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256 CORTLAND COUNTY.
loam. • Dyersville (Willefc p. o.) contains 20 houses. The first settler was Ebenezer Crittenden,
from Barrington, Mass., in 1793.1 The first church (M. E.) was formed in 1816. There is also a
Cong, church in town.
OUYIiER—was formed from Truxton, Nov. 18,1858. The statistics of this town are embraced
in the town of Truxton, page 255.
Acres of Land, Valuation, Population, Dwellings, Families, Freeholders, Schools, Live
StocJc, Agricultural Products, and Domestic Manufactures, of Cortland County.
Cincinnati! s...
Cortlandville.
Cuyler2.........
Freetown......
Harford........
Homer..........
Lapeer..........
Marathon.....
Preble..........
Scott............
Solon............
Taylor...........
Truxton.......
Virgil...........
Willet...........
Total.....
$253,635
1,161^940
229.930
13SJ74
1,039,950
129.545
278.931
274.545
221,020
255,325
171,025
672,757
308,225
145,140
551
2,127
484
477
1,807
383
686
614
670
549
615
1,736
1,094
247
879
137
190
477
149
275
268
259
206
232
765
456
182
500
1,590
387
356
1,274
371
619
428
517
455
376
1,306
827
318
10,368
24,150
10,848*
7,054*
21,575
9,371
9,530*
10,713*
8,772*
10,548*
10,244
32.707*
20,756*
8,097*
6,015
8,399*
5,159
7,812
11,167*
5,654*
5,462
5,920
5,081
7,563
7,787
21,054*
8,789*
7,798*
220
827
188
180
732
142
249
240
247
206
226
646
446
178
$8,500
210,400
11,550
4,750
146,200
11,440
15.700
15,390
33,505
12,000
3,450
41,040
15,200
14,860
$262,135
1,372,340
241,480
142,924
1,186,150
140,985
292,631
289,935
254,525
267,325
174,475
713,797
323,425
160,000
2,202
471
449
1,978
367
655
605
623
608
586
1,708
1,137
461
673
133
214
212
225
188
221
601
410
175
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194,736* 113,i
6,278,182
543,985
5,821,127 12,257 12,318
4,727
4,722 4,212
182 9,224 |
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Live Stock. |
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Agricultural Products. |
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Dairv Pkoducts. |
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Names op Towns. |
£ |
Cows. |
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Swine. |
Winter, |
Spring. |
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Potatoes, |
Bushels of
Apples. |
Pounds of
Butter.. |
Pounds of
Cheese,
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Cincinnatus............. |
369 |
978 |
1,154 |
2,221 |
487 |
568 |
29,020 |
3,521 |
6,560 |
14,015 |
118,760 |
3,070 |
859 |
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Cortlandville............
Cuyler3................... |
1,078 |
1,648 |
2,833 |
4,918 |
1,975 |
2,397* |
117,772* |
5,964 |
21,375 |
54,928 |
319,229 |
28,021 |
1,347* |
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Freetown................ |
363 |
880 |
1,233 |
2,052 |
526 |
226 |
34,936 |
3,289 |
8,414 |
13.850 |
108,690 |
71,580 |
971 |
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Harford.................. |
227 |
519 |
628 |
1,961 |
380 |
1,306 |
32,646 |
1,503* |
5,260 |
10,295 |
72,305 |
16,220 |
1,000* |
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Homer.................... |
930 |
1,924 |
2,390 |
3,438 |
1,851 |
554 |
90,381* |
5,653* |
21,500 |
55,052 |
279,625 |
28,622 |
903 |
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Lapeer.................... |
340 |
884 |
802 |
1,696 |
450 |
253 |
29,411*
27.774 |
2,544
2,887 |
5,676 |
8,671 |
. 76,970 |
10,520 |
1,664 |
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Marathon................ |
338 |
862 |
1,068 |
3,260 |
573 |
406 |
5,937 |
17,627 |
135,009 |
8.101 |
2,785 |
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■ Preble..................... |
478 |
920 |
1,032 |
2,301 |
966 |
784 |
80,709* |
2,078 |
11,411 |
24,840 |
141,030 |
4,540 |
329 |
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Scott...................... |
390 |
775 |
755 |
2,058 |
514 |
206 |
44,317 |
2,080 |
9.841 |
18,020 |
91,825 |
7,604 |
1,227 |
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Solon...................... |
446 |
816 |
1,170 |
1,826 |
. 637 |
23 |
30,507 |
3,545 |
8,537
7,805 |
21,788 |
140.975 |
300 |
1,130 |
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Taylor..................... |
328 |
1,053 |
1,133 |
2,225 |
502 |
169* |
29,640 |
3.643 |
13,517 |
151,885 |
5,835 |
1,804* |
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Truxton.................. |
1,044 |
2.406 |
4,724 |
5.002 |
1,955 |
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77,561 |
12,712* |
25,177 |
60,686 |
416,246 |
517,281 |
2,147*
3,749* |
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Virgil..................... |
813 |
1,449 |
1,909 |
6,800 |
1,049 |
1,575* |
90,052* |
4,721 |
12.485 |
30,474 |
243,423 |
4,390 |
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Willet..................... |
266 |
889 |
837 |
1,563 |
437 |
399* |
18,156* |
2,627* |
5,411 |
8,212 |
83,285 |
2,595 |
1,883 |
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Total............... |
7,410 |
16,003 |
21,668 |
41,321 |
12,302 |
8,868* |
732,884* |
56,769* |
155,389 |
351,975 |
2,379,257 |
708,679 |
21,800* |
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Thos. Leach, Phineas Sargent, and John Covert. The first birth
was that of a child of Eb’r Crittenden. The wives of Solomon
Smith, Danl. Roberts, and Edward Nickerson all died in 1812;
and these were the first deaths in town. The first school was
taught in 1814. Benj. Wilson kept the first inn and built the
first mill, and John S. Dyer kept the first store. |
® Formed since 1855.
1
Mr. Crittenden embarked, with his wife, child, and goods,
2
Wilson, (from Westchester co.,) John Fisher, Thos. Gayley,
3
upon a rude boat, at Chenango Forks, and with a paddle and
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