Behm Palmer (1792 - 1873)

Born 9 Oct 1792 in Galway, Saratoga, New York, United States [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Lucretia (Crook) Palmer — married 27 Dec 1816 in Rodman, Jefferson, New York, United States

Descendants

Died 10 Aug 1873 at age 80 in Baldwinsville, Onondaga, New York, United States

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Biography

Behm is the son of Mary and Wait Palmer. He was born 9 Oct 1792 in Galway or West Galway, Saratoga County, NY.^[1]Note: Two census records list his place of birth as Montgomery County.^[2][3]He was living with his parents in the Town of Galway, NY at the time of the 1800 US Census.^[4]

Behm "was a blacksmith by trade, having been apprenticed to an older brother at Sacket Harbor at an early age. In time he opened his own shop at Rodman, Jefferson county, where he met Lucretia Crook..."^[5]

Behm married Lucrectia Crook 27 Dec 1816 in Rodman, NY.^[6] Rodman is located about 10 miles south of Watertown and east of Sackets Harbor. In July 1834, Behm moved his family "from the advantages of Rodman, Jefferson County and located in the Lysander wilderness three miles north of Baldwin's Bridge" (Baldwinsville Messanger - History of Town of Lysander Part 93 by Pearl Palmer). His wife stated many times in later years that she would never have consented to bring the family had she known that the farm her husband had bought was in truth, a tavern. Behm was a blacksmith by trade and quickly erected a shop a short distance from the tavern. Located on the Onondaga Hill-Oswego Highway (now called Rt. 48), the Halfway Tavern remained in the Palmer family for four generations. L. Pearl Palmer lived there until her death abt. 1980.

The children of Lucretia and Behm:

1. Onias Lee (1818 - 1898) married Jane Lesley, settled in Lysander, NY
2. Jennett Adaline (1820 - 1878) married Uriah H. Goble, lived in Dubuque, Iowa
3. Melvin Pratt, twin (1822 - 1904) married 1st Sarah E. Wheelock, 2nd Sophronia Church, settled in Lysander, NY
4. Maria Samantha, twin (1822 - 1893) married Daniel Gifford Wright, settled in South Haven, Michigan
5. Pamelia Lucretia (1825 - 1902) married William Wallace Palmer, settled in Granby, NY

The 1870 Census for Lysander NY shows Behm living with his son, Onias. He is listed as a "Retired Farmer."^[7]

Behm died 10 Aug 1873 in Baldwinsville, NY.^[1] He is buried in Chase Cemetery, Lysander, NY.^[8]

An excerpt from Behm Palmer Genealogy:^[1]

"Behm told his children that his father was married twice. The father had nine children by his first wife; the second wife had nine when he married her and they in turn had three more; Behm said that twenty-one children in one family 'made Hell on airth'. The older children left home and looked after each other; Behm going to Rodman, Jefferson county where he learned the blacksmith trade from an older brother who lived at 'Brownville' near Watertown."

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Palmer, L. Pearl. Behm Palmer Genealogy, typed mans., 1952, in the possession of Krista Auyer Cayea. Note: Pearl Palmer served as the Town of Lysander, New York historian from 1946 until her death. According to Pearl, her information is based on Palmer family records and Bibles. She was the author of hundreds of historical articles which appeared in the Baldwinsville Messenger, Baldwinsville, NY.
2. ↑ New York State Census, 1855, Ancestry.com. New York, State Census, 1855 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. Behm Palmer age 63, born in Montgomery County, NY, Original data: Census of the state of New York, for 1855. Microfilm. Various County Clerk Offices, New York.
3. ↑ "New York State Census, 1865," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2BF-Z7Z7 : 17 March 2018), Behm Palmer age 73, born in Montgomery County NY, in household of Onias Palmer, Lysander, Onondaga, New York, United States; citing Census, p. 56, citing multiple county Clerks; Warren and Lewis County Board of Supervisors; multiple counties in New York; Utica and East Hampton Public Libraries, New York.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH5B-F71 : accessed 4 September 2019), Wait Palmer, Galway, Saratoga, New York, United States; citing p. 1085, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 27; FHL microfilm 193,715.

   four males under 10 (Behm age 8), two males 10 to 16, one male 45 & over (Wait)

   two females under 10, 1 female 10 - 16, one female 26 - 45 (Mary)

5. ↑ Palmer, L. Pearl. Historical Review for the Town of Lysander, Higgison Book Co., 1947, Part 94.
6. ↑ Palmer Bible, in the possession of L. Pearl Palmer, Baldwinsville, NY, 1950.

   "Behm Palmer & Lucretia Crook, married Dec. 27, 1816 at Rodman, Jefferson county"

7. ↑ United State Census, 1870; Census Place: Lysander, Onondaga, New York; Roll: M593_1060; Page: 328B; Family History Library Film: 552559, Behm Palmer age 78, in the household of Onias L Palmer, Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
8. ↑ Find A Grave, memorial page for Behm Palmer (9 Oct 1792–10 Aug 1873), Find A Grave Memorial no. 14509572, citing Chase Cemetery, Lysander, Onondaga County, New York, USA ; Maintained by P. Reilly (contributor 46779345 [1]

Additional Census Records:

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCBY-FCC : 12 April 2016), Behm Palmer age 58, Lysander, Onondaga, New York, United States; citing family 510, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCQF-V51 : 12 December 2017), Belin Palmer age 68, in entry for O L Palmer, 1860.
• Palmer Bible, in the possession of L. Pearl Palmer, Baldwinsville, NY, 1950.

"Behm Palmer & Lucretia Crook, married Dec. 27, 1816 at Rodman, Jefferson county"

"Jennett A. Palmer, born Jan. 2, 1820, married Uriah H. Goble Aug. 4, 1838 at Lysander, Onondaga County"

"Marie S. Palmer, born March 20, 1822 married Daniel G. Wright at Lysander, Onondaga County, Jan. 10, 1849"

"Pamelia Lucretia Palmer, born May 28, 1825 married William W. Palmer at Lysander May the 3rd, 1852"