William R. Hazard 1803-1890 (from Cayuga Co. NYGenWeb cemetery list)
"New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956", database, FamilySearch.org, William R Hazard, 29 Jan 1890, Ledyard, Cayuga, New York, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSG8-P6GL?cc=2803479
Contributor: D. Leeman Wilson (48030119)
The following account was written by his daughter, Lydia Collins Hoag. "William R. Hazard was born in a house at the corner of Thames St., and the street on the south of the Mall (I do not know its name) in New Port, Rhode Island. When ten or eleven years old he entered West-town School and was there for six years. His mother, for some years, was in Bristol, PA, caring for her father; how long she was there I do not know. I have heard my father tell of swimming to the middle of the Delaware River with a piece of money in his mouth to procure a watermelon from a boat going to Philadelphia, and returning to shore with it under his chin. They, afterwards, lived in New Port in a house on the Point near Fort Green. When William R. Hazard married in 1828 they began housekeeping on his Father's farm near Peacedale, Rhode Island; the place is now, I think, called Dale Carlia. In 1831 or 1832 he removed to Dutchess County, New York, and lived in part of the house occupied by his father, called Bloomvale. In 1835 or 1836 - probably the spring of 1835 - he moved to a house a short distance further north that we called the "Ben Scotter" place, as it was purchased of one Eugene Van Ben Scotter. In 1839 or 1840 he returned to Bloomvale. His father and sister Isabella died in the meantime and the family returned to New Port, Rhode Island.
In the spring of 1842 he bought and moved to the Fowler Place three-fourths of a mile north of Washington Hollow. In 1847 this farm was exchanged for the store and stone dwelling at Hibernia. He already owned the mill and some houses there. In the spring of 1848 all the property was exchanged for the David Lawton farm three-fourths of a mile east of Washington Hollow. In 1857 he moved to Cayuga County, New York, into a house west of Poplar Ridge, (known as the Jethro Wood place). He afterwards built another house and moved into it, where he died.
Sometime prior to his death William R. Hazard built a small building on the north-west corner of the crossroads at Poplar Ridge and established a public library which was and is known as "The Hazard Public Library". His children carried on the enterprise as long as they lived, doubling the size of the building so as to have adequate room for books and space for reading.
Contributor: D. Leeman Wilson (48030119)
"New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956", database, FamilySearch.org, William R Hazard, 29 Jan 1890, Ledyard, Cayuga, New York, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSG8-P6GL?cc=2803479
Contributor: D. Leeman Wilson (48030119)
The following account was written by his daughter, Lydia Collins Hoag. "William R. Hazard was born in a house at the corner of Thames St., and the street on the south of the Mall (I do not know its name) in New Port, Rhode Island. When ten or eleven years old he entered West-town School and was there for six years. His mother, for some years, was in Bristol, PA, caring for her father; how long she was there I do not know. I have heard my father tell of swimming to the middle of the Delaware River with a piece of money in his mouth to procure a watermelon from a boat going to Philadelphia, and returning to shore with it under his chin. They, afterwards, lived in New Port in a house on the Point near Fort Green. When William R. Hazard married in 1828 they began housekeeping on his Father's farm near Peacedale, Rhode Island; the place is now, I think, called Dale Carlia. In 1831 or 1832 he removed to Dutchess County, New York, and lived in part of the house occupied by his father, called Bloomvale. In 1835 or 1836 - probably the spring of 1835 - he moved to a house a short distance further north that we called the "Ben Scotter" place, as it was purchased of one Eugene Van Ben Scotter. In 1839 or 1840 he returned to Bloomvale. His father and sister Isabella died in the meantime and the family returned to New Port, Rhode Island.
In the spring of 1842 he bought and moved to the Fowler Place three-fourths of a mile north of Washington Hollow. In 1847 this farm was exchanged for the store and stone dwelling at Hibernia. He already owned the mill and some houses there. In the spring of 1848 all the property was exchanged for the David Lawton farm three-fourths of a mile east of Washington Hollow. In 1857 he moved to Cayuga County, New York, into a house west of Poplar Ridge, (known as the Jethro Wood place). He afterwards built another house and moved into it, where he died.
Sometime prior to his death William R. Hazard built a small building on the north-west corner of the crossroads at Poplar Ridge and established a public library which was and is known as "The Hazard Public Library". His children carried on the enterprise as long as they lived, doubling the size of the building so as to have adequate room for books and space for reading.
Contributor: D. Leeman Wilson (48030119)
William R. Hazard 1803-1890 (from Cayuga Co. NYGenWeb cemetery list)
"New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956", database, FamilySearch.org, William R Hazard, 29 Jan 1890, Ledyard, Cayuga, New York, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSG8-P6GL?cc=2803479
Contributor: D. Leeman Wilson (48030119)
The following account was written by his daughter, Lydia Collins Hoag. "William R. Hazard was born in a house at the corner of Thames St., and the street on the south of the Mall (I do not know its name) in New Port, Rhode Island. When ten or eleven years old he entered West-town School and was there for six years. His mother, for some years, was in Bristol, PA, caring for her father; how long she was there I do not know. I have heard my father tell of swimming to the middle of the Delaware River with a piece of money in his mouth to procure a watermelon from a boat going to Philadelphia, and returning to shore with it under his chin. They, afterwards, lived in New Port in a house on the Point near Fort Green. When William R. Hazard married in 1828 they began housekeeping on his Father's farm near Peacedale, Rhode Island; the place is now, I think, called Dale Carlia. In 1831 or 1832 he removed to Dutchess County, New York, and lived in part of the house occupied by his father, called Bloomvale. In 1835 or 1836 - probably the spring of 1835 - he moved to a house a short distance further north that we called the "Ben Scotter" place, as it was purchased of one Eugene Van Ben Scotter. In 1839 or 1840 he returned to Bloomvale. His father and sister Isabella died in the meantime and the family returned to New Port, Rhode Island.
In the spring of 1842 he bought and moved to the Fowler Place three-fourths of a mile north of Washington Hollow. In 1847 this farm was exchanged for the store and stone dwelling at Hibernia. He already owned the mill and some houses there. In the spring of 1848 all the property was exchanged for the David Lawton farm three-fourths of a mile east of Washington Hollow. In 1857 he moved to Cayuga County, New York, into a house west of Poplar Ridge, (known as the Jethro Wood place). He afterwards built another house and moved into it, where he died.
Sometime prior to his death William R. Hazard built a small building on the north-west corner of the crossroads at Poplar Ridge and established a public library which was and is known as "The Hazard Public Library". His children carried on the enterprise as long as they lived, doubling the size of the building so as to have adequate room for books and space for reading.
Contributor: D. Leeman Wilson (48030119)
"New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956", database, FamilySearch.org, William R Hazard, 29 Jan 1890, Ledyard, Cayuga, New York, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSG8-P6GL?cc=2803479
Contributor: D. Leeman Wilson (48030119)
The following account was written by his daughter, Lydia Collins Hoag. "William R. Hazard was born in a house at the corner of Thames St., and the street on the south of the Mall (I do not know its name) in New Port, Rhode Island. When ten or eleven years old he entered West-town School and was there for six years. His mother, for some years, was in Bristol, PA, caring for her father; how long she was there I do not know. I have heard my father tell of swimming to the middle of the Delaware River with a piece of money in his mouth to procure a watermelon from a boat going to Philadelphia, and returning to shore with it under his chin. They, afterwards, lived in New Port in a house on the Point near Fort Green. When William R. Hazard married in 1828 they began housekeeping on his Father's farm near Peacedale, Rhode Island; the place is now, I think, called Dale Carlia. In 1831 or 1832 he removed to Dutchess County, New York, and lived in part of the house occupied by his father, called Bloomvale. In 1835 or 1836 - probably the spring of 1835 - he moved to a house a short distance further north that we called the "Ben Scotter" place, as it was purchased of one Eugene Van Ben Scotter. In 1839 or 1840 he returned to Bloomvale. His father and sister Isabella died in the meantime and the family returned to New Port, Rhode Island.
In the spring of 1842 he bought and moved to the Fowler Place three-fourths of a mile north of Washington Hollow. In 1847 this farm was exchanged for the store and stone dwelling at Hibernia. He already owned the mill and some houses there. In the spring of 1848 all the property was exchanged for the David Lawton farm three-fourths of a mile east of Washington Hollow. In 1857 he moved to Cayuga County, New York, into a house west of Poplar Ridge, (known as the Jethro Wood place). He afterwards built another house and moved into it, where he died.
Sometime prior to his death William R. Hazard built a small building on the north-west corner of the crossroads at Poplar Ridge and established a public library which was and is known as "The Hazard Public Library". His children carried on the enterprise as long as they lived, doubling the size of the building so as to have adequate room for books and space for reading.
Contributor: D. Leeman Wilson (48030119)
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