Person:Phebe Mason (1)

Her parents

Jeremiah Mason b: 8 FEB 1757 in Swansea, Massachusetts d. 9 APR 1848 in Ellisburg, New York Phebe Luther b: 8 AUG 1762 in Swansea, Massachusetts

Their Children

iii. David Mason Fargo was born about 1865. Married Sarah Ann. Wilson. Moved to Saginaw, Mich and had eight children. iv. Benjamin Franklin Fargo left the district school at eighteen, and studied for two terms at the Wyoming Academy, after which he learned the trade of wool-carding and cloth-dressing under his brother-in-law, Mr.. Chauncey Kimball. In 1839 he went to Springville, Erie County, where he was employed in the cloth factory owned by E.W. COOK, in which firm he became a partner two years later. he came to Warsaw from Springville in 1849, and engaged in mercantile business with his brother Francis F. Fargo, under the firm name of F. F. Fargo and Co., which in 1851 was changed to B. F. Fargo & Co., Francis F. FARGO leaving the business, and his father David Fargo, and his uncle, Allen Fargo, entering the firm. When the father died, in 1855, Benjamin F. FARGO became sole owner of the business and added thereto trade in country produce, which he bought in the neighborhood and shipped to new York City. In 1870 he built the brick block at No. 21 Main Street which has been occupied by the printing offices of the Democratic Organ of Warsaw. After using part of this building for a year, Mr.. Fargo leased it for a term of five years to James E. BISHOP at five hundred dollars per year, retaining the upper floor for offices. In 1876 he again used this building as a grocery store, which he conducted for ten years, finally giving it up to the management of his son, Charles H. Fargo, who had been his salesman and book-keeper. Mr. FARGO now devotes himself to collecting, and besides holding the office of School Collector is very successful in urging claims for the merchants of the vicinity.

He was married in Springville, September 11, 1841, to Miss Maria L. Bloomfield v. Darius C. Fargo Married Harriet Perkins and moved to California. - Town children. vi. Myron L. Fargo Married Mary Smith, daughter of Henry W. Smith of Middlebury, NY. One son. vii. Francis F. Fargo Married Mariett Perry, daughter of Jonathan Perry of Middlebury. Moved to California where Francis Fargo was a newspaper editor and member of the legislature. Two children, Eva and Gertrud viii. Adaline S. Fargo Married Norman J. Perry of Middlebury. He died in 1867. Children were Ada Blanch and Sebert Courtney. ix. Harrison Fargo. Harrison and Harriet were twins. Harrison married Maria Briggs, then Laura Whalon. One child. x. Harriet Fargo Married Charles L. Seaver.

1. ↑ Leilani Spring (leilani@@iinc.com). Warsaw Village Pioneer Cemetery. ((c) 1999).
2. ↑ Biographical Review - This Volume Contains Biographical Sketches of the Leading Citizens of Livingston and Wyoming Counties New York. (Boston, Biographical Review Publishing Company 1895)
   p. 162.