Russell C. Calkins
1798 - 1893 (95 years)-
Name Russell C. Calkins [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] Birth 6 Jan 1798 Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont, USA 
[1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7] Gender Male Burial Aug 1893 South Richland Cemetery, Pulaski, Oswego County, New York [5, 6] Death 4 Aug 1893 Richland, Oswego, NY [1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7] Person ID I28823 Stewartsny Last Modified 2 Dec 2025
Father Solomon Calkins, b. 30 Dec 1773, St Albans, Franklin, Vermont, USA d. 10 Dec 1848, Greenfield, Huron, Ohio, USA (Age 74 years) Relationship natural Mother Eunice Richardson Relationship natural Family ID F9116 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Pamela Andrus Price, b. 5 Sep 1800, Saratoga Co., NY d. 26 Mar 1893, Richland, New York (Age 92 years) Marriage 16 Aug 1818 Richland Twp., Oswego County, New York [5, 6] Children 1. Harriet Calkins, b. 13 Feb 1820, Daysville, Richland Township, Oswego, New York d. 9 Dec 1907, Napa, Napa, California, United States (Age 87 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]2. Martha Patty Calkins, b. 3 Aug 1821, Daysville, Richland Township, Oswego, New York d. 2 May 1900, Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA (Age 78 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]3. Charles Salmon Calkins, b. 19 Jan 1823, Daysville, Richland Township, Oswego, New York d. 3 Apr 1909, Buena Vista, Chaffee, Colorado, USA (Age 86 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]4. Hester Ann Calkins, b. 1 Aug 1825, Daysville, Richland Township, Oswego, New York d. 18 Nov 1904, East Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, United States (Age 79 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]5. Rufus Price Calkins, b. 24 Jun 1827, Daysville, Richland Township, Oswego, New York d. 24 May 1907, Mexico Township, Oswego, New York (Age 79 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]6. Russell Dean Calkins, b. 18 Apr 1829, Daysville, Richland Township, Oswego, New York d. 13 Aug 1917, Eugene, Lane, Oregon, United States (Age 88 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]7. Isabelle Josephine Calkins, b. 9 Apr 1831, Richland Twp., Oswego County, New York, United States d. 11 Dec 1909, Clovis, Fresno, California, United States (Age 78 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]8. Francis Marion Calkins, b. 17 Aug 1833, Daysville, Richland Township, Oswego, New York d. 20 Oct 1900, Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York (Age 67 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]9. Eliza Melissa Calkins, b. 21 Jan 1836, Daysville, Richland Township, Oswego, New York d. 9 Jun 1916, Oconomowoc, Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States (Age 80 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]10. Jesse Elliot Calkins, b. 26 Aug 1837, Richland, Oswego, NY d. 31 Mar 1920, Albion, NY (Age 82 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]11. Henry Barnard Calkins, b. 11 Jul 1839, Richland Twp., Oswego County, New York, United States d. 7 May 1841, Daysville, Richland Township, Oswego, New York (Age 1 year) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F9170 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 2 Dec 2025
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Notes - Newspaper Article - Thursday, August 21,1884 Pulaski Democrat - Pulaski, New York - Oswego County Pioneers - Our Old Settlers in Convention - (excerpt) - I referred to the family of Russell Calkins, who was born in Vermont in 1798. Move to Montreal with his father at a very early age, he remained for two years. From thence they moved to Coburg, north side of the Lake, where they remained until the summer of the war of 1812. The inhabitants along the north shore of Lake Ontario were principally refugees from our Revolutionary war, and consequently were what were then called tories. There were some, however, who were favorable to the revolution. A short time before the war of 1812, and while differences were rising in the political horizon between Britain and the United States, a proclamation was issued by the Crown for all the people in Canada to take the oath of allegiance to the British Crown within 30 days or leave the realm. Salmon Calkins, father Russell, was a well-to-do man in Coburg. He had a farm of 160 acres at a nominal rent made under a perpetual lease, a span of horses, yoke of oxen, several cows, and other property appropriate to the farm. The Calkins, of which there were four families, Samuel, Seth, Salmon, Asahel, a younger brother and a brother-in-law by the name of Benedict, unwilling to take the oath of allegiance, but a small boat and built one to convey their effects to the states. Their personal property had become almost valueless by reason of the uncertainty whether war would be declared or not. Salmon sold one horse for $30 which would now be worth 300. He sold another good horse for a piece of cloth, a good yoke of cattle for 3 bbls. of flour; sheep with fleeces on at $1.50 each. Their flight was as it were from a burning building. Their most valuable effects which could be taken away were placed in the boats. Other articles of lesser value and minor importance, together with the farm, for which he could get nothing, were left behind. With an Indian for a pilot who said he had been at Oswego, they all, with such effects as they could carry, five families in all, got into the boats and started for their destined port, Oswego, in their frail and open boats, propelled in part by sails and part by oars. They started with their prospects but before night a violent storm arose and they were driven back to the Canada shore near the Bay of Quinte. There they first learned that war had been declared between the two governments. The following day they again started and as they came down by the islands, they saw a British vessel becalmed. They put all hands to the oars, women and all, and pulled for the American shore. A gun was fired across their bow for them to stop. They pulled on until three shots were fired. At that instant another vessel hove in sight from the American shore and which came down to their relief. It proved to be an American revenue cutter. The captain kindly offered to take them to their port. On their way, they stopped at Big Sandy, at Salmon River and at Mexico Point, where they found several vacant houses, the owners of them having not long before gone out on the lake and all been drowned. There they were invited to go up to one Roberts to help raise a barn. Help being scarce, they did so, and then continued on their journey. They went up the Oswego River and finally landed at Whitesboro, where they remained till 1815, when they all came to Richland and settled in the south part of the town. They bought in all 500 acres of land, which was subsequently divided among them, and the most innumerable hosts of Calkins in this town are their descendants. Russell remained with his father clearing up the farm until of age. He then hired out to Col. Rufus Price at $11 per month. Price then resided between here and Port Ontario, south side of the river on the farm where Isaac, his son, afterwards resided and Isaac Douglas now resides. Col. Price, who had been an officer in the Revolutionary war, had moved in the town in 1807. He was a well-to-do man and of much influence. His wife was a cousin of the father of General Grant. Our young Russell Calkins, while working for Col. Price, carried on a little conspiracy with the colonel's daughter which resulted in the capture and carrying away of the young lady, who is now before you, the mother of five boys and five girls, all living and healthy. She and her husband are the ancestors of some 78 descendants, living, and if she lives until tomorrow, August 16th, will have lived with her husband 66 years, their ages being respectively 86 and 84 years. Within the three years since your previous meeting at Pulaski, several of the old pioneers of the town who were present at that.
August 4, 1893 ~ Russell Calkins, age 95 years, 6 months, 28 days, Farmer, born in Vermont, Resident of Richland Township about 70 years, Son of Solmon Calkins and Eunice Richardson, died in Richland Township of organic heart disease.
Newspaper Obituary - Thursday, August 10, 1893 Pulaski Democrat - Pulaski, New York - The death of the venerable Russell Calkins of Richland, this county, on the 4th inst., at the advanced age of 95 years, 6 months and 28 days, deserves more than a passing notice. Mr. Calkins was born in Vermont on January 6, 1798. His father's family moved to Canada soon after and they remained there until the War of 1812, when they came to the states, choosing this country in preference to taking the oath of allegiance to Great Brittan, which thing they were required to do. Five families put their goods in an open boat and after many hardships in crossing Lake Ontario, reached Oswego. They then went up the Oswego River, through Oneida Lake and on to Fort Stanwick (Rome, New York), then down to the Mohawk to Whitestown, where they located. After the war, young Calkins and a few others came on foot through the wilderness to Richland, taking each of them an ax with which to clear the forests. They bought 500 acres of land at $4 per acre near what is now Sand Hill, that was the year 1816. In 1818 the subject of this sketch was united in marriage to Miss Pamelia Price, daughter of Col. Rufus Price, formerly an officer in the Revolutionary Army. To that couple were born ten children, five sons and five daughters, all of whom are living today. What is remarkable, the first child was born in 1819, and then one in each alternate year, the oldest being 74 and the youngest 56 years old. The mother of these children died March 26, 1885, at the age of 87 years. The father, who has gone, has been a very active man and one prominent in town for a great number of years. During Norman Rowe's first term as sheriff from 1840 to 1844, we think Mr. Calkins held the office of deputy. Since Mrs. Calkins death, deceased has made his home with his daughter, Mrs. Beeman of Richland, where he has had the tenderest care. During his last sickness his oldest daughter has been by his bedside and with her sister, Mrs. Beeman, have been solicitous for every want in the care of their dear father. The other children, as far as possible, have been kind and considerate in their attentions for the dear one. Deceased seemed fully prepared for the great change and passed away quietly, like a child going to sleep. Mr. Calkins was a member of the Old Settler's Association.
- Newspaper Article - Thursday, August 21,1884 Pulaski Democrat - Pulaski, New York - Oswego County Pioneers - Our Old Settlers in Convention - (excerpt) - I referred to the family of Russell Calkins, who was born in Vermont in 1798. Move to Montreal with his father at a very early age, he remained for two years. From thence they moved to Coburg, north side of the Lake, where they remained until the summer of the war of 1812. The inhabitants along the north shore of Lake Ontario were principally refugees from our Revolutionary war, and consequently were what were then called tories. There were some, however, who were favorable to the revolution. A short time before the war of 1812, and while differences were rising in the political horizon between Britain and the United States, a proclamation was issued by the Crown for all the people in Canada to take the oath of allegiance to the British Crown within 30 days or leave the realm. Salmon Calkins, father Russell, was a well-to-do man in Coburg. He had a farm of 160 acres at a nominal rent made under a perpetual lease, a span of horses, yoke of oxen, several cows, and other property appropriate to the farm. The Calkins, of which there were four families, Samuel, Seth, Salmon, Asahel, a younger brother and a brother-in-law by the name of Benedict, unwilling to take the oath of allegiance, but a small boat and built one to convey their effects to the states. Their personal property had become almost valueless by reason of the uncertainty whether war would be declared or not. Salmon sold one horse for $30 which would now be worth 300. He sold another good horse for a piece of cloth, a good yoke of cattle for 3 bbls. of flour; sheep with fleeces on at $1.50 each. Their flight was as it were from a burning building. Their most valuable effects which could be taken away were placed in the boats. Other articles of lesser value and minor importance, together with the farm, for which he could get nothing, were left behind. With an Indian for a pilot who said he had been at Oswego, they all, with such effects as they could carry, five families in all, got into the boats and started for their destined port, Oswego, in their frail and open boats, propelled in part by sails and part by oars. They started with their prospects but before night a violent storm arose and they were driven back to the Canada shore near the Bay of Quinte. There they first learned that war had been declared between the two governments. The following day they again started and as they came down by the islands, they saw a British vessel becalmed. They put all hands to the oars, women and all, and pulled for the American shore. A gun was fired across their bow for them to stop. They pulled on until three shots were fired. At that instant another vessel hove in sight from the American shore and which came down to their relief. It proved to be an American revenue cutter. The captain kindly offered to take them to their port. On their way, they stopped at Big Sandy, at Salmon River and at Mexico Point, where they found several vacant houses, the owners of them having not long before gone out on the lake and all been drowned. There they were invited to go up to one Roberts to help raise a barn. Help being scarce, they did so, and then continued on their journey. They went up the Oswego River and finally landed at Whitesboro, where they remained till 1815, when they all came to Richland and settled in the south part of the town. They bought in all 500 acres of land, which was subsequently divided among them, and the most innumerable hosts of Calkins in this town are their descendants. Russell remained with his father clearing up the farm until of age. He then hired out to Col. Rufus Price at $11 per month. Price then resided between here and Port Ontario, south side of the river on the farm where Isaac, his son, afterwards resided and Isaac Douglas now resides. Col. Price, who had been an officer in the Revolutionary war, had moved in the town in 1807. He was a well-to-do man and of much influence. His wife was a cousin of the father of General Grant. Our young Russell Calkins, while working for Col. Price, carried on a little conspiracy with the colonel's daughter which resulted in the capture and carrying away of the young lady, who is now before you, the mother of five boys and five girls, all living and healthy. She and her husband are the ancestors of some 78 descendants, living, and if she lives until tomorrow, August 16th, will have lived with her husband 66 years, their ages being respectively 86 and 84 years. Within the three years since your previous meeting at Pulaski, several of the old pioneers of the town who were present at that.
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Sources - [S2] Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;;), Database online.
Record for Charles Salmon Calkins
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pubmembertrees&h=-3419211&indiv=try - [S2] Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;;), Database online.
Record for Russell Dean Calkins
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pubmembertrees&h=-1203268097&indiv=try - [S2] Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;;), Database online.
Record for Jesse Elliot Calkins
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pubmembertrees&h=229603573&indiv=try - [S5] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Ancestry Family Tree.
- [S2] Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;;), Database online.
Record for Pamela Andrus Price
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pubmembertrees&h=28027627854&indiv=try - [S2] Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;;), Database online.
Record for Pamelia Andrus Price
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pubmembertrees&h=42310324356&indiv=try - [S2] Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;;), Database online.
Record for SOLOMAN CALKINS
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