Archibald Fredrick "Fred" Spooner

1858 - 1934  (76 years)

• Name	Archibald Fredrick "Fred" Spooner
  Nickname	Fred
  Birth	4 Jan 1858	DeKalb, St Lawrence County, New York, United States
  Gender	Male
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	27118254
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27118254
  _UID	B9BA6A5F4B06412D9FE363D93B14A0CE76EC
  Death	31 Oct 1934	Richville, St Lawrence County, New York, United States
  	His obituary appeared on 2 Nov 1934 in the Ogdensburg Journal in Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence, New York, as follows: "A. F. Spooner Died At Home In Richville. Was Well Known Cattle Breeder--Funeral Services Saturday. Gouverneur, Nov. 2 -- A. Frederick Spooner, Aged 76, died at his home in Richville at 4 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. "Mr. Spooner was born Jan. 4, 1858, in DeKalb, the son of Edwin and Ages Miller Spooner. He had lived in this section all his life. He was well known in the North Country as a breeder of Ayrshire cattle. At one time he was an official of the St. Lawrence Valley Ayrshire Breeders' association. "He owned two farms and managed a farm belonging to his wife. On one of the farms, known as the River Farm, he had 100 head of registered cattle. "Mr. Spooner always took an active interest in the dairying industry, and was always ready to help with any measures calculated to aid dairymen of the North Country. At one time he was director in the Dairymen's League, District No. 10, which included Franklin and St. Lawrence Counties. He had a thorough knowledge of the dairy industry, and paid especial attention to the marketing end of dairying. "He was one of the organizers of the Spooner-Campbell Company of Gouverneur, but retired from that organization a number of years ago. "Mr. Spooner was a member of the Congregational Church. He was a member of Richville Grange and of the Forresters. "Surviving besides his wife, Harriet Barber Spooner, are a daughter, Mrs. Walter Best of Charleston, West Va., and three grandchildren, Frederick A. Best, Georgianna Best, all of Charleston. "Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p. m. from the Spooner home in Richville. Rev. Frank T. Bennetts, pastor of the United Church at Richville, will officiate. Nephews of Mr. Spooner will be bearers. Interment will be made in the family plot of the Richville cemetery." [http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn84031165/1934-11-02/ed-1/seq-2/]
  Burial	Maple Grove Cemetery, Richville, St. Lawrence County, New York, United States
  Person ID	I6891	Lanark County Origins
  Last Modified	28 Apr 2017

  
  

  Father	Edwin Joel Spooner,   b. 15 Oct 1829, DeKalb, St Lawrence County, New York, United States d. 29 Jun 1890, Simmons, New York, United States (Age 60 years)
  Mother	Agnes Miller,   b. 3 Mar 1831, Morristown Twp, St Lawrence County, New York, United States d. 25 Sep 1890, Richville, St Lawrence County, New York, United States (Age 59 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1854
  Family ID	F2128	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Lettie E. Chandler,   b. 25 Jan 1866   d. 6 Jul 1897 (Age 31 years)
  Marriage	5 Oct 1892	Richville, St Lawrence County, New York, United States
  Children	+ 1. Alice Chandler Spooner,   b. 6 Jul 1893, Richville, St Lawrence County, New York, United States d. 25 Dec 1944, Richville, St Lawrence County, New York, United States (Age 51 years)
  Family ID	F2179	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

  Family 2	Harriet Adele Barber,   b. 19 Mar 1861, Richville, St Lawrence County, New York, United States d. Abt 1937, Richville, St Lawrence County, New York, United States (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	25 Jan 1906	Richville, St Lawrence County, New York, United States
  Family ID	F2181	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

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  Birth - 4 Jan 1858 - DeKalb, St Lawrence County, New York, United States Marriage - 5 Oct 1892 - Richville, St Lawrence County, New York, United States Marriage - 25 Jan 1906 - Richville, St Lawrence County, New York, United States Death - 31 Oct 1934 - Richville, St Lawrence County, New York, United States Burial - - Maple Grove Cemetery, Richville, St. Lawrence County, New York, United States  = Link to Google Earth