MEMORIES OF THE 



a fatal malady and died March 6, 1812; and father, being the 

 oldest son, under his mother's direction then took upon himself 

 the care of the family. 



Our grandmother, Parnee Lyman, was the daughter of Wil- 

 liam Brown and a sister of Stanton Brown. They were among 

 the first settlers, as before stated, and lived on the old home 

 place, just above the old orchard, three surviving trees of which 

 are shown in the hill meadow picture. 



In 1817, grandmother left town, taking with her the young- 

 est of the children and going to Fredonia, N. Y., where she re- 

 married. This relieved father of the principal care of the fam.ily, 

 and he began life for himself. 



His first important step, and the most fortunate one of his 

 whole life, was his marriage with Cynthia Waugh, an orphan 

 girl, whose fortune, like his own, consisted solely of good health, 

 courage and ambition to do and be something in the world, 

 combined with superior ability to make the most and best of 

 everything which came in her way. To her is due a large share 

 of the credit for such success as he or any of his children sub- 

 sequently attained. She was a graduate of the school of hard- 

 ship and poverty, where she had learned the practical lessons of 

 life — that school which has turned out more strong, independ- 

 ent and successful men and women than all others combined. 



She was the second daughter of Dan Waugh and Irene 

 Smedley, of Litchfield, Conn., who both died at Lewiston, 

 N. Y., in the winter of 1812, where they had settled and taken 

 up a farm a short time before, leaving eight small children. 

 After the death of their parents this family of orphans, the 

 oldest, Betsey, being then but sixteen years of age, continued 

 to live in their rude pioneer home at Lewiston, on the east side 

 of the Niagara River. They soon found themselves in the midst 



