BIOGRAPHY

NATHANIEL LOOMIS - OF BATAVIA, NY, AND WI AND MI

Nathaniel Loomis, of Connecticut, came here in 1806, when there were but a few houses in Batavia. He moved to Wisconsin, thence to Michigan, and died aged 85 years. He married Anna Higby (born 1778, died 1834), of Connecticut, and their children were Sylvester, born December 23, 1817; Erastus, born March 2!, 1819;. Roswell, born June 11, 1810; Mary A., born March 23, 1803; Caroline, born January 17, 1825; Maria, born November 27, 1807; Folly B., born May 30, 1812; Samantha, born March 13, 1814; Francis L., born July 6, 1816; Hanford, born September 6, 1818; and Adaline, born April 20, 1820. Francis Loomis, born where he now resides, married, first, Fanny Ford, and their children were Irwin and Mary. His second wife was Olive Southwell, who bore him children as follows: Odell O. Frank A., Sarah J., Scott S., Fred S.,. Jennie C., Perry A., and Clark. His third wife was Mrs. Elvira F. Randall, daughter of Norman B. and Lydia (Richards) Raymond. The children are all living but two.

FROM:
Gazetteer and Biographical Record
of Genesee County, New York
Edited by: F. W. Beers