VORCE of Chautauqua Co NY Jedediah 1781-1863
VORCE Family of Chautauqua Co NY
Jedediah Vorce (1781-1863) son of TIMOTHY 1746-1830 son of Timothy 1719-1746
wife Lucretia SCOFIELD d 02 AUG 1863Dewittvilleboth buried Dewittville Cemetery Chautauqua CO NY
Children
1 William VORCEborn 20 APR 1807 for several years the Sheriff of Chautauqua Co NY lived in Westfield;wife was Caroline LEET, Dau of Anson LEET and Abigail DUDLEY of Chautauqua
William Vorce came into possession of the Octagon House in 1889 in Westfield
from the 1860 County Jail census;
William VORCE, 53 b NY Sheriff Chautauqua Co NY. (He is buried with his wife and family in Westfield Cemetery, he died Oct 20, 1900 age 93)
Wife Caroline LEET Vorce ae 49 housekeeper, b NY (*she died 11/8/1901 age 91)
Julia LEET, 27, b NY
Also had a son HIRAM VORCE who served in the NY 112th Civil War
Service Record:
Enlisted as a Private on 20 August 1862 at the age of 20
Enlisted in Company E, 112th Infantry Regiment New York on 20 August 1862.
Promoted to Full Sergeant on 22 October 1862
Killed Company E, 112th Infantry Regiment New York on 28 June 1864 in Petersburg,
His widow Mary A received a pension, March 11, 1865
(Chautauqua 112th info states he is this man;
Corporal Hiram VORCE, Westfield, promoted Sergeant October 22, '61; Ordnance Sergeant March 23, '63; killed on duty at Petersburg, June 23, '63.)
Westfield records state;
Vorce, William,Oct.20,1900,ae 93.
Caroline Leet his w.Nov.8,1901, ae 91
William, Jr.Aug.1,1843, ae 7.
Hiram, Civil War. Killed, June 28,1864, ae 32.
Mary A. McGINNIS, his w.Sept.16,1835—Mar.3,1890
Lafayette, dJune 15,1884, ae 30
2 Maria VORCE wo Royal HERRICK & 2d wife of O H.H. LeBaren (LeBARRON)
b 8-20-1805 d. 9-9-1890 (dau of Jedediah & Lucretia) both Dewittville Cemetery Chautauqua
3 EDWIN Vorce son of Jedediah and Lucretia( SCOFIELD) VORCE , b 27 JAN 1813 Ellery Center died 1848 wife Sarah CLARK VORCE, a widow in 1860 census
She is in Elllery age 41
Son PERRY 22 went to Michigan after the Civil War;
Served the NY 112th
PERRY VORCE, 1st Lieut. Co. E, from Feb. 14, 1865, to March 10, 1865
OFFICERS ON DUTY AT CLOSE OF SERVICE.
Captain Perry Vorce;
Sergeant Perry Vorce, Westfield, promoted 1st Sergeant March 24, '63; 2d
Lieutenant, October 7, '64;
1st Lieutenant, January 3, '65; Captain Co. C,March 8, '65;
sick at Folly Island, sent home on leave, October 23, '63;
rejoined January, '64; in hospital from June 23 to September, '64.
this from the Chautauqua 112th military data
in 1870 he is inWayne CountyTownship: of Van Buren MICHIGAN
his Widow MARY Vorce filed for her widows pension, Sept 5, 1918 Michigan
His MILITARY (photo is attached at the message boards for VORCE and also on the military images at the Chautauqua Co GenWeb site, sent to me by Phil Palen of Gowanda, Catt Co NY)
http://www.rootsweb.com/~nychauta/INDEX.HTMhttp://www.rootsweb.com/~nychauta/INDEX.HTM
Son EDWIN 18 both born here; Edwinwill go to MI and vanish until 1880
in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw, Michigan he is not yet married and his Mother Sarah lives with him;
Edwin VORCESelfSingleMaleW37NYFarmingNYNY
Sarah VORCEMotherWFemaleW61NYKeeping HouseNYPA
4, Harriet VORCE b 21 AUG 1810d 23 OCT 1881married Azariah RUSSELL
Eliza Ann Russell
Birth: 2 March 1837-- Chautauqua, Ellery, NY
Death: 23 July 1902 --
Spouse:Fayette Hurd Pickett
Parents: AzariahRussell, HarrietVorce
Other Children RUSSELL
Mary Jane 18 February 1832
Andrew Jackson 16 October 1833
William Henry21 April 1835
Julia Ann 10 August 1838
James Hamilton 10 February 1840
PERRY RUSSELL 17 August 1841
Charles Howard 16 June 1844
EDWIN 17 February 1847
the Chautauqua Co or the VORCE message boards have a photo attached of Perry VORCE,Civil War Soldier; Chautauqua Co NY;
I have no further info