Livonia, Livingston County, N.Y.
Eighty-Seven Years In One House
The Record of the Late Arden C. Bishop, Honeoye's Oldest Resident
In the death of Arden Chapman Bishop, which occurred at his home in this village Friday, June 24th, Honeoye loses its oldest inhabitant. Mr. Bishop was born in Centerfield, in the town of Canandaigua, May 18, 1817, and was one of six children born to Olive Kilborn and Asa Bishop. In 1820 the family moved to Honeoye, occupying a double log house on the lot now owned and occupied by Dr. L.F. Wilbur. In 1823, Asa Bishop built and moved into a small house on the site since occupied as a residence by Arden C. Bishop, making the remarkable long period of eight-seven years to live in one house. During his long and busy life he was always engaged in active business until the infirmities of age forbade. In early life he owned and operated a shoe and harness shop in connection with a tannery for over thirty years, employing several men. He was always a fancier of good horses and gained a wide reputation as a veterinarian. He had been for many years a convert to the faith of the Advents, but as there was no house of worship of his own denomination in which to attend service, he was always a regular attendant at the church to which he was accessible, being for many years chorister of the Methodist church in this village, and in later years was a regular attendant and helper in the Congregational church. He was married three times, one daughter being born of the first union, but death clamed her in infancy. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Wilsey. During the past eighteen months he had been confined to his room a greater part of the time. Although at intervals during this time he had been able to ride out and was out of doors as recently as March of this year. Not withstanding his physical weakness, he retained his mental faculties to a wonderful degree, always being able to converse rationally. He was ever fond of relating incidents of his early days and contrasting the customs of those days with the present, often relating when the State road "across the flats" was known as the corduroy road, and lined on either side of dense forests, Indian camps occupying the swamps on the north side. On the anniversary of his ninety-third birthday a letter of remembrance was received from the sister of his first wife, now a resident of Little Rock. Among his personal effects and legal documents are many papers of ancient date, conspicuous among which are sealed and signed appointments to the offices of surveyor and ensign in a regiment of infantry, bearing the dates of 1837 and 1838. His was a long, honorable and useful life spent in serving his Master and his fellow creatures, and of him it can be truly said, "well done, thou good and faithful servant." The funeral was held from his late home Sunday afternoon and was largely attend,, the Rev.Mr. Hawthorne officiating. The interment was in the family lot at Lakeview cemetery. Miss Susan P. Wilson of East Orange, N.J., was called here Sunday by the death of Mr. Bishop. Mr. and Mrs John Huff.........
Eighty-Seven Years In One House
The Record of the Late Arden C. Bishop, Honeoye's Oldest Resident
In the death of Arden Chapman Bishop, which occurred at his home in this village Friday, June 24th, Honeoye loses its oldest inhabitant. Mr. Bishop was born in Centerfield, in the town of Canandaigua, May 18, 1817, and was one of six children born to Olive Kilborn and Asa Bishop. In 1820 the family moved to Honeoye, occupying a double log house on the lot now owned and occupied by Dr. L.F. Wilbur. In 1823, Asa Bishop built and moved into a small house on the site since occupied as a residence by Arden C. Bishop, making the remarkable long period of eight-seven years to live in one house. During his long and busy life he was always engaged in active business until the infirmities of age forbade. In early life he owned and operated a shoe and harness shop in connection with a tannery for over thirty years, employing several men. He was always a fancier of good horses and gained a wide reputation as a veterinarian. He had been for many years a convert to the faith of the Advents, but as there was no house of worship of his own denomination in which to attend service, he was always a regular attendant at the church to which he was accessible, being for many years chorister of the Methodist church in this village, and in later years was a regular attendant and helper in the Congregational church. He was married three times, one daughter being born of the first union, but death clamed her in infancy. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Wilsey. During the past eighteen months he had been confined to his room a greater part of the time. Although at intervals during this time he had been able to ride out and was out of doors as recently as March of this year. Not withstanding his physical weakness, he retained his mental faculties to a wonderful degree, always being able to converse rationally. He was ever fond of relating incidents of his early days and contrasting the customs of those days with the present, often relating when the State road "across the flats" was known as the corduroy road, and lined on either side of dense forests, Indian camps occupying the swamps on the north side. On the anniversary of his ninety-third birthday a letter of remembrance was received from the sister of his first wife, now a resident of Little Rock. Among his personal effects and legal documents are many papers of ancient date, conspicuous among which are sealed and signed appointments to the offices of surveyor and ensign in a regiment of infantry, bearing the dates of 1837 and 1838. His was a long, honorable and useful life spent in serving his Master and his fellow creatures, and of him it can be truly said, "well done, thou good and faithful servant." The funeral was held from his late home Sunday afternoon and was largely attend,, the Rev.Mr. Hawthorne officiating. The interment was in the family lot at Lakeview cemetery. Miss Susan P. Wilson of East Orange, N.J., was called here Sunday by the death of Mr. Bishop. Mr. and Mrs John Huff.........
Livonia, Livingston County, N.Y.
Eighty-Seven Years In One House
The Record of the Late Arden C. Bishop, Honeoye's Oldest Resident
In the death of Arden Chapman Bishop, which occurred at his home in this village Friday, June 24th, Honeoye loses its oldest inhabitant. Mr. Bishop was born in Centerfield, in the town of Canandaigua, May 18, 1817, and was one of six children born to Olive Kilborn and Asa Bishop. In 1820 the family moved to Honeoye, occupying a double log house on the lot now owned and occupied by Dr. L.F. Wilbur. In 1823, Asa Bishop built and moved into a small house on the site since occupied as a residence by Arden C. Bishop, making the remarkable long period of eight-seven years to live in one house. During his long and busy life he was always engaged in active business until the infirmities of age forbade. In early life he owned and operated a shoe and harness shop in connection with a tannery for over thirty years, employing several men. He was always a fancier of good horses and gained a wide reputation as a veterinarian. He had been for many years a convert to the faith of the Advents, but as there was no house of worship of his own denomination in which to attend service, he was always a regular attendant at the church to which he was accessible, being for many years chorister of the Methodist church in this village, and in later years was a regular attendant and helper in the Congregational church. He was married three times, one daughter being born of the first union, but death clamed her in infancy. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Wilsey. During the past eighteen months he had been confined to his room a greater part of the time. Although at intervals during this time he had been able to ride out and was out of doors as recently as March of this year. Not withstanding his physical weakness, he retained his mental faculties to a wonderful degree, always being able to converse rationally. He was ever fond of relating incidents of his early days and contrasting the customs of those days with the present, often relating when the State road "across the flats" was known as the corduroy road, and lined on either side of dense forests, Indian camps occupying the swamps on the north side. On the anniversary of his ninety-third birthday a letter of remembrance was received from the sister of his first wife, now a resident of Little Rock. Among his personal effects and legal documents are many papers of ancient date, conspicuous among which are sealed and signed appointments to the offices of surveyor and ensign in a regiment of infantry, bearing the dates of 1837 and 1838. His was a long, honorable and useful life spent in serving his Master and his fellow creatures, and of him it can be truly said, "well done, thou good and faithful servant." The funeral was held from his late home Sunday afternoon and was largely attend,, the Rev.Mr. Hawthorne officiating. The interment was in the family lot at Lakeview cemetery. Miss Susan P. Wilson of East Orange, N.J., was called here Sunday by the death of Mr. Bishop. Mr. and Mrs John Huff.........
Eighty-Seven Years In One House
The Record of the Late Arden C. Bishop, Honeoye's Oldest Resident
In the death of Arden Chapman Bishop, which occurred at his home in this village Friday, June 24th, Honeoye loses its oldest inhabitant. Mr. Bishop was born in Centerfield, in the town of Canandaigua, May 18, 1817, and was one of six children born to Olive Kilborn and Asa Bishop. In 1820 the family moved to Honeoye, occupying a double log house on the lot now owned and occupied by Dr. L.F. Wilbur. In 1823, Asa Bishop built and moved into a small house on the site since occupied as a residence by Arden C. Bishop, making the remarkable long period of eight-seven years to live in one house. During his long and busy life he was always engaged in active business until the infirmities of age forbade. In early life he owned and operated a shoe and harness shop in connection with a tannery for over thirty years, employing several men. He was always a fancier of good horses and gained a wide reputation as a veterinarian. He had been for many years a convert to the faith of the Advents, but as there was no house of worship of his own denomination in which to attend service, he was always a regular attendant at the church to which he was accessible, being for many years chorister of the Methodist church in this village, and in later years was a regular attendant and helper in the Congregational church. He was married three times, one daughter being born of the first union, but death clamed her in infancy. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Wilsey. During the past eighteen months he had been confined to his room a greater part of the time. Although at intervals during this time he had been able to ride out and was out of doors as recently as March of this year. Not withstanding his physical weakness, he retained his mental faculties to a wonderful degree, always being able to converse rationally. He was ever fond of relating incidents of his early days and contrasting the customs of those days with the present, often relating when the State road "across the flats" was known as the corduroy road, and lined on either side of dense forests, Indian camps occupying the swamps on the north side. On the anniversary of his ninety-third birthday a letter of remembrance was received from the sister of his first wife, now a resident of Little Rock. Among his personal effects and legal documents are many papers of ancient date, conspicuous among which are sealed and signed appointments to the offices of surveyor and ensign in a regiment of infantry, bearing the dates of 1837 and 1838. His was a long, honorable and useful life spent in serving his Master and his fellow creatures, and of him it can be truly said, "well done, thou good and faithful servant." The funeral was held from his late home Sunday afternoon and was largely attend,, the Rev.Mr. Hawthorne officiating. The interment was in the family lot at Lakeview cemetery. Miss Susan P. Wilson of East Orange, N.J., was called here Sunday by the death of Mr. Bishop. Mr. and Mrs John Huff.........
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