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- EDDY Family, Town of Mansfield
Historical Gazetteer & Biographical memorial of Cattaraugus Co., NY
edited by William Adams, pub. 1893
pg. 809
Elisha C. EDDY, though dead before reaching the thirty-eighth anniversary of his birth, accomplished more than most men in the longest lives. He redeemed what is one of the best farms in Mansfield from a swampy wilderness and reared a large family of children. For eight terms he was supervisor, holding the position at his death. He was born Aug. 18, 1818, and died May 14, 1856. Jan. 17, 1839, he married Sally VOSBURGH, who was born Sept. 25, 1819. Children: Ruth A., born Oct. 21, 1840, married Harvey EASTMAN; Cornelia V., born Oct. 5, 1842, married Lieut. Alvin LATTIN of the 9th N. Y. Vol. Cav.; Ellen M., born Jan. 26, 1845, died Sept. 2, 1867; Martha D., born May 30, 1848, married Hon. Solon S. LAING, Alice R. (Mrs. Owen S. LAING), of East Otto ; Westel E., born June 2, 1854; and Laura E., born Sept. 18, 1856, married Edson F. BEACH, and died Sept. 22, 1891.
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