The Family of Benjamin Archer and Polly ? Archer

The Parents of Benjamin Archer

Benjamin’s Father and Mother

The Parents of Polly ?

Polly’s Father and Mother

Archer Family Tree

Benjamin’s Maternal Family Tree

Polly’s Paternal Family Tree

Polly’s Maternal Family Tree

Marriages of Benjamin Archer

1st Marriage to Polly ?

2nd Marriage to Clarissa I. Day

Marriages of Polly ?

Marriage to Benjamin Archer

The Obituary of Benjamin Archer

6 January 1805 - December 1890

From the Livonia Gazette, 9 January 1891

The North Adams (Mass.) Transcript of the 25th ult. contains the following brief sketch of the late Benjamin Archer:

The death of Benjamin Archer of Wednesday morning last removes the oldest person in Blackinton.

Mr. Archer was born in Landgrove, Bennington county, VT, January 6, 1805, and at his death lacked twenty days of being 86 years old.

When about 17 years of age his family moved to Western New York. The journey was made with an ox team, occupying two weeks. At that time what was called the Genesee country was comparatively unsettled, the Erie canal was being dug and Indians were plenty on all hands.

Mr. Archer, with an older brother, after a few years’ residence in Ontario county, bought a farm, and added to farming quite an extensive boot and shoe factory at the foot of Hemlock lake in Livingston county, as many as twenty hands being employed, the product of whose labor was consigned to country stores for sale.

Later the boot and shoe business was moved to the village of Hemlock Lake and harness making was added. The business was prosperous until the depression of 1837, when the brothers failed, but later paid every dollar of their indebtedness.

Since that time, until within ten or twelve years, Mr. Archer has carried on the harness business at Hemlock Lake, relinquishing it only through the pressure of advancing age, and coming to Massachusetts with his wife to spend his last days among his children.

Many years ago he joined the Baptist church in Hemlock Lake, in which church he held the office of deacon at the time of his death.

The characteristics of Mr. Archer have been throughout his life thorough and conscientious devotion to work in his calling, faithfulness in all things to his family and straight forward integrity in his intercourse with men.

Although one of the “plain” people, he always commanded the respect of his fellowmen, having unconsciously adopted early in life the motto of an old English family whose name he bore, “sola bona quae honesta.”

In politics Mr. Archer was formerly a Whig, and since the formation of the Republican party always a Republican, and such has been his interest in politics that one or twice since his residence here he has made the journey to his old home to cast his vote at important elections.

The loss of his wife three years ago was a sad blow to him, yet his strong constitution served him so well that until quite recently he has been able to do considerable work. The immediate cause of his death was cardiac dropsy.

Mr. Archer leaves four children, O. A. Archer and Mrs. John P. Blackinton, of Blackinton, Mrs. A. H. Kinney of Williamstown and Mrs. C. M. Booth of Springfield.

The Obituary of Polly ? Archer

1805 circa - 17 March 1828

No obituary found.

The Burial of Benjamin Archer

Hill Side Cemetery in North Adams MA

The Burial of Polly ? Archer

Short Cemetery in Hemlock NY

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Gravestone of Polly ? Archer (1805 - 1828).

Located in the Short Cemetery in Hemlock NY.

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