Second Generation
2. Samuel Montgomery Wires (1.Samuel1) b. 4 Aug 1776, occupation
Wheelwright, m. 1795, Rachel Chaffee, b. 16 Dec 1772, Westminster, VT,
(daughter of Atherton Chaffee and Rachel Fuller) d. 9 Nov 1852, Southville,
NY. Samuel died 1 Sep 1859, Southville, NY. "... was
a wheelwright. (...) He had a sandy complexion, blue eyes, and was 6'2"
in height. [They] were universalists. They lived in Walpole, NH, Lyndon,
VT, in 1803 in Herkimer Co., NY and about 1813 moved to Stockholm [NY]."
Chaffee Gen.; Wm. H. Chaffee; 1909.
Children:
+ 11. i Chester (Carlton) Wires b. 26 Mar 1796.
+ 12. ii Annette Wires b. 28 Jun 1797.
+ 13. iii Hannah Wires b. 22 May 1799.
14. iv Persis Wires b. 30 Mar 1801, m. Harry Gates,
b. of Lyndon, VT. Persis died 7 Apr 1869. alt death date: Jan
1850, History of Walpole, Aldrich
+ 15. v Samuel Wires b. 12 Feb 1803.
16. vi Fanny Wires b. 11 May 1806, m. (1) Benjamin
Dwinnel, b. of Keene, NH, m. (2) Philo Mathews. Fanny died 22 Jul
1832. Alt. death date: Nov., Chaffee Gen.; Wm. H. Chaffee; 1909.
17. vii Livonia Wires b. 4 Aug 1807, d. 24 Jan 1825.
18. viii Nancy Wires b. 5 Jul 1810, d. 15 Jan 1838.
19. ix Hiram Bradford Wires b. 2 Mar 1814.
enlisted, unknown
20. x Mary Melissa Wires b. 21 Mar 1817, m. Reuben
Farmer, b. of Herkimer, NY. Mary died 17 Jul 1873.
4. Chester Wires (1.Samuel1) b. 1780, m. (1) Effie Lombard, m.
(2) widow Aldrich. Chester died 1849.
Children by Effie Lombard:
21. i Hiram Wires b. 8 Jan 1798.
22. ii James Wires.
+ 23. iii Fanny Wires b. 2 Nov 1810.
+ 24. iv Chester Wires b. cir 1804.
25. v Maria Wires.
26. vi Samuel Wires.
27. vii Louisa Wires.
8. Dilate Wires (1.Samuel1) b. 7 Jan 1798, Westmoreland, NH,
m. Alvin Chickering, b. cir 1784, Westmoreland, NH, d. 19 Dec 1876, buried:
North Cem., Westmoreland, NH. Dilate died 17 Nov 1883, buried: North
Cem., Westmoreland, NH. Alvin: Alt. birthplace: Guilford, VT (History
of Walpole).
Children:
+ 28. i Lyman J. Chickering b. 10 Feb 1839.
+ 29. ii Charles W. Chickering b. 22 Jul 1840.
10. Moses Wires (1.Samuel1) b. 25 May 1801, m. Betsy Rich, b.
of Walpole, NH. Moses died 29 Jul 1855, Westmoreland, NH, buried:
North Cem., Westmoreland, NH. Alt. birth date: 12 May.
Children:
30. i infant d. 13 Sep 1824.
31. ii infant d. 13 Sep 1824.
32. iii Sarah J. Wires b. cir 1822, d. 4 Sep 1831.
33. iv John Wires b. 1827, d. 3 Sep 1834.
+ 34. v Mary Jane Wires b. 1831.
Third Generation
11. Chester (Carlton) Wires (2.Samuel2, 1.Samuel1) b. 26 Mar
1796, Walpole, NH, m. (1) 1826, Laurinda Dunshee, b. 2 Apr 1800, (daughter
of Hugh Dunshee and Cynthia Allen) d. 9 Dec 1846, m. (2) 9 Jul 1847, Diantha
Dunshee, b. 1 May 1798, Walpole, NH, d. 24 Jan 1871. Chester died
1849, prob. Stockholm, NY. removed to Stockholm, NY from Walpole,
NH
Children by Laurinda Dunshee:
35. i Lewis Wires b. 15 Nov 1826, Stockholm, NY.
36. ii Diana Cordelia Wires b. 1 Sep 1830, Stockholm,
NY, d. 22 Apr 1899.
37. iii William Allen Wires b. 23 Mar 1831, d. 15
Dec 1837.
12. Annette Wires (2.Samuel2, 1.Samuel1) b. 28 Jun 1797, m. 25
Dec 1817, John Dunshee, b. 1790, (son of Hugh Dunshee and Cynthia Allen)
d. 28 Oct 1848. Annette died 22 Nov 1830.
Children:
+ 38. i Lewis H. Dunshee b. 1822.
13. Hannah Wires (2.Samuel2, 1.Samuel1) b. 22 May 1799, m. 5
Feb 1823, Wilder Stearns, b. 6 Jun 1796, Walpole, NH, (son of Dea. Ephraim
Stearns and Molly Gilman) d. 1870, Herkimer, NY. Hannah died 1 Apr
1869.
Children:
39. i Mary A. Stearns b. 17 Apr 1824, d. 10 Aug
1825, Herkimer, NY.
+ 40. ii Sarah E. Stearns b. 15 Aug 1825.
41. iii Curtis Stearns b. 6 Jan 1827, d. 3 Feb 1885,
Herkimer, NY.
42. iv Fannie A. Stearns b. 29 Nov 1828, m. (1)
Reuben H. Framer, m. (2) Rufus Brown. Fannie died 9 Apr 1879, Canton,
NY. alt birth date: 20 Nov. Rufus: settled in Canton, St. Lawrence,
NY.
43. v George W. Stearns b. 4 Apr 1832, m. Sarah
A. Whitney. had at least one son in Herkimer, NY.
44. vi Orson G. Stearns b. 15 Oct 1834, m. Harriet
Thompson. settled in Herkimer, NY
45. vii Ephraim M. Stearns b. 29 May 1836, m. Wealthy
A. Cooper. settled in Cold Brook, Herkimer, NY. had at least one
daughter.
46. viii Charles A. Stearns b. 29 Sep 1852, d. 8
Aug 1854.
15. Samuel Wires (2.Samuel2, 1.Samuel1) b. 12 Feb 1803, m. Isabell
Baron, also known as: Barren b. 9 Aug 1796, Lyndon, VT, (daughter of William
Barren and ?) buried: West Potsdam, NY. Samuel died 3 Mar 1872, Little
Falls, NY. alt. death date: 1871, Little Falls, NY. "Both Methodists,
in which he was a Class Leader for 2 yrs. He was a cooper, had a light
complexion, blue eyes, and was 6 ft. in height."
Children:
+ 47. i Jarville Chaffee Wires b. 9 Apr 1826.
48. ii Sylvania (Annetta) Wires b. 24 Nov 1827,
m. James McChesney.
49. iii Calvin Fuller Wires b. 2 Mar 1830, m. Emily
Joy.
+ 50. iv Perry Gomery Wires b. 4 Jun 1831.
51. v Almina Lenora Wires b. 17 May 1835, m. Daniel
Folts.
52. vi Ezra C. Wires also known as: Carlton Ezra
b. 1832. alt. birth date: 27 Mar 1839, Chaffe Gen.; 1909.
23. Fanny Wires (4.Chester2, 1.Samuel1) b. 2 Nov 1810, m. 1 May
1820, William Smith.
Children:
53. i Hiram Smith b. 1822.
54. ii Nathan Smith b. 1824.
55. iii Horace Smith b. 1827.
56. iv Afia Mariah Smith b. 1829.
57. v William Milo Smith b. 1831.
58. vi Samuel C. Smith b. 1833.
59. vii Nancy S. Smith b. 1834.
60. viii Chester J. Smith b. 1838.
61. ix Albert Abel Smith b. 1842.
24. Chester Wires (4.Chester2, 1.Samuel1) b. cir 1804, m. 3 Mar
1829, Phebe Lane, b. 22 Jan 1806, Walpole, NH, (daughter of Ephraim Lane
and Elizabeth Danforth) d. 24 Sep 1880. Chester died 22 Jan 1837.
Walpole Cem.: "Chester Wire, died January 22, 1837, aged 33 years." "Phebe,
his wife, died September 24, 1880, aged 74 years, 7 mos."
Children:
62. i Flora S. Wires b. cir 1832, d. 25 May 1838.
63. ii Julia E. Wires b. cir 1831, m. 9 Mar 1851,
Thomas H. Seaver, b. 1818. Julia died 19 Aug 1878. Thomas:
"Thomas Henry Seaver (...) was a merchant, and at one time, was in company
with his father, in town, but subsequently went to Alabama, where he died.
He married Julia, dau. of Chester and Phebe Wier, of this town. She died
in 1878." History of Walpole; Aldrich
64. iii Henry Wires.
28. Lyman J. Chickering (8.Dilate2, 1.Samuel1) b. 10 Feb 1839,
Westmoreland, NH, occupation Farmer (r.#249, Walpole), m. 19 Jan 1863,
Lovisa Holden, b. 29 Jul 1845, Chesterfield, NH, (daughter of Wilson Holden
and Sara Stowell) d. 2 Mar 1911, Walpole, NH. Lyman died 4 Feb 1912,
Walpole, NH.
Children:
65. i Daniel Chickering b. cir 1864, d. 9 Nov 1876.
66. ii Jessie L. Chickering b. 29 Feb 1876, m. Herbert
Dearborn. Jessie died 1954.
29. Charles W. Chickering (8.Dilate2, 1.Samuel1) b. 22 Jul 1840,
Westmoreland, NH, occupation Farmer (r.#247, Walpole), m. Jennie A. Watkins,
b. 15 Jun 1849, Walpole, NH, (daughter of William Watkins and ?) d. 25
Feb 1927. Charles died 11 Jan 1928, Walpole, NH.
Children:
67. i infant d. 1872.
68. ii Ethel Jenny Chickering b. 10 Dec 1874, m.
16 Dec 1895, Harper Manning Hupman. Res. in Detroit, MI (1928).
69. iii Leon Carroll Chickering b. 11 Oct 1878,
d. 28 Aug 1951, Charlestown, NH.
34. Mary Jane Wires (10.Moses2, 1.Samuel1) b. 1831, m. 16 Aug
1849, William G. White, b. cir 1798, Grafton, VT, d. 15 Mar 1864, Walpole,
NH. Mary died 15 Mar 18__.
Children:
70. i Helen Lyman White b. cir 1852, d. 31 Mar 1853.
Fourth Generation
38. Lewis H. Dunshee (12.Annette3, 2.Samuel2, 1.Samuel1) b. 1822,
m. Caroline M. Titus, b. 19 May 1830, (daughter of Preston Titus and ?)
d. 31 Jul 1891. Lewis died 3 Apr 1864.
Children:
71. i John L. Dunshee b. 14 Jul 1852.
72. ii Annette Dunshee b. 17 Feb 1854, m. 31 Oct
1878, Joseph M. Dunshee, b. cir 1854.
73. iii Frank Dunshee b. 27 Dec 1857, m. 29 Jan
1889, Minerva R. Watkins, (daughter of Charles E. Watkins and ?) d. 24
Aug 1943. Frank died 21 Feb 1915. Minerva: died 86 yrs. old.
40. Sarah E. Stearns (13.Hannah3, 2.Samuel2, 1.Samuel1) b. 15
Aug 1825, m. Simon Helmer, b. 18 Nov 1822, Herkimer, NY. Sarah died
14 Jul 1871. Simon: He was a carpenter. Died on a faulty scaffolding.
Children:
74. i George Monroe Helmer m. Louise Brown.
setteled in Herkimer, NY.
75. ii Willard E. Helmer. Died at two yrs. old.
76. iii Orville E. Helmer m. Almy Watson.
Orville died 25 Oct 1874.
77. iv Lorena E. Helmer m. Isaac Christman.
Lorena died 11 Oct 1889. Isaac: They had two children.
78. v Fannie E. Helmer m. Josiah D. Mack.
+ 79. vi Lewis Helmer.
47. Jarville Chaffee Wires (15.Samuel3, 2.Samuel2, 1.Samuel1)
b. 9 Apr 1826, Parishville, NY, m. 18 Mar 1847, in Madrid, NY, Harriet
Elizabeth West, (daughter of Sanford S. West and ?). Mr. Wires served as
a Private in the Union Army during the Civil War and was wounded before
Petersburg, Va. July 28, 1864. He joined the Universalist Ch. at the age
of 21. He has a sandy complexion, blue eyes and is 5'10 1/2" in ht. He
has been Road Commissioner in his town. He is a carpenter, joiner and a
wheelwright. In 1847 and also in 1891 he lived in Potsdam, NY." Chaffee
Gen.; Wm. H. Chaffee; 1909. Harriet: She was of Madrid, NY.
Children:
80. i Lewis Ezra Wires b. 14 Dec 1848, d. bef 1891.
81. ii Celestia P. Wires b. 22 Apr 1849, m. Charles
Hazelton.
+ 82. iii Charles Edgar Wires b. 5 Jan 1854.
83. iv Elsie Jeanette Wires b. 25 Sep 1856, m. Henry
Phinney. Elsie died 9 Feb 1891.
84. v Chester Sanford Wires b. 21 Oct 1858.
50. Perry Gomery Wires (15.Samuel3, 2.Samuel2, 1.Samuel1) b.
4 Jun 1831, m. (1) 26 Nov 1852, Nancy F. Harter, b. 27 Aug 1837, (daughter
of Phillip Harter and ?) d. 16 Jan 1880, m. (2) 23 Dec 1880, Amanda Fygabroat,
b. 2 Mar 1846, d. 6 Oct 1910. Perry died 2 Apr 1912.
Children by Nancy F. Harter:
+ 85. i Bloomfield Calvin Wires b. 30 Oct 1854.
86. ii William C. Wires b. 31 Jan 1858, m. 11 Sep
1879, Anna M. Lynch. William died 3 Mar 1882.
87. iii Ida I. Wires b. 4 Jun 1862, m. 18 Dec 1878,
George Franklin Harter. Ida died 31 Jan 1897.
+ 88. iv Mary Catherine Wires.
89. v Nancy Wires b. 16 Dec 1865, d. 16 Jan 1880.
Children by Amanda Fygabroat:
90. vi Sylvia Wires b. 25 Aug 1888, d. 29 Aug 1893.
91. vii Oscar Wires d. 29 May 1885.
92. viii Bessie Wires b. 10 Nov 1884, Herkimer,
NY, m. Floyd Wickle, also known as: Mickl b. 16 Apr 1882, South Columbia,
Herkimer, NY. Bessie died 14 Oct 1966, Herkimer, NY, buried: Oak
Hill Cem., Herkimer, NY. Floyd: IGI files, Contrib.: Edward Stevenson,
Jr. of Bradentown, FL. Five children, one of which is Maude, b. Jul 1910
Fifth Generation
79. Lewis Helmer (40.Sarah4, 13.Hannah3, 2.Samuel2, 1.Samuel1)
m. ?.
Children:
93. i Bert Helmer.
82. Charles Edgar Wires (47.Jarville4, 15.Samuel3, 2.Samuel2,
1.Samuel1) b. 5 Jan 1854, occupation Farmer, m. Alice Barrett. Charles
died 1937.
Children:
+ 94. i Ora S. Wires b. 30 Aug 1882.
95. ii Olga Wires b. 1 Nov 1884, m. ? Severance.
Olga died 1930.
96. iii Hazel Wires b. 2 Feb 1889, m. ? Scott.
97. iv Harriet Wires b. 20 Oct 1894, m. ? Hundley.
85. Bloomfield Calvin Wires (50.Perry4, 15.Samuel3, 2.Samuel2,
1.Samuel1) b. 30 Oct 1854, m. 31 Dec 1879, Ida Annette Morris, b. 31 Oct
1861, (daughter of George J. Morris and Diantha Houghton) d. 19 Jun 1945.
Bloomfield died 8 Feb 1940, Herkimer, NY.
Children:
98. i Leland Wires m. (1) Elizabeth Whittlemore,
m. (2) Madge Walrath. Leland died 17 Dec 1958. Died at 75 yrs.
old. Resided in Little Falls, NY. No issue.
+ 99. ii Roy Devendorf Wires b. 3 Aug 1885.
+ 100. iii Lillian Araminta Wires b. 6 Nov 1889.
+ 101. iv Persis Paulina Wires.
88. Mary Catherine Wires (50.Perry4, 15.Samuel3, 2.Samuel2, 1.Samuel1)
m. 16 Sep 1885, Herman S. Christman.
Children:
102. i Lloyd Christman.
103. ii Harold Christman.
Sixth Generation
94. Ora S. Wires (82.Charles5, 47.Jarville4, 15.Samuel3, 2.Samuel2,
1.Samuel1) b. 30 Aug 1882, occupation Farmer in NY State, m. Cora Pitt.
Ora died 1935.
Children:
104. i Helen A. Wires b. 27 Oct 1918, occupation
teacher in Rochester, NY, d. __ Dec 1991.
+ 105. ii Harold O. Wires b. 1 Feb 1921.
99. Roy Devendorf Wires (85.Bloomfield5, 50.Perry4, 15.Samuel3,
2.Samuel2, 1.Samuel1) b. 3 Aug 1885, m. 3 Aug 1907, Emily Hill Mitchell,
b. 26 Sep 1885, Herkimer, NY, (daughter of Edwin Birney Mitchell and Henrietta
Townsend) occupation Child psychologist, d. 3 Jan 1975. Roy died
17 Oct 1910. Died in a hunting accident. Emily: Univ. of Michigan,
Columbia Univ.
Children:
+ 106. i Edwin Bloomfield Wires b. 27 Apr 1909.
100. Lillian Araminta Wires (85.Bloomfield5, 50.Perry4, 15.Samuel3,
2.Samuel2, 1.Samuel1) b. 6 Nov 1889, m. 15 Nov 1913, Walter James Edmonds,
b. 1 Sep 1889, d. 17 Dec 1936. In 1958 resided in Scarsdale, NY.
Walter: Resided in Scarsdale, NY (1958).
Children:
+ 107. i Persis Wires.
101. Persis Paulina Wires (85.Bloomfield5, 50.Perry4, 15.Samuel3,
2.Samuel2, 1.Samuel1) m. Harold Clark.
Children:
108. i Betty Clark.
109. ii Nancy Clark.
Seventh Generation
105. Harold O. Wires (94.Ora6, 82.Charles5, 47.Jarville4, 15.Samuel3,
2.Samuel2, 1.Samuel1) b. 1 Feb 1921, NY, m. Doreen Sears. Harold
died __ Dec 1975, LA. Harold was an engineur and has several
patents.
Children:
+ 110. i Richard Wires b. 31 May 1944.
111. ii Barbara Wires b. 10 Apr 1950, m. ? Gilman.
+ 112. iii David Wires b. 17 Nov 1959.
106. Edwin Bloomfield Wires (99.Roy6, 85.Bloomfield5, 50.Perry4,
15.Samuel3, 2.Samuel2, 1.Samuel1) b. 27 Apr 1909, Herkimer, NY, occupation
Forester, m. 25 Oct 1939, Helen Ellwood, b. 5 Aug 1915, Herkimer, NY, (daughter
of James Ellwood and Letitia Foster). Edwin died __ Jan 1985, FL.
Resided 1958 in Herkimer, NY.
Children:
+ 113. i Roy Ellwood Wires b. 9 Feb 1943.
114. ii Virginia Garvin Wires b. 20 Jan 1946, occupation
R.N. (Psychologist), m. 6 Mar 1971, Eric Mark Engler. Resides in
Albany, NY.
107. Persis Wires (100.Lillian6, 85.Bloomfield5, 50.Perry4, 15.Samuel3,
2.Samuel2, 1.Samuel1) m. Kurt Zuber.
Children:
115. i Maya Zuber.
116. ii Crystal Zuber.
117. iii Persis Paulina Zuber b. 30 Aug 1946.
Eighth Generation
110. Richard Wires (105.Harold7, 94.Ora6, 82.Charles5, 47.Jarville4,
15.Samuel3, 2.Samuel2, 1.Samuel1) b. 31 May 1944, Lexington, OH, m. Ruth
?. Resides in San Diego, CA.
Children:
118. i Scott Wires b. 1972.
119. ii Jeff Wires b. 1970.
120. iii David Wires.
112. David Wires (105.Harold7, 94.Ora6, 82.Charles5, 47.Jarville4,
15.Samuel3, 2.Samuel2, 1.Samuel1) b. 17 Nov 1959. Resides in Milton,
VT.
Children:
121. i Jordan Wires.
113. Roy Ellwood Wires (106.Edwin7, 99.Roy6, 85.Bloomfield5,
50.Perry4, 15.Samuel3, 2.Samuel2, 1.Samuel1) b. 9 Feb 1943, occupation
Teacher, m. 20 Apr 1968, Pamela Dauten. Resides in Jacksonville,
FL. In St. Augustine, FL (1992).
Children:
122. i Andrew Mitchell Wires b. 2 Aug 1974.
| ? ; ;
Ruth Aldrich widow Allen Cynthia Baron Isabell Barren William Barrett Alice Brown Louise Rufus Burt Aaron Hannah Chaffee Atherton Rachel Chickering Alvin Charles W. ; Daniel Ethel Jenny Jessie L. Leon Carroll Lyman J. ; Christman Harold Herman S. Isaac Lloyd Clark Betty Harold Nancy Cooper Wealthy A. Danforth Elizabeth Dauten Pamela Dearborn Herbert Dunshee Annette Diantha Frank Hugh John John L. Joseph M. Laurinda Lewis H. ; Dwinnel Benjamin Edmonds Walter James Ellwood Helen James Engler Eric Mark Farmer Reuben Folts Daniel |
Foster
Letitia Framer Reuben H. Fuller Rachel Fygabroat Amanda Gates Harry Gilman ? Molly Harter George Franklin Nancy F. Phillip Hazelton Charles Helmer Bert Fannie E. George Monroe Lewis ; Lorena E. Orville E. Simon Willard E. Holden Lovisa Wilson Houghton Diantha Hundley ? Hupman Harper Manning infant ; Joy Emily Lane Ephraim Phebe Locke Jacob Lombard Effie Thankful Lyman Levi Lynch Anna M. Mack Josiah D. Mathews Philo McChesney James Mirriam Mitchell Edwin Birney Emily Hill Morris George J. Ida Annette Phinney Henry Pitt Cora Rich Betsy Scott ? |
Sears
Doreen Seaver Thomas H. Severance ? Simmons Harlon Smith Afia Mariah Albert Abel Chester J. Hiram Horace Nancy S. Nathan Samuel C. William William Milo Stearns Charles A. Curtis Dea. Ephraim Ephraim M. Fannie A. George W. Mary A. Orson G. Sarah E. ; Wilder Stowell Sara Thompson Harriet Titus Caroline M. Preston Townsend Henrietta Walrath Madge Watkins Charles E. Jennie A. Minerva R. William Watson Almy West Harriet Elizabeth Sanford S. White Helen Lyman Sarah William G. Whitney Sarah A. Whittlemore Elizabeth Wickle Floyd Wires Almina Lenora Andrew Mitchell Annette ; Barbara Bessie Bloomfield Calvin Calvin Fuller Celestia P. Charles Edgar |
Chester ; ;
Chester (Carlton) ; Chester Sanford David Diana Cordelia Dilate ; Edwin Bloomfield ; Elsie Jeanette Ezra C. Fanny ; ; Flora S. Hannah ; Harold O. Harriet Hazel Helen A. Henry Hiram Hiram Bradford Ida I. James Jarville Chaffee ; Jeff John John H. Jordan Julia E. Leland Lewis Lewis Ezra Lillian Araminta Livonia Louisa Lovisa Maria Mary Catherine ; Mary Jane ; Mary Melissa Moses ; Nancy ; Olga Ora S. ; Oscar Perry Gomery ; Persis ; ; Persis Paulina Richard ; Roy Devendorf Roy Ellwood Sally Samuel ; ; Samuel Montgomery Samyra Sarah J. Scott Sylvania (Annetta) Sylvia Virginia Garvin William Allen William C. Zuber Crystal Kurt Maya Persis Paulina |
Walpole, As It Was And As It Is; George Aldrich; 1880
History of Walpole; 1963
Westmoreland Cemetery Inscriptions; Abbott; 1911
Chaffee Genealogy; Wm. H. Chaffee; 1909; pp 102, 315
Descendants of Isaac Stearns; Van Wagenen; 1901; p 500
Stearns Family; Willard E. Stearns; 1901; p 88
The Helmer Family; Williams; 1931
Holden Genealogy; Putnam; 1926
Wires Family Bible
Research of Emily Mitchell Wires; 1966