Left to right:, Cousin Paul Engle, Brother Mike Coyne, His sons Josh and Cory, Bruce Coyne

An excellent fishing trip on 20 July 2019. We stayed at the Aspinwald Motel only 4 miles from the dock. Arose at 6 am, had breakfast had breakfast as the diner next door. Captain Fred was an excellent guide and handled all the dirty work. The Shady Lady was clean and comfortable for the 5 of us. Mary had had filled a huge cooler with sandwiches and Gatorade so we weer well fed and hydrated.

We took turns reeling them in. Mike and I were reeling at the same time and couldn't land them so we passed off to Paul and Josh. When they got them close to the boat, it was seen they they were tangled together. Captain Fred was able to land them both. Cory caught the largest one, 38 inches at 22 pounds.

H. Kenneth Green Family

A Green Family page has been added to Family Events. The Greens lived on Furnace street and worked at Westmoreland Malleable Iron, as did my grandfather Thomas Coyne and his brother Frank Coyne. My farther, Bernard, grew up there in a house across the street from the Greens.

My mothers sister, Elizabeth Ann Calkins married Ray Barron and his sister Joan married Pete Green.  I was at Westmoreland Central at the same time, but not class, as Dale.

The furnace is gone now, replaced by a basketball court.  Many home in the area used the burnt sand, or pickle, as fill around their houses. The bridge on Sucker Brook failed and was not replaced so Furnace Street is now a dead end but the entrance to the pool is halfway down on the left.
Bruce

Coynegen.com

Rootsweb has finally put it back up and I have been able to access it. Several pages in the Family events section have been updated. Mostly the Overend and Others pages. I have taken over the Jefferson county Rootsweb list, nyjeffers, but it has almost no traffic. Several forwards from the Jefferson County Board have been sent for my approval as List Owner but I have never been able to preview them, so I refused them all. In the past, ie before the crash, posts to the county board were automatically forwarded to the list. Ancestry will not be bringing this feature back. Random boards, lucky me, are still receiving the notice of their existence but nothing can be done except to delete them. 2019 should be a busy year for the Thousand Island Chapter. Sons of the American revolution. The Pomeroy Foundation has granted us 9 roadside markers for Jefferson county. These will honor the veterans buried in there.

Patriot Ephraim Owen

On 30 September a ceremony was held at Old Glenville cemetery, South of Martinsburg, NY, honoring this patriot. Members of the Thousand Island chapter were Dan Ames, Parks Honeywell, registrar, James Lathan and myself. James Eagan, ESSSAR state President, and George Gydesen, President Oriskany Battle chapter and Central Region State Vice-President also attended. Bette and James Lathan and the Martinsburg Historical Sociey organized the event. Leray de Chaumont and General William Floyd chapters NSDAR also attended.
L-R George Gydesen, Bruce Coyne, Dan Ames
L-R: Jim Eagan, Bruce Coyne, Dan Ames back to camera, Parks Honeywell, George Gydesen

Long Time No Post

My website has finally been restored by Rootsweb, bless their hearts.  The counter on the side bar, where it says "Counter" no longer works and will will be removed.  It a shame to lose the old count but we'll get back there again.  

I have obtained the domain coynegen.com, which can now be used instead of https://sites.rootsweb.com/~coyne2010/.  

The family tree link does work as that section has not been restored yet. I wonder if it ever will or if Ancestry will use it to increase traffic to ancestry.com.

Statcounter has replaced the old counter.  I'll try to get a fancier display.  It's used on the site I code, JCNYGW, Jefferson County New York GenWeb.  They send out a nice weekly analysis of your traffic.

The Joint Patriot Project of marking Revolutionary War graves is marching on.  Swe-kat-si and Nihanawate DAR chapters have finished St. Lawrence county.  T.I. SAR and LeRay de Chaumont DAR are working on Jefferson county.

I attended a 1812 dedication April 22, 2018 at Dexter Cemetery, Dexter, NY and fired my musket for the first time publicly.  Quite warm and no snow, a very nice day.

L-R  Jim Eagan, State President Empire State Society SAR, 3 members 3rd Regiment Artillery from Sackets Harbor, Bruce Coyne, President TI Chapter ESSSAR.

On July 3, 2016 the Syracuse Chapter ESSAR, the Thousand Island Chapter ESSAR, Kayendaysyona-Fort Orange Chapter NSDAR, the Ontario Chapter NSDAR, and the Sons of the American Legion, Post 418, Phonix, NY held marked the grave of Patriot Elias Cady in Merrett Cemeery, Granby, NY. Below are som pictures of the event.

Left to Right: Parks Honeywell, President TI Chapter, ESSAR, Bob Gang, with rifle, President Syracuse Chapter, ESSAR , Bruce Coyne, behind the flag, Registrar, T I Chapter, ESSAR .  The rifle salute squad.

Grave Dedication of Private Elias Cady
Merritt Cemetery
Granby, New York
July 3, 2016

The only debt that we can never repay is that which is owed to our brave military veterans. Today we pay our respects and mark the grave of Private Elias Cady who served in the Revolutionary war. Elias along with his brothers Elijah, Elisha, & David served in Capt. John Davis’s company of Whiting’s regiment as a Private in the 17th Albany County Militia during the Revolutionary War.  Elias’s oldest brother Ebenezer, also served as a Captain in the 17th Albany County Militia and brothers Eleazer, Elias, and John are also known to have served.  From various pension application records it appears that Capt. John Davis’ Company served doing guard duty primarily in the frontier area along the Mohawk River in upper New York State. 

In May or June, 1778, the company commanded by Capt. John Davis defended the Cherry Valley frontier and marched in a Regiment commanded by Colonel Waterman accompanied by another Regiment under Col. Van Alstyne to Albany where after remaining a few days. They then proceeded to Johnstown where they were stationed about a month and thence were ordered to Cherry Valley where they erected a picket fort and remained until they were relieved by other troops a few weeks previous to the Destruction of Cherry valley by the British and Indians under Brant and Butler.

On or about the 1st of May, 1780 the company of Captain John Davis served at New Concord, Albany County and thence marched by the way of Albany to Schoharie where men were billeted out on various scouts in different places. At the end of this service they marched back to Albany where they were dismissed and returned home on or about the 13th of June.

May 8, 1780 - Elias Cady was one of 19 men named in a document entitled “Marching Orders, May 8, 1780”.  This document was addressed to Capt. John Davis and signed by Col. W. B. WHITING, of the 17th Albany County Militia.  Elias Cady is identified as one of those militiamen ordered to march to Johnstown [NY] and there await further orders

Elias was born 7 November, 1752 and lived in what is now Columbia County [then Albany] county] where he & his six brothers and sister grew up.  He farmed in the  New Concord area from about 1762 to 1809   He then moved to Charleston / Burtonville, Montgomery County and lived there until about 1837 when he apparently moved to Granby, Oswego County, New York where he died November 10, 1838, age 86. 

Posterity can never estimate the sacrifice and sufferings of the patriots of the Revolution who are deserving of our thanks. Joseph Plumb Martin, a private in the 8th Connecticut Continental Line wrote of his experiences. In one passage he tells of marching for many long miles in the cold and rain with a sprained ankle. “When the column finally turned into a wood for the night it was so wet that he was unable to light a fire. He and his companions were “forced by necessity, to lay down and sleep if we could with three others of our constant companions, Fatigue Hunger and Cold”. Like Joseph Plumb Martin, men like Elias Cady also suffered great hardships so that we can live today in freedom. It is said that we die three times; first when our body expires, next when we are buried and finally when our names are last spoken. We therefore place this Sons of the American Revolution marker to thank, remember and honor Elias Cady for his service and for his sacrifice and for all that he gave to a grateful nation so that his memory can live on.

Robert J. Gang III
President Syracuse Chapter ESSSAR

Back at Last.

Sorry for the long absence. Last winter, if it's still snowing is it really over, was a busy one. As registrar for the Thousand Islands chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution, I had several applications to work on. That's a good thing but it did take up a lot of the time available for genealogy. Ancestry announced it would no longer support Family Tree Maker which touched off a search for a replacement for FTM and Ancestry. FTM was sold to a third arty and they have updated it once so it looks like crisis averted.

Rootsweb blew up for about 6 weeks and when it came back up, it had lost about that much of the members sites.  The lists were also down.  Thankfully, I had the web site in a folder and was able to put it back to where it was before the crash.  When it went down I had around 11K hits and when it came back up, 5K.  After the update, the hits came back.

The Northern NY Genealogy site went down and was not expected back.  Thankfully we were wrong.  At a meeting of the Jefferson County NY Genealogical  Society, I learned that the Jefferson county Genweb site needed help so I'm writing code for it. 

I guess the bad weather gives me a chance to work on genealogy but it would be nice to see  the sun.

Good Citizenship in Alexandria Bay

On 4 August, 2013 Glen and Debby Borek were vacationing in Alexandria Bay, NY, staying at the Otter Creek Inn, owned by Dennis and Debby Butterfield.. In the early hours of the morning, Glen heard a man in trouble in the waters of Otter Creek. He helped him to shore, where he and Debby assisted him into their room to await the ambulance. After an evaluation by
ambulance personnel, he was sent home. The US Coast Guard Auxiliary and the 1000 Island Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution gave the Boreks Good Citizenship Awards for helping a stranger in danger of drowning. The Butterfields also gave them a free in season stay for the date of their choice.

Back Row, L-R; Steve Slagsvol USCGA, Debbie Butterfield, Mark Spaulding NYS Parks Assistant Regional Director, Cody Ramm USCG, Mary Erskine-Coyne, Parks Honeywell USCGA
Front Row, L-R; Anne and Glen Borek, Bruce Coyne TISAR, Penny Kernehan Alexandria Bay Fire Department President

Noah Hutchins

Recently the 100 Islands Chapter of the SAR marked the grave of patriot Noah Hutchins in Orleans cemetery, Lafargeville, NY.  He was born 28 November 1757 in Voluntown, New London, CT and died 28 August 1838 in the town of Orleans.

In December of 1776, at Windsor, Berkshire, MA he enlisted as a private in Capt. William Watkins company, Col Seymour's Regiment, MA Militia, marched to Albany, then Greensborough, now Whitehall, then to Ticonderoga. Continued in service until was dismissed. Was sent to the Battle of Bennington, 16 August 1777, but arrived just after the battle. In September of 1777 called out with Col Clark's Regiment to prevent the march of Burgoyne and, then a Sergeant, was at Saratoga when Burgoyne surrendered, 17 October 1777. He was called out on several alarms in MA.

Pinckney Corners Cemetery, Copenhagen, NY

Thanks to the work of a lot of people the cemetery on Pinckney road, Copenhagen, NY has been restored and the graves of the veterans have been marked.  There is still work to do on the larger stones but the work all ready accomplished is impressive.

On 10 October 2015 a ceremony was held, honoring the buried veterans and celebrating the erecting of a plaque and the placing of the cemetery on the National Historic Register.

                              

Thanks to everyone for their work and dedication.  It was a honor to be a pert of it, however small, as a member ot the Thousand Islands Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution.

Walker Family Events

Just posted a large update to the Walker Family Events page. Mostly obituaries for Reese, and Robson with a few others. Almost all members of Bartlett Baptist Church, Bartlett, NY.

The Thousand Islands Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution, of which I am the registrar,  is growing and we are involved in a few events this summer.  I would b glad to help anyone interested in joining.

Have a nice summer.

Barns Family in Westmoreland.

Just finished updates to the Munn Family Events page.  The Munn and Barns family are tied together thru the Menktelow family.  Some interesting articles on Barns history and family reunions.  Amos Barns grandfather, Nathaniel Barnes Sr, 1740-1790?, is listed on the DAR site as A006378, a privateer and he helped evacuate Long Island after Washington was driven out.

The DAR site uses Barnes but all the newspaper references I've found from the 1800 use Barns.  I'm afraid both surname are used in by tree.  Both appear in a findagrave.com search of Oneida county.

Munn family in Westmoreland, NY

Just added a new page to Family Events for the Munn family.  These articles tie together the Munn, Manktelow and Barns families.  These are some of the oldest families in Westmoreland.  They are included in the Hull tree on ancestry.

I couldn't find all the obits that I felt should be fultonhistory.com but I'll keep looking.  Just a little twist to the search term can do the trick.  A world of difference between John B Munn, John Munn and JB Munn.

I've also added a page for Wales but I was unable to find much.

A mixture of snow and rain today.  This winter will not let go.

Walker Family Events

Long time, no post.  My only excuses are bad weather and being sick for all of December and half of January.  The Thousand Island Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution is growing and I have spent a lot of time getting some applications in order.  This involves creating a tree for the applicants family and finding some documentation to prove the bloodline.

I've added a new family to the Family Events section of my web site.  The name shown in Walker but it also has Gookins, Abbe, Tice, Chase and Bicknell.  This family file ties into the Hull file through Mary Ellen Walker marring Elisha Milton Hull.

Spring training game are being played so warm weather is on it's way. Hurry!!

The Thousand Island Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution is finally a reality.  We had an excellent Charter Day luncheon with many guests from the Empire State Society SAR.  The above photo is from the Thousand Island Sun.  I am the registrar for the TIC and welcome any requests about this chapter.

On the day following our Charter Day, we joined with the Daughters of the American revolution to rededicate a Revolutionary war rave in Old Evens Mills cemetery.

That same day we also helped the DAR to rededicate a grave in Kelsey Bridge cemetery in Theresa.  I would like to thank everyone who participated in these events, in particular, Jim Eagen, who loaned us the flags used in these ceremonies.

OAS at Ft Drum, NY

On August 15, 2014, Parks Honeywell and I gave a presentation to the Town Hall Meeting, held at the base chapel on Ft Drum, NY.  Parks is shown explaining the Sons of the American Revolution's Operation Ancestor Search to troops from the Warriors in Transition Battalion.  In this programs the SAR provides free international memberships to Ancestry.com and assists in creating family trees using Ancestry and other online resources.  The presentation was well received and 38 people signed up for OAS.  They were supplied with blank family tree forms so they could get an early start.

Thousand Island Chapter Status Report

On July 18, 2014 officers and members of the Empire State Society of the Sons of the American Revolution (ESSSAR) met at the Trackside restaurant in the old Utica, NY train station to consider the creation of a new chapter to be called the Thousand Island chapter, based in Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence counties.  The meeting went very well and all are hopeful that the resolution will be approved September 6, 2014 at ESSSAR at Ft. Niagara.   Seated L to R around the table in the above photo are; Mark Friden, Bruce Coyne, Parks Honeywell, George Gydesens, VP Central Region ESSSAR, Duane Booth, President ESSSAR, Tom Dunne, President Saratoga Battle Chapter ESSSAR and Joel Bixby.  Mark, Parks, Joel and I are current members of the ESSSAR and will become members of the 100 Island chapter, if approved.

I became a member through my mothers ancestor, Joseph Calkins.  Parks guided me through the application and with records my aunt Elizabeth Ann Calkins Barron had amassed and some I had to find, it was a simple and straightforward process. 

Veteran's List From 1922

While researching families in Westmoreland, Oneida, NY I found a series of articles in the Daily Sentinel, Rome, NY that listed veterans buried in Oneida county as of 1922.  The list was created by the Sons of Veterans and was printed in 23 articles, on a space available basis, by the Daily Sentinel.  The list contains about 1200 entries, each containing name, unit, birth, death and age.  The wars represented range from the Revolution to World War I but most of the burials are related to the civil war.

What a job of work it must have been to create this list before computers and the internet.  It appears they visited each cemetery and examined the stones and burial records.  What dedication from the Sons of Veterans and the Daily Sentinel.  I felt I had to post this list where it could be found  online.

Additions to Home Page

Added the following families to the Family Events page; Hull-Bellinger, Halleck and Dowsland.  I was looking for people who had worked at Westmoreland Malleable Iron and found these.  My grandfather and his brother worked there as well as Hinds & Harrison Plush in Clark Mills.

A few of the people working at Malleable Iron, such as John Hull,  were Civil War veterans.  I had heard that these once was a mineral springs in Westmoreland.  Samuel Halleck discovered it while searching for coal.  A notice of it's sale at auction appeared in the Roman Citizen in November of 1841.  When I was a youth in Westmoreland, I remember finding a pipe next to the stream in the Spring Woods, just down from Bucky's Pond.  This would be just north of the thruway now.  It tasted of sulphur but not too badly.

Is it really SPRING? Why is it snowing?

Long time, no post.  Very busy this winter fighting snow and ice.  Now it's spring, I'm replacing the sod I ripped up with the plow truck and cutting up all the limbs taken down by the ice storm.

During the winter, I created Revolutionary War burial lists for Herkimer and Oswego counties.  Now I've returned to Westmoreland history and families.  The Tyler page has wandered into the Siegman, DeRango and Rauscher families.  When I was a lad, I would walk to town and visit the Hull mom and pop grocery store just across the bridge next to the foundry.  Now I have created a Hull page and posted it on my site.  The Hull family goes back to before the Civil War in Westmoreland.  John Hull served in that war and worked at the foundry, as did his sons.  He is buried in Westmoreland Union cemetery.

Just after the Civil War people seem to belong to two groups, those that farmed or those who worked at the foundry.  After 1900 many people started commuting to Rome, Sherrill or Utica.  Once you had a car you could maybe get a better job farther away.  If you decided to move, the old hometown didn't seem so far away.

Started on the Story family, which is very large with a long history in Westmoreland and many connections.