1 CMNT Removed to Clayton in 1865
Obituary (from newspaper of 18 Dec. 1938): Mrs. Eva Angeline Kittle, 81, of 276 State St., wife of Louis D. Kittle, died at her home early Sunday morning after an illness of about a year.
Mrs. Kittle was born on Grindstone Island, Jan. 25, 1857, a daughter of the late John and Rosella Howe Chase. She had lived here for about 30 years. Most of her life was spent in Clayton and vicinity.
Surviving her, besides her husband, are a daughter, Mrs. John (Lena) Robbins, Clayton; two sons, Harry Kittle, St. Johnsville, and Willard Kittle, city, and a brother, Willard J. Chase, Chippewa Bay.
The body was removed to the Cummings Funeral Home, where funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2. Rev. Fred Robert Tiffany, pastor of the First Baptist Church, will officiate. Burial will be made in the Clayton Cemetery.
1 CMNT May Be Person # 1520
1 CMNT Removed to Clayton in 1865
1 CMNT of Theresa, NY
1 CMNT Living with his son Orlando in 1880
Posted 22 Mar 2009 by silversprings77From:
Grindstone Island News - September 4, 1996
Potter's Beach
The Potters came to New England very early in the history of the United States; Ephraim and Samuel were Revolutionary War veterans, but the first Potter on Grindstone was Dr. William Elison Potter who came to Gananoque at the age of 24 to become the village physician. He practiced there for 31 years; his saddlebags, which became his traveling office and hospital, were handed down through his brother's family to a descendant, Ethel Wright, a professor at Middlebury College. In 1860, he retired to Grindstone where he bought land at the head of the island.
The Islands did not become a vacationer's paradise until the late 1870s, so the doctor bought a huge tract, nearly one third of the island. He sold off some portions, but kept about 400 acres for himself. Eventually, he divided much of his remaining land between his sons, Orlando and Albert. Until the Land Trust bought it, a large tract remained in- the hands -of Potter-descendants: Helen Kelly's, James McComber's, Potter Kendall's and Eleanor Kendall Flanders'. The history says, "The very fine sandy beach is the scene of the annual summer "Back Home Day." That day now is known as Old Home Day and the celebration is still an annual tradition.
In Gananoque, the house on Stone Street where the doctor lived and had his office is now a bed and breakfast. The large Victorian structure with two towering gables in front is in the Gananoque historic register and can be visited if you call for permission. In early census records, William was listed as a farmer, but since the 1950s and before, the land has not been farmed. The beach became an island playground.
1 CMNT a native of Herkimer Co., NY
1 CMNT Drowned
1 CMNT Living with his son Orlando in 1880
Posted 22 Mar 2009 by silversprings77From:
Grindstone Island News - September 4, 1996
Potter's Beach
The Potters came to New England very early in the history of the United States; Ephraim and Samuel were Revolutionary War veterans, but the first Potter on Grindstone was Dr. William Elison Potter who came to Gananoque at the age of 24 to become the village physician. He practiced there for 31 years; his saddlebags, which became his traveling office and hospital, were handed down through his brother's family to a descendant, Ethel Wright, a professor at Middlebury College. In 1860, he retired to Grindstone where he bought land at the head of the island.
The Islands did not become a vacationer's paradise until the late 1870s, so the doctor bought a huge tract, nearly one third of the island. He sold off some portions, but kept about 400 acres for himself. Eventually, he divided much of his remaining land between his sons, Orlando and Albert. Until the Land Trust bought it, a large tract remained in- the hands -of Potter-descendants: Helen Kelly's, James McComber's, Potter Kendall's and Eleanor Kendall Flanders'. The history says, "The very fine sandy beach is the scene of the annual summer "Back Home Day." That day now is known as Old Home Day and the celebration is still an annual tradition.
In Gananoque, the house on Stone Street where the doctor lived and had his office is now a bed and breakfast. The large Victorian structure with two towering gables in front is in the Gananoque historic register and can be visited if you call for permission. In early census records, William was listed as a farmer, but since the 1950s and before, the land has not been farmed. The beach became an island playground.
1 CMNT Died In Childhood.
1 CMNT of Gananoque
Obituary (from newspaper of Wednesday, 20 Aug. 1986): CLAYTON---Elizabeth A. Robinson, 99, died Tuesday morning in the St. Lawrence Psychiatric Center, Ogdensburg, where she had been a resident since January 1983.A graveside committal service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Grindstone Island Cemetery with Rev. Robert Mowatt officiating. Donations may be made to the Clayton Volunteer Ambulance Fund or to the Grindstone Island Flower fund.
Mrs. Robinson is survived by a daughter, Isabell M. Veley, Ottawa; 15 grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren; a brother, William Smith, Mannsville; two nieces, and a nephew.
Two daughters, Helen Calhoun and Mildred Elliott; a brother, Ernest Smith, and a sister, Lucy Ferrard, died before her.
Born Sept. 18, 1886, in Gananoque, Ont., a daughter of William and Annie Smith, she married Willard J. Robinson in 1916 in Gananoque. He died in October 1931.
1 CMNT Drowned in the St. Lawrence River
Alexander located on Grindstone Island in 1838.
1 CMNT Christened as an adult.
1 CMNT 1910 Census Says She Was Born In Vermont
1 CMNT 1910 Census Says He Was Born In Canada