Cassort, Eleanor

Of Mohawk Valley
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William Cassort, Canandaigua, was born on a farm in Canandaigua, July 22,1824. The Cassort family in this country of French extraction. Thegrandfather, James, was a native of New Jersey, where David, the fatherof our subject, was born February 22, 1789. His boyhood was spent at hisbirthplace. He was educated in the common schools, and took up theoccupation of farming. When he was eighteen years of age he came toOntario county, and four years later bought a farm of fifty acres, wherehe spent the balance of his days. He afterward added fifty acres to this.He took an active interest in politics, but was never an office seeker.He was a great reader and profound thinker, and always took an interestin church and all charitable work. He married in 1811 Sarah, daughter ofNathan Phelps of this town, and they had seven children, four of whom areliving: James, a farmer of Hopewell; Charles, Frank and William, farmersof Canandaigua. Mrs. Cassort died August 10, 1834, and David marriedsecond Emily Chapman, a widow, and they had one daughter, Mrs. EnosBooth, who died in 1890. Mrs. Emily Cassort died seven years aftermarriage in 1855, and he married Lucy Smith, who died in February, 1861.David Cassort died April 20, 1861. The whole life of our subject has beenspent in this town, He was educated in the common schools and CanandaiguaAcademy, and followed farming. He made his home with his father until hisdeath, and succeeded to the old homestead. He added to that property 100acres on the opposite side of the road, making 200 acres which he stillowns, and in 1876 he bought thirteen acres on lot 18, where he has builta beautiful residence, new buildings, etc. Mr. Cassort has never takenany active interest in public affairs, but has devoted his whole life tothe interests of his home and business. His ambition has been to become asuccessful farmer and an upright citizen. He married March 31, 1864,Addie, daughter of Hon. Jesse Cost, a farmer of the town of Hopewell.