Wait, A. G., of the firm of Wait & Moore, prominent hardware merchants of the village of Antwerp, was born August 15, 1833, a son of Joseph L., and grandson of Gilbert Wait, born in Vermont, and one of Antwerp's first settlers, where he spent his last days.

Joseph L. Wait was a farmer and a Whig. His wife was Lucretia McAllister, daughter of Francis McAllister, an early settler of Antwerp.

A. G. Wait was educated in the common schools and Antwerp village.

He carried on the cabinet business and undertaking in Antwerp for twelve years and was one year in a tannery for J P. Ellis: he then farmed it for four years and for two years was in the employ of J. P. Ellis in the dry goods trade.

In 1875 he engaged in the hardware business with a brother, W. R. Wait, and the brother sold out in 1876 to H. W. Moore and since then the firm has been known as Wait & Moore.

January 19, 1858, Mr. Wait married Maria E., sister of John D. Ellis, a prominent banker of Antwerp, and they had five children:

1. Arthur J.,
2. Emma L., wife of Dr. F. A. Sweet of Waddington,
3. John W.,
4. E. G, representative of the Standard Oil Company, and
5. Ellen M.

Mr. Wait is a Democrat, and has been a member of Antwerp Lodge No. 226, F. and A. M., for forty three years.
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Allen Wait (1833 - )
Born in Antwerp, Jefferson, New York, USA on 1833 to Joseph Lyon Wait and Lucretia McAllaster.
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Wait, A. G., of the firm of Wait & Moore, prominent hardware merchants of the village of Antwerp, was born August 15, 1833, a son of Joseph L., and grandson of Gilbert Wait, born in Vermont, and one of Antwerp's first settlers, where he spent his last days. Joseph L. Wait was a farmer and a Whig.

His wife was Lucretia McAllister, daughter of Francis McAllister, an early settler of Antwerp.

A. G. Wait was educated in the common schools and Antwerp village. He carried on the cabinet business and undertaking in Antwerp for twelve years and was one year in a tannery for J P. Ellis: he then farmed it for four years and for two years was in the employ of J. P. Ellis in the dry goods trade. In 1875 he engaged in the hardware business with a brother, W. R. Wait, and the brother sold out in 1876 to H. W. Moore and since then the firm has been known as Wait & Moore.
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Allen Gilbert Wait
Born 15 Aug 1833 in Antwerp, New York
Husband of Marie E. (Ellis) Wait — married 1858 [location unknown]
DESCENDANTS descendants
Father of Emma L (Wait) Sweet
Died 1 Nov 1902 in Antwerp, New York
Birth: Aug 15 1833 - Antwerp, Jefferson, New York, United States
Residence: 1850 - Antwerp, Jefferson, New York
Residence: 1865 - District 01, Antwerp, Jefferson, New York, United States
Residence: 1870 - New York, United States
Residence: 1875 - Antwerp, Jefferson, New York, United States
Residence: 1880 - Antwerp, Jefferson, New York, United States
Residence: 1900 - ED 7 Antwerp Township Antwerp village, Jefferson, New York, United States
Death: 1902 - Antwerp, Jefferson, New York, United States
Parents: Joseph Lyon Wait, Lucretia Wait (born Mc Allaster)
Wife: Maria E Wait (born Ellis)
Children: Ellen M Robinson (born Wait), Joseph A Wait, Edward G Wait, John W Wait, Emma L Sweet (born Wait)
Siblings: Laura A. Ward (born Wait), Julia C Moore (born Wait), David A Wait, William R. Wait, Daniel Wait
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