BIOGRAPHY

LATHROP FARNHAM - OF BERGEN AND LE ROY, NY

Lathrop Farnham, a native of Connecticut, came to Bergen (then Le Roy) in 1816, where his sons Joseph N. and Stephen L. now reside. He died in 1880, aged 84 years. He married Zeurah Tiffany, of Byron, by whom he had four sons and five daughters. One son died in infancy. William D. died in his 21st year. Joseph N. and Stephen L. live in the town on lot 96. The daughters were Mary, Lorinda, Ora Lovina and Ora Louisa (twins), and Jane. The latter died June 20, 1888. Mary and Lorinda reside in Chicago, Ill. Ora Lovina and Ora Louisa reside in Bergen.

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