Alfred married PECKHAM, Nancy Lou [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married GORHAM, Laura in 1933 in Poland, Herkimer County, NY. Laura (daughter of GORHAM, Bruce and NEWMAN, Elsie) was born in Canada; died on 11 Oct 1975 in Sauquoit, Oneida County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Utica NY Observer - 10/12/1975

SAUQUOIT - Mrs: Laura
Alton, 63, of-Sulphur Springs
Road, proprietor of the Alton
Diner, died yesterday in the
St. Luke's Memorial Hospital
after a brief illness.
She was born in Canada;
daughter-of Bruce and Elsie
Newman Gorham. She came
to this country and to Poland
as a child and attended
school in Poland and Morris-
ville.
She was. married To John
Alton in Poland in 1933 The
couple came to Sauquoit in
1939. Mrs.- Alton has also been
employed by the Alexander
Hamilton Inn. Clinton and
Hart's Hill Inn.
Mrs. Alton was a member
of the Paris United Church of
Christ, and belonged to the
Paris Grange. She was a past
lecturer of - the Panoma
Grange.
Besides her husband she
leaves two sons; Alfred of
Hilton and Thomas of Clark
Mills; five daughters; Miss
"Amy" Alton, Washington
Mills; Mrs. James (Kath-
erine) Moore, Clinton; Mrs.
John (Margaret) Roselli,
New Hartford;, Mrs,. John
(Ruth; Ivancic. Sauquoit;
Mrs. Edward (Prisilla) Dragulski,
of Oneida; a brother,
Peter Gorham, Poland; and a
sister Mrs. Ella Lehrnann,
Norman, Okla.
The funeral will be Monday
at the convenience of the
family from the J. Donald
Smith Funeral Home, Sau-
quoit Cremation will take
place in Waterville.
There are no calling
hours.

Notes:

Utica NY Daily Press

Poland-Thomas Alton, Sr.,
61, died July 20, 1944, in his
home here following a three
weeks' illness.
He was born in England
and came to this country 39
years ago. He was engaged
in farming for the most of his life
with the exception of the
last two years when he was
employed by the Jamestown
Veneer and Pywood Corp.,
this village.
He married Miss Frances
Galliers in England in 1904.
He was a member of the Rus-
sia Grange.
He leaves, besides hiswife
one daughter. Mrs. Lynn
Fitch. Poland: four sons. Reu-
ben and Thomas Jr., Poland,
John, Sauquoit, and George,
Forestport; two brothers,
Reuben, Ohio, and John, Burn-
ley, England; and a sister,
Mrs. Mary Menzie Burnley,
England.
The funeral will be held at
2 p.m. Sunday from the
family home. the Rev. Francis
Gienister will officiate and
burial will be in Poland.

Thomas married GALLIERS, Frances about 1904. Frances was born about 1880 in England; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Utica NYY Daily Press - 6/28/1934

Gray-Miss Thelma Vedder, daughter
of Mr. and Mra. W. D. Vedder,
was married to Reuben Alton, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Alton. Russia,
at the home of the bride's parents at
1 p. m. Saturday. Miss Mary Alton,
sister of the groom. and Charles Cedder,
brother of the bride, were the
attending couple.
The bride was attired in blue.
carrying white roses, while the bridesmaid
was dressed is pink and carried
pink roses. After a wedding luncheon
at the home of the bride, the young
couple departed for a trip to ths
Thousand . Islands, Only immediate
relatives were present. They will re-
side in Gray.

Bruce + NEWMAN, Elsie. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]