| Name |
John Henry Maybee |
| Birth |
30 Sep 1859 |
Edwards, St Lawrence County, New York  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Census |
8 Aug 1860 |
Hermon, St Lawrence County, New York [1] |
- Nelson Maybee, 24, M, Farmer, NY, —, $300
Eliza Maybee, 18, F, House Keeper, NY
John H. Maybee, 8/12, F, NY
Charles J. Pool, 13, F, NY
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| Census |
12 Jul 1870 |
Hermon PO, Russell Township, St Lawrence County, New York [2] |
- Nelson Maybee, 33, M, W, Farmer, $4000, —, NY
Eliza Maybee, 29, F, W, Keeping House, NY
John H. Maybee, 10, M, W, NY, attended school
Anna E. Maybee, 9, F, W, NY, attended school
Levi Maybee, 6, M, W, NY, attended school
George N. Maybee, 2, M, W, NY
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| Census |
1 Jun 1880 |
Fine, St Lawrence County, New York [3] |
- Nelson Maybee, White, Male, 45, Head, Married, Blacksmithing, born in New York, Father born in New York, Mother born in New York
Eliza Maybee, White, Female, 39, Wife, Married, Keeping House, born in New York, Father born in New York, Mother born in New York
John H. Maybee, White, Male, 20, Son, Single, Works in Sawmill, born in New York, Father born in New York, Mother born in New York
Anna Maybee, White, Female, 19, Daughter, Single, At Home, born in New York, Father born in New York, Mother born in New York
Levi Maybee, White, Male, 17, Son, Single, Blacksmithing, born in New York, Father born in New York, Mother born in New York
George Maybee, White, Male, 12, Son, Single, attended school, born in New York, Father born in New York, Mother born in New York
Burton Maybee, White, Male, 5, Son, Single, born in New York, Father born in New York, Mother born in New York
Webster Maybee, White, Male, 4, Son, Single, born in New York, Father born in New York, Mother born in New York
David Gilmore, White, Male, 23, Boarder, Single, Blacksmith, born in Canada, Father born in Ireland, Mother born in Ireland
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| Census |
25 Jun 1880 |
Gouverneur, St Lawrence County, New York [4] |
- John Maybee, White, Male, 20, Boarder, Single, Laborer, born in New York, Father born in New York, Mother born in New York, with Cliford family
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| Census |
Jun 1900 |
Edwards, St Lawrence County, New York [5] |
- John Maybee, Head, W, M, Sept 1859, 40, M, 14, New York, New York, New York, Miller (Saw and Lumber), owns house free of mortgage
Clara Maybee, Wife, W,. F, Mar 1861, 39, M, 14, 3 children born - still living 2, New York, New York, New York
Laura Maybee, Daughter, W, F, Feb 1887, 13, S, New York, New York, New York
Mildred Maybee, Daughter, W, F, Dec 1891, 8, New York, New York, New York
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| Census |
Apr 1910 |
Second Street, Edwards, St Lawrence County, New York [6] |
- John H Maybee, Head, M, W, 50, M1, 14, New York, New York, New York, Manager, Lumber Mill, owns home
Clara B. Maybee, Wife, F, W, 49, M1, 5 children born, 5 living, New York, New York, New York, none
Laura Maybee, Daughter, F, W, 23, S, New York, New York, New York, Salesman, General Store
Mildred Maybee, Daughter, F, W, 18, S, New York, New York, New York, in school
Nelson Maybee, Son, M, W, 9, S, New York, New York, New York, in school
Beatrice Maybee, Daughter, F, W, 5, S, New York, New York, New York, in school
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| Witness-Obituary |
23 Apr 1914 |
Canton, New York [7] |
- May Gilmour Safford, wife of Mervin Safford, died at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs David Gilmour, Thursday morning, April 16, after an illness covering many months.
Mrs. Safford was born May 8, 1892, and had always lived here. She was actively connected with the -work in the Presbyterian church, a member of the choir and Bible class, until incapacitated by illness. She was- also a member of the Eastern Star chapter.
She is survived by her husband, her parents and three brothers, William of Rochester, John and Furloo of this place. The funeral services were held from her late home, 'Sunday afternoon at 1. The Eastern Star attending in a body. Rev. George F. Walker, of the Presbyterian church, officiating.
Interment was made in the Union cemetery.
The following relatives and friends from out of town attended the funeral:
Mrs. J. H. Safford and son, William, of Mountain View; William Wilson, of Potsdam; David, Robert, and William Parry, of Watertown,;Mrs. Jane Smyth, of Spencerville, Out.; John G. Gilmour, of Gouverneur; Mr. and Mrs. Liger King, of Pyrites; George Maybee and daughter, Maud; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Harris, of Oswegatchie; Mr. and Mrs. Burt Maybee, Levi Maybee and son, Emory, of Edwards, Mr. and Mrs. Web Maybee, of Antwerp; Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Maybee and family; Mr. and Mrs. Winfred iMcKinney; Mr and Mrs. George Poole, of Canton; Mr. and Mrs. Forest Poole, of Canton; Archie Poole, of North Russell; Mr. and Mrs. Roderick Brown, Esther and Worth Davidson of Hermon.
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| Census |
Jan 1920 |
10 Bush Street, Canton, St Lawrence County, New York [8] |
- John H Maybee, Head, M, W, 60, M, New York, New York, New York, Lumberman, Woods
Clara Maybee, Wife, F, W, 58, M, New York, New York, New York, none
Nelson Maybee, Son, M, W, 19, S, New York, New York, New York, in school
Beatrice Maybee, Daughter, F, W, 15, S, New York, New York, New York, in school
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| Census |
Apr 1930 |
Gouverneur Street, Canton, St Lawrence County, New York [9] |
- John Maybee , Head, owns house worth $6000, M, W, 70, M, age at first marriage 25, New York, New York, New York, none
Clara Maybee, Wife, 69, M, age at first marriage 23, New York, New York, New York
Jean McKinnie, Granddaughter, F, W, 14, S, New York, New York, New York
Mildred McKinnie, Daughter, F, W, 38, M, age at first marriage 19, New York, New York, New York
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| Anecdote |
9 Jul 1935 [10] |
- The Fourth of July last week was a memorable day for Mr. and Mrs. John H. Maybee. for to them it was not only the anniversary of the Magna Charter of this country, but also their Golden Wedding day. It was in Edwards, where last week Thursday several thousand people were holding forth in a mighty old-fashioned Fourth frolic, that Clara Wood was married to John Maybee fifty years ago. She was the daughter of Silas and Laura Wood, he the son of Nelson and Eliza Poole Maybee. And last week John and Clara looked back with fond memories to those Edwards and other days, he at the age of 75 years, and she at 74.
Mr. and Mrs. Maybee resided in Edwards all the years of their early life. It was in 1910 that they came to Canton to live. Mr. Maybee purchased the Hodskin House, now the Hotel Harrington, in 1911. This he later sold. A quiet man. he nevertheless has a great liking for forging ahead. It was he who built the garage now owned by Percy Dawley.
Shortly after the death of the late Wilfred Woodhead. he purchased the lumber and coal business of Robinson & Woodhead, which he has since conducted in partnership with his son. Nelson.
During the day of July Fourth Mr. and Mrs. Maybee attended a picnic held in their honor at the Russell picnic grounds. Many relatives, including their four children and several grandchildren were present.
During the day many friends and neighbors called to offer congratulations. Gifts of money, a nice floor lamp, and baskets of beautiful flowers were received by the couple.
Among the guests attending the picnic were: Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Maybee and family. Mrs. Ralph Gardiner and daughter. Shirley, of Bergen, Mrs. Mildred McKenney, Miss Jean McKenney, Richard McKenney. Mr. and Mrs. John Gilmore and son Harold, of Dekalb. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Harris, Mr. and Mrs. George Maybee and son, of Oswegatchie. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Maybee, Miss Inez Maybee. Mr. Web. Maybee, of Russell. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Johnson and Miss Ruth Brockway. of Carthage. Miss Jennie Brown, Miss Fredonia Brown, of Dekalb, Mrs. Nan Maybee. of Hermon, Mrs. Delia Maybee. of Edwards.
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| Census |
15 Apr 1940 |
45 Gouverneur Street, Canton, St Lawrence County, New York [11] |
- John Maybee, owns home worth $4000, Head, M, W, 80, M, completed 8 years school, born in New York
Clara Maybee, Wife, F, W, 79, M, completed 8 years school, born in New York
Mildred Maybee, Daughter, F, W, 48, S, completed 1 year college, born in New York
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| Anecdote |
- John Henry Maybee was raised in Edwards, N.Y. and nearby Hermon. As a boy, young John lived the life of a rural country lad, working and playing around the farm and swim ming in the nearby Oswegatchie River. One of the highlights of the young boy's life was leading his blind uncle and namesake, John Henry Maybee, around the local sawmill. When he was a little older, John spent a few summers helping his grandfather, Barnard Maybee, with the haying on his farm in the Perch Lake area of Jefferson County, near Evans Mills, N.Y.
John spent much of his time in the woods and soon learned to make his way in a logging camp. He married Clara Belle Wood on July 4, 1885 and they made their living logging in the local area. On July 17, 1897 they bought the Rushton House, a hotel in Edwards. They operated this hotel until 1904, when John had an opportunity to log a vast tract of land up in Canada. Because he needed capital to get started, he looked for a partner and finally found a lawyer in Watertown named Clute who agreed to invest $10,000 for a share in the venture. The tract of land was in Quebec, just across the Ottawa River from Mattawa, Ontario. John got together a crew to work in the woods, logging, trimming trees and skidding them out of the woods. The logs had to be hauled one mile up a mountain and then floated down a flume which had to be built to get the logs down the other side of the mountain to the Ottawa River. The logs were then floated down the river to the sawmill, according to the sales agreement.
This project was completed by 1909 and then John and Clara bought a piece of land in Russell, N.Y. In 1910 they sold this property and moved to Canton, N.Y. so their daughter, Mildred, could attend St. Lawrence University. In 1911 they bought the Hodskin House, a hotel on the banks of the DeGrasse River in the village of Canton. After a few years John sold this hotel and went into semi-retirement. (During all of these years Clara Belle worked side by side with John, working in the kitchen bearing a major share of the more difficult work. The young girls helped in the hotels doing chambermaid work, working in the diningroom and even helping at the front desk. Young Nelson helped in the kitchen when he wasn't in school and showed guests to their rooms when they had the hotel in Canton.) Thereafter, John bought and sold farm property, owning as many as six farms at one time during his later years. He was also the principal backer in a coal and lumber business run by his son, Nelson, in Canton, N.Y. for about 30 years.
It is interesting to note that, although not told in the family, in 1917 John Maybee won a lawsuit against a William A. Sullivan in which he was "allowed $7,061.25 on action to recover on note. This action is brought to recover on a promissory note for $5,000 given in 1907 as part of the purchase price of a quarter interest on about 100 square miles of timber land near Arnprior, Canada." Author's note: although the reference is Arnprior, Ontario, the land actually was on the Quebec side of the Ottawa River; not far from Mattawa, Ontario.
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| Info |
- John and Mary Maybee, #58; Barbara Jean Maybee Gaines,#122;Sharon A. Gaines, #186; Helen Maybee Randi, #108.
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| Obituary |
26 Mar 1942 [12] |
- Canton- John Henry Maybee, 82, retired Adirondack lumberman and former Canton hotel proprietor, died at his home at 45 Gouverneur street, this village, at 8:39 a.m. today after an illness of several months.
Until he retired from active business some years ago, Mr. Maybee was a well known St.Lawrence county lumber operator. For several years he owned the Hodskin House, now known as the Hotel Harrington. He was the owner of the Maybee Cost company which has been managed by his son, Nelson A. Maybee.
Mr. Maybee was born in the town of Hermon on Sept. 30, 1859, a son of Nelson and Eliza Poole Maybee. He spent his early life in Edwards and Fine where he was engaged in the lumber business.
He married Miss Clara Wood, daughter of Silas and Laura Austin Wood of Edwards, in 1885. They would have celebrated their 57th wedding anniversary next July. He has been a member of St. Lawrence lodge, No. 111, F. A. M., for many years and was also a member of the Edwards Odd Fellows lodge.
He became propietor of the Hodskin House here in 1911 and operated the hotel for several years before selling it to Thomas H. Burke. During that period he also owned the Miner Inn, formerly located on the site now occupied by Atwood's filling station.
He built the Harrington garage in 1912. In September of 1927, he purchased the Robinson and Woodhead. Coal and Lumber business.
Mr. Maybee is survived by his widow, three daughters, Mrs. John (Laura) Gilmore of Dekalb Junction, Mrs. Ralph (Beatrice) Gardner of Alexander, and Mrs. Mildred McKeaney, Canton; a son, Nelson A. Maybee of Canton; two brothers, Burton and Webster Maybee of Russell; a sister Mrs. Charles Harris of Oswegatchie; 14 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held from the home at 45 Gouverneur street Saturday at 2:30 p.m. with Rev. Hugh S. Tigner, pastor of the Canton Universalist church, officiating. Burial will be in the Evergreen cemetery
Retired Adirondack Lumberman Long Ill
Former Canton Hotel Owner
Mr. Maybee Was Proprietor of the Hodskin House, Now Known as the Hotel Harrington. Funeral From Home on Saturday.
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| Reference Number |
6694 |
| Death |
26 Mar 1942 |
Canton, St Lawrence County, New York [12] |
| Burial |
Evergreen Cemetery, Canton, St Lawrence County, New York [13] |
| Person ID |
I6657 |
Maybee Society |
| Last Modified |
7 Apr 2024 |
1859 - 1942 (82 years)
