BIBLE: Philip Myers family bible; Lysander, Onondaga Co., NY Submitted by Kimberly (Thompson) Branagan (branagak@twcny.rr.com) ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.org *********************************************************************** The Myers Family Bible is in the possession of Kimberly (Thompson) Branagan, 3260 Patchett Road, Baldwinsville, New York 13027 branagak@twcny.rr.com, who transcribed the following primary information on 15 Mar 1998. Three different styles of handwriting appear in the Bible, and each entry in this transcription is labeled with the handwriting style in brackets. History on the MYERS Family provided by Kimberly (Thompson) Branagan: Philip MYERS (son of Thomas MYERS of Ireland and Margaret SMITH of Scotland) was born on 20 Aug 1827 near the River St. John, New Brunswick, Canada. He emigrated in approximately 1846 from Canada to New York State. By 1850, he was living in the Town of Lysander, Onondaga Co., NY, where he died on 3 Aug 1911. He was buried on 5 Aug 1911 in Riverview Cemetery, lot 5, in Baldwinsville. He was a farmer and a canal man in Erie Canal. He was married to Harriet Louisa ROOT (daughter of Josiah ROOT and Polly DAMUTH) on 20 Apr 1853 near Baldwinsville. Phillip and Harriet had 5 children (according to the 1900 Census), but only one married: Eliza Ann MYERS who married Frederick John PATCHET, Sr. Harriet Louisa ROOT was born on 17 Oct 1829 in Frankfort, Herkimer Co., NY. She died on 27 Nov 1911 in Smokey Hollow, Town of Lysander, Onondaga Co., NY, aged 82 years, 1 month and 10 days. She was buried on 29 Nov 1911 in Riverside Cemetery, lot 5, Baldwinsville, NY. MYERS FAMILY BIBLE transcription begins here: Superfine Edition New Devotional and Explanatory Pictorial Family Bible containing the Old and New Testaments, Apocrypha, Concordance, and Psalms in Metre. Translated out of the Original Tongues, with all former translations diligently compared and revised, Together with Dr. William Smith's Dictionary of the Bible, in which Every Important Scriptural Word is Fully Explained. A complete history of each book of the Bible, beautifully illustrated, a history of all the religious denominations of the world, illustrations of the parables of Jesus and proverbs of Solomon, History of the Translation of the Bible, Chronological and other useful tables, treatises, maps, etc., designed to promote and facilitate the study of the sacred scriptures. Published by The National Publishing Co., Philadelphia, Pa.; Chicago, Ill.; St. Louis, Mo.; and Atlanta, Ga. Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 187[9], by J. R. Jones in the Office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington MARRIAGES Philip Myers and Harriet Louisa Root married April 20, 1853 near Baldwinsville, Onondaga Co., N.Y. [Handwriting Style 1] Eliza A. Myers and Fred Patchet married November 21, 1888 near Baldwinsville, Onondaga Co., N.Y. [Handwriting Style 1] BIRTHS [all births were written in Handwriting Style 1] Philip Myers born August 20 1827 near St. John's river province of N.B. Can Harriet Louisa Root Myers born October 17, 1829 at Frankfort Herkimer Co. N.Y. William Harrison R. Myers born January 15 1854 near Baldwinsville Onondaga Co. N.Y. Eugene D. Myers born July 23, 1856 near Baldwinsville Onondaga Co., N.Y. Eliza A. Myers born Sept 21 1868 near Baldwinsville Onondaga Co., N.Y. Josiah Myers born Aug 29 1871 near Baldwinsville Onondaga Co. N.Y. DEATHS William Harrison R. Myers died October 1863 near Baldwinsville Onondaga Co. N.Y. age 9 years 9 months and ___ days [Handwriting Style 1] Philip Myers died August 3, 1911 near Baldwinsville Onondaga Co. N.Y. age 83 years 11 months and 13 days [Handwriting Style 1] Harriet Louisa Root Myers died November 27, 1911 near Baldwinsville Onondaga Co. N.Y. age 82 years 1 month and 10 days [Handwriting Style 1] Eugene D. Myers died Jan 27, 1942 86 years 6 months and 4 days [Handwriting Style 2] Josiah A. Myers died Dec. 19, 1943 age 72 years 3 months and 20 days [Handwriting Style 3] MEMORANDUM Eliza Myers Patchet died June 14, 1967 at home of daughter Eudora Thompson, Patchett Road, Baldwinsville, N.Y., age 98 yrs, 8 mos. 14 days [Handwriting Style 3]