Abel Barlow and Esther Treat

ABEL6 BARLOW (JABEZ5, SAMUEL4, SAMUEL3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born 1775 probably in Southbury, Connecticut, and died October 23, 1822 in Windham, New York

He married ESTHER TREAT January 08, 1799, daughter of TREAT BETHEUL and KEZIAH HURD. She was born 1778 in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, and died January 06, 1849 in Durham, New York

Children of ABEL BARLOW and ESTHER TREAT are:

He married SARAH VAN GORDON about 1836 in Catskill, Greene County, New York. She was born in 1811

Children of JOEL BARLOW and SARAH VAN GORDON are:

TREAT BETHUEL7 BARLOW (ABEL6, JABEZ5, SAMUEL4, SAMUEL3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born March 17, 1808 in Windham, New York, and died February 20, 1882 in Deposit, New York.   He is buried at Pine Grove Cemetery, Deposit New York

He married 1.) MRS. AVERY February 09, 1837 - She was born in Windham, New York*

He married 2.) HERSEY HULCE about 1870 - She was born 06 December 1807 in Deposit, New York, and died 19/20 November 1887 in Deposit New York, buried in Stilesville, Delaware Co New York

* Abel J. Barlow's Death Certificate list Olive Gavatte Avery as his mother's maiden name

Treat B. Barlow, Jo-450, Private, Co A 144th NY Infantry, organized September 27, 1862 at Delhi NY, mustered out June 25, 1865, also Veterans Reserve Corps

Pension application filed May 28, 1864

Widow Hersey Barlow's pension application no. 357543 filed July 07, 1887, resident New York

Abel J. Barlow's notarized affidavit in regards to Hersey Barlows application for pension

1880 Federal Census - Town of Deposit shows:
BARLOW Treat B. WM 72
BARLOW Marcia WF 73
-------question? is Marcia the same as Hersey?-----

He married PHEBE PROUT April 21, 1839. She was born 1815.

Children of ABEL BARLOW and PHEBE PROUT are:

She married SEYMOURA POST December 22, 1845. He was born 1817 probably in Durham, New York, and died March 25, 1891 in Durham, New York.

Child of JANETTE BARLOW and SEYMOURA POST is:

He married MARY J. BUTLER - daughter of Lurania Hulce Butler. Mary was born 1840 in Deposit, New York, and died 1923 Deposit, New York. She is buried Pine Grove Cemetery, Deposit New York.

Abel J. Barlow, Jo-463, enlisted October 16, 1861 at Deposit New York for 2 years, age 21, Private, Co C 27th NY Infantry, organized at Elmira NY May 21, 1861 --also perhaps 62nd NY Infantry --- mustered out with company May 31, 1863 at Elmira New York.   Pension application no. 1313947 filed April 28, 1904, certificate no. 1083821, resident New York

Mr. Barlow was a printer, who learned his trade in the Deposit Union-Democrat. Later, he worked on the Kingston Ulster Democrat and after the war was employed on the Albany Knickerbocker Press. He then went to Unadilla and purchased a newspaper called "Home and Abroad", but later changed the name to the Unadilla Times. After thirteen years, he sold the paper to Newell and Parsons.

While he made his home in Oneonta he was prominent in veteran circles and is believed to be the next to last member of the E. D. Farmer Post, G.A.R. George Dugan of Roxbury is the other one. He was often in attendance at V.F.W. meetings and banquets of that organization and the American Legion always found him present. He made several interesting talks before those groups.

New York Times - March 07, 1939        

ABEL J. BARLOW

Civil War Veteran, 98, Editor of Unadilla Times 50 Years
Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

BINGHAMTON, N.Y., March 6.

Abel J. Barlow, for more than fifty years editor of the Unadilla (N.Y.) Times, died today at Cannonsville, Delaware County, in his ninety-ninth years.

Mr. Barlow served with Company C, Twenty-seventh Division, New York Volunteers during the Civil War and was wounded at Chattanooga. Born in a log cabin on his father's farm at Cannonsville in 1840, he was one of three surviving Civil War veterans in Delaware County.

Several nieces and nephews survive. Burial will take place Thursday at Deposit, N.Y.      Original Article

Unadilla Times - March 10, 1939 

Abel J. Barlow, 98 Dies at Cannonsville, Sidney

Abel J. Barlow succumbed shortly before Mid-night Sunday at the home of Millard Walley, Cannonsville, where he had resided for some time. He was born in Cannonsville, August 30, 1840. His father T.B. Barlow enlisted in 1862, at the age of 55, a member of Co. B, 144th New York Volunteers and was the oldest member of his regiment.

When the Civil War broke out Mr. Barlow joined Co. C, 27th New York Volunteers, in 1861 and was wounded in the battle of Gaines Mill, Virginia.

Mr. Barlow was a printer, who learned his trade in the Deposit Union-Democrat, 79 years ago. Later he worked on the Kingston Ulster-Democrat and after the war was employed on the Albany Knickerbocker Press. He than came to Unadilla and purchased the newspaper than called " Home and Abroad" changed the name to the Unadilla Times and after conducting it for thirteen years sold to Newell and Parsons.

While he made his home in Oneonta he was prominent in veteran circles and is believed to be the next to last member of the E.D. Farmer Post, G.A.R. George Dugan of Roxbury is the other one. He was often in attendance at V.F.W. meetings and banquets of that organization and the American Legion always found him present. He made several interesting talks before those groups.

Among the survivors are William B. Mason of Oneonta, and Fred Mason of Flushing L.I., nephews; Mrs. Earl Fisk, North Plainfield N.J., and Mrs. Raymond Balantine, Deposit, nieces.

Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon at Kays and Guy funeral home, Deposit. Rev. M.W. Pomeroy, pastor of the Baptist Church there officiating. Internment was made in Pine Grove Cemetery, Deposit.

Death Certificate of Abel J. Barlow