Marcus Mabee

1827 - 1901  (73 years)

• Name	Marcus Mabee
  Birth	26 Aug 1827	Royalton Township, Niagara County, New York   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1830	Royalton Township, Niagara County, New York   [2]
  	John Maybee, one man 50-59, one man and one woman 40-49, one man 30-39, one man 20-29, one boy 15-19, one boy 10-14, one girl 5-9, and one boy under 5
  Census	1840	Royalton Township, Niagara County, New York   [3]
  	John Maybee, one man 60-69, one woman 50-59, two men 20-29, one gurl 15-19, and one boy 10-14
  Census	10 Sep 1850	Royalton Township, Niagara County, New York   [4]
  	Marcus Maybee, 23, M, Farmer, NY Polly Maybee, 62, F, CT Clark Baston, 13, M, NY, attended school Elizabeth Priatty, 18, F, IN Dennis Priatty, 21, M, Laborer, Ireland John Hill, 23, M, Laborer, England Wm Hallowing, 25, M, Laborer, NY
  Census	16 Jun 1855	Royalton Township, Niagara County, New York   [5]
  	Marcus Mabee, 27, M, W, Head, born in Niagara County, married, Miller, owned land Elizabeth B Mabee, 23, F, W, Wife, born in Livingston County, married and another Miller, William Barton, 20 Lived in a frame house worth $400
  Census	11 Jul 1860	Reynales Basin PO, Royalton Township, Niagara County, New York   [6]
  	Marcus Mabee, 32, M, Farmer, $6000, $600, NY Elizabeth Mabee, 28, F, NY Eugene H. Mabee, 3, M, NY
  Census	20 Jun 1865	Royalton Township, Niagara County, New York   [7]
  	Marcus Mabee, 37, M, W, Head, born in Niagara, 1 children born, married 1 time, now married, Miller & Farmer, owned land Elizabeth B Mabee, 33, F, W, Wife, born in Livingston, 1 children born, married 1 time, now married Eugene H Mabee, 8, M, W, Son, born in Niagara and a laborer, Robert A Hacker, 19, and a servant, Ellen Whalen, 20 Lived in a frame house worth $1500
  Census	16 Jun 1870	Gasport PO, Royalton Township, Niagara County, New York   [8]
  	Marcus Mabee, 42, M, W, Owns Grist Mill & Farm, $20000, $1900, NY Elizabeth C. Mabee, 38, F, W, Keeping House, NY Eugene H. Mabee, 13, M, W, Attending School, NY Marcus Mabee Jr., 1, M, W, NY Ann Hogan, 23, F, W, Ireland
  Census	18 Jun 1875	Royalton Township, Niagara County, New York   [9]
  	Marcus Mabee, 47, M, Head, born in Niagara County, married, Miller, owns land Elizabeth Mabee, 43, F, Wife, born in Livingston County, married Eugene H Mabee, 18, M, Child, born in Niagara County, single Mary A Mabee, 6, F, Child, born in Niagara County [this is Marcus Jr] with a laborer and a servant Lived in a framed house worth $2000
  Will	4 Oct 1875	Royalton Township, Niagara County, New York   [10]
  	Will of Polly Mabee (widow of John Mabee, of the Town of Royalton, Niagara County, dated 4/10/1875, proved on 11/17/1879, mentions children John Mabee, Polly Collar (wife of Silas Collar), Benjamin C. Mabee and Marcus Mabee. Also mentions Mary Mabee, widow of son James Mabee
  Witness-Obituary	23 Jan 1879	Lockport, Niagara County, New York   [11]
  	Polly Mabee, mother of Marcus Mabee, of Royalton. Funeral at the Congressional church, Gasport, Friday, at 11 A. M.
  Census	Jun 1880	Town of Royalton, Niagara County, New York   [12]
  	Marcus Mabee, White, 52, Head, Male, Married, Miller, born in New York, Father born in New York, Mother born in New York Elizabeth C. Mabee, White, Female, 48, Wife, Married, Keeping House, born in New York, Father born in New York, Mother born in New York Eugene H. Mabee, White, Male, 23, Son, Single, At Home, born in New York, Father born in New York, Mother born in New York Marcus Mabee, White, Male, 11, Son, Single, At Home, attended school, born in New York, Father born in New York, Mother born in New York Katie Murphy, White, Female, 24, Single, Servant, born in New York, Father born in Ireland, Mother born in Ireland
  Memo	21 Nov 1890	Lockport, Niagara County, New York   [13]
  	The Lockport Union says that Marcus Mabee had closed his quarry for the season. He had shipped over 1000 cords of stone by rail to Buffalo for paving purposes.
  Census	29 Jun 1900	Royalton Township, Niagara County, New York   [14]
  	Marcus Maybee, Head, W, M, Aug 1827, 72, M, 49, New York, New York, Connecticut, Farm owns mortgaged farm Elizabeth E Maybee, Wife, W, F, Nov 1831, M, 49, 3 children born - still living 2, New York, England, Connecticut
  Anecdote	Marcus Mabee was born 26 August 1827 in the town of Royalton, the 10th child of Col. John Mabee and Polly Chubb. He received his education from the Common School and the Royalton Academy Marcus took over the milling business after his father's death in 1849. The 1855 N.Y. census lists him as a mill owner. The same census lists his mother as owning a gristmill and real estate worth $5,000 and a sawmill worth $300. Marcus sold his father's mill in 1880 for $4,000 to Jacob Rafter and R. W. Becker. The mill burned a day later. Mr. Rafter was insured, but Mr. Becker was not. The old stone walls are still standing today, among overgrown brush and trees. According to the local paper of August 2, 1872, Marcus was building a new gristmill in addition to the old one. The new addition and the old would give it a length of 100 ft., allowing 4 or 5 teams to load and unload at the same time. More changes were made between 1872 and 1880 and it appears the original mill was torn down. Marcus began a quarry business north of the Erie Barge Canal about 1882 after visiting a quarry in Pennsylvania. He hired 30 men to work in the quarry. The stone was used mainly for curbing, paving and buildings. An article in the local paper in 1890 stated that he had shipped 1,000 cords by rail to Buffalo, New York for paving. In 1869 he was listed as having property, making custom flour, grape grower and farmer. He was an agent for the New York Central Railroad for 3 years at Mabee Station and also a Town Supervisor. He was a former member of the Whig Party, the Republican Party, and was a strong advocate of protective tariffs and a member of the Cataract Lodge No. 94, Ancient Order of the United Workers of Gasport. Marcus died in 1901. His funeral was one of the largest in the area. He had been held in the highest esteem by every one who knew him. He and his wife are buried in Mt. View Cemetery in Royalton.
  Info	Marcus Richard Mabee, Jr. #130 of Buffalo, NY
  Reference Number	4865
  Reference Number	JP-3-9-10
  Death	12 Jun 1901	Royalton Township, Niagara County, New York   [15]
  Burial	Orangeport Cemetery, Royalton Township, Niagara County, New York   [16]
  Person ID	I4838	Maybee Society
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Colonel John Mabee,   b. 18 Dec 1781, Little Falls, Tryon (now Montgomery) County, New York d. 1 Sep 1849, Royalton Township, Niagara County, New York (Age 67 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Polly Chubb,   b. 10 Jan 1788, New London, Connecticut d. 4 Jan 1879, Rives, Jackson County, Michigan (Age 90 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	27 Mar 1809	Northfield, Ontario County, New York   [17]
  	by Samuel Spafford
  Family ID	F1279	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Clark Priestley,   b. 18 Nov 1831, Livingston County, New York d. 8 Jul 1902, 915 South Street, Niagara Falls, New York (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	4 Mar 1851	Niagara County, New York   [18]
  Children	+ 1. Eugene Henry Mabee,   b. Nov 1856, Gasport, Niagara County, New York d. 21 Jul 1932, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York (Age 75 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Marcus Mabee, Jr.,   b. 1869, Royalton Township, Niagara County, New York d. 12 Aug 1893, Royalton Township, Niagara County, New York (Age 24 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F2426	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

• Sources

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