Ontario County Journal
Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York.
April 2, 1897

East Bloomfield, N. Y., Benjamin Franklin Adams, a prominent farmer of this place, died shortly after midnight on Tuesday morning, at the age of 73 years. Mr. Adams had been ailing for some months, but, while his friends were anxious as to the condition of his health, few thought that he was in any imminent danger and the end came suddenly. Mr. Adams died as many would wish to die, when the time came, he lay down and went to sleep. He was born in the town of Richmond, Sep. 19, 1823. At the age of 20 years, he removed to this town and entered the store of Porter & Hough, where he was employed as clerk for seven years. In 1851, he formed a partnership in the brick store with Isaac Mitchell, which business he continued for about two years. At the retirement of Mr. Mitchell, he formed a partnership with Frederick Munson, remaining until the year 1855, when he purchased the farm of L. S. Beach, where he lived until the time of his death. Mr. Adams life had been a happy one, and there are few men in the community to whom the ties of the family were more dear. In 1853, Mr. Adams was united in marriage to Lucinda Gauss; to them have been born five children: Mrs. Darwin Gibbs of Litchfield, Mich.; Mrs. E. L. Pardee of New York city; Mrs. Charles Stoddard of Ft. Wayne, Ind.; Mrs. Heber E. Wheeler of East Bloomfield; one son, Frank M. Adams, who resides on the farm and two brothers, James B. Adams of Geneseo and S. M. Adams of Hillsdale, Mich. Mr. Adams' second marriage was in 1874, to Miss Helen Pardee Seymour, who survives him. His former wife died in 1872. The funeral services were held at his late residence on Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock and were largely attended by people from all parts of the town to pay their last respects to the deceased. The Rev. M. Luther Stimson, pastor of the Congregational church, officiated.

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Adams, Benjamin F., East Bloomfield, was born in Richmond, September 19, 1823, a son of Ephraim and Lavinia (Morey) Adams. The grandfather, John, was a native of Dutchess county, where he died. He was raised by General Livingston, and his children were; John, Bela, Richard, Sarah, James, Abigail, David, Noah, Thomas, Miriam, Elizabeth, Simeon, Ephraim, Abial, Miles. Ephraim was born at Seven Pines, Dutchess county, March 29, 1793, was drafted and went as far as Niagara Falls in the War of 1812, when the war closed. He came to Fabius, Onondaga county, where he married in 1820, then settled in Ontario county, where he followed his trade ten years and then took up farming. About 1833 he moved to Livonia, where he purchased one of the first settled farms of the region, and died January 16, 1879. He was a Republican and was justice of the peace. He married a daughter of Samuel Morey. She was born July 31, 1797, and died May 26, 1884. Their children were as follows: Mary, Thomas, B. F., Jane, Lucy, James B., Oscar M. who enlisted in Company K, One Hundred and Forty-eighth Regiment, and was made second lieutenant at Cold Harbor, where he led his company and was three times wounded, in the mouth, right arm and left shoulder; he was a brave and fearless soldier, and died in hospital at Washington; he was born in June, 1832; Ephrain, Samuel M. At the age of eight years Benjamin F. went on a farm and received a common school education, supplemented by a course at Lima Seminary. At the age of twenty-one he entered a store at East Bloomfield, where he remained nine years, then engaged in business for himself for four years. In 1855 he bought 198 acres where he now resides. He has been an active Republican, and a leading member of the Congregational church for thirty years. October 5, 1852, he married Lurinda, daughter of Taylor and Electa (Beebe) Gause, and they have five children: Eva L., wife of E. D. Gibbs of Michigan; Jane A., wife of Dr. E. L. Pardee; Clara L., wife of Charles Stoddard, of Michigan; Mary E., wife of Heber E. Wheeler; and Frank M.


Referenced from:
History of Ontario County;
compiled by Lewis Cass Aldrich;
edited by George S. Conover;
Published 1893