Erastus Emerson

1810 - 1887  (77 years)

• Name	Erastus Emerson
  Birth	27 Jul 1810	Riga, NY
  Gender	Male
  Census	23 Aug 1850	Riga, NY ; age 40, born NY, farmer
  Census	21 Jun 1855	Riga, NY ; age 44, born Monroe Co, farmer, listed as "insane"
  Census	21 Jun 1860	Riga, NY ; age 50, born NY, farmer, suffers from "insane sickness"
  Census	5 Jun 1865	Riga, NY ; age 54, born Monroe Co, marr 1 time, farmer, checked as "insane"
  Census	8 Aug 1870	Riga, NY ; age 60, born NY, farmer, listed as "insane"
  Census	1 Jun 1875	Riga, NY ; age 64, born Monroe Co, farmer, listed as "insane"
  Census	17 Jun 1880	Riga, NY ; age 69, born NY, listed as "insane", parents born VT/MA
  Death	21 Oct 1887	Bergen, Genesee, NY
  Burial		Mount Rest Cemetery, Bergen, NY
  Person ID	I1322	Family Tree | 12 Generation Ancestor Chart
  Last Modified	9 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	Serene Thombs,   b. 12 Oct 1813, Pownal, Cumberland, ME d. 1900 (Age 86 years)  [1, 2]
  Children	1. Joseph Thombs Emerson,   b. 1842, Riga, NY d. 1857 (Age 15 years) + 2. John Reed Emerson,   b. 9 Feb 1844, Riga, Monroe, NY d. 8 Oct 1937, Batavia, Genesee, NY (Age 93 years) + 3. Jerome Ernest Emerson,   b. 12 Jan 1847, Riga, NY d. 31 Oct 1927, Lockport, Niagara, NY (Age 80 years) + 4. George Everett Emerson,   b. 4 Jul 1849, Riga, NY d. 2 Jul 1924, Lockport, Niagara, NY (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F1027	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 May 2018

  
  

• Headstones		Emerson Family Gravestone
  		Erastus Emerson Headstone ERASTUS / 1810 - 1887

  
  

• Notes

  from "The Batavia Times", 16 Oct 1926 (fultonhistory.com) Erastus Emerson was in many battles in the Civil War. He graduated form Eastman's Commercial College in Rochester in 1866 and for many years was a prominent merchant in Bergen. from "Our Countty and it's people a descriptive work on Genesee County, New York", by FW Beers, 1890 Erastus Emerson, eldest son of Joseph Emerson, was born in Riga, N. Y., July 27, 1810. He followed farming till 1854, when he was compelled to retire by reason of injuries received. Four children were born to him, as follows: Joseph T., John R., Jerome E., and George E., all of whom are living except the.first named. John R. Emerson, the second child, of Bergen village, was born in Riga, February 9, 1844, and at the age of 15 be went to Colchester, Conn., to learn the trade of tanner and currier, remaining there about three years. He enlisted in Co. H, 21st Conn. Vols., for three years, or during the war. He was mustered into service at Norwich, Conn, August 22, 1862, and left for the seat of war September 11th. He was attached to the Army of the Potomac, in the 9th Corps; was at the battle of Fredericksburg, was marched the length of the peninsula to Hampton, July 12th, and on the 15th was marched to Portsmouth to act as provost-guard for the city. On the 15th of May he joined Butler's army, on the James River, and was assigned to the 18th Corps. He was at the battle of Drury's Bluff; joined Grant's. army at Cold Harbor, June 1st, and was at the surrender of Lee. He arrived at Richmond, June 15, 1865, and embarked for home. Arriving at New Haven on the 18th he was mustered out July 1st, making the term of service 34 months. Five battles and three skirmishes were participated in without a scratch. He then attended Eastman's Commercial College at Rochester, from which he received a diploma in 1866. March 18, 1868, he married Emma L., daughter of Aaron and Avis Bissell, of Bergen. He followed farming till 1883, when he entered the mercantile business as partner of A. B. Enoch. They carried on a general store for several years. Mr. Emerson has two children-Clayton B., born December 28, 1870, and Bessie E., born July 1, 1879.

  
  

• Sources

  [S109] Beers, F. W., Gazetteer and biographical record of Genesee County, N.Y., 1788-1890 Syracuse, N.Y.: J.W. Vose, 1890, 872 pgs. , (Syracuse, N.Y.: J.W. Vose, 1890), pg. 337. [S27] Various Arthurs, IGI Individual Record, (Church of Latter Day Saints), Batch C503461 for Serane Thombs.