BIOGRAPHY

ROBERT CAPLE - OF ELBA, NY

Robert Caple was born near Bristol, Somersetshire, Eng., September 26, 1819, and came to Onondaga County, NY, in 1836. Two years later he returned to England, and remained there 10 years. May 23, 1840, he married Sarah Saynsbury, and a few years after returned to this country with his wife and four children. They had eight children in all, viz.: Henry, Maria, Alfred, Mary A., John, Sarah, Emma L., and Martha. Emma L. is a dressmaker, with two of her sisters as assistants. September 11, 1861, Mr. Caple enlisted in Co. D, 49th Inf. NY V., and was discharged for disability. His wife was born July 22, 1818, and died December 4; 1886. Henry, Alfred, and John Caple are merchant tailors in Oakfield.

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