100. Daniel Wattles (Lot 42) was born on November 5, 1756. He was the son of William and Abigail Denison Wattles, and a descendant of Richard Wattles (Wattells). Wattells was an Englishman who settled in Ipswich, Massachusetts before 1665. Daniel married Ann Elizabeth Otis of Colchester, New London, Connecticut on October 19, 1777 and enrolled in Capt. Moulton's company, Lebanon, Connecticut in 1781. His wife, blind at age 80, was killed in 1837 when her clothes caught fire at her daughter's house in Rochester. A son, Simon D., served in the War of 1812 and was killed in the 1814 sortie of Ft. Erie, New York, aged 33. Daniel died on July 3, 1812, aged 57. His stone is intact.
Daniel is buried in the lot of his son, James Otis Wattles, an attorney. James was a warden of Christ Church, Manlius and a member of its vestry for several years. Around 1820 he moved to Illinois where he was a judge. He later went to Posey County, Indiana where he became involved with Robert Owens' New Harmony Community. He died on September 8, 1833, aged 50 and was the first person buried in Maple Hill, New Harmony's cemetery.
The James O. Wattles' home at 105 North Street has five fireplaces. The stepped gable with ellipse, raised pilasters and connecting arches make it one of the most attractive homes in the Manlius historic district. It later became the residence of Henry C. Van Schaack, an attorney who wrote A History of Manlius Village. The Van Schaack memorial window in Christ Church was ordered in 1889, and came from London, England. The crown symbolizes Christ's sovereignty; the wheat, Christ as the bread of life; lilies, purity; grapes and vines, "I am the vine; ye are the branches."
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Daniel Wattles was a descendant of John Howland. Howland was a passenger on the Mayflower on the voyage which terminated at Plymouth, New England in December 1620. The Mayflower passenger list is at:http://www.rand/org/personal/genea/mayflower.html (and then you will know what a fustian maker is - William Bradford' s occupation).
James Otis Wattles was the first person buried in Maple Hill Cemetery at New Harmony. He died in his 50th year. More information on New Harmony is at:
http://www.state.in.us/ism/sites/newharmony/
http://www.state.in.us/icpr/webfile/posey/posey6.html
101. Gerret (Garret) Lasher, Jr. (Lot 25) was the son of Gerret and Catherine Dillenbach Lasher. He was baptized August 31, 1763 and subsequently married a woman by the name of Maria. Their son, Frederick, was born in Stone Arabia, New York on August 25, 1792. Gerret moved to Manlius Village in the latter part of 1810 with Frederick where he died on October 23, 1820, aged 64.
Frederick married Lucretia Huntley and was a member of the vestry of Christ Church, Manlius in 1818. When he came to Manlius, he was 18 years old. His tailor shop was on, or near, the present site of Christ Church.
Gerret's father, also known as Gerhard, was a Revolutionary War soldier. His name appears in the Tryon County Militia. The same name also appears in the 10th Regiment of the Albany County Militia under Col. Morris Graham. A Gerret Lasher, Jr. also appears in the 10th Regiment. Whether the Gerret Lasher, Jr. mentioned here is the same is still under investigation. There is no stone.
102. Nicholas Dyer Randall (Lot 9) was born in Manlius on May 30, 1835. Nicholas was the son of Sybil Dyer and Nicholas P. Randall, the latter born in Stonington, Connecticut on July 25, 1779. Sybil's line descends from Mary Dyer, a Quaker who was executed in Boston for her religious opinions. Nicholas' father was a noted attorney who passed away in March 1836, aged 56, when Nicholas Dyer was not yet one year old. Nicholas D. also had a brother who died just two months after he was born. A copy of Nicholas P. Randall's daguerreotype appears below.
Major Nicholas D. Randall passed away on August 29, 1902. His epitaph reads: A soldier of God and his country. His monument is intact.
103. Alexander J. Torelli was born in New York City. He was a graduate of Columbia University who lived in Manlius since 1951. He was a mathematics teacher and director of admissions from Manlius Pebble Hill School who began his career as comptroller of the former Manlius Military School (later merging with Pebble Hill School to become Manlius Pebble Hill). He retired in 1976.
Mr. Torelli was a member of Christ Episcopal Church, Manlius where he served more than 20 years as its treasurer. He was a former president of the board of directors of the Manlius Library, a former member of the board of directors of the ABC House and former treasurer of the Cazenovia Golf Club. During World War II, he served in the Army Signal Corps.
He was survived by his wife, the former Virginia Tardy; a daughter, Marjorie Haizlip of Canandaigua; a son, Alexander J. Torelli, Jr. of Manlius; and four grandchildren.
104. John Hamilton was born in Central Square, was a graduate of Syracuse University, and lived in Norwich before moving to Syracuse. He worked at Carrier Corp. before and after World War II. Later he was a self-employed manufacturer's representative for 26 years. He served in the Army 99th Infantry Division in Europe during World War II, and was discharged as a master sergeant. He was a communicant of Christ Episcopal Church, and a member of the University Club, Drumlins, the Cavalry Club and the English-Speaking Union. John passed away on November 21, 1999, aged 81. He was survived by two sons, John of Rochester and Duncan V. C. of Syracuse; two daughters, Amy T. Hamilton of Fayetteville and Elizabeth Loomis Namy of Cazenovia; a brother, Sherwood of Florida, and eight grandchildren. His wife, Betty-Belle Van Cleef, passed away in 1994. The couple lived at 414 Franklin St. before their decease. (Spring burial)
105. Bernard Shaw was born in Strafford, New Hampshire, and graduated from the University of New Hampshire. He received his master's degree from Cornell University. During World War Two, he was a member of the Army Air Corps.
Bernard was chairman of the history department at the Manlius Military School and later at the Manlius Pebble Hill School following its consolidation with the Manlius Military School. He had continued to teach part time after his retirement. He had also been director of the military school's summer school and camp program.
Bernard lived in Manlius since 1940, and was the chairman of the Fayetteville- Manlius Citizens Committee that organized to support the FM school building program. He was a member of Christ Church and was a former vestryman and head of the Sunday school. He also was a member of the Syracuse Men's Garden Club, the Orchid Society and the New York Historical Association.
Bernard passed away on August 2, 1984 at the age of 66. He was survived by his wife, the former Mary D. Cheney, whose Cheney ancestry is noted above. He also was survived by his son, Christopher Shaw of Steamboat Springs, Colorado; two daughters, Harriet Applegate of Cincinnati and Margaret Shaw of Syracuse; a brother, Wyman B. Shaw of Devon, Pennsylvania; four grandsons, and several nieces and nephews.
Bernard Shaw's cremains are in the Memorial Garden where there are no stones. A plaque containing the names of those buried in the Memorial Garden is in Christ Church. It was designed by Peg Cheney "In loving memory of Albert V. Slater 1905-1984 and all whose ashes are interred in Christ Church Memorial Garden."