Abigail came to Buffalo in 1810 with her brother Abel M. Grosvenor and Heman Potter, who kept a fascinating diary of the 15 day journey. The original diary is in the Erie County Historical Society. I transcribed and annotated it to explain the relevance of the people they visited, and offered it to the historical societies and it was accepted by the Oneida County Hist. Soc. and the Vedder Library in Hudson.
The journey began in Hudson and went through Durham (to pick up Abel & family), Springfield, Cherry Valley, Bridgewater, New Hartford, Mount Vernon, Lenox, Sullivan, Manlius, Onondaga, Marcellus, Skeneateles, Auburn, Aurelius, Junius, Geneva, Gorham, Canandaigua, Bloomfield, Lima, Avon, Batavia, & Buffalo. They battled bad weather, mud holes, hills, washed-out bridges, and a great variety of food & accommodations.
Shortly after arrival, Abigail married Abel's brother-in-law Reuben Bostwick Heacock, son of Reuben Heacock and Silence Eastman. He was also the brother of Abel's wife Serene. The Heacocks had 9 children.
Her obituary (Buffalo) said "she displayed courage, fortitude and resource which few of her sex could be expected to exhibit", something I knew from the diary of their journey. She was intelligent and well educated and was "the lead singer in the choir of the First Presbyterian Church for over 40 years"
The journey began in Hudson and went through Durham (to pick up Abel & family), Springfield, Cherry Valley, Bridgewater, New Hartford, Mount Vernon, Lenox, Sullivan, Manlius, Onondaga, Marcellus, Skeneateles, Auburn, Aurelius, Junius, Geneva, Gorham, Canandaigua, Bloomfield, Lima, Avon, Batavia, & Buffalo. They battled bad weather, mud holes, hills, washed-out bridges, and a great variety of food & accommodations.
Shortly after arrival, Abigail married Abel's brother-in-law Reuben Bostwick Heacock, son of Reuben Heacock and Silence Eastman. He was also the brother of Abel's wife Serene. The Heacocks had 9 children.
Her obituary (Buffalo) said "she displayed courage, fortitude and resource which few of her sex could be expected to exhibit", something I knew from the diary of their journey. She was intelligent and well educated and was "the lead singer in the choir of the First Presbyterian Church for over 40 years"
Abigail came to Buffalo in 1810 with her brother Abel M. Grosvenor and Heman Potter, who kept a fascinating diary of the 15 day journey. The original diary is in the Erie County Historical Society. I transcribed and annotated it to explain the relevance of the people they visited, and offered it to the historical societies and it was accepted by the Oneida County Hist. Soc. and the Vedder Library in Hudson.
The journey began in Hudson and went through Durham (to pick up Abel & family), Springfield, Cherry Valley, Bridgewater, New Hartford, Mount Vernon, Lenox, Sullivan, Manlius, Onondaga, Marcellus, Skeneateles, Auburn, Aurelius, Junius, Geneva, Gorham, Canandaigua, Bloomfield, Lima, Avon, Batavia, & Buffalo. They battled bad weather, mud holes, hills, washed-out bridges, and a great variety of food & accommodations.
Shortly after arrival, Abigail married Abel's brother-in-law Reuben Bostwick Heacock, son of Reuben Heacock and Silence Eastman. He was also the brother of Abel's wife Serene. The Heacocks had 9 children.
Her obituary (Buffalo) said "she displayed courage, fortitude and resource which few of her sex could be expected to exhibit", something I knew from the diary of their journey. She was intelligent and well educated and was "the lead singer in the choir of the First Presbyterian Church for over 40 years"
The journey began in Hudson and went through Durham (to pick up Abel & family), Springfield, Cherry Valley, Bridgewater, New Hartford, Mount Vernon, Lenox, Sullivan, Manlius, Onondaga, Marcellus, Skeneateles, Auburn, Aurelius, Junius, Geneva, Gorham, Canandaigua, Bloomfield, Lima, Avon, Batavia, & Buffalo. They battled bad weather, mud holes, hills, washed-out bridges, and a great variety of food & accommodations.
Shortly after arrival, Abigail married Abel's brother-in-law Reuben Bostwick Heacock, son of Reuben Heacock and Silence Eastman. He was also the brother of Abel's wife Serene. The Heacocks had 9 children.
Her obituary (Buffalo) said "she displayed courage, fortitude and resource which few of her sex could be expected to exhibit", something I knew from the diary of their journey. She was intelligent and well educated and was "the lead singer in the choir of the First Presbyterian Church for over 40 years"
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