HomeMy WebLinkAbout1870 1873 Asahel Lovell Harvey
1870Jan 2 - Uncle John Slauson here for visit. (I think his wife is Mary “Polly” Harvey, sister to Asahel’s father, Joseph.) She may be the Mary that died last year, Jam 8, 1869.March
1 - Mr King died last night.Funeral for Mr. King was on the 3rd in Enfield. (not sure who this is, maybe John? as there is a John King living near Asahel)March 1 - Heard John Tallett
was dead. (Tallot?)March 8 - Mrs Ives funeral at 10:30 (not sure if this is Charlie Ives mother or wife)March 13 - 17 - heavy “snook” storm, 3-4 ft deep. Isaac Ballard got into snow
banks and left his sleigh.March 31 - They brought Daniel Thatcher’s body home from Canada. Buried Rolfe cem. (he is known by David in one census and Daniel in another.) His funeral
on the 2nd of April.May 14 - heard John Elmer dead, went to his funeral on 15th.May 20 - Uncle Joel died. Funeral on the 20th and buried Harvey cem. in Enfield. (he is Asahel’s father’s
brother. His wife, Olive Rose.)July 24 - Heard John Hart was dead. Buried today. (probably died on the 22ndOct 20 -" had shock of an earthquake in Town or something like that.”Nov 16
- Went to Lydia Howland’s wedding (Andrew’s sister), at her home at 4 p.m. (She married John C. Lytle, who lived near them on Mecklenburg Rd.)Dec 24 - Asahel and Jane Harvey celebrate
their 25th Wedding anniversary with relatives at their home.Dec 28 - heard George McClintock’s wife is deadDec 29 - went to Mrs.McClintock’s funeral. Heard Elder Wade was dead. Also
Mr. Wilbur.(Jeremiah, who painted house for Asahel)1871Jan 1 - Went to Mrs. Chase’s funeral in Enfield. (Julia Curry, 76, who is married to Rev. Ezra Chase. She is buried in Enfield
Center cem.)Jan 6 - Laura Mack died, infant dau. of Joseph L. Mack who is Jane’s 1/2 brother. He lived in Watkins and was principal of the Masonic School, later Watkins Academy in Havana.Jan
12 - Heard Ruloff was sentenced to be hung.Jan 16 - Heard Charles English was dead. (he died Jan 14, 42yrs. was married to Julia Gardner, lived Enfield area.)Jan 19, Mrs. Joel Carll
(Esther H. Mack, d/o Nathaniel Mack & Nancy Wager of Mack Town, Town of Ulysses) died in Ogle Co., IL, 44yrs old. (she was cousin to Asahel’s wife.)Jan 21 - Heard young Kirby (Colon)’s
son was dead. Colon married to Helen Teeter and it was their dau. Minnie, b. 1868, who died. Their son, George died later in Sept.Jan 27 - Got letter from Joel Earle. His wife had
died the 16th.March 5 - Went to A. B. C. Dickerson’s funeral.( Asa is son of Derick and Susan Bennett Dickerson,he died 25 Feb, aged 23 and is buried in Hayts cem.)March 9 - Heard William
Gibb’s wife dead. (Mary A. 30yrs, buried Gibbs cem., Bostwick Rd., Ithaca.March 14 - Big parety at Frank Nelson’s. 35-40 people there. His wife Elizabeth Selover and they lived Mecklenburg
Rd.March 19 - Dogs into Deacon’s sheep.March 20 - Dogs got into Asahel’s sheep and bit 9. Northrup and Colegrove come up to see sheep bit by dogs? The next few days he has lambs born
dead.June 15 - Hear Mrs King died. (I think this is Irene, Mrs. John King.)June 16 - Ruloff Fureson hung today.June 18 - Went to Mrs. King’s funeral at 2 pm.July 14 - Heard Uncle Willets
dead. (John Willetts, lived Jacksonville, married Elizabeth Horton.) Buried Jacksonville cem.July 21 - David Colegrove’s barn struck by lightning.August - Asahel starts having his milk
picked up by Oren, who must have some kind of milk route, as he takes several quarts each day. (Abt 40 qts ea time)Sept 10 - went to funeral of Colon Kirby’s child. Infant, George Kirby
who died on 8th)1872Jan 20 - “Mr. Struble called here. He is such an old sticktight” (I thought that was a funny saying)Feb 8 - Maria Chase very poorly (Jane’s sister, Obediah’s wife.
Live Searsburg.)Feb 18 -Heard Mr. Kelly dead. (Freeman, s/o John Godfrey Kelly of Ithaca.)April 15 - Got telegram that Elizabeth Sanders of Lockport, NY was dead. She is wife of Wm Sanders
& d/o Erastus Spaulding Mack, who is brother to Jane Harvey. She was 38yrs. Jane takes “cars” to go to Lockport.May- They are digging a cellar for Andrew Howland’s house, which I think
is connected to Asahel’s. Also a cistern for him, which takes several days. Jane drawed money, $600., from Halsey and Gillett and 2 men start work on house.May 23 - They travel by “cars’
to Perry, NY to see his Aunt Elizabeth (Harvey) Toan, who is very ill. She is sister to his father. They go to Elmira and stay over night with Uncle Byron Lovell, then breakfast at
Hornellville and onto Perry, getting there at 11 a.m. on the 24th. Visited there with his Aunt Elizabeth (her husband Thomas Toan, whom she met in Scipio when the families all came up
from NJ, died in 1862.)also with relatives; Wm Palmer’s, Austin’s and Lydia Toan, where they stay. On 28th start for home and stay in Elmira with Harrison Harvey, s/o Joel B. Harvey
(Asahel’s uncle.) Back home on the 29th.June 2 - Jane "set up" with Mrs. Kennedy (Lucretia?) She neighbor up on Mecklenburg Rd.June 4 - raised barn up at Andrew Howland’s. (He lives
either with his father or across the road.)June 6 - heard Mrs. Elizabeth (Deacon Ezra) Genung was dead.June 8 - went to Mrs Genung’s funeral in afternoon.June 14 - Bill VanKleet building
chimneys for house. They also finish wall on Andrew’s barn.June 26 - they cut window in bedroomJuly 2 - 2 painters painting house, Pease and Terry.July 5 - they put conductors on house.August
- Some time this month there is a grat fire in Ithaca that burned the Ithaca hotel and the entire block where it stood on State St. the fire crossed Tioga St. to the west and licked
up the tannery of Mr Edward S. Esty and many houses on the north side of Green and on Tioga several more that belonged to Henry L. Wilgas.August 3 - heard Ella Clark was dead.August
4 - went to Ella Clark’s funeral at 2 pm. (died in childbirth? see next.)August 12 - Mary Rhodes died, buried Gibbs cem.Sept 1 - went to Melissa Clark’s funeral.Sept 7 - Asahel and
Wm Martin goes to price Rhodes property. ("Old maids" live there; Elizabeth, Margaret, Jennie and Sarah.) Both parents dead.Nov 12 - Bad lightning storm. Heard Barton burnt. (the hotel?)Nov
26 - Jane goes over to the “old ladies” (Rhodes)Dec 2 - heard John P. Broas, (Deacon) was dead. Buried Christian ch. cem.
NOTE: Karen Dickson now thinks that the 1872 diary entry for Ella and Melissa Clark, may be Etta and Melissa Clark, daughters of Wm and Mary Clark, near neighbors of Asahel on the Meckleburg
Rd. On the 1870 Town of Ithaca census it shows; Wm Clark, 52; his wife, Mary, 51 and daughters; Matilda, 25, Etta, 23 and Melissa, 21. This makes sense as they are only a couple houses
up the road from Asahel. Across the road from the school house.On the 1860 T. of Ithaca census, the girls are Ella and Mary. (so I don’t know if it is Ella or Etta and Melissa must
be Mary Melissa or Melissa Mary.You will find them on the 4th and 30th of August.sorry,Karen