Herkimer County NyArchives Biographies.....Weeks, James N. August 22, 1819 - 
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Author: Hardin & Willard

Weeks, James N., Warren, was born in Greene county, August 22, 1819, a son
of Townsend and Hannah (Nelson) Weeks. His grandfather, Solomon, came from
Rhode Island, to Greene county, where he died. He raised a large family. 
Townsend was born in Greene county in 1796, and moved to Canada on Lake 
Ontario, where he resided until his death. He had four children: James N., 
Rob, George and Rachel A.  Subject's mother was born in Greene county, a 
daughter of James and Berzilla (LaValley) Nelson. He served in the war of 
1812, and earlier in the British army. He left a widow and two children: 
Hannah and Betsey. Subject's mother married for second husband John Lawton, by 
whom she had one child, Robert. Our subject went with his parents to Canada 
where he remained two and a half years, then came to Albany county. Since the 
age of twelve he has supported himself. He had a district school education, 
and at the age of eighteen began the blacksmith's trade in Greene county, and 
worked at Albany and other places until 1840, when he came to Warren and 
followed his trade at Little Lakes. In 1861 he bought and located on 212
acres where he resides, and carried on farming. He now ownes 196 acres, has 
served as justice nme years, and assessor many terms, as a Democrat. He 
married July 28, 1841, Martha, daughter of Joseph and Julia (Tunnicliff) 
McChesney, by whom he has seven children: Hannah, Conkline, John of Michigan, 
Nelson who enlisted in the Ninety-second New York Regiment and was killed at 
Petersburg, Ira of Iowa, James, George, Ida wife of W. Vibber, and Charles. 
Subject's wife died September 28, 1891, aged seventy-three years.

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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