Herkimer County NyArchives Biographies.....Eaton, Volney 
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Author: Hardin & Willard

Eaton, Volney, Herkimer, is a native of Eatonsbush, this county, and is the 
son of a farmer.  He is a direct descendant of Francis Eaton, who came over in 
the Mayflower.  His father took part in the War of 1812, and served at 
Sackett's Harbor.  General Eaton, of Revolutionary fame, was also an ancestor 
of Mr. Volney Eaton.  Mr. Eaton has been in the saw-mill business for some 
years.  Latterly he has retired from active business.  He has twice been high 
sheriff, once of Herkimer County, once of Ionia, Michigan.  In politics he is 
a Republican, and was one of the first organizers of the Republican party in 
this part.

Additional Comments:
source:
History of Herkimer County, New York : illustrated with portraits of many of 
its citizens
edited by George A. Hardin ; assisted by Frank H. Willard
Syracuse, New York : D. Mason, 1893
550 p., 276 p. : ill., maps, ports.


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