Ichabod is son of Jeremiah and Margaret (White) Briggs.
husband of Sarah Catherine Case.
Ichabod Briggs was a Postmaster at Wayneport, NY( which is now called Macedon) for thirty years, and its chief patron. Aside from a farmer he was a contributor to farming periodicals and conducted a subscription agency. The latter industry grew to such proportions, that the West Macedon Post Office did the largest amount of business of any one in the county, and one year, became a presidential class. He was interested in gardening and horticulture, and on June 8, recorded that that day he grafted a tomato on potato stalk. He was a pioneer in trying to propagate the two plants together and it was not until 1940 that it was successfully done.In 1854 he organized probably the first subscription agenecy in the country and the neat little 12 page folder advertising the combinations of club offers for papers and peridoicals, lists the names of such well known magazines as the Harpers Monthly, Atlantic Monthly, Moore's Rural New Yorker, Country Gentleman, Scientific American, Life Illustrated, and many others. The folders were called "The Rural Empire Club" and grew into a important business, and was carried on for many years, and led to the appointment of I.W. Briggs as Postmaster at West Macedon, NY on June 18, 1866, continuing as such until the office was discontinued, August 8, 1887. The office was made of the Presidential class in 1875.
He is my great great grandfather
I wish to thank all who leave notes and flowers on his memorial.
Thank you and God Bless
sue
husband of Sarah Catherine Case.
Ichabod Briggs was a Postmaster at Wayneport, NY( which is now called Macedon) for thirty years, and its chief patron. Aside from a farmer he was a contributor to farming periodicals and conducted a subscription agency. The latter industry grew to such proportions, that the West Macedon Post Office did the largest amount of business of any one in the county, and one year, became a presidential class. He was interested in gardening and horticulture, and on June 8, recorded that that day he grafted a tomato on potato stalk. He was a pioneer in trying to propagate the two plants together and it was not until 1940 that it was successfully done.In 1854 he organized probably the first subscription agenecy in the country and the neat little 12 page folder advertising the combinations of club offers for papers and peridoicals, lists the names of such well known magazines as the Harpers Monthly, Atlantic Monthly, Moore's Rural New Yorker, Country Gentleman, Scientific American, Life Illustrated, and many others. The folders were called "The Rural Empire Club" and grew into a important business, and was carried on for many years, and led to the appointment of I.W. Briggs as Postmaster at West Macedon, NY on June 18, 1866, continuing as such until the office was discontinued, August 8, 1887. The office was made of the Presidential class in 1875.
He is my great great grandfather
I wish to thank all who leave notes and flowers on his memorial.
Thank you and God Bless
sue
Ichabod is son of Jeremiah and Margaret (White) Briggs.
husband of Sarah Catherine Case.
Ichabod Briggs was a Postmaster at Wayneport, NY( which is now called Macedon) for thirty years, and its chief patron. Aside from a farmer he was a contributor to farming periodicals and conducted a subscription agency. The latter industry grew to such proportions, that the West Macedon Post Office did the largest amount of business of any one in the county, and one year, became a presidential class. He was interested in gardening and horticulture, and on June 8, recorded that that day he grafted a tomato on potato stalk. He was a pioneer in trying to propagate the two plants together and it was not until 1940 that it was successfully done.In 1854 he organized probably the first subscription agenecy in the country and the neat little 12 page folder advertising the combinations of club offers for papers and peridoicals, lists the names of such well known magazines as the Harpers Monthly, Atlantic Monthly, Moore's Rural New Yorker, Country Gentleman, Scientific American, Life Illustrated, and many others. The folders were called "The Rural Empire Club" and grew into a important business, and was carried on for many years, and led to the appointment of I.W. Briggs as Postmaster at West Macedon, NY on June 18, 1866, continuing as such until the office was discontinued, August 8, 1887. The office was made of the Presidential class in 1875.
He is my great great grandfather
I wish to thank all who leave notes and flowers on his memorial.
Thank you and God Bless
sue
husband of Sarah Catherine Case.
Ichabod Briggs was a Postmaster at Wayneport, NY( which is now called Macedon) for thirty years, and its chief patron. Aside from a farmer he was a contributor to farming periodicals and conducted a subscription agency. The latter industry grew to such proportions, that the West Macedon Post Office did the largest amount of business of any one in the county, and one year, became a presidential class. He was interested in gardening and horticulture, and on June 8, recorded that that day he grafted a tomato on potato stalk. He was a pioneer in trying to propagate the two plants together and it was not until 1940 that it was successfully done.In 1854 he organized probably the first subscription agenecy in the country and the neat little 12 page folder advertising the combinations of club offers for papers and peridoicals, lists the names of such well known magazines as the Harpers Monthly, Atlantic Monthly, Moore's Rural New Yorker, Country Gentleman, Scientific American, Life Illustrated, and many others. The folders were called "The Rural Empire Club" and grew into a important business, and was carried on for many years, and led to the appointment of I.W. Briggs as Postmaster at West Macedon, NY on June 18, 1866, continuing as such until the office was discontinued, August 8, 1887. The office was made of the Presidential class in 1875.
He is my great great grandfather
I wish to thank all who leave notes and flowers on his memorial.
Thank you and God Bless
sue
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