Prominent among the first settlers was Jonathan Baldwin, born in Egremont, Mass., February 11, 1765, who came on foot, accompanied by Theodore BURR, with his axe upon his shoulder by the Catskill turnpike in the spring of 1793. These young men were architects, millwrights and bridge builders in search of a location and employment. Mr. Baldwin took up 40 acres on the west side of the village, extending from State Street to Clinton Street and in the rear enclosing the old cemetery, a gift from him to the village.
Having made a small clearing and put in some wheat, he returned to Massachusetts in the fall, by way of Utica. Their route was a narrow path through the boundless forest indicated only by marked trees. At intervals there were attached to trees small covered boxes for mail. Travelers examined these for letters to go their way and delivered them.
On March 3, 1794, Mr. Baldwin married Parthenia STANFORD of Duxbury, Mass., and soon after returned to Oxford, built the house on the south-west corner of State and Lafayette Streets. The next fall his wife came in company with Solomon DODGE. In July, 1796, Mr. Baldwin moved his wife and infant daughter, Miriamne, into the house he had erected. It was minus windows and doors, there his son Harvey was born the next day.
Mr. Baldwin was a carpenter and laid the foundation of the large building, now the St. James Hotel, and prepared window frames, sash and doors needed for building a large hotel; but when the interests of Oxford were sacrificed and the county seat located at Norwich, he left the work unfinished. Baldwin and Burr also erected the first mill in Oxford in 1793/4. Burr and Baldwin were also connected in the construction of bridges.
He donated half the land for LaFayette square, now LaFayette park, and as one of the first trustees of Oxford Academy, gave freely of time and money to advance the interests of that institution. He was the builder of many of the first houses, together with the first school house on the west side of the river, and the second river bridge.
No early name is more prominent than Jonathan Baldwin's; the benefactor of the poor, a sterling character, retaining his intellectual faculties unimpaired until his death at the age of 82, which occurred July 2, 1845. The community at large mourned his loss. Mrs. Baldwin died April 21, 1848, aged 77. Their children were:
MIRIAMNE, born January 15, 1793; married October 26, 1817, Peleg B. FOLGER, a shoemaker, from Hudson, who came here soon after the war of 1812, and died February 5, 1857, aged 65. Mrs. Folger died January 25, 1881, aged 84. Children: Parthenia A., died April 4, 1890, at Binghamton; unmarried. William, married Melissa GRAY of Scranton. Eben, married Lucy HALL. John, married Elizabeth HALL. Hannah, married Dr. S. F. McFARLAND. Mary, married William BENEDICT.
JAMES HARVEY, born July 2, 1796; married Elizabeth SHAFFER of Lewisburg, Pa., and died in Pennsylvania, August 11, 1832, while engaged in bridge building. Children: Jonathan, Harvey, Maria, Jane and Cordelia.
SOPHIA, born June 22, 1800; married Frederick GREENE.
NANCY, born January 13, 1801, died in infancy.
HAPPYLONE, born July 26, 1802, died unmarried January 12, 1833.
LOUISA, born March 24, 1804, died unmarried November 10, 1883, aged 79.
THOMAS, born July 4, 1805, died September 25, 1875; married Rebecca BUCKLY, who died suddenly January 11, 1875. He lived and died on the farm now owned by his daughters, Mary L., wife of Charles A. BENNETT, and F. Adalaide BALDWIN.
CHARLES, born July 23, 1807, died unmarried December 8, 1849.
BETSEY M., born March 25, 1809, died unmarried November 2, 1899, aged 90.
SAMUEL, born in March, 1811, married Jane HAGAMAN of Greene; died at Corning, in 1852. Children: Ann, James, died in army; Jane, Kate.
JOHN, born November 6, 1813, died unmarried May, 1895.
Having made a small clearing and put in some wheat, he returned to Massachusetts in the fall, by way of Utica. Their route was a narrow path through the boundless forest indicated only by marked trees. At intervals there were attached to trees small covered boxes for mail. Travelers examined these for letters to go their way and delivered them.
On March 3, 1794, Mr. Baldwin married Parthenia STANFORD of Duxbury, Mass., and soon after returned to Oxford, built the house on the south-west corner of State and Lafayette Streets. The next fall his wife came in company with Solomon DODGE. In July, 1796, Mr. Baldwin moved his wife and infant daughter, Miriamne, into the house he had erected. It was minus windows and doors, there his son Harvey was born the next day.
Mr. Baldwin was a carpenter and laid the foundation of the large building, now the St. James Hotel, and prepared window frames, sash and doors needed for building a large hotel; but when the interests of Oxford were sacrificed and the county seat located at Norwich, he left the work unfinished. Baldwin and Burr also erected the first mill in Oxford in 1793/4. Burr and Baldwin were also connected in the construction of bridges.
He donated half the land for LaFayette square, now LaFayette park, and as one of the first trustees of Oxford Academy, gave freely of time and money to advance the interests of that institution. He was the builder of many of the first houses, together with the first school house on the west side of the river, and the second river bridge.
No early name is more prominent than Jonathan Baldwin's; the benefactor of the poor, a sterling character, retaining his intellectual faculties unimpaired until his death at the age of 82, which occurred July 2, 1845. The community at large mourned his loss. Mrs. Baldwin died April 21, 1848, aged 77. Their children were:
MIRIAMNE, born January 15, 1793; married October 26, 1817, Peleg B. FOLGER, a shoemaker, from Hudson, who came here soon after the war of 1812, and died February 5, 1857, aged 65. Mrs. Folger died January 25, 1881, aged 84. Children: Parthenia A., died April 4, 1890, at Binghamton; unmarried. William, married Melissa GRAY of Scranton. Eben, married Lucy HALL. John, married Elizabeth HALL. Hannah, married Dr. S. F. McFARLAND. Mary, married William BENEDICT.
JAMES HARVEY, born July 2, 1796; married Elizabeth SHAFFER of Lewisburg, Pa., and died in Pennsylvania, August 11, 1832, while engaged in bridge building. Children: Jonathan, Harvey, Maria, Jane and Cordelia.
SOPHIA, born June 22, 1800; married Frederick GREENE.
NANCY, born January 13, 1801, died in infancy.
HAPPYLONE, born July 26, 1802, died unmarried January 12, 1833.
LOUISA, born March 24, 1804, died unmarried November 10, 1883, aged 79.
THOMAS, born July 4, 1805, died September 25, 1875; married Rebecca BUCKLY, who died suddenly January 11, 1875. He lived and died on the farm now owned by his daughters, Mary L., wife of Charles A. BENNETT, and F. Adalaide BALDWIN.
CHARLES, born July 23, 1807, died unmarried December 8, 1849.
BETSEY M., born March 25, 1809, died unmarried November 2, 1899, aged 90.
SAMUEL, born in March, 1811, married Jane HAGAMAN of Greene; died at Corning, in 1852. Children: Ann, James, died in army; Jane, Kate.
JOHN, born November 6, 1813, died unmarried May, 1895.
Prominent among the first settlers was Jonathan Baldwin, born in Egremont, Mass., February 11, 1765, who came on foot, accompanied by Theodore BURR, with his axe upon his shoulder by the Catskill turnpike in the spring of 1793. These young men were architects, millwrights and bridge builders in search of a location and employment. Mr. Baldwin took up 40 acres on the west side of the village, extending from State Street to Clinton Street and in the rear enclosing the old cemetery, a gift from him to the village.
Having made a small clearing and put in some wheat, he returned to Massachusetts in the fall, by way of Utica. Their route was a narrow path through the boundless forest indicated only by marked trees. At intervals there were attached to trees small covered boxes for mail. Travelers examined these for letters to go their way and delivered them.
On March 3, 1794, Mr. Baldwin married Parthenia STANFORD of Duxbury, Mass., and soon after returned to Oxford, built the house on the south-west corner of State and Lafayette Streets. The next fall his wife came in company with Solomon DODGE. In July, 1796, Mr. Baldwin moved his wife and infant daughter, Miriamne, into the house he had erected. It was minus windows and doors, there his son Harvey was born the next day.
Mr. Baldwin was a carpenter and laid the foundation of the large building, now the St. James Hotel, and prepared window frames, sash and doors needed for building a large hotel; but when the interests of Oxford were sacrificed and the county seat located at Norwich, he left the work unfinished. Baldwin and Burr also erected the first mill in Oxford in 1793/4. Burr and Baldwin were also connected in the construction of bridges.
He donated half the land for LaFayette square, now LaFayette park, and as one of the first trustees of Oxford Academy, gave freely of time and money to advance the interests of that institution. He was the builder of many of the first houses, together with the first school house on the west side of the river, and the second river bridge.
No early name is more prominent than Jonathan Baldwin's; the benefactor of the poor, a sterling character, retaining his intellectual faculties unimpaired until his death at the age of 82, which occurred July 2, 1845. The community at large mourned his loss. Mrs. Baldwin died April 21, 1848, aged 77. Their children were:
MIRIAMNE, born January 15, 1793; married October 26, 1817, Peleg B. FOLGER, a shoemaker, from Hudson, who came here soon after the war of 1812, and died February 5, 1857, aged 65. Mrs. Folger died January 25, 1881, aged 84. Children: Parthenia A., died April 4, 1890, at Binghamton; unmarried. William, married Melissa GRAY of Scranton. Eben, married Lucy HALL. John, married Elizabeth HALL. Hannah, married Dr. S. F. McFARLAND. Mary, married William BENEDICT.
JAMES HARVEY, born July 2, 1796; married Elizabeth SHAFFER of Lewisburg, Pa., and died in Pennsylvania, August 11, 1832, while engaged in bridge building. Children: Jonathan, Harvey, Maria, Jane and Cordelia.
SOPHIA, born June 22, 1800; married Frederick GREENE.
NANCY, born January 13, 1801, died in infancy.
HAPPYLONE, born July 26, 1802, died unmarried January 12, 1833.
LOUISA, born March 24, 1804, died unmarried November 10, 1883, aged 79.
THOMAS, born July 4, 1805, died September 25, 1875; married Rebecca BUCKLY, who died suddenly January 11, 1875. He lived and died on the farm now owned by his daughters, Mary L., wife of Charles A. BENNETT, and F. Adalaide BALDWIN.
CHARLES, born July 23, 1807, died unmarried December 8, 1849.
BETSEY M., born March 25, 1809, died unmarried November 2, 1899, aged 90.
SAMUEL, born in March, 1811, married Jane HAGAMAN of Greene; died at Corning, in 1852. Children: Ann, James, died in army; Jane, Kate.
JOHN, born November 6, 1813, died unmarried May, 1895.
Having made a small clearing and put in some wheat, he returned to Massachusetts in the fall, by way of Utica. Their route was a narrow path through the boundless forest indicated only by marked trees. At intervals there were attached to trees small covered boxes for mail. Travelers examined these for letters to go their way and delivered them.
On March 3, 1794, Mr. Baldwin married Parthenia STANFORD of Duxbury, Mass., and soon after returned to Oxford, built the house on the south-west corner of State and Lafayette Streets. The next fall his wife came in company with Solomon DODGE. In July, 1796, Mr. Baldwin moved his wife and infant daughter, Miriamne, into the house he had erected. It was minus windows and doors, there his son Harvey was born the next day.
Mr. Baldwin was a carpenter and laid the foundation of the large building, now the St. James Hotel, and prepared window frames, sash and doors needed for building a large hotel; but when the interests of Oxford were sacrificed and the county seat located at Norwich, he left the work unfinished. Baldwin and Burr also erected the first mill in Oxford in 1793/4. Burr and Baldwin were also connected in the construction of bridges.
He donated half the land for LaFayette square, now LaFayette park, and as one of the first trustees of Oxford Academy, gave freely of time and money to advance the interests of that institution. He was the builder of many of the first houses, together with the first school house on the west side of the river, and the second river bridge.
No early name is more prominent than Jonathan Baldwin's; the benefactor of the poor, a sterling character, retaining his intellectual faculties unimpaired until his death at the age of 82, which occurred July 2, 1845. The community at large mourned his loss. Mrs. Baldwin died April 21, 1848, aged 77. Their children were:
MIRIAMNE, born January 15, 1793; married October 26, 1817, Peleg B. FOLGER, a shoemaker, from Hudson, who came here soon after the war of 1812, and died February 5, 1857, aged 65. Mrs. Folger died January 25, 1881, aged 84. Children: Parthenia A., died April 4, 1890, at Binghamton; unmarried. William, married Melissa GRAY of Scranton. Eben, married Lucy HALL. John, married Elizabeth HALL. Hannah, married Dr. S. F. McFARLAND. Mary, married William BENEDICT.
JAMES HARVEY, born July 2, 1796; married Elizabeth SHAFFER of Lewisburg, Pa., and died in Pennsylvania, August 11, 1832, while engaged in bridge building. Children: Jonathan, Harvey, Maria, Jane and Cordelia.
SOPHIA, born June 22, 1800; married Frederick GREENE.
NANCY, born January 13, 1801, died in infancy.
HAPPYLONE, born July 26, 1802, died unmarried January 12, 1833.
LOUISA, born March 24, 1804, died unmarried November 10, 1883, aged 79.
THOMAS, born July 4, 1805, died September 25, 1875; married Rebecca BUCKLY, who died suddenly January 11, 1875. He lived and died on the farm now owned by his daughters, Mary L., wife of Charles A. BENNETT, and F. Adalaide BALDWIN.
CHARLES, born July 23, 1807, died unmarried December 8, 1849.
BETSEY M., born March 25, 1809, died unmarried November 2, 1899, aged 90.
SAMUEL, born in March, 1811, married Jane HAGAMAN of Greene; died at Corning, in 1852. Children: Ann, James, died in army; Jane, Kate.
JOHN, born November 6, 1813, died unmarried May, 1895.
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