BIOGRAPHY

EBENEZER LOSEE - OF DARIEN, NY

Ebenezer Losee was born in Saratoga County, N. Y., June 8, 1797. About 1820 he came to Darien, and began to improve the farm of 50 acres where Daniel McVean now lives. January 3, 1826, he married Diana Dean, of Pompey, N. Y., where Mr. Losee was raised. She died in March, 1865. He soon added to his farm until he had 200 acres. About 1833 he bought the farm where his son, Richard M. Losee, lives, and where he died March 20, 1880. By his perseverance and hard work he had at one time in his possession 400 acres. He was supervisor of the town at one time. He had four children: Almon D., who died at the age of seven years; Hannah J, who died at the age of 18; Frank E., born July 11, 1837, who married Sarah Dirstine, May 25, 1865, who was born July 3, 1843, and their children are Fred R., and Marie Louise; and Richard M. Frank E. is a farmer living one mile east of Darien village.

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