short articles were furnished to Zera Colburn and published in Engineering.

Returning to Syracuse in 1864, he engaged with Sweet. Barnes & Co. as designer and draughtsman. In February, 1867, he attended the Paris Exposition, and returning to Syracuse he again connected himself with Sweet, Barnes & Co. and for three years had charge of their works. From 1871 to 1873 he was mainly occupied in bridge-building for Howard Soule, and dur ing leisure in the fall and winter of 1872 made the plans and patterns and did most of the work on the first straight-line steamengine. Also during this time he contributed twenty articles to Engineering under the title "Mechanical Refinements" From 1873 to 1879 was the period of his connection with Cornell University, the title of professor not being conferred, however, until 1878. As a teacher he was one of those-few and rare-whose pupils become disciples. Seeing no co-operation or support in doing what he felt to be possible and what has since been done, he resigned his position and returned to Syracuse. Experimenting with the original engine and obtaining what appeared to be the maximum of simplicity and perfection of action in the governor, he commenced building the engine in a very modest way. The Straight-Line Engine Company was soon organized, with him as president and general manager, which position he still holds. In the organization of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers he was one of the prime movers. He was elected one of its managers, and, after repeatedly declining the honor, was elected its third president.

On November 24, 1870, he married Caroline V. Hawthorne, who died May 12, 1887, leaving no children. On May 9, 1889, he married Irene A. Clark; they have no children.—By F. A. Halsey, in Cassier's Magazine for April, 1892.

He re

Ann Eliza Sweet was born January 3, 1837. She was educated at Homer, Manlius and Syracuse. She married Charles C. Bates, April 23, 1857. He studied law with P. G. Clark, and in the office of Morgan, Blatchford & Seward, in Auburn. ceived an appointment as assistant clerk in the Court of Appeals in 1864, and attended the Albany Law School, and was admitted to practice in 1855. He graduated at the Albany University, and subsequently practiced in Auburn, Manlius and Syracuse, and

died in Syracuse, December 9, 1869. Children: Isabel, born March 2, 1858: Georgianna, born March 6, 1862.

John and Mary Sweet came to Salem, Mass., in 1631, with their three children, John, James and Meribah. They removed to the Providence Plantations, in 1638, where land was granted them, and where John soon died. John, son of the above, born about 1620, married Eliza, about 1654, and their son, Henry, born about 1661, married Mary, about 1686: their son Joseph, born March 7, 1687, married Rachel. about 1709: their son, Timothy, born May 27, 1713, married Mrs. Alice Mitchell, nee Sweet, about 1750: their son, Timothy, born Oct. 24. 1753, married Eunice Woodworth, Sept. 14, 1780: their youngest son, Horace, born April 1, 1796, married Candace Avery, Nov. 20, 1817. [For a more extended account, see" Re-Union and History of Pompey." pages 352 to 356.]

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Lucetta, sixth daughter of 97 40-15-9 and Lovina Barnes; married, May 19. 1819, Pompey. N.Y., by Rev. Baldwin, W'm M. Wood, born May 19, 1797. died July 30. 1878.

Mr. Wood was in early life a wagon maker and resided in several places. About 1845, he removed to Mishawaka, Ind., and carried on the business for several years, and finally confined himself to fancy flourishing and striping wagons for the famous Studebackers, of South Bend, Indiana.

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Perlena, seventh daughter of 97-40-15-9 and Lovina Barnes; married, Oct. 10, 1821, in Pompey, Abner

Duell, born Oct. 20, 1799, died in Manlius, Sept 5, 1884: children: Lydia L., born Aug 11, 1823. Oscar F., born July 20. 1825, died Aug 26, 1854. Elmina L., born Nov. 11, 1828. Catharine M., born Aug. 12, 1830, died Aug. 22, 1878 Resides Manlius, N. Y.

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Perlina, eighth daughter of 97-40-15 9 and Lovina Barnes; married, June 14. 1820, in Pompey, N. Y.. Euroclydon Gerry, born July 27, 1791, died Oct. 13, 1849;

children: Cassandra Averv, born Aug. 26, 1822. Wait Avery. born Sept. 1, 1824 Residence in Wyoming County, New York.

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CYRUS AVERY was born in Pompey, Onondaga County, N. Y., in 1807. He grew up on the farm, and having the advantages of the use of tools and the experience of an elder brother as well as his father-both good mechanics-he early developed a love for machinery. At the age of 22, he bought a * water power" near Manlius, in the same county, and made his first venture for himself. Not meeting with success, he began working for his brother, at Salina, and was with him two years, a part of the time at Oswego.

He then went as engineer on the steamboat "Brockville," running from Brockville to Long Sault, on the St. Lawrence River. This was one of the first boats that ran on that part of the river, and the Indians still lived on the banks. He was also engineer on a boat on Lake Ontario, running from Oswego to some port in Canada. Some years later himself and a younger brother went to Illinois, where he assisted on a canal job. Mr. Avery trapped prairie wolves where the city of Chicago now stands, and brought home a robe of their furs and his wages for the time which he had worked, amounting to about $500, with which he said he could have purchased nearly all of the land on which that city now stands. After this he spent one year at Baldwinsville, N. Y., and in the spring of 1840. he removed to Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania, expecting to profit by the "good times" incident to the "digging" of the North Branch canal. He built a shop, foundry and dwelling, which, enlarged and improved, are now occupied by Judge Gearheart. There is still in the shop an engine lathe built at Cazenovia, N. Y.. and transported from that place by team. Unfortunately for Mr. Avery, the State appropriation for the canal ceased about that time, and the good times were deferred for a number of years.

A few years later Mr. Avery took up the practice of mechanical dentistry, a profession then in its infancy, and acquired excellent proficiency therein, becoming quite famous in this and adjoining

counties.

During the winter of 1842-43 he was converted to Christianity (having previously called himself an infidel), under the ministry of Revs. A. L. Post, of Montrose, and Jonathan Melvin, and with his wife and other converts were baptised in the creek near the