Husband Dr. Joseph Crocker Sibley 1 2
Born: 19 Dec 1817 2
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Died: 17 Mar 1866 - Colden, Erie Co, NY 2
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Father: Abijah Sibley (1788-1856) 3
Mother: Lucy Marcy (1794-1859) 3
Marriage: 8 Oct 1845 - Wirt, Allegany Co, NY 2
Wife Lucy Elvira Babcock 1
Born: 7 Nov 1822 - Colrain, Franklin Co, MA 2
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Died: 5 May 1908 2
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Father: Capt. Luke Babcock ( - ) 2
Mother: Betsy Main ( - ) 2
Other Spouse: Rev. E. F. Crane, M.D. ( -1896) 2
Children
1 F Ann Adelaide Sibley 4 5
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Spouse: Gen. Charles Miller (1843-1927) 4 6 7 8
Marr: 1863 - Springville, Erie Co, NY 4
2 M Joseph Crocker Sibley 1 9 10
Born: 18 Feb 1850 - Friendship, Allegany Co, NY 9 11
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Died: 19 May 1926 - Venango Co, PA 10
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Spouse: Metta Evalina Babcock (1853-1911) 11 12
Marr: 17 Mar 1870 12
Spouse: Ida L. Rew ( - ) 13
Marr: 6 Dec 1913 - ? Venango Co, PA 14
3 M Edwin Henry Sibley 2 15
Born: 12 Feb 1857 - Bath, Steuben Co, NY 12
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Spouse: Jessie A. Williams (1863- ) 16
Marr: 23 Dec 1884 - Dunkirk, Chautauqua Co, NY 16
4 F Mary Eleanora Sibley 2
Born: Abt 1864
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Died: 5 Apr 1881 - Franklin, Venango Co, PA 2
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General Notes: Husband - Dr. Joseph Crocker Sibley
His general education was acquired at the common schools and at the Springville Academy. As a young man he taught school for three or more winters. He read medicine with his cousin, Dr. Lyman Crocker. After taking his degree of M. D. at a medical college, he made a specialty of sur-gery under Dr. Munn, an eminent surgeon of Rochester, New York. Dr. Sibley practiced medicine in Friendship, Bath, Boston, Spring-ville and Colden, all in New York state. He performed with marked success all the finer operations in surgery known to his day, includ-ing the removal of cataract and other operations rarely attempted except by specialists. He owned a farm near Colden, New York, and raised choice fruit and im-proved strains of live stock. He was a Whig and a Republican in politics and made many public addresses. He was an active worker in the cause of temperance. He was a member of the Baptist church and was at one time superintendent of the Sunday school. He was a man of kindly impulse, of good humor, of impressive appearance and of excellent physique, and was in the active prac-tice of his profession until about one week prior to his death, which was due to pneu-monia. Seldom had there been in that section of the country so great evi-dences of respect shown any individual as marked the funeral services of Dr. Sibley.
He was a direct descendant of several who were distinguished for the value of their services to the New England colonies. A few of these will be named: Rev. Samuel Skelton, M. A., was the first pastor of the First Church in Salem, Massachusetts. He was a graduate of the University of Cambridge, England. He was a friend of Governor Endicott, and as a member of his council, was associated with him in authority. Skelton was one of those who officially welcomed Governor Winthrop on the latter's arrival in America. Skelton was described by Edward Johnson of Win-throp's company as "a man of a gracious speech, full of faith, and furnished by the Lord with gifts from above to begin this great work." He died in 1634. Ezekiel Richard-son was an early believer in religious tolera-tion. He was one of the leaders among the colonists of Massachusetts, was one of the founders of Woburn and was a member of the general court from Charlestown, Massachu-setts, in 1635. Captain Bozoun Allen, "mercer," came from England in 1638 and was prominent in civil and military matters in Sudbury, Hing-ham and Boston. Lieutenant Edward Morris was a representative to the general court from Roxbury, Massachusetts, in 1678, and for many years thereafter. He was the first mili-tary leader of the settlers of Woodstock, Con-necticut. Captain John Johnson and his son, Captain Isaac Johnson, were both members of the general court and both members of the famous Artillery Company. Captain John Johnson was surveyor-general of arms and ammunition of the Massachusetts colony in 1630. Captain Isaac Johnson was killed dur-ing King Philip's war while leading his troops at the great swamp fight at Narragansett, De-cember 19, 1675. Captain Timothy Pearl, of Willington, Connecticut, Dr. Sibley's maternal great-grandfather, was fifteen times a repre-sentative to the legislative assembly. He was a member of the body which approved for Connecticut the Declaration of Independence. He rendered various other services to the cause of the patriots and was accorded by his fellow citizens many evidences of their esteem. Dr. Sibley's paternal great-grandmother's maiden name was Lucy Knowlton. She was a sister of Colonel Thomas Knowlton who won imperishable fame at the battle of Bunker Hill. He was a friend of Washington, who showed Knowlton several marks of apprecia-tion and respect. Colonel Knowlton was killed in 1776 at the battle of Harlem Heights. His statue has been erected by the state of Con-necticut at the capital at Hartford.
General Notes: Wife - Lucy Elvira Babcock
She was educated at the academies at Homer, New York, and Alfred, New York.
She died from pneumonia in her eighty-sixth year, with her mental faculties still bright and keen. In particular, her memory was as accurate in regard to recent occurrences as it was in the days of her girlhood. This was the more remarkable inasmuch as since the age of eighty-one she had suffered from three paralytic strokes, any one of which was severe enough to have proved fatal to one not possessed of her unusual vitality. Out of an estate of $30,000, she left a bequest of $2,000 for the foreign missions of the Baptist denomination.
Several of her ancestors contributed largely to the public welfare of the New England colonies, particularly to the colonies of Connecticut and Rhode Island. Some of these ancestors will be briefly mentioned: John Babcock, Colonel Oliver Babcock, Colonel Joseph Pendleton, Captain James Pendleton, Captain Edmund Goodenow, Captain James Avery and Major Brian Pendleton, were often members of legislative assemblies and rendered effective military service. Captain James Avery commanded the Pequots of the Indian allies in King Philip's war. Major Brian Pendleton was deputy governor of Maine in 1680, and was also active in public affairs in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island. Joseph Clarke spent fifteen years in public life, six of which were as a member of the governor's council of Rhode Island. He was a brother of Dr. John Clarke whose services to Rhode Island were second in importance only to those of Roger Williams. Dr. John Clarke was four years deputy governor and twelve years the agent of the colony at the English court. He secured from King Charles II. the charter of 1663, which remained the fundamental law of the state until 1843. Dr. John Clarke left no descendants.