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Name	John B. WEST
Born	21 Apr 1795	New York, New York, USA [1]
Gender	Male
Census	21 Aug 1850	Brant, Erie, New York, USA [2]
	West, John, age 54, Farmer, born in New York; Avis, age 41, born in Vermont; Matthew, age 26, New York; Elizabeth, age 16, New York; John, age 13, New York; Jonathan, age 13, New York; Sarah J West, age 19, New York; George A West, age 1, born in Wisconsin; Annis West, age 11, New York.
	[2] John, Robert, and Major Campbell, and John West, settled in the town in 1808, and Ansel Smith, Robt. and Wm. Grannis, and Benj. Olmsted, in 1819. The first birth was that of a son of John West [George], in 1818; the first marriage, that of Levi Grannis and Leah Hallida, in 1819; and the first death, that of Matthew West, in 1822. The first mill was built by Sam'l Butts, in 1822; the first inn was kept by Josephus Hubbard, in 1825; and the first store, by Milton Morse, in 1835. Julia Bradley taught the first school, in 1823."
Census	30 Jun 1855	Brant, Erie, New York, USA [3]
	John West Birth: abt 1795, Saratoga, Residence date: 1855; 37 years. Avis 56; Elizabeth 21; John Jr. 18; Jonathan 18; Annis 16.
Census	15 Jun 1860	Brant, Erie, New York, USA [4]
	John West age 64, Farmer, born in New York; Aves West age 62, born in Vermont; John West Jr., age 24, born in New York; Jane West age 18, born in New York.
Census	28 Jul 1870	Brant, Erie, New York, USA [5]
	West John, age 75, Farmer Ret, Value of Real Estate 3000, Value of Personal Estate 3000, born in New York; Avis, age 71, born in Vermont.
Reference Number	2193
Buried	1875	Brant, Erie, New York, USA
	Brant Cemetery
Died	1 Feb 1875	Brant, Erie, New York, USA
	Age: 80
Person ID	I2188	Tree 1
Last Modified	30 Jul 2018

Father	George WEST, b. 30 Oct 1769, d. 16 Jun 1853 (Age 83 years)
Relationship	Birth
Mother	Tryphena ROOD, b. 24 Mar 1770, , , Connecticut, USA , d. 14 Aug 1857, , Erie, New York, USA (Age 87 years)
Relationship	Birth
Married	1790
Family ID	F1185	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Avis BOWEN, b. 06 Sep 1798, Shaftsbury, Bennington, Vermont, USA , d. 29 Sep 1884, , Erie, New York, USA (Age 86 years)

Married 12 Feb 1816 , Erie, New York, USA

Children

	1. George W. WEST, b. 07 Jan 1818, Brant, Erie, New York, USA , d. 13 Feb 1903, Brodhead, Green, Wisconsin, USA (Age 85 years) [Birth]
	2. Armida A WEST, b. 6 Nov 1820, , Erie, New York, USA , d. 27 Dec 1859, , Green, Wisconsin, USA (Age 39 years) [Birth]
	3. Susan WEST, b. 6 Feb 1822, , Erie, New York, USA , d. 1905 (Age 82 years) [Birth]
+	4. Matthew WEST, b. 30 May 1824, , Erie, New York, USA , d. 21 Apr 1893, Sylvester, Green, Wisconsin, USA (Age 68 years) [Birth]
+	5. Thomas Smith Bowen WEST, b. 24 Apr 1827, , Erie, New York, USA , d. 4 Jan 1914, Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA (Age 86 years) [Birth]
	6. Sarah S WEST, b. 19 Jul 1831, , Erie, New York, USA , d. 8 Jul 1872, , Green, Wisconsin, USA (Age 40 years) [Birth]
	7. Elizabeth WEST, b. 31 Jul 1833, Evans, Erie, New York, USA , d. 17 Dec 1901, DeKalb, Cortland, Illinois, USA (Age 68 years) [Birth]
	8. John WEST, b. 10 Sep 1837, , Erie, New York, USA , d. 1910, , Erie, New York, USA (Age 72 years) [Birth]
	9. Jonathan WEST, b. 10 Sep 1837, , Erie, New York, USA , d. 1915 (Age 77 years) [Birth]
+	10. Annis WEST, b. 6 Mar 1839, , Erie, New York, USA , d. 3 Mar 1924 (Age 84 years) [Birth]

Last Modified 16 Sep 2016

Family ID F54 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Photos » Slide Show		Bible owned by John and Avis West
		Page from John and Avis West Bible
		Bible page for John and Avis West
		Birth page from bible of John and Avis West
		Family Bible of John and Avis West Birth Page

Documents » Slide Show		West, John 1855 Brant, New York Census
		West John 1855 New York State Census June 30 1855
		West John 1860 US Census Brant Erie New York
		West, John and Avis 1870 Census Brant Erie New York
		West, John 1850 US Census Brant Erie New York Family continues on next page

Headstones		John West Headstone
Headstones		John West Headstone D. February 1, 1875. AE. 79 YR, 9 MO, 6 DA Brant Cemetery, Brant, Erie, New York

Sources

[S32] Birth Record, Bible of John and Avis West Page 2 Family Record. Births. (Reliability: 3), 18 Sep 2016.
George West 7 Jan 1818; Armida 6 Nov 1820; Susan 16 Feb 1822; Mathew 21 May 1824; Thomas S.B. 24 Apr 1827; Sarah 19 Jan 1831; Elizabeth 31 July 1833; Jonathan 10 Sep 1837; John 10 Sep 1837; Annis 6 March 1839.
Column Two Births. John West 17 Apr 1795; Avis West 5 Sep 1798.
Bible is in the possession of Nancy Hughes Stancuk. Previously owned by George and Ella Vance and then Vera Vance Hughes.
[S258] 1850 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the;), 21 Aug 1850; Brant, Erie, New York; Roll: M432_499; Page: 334A; Image: 7 of 26; Page 667; #30. (Reliability: 3), 19 Apr 2016.
West, John, age 54, Farmer, born in New York;
Avis, age 41, born in Vermont; Matthew, age 26, New York; Elizabeth, age 16, New York; John, age 13, New York; Jonathan, age 13, New York; Sarah J West, age 19, New York; George A West, age 1, born in Wisconsin; Annis West, age 11, New York.

#39 Stephen West, age 51, Farmer, born in New York; Elvira West, age 50, New York; Edwin West, age 19, Farmer, New York; Paulina West, age 17, New York.
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1850usfedcenancestry&h=11745304&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
[S13] State Census, Brant, Erie, New York. Image 13 of 24, Page 25, #6. 30 June 1855 (Reliability: 3), 5 Apr 2016.
Ancestry.com, New York, Erie County Census 1855, 1865, 1875 (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors.Original data - New York, Erie County Census - 1855, 1865, 1875. Hamburg, New York: Hamburg Historical So), Ancestry.com,
John West Birth date: abt 1795, Birth place: Saratoga, Residence date: 1855; 37 years.
Avis 56; Elizabeth 21; John Jr. 18; Jonathan 18; Annis 16.
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=nyeriecensus&h=53455&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt.
[S268] 1860 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records;), Brant, Erie, New York 15 June 1860 #17 (Reliability: 3), 19 Apr 1860.
John West age 64, Farmer, born in New York; Aves West age 62, born in Vermont; John West Jr., age 24, born in New York; Jane West age 18, born in New York.
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1860usfedcenancestry&h=49255346&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
[S265] 1870 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Record;), 1870; Brant, Erie, New York; Roll: M593; 28 July 1870, Page 11, # 23 and 24 (Reliability: 3), 19 Apr 2016.
West John, age 75, Farmer Ret, Value of Real Estate 3000, Value of Personal Estate 3000, born in New York; Avis, age 71, born in Vermont.
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1870usfedcen&h=33849541&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

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