1 CMNT May Be Daughter Of Daniel Harwood--Lived Nextdoor
Elizabeth immigrated to U. S. in 1858 and was naturalized.
He Immigrated To U.S. In 1866 & Was Naturalized
1 CMNT Obituary Says They Were M. 14 Feb. 1881
Obituary (from Watertown Daily Times of 26 May 1945): CLAYTON---Mrs. Ida Kendall McAvoy, 89, widow of Josiah W. McAvoy died Friday evening at 8 at her home on John St. after an illness of two years. Death was unexpected as she had been around
the house as usual, had eaten dinner and was preparing for bed when she was stricken.She was born May 16, 1856, one of 13 children of Aldridge S. and Zuba Gotham Kendall of Clayton. She had six brothers and six sisters. Mrs. McAvoy was educated in the Clayton schools and was a talented violinist. She was married to
Josiah W. McAvoy Feb. 14, 1881, and the couple resided on Grindstone Island. Mr. McAvoy was a steamboat captain and was in charge of the steamer, Calumet, owned by the late C. G. Emery and a captain of the White Line of boats operated by the
Folger company of Kingston, 45 years ago. They sold their home on Grindstone in 1922 and moved to the village of Clayton where they purchased the house at 545 John St. Mr. McAvoy died March 16, 1924, and Mrs. McAvoy continued to make her home
there with her daughter, Mrs. Ruth Consaul. She was a member of the Clayton Baptist Church. A son Josiah, jr., died in 1920.The survivors are six children. They are Mrs. Ethel Phillips of Danbury, Conn.; Earl, Byron, and Charles McAvoy, Mrs. William (Zuba) Hyde and Mrs. Ruth Consaul of Clayton; three brothers and two sisters, Capt. Aldridge Kendall, who at the
age of 93 is now residing with his daughter in Watertown; Mrs. William Hutchinson of Clayton, Miss Belle Kendall and Bert and Grant Kendall of Poughquag; 19 grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren.One grandson, Clark McAvoy, was killed in action in Germany this winter and another, Charles W, Hyde, served with the Marine Corps through the battle of Tarawa and is now honorably discharged. Five grandsons still in service are Lieut.
Kenneth E. Consaul, First Sgt. Glenn M. McAvoy, and Chief Warrant Officer Avery McAvoy, all in Germany, Chief Pharmacist's Mate Royden R. McAvoy in the Pacific area, and Tech. Sgt. Robert Consaul now at Dayton, O., after three years overseas in
the Pacific.Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at 2 from the residence with Rev. Clayton R. Stoddard, pastor of the Clayton Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in the Clayton Cemetery. The body will be removed from the Butts
Funeral Home this evening to the family home.
Obituary: When Captain Frank Kendall died at his home at Poughquog, Dutchess County, July 26, at the age of 83, there came to an end the life of one of the noted old St. Lawrence River steamboat captains who navigated the Thousand Islands
region for many years.Captain Kendall was one of a distinguished family of river captains. He was born on Wellesley Island Oct. 20, 1858, son of the late Aldrich Stetson Kendall and Zuba Gotham Kendall.
From early boyhood he evinced a strong desire to sail the majestic St. Lawrence River and so when he approached manhood he began life as a sailor during the summer seasons, his education being gleaned through winter attendance at the
district schools of the township of Clayton.So, long before he had attained his majority, the age fixed for the awarding of a pilot's license, he had attained such a familiarity with the St. Lawrence River channels and such a proficiency in navigation as to fully qualify him to
become a pilot.It was not strange then that the Folgers, in organizing the Thousand Island Steamboat Company with its "White Squadron" so well known on the St. Lawrence 40 years ago, should annex the services of young Frank Kendall.
That Folger fleet with its big, broad sidewheelers, St. Lawrence noted for its island tours and summer searchlight excursions, the palatial Empire State, the America which plied for years between Cape Vincent and Kingston, the Islander and
the Jessie Bain, featured the river traffic for a long period.Captain Kendall at one time was selected to command the picturesque St. Lawrence, queen of the fleet. But his service was not confined to the Folger Line, for he also captained some of the magnificent large private yachts of American
business and industrial magnates who frequented the Thousand Islands during the summer seasons.Familiar with every point of interest on the river, pleasant and affable of manner, Captain Kendall was one of the most successful of steamboat commanders, was a gentleman always, conscientious and honorable, faithful to the truth and
entertaining as a conversationalist.His was a remarkable line of river men, for in the Kendall family were other steamboat commanders.
It included Captains Aldrich Kendall, Clayton, now nearly 90; Captain Charles H. Kendall, Clayton, and Captain Eli Kendall.
Captain Frank Kendall was first married when 27 years of age, his bride being Adelaide Birdsall of Michigan, who died in 1922. For many years Captain and Mrs. Kendall spent their winters traveling through the western states and Canada and
he was fond of recounting his experiences of those trips, for he saw much and made many lasting friendships.Ill health compelled him to retire from navigating in 1908 and he removed from Clayton to Poughquog where he resided during the balance of his life, continuing to travel when the condition of his health permitted.
In 1935 he was married to Anna Deane, who survives him and with whom he made several tours of the southern states. Other survivors are his four brothers, Aldrich S., C. H., Grant and Bird Kendall; three sisters, Mrs. Ida McEvoy and Mrs.
Etta Hutchinson, Clayton, and Miss Belle Kendall of Poughquog.
1 CMNT of Michigan
Obituary: When Captain Frank Kendall died at his home at Poughquog, Dutchess County, July 26, at the age of 83, there came to an end the life of one of the noted old St. Lawrence River steamboat captains who navigated the Thousand Islands
region for many years.Captain Kendall was one of a distinguished family of river captains. He was born on Wellesley Island Oct. 20, 1858, son of the late Aldrich Stetson Kendall and Zuba Gotham Kendall.
From early boyhood he evinced a strong desire to sail the majestic St. Lawrence River and so when he approached manhood he began life as a sailor during the summer seasons, his education being gleaned through winter attendance at the
district schools of the township of Clayton.So, long before he had attained his majority, the age fixed for the awarding of a pilot's license, he had attained such a familiarity with the St. Lawrence River channels and such a proficiency in navigation as to fully qualify him to
become a pilot.It was not strange then that the Folgers, in organizing the Thousand Island Steamboat Company with its "White Squadron" so well known on the St. Lawrence 40 years ago, should annex the services of young Frank Kendall.
That Folger fleet with its big, broad sidewheelers, St. Lawrence noted for its island tours and summer searchlight excursions, the palatial Empire State, the America which plied for years between Cape Vincent and Kingston, the Islander and
the Jessie Bain, featured the river traffic for a long period.Captain Kendall at one time was selected to command the picturesque St. Lawrence, queen of the fleet. But his service was not confined to the Folger Line, for he also captained some of the magnificent large private yachts of American
business and industrial magnates who frequented the Thousand Islands during the summer seasons.Familiar with every point of interest on the river, pleasant and affable of manner, Captain Kendall was one of the most successful of steamboat commanders, was a gentleman always, conscientious and honorable, faithful to the truth and
entertaining as a conversationalist.His was a remarkable line of river men, for in the Kendall family were other steamboat commanders.
It included Captains Aldrich Kendall, Clayton, now nearly 90; Captain Charles H. Kendall, Clayton, and Captain Eli Kendall.
Captain Frank Kendall was first married when 27 years of age, his bride being Adelaide Birdsall of Michigan, who died in 1922. For many years Captain and Mrs. Kendall spent their winters traveling through the western states and Canada and
he was fond of recounting his experiences of those trips, for he saw much and made many lasting friendships.Ill health compelled him to retire from navigating in 1908 and he removed from Clayton to Poughquog where he resided during the balance of his life, continuing to travel when the condition of his health permitted.
In 1935 he was married to Anna Deane, who survives him and with whom he made several tours of the southern states. Other survivors are his four brothers, Aldrich S., C. H., Grant and Bird Kendall; three sisters, Mrs. Ida McEvoy and Mrs.
Etta Hutchinson, Clayton, and Miss Belle Kendall of Poughquog.
1 CMNT of Grindstone Island