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Husband: Benjamin COLF 1
Born: 04 MAR 1830 Place: Gorham, NY 2
Died: 22 JUN 1903 Place: Ontario Co, NY
Married: 04 JUL 1859 Place: West Avon, NY 3
Buried: Place: Reeds Corners, Gorham, Ontario Co, NY
Father: John J. COLF
Mother: Phebe MAHER
Other Spouses:
Wife: Elmira Jane DELANO 4
Born: 20 DEC 1839 Place: Avon, Livingston Co, New York 5
Died: 14 FEB 1919 Place: Bristol, NY
Buried: Place:
Father: Ithamer Bartlett DELANO
Mother: Mary ELDRIDGE
Other Spouses:
Children

Child 1 (F): Jennie E. COLF 6
Born: 26 FEB 1861 Place: Reeds Corners, NY 7
Died: 19 FEB 1894 Place: Bloomfield, NY 8
Buried: Place:
Spouses: William Henry YOUNG
Child 2 (M): Freddy COLF 9
Born: 11 OCT 1862 Place: Shortsville, NY 10
Died: 30 OCT 1862 Place: Shortsville, NY
Buried: Place:
Spouses:
Child 3 (M): William Henry COLF 11
Born: 06 AUG 1864 Place: NY 12
Died: 30 APR 1939 Place: Hall, NY
Buried: Place:
Spouses: Sarah Ann MOSHER, Ella MOSHER
Child 4 (M): Charles Frederick COLF 13
Born: 06 OCT 1866 Place: West Rush, NY 14
Died: 1929 Place: Possibly Hopwell, Ontario Co, NY 15
Buried: Place:
Spouses: H. Maude BRUNDAGE
Child 5 (F): Mary COLF 16
Born: 17 APR 1868 Place: 17
Died: 20 NOV 1868 Place:
Buried: Place:
Spouses:
Child 6 (M): Johney COLF 18
Born: 21 NOV 1870 Place: Mumford, NY 19
Died: 10 APR 1871 Place:
Buried: Place:
Spouses:
Child 7 (F): Nettie COLF 20
Born: 21 APR 1873 Place: Gorham, NY 21
Died: 20 OCT 1873 Place: Gorham, NY 22
Buried: Place:
Spouses:
Child 8 (M): Joseph COLF 23
Born: ABT 1877 Place: 24
Died: Place:
Buried: Place:
Spouses:
Child 9 (F): Pheobe Lucinda COLF 25
Born: 31 DEC 1878 Place: Gorham, NY 26
Died: 29 JUL 1921 Place: Prob Bristol, Ontario Co, NY 27, 28
Buried: Place: Baptist Hill Cemetery (Evergreen), Ontario Co, NY 29
Spouses: George William STRONG
HUSBAND NOTES:
1855 Census Gorham, Ontario Co, NY

Colf, Benjamin Gorham 054 1855 Colf, Harriet Gorham 045 1855 Colf, John Gorham 054 1855 Colf, John Jr. Gorham 054 1855 Colf, Joseph Gorham 045 1855 Colf, Pheobe Gorham 054 1855 Colf, William Gorham 054 1855

1875 Census Gorham, Ontario Co, NY

15 Colf Bergman Gorham #2 1875 3 15 Colf Charley Gorham #2 1875 3 15 Colf Elmira Gorham #2 1875 3 22 Colf Hannah Gorham #2 1875 4 15 Colf Jennie Gorham #2 1875 3 22 Colf John Gorham #2 1875 4 23 Colf Lucinda Gorham #2 1875 4 15 Colf Nellie Gorham #2 1875 3 15 Colf William Gorham #2 1875 3 23 Colf William Gorham #2 1875 4

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Civil War

Colf, Benjamin 15 NY Cav C Manchester 28 Jul 1863 DFD ----

From Ancestry Tree of IB3Gunny

From Ontario County Journal 3 July 1903

Rushville, N. Y. - Benjamin Colf died at the home of his son, William Colf, east of this village, on June 23, of paralysis, at the age of 78 years, after an illness of but a few days. The funeral was held at the home on the afternoon of June 25, Rev. D. M. VanTuyl officiating. The interment was at Reeds Corners. Three sons and one daughter survive.





HUSBAND FACTS:
Military: Civil War - C Co, 15th Cav Reg - Enlisted July 28, 1863 at 30
Census: 1860 Gorham, Ontario Co, NY - age 26 married to Elmira - no chil
Census: 1855 Gorham, Ontario Co, NY index only
Census: 1900 Hopewell, Ontario, New York age 73 lives with son Charles
Census: 1892 Canandaigua, Ontario Co, NY - age 65
OBJE @M5620@:
Census: 1880 Age 52 married to Elmira, 4 children/Gorham,? Ontario,? New
Census: 1850 Gorham, Ontario, New York age 18 labor on Snyder farm


WIFE NOTES:
Baldwin's Corners Cemetery Town of Gorham - Ontario County NY

http://ontario.nygenweb.net/towngorhamsmallcem.htm

COLF Charles F.;1868-1929; William; 1837-1898; on stone with John Fonda; Elmira Jane; died February 14 1919;





WIFE FACTS:
Census: 1850 Rush, Monroe, New York age 10 father is I. B. Delano
Census: 1880 Age 42 married to Benjamin/Gorham, Ontario Co, NY
Census: 1905 Bristol, Ontario Co, NY index only
Census: 1910 Hopewell, Ontario, New York age 73 a widow lives with son c
Census: 1892 Canandaigua, Ontario Co, NY - age 55
OBJE @M5621@:
Census: 1860 Gorham, Ontario Co, NY - age 19 married to Benjamin - no c
Census: 1900 Hopewell, Ontario, New York NOT LISTED with Benjamin - but


SOURCES:
1LDS Anestral File.
2LDS Anestral File.
3LDS Anestral File.
4LDS Anestral File.
5LDS Anestral File.
6Haight, Wanda Strong - collection of family data.
7Haight, Wanda Strong - collection of family data.
8Haight, Wanda Strong - collection of family data.
9Haight, Wanda Strong - collection of family data.
10Haight, Wanda Strong - collection of family data.
11Haight, Wanda Strong - collection of family data.
12Haight, Wanda Strong - collection of family data.
13Haight, Wanda Strong - collection of family data.
14Haight, Wanda Strong - collection of family data.
15Ontario County, NY Records online - http://raims.com/home.html.
16Haight, Wanda Strong - collection of family data.
17Haight, Wanda Strong - collection of family data.
18Haight, Wanda Strong - collection of family data.
19Haight, Wanda Strong - collection of family data.
20Haight, Wanda Strong - collection of family data.
21Haight, Wanda Strong - collection of family data.
22Haight, Wanda Strong - collection of family data.
23Haight, Wanda Strong - collection of family data.
24Haight, Wanda Strong - collection of family data.
25Haight, Wanda Strong - collection of family data.
26Haight, Wanda Strong - collection of family data.
27Cemetery Listing - Ontario County NY Bapatist Hill Cemetery.
28New Family Search.
29Cemetery Listing - Ontario County NY Bapatist Hill Cemetery.
30Ancestry.com.


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Judy Strong



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