"Calvin Chessman, No. 109, had a contract to furnish provisions to the garrison at Pittsfield, Mass. in the war of 1812-15, he had his nephew Edward and Anson No. 216 helping him." - Page 73 Genealogy of the Chesman Family from 1713-1893.
Buried in Section A, Row 21, Lot 9 in the Black Creek Cemetery - Town of New Hudson, Alleghany Co., NY. It states that he was a veteran of the War of 1812. Based upon an affidavit signed by Calvin Cheesman for his brother, Anson Cheeseman's, pension records, Calvin served in the Revolutionary War.
"Calvin Cheeseman and his son, Elias, came to New Hudson about 1824-25 from the area near Albany. They settled on the Spring Valley Road, where Clark and Esther Luckey now live. Calvin and his wife Amy (Elizabeth) Day had 11 children, one of them, Marie Whitney Cheeseman married Samuel S. Haight, the one that the town was originally named for. A barn built by Elias Cheeseman was covered with split shingles or "shakes", fastened with wooden pegs instead of nails. The only nails then used being wrought nails, hammered out on an anvil, mostly made in England and Germany, and costing 25 cents a pound." Source: Black Creek Corners by Neva Gross, New Hudson Town Historian (http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyallega/black.html)
"THE GIFFORD HOUSE (CHEESEMAN'S TAVERN): This large tavern of stage coach days was located in the hamlet of Giffords on Route 20. Probably built around 1784, it was a stop for drovers on their way to Albany with their livestock. Calvin Cheeseman was known as the shinplaster banker because he issued paper money to his neighbors and travelers. Bricks for its construction were made behind the building. There was a large ballroom on the third floor." Source: Princetown's 1998 Community Information Guide (http://www.schist.org/prtwnhistory.html)
1810 US Federal Census for Princetown, NY:
Cheeseman, Calvin (#01539)
Free White Males to 10: 4, 10 to 16: 4, 16 to 26: 1, 26 to 45: 2, 45 etc.: 1
Free White Females to 10: 6, 16 to 26: 3, 26 to 45: 3
Slaves: 1"In a corner of Princetown, 16 miles from Albany was Calvin Cheesman, celebrated as a shin plaster banker.
(Cheesmman's notes much resembled State bank notes of that period. Here is a copy of one: "No. 65 A. Payable on demand to O. Warren, or bearer, One Dollar in bills current at the several banks in Albany, at my tavern and Exchange office in Princetown, on the Great Western Turnpike, 16 miles from Albany.--December 19, 1816. "CALVIN CHEESMAN. "ELIAS D. CHEESMAN, Cashr.")" Source: The Frontiersmen of New York
by Jeptha R. Simms - Albany, NY 1883"Princetown - Irma Mastrean, Town Historian:
Cheeseman's Tavern, built in 1784, was located on the Great Western Turnpike (Route 20). It was a stop for drovers on their way to Albany markets. A marvelous sight was that of great droves of turkeys traveling the road by day and roosting in the trees by night. Cheeseman was known as the "shinplaster banker" because he issued paper money for the convenience of travelers and his neighbors. This tavern was known locally as "The Bank" long after the origin of the name had been forgotten."
Buried in Section A, Row 22, Lot 9 in the Black Creek Cemetery - Town of New Hudson, Alleghany Co., NY.
"Pt. Inc. 1781. Served several enlistments in Rev. War. Lived a while in Middlefield on Walnut Hill. Cen. 1810. Moved to Becket. In Pittsfield in 1790." Source: A History of the Town of Middlefield, Massachusetts by Edward Church Smith. Copyright 1924 by Menasha, Wis. Priv. print. (Page 431)
"During the first part of the war Massachusetts was inactive, refusing to send its militia outside of the state for repelling British invasions in other parts of the country. David Mack, Jr., is said to have obtained his title as "General" while in command of militia around Boston at this time. In 1814, however, when the Maine Coast was threatened, Governor Strong called for troops to defend her northern counties. All the Middlefield volunteers seem to have been members of Captain Marvin's company of Colonel Enos Foot's regiment and were probably recruited by David Mack, Jr., who held the rank of major. These volunteers were Matthew Smith, lieutenant; Solomon Root, sergeant; Abel Cheeseman, Clark Durant, Philip Meacham, John Skinner, Artemas Ward and Lloyd West. The alarm was soon over and after remaining in camp forty days during the fall they were reviewed by Governor Strong and discharged November 7." Source: A History of the Town of Middlefield, Massachusetts by Edward Church Smith. Copyright 1924 by Menasha, Wis. Priv. print. (Page 108)
"Julius Ball used to visit his sister, Mrs. Abel Cheeseman, who lived in the old house near the Peru line." Source: A History of the Town of Middlefield, Massachusetts by Edward Church Smith. Copyright 1924 by Menasha, Wis. Priv. print. (Page 408)
"On another page I have mentioned Edward Cheesman, son of Edward, No. 32. Dr. Hobart Cheesman of New York City has written to me some further information which will help to confirm his existance and his relation to Edward, No. 32. He says the following is copied from a book published by C.S. Burns & Co., New York in 1874. "Richfield Springs and Vicinity." Edward Cheeseman was among the earliest settlers in this region. At an early day he kept a store at Federal Corners, near this place, and subsequently removed to this village where he discovered andmanufactured the popular patent medicine, "Cheeseman's Arabian Balsam." He ided August 18th, 1840 aged 65 years, leaving one son and two daughters, his wife died in _______. Their monument can be seen in the old cemetery. This is without doubt the youngest son of Edward, No. 32, born in 1775, but no record was found of his birth or marriage." - From page 78 of Genealogy of the Chesman Family in the United States from 1713-1893 by Samuel Chessman.
"Edward moved to Richfield Springs, NY where he was an early settler. Kept store at Federal Corners and manufactured "Cheeseman Arabian Balsam."" Source: A History of the Town of Middlefield, Massachusetts by Edward Church Smith. Copyright 1924 by Menasha, Wis. Priv. print. (Page 430)
Edward is also found buried in Lakeview Cemetery in Richfield Springs, NY???
Note: Obituary (from Watertown Daily Times of 19 Aug. 1932): LAFARGEVILLE---Jesse Noyes Buskirk, 91, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Anna Buskirk Gould, at 7 p.m. Thursday. Mr. Buskirk suffered a paralytic stroke a few days ago, which
hastened his death.From: http://www.grindstoneisland.org/Gen/Grind/n_122.htm
?? Note: He was born on a farm in the town of Clayton Aug. 8, 1841. In 1869 he was married to Miss Jeanie Cheeseman, a daughter of Edward and Melissa Angell Cheeseman of Richfield Springs. They were married by Rev. Byron Alden, pastor of the
Methodist Episcopal Church of Clayton at the home of the bride's grandfather, James Angell, in Clayton. At the time of their marriage the bride was 20 and the bridegroom 27. They have always resided in this section where they are well known.
Mr. Buskirk's marriage took place nearly four years after he was mustered out of service in 1865. He was one of the few remaining veterans of the Civil War in this town and the only one who passed through the horrors of Andersonville prison.????Jeannie Buskirk (b. 15 MAY 1848, d. SEP 1936)
Note: Obituary (from Watertown Daily Times of 23 Sep. 1936): LAFARGEVILLE---Mrs. Jeanie Buskirk, 88, widow of Jesse Noyes Buskirk, Civil War veteran, died Tuesday evening at 6 at the home of her daughter, Mrs. John Gould, on the Black Creek Road.
She had been ill for the past four weeks. Death was attributed to infirmities of old age.
Note: She was born in Richfield Springs, May 15, 1848, the daughter of Edward and Melissa Angell Cheeseman. When she was a few years old, her parents moved to Decatur, Ill., where she lived until her mother's death, when she came to Clayton to
reside with her grandparents, the late Mr. and Mrs. James Angell.
Note: While living in Decatur she saw Abraham Lincoln many times.
Note: She was married to Jesse Noyes Buskirk, Jan. 28, 1869, at the home of her grandmother in Clayton. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Byron J. Alden, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church of that place. Their entire married life was
spent in the towns of Orleans and Clayton.
Note: Mr. Buskirk, a veteran of the Civil War, died Aug. 18, 1932, also at the home of his daughter. He was one of the last surviving Cival War veterans in this town and the only one of the last surviving Civil War veterans in this town and
the only one who passed through the horrors of Andersonville prison camp of the south. He was captured by the Rebel army and sent to that prison. After suffering many hardships including an attack of smallpox, Mr. Buskirk was paroled from the
prison. Four years after he was mustered out of service he married Mrs. Buskirk.
Note: On Jan. 28, 1929, the couple observed their 60th wedding anniversary. A post card shower was given them by their many friends and relatives. They had been living with a son, Edwin Buskirk, at Evans Mills but had come to LaFargeville to
spend the winter with another son, George, and family who reside on a farm a short distance west of this village.
Note: Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Millie Bergen, Watertown; Mrs. Emma Walters, Evans Mills; Mrs. Gould; three sons, George and Ernest, this town, and Edward, Evans Mills.
Note: Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at 1:30 (S.T.) from the home of her son, George. Rev. Ellis Richards, pastor of the Methodist Protestant Church of LaFargeville, will officiate.
Note: Interment will be made here.
Death: SEP 1936 LaFargeville, Jefferson Co., NY
Burial: 24 SEP 1936Change: Date: 28 FEB 2001