George F. Barnett son of Samuel Barnett & Rachel Sweet & husband of Catherine Lyell Thorpe. From Landmarks of Monroe County, NY
by William F. Peck (1895)
Part III, p. 43
Barnett, George F., was born in Bridgewater, Oneida county, N. Y., August 30, 1804. His father, Samuel Barnett, a native of Amenia, Dutchess county. N. Y., and his mother, Rachel Street, of Litchfield county, Conn.; both were of English extraction, their ancestors being among the early settlers of Connecticut. Mr. George Barnett came to this county in 1826, settling in Brockport while it was still a very small village, just beginning to feel the impetus occasioned by the opening of the Erie Canal. Here he first engaged in business as a builder and contractor, manifesting in this the same energy and fidelity that has characterized his life. In 1850 he established agricultural works, which were successfully carried on until 1886, when the death of a partner closed the business. In 1828 he married Catherine Lyell, daughter of Mr. Asa Thorpe of Galway, Montgomery county, N. Y., and to them five children were born, three, of whom survive. Mr. Barnett is one of the leading men of his town, enjoying the respect and affection of all who know him. Charitable, gentle in judgment, in manner, unostentatious and unassuming, in his old age he is reaping the fruits of a well-ordered and well-spent life.
by William F. Peck (1895)
Part III, p. 43
Barnett, George F., was born in Bridgewater, Oneida county, N. Y., August 30, 1804. His father, Samuel Barnett, a native of Amenia, Dutchess county. N. Y., and his mother, Rachel Street, of Litchfield county, Conn.; both were of English extraction, their ancestors being among the early settlers of Connecticut. Mr. George Barnett came to this county in 1826, settling in Brockport while it was still a very small village, just beginning to feel the impetus occasioned by the opening of the Erie Canal. Here he first engaged in business as a builder and contractor, manifesting in this the same energy and fidelity that has characterized his life. In 1850 he established agricultural works, which were successfully carried on until 1886, when the death of a partner closed the business. In 1828 he married Catherine Lyell, daughter of Mr. Asa Thorpe of Galway, Montgomery county, N. Y., and to them five children were born, three, of whom survive. Mr. Barnett is one of the leading men of his town, enjoying the respect and affection of all who know him. Charitable, gentle in judgment, in manner, unostentatious and unassuming, in his old age he is reaping the fruits of a well-ordered and well-spent life.
George F. Barnett son of Samuel Barnett & Rachel Sweet & husband of Catherine Lyell Thorpe. From Landmarks of Monroe County, NY
by William F. Peck (1895)
Part III, p. 43
Barnett, George F., was born in Bridgewater, Oneida county, N. Y., August 30, 1804. His father, Samuel Barnett, a native of Amenia, Dutchess county. N. Y., and his mother, Rachel Street, of Litchfield county, Conn.; both were of English extraction, their ancestors being among the early settlers of Connecticut. Mr. George Barnett came to this county in 1826, settling in Brockport while it was still a very small village, just beginning to feel the impetus occasioned by the opening of the Erie Canal. Here he first engaged in business as a builder and contractor, manifesting in this the same energy and fidelity that has characterized his life. In 1850 he established agricultural works, which were successfully carried on until 1886, when the death of a partner closed the business. In 1828 he married Catherine Lyell, daughter of Mr. Asa Thorpe of Galway, Montgomery county, N. Y., and to them five children were born, three, of whom survive. Mr. Barnett is one of the leading men of his town, enjoying the respect and affection of all who know him. Charitable, gentle in judgment, in manner, unostentatious and unassuming, in his old age he is reaping the fruits of a well-ordered and well-spent life.
by William F. Peck (1895)
Part III, p. 43
Barnett, George F., was born in Bridgewater, Oneida county, N. Y., August 30, 1804. His father, Samuel Barnett, a native of Amenia, Dutchess county. N. Y., and his mother, Rachel Street, of Litchfield county, Conn.; both were of English extraction, their ancestors being among the early settlers of Connecticut. Mr. George Barnett came to this county in 1826, settling in Brockport while it was still a very small village, just beginning to feel the impetus occasioned by the opening of the Erie Canal. Here he first engaged in business as a builder and contractor, manifesting in this the same energy and fidelity that has characterized his life. In 1850 he established agricultural works, which were successfully carried on until 1886, when the death of a partner closed the business. In 1828 he married Catherine Lyell, daughter of Mr. Asa Thorpe of Galway, Montgomery county, N. Y., and to them five children were born, three, of whom survive. Mr. Barnett is one of the leading men of his town, enjoying the respect and affection of all who know him. Charitable, gentle in judgment, in manner, unostentatious and unassuming, in his old age he is reaping the fruits of a well-ordered and well-spent life.
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