William Philo Hibbard

William P. Hibbard owned land on Lot 20 in the Town of Jerusalem, Yates County, NY.

Vital Records Extracted from the Yates County Chronicle

Editor: Stafford C. Cleveland

January - April 1872

Died near Branchport, March 4th, William P. Hibbard, in the 61st year of his age. Mr. Hibbard was born in Canada East in 1811, and came to this place in the summer of 1833. In 1836 he married Betsy Ann, daughter of the Rev. Joel Townsend, who survives him and by whom he had three sons and five daughters. W. Herries. Branchport, March 11, 1872

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