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1826
Race: White
Marital Status: Unmarried (Single)
Place of Birth: Massachusetts
In 1882 City Directory for San Francisco, Alfred is listed as a policeman, renting at 704 1/2 Mission Street.
In 1889 listed as policeman living at 2054 1/2 Mission.
San Francisco Bulletin (San Francisco, CA)
November 21, 1890HASKELL - In this city, November 20, Ada, wife of Alfred W. Haskell, a native of San Francisco, aged 38 years