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    Around Burnt Hills
    Around Burnt Hills
    Around Burnt Hills
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    Around Burnt Hills

    By Katherine Q. Briaddy

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    Around Burnt Hills offers a unique glimpse into the history of this Saratoga County, New York, community and evokes a nostalgia for the way things used to be. Join Katherine Q. Briaddy in her second Images of America tribute to the people and places of Ballston. Discover an era preserved through the advent of photography and the pieces of history saved by those with an affinity for memories of yesteryear. This volume is made up of a series of love letters found in the attic of a Burnt Hills home
    that reveal much about the heritage of the town. They were written between 1926 and 1931, and the engaging stories within them complement the carefully preserved images found in Around Burnt
    Hills. All aspects of life are covered, from schools
    to Prohibition to politics and beyond.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherArcadia Publishing
    Release dateSep 10, 1998
    ISBN9781439621905
    Around Burnt Hills
    Author

    Katherine Q. Briaddy

    Author and historian Katherine Q. Briaddy has compiled another unforgettable collection of images in this celebration of days gone by. Around Burnt Hills will delight and inform readers of all ages with its historical accuracy and family-album style. It is sure to become a welcome addition in both libraries and living rooms and will be treasured by the residents of the area.

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      THE BRIDE’S FAMILY

      The bride, Edna Davis, and the groom, Frank Coons, pose for a photograph in 1935.

      THE BRIDE’S FAMILY TREE

      The receiver of the following letters was Edna Davis. The Davis family genealogy can be traced back to 1612 in England. Edna Davis’s ancestor was Dr. Samuel Davis, who was born in 1765 and came to Ballston in 1790. He provided medical care for the founding families for 50 years. He married Mary Kirby Dunham in 1789, and they settled at 151 Middle Line Road. Dr. Davis died in 1840, and his wife died in 1855. They are buried in the family plot in Briggs Cemetery.

      Their son Henry married Abby Raymond in 1828, and the son of Henry and Abby, Robert Oliphant Davis, married Abbie McMullen in 1866. Robert and Abbie were the parents of Samuel (b. 1869), Louis (b. 1871), Edna (b. 1878), Robert (b. 1884), and Mary (b. 1888). These children were baptized at Saint Paul’s Episcopal Church in Charlton. Edna’s two older siblings died before she was born. They died within five days of each other in January 1876, possibly of some childhood contagious disease, such as the measles. Their father died in 1920, and their mother died in 1930 of myocarditis due to the grip. Edna was educated at Syracuse University and became a librarian at Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio.

      Edna’s brother Robert married Edith Deforest. They were the parents of Robert (b. 1912), Edith (b. 1918), Frances (b. 1919), Margaret (b. 1920), and Harry (b. 1922). Harry and his wife, Shirley Witbeck, reside at the family homestead on Charlton Road.

      Edna Davis Coons died January 17, 1959, at the age of 81. A plaque at Calvary Episcopal Church pays tribute to her leadership in Saint Mary’s Guild there.

      Edna Eva Davis was born in 1878, the daughter of Robert O. Davis and Abbie McMullen. At age three, she had her picture taken by Jesse Wooley, a noted Ballston Spa photographer.

      The childhood home of Edna Davis is located at 310 Charlton Road. Edna’s father, Robert Davis, raised fine Holstein cows. In fact, her husband-to-be often bought cows from the Davis farm. Harry and Shirley Witbeck Davis currently run the Mourning Kill Bake Shop there. His grandfather, Robert O. Davis, moved his family to this house c. 1866, when he sold the Samuel Davis house to Austin Slade.

      Robert O. Davis (seated) was born in 1858. He poses with his son, Robert A. Davis, born 1884; and grandson, Robert, who was born in 1912.

      Mary Davis was Edna’s sister. Mary died in 1928 at the age of 40. The cause of death was embolism due to the removal of tonsils. The Davis family was opposed to Edna’s marriage to Frank.

      Mary Davis, the daughter of Henry Davis and Abby Raymond, was born in 1847. She poses in a gown similar to those worn during the Civil War period.

      The home of Dr. Samuel Davis is located at 151 Middle Line Road. He came to Ballston in 1790 and practiced medicine until his death in 1840. He and his wife, Mary Kirby, were the parents of John (b. 1792), Samuel (b. 1793), Abigail (b. 1795), Henry (b. 1798), and Melissa (b. 1804). Henry was Edna’s grandfather.

      The children of Dr. Davis were cared for by a nanny known as Aunt Jennie. A story is told that she had forbidden the children to go swimming in Ballston Lake without her, as there were wild bears and panthers in the woods. One day, the children sneaked away for a swim. The nanny followed them and gave the call of a panther. The children scrambled to shore and ran home. The Davis family freed all their slaves c. 1862.

      Robert O. and Abigail Davis purchased property for this house at 97 Lakehill Road in 1914 from Nathan Seelye. When Robert Davis dismantled his cheese factory, which was on the Mourningkill Creek, some of the lumber was used to construct this house. Abigail willed the house to Edna in 1930. Edna and Frank Coons lived here after their marriage.

      From left to right, Shirley Witbeck Davis, Harry Davis, Ruth Merchant Center, and Glen Center unveil the New York State History Marker at the Dr. Samuel Davis house in 1996. Harry Davis is Edna’s nephew. The Centers owned the Sam Davis house for years. While renovating, a secret room was uncovered, leading to the belief that the house was a stop, or hold, on the Underground Railroad.

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      THE GROOM’S FAMILY

      This photograph of Frank Coons was taken during his term in office as town supervisor from 1908 to 1909. He ran on the Democratic ticket.

      THE GROOM’S FAMILY TREE

      Frank Burton Coons was the grandson of Solymon Coons, who was born in Sand Lake in 1805, the son of John and Lucy Coons. Solymon was first married to Martha Burton. Their children were named Solymon, Julia, William, Jefferson, Harriet, and Anna. After Martha died in 1854, Solymon married Louisa Hamilton, a descendant of Alexander Hamilton. They were the parents of John and Frank. Frank was born in 1863 when the Coons family resided on Middle Line Road on a farm formerly owned by General James Gordon, of Revolutionary War fame. Coincidentally, Alexander Hamilton was with General George Washington when they visited this farm-estate in 1783. By 1870, the Solymon Coons family had moved to what is now Lakehill Road. Solymon died in 1891, at the age of 85. He is buried in the family plot of the Calvary Episcopal Church cemetery with his wives. Louisa died in 1920.

      Frank first married Maria Crippen, the daughter of Riley Crippen and Sarah Betts. Their son, born in 1890, was named Riley Hamilton. Riley married Amelia DeRouville. They were the parents of Dorothy, Frank, and twins, John and George.

      Maria, Frank Coons’s first wife, became mentally ill in 1919 and was committed to Utica State Hospital until her death in 1925. After her death, Frank courted Edna Davis until their marriage in 1931. He was 68 years old, and she was 53. They had 14 years together until Frank’s death in 1945. He died, apparently at home, from myocardia due to old age, having spent his entire adult life within one block in Burnt Hills. He rests within the same bounds.

      Frank Coons was born on the Maplewood Stock Farm. His father lived there at that time, according to the 1860 census. His property was worth $10,000 and his personal worth was $4,000. The house was located at 217 Middle Line Road. It was originally owned by General James Gordon.

      Solymon Coons, Frank’s father, was born in 1805 and died in 1891. He owned huge tracks of land in Ballston. In 1881, he sold 78 acres of land to his sons, Frank and John. The land was east of the Episcopal church on the southside of Lakehill Road. This photograph is labeled "Solymon Coons

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