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1565. Roswell
ACKLEY1288,1289 appeared in the census 1830 & 1840 in New York.
1840 census spelled first name Boswell He was born on 14 Mar 1805 in Groton,
Tompkins , New York.26,411,704,708,841,842,1288,1290,1291,1292,1293 [NEED
TO DEFINE SENTENCE: Guardian]708
[NEED TO DEFINE SENTENCE: Guardian]708
He was living in 1830 in Homer, Cortland , New York.259 He was living in 1840 in Groton, Tompkins , New York.260 He was living in 1850 in Westfield,
Tioga , Pennsylvania.411
On 5 Nov 1850 he was Farmer at Westfield, Tioga , Pennsylvania.411 He was living between 1851 and 1870 in Clymer, Tioga
, Pennsylvania.841,842,1294 He
appeared in the following News Article from the tioga eagle on 19 Feb 1852 in
Wellsboro, Tioga , Pennsylvania TOWNSHIP and BOROUGH OFFICERS
ELECTED ON FRIDAY LAST, FEB. 13.
Middletown
Justice of Peace- Roswell Ackley. In 1860 he was Farmer at Clymer, Tioga , Pennsylvania.842 On 22 Jul 1870 he was a carpenter
at Clymer, Tioga , Pennsylvania.841
He appeared in the following News Article from the Golden Wedding Aniversary
on 17 Jan 1877 in Mansfield Advertiser 18771295
He appeared in the following News Article from the Wellsboro Agitator on 23
Jan 1877 in Wellsboro, Tioga , Pennsylvania A GOLDEN WEDDING
To the -Editor of the Agitator : For some time past there has been
talk in the family of Mr. Rowell Ackley of celebrating the fiftieth anniversary
of his wedding day. By ten o'clock this morning teams began to arrive, each with
its load of happy relatives. The company being assembled, conversation and music
enabled them to pass the time very pleasantly. A committee, consisting of Mrs.
S. A. Yale, Mrs. Jane Ackley, Mr. C. C. Ackley and Mr. A. Sweazey, was appointed
to present the gifts, and that duty was discharged with a few appropriate remarks,
indicating the abiding affection felt for the aged parents by their descendants.
Finally, supper being announced, the bride and groom were seated at the head
of the table, flanked by a groom's man and bride's maid who were present at the
wedding just fifty years ago. The long table furnished ample room and verge enough
for the accommodation of more than a score of the family, and it was literally
loaded with a wealth of luxuries. After supper there was more music, and then
Mr. Sweazey read an original poem written for the occasion. Mr. C. C. Ackley
then gave a brief history of the family iii\the shape of an extemporaneous address.
He said his father was left alone early in life- his
father dying when Roswell was eight years old, and his mother when he was
thirteen. The youth first learned the clothier's trade, then that of tanner,
blacksmith, shoemaker and carpenter. He went to school but five months in his
life, and yet he has been called a good business man. Fifty years ago he gave
his hand and heart to Almira Southworth in marriage. At that time the young
couple had but $270 that they could call their own. They have since raised eight
children, and, thank God, all of them are alive today. To rear these children
in poverty was a severe task indeed. Some years they were obliged to live in
old houses so cold that water would freeze within three feet of the fire. On
the first of February, 1848, after a week's journey, they arrived here in Clymer
from Tompkins county, N. Y and settled upon the farm which they now occupy. They
moved into an old leg house which is still on the farm, and they had a tough
match to support their large family. The mother, would spin, knit and sew, pick
berries in the summer, and in the fall and winter dry apples, while father would
make shoes nights and browse his cows and oxen by day in the spring. We used
boiled peas and beans in the place of potatoes; but then we had cowslips, dandelions
and other greens for dessert. We have been days and weeks without any milling,
except some wheat bran, but we were fortunate enough to have a good sieve to
sift our bran. We were compelled to go to Jasper, N. Y., to mill. There were
a few acres cleared and an orchard set out when we arrived, and the latter did
us great service. We had apples raw, stewed, baked and fried, and having so great
a variety we did not complain. We followed father to the forest by break of day,
and in a little while the woods began to disappear before our axes. But not withstanding
these early struggles the family has been a fortunate one. The boys all grew
up, and when the war broke out six of us took part in suppressing the rebellion.
Two were commissioned and one a non-commissioned officer, and at the close of
the struggle we were all permitted to return to our old home and loved ones.
We all have, indeed, many things to be thankful for. Parents! you have done all
in your power to keep this large family together. It must be consoling to knew
that your children have all settled within two miles of the old homestead You
have seen your descendants increase to fifty-three, and in the half century only
three deaths have occurred in the family, And if the property was equally divided
each one would be in good shape. Mr. Roswell Ackley then arose, and with utterance
choked with emotion be thanked all present for their presence and generous sentiments;
and having admonished all so to live at not to bring reproach on themselves or
the family, he resumed his seat amidst the profound emotion of all present.
C. Clymer, January 3, 1877 He died of pneumonia on 31 May 1883 in Clymer, Tioga
, Pennsylvania.1288,1290,1291,1292 His Obituary appeared in the Wellsboro Agitator
on 12 Jun 1883 in Wellsboro, Tioga , Pennsylvania IN MEMORIAM
THE LATE ROSWELL ACKLEY, OF CLYMER TOWNSHIP
To the Editor of the Agitator
Clymer, June 4, 1883- Mr Roswell Ackley died of pneumonia, at his residence
in Clymer Township, on Thursday, May 31, 1883, in the seventy-ninth year of his
age.
Mr. Ackley was born in Tompkins county, N Y March 14, 1805. He came to this
State about thirty-five years ago, and settled on the farm where he has ever
since resided. His father died when he was eight years old and his mother when
he was thirteen. Left an orphan, this early in life, without money and obliged
to depend upon himself, he formed those habits of self reliance and industry
which characterized his after life. He was just such a man as this country most
needs- active, energetic, self reliant and of uncompromising integrity.
Perhaps no man in this community has done more to reclaim this country from
the wilderness and bring it to its present prosperous condition than Roswell
Ackley. The fruits of his labor are to be seen on every side in the beautiful
and fertile fields and numerous buildings which dot the landscape in every direction,
enduring monuments of his industry and skill. He has left his “footprints
in the sands of time”
When the demon of war broke loose he stood firm and loyal to the old flag.
Too old to go to the front himself, he freely gave his six stalwart sons for
the preservation of the Union, all of whom he was permitted to see return to
their homes. Such was the confidence of the boys of his acquaintance at the
front in his integrity that they made him custodian of their funds. Their confidence
was never betrayed; and although the services he rendered the soldiers were many
and sometimes arduous he would never accept a penny from them in return.
He united with the M E Church at the age of twenty-three, and was an honored
member at the time of his death. He leaves an aged wife and seven children and
a large circle of friends to mourn his loss. Having been often called upon to
settle the estates of his deceased neighbors, there are those to whom he has
been guardian and a father who will always remember him with love and regret.
Although everything that money and skill could devise was done and after eight
days of sickness he yielded up his spirit to his Father and his God. In the
little church near his home, which his own hands helped to rear and which had
been his special care, the funeral services were held, Rev. Mr Howland preaching
from Job xiv., 14. Many were unable to gain admission to the house, which was
nearly filled with mourning friends. By his own request his favorite hymn was
sung:
“there is a gate that stands ajar”
A S He was buried in Ackley Cemetery, Clymer
Township, Tioga , Pennsylvania.1290
He appeared in the census 1850, 1860 & 1870 in Pennsylvania. Biography
of1291 ROSWELL ACKLEY
was born in Groton, New York, March 14, 1805, and was a descendant of one of
four brothers who came to America with Lafayette during the Revolution. In 1848
he settled in Clymer township, Tioga county, Pennsylvania, on the farm now occupied
by his son, Chancy C., which he cleared and improved with the assistance of his
sons, while at the same time he worked at the carpenter’s trade. His wife,
Almira, was a daughter of Beriah Southworth, and bore him eight children, viz:
George M., Sally A., wife of Aaron Yale; John, Beriah S., Lovinus B., Henry C.,
Chancy C., and Mary A., wife of Alvin Sweazey. All of Mr. Ackley’s sons,
except John, were soldiers in the Union during the Rebellion. He and wife were
members of the Methodist Episcopal church. In politics, he was a Republican from
the organization of the party, but he cast his first presidential vote for Andrew
Jackson, under whose administration he was postmaster of Groton City, New York,
though later he became a Whig. He filled several minor offices in Clymer township,
among them justice of the peace. Mr. Ackley died May 31, 1883.
Note: there are obvious deferences in this excerpt
The statement of being a descendent of one of four brothers who came to this
country with Lafayette has been kicking around for years, this reference may
be the source of this unproved and unlikely assertion but is included here for
completeness. (Allen C Ackley)
ACKLEY--The first member of this family to settle in PA was Roswell Ackley, who
was born in Groton, NY, March 14,1805. He was a descendant of one of four brothers
who came to America with Lafayette during the revolutionary war. In
1848 he located in Clymer township, Tioga county, PA, on a farm which later passed
into the possession of his son, Chancy.
This farm he cleared and improved with the assistance of his sons while he was
at the same time engaged in his trade as carpenter, all of his sons but the second
one having been soldiers in the civil war. In politics Mr. Ackley was a Whig
from the time of the organization of the party, his first presidential vote having
been cast for Andrew Jackson, under whose administration
he was made postmaster of Groton. In later years, however, he became a Republican.
He filled several minor offices in Clymer township and was justice of the peace;
he and his wife were both members of the Episcopal church. His death occurred
May 31, 1883. His wife was Almira Southworth, daughter of Beriah Southworth;
and they had eight children as follows: 1. George M., of whom further. 2.
Sally A., wife of Aaron Yale. (Note: Sally was often a nickname for Sarah--ljdt)
3. John, the only son who was not a soldier in the war of secession. 4. Beniah
S. 5. Lovinus B. 6. Henry C. 7. Chancy C., born in 1840
After about the year 1830, the country began filling up fast, and it would be
next to impossible to give sketches of all settlers, interesting as it would
be. However, the descendants of one of the later arrivals have been so identified
with the growth and development of the township, we feel he must be mentioned.
We refer to Roswell Ackley, who, born in Groton, N. Y. in 1805, was a descendant
of one of four brothers who came to America with Lafayette during the Revolutionary
War. In 1848 he settled on a farm in what is still known as the "Ackley
Neighborhood", which, with the aid of his sons, he cleared and improved,
also working at carpentry. His large home, still standing, is, we believe, the
only house in the township that can boast of still having the original stone
fireplace. Five of Mr. Ackley’s sons were soldiers in the Union Army during
the Civil War, one son, Chancy C., bearing the rank of 2nd Lieutenant at the
time he was mustered out on May 31, 1865. His descendants have held positions
of trust in the township as town clerks, teachers, tax collectors, etc., as well
as operating modern successful farms. The first church was located in the "Ackley
Neighborhood" on land owned by Roswell Ackley, in 1853-56.
Roswell ACKLEY and Almira May SOUTHWITH were married about 1827 in Groton,
Tompkins , New York.411,705,841,842,1286,1288,1290,1293,1295 Almira May SOUTHWITH1293
(daughter of Living) was born on 17 Jun 1808 in Hillsdale, Columbia , New York.411,841,842,1290,1293 last name also listed in
seberal news articles as Southworth She died on 4 Jan 1886 in Clymer, Tioga
, Pennsylvania.1296 Her
Death Notice appeared in the Wellsboro Agitator on 5 Jan 1886 in Wellsboro, Tioga
, Pennsylvania Matter of Interest in Clymer
Mrs Ackley, reliec of Roswell Ackley died yesterday after an illness of four
weeks. The couple were pioneers in this township, and were esteemed by all their
neighbors. She was buried in Ackley Cemetery, Clymer Township, Tioga , Pennsylvania.1290 She appeared in the census
1850, 1860 & 1870 in Pennsylvania. Roswell ACKLEY and Almira May
SOUTHWITH had the following children:
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