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History of Fayette, (Seneca County) New YorkOur database does not include an historic photo for Fayette, (Seneca County) New York, do you have one you would like to contribute? Contact Us! 15% - 35% off all Products ยป The Ready Store Biographies:Daniel Morris - A Biography Daniel Morris, representative, was born at Fayette, N.Y., Jan. 4, 1812; son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Brown) Morris. He worked on his father's farm and attended the common schools until 1833, and in 1887 completed his education at the Canadaigua academy, in Ontario county. He taught school, and was admitted to the bar at Albany, N.Y., in 1845. He practised law in Penn Yan, N.Y., and was district attorney of Yates county, 1847-50. In 1859 he was a member of the state assembly, where he served as chairman of the judiciary committee. He was Republican representative from the twenty-fifth district of New York in the 38th and 39th congresses, 1863-67. He died at Penn Yen, N.Y., April 22, 1889. |
New York Facts: Seneca County Facts: Seat: Ovid and WaterlooEstablished: 1804 Formed from: Cayuga
Additional Local History Notes: The 1854 Gazetteer of the United States by Thomas Baldwin shows: FAYETTE, a post-township of Seneca county, New York, extending from the Cayuga to the Seneca lake, 12 miles N. from Ovid. Population, 3786. Fayette is situated 185 meters above sea level. |