Anthony Atwood, a native of Vermont, was one of the early settlers of Clayton. He came here in 1817 and located at Depauville, where he resided until his death. At the time of his settlement here there were no houses where the village of
Clayton now is.
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Obituary: Mrs. Emogene J. Cleveland Atwood, 90, widow of James L. Atwood, died at about 6 this morning at the residence of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr .and Mrs. Fred E. Ladd, 119 Thompson Bouldevard, with whom she resided.
Death was caused by a cerebral hemorrhage which she suffered at about 3 Wednesday morning and from which she failed to rally. As a result of the hemorrhage her right side was paralyzed. She had retired in her usual health Tuesday night.
She remained unconscious from the time she was stricken until her death.The nonagenarian, who would have been 91 years old May 14, had been in fairly good health and was active for one of her age, having been able to be up and around the house. Her eyesight had been failing her, however.
Mrs. Atwood was born May 14, 1847, in Brownville, a daughter of Isaac H. and Adeline Hudson Cleveland, early residents of Jefferson County. She was educated in the district schools.
She was married twice. On Dec. 13, 1866, she was married to Montraville W. Atwood of the town of Clayton. The early part of her life was spent in the vicinity of Chaumont.
About 1875 the family moved to Clayton, where her first husband was a prominent hardware merchant. He died in March, 1905. In 1909 she was married to her brother-in-law, James L. Atwood, and since then she had resided in this city. Her
second husband died at the family home, then 110 South Rutland St., on April 18, 1928, at the age of 81 years.Mrs. Atwood was a member of the Emmanuel Congregational Church.
Surviving her are a daughter, Mrs. Fred E. (Adeline L.) Ladd, born of the first marriage, and a grandson, F. Atwood Ladd, city, a senior in the Clarkson College of Technology at Potsdam.
Funeral services will be held at the Ladd home Sunday afternoon at 2. Rev. Richard H. Bowen, pastor of the Emmanuel Congregational Church, assisted by Rev. Dr. Harry Westbrook Reed, minister of the All Souls Universalist Church, will
officiate. Burial will be made in the family plot in the Depauville Cemetery.
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Harvey dwelt in Rutland until 1833, then Hounsfield. He was a volunteer in the War of 1812 and lost his left arm at the Battle of Sackett's Harbor. He was a member of Capt. Lampson's company.Harvey was a private in Capt. Asa Harris's Company of Col. Gershom Tuttle's 76th Regt., NY Militia, War of 1812; served from 7 Sept. 1812 to 20 Sept. 1812 at Sackett's Harbor, NY. He lived in Rutland until 1833, when he moved to the town of
Hounsfield.
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