Lyons, New York, USA
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Where is Lyons, New York, USA? Lyons, Wayne, New York, USA
Lyons is a town in Wayne County, New York, United States. The population was 5,831 at the 2000 census. The town is named after Lyons (usually now spelled Lyon), France.
The Town of Lyons is in the south-central part of the county and contains a village also named Lyons. The village is located on the Erie Canal, and is the county seat of Wayne County.Wikipedia
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Lyons, New York, USA
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The first white settlers, the Featherly and Stansell families, made their way to what was to become Lyons in May 1789.
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In 1796 Charles Williamson gave the settlement the name of Lyons, because the topography was similar to Lyon, France.
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1811 - The Town of Lyons is formed.
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(Lyons) - Peppermint was the cash crop for many farmers in the mid 1800’s. Hotchkiss, Hale and Parshall are synonymous with the distillation of peppermint oil.
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1854 - The Village of Lyons is incorporated.
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1888 - Perpetual MotionDavid Jennings, of Lyons, N.Y., who has spent twenty-one years and $30,000 in experiments, claimed...Read MORE...
1895 - Blizzard - THE STORM STILL HOVERS OVER THE UNITED STATES. IT IS SEVEREST IN THE EAST. TRAFFIC ALMOST ENTIRELY AT A STANDSTILL -- RAILROAD TRAINS BLOCKADED -- BUSINESS PARALYZED -- PEOPLE FROZEN TO DEATH AT SEVERAL PLACES......Sixty Miles An Hour.
Lyons, N. Y., Feb. 9. - The wind is blowing at the rate of 60 miles an...Read MORE...
1896 - The Hotel Baltzel BurnedLYONS, N Y, Jan. 8 The Hotel Baltzel, the largest hotel in Wayne county, was partially destroyed by ...Read MORE...
1907 - FELL BETWEEN CENTRAL TRACKSLyons Man Escapes Being Run Down by a Train.
LYONS, May 1. - Patrick Murphy, a New York Central...Read MORE...
1916
Lyons, a banking post-village, capital of Wayne co., N.Y., in Lyons township (town), on the Erie...Read MORE...
Lyons, a banking post-village, capital of Wayne co., N.Y., in Lyons township (town), on the Erie...Read MORE...
(Lyons) - In December 1920, the large school on the corner of William and Lawrence Streets burned to the ground, resulting in the death of two students.
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Ancestors Who Were Born Here
 
Charles Hamilton ADAMS
(2 February 1851, Lyons, New York, USA - 3 August 1852, Lyons, New York, USA)
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John Hamilton ADAMS
(12 November 1824, Lyons, New York, USA - 4 March 1898, Rochester, New York, USA)
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Walter Wood ADAMS
(22 August 1848, Lyons, New York, USA - 14 June 1913, Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam))
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John Abram BARCLAY
(3 February 1859, Lyons, New York, USA - 2 April 1926, Orlando, Florida, USA)
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John W. BULLOCK
(1824, Lyons, New York, USA - 1 July 1878, Elyria, Ohio, USA)
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Ancestors Who Died Here
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Charles Hamilton ADAMS
(2 February 1851, Lyons, New York, USA - 3 August 1852, Lyons, New York, USA)
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Howard Louis DASHNEY
(25 May 1898, Auburn, New York, USA - 17 August 1946, Lyons, New York, USA)
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John J DASHNEY
(2 April 1924, Auburn, New York, USA - 27 February 1985, Lyons, New York, USA)
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Robert H DASHNEY
(14 December 1922, Auburn, New York, USA - 25 January 1962, Lyons, New York, USA)
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Valerie Jean DASHNEY
(30 July 1951, - 18 February 1991, Lyons, New York, USA)
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Gloria DECOLA
(11 November 1926, , New York, USA - 17 January 1994, Lyons, New York, USA)
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Louise FRATANGELO
(4 September 1915, Galen, New York, USA (Clyde) - 17 July 1973, Lyons, New York, USA)
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Grace E SHOREY
(01 March 1900, Auburn, New York, USA - 20 June 1977, Lyons, New York, USA)
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Ancestors Who Were Married Here
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John J DASHNEY (2 April 1924 - 27 February 1985) &
Gloria DECOLA (11 November 1926 - 17 January 1994)
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