Joseph Mark “Mark” Emerson

1815 - 1880  (64 years)

• Name	Joseph Mark Emerson
  Nickname	Mark
  Birth	8 Oct 1815	Riga, Monroe, NY
  Gender	Male
  Census	20 Aug 1850	Riga, Monroe, NY ; Mark, age 34, born NY, farmer
  Census	21 Jun 1855	Riga, Monroe, NY ; age 38, born Monroe Co, farmer
  Census	23 Jul 1860	Riga, Monroe, NY ; age 44, born MY, farmer
  Census	6 Jun 1865	Riga, Monroe, NY ; J.M., age 49, born Monroe Co, farmer
  Census	4 Aug 1870	Riga, Monroe, NY ; Mark, age 54, born NY, farmer, dau Emily's family next door, brother George nearby
  Census	1 Jun 1875	Riga, Monroe, NY ; J.M., age 59, born Monroe Co, farmer, son's and daughter's families next door
  Census	21 Jun 1880	Riga, Monroe, NY ; age 64, born NY, farmer, parents born CT/MA
  Death	8 Aug 1880	Riga, Monroe, NY
  Burial		Creekside Cemetery, Churchville, NY
  Person ID	I1323	Family Tree | 12 Generation Ancestor Chart
  Last Modified	11 Feb 2016

  
  

  Father	Joseph Emerson,   b. 26 Sep 1784, Massachusetts d. Feb 1870, Riga, Monroe, NY (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Lucinda “Lucy” Hill,   b. 24 Mar 1788, Pomfret, Windham, CT d. 12 Jul 1853, Riga, NY (Age 65 years)
  Census	20 Feb 1820	Riga, Genesee, NY ; 2M<10(Joseph [5],John[2]), 1M10-15(Erastus[10]), 1M26-44(Joseph[36]), 1F<10(Mary[1]), 1F26-44(Lucy[32])
  Census	1830	Riga, Monroe, NY ; 1M5-9(George[7]), 1M10-14(John[12]), 1M15-19(Joseph[15]), 1M20-29(Erastus[20]), 1M40-49(Joseph46]), 1M70-79(Thomas Hill[68]), 1F10-14(Mary[11]), 1F40-49{Lucy[42]), 1F60-69(Mary Hill[68])
  Census	1840	Riga, Monroe, NY ; 2M15-19 (George[17], John[22]), 1M20-29 (Joseph[25]), 1M50-59 (Joseph[56]), 1M70-79 (Thomas Hill[78]), 2F20-29 (Mary[21], ???), 1F50-59 (Lucy[52])
  Family ID	F287	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Emily A Warren,   b. 8 Dec 1820, Monroe Co, NY d. 15 Sep 1883, Riga, Monroe, NY (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	Oct 1841
  Children	+ 1. Emily Adelaide Emerson,   b. 1844, Riga, Monroe, NY d. 7 Sep 1895, Churchville. Monroe, NY (Age 51 years) + 2. George W Emerson,   b. 4 Jul 1851, Riga, Monroe, NY d. 10 May 1911, Riga, Monroe, NY (Age 59 years)
  Family ID	F1384	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	11 Feb 2016

  
  

• Notes

  from "The Rochester Union and Advertiser", 25 Aug 1880 (Fultonhistory.com) The late illness and sudden demise of J.M. Emerson of Riga is generally known to his former acquaintances and friends. His death occurred on Sunday morning, the 8th of August last. He had been prostrated for about a month with an attach of pleurisy, but was supposed to be in a convalescent state, when a sudden congestion in the left lung terminated his life. An autopsy was performed by Drs. Whitbeck, Townsend and Craig, and the above conclusion reached by the physicians. The deceased was in the 65th year of his age, and was born and had always resided in the town of Riga. He was well and widely known in his own section, and respected for his uprightness and integrity. He was a man of liberal and enlightened views. Reared and experienced as a practical farmer, he passed a contented and useful life in his vocation and left behind him a substantial monument to the capacity and industry, one of the best cultivated and best improved farms in the town. At the time of his decease, he was Town Assessor, a position which he had held for nearly fifteen years, and which his fellow townsmen were well pleased to award him, for his practical judgment in matters relating to the value of farming properties was conceded to be unexcelled. His marriage occurred in October, 1841, with Miss Emily Warren, who now survives him, together with a son and daughter. The deceased was an enthusiastic musician, and many of the older residents of this and the adjoining counties of Genesee and Orleans will well remember his efforts in his younger day for the improvement and culture in singing. The Rev. E. Hathaway of Middleboro officiated at the funeral service. A large concourse of people followed the remains to the their final resting place, and all felt the warmest sympathy for the unhappy wife, son and daughter, who justly mourned at the unfortunate stroke which had thus cut short a life in the full vigor of maturity and manhood.