Lewis William Farr (1857 - 1944)

Born 5 Aug 1857 in Waitsfield. VT

Ancestors

Husband of Caroline Elizabeth (Miner) Farr — married 19 Oct 1880 (to Mar 1887) in Waitsfield, VT

Husband of Alma Valeria (Stetson) Farr — married 12 Sep 1888 in Massena, NY

Descendants

Died 22 Jan 1944 at age 86 in Drury Nursing Home, Jamaica, Queens, NY

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Biography

Birth

Lewis Farr was Born 5 Aug 1857 ^[1] (or 1858 ^[2]) in Waitsfield, VT ^[1], First Child and Son of Joseph Farr and Eliza Ann (Thayer) Farr ^[3][4].

Marriage

Married first (1): Carrie E. Miner (or Minor) of Duxbury, Vermont, 19 Oct 1880 ^[5][6][3]. Divorced Carrie (Miner) Farr on grounds of "desertion and intolerable severity" March 1887 in Waitsfield, Vermont ^[A][7].

2 Children ^[3]. :

1. (i) Alton Everett Farr, b. 8 Nov 1881 ^[8]; m. (1) 8 Nov 1904, Mary Belle Rose of Gloucester ^[9] (Divorced), (2) Eunice F. Buzzell, 15 Sep 1924 at Waitsfield, Vermont ^[10]; d. 17 Oct 1940 at Waterbury, Vermont ^[11]; 2 Children.
2. (ii) Mildred Clara (Farr) Boyce, b. 20 Sep 1884 at Moretown, Vermont ^[12]; m. Earle Adams Boyce, 12 Aug 1922 at Williamstown, Vermonty^[13]; d. 11 May 1965 at Williamstown, Vermont ^[14]

Married 2nd (2): Alma Valeria Stetson 12 Sep 1888 at Massena, New York ^[15][16]. They lived in Massena, New York, ^[17] later in Earlville, New York, and in Queens, New York City.

2 Children

1. (iii) Roy Stetson Farr, b. 22 Aug 1889 in Massena, NY; m. Mary Catherine Emma Freude,
2. (iv) Un-named infant, smothered in bed.

Residence

• 1860, age 3, Living on their farm at Waitsfield Vermont with his parents and brother Albert. ^[18]
• 1870, Age 12, Living with his parents and 4 siblings at Waitsfield, Vermont ^[19]
• 1880, Age 22, living with Orville Eaton as an apprenticed tin smith ^[20]
• Before 1888 - He moved to Massena, New York.
• 1900, age 42, married 12 years to Alma, living in Earlville Village, Hamiltown Township, New York with son Roy ^[2].
• 1910, age 53, Living in Queens, Ward 4, New York with Alma and Son Roy ^[21]
• 1920, age 61, living with wife, and his mother in law Malinda (Dana) Stetson in Queens, New York ^[22].
• 1930, age 73, married living with wife Alma in Queens, New York ^[23]
• 1935, Living in the same place in Queens, New York ^[24]
• 1940, age 82, married and living with Alma in Queens, New York ^[24]

Occupation

• Lewis was a Tinsmith ^[25][20][2] and inventor. Created Farr's "Elevated Milk Aerator" - Patent #458692 ^[26]
• Owned General Stores in Massena, NY, Earlville, NY, Smyrna Area, Delaware (circa 1906 mostly tin products), and finally resided in Queens, NY. ^[27]
• 1880 - Apprenticed Tin Smith ^[20]
• He was active in politics in Queens and ran for office in the early 20th Century as a Prohibitionist. ^[28]
• 1910- he was working as a Steamfitter ^[21]
• 1920 - Plumber ^[22]
• 1930 - Plumbing in Buildings ^[23]
• 1940 - Retired ^[24]
• His Obituary ^[29] says he was a Plumber when he died.

Death

Died 22 Jan 1944 at the Drury Nursing Home, Jamaica, Queens, NY (or 25 Jan 1944 in Queens, New York. ^[30] Buried in Earlville, NY with his unnamed daughter and his wife, Alma, at the Earlville Cemetery. ^[31]

Research Notes

A. In the records pertaining to the divorce, Carrie also sued Lewis for Desertion, but was persuaded to let the matter drop. This was all about the time Lewis Farr moved to Messina, New York. It is possible that Carrie didn't want to move with him, forcing the split. As you can see from his various residences, he liked to move around. -- rsl - 2/2020.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (3 November 2017), Lewis Farr, 05 Aug 1857, Birth; State Capitol Building, Montpelier; FHL microfilm 27,544
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch ( accessed 18 October 2019), Louis Farr, Hamilton Township (excl. Hamilton vill.) Earlville village, Madison, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 13, sheet 5B, family 139, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,071
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Jones: Page 307
4. ↑ Dunster; Page 196
5. ↑ "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (4 November 2017), Lewis W. Farr and Carrie E. Miner, 19 Oct 1880, Marriage; State Capitol Building, Montpelier; FHL microfilm 540,596
6. ↑ "Vermont, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1732-2005," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L99D-Q9MF-Z?cc=1987653&wc=Q8ZY-833%3A324710701%2C325402001%2C1583533303 : 29 November 2018), Washington > Waitsfield > Births, marriages, deaths 1868-1911 vol 2-4 > image 13 of 185; citing various town clerks and records divisions, Vermont.
7. ↑ Divorce: Lewis W. Farr and Carrie E. Farr The Vermont Watchman (Montpelier, VT) March 30, 1887
8. ↑ Gives his name as Lewis E. Farr "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (4 November 2017), Lewis Farr in entry for Lewis E. Farr, 08 Nov 1881, Birth; State Capitol Building, Montpelier; FHL microfilm 540,596
9. ↑ As Alton E Farr "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (24 May 2018), Lewis Farr in entry for Alton E. Farr and Mary B. Rose, 8 Nov 1904; citing Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,057,590
10. ↑ "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (24 September 2017), Lewis W Farr in entry for Alton E Farr and Eunice F Buzzell, 14 Sep 1924, Marriage; State Capitol Building, Montpelier; FHL microfilm 1,991,710
11. ↑ "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (24 September 2017), Lewis Farr in entry for Alton Everett Farr, 17 Oct 1940, Death; State Capitol Building, Montpelier; FHL microfilm 1,991,71
12. ↑ "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (4 November 2017), Lewis Farr in entry for Clara M. Farr, 20 Sep 1884, Birth; State Capitol Building, Montpelier; FHL microfilm 540,596
13. ↑ "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (24 September 2017), Lewis Farr in entry for Earle Adams Boyce and Mildred Clara Farr, 12 Aug 1922, Marriage; State Capitol Building, Montpelier; FHL microfilm 1,991,710
14. ↑ "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-2008," database with images, FamilySearch (11 November 2017), Lewis Farr in entry for Mildred Clara Boyce, Death, 11 May 1965, Williamstown, Orange, Vermont, United States; from "Vermont, Birth Records, 1909-2008," "Vermont, Death Records, 1909-2008," "Vermont, Marriage Records, 1909-2008," and "Vermont, Vital Records, 1720-1908." Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2010); citing Vital Records Office, Vermont Department of Health, Burlington and New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston
15. ↑ Town of Massena, Town Clerk's Office Letter, 7 Mar 2018: "Marriage information for Lewis Farr age 342: Register number 80,
16. ↑ Town of Massena, NY, town Clerk's Office Letter 7 Mar 2018: "Marriage information for Lewis Farr age 342: Register number 81, Date of Marriage 09-12-1888, Residence Massena, NY, Occupation Tin Smith, Born in Waitsfield, VT, Father Joseph A. Farr, Mother Elisa Thayer, Married Alma V. Stetson age 27 02-12-1888, Residence Massena, NY, Place of birth Massena, NY, Father (possibly Charles) Stetson, Mother Malinda Dana, Officiant W.M. church, filed on 09-15-1888."
17. ↑ "Stetson Home at Massena Is Sold, Watertown Daily Times, 21 Oct 1944.
18. ↑ "United States Census, 1860," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9BSX-9DYK?cc=1473181&wc=7QY4-SZL%3A1589436395%2C1589422318%2C1589436775 : 24 March 2017), Vermont > Washington > Waitsfield > image 4 of 28; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
19. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (11 June 2019), Lewis Farr in entry for Joseph Farr, 1870
20. ↑ ^{20.0 20.1 20.2} "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (15 July 2017), Lewis Farr in household of Orville M Eaton, Waitsfield, Washington, Vermont, United States; citing enumeration district ED 216, sheet 239D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,348
21. ↑ ^{21.0 21.1} "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 18 October 2019), Lewis W Farr, Queens Ward 4, Queens, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 1271, sheet 6B, family 129, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1065; FHL microfilm 1,375,078
22. ↑ ^{22.0 22.1} "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 18 October 2019), Louis Farr, Queens Assembly District 4, Queens, New York, United States; citing ED 287, sheet 2B, line 85, family 40, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1233; FHL microfilm 1,821,233
23. ↑ ^{23.0 23.1} "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 19 October 2019), Lewis Farr, Queens (Districts 0251-0500), Queens, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 334, sheet 12A, line 14, family 136, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1597; FHL microfilm 2,341,332
24. ↑ ^{24.0 24.1 24.2} "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (28 July 2019), Lewis W Farr, Assembly District 4, Queens, New York City, Queens, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 41-1195, sheet 7A, line 22, family 96, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2743
25. ↑ Town of Massena Letter of Mar 7, 2018: Marriage information lists him as a Tinsmith
26. ↑ US Patent Office, Lewis William Farr of Massena, New York, Milk-Aerator. Patent 458,692 dated September 1, 1891.
27. ↑ Obituary of Roy S. Farr; printed Sept 1970 in the Messena Newspaper, provided by Town of Massena Historian, 21 Feb 1996
28. ↑ "Prohibitionists Name a Ticket," Greenpoint Daily Star 1909
29. ↑ Lews W. Farr, Long Island Daily Press Press, 27 Jan 1944, Pg
30. ↑ "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949," database, FamilySearch (10 February 2018), Lewis W. Farr, 25 Jan 1944; citing Death, New York City, Queens, New York, United States, New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 2,194,035
31. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com), memorial page for Lewis W. Farr (5 Aug 1857–22 Jan 1944), Find A Grave: Memorial #114640002, citing Earlville Cemetery, Earlville, Madison County, New York, USA ; Maintained by Andrew L. (contributor 46818829)

See Also:

• Find A Grave: Memorial #114640002.
• Jones, Matt Bushnell, History of the Town of Waitsfield, Vermont, 1782-1908: with Family Genealogies (Published by the Press of Courier-Citizen Company, Lowell, Massachusetts, 1909, 524 pages )
• Alma F. Lamberton/Lamberton, Roy S./Cymbalsky, Stephen (and others); Farr-Freude Records;Collection of Unpublished, Partially sourced research into the Farr and Freude families of Brooklyn/Queens New York, to present, including dates and locations (held by Roy S. Lamberton.
• Various Contributors; Family Tree entry for Lewis William Farr; FamilySearch Person: KNWZ-RQW; accessed October 2022; © 2019 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. A service provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• "Stetson Home at Massena Is Sold," Watertown Daily Times Newspaper, 21 Oct 1944 - has a long history of the Stetson and Farr family in Massena, NY starting with Cornelius/Charles J. Stetson.