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Title: Genealogy of the Tennant family; their ancestors and descendants through many generations
Year: 1915 (1910s)
Authors: Tennant, Albert Milton, 1854-
Subjects: Tennant family
Publisher: Dunkirk, N.Y., Dunkirk Printing Co.
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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her were nowlocated near each other. Delos and family were also located inRipley \illage. In the Spring of father purchased of the heirs of widow Fllis, her eighty acres of land lying on the immediate west sideof the Curtis farm. The west part of this land was sold to De-los. and on the front of the east part, father built a nice framehouse for his son .\lbert (the writer) and his first wife. EllenMason, to occupy after their marriage on March 24th. 1859.This building was an ell part with an excellent cellar under it.It was constructed with the design of l)uilding to it on the westside, an u))right storv and a half addition which would constitutethe main part of the structure. In this ell part, the son Albertand his first wife lived from the Fall of 1859 to the Spring of1863, when they moved to Clymer, X. ^.. and he settled thereas Pastor of the Baptist Church. Xow, another movement took place, the son, John, was mar-ried and he and his wife moved into the home on the Curtis P13I IONS
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wo XQ o Tennant Family Genealogy. 271 farm with his parents. Brother John always said he wouldnever leave his father and mother. P.nt thev wanted a betterhome to live in and they were able to create it. The uprightpart to the new house on the l^lis farm was built, and fatherand John moved into the new house. Meantime the east partof the Curtis farm was sold to Alvin, and he and his wife movedinto the old home. This change took place in 1864 or 1865. On the Curtis farm Alvin and his wife lived for manv years.When age began to weaken his physical ability, farming was tooheavy work for him. lie thought best to sell his farm of aboutthirty-five acres, and purchase another home in the VillageIiiis was accomplished and he located a home on Main Streetin the east part of the Village. Subsequently this was sold anda home purchased on Railroad Street, just south of the Railroadtracks, where he li\ed the rest of his life and where his widownow lives at this date, May 1914. Alvin died at this ho

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