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Town of Pulteney Historian Report
March 2010

     Mr David Chapin stopped by to find out if we had any information on the place of burial for Uriel Chapin. He was the first Supervisor for the Town of Pulteney. He served for the terms 1808-1809 and 1811-1812. There doesn’t seem to be much information on him or his family. Through Ancestry.com, I was able to find him in Massachusetts in the 1830 census. David said that is where Uriel came from, so it appears he headed back to family. There also was a Uriel Chapin who built a mill in Seneca Falls. Because I don’t know the date of birth or any other information, it’s hard to tell if that was him or a relative. Mr Chapin thanked me for what information I could get. He said it was more than he had hoped for and was very appreciative.

     I’m still working on the Glenview Cemetery burials. As usual, one thing leads to another, so as I get side-tracked, the work gets done slower than I would like.

     Dave Clancy called to make sure we still wanted him to do the $2000 worth of work on the Presbyterian Cemetery this spring. I told Mr Clancy that I would verify this and get back to him. I went to the Urbana Town Clerk to see what information she might have as to who else does this kind of work. The Village of Hammondsport renovated their cemetery a few years ago. She will get in touch with Emory Cummings, who is in charge of the Village road crew that maintains this cemetery to see if anyone remembers who did the work. Also, the Urbana Town Clerk has a message in to the Pleasant Valley Cemetery board to see whom they use for their repairs. She will get back to me.

     I looked at the 2010 Pulteney Town Budget and did not see the $2000 that the Town Board said would be used for work on the Presbyterian Cemetery this year.

     I received an e-mail from Marilyn Pierce thanking me for the information on Seth Pierce. (An early settler in the Town of Pulteney around 1806) She said she will send me a copy of the obituary of one of his sons. (Joshua). She also will send me copies of work she has done for the Pierce family file.

     I have received a request via Phyllis Peek (her daughter brought it over) from Shay Michael Pickett who lives in Seattle, Washington. I will e-mail him to tell him that I will try to answer his questions soon. I’m not sure how much help I can be, because our records are very sparse before 1888.

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