The History of Cayuga County 1789-1879 page 505

about 1868.  He, too, went west. George E. Sanford, from Michigan, who joined the County Medical Society while a resident of this place, November 10, 1875, is still practicing here.

The First Free Congregational Church of Genoa, at Five Corners, was organized January 1, 1831, as the Congregational Church of Lansing and Genoa, by thirteen male and twenty-five female "seceders" from the Presbyterian Church of Lansingville. January 11, 1831, Levi Palmer and Caleb Lyon, Jr., were elected deacons. January 7, 1834, the present name was adopted.

The first pastor was Rev. Jabez Chadwick, by whom the church was organized.  He resigned January 31, 1835, to take effect March 27, 1835. He was succeeded by Zenas Covall, who was dismissed October 11, 1836. The name of S. Hawley appears March 11, 1837, but whether as pastor or temporary supply the records do not show. Rev. Mr. Leckner closed his labors with them January 16, 1838, but how ling he served them does not appear. Rev. A. C. Lord commenced is labors with them in April 1838, and Ezra C. Smith, March 20, 1840. Mr. Smith was voted out of the pulpit April 6, 1842. Rev. Wm. S. Franklin began to supply the pulpit September 18, 1842. November 14, 1843, he received a call to become their pastor and was installed January 9, 1844. September 8, 1864, after a pastorate of twenty-two years, Mr. Franklin requested the church to unite him in asking the Presbytery to dissolve the pastoral relation. He preached his farewell sermon September 25, 1864. C. A. Conant assumed the pastoral care April 1, 1865, and closed his labors with them July 1, 1871. During his pastorate, March 3, 1871, the church adopted the Presbyterian form of government, but retained their name. In November 1871, a call was extended to A. O. Peloubet, who entered upon the pastoral duties January 1, 1872. He preached his farewell sermon April 27, 1873. In July 1873, a call was given to Nathan B. Knapp, who was installed pastor October 7, 1873, and ministered to their spiritual wants until December 9, 1877, since which time the pulpit has been supplied by various individuals. The present membership is forty-five.

The first meetings were held in an addition built to the school-house at the corners, at the time of the organization. This, however, soon ceased to afford the needed accommodation. Soon after the organization, during Mr. Chadwick's pastorate, a fruitful revival was experienced, and the membership so largely increased thereby, as to make the demand for a larger and more commodious house of worship imperative.This resulted in the erection of the present edifice, which was dedicated February 26, 1835.  

March 9, 1842, the Lansingville Church, (from which the original members of this church withdrew, because of a preference for the Congregational form of government) dissolved and united with this.

East Genoa

East Genoa is situated in the south-east part of the town, about two and one-half miles south-east of Genoa, and four miles south-west of Milan.  It contains one church, (M. E.,) a district school, a store, blacksmith shop, (kept by Joseph Duck,) and some forty inhabitants.

MERCHANTS -- The first merchant was Elihu Halliday, who opened a small store previous to 1800, in a log house which stood on the site of Horace Leavenworth's residence, which he kept some two years and failed, the failure involving the loss of his farm.  He bought his goods at Aurora.  This is said to have been the first store in the town.  The next was John Leavenworth, who opened a store as early as 1805 and kept it till 1813.  Elihu Washburn opened one soon after Leavenworth, about twenty rods south of the Corners.  He afterwards built the present store, and did business for several years.  Thomas Hicks kept a store previous to 1808.  Pearl P. Lane opened a grocery about 1824.  He kept it about one and one-half years and failed.  Wm. P. Thornton opened a store in 1826, and kept it a few years, when James Morgan succeeded him and kept it till the fall of 1841, when he sold to Alex. Bothwell, who kept it six and one-half years, and sold to Charles Manchester, who kept it a like period, when he closed out and removed to Ithaca.  Daniel Carver opened a store in another location about 1830.  He kept it but a year or

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