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     Phineas Griswold was born on 21 August 1782.¹ He was the son of Phineas Griswold II and Vashti Bates.¹ Phineas Griswold died on 18 September 1829 at age 47.¹

     Oliver Griswold was born on 11 June 1784.¹ He was the son of Phineas Griswold II and Vashti Bates.¹ Oliver Griswold died on 12 May 1829 at age 44.¹

     Albert W. Holcombe was born in March 1894 at OH.¹ He was the son of Albert Wanzer Holcombe and Grace M. Wagner.¹

     Ruth Judd was born on 5 November 1728.¹ She married Jonathan Gridley Jr., son of Jonathan Gridley and Mary Pinney, circa 1747.¹

     Samuel D. Buell was born in February 1866 at WI.¹ He was the son of James Buell and Alvira Patterson. Samuel D. Buell married Ida F. Holcombe, daughter of Edward G. Holcombe and Martha Page, on 10 April 1889 at Brasher Iron Works, St. Lawrence Co., NY.² Samuel D. Buell married Annie A. Deveney, daughter of Michael J. Deveney and Bridget Coughlin, on 28 April 1927 at Walpole, Norfolk Co., MA; no issue.² Samuel D. Buell died on 26 September 1950 at Helena, Brasher, St. Lawrence Co., NY, at age 84.³ He was buried on 28 September 1950 at Brasher Iron Works Cemetery, Brasher, St. Lawrence Co., NY.²

"I recall 'Uncle Sam' as a tall, slim, muscular, rather handsome man, broned complexion, high cheekbones, black hair and mustache, bearing a startling resemblance to Marty Robbins, a television singer in the 1960s. Uncle Sam had a pleasant personality, got along very well with my father and my grandfather, and I liked him. On one of his visits, he brought his .22 calibre rifle, taught me how to use it, and gave it to me. I still have it." ²


Samuel was in Walpole on business connected with the agricultural industry when he met Annie Deveney. Sam and Annie met at a dance, and on Sam's third visit to Walpole, some months later, he proposed marriage and Annie accepted. They removed immediately to Brasher Falls, NY.


Annie came to Walpole with her parents and brother and sister around 1915. She was a hairdresser and manicurist, and had a shop in the Misses Russell Millinery store on Main Street in Walpole. It was Annie's first and only marriage.


Samuel and Annie Buell resided on his farm in Brasher Falls, NY. They owned property in Brasher, NY, which was deeded to St. Lawrence County on 4 December 1941. Sam and Annie as Grantors gave their residence as Moira, Franklin County, NY.

     Wallace Holcombe was born circa 1836 at NY.¹ He was the son of NY Holcombe.¹ Wallace Holcombe married Jeannette (?) circa 1867.¹

Wallace and Jeannette were enumerated in the 1880 Geneva, Ontario Co., NY, federal census. He was a farmer, age 43, she was 32. Children in the household were Ida M. 12, Horton, 10, and Ebenezar, 8.

     Jeannette (?) was born circa 1847 at NY.¹ She married Wallace Holcombe, son of NY Holcombe, circa 1867.¹

     Ida M. Holcombe was born circa 1868 at NY.¹ She was the daughter of Wallace Holcombe and Jeannette (?)¹

     Horton Holcombe was born circa 1869 at NY.¹ He was the son of Wallace Holcombe and Jeannette (?)¹

     Ebenezar Holcombe was born circa 1871 at NY.¹ He was the son of Wallace Holcombe and Jeannette (?)¹

     David L Holcombe was born circa 1847 at WI.¹ He was the son of WI Holcombe.¹ David L Holcombe married Ida A. (?) circa 1875.¹

David L. and Ida A. were enumerated in the 1880 Arcadia, Trempealeau Co., WI, federal census. He was a farmer, age 32, she was 26. The only child in the household was Allie, 4.

     Ida A. (?) was born circa 1853 at MI.¹ She married David L Holcombe, son of WI Holcombe, circa 1875.¹

     Allie Holcombe was born circa 1875 at WI.¹ She was the daughter of David L Holcombe and Ida A. (?)¹

     James Buell married Alvira Patterson.

     Alvira Patterson married James Buell.

     Annie A. Deveney was born on 9 September 1903 at Jamaica Plain, MA.¹ She was the daughter of Michael J. Deveney and Bridget Coughlin.¹ Annie A. Deveney married Samuel D. Buell, son of James Buell and Alvira Patterson, on 28 April 1927 at Walpole, Norfolk Co., MA; no issue.¹ Annie A. Deveney died on 10 September 1980 at Highland Nursing Home, Massena, St. Lawrence Co., NY, at age 77.¹ She was buried on 11 December 1980 at Brasher Falls Iron Works Cemetery, Brasher, St. Lawrence Co., NY.¹

     Cecil C. Buell was born on 29 October 1892 at Stockholm, NY.^1,2 He was the son of Samuel D. Buell and Ida F. Holcombe.¹ Cecil C. Buell died in May 1966 at Massena, St. Lawrence Co., NY, at age 73.³

The 1900 census record indicates Cecil was born in Oct 1893.

     Lucinda I. Buell was born on 10 September 1894 at Brasher, St. Lawrence Co., NY.^1,2 She was the daughter of Samuel D. Buell and Ida F. Holcombe.¹

     Edith R. (?) was born circa 1860 at PA.¹

     Elizabeth B. Leslie was born on 19 October 1822 at Orange, Wells River, VT. She married Judge Julius A. Hayden, son of Luke Hayden and Ruth Humphrey, in 1843. Elizabeth B. Leslie died on 5 March 1845 at age 22.

Information on Elizabeth is from Julia Hayden at www.julen.net.

     Myra Dunsmore was born circa 1878.¹ She was the daughter of George H. Dunsmore.¹ Myra Dunsmore married Ralph Morgan Sanders, son of Henry C. Sanders and E. Frances Morgan, on 11 October 1899.¹

     George H. Dunsmore was born circa 1841.¹

     Erald Sanders was born on 12 December 1900. Erald Sanders was the child of Ralph Morgan Sanders and Myra Dunsmore.

     Inez Holcombe was born in March 1899. She was the daughter of Albert Sylvanus Holcombe and Elinor Rumiser.

     Violette Flora Holcombe was born in 1900. She was the daughter of Albert Sylvanus Holcombe and Elinor Rumiser.

     Grace Laverne Holcombe was born on 21 October 1902. She was the daughter of Albert Sylvanus Holcombe and Elinor Rumiser. Grace Laverne Holcombe died on 22 January 1978 at age 75.

     Nellie Holcombe was born on 6 December 1908. She was the daughter of Albert Sylvanus Holcombe and Elinor Rumiser. Nellie Holcombe died on 25 December 1908.

     Alberta Ann Holcombe was born on 5 April 1914 at Santa Rosa, Sonoma Co., CA.¹ She was the daughter of Albert Sylvanus Holcombe and Nellie Ervin. Alberta Ann Holcombe died on 2 August 1993 at Boise, Ada Co., ID, at age 79.¹ She was buried on 6 August 1993 at Dry Creek Cemetery, Boise, Ada Co., ID.

from an unnamed newspaper:


Alberta Ann Erbland 79, of Boise, devoted wife and mother, passed away Monday, Aug. 2, 1993, in a Boise hospital of natural causes.


Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday Aug. 6, in the Alden-Waggoner Chapel, with the Rev. Jon Brown, of First United Methodist Church, officiating. Eagle Auxiliary Lodge rites will be conducted by the Eagle's Auxiliary, #115. Burial will follow in Dry Creek Cemetery, Boise.


Alberta was born April 5, 1914, at Santa Rosa, Calif., a daughter of Albert S. and Nellie Ervin Holcombe. She moved to Boise in 1926. She graduated from Boise High School and attended Links Business School. On Oct. 16, 1938, she married George William Erbland.


She was a 50 year member of the First United Methodist Church and a long time member of the Eagle's Auxiliary #115. She served as president of the Joint Americanization Council. She was also a foster mother and volunteer for Booth Memorial Home.


Survivors include two sons, David William Erbland and Berkley Gordon Erbland; sister and her husband, Kathrine and Melvin Copp; four granddaughters, Christina Erbland, Jennifer Lowell, Hannah Baptista, and Kristen Boucher; two great-granddaughters, Mina Dittmer and Katy Lowell; her special friends, Elda Buchanan and Gerry Black; and many other special friends.


The family suggests memorials be made to the American Diabetes Association, Idaho Affiliate, 1528 Vista Ave., Boise, Idaho.

     Michael J. Deveney married Bridget Coughlin.¹

     Bridget Coughlin married Michael J. Deveney.¹

     Irene Buell was born on 10 September 1893 at Brasher, St. Lawrence Co., NY.¹ She was the daughter of Samuel D. Buell and Ida F. Holcombe.¹

     Benjamin E. Buell was born on 10 February 1896 at Brasher, St. Lawrence Co., NY.¹ He was the son of Samuel D. Buell and Ida F. Holcombe.¹ Benjamin E. Buell died on 10 May 1900 at Brasher, St. Lawrence Co., NY, at age 4.¹

     Ernest H. Buell was born on 28 August 1900 at Brasher, St. Lawrence Co., NY.^1,2 He was the son of Samuel D. Buell and Ida F. Holcombe.¹ Ernest H. Buell died in August 1964 at Altamont, Albany Co., NY.^1,2

     Vera J. Buell was born on 6 August 1902 at Brasher, St. Lawrence Co., NY.¹ She was the daughter of Samuel D. Buell and Ida F. Holcombe.¹

     Theodore R. Buell was born on 25 November 1904 at Brasher, St. Lawrence Co., NY.^1,2 He was the son of Samuel D. Buell and Ida F. Holcombe.¹ Theodore R. Buell died in October 1981 at Westerlo, Albany Co., NY, at age 76.^1,2

     Jane Lois Hill married Samuel F. Ferguson, son of Samuel Ferguson and Julia Forward.^1,2