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AMOS F. WOODBURY. 



Amos F. Woodbury was born in the town of Richfield, 

 Otsego Co., N. Y., Feb. 14, 1803. His father, John 

 Woodbury, was a native of Massachusetts, born about 

 1779, went to Otsego County when a young man, and mar- 

 ried Sophia Densmore, of that county ; settled there on a 

 farm in the town of Richfield, where he lived the remain- 

 der of his life. He was among the pioneers of that county, 

 and lived on the farm where he first settled until his death, 

 at the age of eighty-six years. His wife died, leaving four 

 children, — Amos F., Mrs. Moses Wheeler, John, and Mrs. 

 Moore. He was subsequently married three times : first to 

 Rebecca Blake, of which union were born two children, — 

 George and William ; second, to Rhoda Hawkes, of which 

 union were born four children, — Mrs. Northrop, Lydia and 

 Laura, twins, and Daniel, on the old homestead ; third, to 

 Mrs. Clark, who survived him some twelve years. 



Mr. Amos F. Woodbury was mostly at home during his 

 minority, and like many of the boys of his day had limited 

 opportunities for any education from books, but the neces- 

 sary economy, and in many instances hardships endured by 

 both parents and children, often laid the foundation for suc- 

 cessful business lives. 



Nov. 16, 1823, he married Lura, daughter of Elijah and 

 Mary (Balcom) Martin, of Richfield. For seventeen 

 years following his marriage he resided in Herkimer Co., 

 N, Y., and followed farming and stock dealing, and in the 

 latter business he was quite successful. He bought his 

 stock mostly in this State, and marketed in New York and 

 other eastern markets. 



In 1840 he removed with his family, and settled in the 

 town of Jasper, Steuben Co., purchasing some two hundred 

 acres of land, where he still resides, although many years 

 ago he passed the active duties of life. To his first pur- 

 chase he afterwards added some one hundred and eighty 

 acres, and of all his land he has caused to be cleared about 

 one hundred and fifty acres. On his farm he erected com- 

 modious farm buildings, which now show the handiwork 

 of a thoroughgoing agriculturist and business man. Their 

 children are Amanda, died at the age of eighteen ; Joseph 

 B., of Greenwood ; Mrs. Philip Moore, of Jasper ; James 

 G., died in Illinois, btmi in Herkimer County ; and Mrs. 

 George Dennis, born in Jasper, and now resident on and 

 the owner of the old homestead. 



In politics Mr. Woodbury was formerly a Democrat, but 

 now is a Republican, having left the old ranks to vote for 

 Henry Clay for President of the United States. He has 

 been called upon by the citizens of his town to hold several 

 positions of trust and responsibility, and for some nine 

 years in succession has officiated as assessor, and for three 

 years represented his town in the Board of Supervisors. 

 He belongs to that class of men who, by self-reliance, reso- 

 lution, and industry, carve out a fortune for themselves, and 

 through their exertions the local improvements of town and 

 county are brought to successful completion, law and order 

 established, and the country prepared for the enjoyment of 

 the rising generations. His wife died Jan. 23, 1868, a 

 woman of great kindness of heart, generous, of unsullied 

 character, and respected by all who knew her. 



