Joseph Bromsted came from Mecklenburg, Germany, in 1853, and settled on a farm on road 4, where he died October 12, 1879, aged 56 years. He married Mary, daughter of Ernest and Christina (Shoemaker) Fox, of Germany. Their children were William, Theodore, Louise, Annie, Frank, Sarah, Ella, Eddie, and Mary. His widow still lives on the Bornestead [Bromsted?] farm. Their daughter Mary married Daniel Ryne, and died July 14, 1865, leaving one child, Joseph Ryne. William married Louise Peters, of Oakfield, where he now resides.

FROM: Gazetteer and Biographical Record of Genesee County, New York, Edited by: F. W. Beers, J.W. Vose & Co., Publishers, Syracuse, N. Y. 1890