The History of Cayuga County 1789-1879 page 499

openly, and for a time successfully, "advocated perfectionism and other serious errors and extravagant practices," and induced the church to adopt articles of belief "radically defective," but in 1834 these were set aside, and a creed such as the Prebytery approved was adopted. Some 375 names have been recorded upon the roll of the church.

At present there are forty-five members. Twenty-one have been ruling elders, and ten deacons, but of that number only one---Phineas B. Young--remains. The elders are Jesse Hickock, Jeremy Hitchcock, Matthias Mead, Luke Taylor, Aaron Ingals, Chauncy Woodford, Samuel R. Wilson, James Woodford, James Mead, Reuben Woodford, Godfrey W. Slocum, Lendall Bigelow, Oliver Hewitt, Noah K. Taylor, Daniel Davis, Elijah Requa, John King,Orrin Hughitt, A. J. Hughitt, Phineas B. Young, and J. Harvey Lowe; and the deacons, John Leavenworth, 2d, Ichabod Lockwood, Jesse Hickock, Chauncy Woodford, Ralseymon Sheldon, John Seymour, Orrin Woodford, James Mead, Calvin King and Sidney Hewitt.

The average attendance at Sabbath school is fifty-five.

THE FIRST UNIVERSALIST SOCIETY OF GENOA.

A preliminary meeting of Universalist and others of Genoa was held at the house of Wm. Miner, June 12th, 1829, for the purpose of building a meeting-house, which it was resolved should be free to all other denominations, when not occupied by the Universalists. It was attended by Wm. Miner, Alfred Avery, Edwin Avery, Samuel Moore, Zerah Whitney, Azor Cole and Worthington Smith. A subscription of $2,277 for that purpose was obtained from 116 individuals. July 9th, 1829, Wm. Miner, Worthington Smith, Edwin Avery, John Leavenworth and James Young were constituted a committee to locate and purchase a site in the village of Genoam to build a house, and secure a title for the benefit of the Universalist Society. August 2d, 1829, at a meeting held in the school-house in District No. 5, "the usual place of worship," presided over by Wm. Hewitt, an organization was effected under the statue, the above name adopted, and the following trustees elected: Abel Simonds, Ebenezer Lester, Darius Adams, John Holden, Palmer Hewitt and Alfred Avery. August 13th, 1829, the trustees executed a contract with Lemuel D. Newton and Samuel Wallace to build a house for $2,300; and August 19th, 1829, it was decided to build on three-fourths of an acre east of the residence of W. Smith, who was to give and level it. July 23d, 1830, the church was finished and accepted, and was dedicated July 29th, 1830, by Rev. D. Skinner, of Utica.

The first pastor whose name appears on the record, (July 21st, 1830) is Rev. Mr. Chase. Rev. Mr. Gregory also officiated in July, 1830. The church was reorganized under the same name, August 22nd, 1845. Their records do not show the succession of pastors. The last one left in the summer of 1878.

NORTHVILLE.

Northville, (Kings Ferry, p. o.) is situated on a beautiful plateau, in the north-west part of the town, and is distant eight miles south-east of Aurora, two miles east of Kings Ferry station, and about three miles west of Genoa. It contains three churches, ( Prebyterian, Episcopal, and Catholic) a district school, two general stores, one drug store, one shoe shop, (kept by O. F. Kendall) a harness shop, (kept by James Detrich) a hardware store and tin shop, a blacksmith shop (kept by Ossian King) one hotel (kept by R. J. Drake and built in 1849 by Captain David Ogden and D. Adams & Son, on the site of one built by Samuel Chadwick in 1814, and burned May 30th, 1844) and a population of about 300.

MERCHANTS.--Capt. David Ogden was probably the first merchant in the town. His business was conducted for a time in a block house a little south of Alanson Brown's, and was subsequently moved to a wing on the north side of the Jump house. He commenced business soon after coming into town, (about 1797) and continued a great many years, as previously mentioned in connection with his settlement here. The next appear to have been Knapp & Rice, who had a store near Joseph Fenner's, but were unfortuante. Samuel Adams, Niram Wildman and Stephen Bassett commenced business under the name of Adams, Wildman & Co., in 1802, and continued till 1806, when they dissolved, and Adam & Wildman went to Genoa village and engaged in mercantile and other business there. They were succeeded at Northville by Reuben Pomeroy, who occupied the store they vacated, which stood

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