Gershom Bostwick a son-in-law of David Benedict built a
house and a shop on the Schenevus creek. Probably the
county has never produced a man of more mechanical skill
and inventive genius as Bostwick He built a saw mill,a
wheelwright and paint shop also a shop for wooding cast iron plows. The first threshing was invented,patented and applied to use by him and Harry Spencer. The first Cylinder
and spike cider mill was invented by him.He made machines
for many more uses.
This was taken from
A Concise History Of The TOWN OF MARYLAND Otsego County, NY
house and a shop on the Schenevus creek. Probably the
county has never produced a man of more mechanical skill
and inventive genius as Bostwick He built a saw mill,a
wheelwright and paint shop also a shop for wooding cast iron plows. The first threshing was invented,patented and applied to use by him and Harry Spencer. The first Cylinder
and spike cider mill was invented by him.He made machines
for many more uses.
This was taken from
A Concise History Of The TOWN OF MARYLAND Otsego County, NY
Gershom Bostwick a son-in-law of David Benedict built a
house and a shop on the Schenevus creek. Probably the
county has never produced a man of more mechanical skill
and inventive genius as Bostwick He built a saw mill,a
wheelwright and paint shop also a shop for wooding cast iron plows. The first threshing was invented,patented and applied to use by him and Harry Spencer. The first Cylinder
and spike cider mill was invented by him.He made machines
for many more uses.
This was taken from
A Concise History Of The TOWN OF MARYLAND Otsego County, NY
house and a shop on the Schenevus creek. Probably the
county has never produced a man of more mechanical skill
and inventive genius as Bostwick He built a saw mill,a
wheelwright and paint shop also a shop for wooding cast iron plows. The first threshing was invented,patented and applied to use by him and Harry Spencer. The first Cylinder
and spike cider mill was invented by him.He made machines
for many more uses.
This was taken from
A Concise History Of The TOWN OF MARYLAND Otsego County, NY
Gravesite Details
Gershom and his son Hiram share the same stone
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