History of East Bloomfield, (Ontario County) New York United States of America

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Myron Adams, clergyman, was born at East Bloomfield, N.Y., March 12, 1841, son of Myron and Sarah (Taylor) Adams. In 1859 he entered Hamilton college, where he was graduated in 1863. He enlisted in the army as a private, later becoming corporal, hospital steward, 2d lieutenant, and assistant inspector-general. In 1863 he was attached to the signal corps and was signal officer on the "Lackawanna" at the battle of Mobile Bay. After the war he declined the rank of major, which was offered to him, and began the study of theology at the Auburn seminary, where he was graduated in 1868, and began preaching at Union Springs, N.Y. In this year he was married to Hester Rose, daughter of Rev. Prof. Samuel Miles and Mary (Heacock) Hopkins of Auburn, N.Y. In 1869 he removed to Dunkirk, and in 1876 accepted a call to Rochester, N.Y., where he was pastor of the Plymouth Congregational church. After preaching there five years Mr. Adams was obliged to announce to his people that his theological convictions would not accord with the orthodox statement of belief in several essential points; but though he resigned his pastorate the members of his church desired him to remain in the pulpit, the church thus becoming a liberal organization bound by no creed. He was president of the Rochester academy of science, and in 1893 he received the degree of LL.D. from St. Lawrence university, Canton, N.Y. Among Mr. Adams's published works are "Cain and Abel" (1883); "The Continuous Creation: an Application of the Evolutionary Philosophy to the Christian Religion" (1889); and "Creation of the Bible" (1892). He died in Rochester, N.Y., Dec. 29, 1895.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

William Augustus Norton, educator, was born in East Bloomfield, N.Y., Oct. 25, 1810; son of Herman and Julia (Strong) Norton, and grandson of Nathaniel and Mary (Beebe) Norton, and of Elisha and Mary (Beebe) Strong. He was graduated at the U.S. Military academy, seventh in the class of 1831, and was promoted 2d lieutenant, 4th U.S. artillery, July 1, 1831. He was assistant professor of natural and experimental philosophy at the academy, 1831-33. He resigned from the U.S. army Sept. 30, 1833, and was assistant in natural philosophy in the University of the City of New York, 1833-38. He was married, Jan. 15, 1839, to Elizabeth Emery, daughter of Samuel Bingham and Joanna (Valsom) Stevens of Exeter, N.H. He was professor of mathematics and natural philosophy in Delaware college, Newark, Del., 1839-50; president of Delaware college, 1850; professor of natural philosophy and civil engineering in Brown university, 1850-52, and professor of civil engineering at Yale, 1852-83. He was a member of the National Academy of Sciences, and of various other scientific societies, and received the honorary degree A.M., from the University of Vermont, in 1840, and from Yale in 1867. His scientific work includes researches in molecular physics, terrestrial magnetism, and astronomical physics, the results of which were published in the American Journal of Science; and read before the American Association for the Advancement of Science and before the National Academy of Sciences. He is the author of: Elementary Treatise on Astronomy (1839); and First Book of Natural Philosophy and Astronomy (1858). He died in New Haven, Conn., Sept. 21, 1883.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

Byron Root Pierce, soldier, was born in East Bloomfield, Ontario county, N.Y., Sept. 20, 1829; son of Silas and Mary (Root) Pierce. He was educated in Rochester, N.Y., worked in his father's woolen factory, and became a dentist. He removed to Grand Rapids, Mich., in 1856, and in 1861 enlisted in the 3d Michigan volunteer infantry, being promoted captain, May 13, 1861, major, Oct. 21, 1861, lieutenant-colonel, July 25, 1862, and colonel, Jan. 1, 1863. He served with the Army of the Potomac during the entire war; was promoted brigadier-general of U.S. volunteers, June 7, 1864; was brevetted major-general of volunteers, April 6, 1865, for gallant services at Sailor's Creek, Va., and was mustered out of the service, Aug. 24, 1865. He was married, Oct. 12, 1881, to Abbie L. Evans of Rhode Island. He was commandant of the Soldiers' Home at Grand Rapids, Mich., 1887-91, and in 1902 was an employee in the U.S. post office at Grand Rapids.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor