Esther Babcock

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Family/Spouse: Azra V. Chandler. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 27117180
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Ogdensburg News - Thursday Feb 8, 1912
Feb 7 - Benjamin F. Chandler, an old and most highly respected resident of the town of Dekalb, died at his farm home one mile from Richville Monday night after a short illness, aged 80 years. Mr. Chandler was born in DeKalb and had always made his home in that town. He was for years a well known horse dealer. He is survived by his widow. The funeral services were conducted from the late home this afternoon and interment was made at Richvilele.

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His obituary appeared on 13 Feb 1912 in the Ogdensburg Journal in Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence, New York, as follows: "B. F. Chandler Dies At Richville. One of the Oldest Residents of Dekalb. Richville, Feb. 12.--Benjamin Franklin Chandler, one of our old residents, passed away at his home Monday afternoon, Feb. 6th, aged nearly 80 years. He was the son of Arza V. and Esther Babcock Chandler, and was born on the home farm May 6, 1823. His father, Arza Chandler, was one of the early settlers in the town of Dekalb, coming here with his wife and two children from Orwell, Vt., about 1823 and cleared the farm about 1 1/2 miles from which B. F. Chandler had owned and occupied for the last 35 years. At the time when the farm was on the stage route from
Watertown to Ogdensburg, Mr. Chandler, Sr., kept a hotel. After moving here Mr. Chandler made a visiting trip to Vermont in a lumber wagon. B. F. Chandler was next to the youngest of a family of seven children. He married Ellen S. Holland in 1859, and their union was blessed with three children, Clinton, who died in 1874, aged 12; Mason F., who died in 1892, aged 28, and Lettie, (Mrs. A. F. Spooner), who died in 1897, aged 31. In 1883 Mr. Chandler married Kathirin E. Spooner. He had always been one of our thrifty, modern farmer and the community has lost a faithful friend. Mr. Chandler had been in feeble health for the past few years, and he had been tenderly cared for by his wife and children. He is survived by his wife and two children, Miss Carrie B. and Edwin S. Chandler. The family have the sympathy of their many friends. The funeral services were conducted from his late home last Wednesday by Rev. D. L. Williams. Interment was in Maple View [sic] cemetery.
"The friends from out of town who attended the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Colton, Morristown; Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Chandler, Miss Louise Chandler, Mrs. Casper Hurlburt, Stanley Dean, Ogdensburg; Beniah Morrison, Rensselaer Falls; Leslie Morrison, Canton; Mrs. Frank Everett, Potsdam; Mrs. C. L. Spencer, Frank Spooner, Copenhagen; John Holland, Depeyster; George Spooner, Dekalb; Martin Holland, Mrs. Townsley, Harlan Townsley Charles Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Holland, Gouverneur."
[http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn85054113/1912-02-13/ed-1/seq-3/]

Benjamin married Catherine E. Spooner on 26 Sep 1883. Catherine (daughter of Edwin Joel Spooner and Agnes Miller) was born on 16 Aug 1855 in DeKalb, St Lawrence County, New York, United States; died on 22 Sep 1926 in DeKalb, St Lawrence County, New York, United States; was buried in Maple Grove Cemetery, Richville, St. Lawrence County, New York, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Ellen Holland. Ellen was born about 1841; died about 1870. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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"Mrs. [sic] C. Chandler Of Richville Dies Suddenly. Richville --
Friends here were shocked to hear of the death of Miss Carrie Chandler which occurred at the home of a cousin, Miss Thena Townsley in Gouverneur. Miss Chandler was a native of Richville and at one time taught in the Richville high school. Funeral services were held from the Townsley home on Thursday and the body was brought here for interment in the Maple Grove cemetery." [Ogdensburg, NY, Journal, 3/24/1943]

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• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 27118253
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Lettie married Archibald Fredrick "Fred" Spooner on 5 Oct 1892 in Richville, St Lawrence County, New York, United States. Archibald (son of Edwin Joel Spooner and Agnes Miller) was born on 4 Jan 1858 in DeKalb, St Lawrence County, New York, United States; died on 31 Oct 1934 in Richville, St Lawrence County, New York, United States; was buried in Maple Grove Cemetery, Richville, St. Lawrence County, New York, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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"Mrs. Walter Best. Gouverneur -- Alice Spooner Best, 51, wife of Walter Best, died Monday afternoon at her home in Richville. Mrs. Best was the daughter of Frederick and Lettie Chandler Best." [Ogdensburg, NY, Journal, 12/28/1944]

Her obituary appeared on 27 Dec 1944 in the Tribune Press in Gouverneur, St. Lawrence, New York, as follows: "Mrs. Walter C. Best. Mrs. Alice Best wife of Walter C. Best, died at the home on Main Street the afternoon of Christmas day following many years of ill health and for several years was confined to a wheel chair by partial paralysis. She was born in Richville, July 6, 1893 the only child of A. Frederick Spooner and Lottie Chandler Spooner.
"On September 16, 1919, she was married to Walter C. Best of Cape Vincent in a home wedding. Three children were born to this union: Ensign Frederick A. Best, U. S. N. R. stationed in the Aleutians, Mrs. Robert S. (Georgiana) Butterworth, Mrs. Reginald (Betty) Smith who survive with her husband and two grandchildren, Robert S. Butterworth, junior and Chandler Smith.
"Mrs. Best was a graduate of the Lowville Academy, Class of 1912, and of Elmira College in 1916.
"Although Mrs. Best had been badly afflicted for so many years she was always cheerful and took a keen interest in her home life and thoughtfulness of others, even to the last. She was a member of the Richville United Church, Order of Eastern Star and Richville Grange.
"Funeral services will be held from the home Thursday afternoon at 2, with Rev. Edward J. W. Burston officiating. Burial will be at Maple Grove Cemetery." [http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn83031312/1944-12-27/ed-1/seq-6/]

Alice married Walter Courtland Best on 16 Sep 1919 in Richville, St Lawrence County, New York, United States. Walter (son of Austin Delbert Best and Georgiana Lowry) was born on 20 Jul 1894 in Ogdensburg, St Lawrence County, New York, United States; died on 11 Oct 1978 in Potsdam, St Lawrence County, New York, United States; was buried in Maple Grove Cemetery, Richville, St. Lawrence County, New York, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]