Wells Degraw

Wells Degraw

Male 1832 - 1898  (66 years)


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  • Name Wells Degraw 
    Birth 1832 
    Gender Male 
    Death 18 Dec 1898 
    Person ID I28955  Stewartsny
    Last Modified 2 Dec 2025 

    Father Henry Degraw,   b. New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Elizabeth Dewey,   b. Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F9298  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ellen F Salisbury,   b. 1845   d. 2 Jan 1888 (Age 43 years) 
    Children 
     1. Frank Degraw,   b. 30 Nov 1870   d. 18 Oct 1929 (Age 58 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Fred Degraw,   b. 1873   d. 7 Sep 1885 (Age 12 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F9218  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Dec 2025 

  • Notes 
    • Newspaper Obituary - December 21, 1898 Pulaski Democrat - Pulaski, New York - Lehigh - Wells DeGraw, an aged resident of this place, died suddenly about 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon. The funeral was held yesterday afternoon at 1 o'clock.
      DeEtta C. Briggs Dennee - December 28, 1868 - November 8, 1953. Daughter of Albeit and Mary Ann Phillips Briggs. Wife of Nathaniel Barney Dennee (married June 15, 1890) & William H. Price (married June 2, 1928) & Frank C. See (married after 1931.) [Note: William Price died May 28, 1930 in Pulaski, New York and is buried there in Daysville Cemetery.]

      Newspaper Obituary - Monday, November 9, 1953 Palladium Times - Oswego, New York - Mrs. De Ettie See, 85, wife of the late Frank See, died Sunday at Elm Rest after a lingering illness. Born in Albion, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Ann Briggs. She resided in Oswego for the last 30 years, making her home at 139 East Tenth Street. She was a member of the First Baptist church and of its societies. Surviving are three sisters, Mrs. Clinton (Lula) Samson of Oswego, Mrs. Floyd (Olive) Buck of Daysville and Mrs. Eugene (Dora) Dawley of Ogdensburg; two grandchildren, Leo Bentley of Watertown and Freland Bentley of Vallejo, California, also several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 1 p.m. at the _ funeral home with the Rev. L. C. Jackman, pastor of First Baptist church, officiating. Burial will be in Riverside cemetery, Pulaski. Friends may call at the funeral home on Monday and Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

      December 18, 1898 ~ Wells DeGraw, age 66 years, Widower, Farmer, born in Sandy Creek, New York, resided in Richland Township 60 years, Son of Henry
      DeGraw born in New Jersey, and Elizabeth Dewey born in Connecticut, Died in Richland Township of cerebral hemorrhage.

      Newspaper Article - Wednesday, December 28, 1898 Pulaski Democrat - Pulaski, New York - Card of Thanks - We wish to thank the neighbors and friends for their kindness and assistance during the sickness and after the death of our father, Wells DeGraw, also the members of Pulaski Lodge A. O. U. W. for their assistance at the funeral. Frank DeGraw, Mary E. DeGraw.