Person:Lewis Durgee (8)

LDSFamilySearch Pedigree Resource File: Lewis Durgee - born 1825, Schoharie County NY spouses: Mary Jane Kinney, b. [abt 1843] Lewis County, NY " Codelia W. Bronson, b. 1833, Oneida County, NY

Census 1830, Town of Amboy, Oswego County NY: James Durgee 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 [rest blank] 2 males age 5-9 ( born 1821-1825) = Asa, b. 1822 and Lewis, b. 1824/5

Census 1840, Town of Amboy, Oswego County NY: James Durgee 0 2 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1 1 1 0 0 1 [rest blank] 2 males age 15-19 (born 1821-1825) = Asa, b. 1822 and Lewis, b. 1824

Census 1850, Town of Verona, Oneida County, NY: INDEXED AS "DAGG" Durgy, Lewis - Age 24 - Male - Cooper - Born NY - (Indicated as "Attended school", but I believe the indicator is meant "Married within the year") " Delia M. - Age 14 - Female - Born NY - (Indicated as "Attended school", but I believe the indicator is meant "Married within the year")

NY State Census 1855, Town of Orwell, Oswego County, NY: Plank dwelling valued $50 Durgey, Lewis - Age 30 - Male - [head] - born Montgomery County - Married - Resided here 6 yrs - Farmer - Voter - Land owner " Codelia M. - Age 22 - Female - Wife - born Oneida County " Ann E. - Age 4 - Female - Child - born Oswego County " Ellen - Age 1 - Female - Child - born Oswego County AGRICULTURAL RECORD: Owns 20 acres, 5 improved; Value of farm $120, tools $36; 1 cow, 1 pig

Civil War Enlistment, Town of Orwell, Oswego County, NY: INDEXED IN "U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865" AS "LOUIS DURGEN" Durgy, Lewis - Age 38 - enlisted 26 August 1864 in Co. E, 189th New York Infantry --mustered out 27 June 1865 in Rochester NY History of Oswego County, New York, p. 305: [Civil War soldiers list] Lewis Dirgee- Enlisted in Co. E, 189th Inf., Aug. 4, 1864; in battle of Hatcher's Run; dis. May 30, 1865

U.S. National Archives and Records Service: military record 1864-1865 AND Muster roll abstract (See Scrapbook)

NY State Census 1865 (June 1), Town of Orwell, Oswego County, NY: Frame dwelling, value $100 Durgee, Lewis - Age 37 - Male - [head] - born Schoharrie County - Married , 1st [!] marriage - Farmer - Voter - Land owner - cannot Read MILITARY RECORD Regiment 189, NY Inf[antry] - entered 3 Oct 1864 - Private - 9 months service - Discharged or mustered out - Without wounds " Mary J. - Age 26 - Female - Wife - born Lewis County - Mother of 3 - Married " Diantha - Age 2 6/12 - Female - Child - born Lewis County " Lewis F. - Age 3/12 - Male - Child - born Oswego County AGRICULTURAL RECORD: Owns 52 acres, 15 improved; Values $850, $40, 0; Acres plowed 1 1/2; pasture 5, meadow 13; acres in corn 1, potatoes 1/2 - 0 oxen, 1 cow, 0 horses, 0 pigs, 0 sheep

Census 1870, Orwell P.O., Town of Orwell, Oswego County, NY : INDEXED AS "DURGSE" Durgee, Lewis - Age 44 - Male - White - Farmer - Valuation, $1,000 real, $250 personal - Born New York - Both parents not foreign-born - Citizen " Mary J. - Age 27 - Female - White - Occupation, Keeping house - Born New York - Both parents not foreign-born " Vianthony - Age 7 - Female - White - Attending school - Born New York " Lusinda - Age 4 - Female - White - Born New York " James - Age 3 - Male - White - Born New York " George W. - Age 1 - Male - White - Born New York

NY State Census, 1875, Town of Orwell, Oswego County, NY: Frame dwelling, valued $300 Durgee, Lewis [head] - Age 48 - Male - born Schoharie County - Married - Farmer - Voter - Land owner " Diantha - Daughter - Age 12 - Female - born Lewis County - Single " Lucian [i.e. Lewis F.] - Son - Age 9 - Male - born Oswego County " James - Son - Age 7 - Male - born Oswego County " Cornelius - Son - Age 4 - Male - born Oswego County AGRICULTURAL RECORD: Owns 30 acres, 22 improved; Valuation $1500, $100, $215, $50, $50 - Plowed, 8 acres; Pasture, 4; Meadow, 18

Oswego City Directory, 1876: [no indication of meanings of numbers] Durgee, Lewis, 6t5, Molino Oswego County Directory, 1877-1880 [no indication of which year] Names of assessed property owners, number of acres-- ORWELL: Durgy, Lewis 32

[legal proceedings, 1877, accused of rape & incest, printed out in Pink Footlocker files]

Census 1880, Orwell, Oswego County, NY : Dergy, Lewis - Head - Widowed - White - Male - Age 56 - Born (& both parents born) New York - Occupation, farmer " Lewis - Son - Single - Male - White - Age 15 - Born New York " James - Son - Single - Male - White - Age 14 - Born New York " Cornelius - Son - Single - Male - White - Age 9 - Born New York

Oswego County mortgages, 23 Feb 1882: Mortgage sale... Lewis Durgey... Mortgagee, Sylvanus C. Huntington. Date of mortgage, April 1st 1877... Amount claimed to be due... $645.25... Will be sold at public auction... 27th day of May 1882... and the said mortgage thereby foreclosed... All that tract or parcel of land... Town of Orwell... being 52 acres of land being occupied by said Durgey and deeded to Mary Jane Smith, late wife of said Durgey, by Asa Durgey... Dated February 23, 1882... Mortgage given to secure the payment of $500 with interest...

Oswego County mortgages, 12 Jul 1882: Mortgage foreclosure sale... at public auction on the 10th day of July 1882... did sell to Abbie A. Lynch of Parish, Oswego Co. NY & Sylvanus C. Huntington of the Village of Pulaski... lands and premises... All that tract or parcel of land situate in the Town of Orwell, Oswego County... being 52 acres of land being occupied by said Durgey and deeded to Mary Jane Smith, late wife of said Durgey, by Asa Durgey... The said Abbie A. Lynch & S.G. Huntington purchased the above lands and premises... each purchasing one undivided half interest therein... for the price of $300...

U.S. National Archives and Records Service: Applications for invalid pension, 1889-1891. Granted $12 per month pension (maximum amount allowed) (see Scrapbook)

NY State Census 1892, Town of Orwell, Oswego County, NY: Durgee, Lewis - Male - Age 67 - Born U.S. - Citizen - Farmer " Hellen - Female - Age 55 - Born Canada - Citizen " John - Male - Age 11 - Born U.S. - Citizen

Utica Morning Herald, 16 June 1899 / Oswego Daily Palladium, 16 June 1899: INHUMANITY ALLEGED Orwell, June 15-About two weeks ago Mrs. Lewis Durgee was taken to the Insane Asylum at Ogdensburg. Her death occurred last week. Her neighbors say that they believe that cruel treatment caused her insanity and death. They declare that three of her ribs had been broken and that her body was covered with bruises. Her husband was arrested last winter for robbing her, but the matter was finally settled. There is much excitement in the neighborhood and many are calling for an official investigation.

Oswego Daily Times, 23 Oct 1899: COUNTY TAX SALE / ORWELL Lewis Durgee, lot 98, bd n by Tice lot, e by land of N. Levere and highway, s by highway, w by land of Mrs. J.N. Sager, 52 acres more or less.

Census 1900, Main ST, Town of Osceola, Lewis County, NY: Durgee, James - Head - " Lewis - Father - White - Male - Born Feb. 1824 - Age 76 - Widowed - Born (& both parents) New York

Oswego County mortgages, 4 Dec 1901: [Tax foreclosure sale] This indenture...between Thomas Moore, Treasurer of the County of Oswego... and Henry Hilton of Orwell... In pursuance of the Act... in reference to the collection of taxes... the Treasurer did, in the year 1899, receive ... a list of the taxes assessed in the year 1898 and which were then in arrears and not paid... was a tax of $3.87 against Lewis Durgee on the land hereafter described... Whereas neither said tax nor the interest thereon... was paid within six months from March 1st, 1899... Whereas... said Treasurer did sell said land... at public auction... on the 21st day of November 1899 and the same was duly struck off to Henry Hilton for the sum of $7.12, he being the highest bidder therefor... Whereas more than two years have elapsed since the said sale... and since... neither the person nor any other person has redeemed the said land... Now, therefor, this Indenture... that in consideration of the premises and of the aforesaid payment of said sum of $7.12, the said party of the first part does hereby grant and convey to said party of the second part, All that piece of land sold as aforesaid... Viz, Town of Orwell, Lot 93... containing 52 acres more or less...

Jefferson County Journal, 22 Apr 1902: HANCHETS CORNERS Mr. [Cornelius] Durgy's father left Thursday of last week for the soldiers' home.

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Death certificate: Lewis Durgey / county of Steuben, Town of Bath / died 23 day of May 1902 / chief cause, Organic heart disease / contributing cause, Arteriosclerosis / place of burial, Home cemetery / date of burial, May 26, '02 / [signed] Warner? L. Babcock, MD / age, 60 [!] years / sex, M / White / Wid[owed] / place of death, Bath NY / how long resident here, 1 month / institution, N.Y. S[oldiers] & S[ailors] Home / how long an inmate, 1 month / previous residence, Lewis County NY

Bath Veterans-National Cemetery (Steuben County NY rootsweb): Durgey, Lewis 1842 [!] - 1902

U.S. Veterans Cemeteries, ca.1800-2004 Record about Lewis Durgey : Name: Lewis Durgey / Veteran's Rank: PVT CO E 189NY INF RECONSTRUCTION AIDE / Last known address: VA Medical Center Bldg. 28 Bath , NY 14810 / Death Date: 21 May 1902 / Interment Date: 21 May 1902 / Cemetery: Bath National Cemetery / Buried At: Section G Row 31 Site 2

1. ↑ Turner, Marion Durgee. The Durgee Family. (Name: 1971-1983;)
   Chap. 1, p. 1; Addenda [6].
2. ↑ U.S. National Archives and Records Service. National Archives records.

   Lewis Durgey

3. ↑ New York (State). Dept.of Health. Vital Records Section. (Death certificate, New York).
4. ↑ United States. 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T623).

   born Feb 1824, Age 76

5. ↑ New York Secretary of State. 1855 New York State Census.

   born: CensusNYS 1855; Civil War muster roll 1864, in Montgomery County

6. ↑ U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. National Cemetery Administration. U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2019. (Online database: Ancestry.com Operations Inc., 2006).

   Name: Lewis Durgey / Last known address: VA Medical Center Bldg. 28 Bath , NY 14810 / Death Date: 21 May 1902

7. ↑ New York (State). Dept.of Health. Vital Records Section. (Death certificate, New York).

   Lewis Durgey / died 23 day of May 1902 / age, 60 [!] years / place of death, Bath NY / institution, N.Y. S[oldiers] & S[ailors] Home / previous residence, Lewis County NY

8. ↑ U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. National Cemetery Administration. U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2019. (Online database: Ancestry.com Operations Inc., 2006).

   Name: Lewis Durgey / Interment Date: 21 May 1902 / Cemetery: Bath National Cemetery Buried At: Section G Row 31 Site 2

9. ↑ New York (State). Dept.of Health. Vital Records Section. (Death certificate, New York).

   Lewis Durgey / place of burial, Home cemetery / date of burial, May 26, '02

10. ↑ New York (State). Census NYState 1865. (Name: Microfilm;).

    born: CensusNYS 1865 & 1875, Schoharie County

11. ↑ New York Secretary of State. New York State Census, 1875. (Albany, New York).

    born: CensusNYS 1865 & 1875, Schoharie County

12. ↑ Rootsweb
    /~nyOswego/towns/orwell.

    Durgy, Lewis - Age 38 - enlisted 26 August 1864 in Co. E, 189th Infantry --mustered out 27 June 1865 in Rochester NY

13. ↑ New York (State). Census NYState 1865. (Name: Microfilm;)
    Orwell, Oswego County.

    MILITARY ADDENDA: Regiment 189, NY Inf[antry] - entered 3 Oct 1864 - Private - 9 months service - Discharged or mustered out - Without wounds

14. ↑ Oswego County mortgages
    Book 113, p. 161.
15. ↑ Oswego County mortgages.
16. ↑ Oswego County deeds.
17. ↑ Mortgage sale... Lewis Durgey... Mortgagee, Sylvanus C. Huntington. Date of mortgage, April 1st 1877... Amount claimed to be due... $645.25... Will be sold at public auction... 27th day of May 1882... and the said mortgage thereby foreclosed... All that tract or parcel of land... Town of Orwell... being 52 acres of land long occupied by said Durgey and deeded to Mary Jane Smith, late wife of said Durgey, by Asa Durgey... Dated February 23, 1882... Mortgage given to secure the payment of $500 with interest...
18. ↑ State of New York, County of Oswego. S.C. Huntington Jr, of the Village of Pulaski... officiated as auctioneer at the mortgage foreclosure sale... at public auction on the 10th day of July 1882... did sell to Abbie A. Lynch of Parish, Oswego Co. NY & Sylvanus C. Huntington of the Village of Pulaski... lands and premises... All that tract or parcel of land situate in the Town of Orwell, Oswego County... being 52 acres of land being occupied by said Durgey and deeded to Mary Jane Smith, late wife of said Durgey, by Asa Durgey... The said Abbie A. Lynch & S.G. Huntington purchased the above lands and premises... each purchasing one undivided half interest therein... for the price of $300, they being the highest bidders therefor... Name of mortgagor, Lewis Durgey. Name of mortgagee, Sylvanus C. Huntington. Date of mortgage April 21st, 1877...
19. ↑ This indenture... 4 day of December... 1901 between Thomas Moore, Treasurer of the County of Oswego... and Henry Hilton of Orwell... In pursuance of the Act... in reference to the collection of taxes... the Treasurer did, in the year 1899, receive ... a list of the taxes assessed in the year 1898 and which were then in arrears and not paid... was a tax of $3.87 against Lewis Durgee on the land hereafter described... Whereas neither said tax nor the interest thereon... was paid within six months from March 1st, 1899... Whereas... said Treasurer did sell said land... at public auction... on the 21st day of November 1899 and the same was duly struck off to Henry Hilton for the sum of $7.12, he being the highest bidder therefor... Whereas more than two years have elapsed since the said sale... and since... neither the person nor any other person has redeemed the said land... Now, therefor, this Indenture... that in consideration of the premises and of the aforesaid payment of said sum of $7.12, the said party of the first part does hereby grant and convey to said party of the second part, All that piece of land sold as aforesaid... Viz, Town of Orwell, Lot 93... containing 52 acres more or less