 1764 - 1828 (64 years)
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| Name |
Nehemiah Fargo [1, 2, 3] |
| Birth |
10 Jan 1764 |
Bozrah, Conn.  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
13 Oct 1828 |
Warsaw, NY |
| Burial |
Warsaw Village Pioneer Cemetery |
| Person ID |
I60310 |
Cecilie Family |
| Last Modified |
26 Mar 2005 |
| Father |
Robert Fargo, Jr, b. Abt 1725, Montville, New London, Conn d. 10 Apr 1794, Montville, New London, Conn (Age 69 years) |
| Mother |
Prudence Stanton, b. Abt 1734 d. 19 Jul 1818 (Age 84 years) |
| Marriage |
1 Jul 1756 |
New London, Conn. |
| Family ID |
F2976 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Mary Chapman, b. 25 Dec 1764 d. 12 Dec 1839, Warsaw, NY. (Age 74 years) |
| Marriage |
Jun 1783 |
Montville, New London, Conn |
| Children |
| | 1. Silas C. Fargo, b. 15 Jun 1784, Montville, New London Co., Conn. d. 5 Mar 1876, Fond Du Lac, Wisc. (Age 91 years) |
| | 2. David Fargo, b. 31 Oct 1786, Montville, Conn. d. 16 May 1855, Warsaw, NY. (Age 68 years) |
| | 3. Palmer Fargo, b. 21 Sep 1796, Sandisfield, Mass d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 4. Allen Fargo, b. 4 Apr 1802, Great Barrington, Mass. d. 26 Dec 1888, Warsaw, NY (Age 86 years) |
| | 5. Lovina Fargo, b. 23 Apr 1791, New London, Conn. d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 6. Martha Fargo |
| | 7. Alpheus Fargo, b. Abt 1799, Mass. d. 1805, Warsaw, NY. (Age 6 years) |
| | 8. Polly Fargo, b. Abt 1800 d. At Age 3. |
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| Family ID |
F25321 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
22 Feb 2009 |
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| Notes |
Lived in Montville, New London Co., Conn. for about ten years after they married. Then sucessively, at Colchester and Hebron, Conn., Sandesfield and Great Barrington, Mass. and Genesco, N.Y.
Came to Warsaw, NY in 1804 with his family and settled in the second house in Warsaw. where he resided until his death.
| From "A History of Wyoming County, New York" |
Nehemiah Fargo went to Warsaw as one of the "founding fathers" in 1804. A son of his (Alpheus) drowned in the autumn of 1804 at the age of five. His was one of the first burials in Warsaw - on Main Street in what was commonly referred to as "the old burying ground". (This burying ground is now known as the Warsaw Village Pioneer Cemetery)] |
He was a member of the Baptist Church.
Nehemiah bough land in 1803 from Jabish Warren - 214 acres lot 28. In 1824, Neh. donated $5.00 towards the purchase of the first Church Bell in Warsaw. It was replaced 35 years later with a larger bell.
| History of Wyoming County, N.Y |
The Settlement of Warsaw - page 271-283 - excerpts
In 1803 a number of families and several young men settled in town. Three named Hovey came early in the spring, and they were followed in a few months by their father with five younger sons...
Mehemiah Fargo ... and others settled in the course of the first season.
The second death in the Warsaw, NY was that of a son of nehemiah Fargo, who was frowned in the Otaka creek, in the autumn of 1804, at age 5. His was the second burial in the :old burying ground" on the east side of Main street,
From 1848 to 1857 Benjamin F. Francis, jr., John M. David and Allen fargo were in trade under different firms.
In March 1850, the Warsaw Cemetery Association was formed and the following officers were elected; ... Allen Fargo.
Benjamin F. Fargo was secretary and treasurer of the Warsaw Gas Works in 1859.
David Fargo was chosed Trustee of the Warsaw Baptist Church in 1828. |
| On his tombstone | | "He rests his body in the tomb, His soul on high with saints | | and angels blest. His Lord doth glorify. His | | hopes and faith are fled and now in rapture sweet." | | (from The Driver and Green Families & Ancestors in America) |
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| For more information see the Our Folk - Hart family Web Site |
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| Sources |
- [S853] Ann Tracy Marr, The Driver and Green Families & Ancestors in America, (http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=marr794&id=I0003).
- [S986] Young, Andrew W.. Buffalo N.Y.., History of the town of Warsaw, New York, (Press of Sage, Sons & Co.. 1869.).
- [S987] History of Wyoming County, NY.
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