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William Abraham Yerdon

William Abraham Yerdon

Male 1872 - 1937  (64 years)


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  • Name William Abraham Yerdon  [1] 
    Birth 28 Sep 1872  Greenboro, Redfield Twp., Oswego County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Death 7 Mar 1937  Watertown, Jefferson County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Burial 10 Mar 1937  Forest Park Cem., Camden, Oneida County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I49643  Stewartsny
    Last Modified 2 Dec 2025 

    Father Abraham Yerdon,   b. 10 Feb 1837, Macomb Township, St. Lawrence County, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Feb 1923, Greenboro, Redfield Twp., Oswego County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
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    Mother Catherine E. Boothe,   b. 1849, Hammond, St. Lawrence County, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Nov 1923, Greenboro, Redfield Twp., Oswego County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
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    Marriage Between 1869 and 1872 
    Family ID F15845  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Julia Anna Donahue,   b. 17 Jul 1875, Oswego, Oswego County, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Sep 1954, Lacona, Oswego County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Marriage 13 Feb 1898  Redfield Twp., Oswego County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Children 
     1. Gleason Abraham Yerdon,   b. 17 Nov 1899, Greenborough, Redfield Twp., Oswego County, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Feb 1986, Camden, Oneida County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Norman Sherwood Yerdon,   b. 9 Aug 1902, Greenborough, Redfield Twp., Oswego County, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Jan 1981, Fulton, Oswego County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. Maude Viola Yerdon,   b. 17 Feb 1904, Greenborough, Redfield Twp., Oswego County, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Sep 1976, Watertown, Jefferson County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. Oren William Yerdon,   b. 21 Jan 1911, Redfield Twp., Oswego County, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Dec 1994, Oswego, Oswego County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F15990  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Dec 2025 

  • Notes 
    • Will Yerdon was a hunter and trapper in North Redfield. He logged the North Woods with his brothers and kept a small farm on modern County Rt. 17. Will had red hair and a beard as a younger man. He worked the "sugar bush" on the family land each year.
      Will Yerdon was a hunter and trapper in North Redfield. He logged the North Woods with his brothers and kept a small farm on modern County Rt. 17. He and Julia were married at a Hotel in Sandy Creek with nephew Melfi Yerdon and Julia's sister Minnie Donahue standing up for them.
      On October 11, 1909 their house burned down, only to be rebuilt and burned again in January 1939. (Lester & Ettie Yerdon's Diaries)
      Will made syrup from his "sugar bush" and had a small farm.

  • Sources 
    1. [S348] ].
      Date of Import: Feb 12, 2001