Last name was also known as STOOKOVER
"Margaret Stockover was the second child of Christian Stookover (Stockover) and Sarah Julia Keeley. Her parents were both immigrants. Her father came to the US from Alsasce Lorraine, France, and her mother from Kilkenny County, Ireland. Her parents had both lived in the United States about ten years and spoke some English which used to be called "broken English." Her father spoke both German and French and her mother, Gaelic. I imagine the confusion Maggie, as she was called by family and friends, experienced in learning to speak these languages. However, with schooling, English became her language. She was an American.
Maggie lived in this cabin for thirteen years with two sisters and one brother. She remembered her father joining the Union Army and marching off to the Civil War. While he was gone Maggie, her older sister, Catherine, and her mother worked on neighboring farms to earn money to keep their household. What a celebration the family had when her dad came home in 1864. It was a day she always remembered.
In 1869, when Maggie was thirteen years old, the Stockover family moved to the village of Parish, New York. It was lonely for Maggie the first few months. The friends she made at school were Protestant. Maggie was Catholic. In those days most social affairs were held at the church and Maggie wasn't included. There wasn't a Catholic church in Parish.
On Sundays when the weather permitted, Maggie's family would hitch up the horse and buggy and drive the ten miles to French Street in Hastings to attend Mass at St. Ann's Church and visit with their many friends. St. Ann's Church was built on a small knoll in the center of St. Ann's cemetery. Maggie's grandparents, the Stockovers and Craners, had helped build this white church with its steeple and bell. Maggie's grandfather, Christopher Stockover, had also hand carved many of the monuments in this cemetery. He had been a stone cutter in Germany and continued his profession when he came to the United States.
The years went by and it became more difficult to attend Mass at St. Ann's Church, so Maggie left the Catholic religion and joined the Methodist church in Parish. She joined the Rebecca Lodge and became involved in many social activities. On January 6, 1877, Maggie married Newell Beckwith Lynch. They had nine children, two dying in infancy.
Maggie's mother passed away in 1894 and about five years later she and Newell moved their family into her parent's home on Railroad Street. She worked very hard, raising her family and taking care of her aged father. Newell was a mason and many times he would work too far away to be at home with his family at night. Sometimes he would be gone for weeks. Newell's mother and father visited at Maggie's house for two months each summer before returning to their home in Rochester, New York.
The years went by, most of the children marrying and moving to distant cities. However, when it was possible they came home for weekends to see mom and eat her good cooking. Her children always remembered and talked about her elderberry pies and fresh preserved pineapple. Everyone was always welcome and Maggie's home seemed like a hotel.
Maggie's father passed away at her home in 1913. She always took good care of him even though he was very feeble.
In 1905 Maggie's daughter, Rita, passed away at the age of 18. This was a sad time for her and in 1918 her daughter Abbey died and left five children. Maggie took three of these children into her home and mothered them until their father remarried. Maggie was 62 years old at this time and I am sure these children taxed her strength. She never complained. She was a small woman, 4 feet 10 inches, and weighed 77 pounds. She was 77 pounds of strength and endurance.
Her youngest child married in 1922 and her husband died in 1923."
Written by Esther Harriet Storen Grant
"Margaret Stockover was the second child of Christian Stookover (Stockover) and Sarah Julia Keeley. Her parents were both immigrants. Her father came to the US from Alsasce Lorraine, France, and her mother from Kilkenny County, Ireland. Her parents had both lived in the United States about ten years and spoke some English which used to be called "broken English." Her father spoke both German and French and her mother, Gaelic. I imagine the confusion Maggie, as she was called by family and friends, experienced in learning to speak these languages. However, with schooling, English became her language. She was an American.
Maggie lived in this cabin for thirteen years with two sisters and one brother. She remembered her father joining the Union Army and marching off to the Civil War. While he was gone Maggie, her older sister, Catherine, and her mother worked on neighboring farms to earn money to keep their household. What a celebration the family had when her dad came home in 1864. It was a day she always remembered.
In 1869, when Maggie was thirteen years old, the Stockover family moved to the village of Parish, New York. It was lonely for Maggie the first few months. The friends she made at school were Protestant. Maggie was Catholic. In those days most social affairs were held at the church and Maggie wasn't included. There wasn't a Catholic church in Parish.
On Sundays when the weather permitted, Maggie's family would hitch up the horse and buggy and drive the ten miles to French Street in Hastings to attend Mass at St. Ann's Church and visit with their many friends. St. Ann's Church was built on a small knoll in the center of St. Ann's cemetery. Maggie's grandparents, the Stockovers and Craners, had helped build this white church with its steeple and bell. Maggie's grandfather, Christopher Stockover, had also hand carved many of the monuments in this cemetery. He had been a stone cutter in Germany and continued his profession when he came to the United States.
The years went by and it became more difficult to attend Mass at St. Ann's Church, so Maggie left the Catholic religion and joined the Methodist church in Parish. She joined the Rebecca Lodge and became involved in many social activities. On January 6, 1877, Maggie married Newell Beckwith Lynch. They had nine children, two dying in infancy.
Maggie's mother passed away in 1894 and about five years later she and Newell moved their family into her parent's home on Railroad Street. She worked very hard, raising her family and taking care of her aged father. Newell was a mason and many times he would work too far away to be at home with his family at night. Sometimes he would be gone for weeks. Newell's mother and father visited at Maggie's house for two months each summer before returning to their home in Rochester, New York.
The years went by, most of the children marrying and moving to distant cities. However, when it was possible they came home for weekends to see mom and eat her good cooking. Her children always remembered and talked about her elderberry pies and fresh preserved pineapple. Everyone was always welcome and Maggie's home seemed like a hotel.
Maggie's father passed away at her home in 1913. She always took good care of him even though he was very feeble.
In 1905 Maggie's daughter, Rita, passed away at the age of 18. This was a sad time for her and in 1918 her daughter Abbey died and left five children. Maggie took three of these children into her home and mothered them until their father remarried. Maggie was 62 years old at this time and I am sure these children taxed her strength. She never complained. She was a small woman, 4 feet 10 inches, and weighed 77 pounds. She was 77 pounds of strength and endurance.
Her youngest child married in 1922 and her husband died in 1923."
Written by Esther Harriet Storen Grant
Last name was also known as STOOKOVER
"Margaret Stockover was the second child of Christian Stookover (Stockover) and Sarah Julia Keeley. Her parents were both immigrants. Her father came to the US from Alsasce Lorraine, France, and her mother from Kilkenny County, Ireland. Her parents had both lived in the United States about ten years and spoke some English which used to be called "broken English." Her father spoke both German and French and her mother, Gaelic. I imagine the confusion Maggie, as she was called by family and friends, experienced in learning to speak these languages. However, with schooling, English became her language. She was an American.
Maggie lived in this cabin for thirteen years with two sisters and one brother. She remembered her father joining the Union Army and marching off to the Civil War. While he was gone Maggie, her older sister, Catherine, and her mother worked on neighboring farms to earn money to keep their household. What a celebration the family had when her dad came home in 1864. It was a day she always remembered.
In 1869, when Maggie was thirteen years old, the Stockover family moved to the village of Parish, New York. It was lonely for Maggie the first few months. The friends she made at school were Protestant. Maggie was Catholic. In those days most social affairs were held at the church and Maggie wasn't included. There wasn't a Catholic church in Parish.
On Sundays when the weather permitted, Maggie's family would hitch up the horse and buggy and drive the ten miles to French Street in Hastings to attend Mass at St. Ann's Church and visit with their many friends. St. Ann's Church was built on a small knoll in the center of St. Ann's cemetery. Maggie's grandparents, the Stockovers and Craners, had helped build this white church with its steeple and bell. Maggie's grandfather, Christopher Stockover, had also hand carved many of the monuments in this cemetery. He had been a stone cutter in Germany and continued his profession when he came to the United States.
The years went by and it became more difficult to attend Mass at St. Ann's Church, so Maggie left the Catholic religion and joined the Methodist church in Parish. She joined the Rebecca Lodge and became involved in many social activities. On January 6, 1877, Maggie married Newell Beckwith Lynch. They had nine children, two dying in infancy.
Maggie's mother passed away in 1894 and about five years later she and Newell moved their family into her parent's home on Railroad Street. She worked very hard, raising her family and taking care of her aged father. Newell was a mason and many times he would work too far away to be at home with his family at night. Sometimes he would be gone for weeks. Newell's mother and father visited at Maggie's house for two months each summer before returning to their home in Rochester, New York.
The years went by, most of the children marrying and moving to distant cities. However, when it was possible they came home for weekends to see mom and eat her good cooking. Her children always remembered and talked about her elderberry pies and fresh preserved pineapple. Everyone was always welcome and Maggie's home seemed like a hotel.
Maggie's father passed away at her home in 1913. She always took good care of him even though he was very feeble.
In 1905 Maggie's daughter, Rita, passed away at the age of 18. This was a sad time for her and in 1918 her daughter Abbey died and left five children. Maggie took three of these children into her home and mothered them until their father remarried. Maggie was 62 years old at this time and I am sure these children taxed her strength. She never complained. She was a small woman, 4 feet 10 inches, and weighed 77 pounds. She was 77 pounds of strength and endurance.
Her youngest child married in 1922 and her husband died in 1923."
Written by Esther Harriet Storen Grant
"Margaret Stockover was the second child of Christian Stookover (Stockover) and Sarah Julia Keeley. Her parents were both immigrants. Her father came to the US from Alsasce Lorraine, France, and her mother from Kilkenny County, Ireland. Her parents had both lived in the United States about ten years and spoke some English which used to be called "broken English." Her father spoke both German and French and her mother, Gaelic. I imagine the confusion Maggie, as she was called by family and friends, experienced in learning to speak these languages. However, with schooling, English became her language. She was an American.
Maggie lived in this cabin for thirteen years with two sisters and one brother. She remembered her father joining the Union Army and marching off to the Civil War. While he was gone Maggie, her older sister, Catherine, and her mother worked on neighboring farms to earn money to keep their household. What a celebration the family had when her dad came home in 1864. It was a day she always remembered.
In 1869, when Maggie was thirteen years old, the Stockover family moved to the village of Parish, New York. It was lonely for Maggie the first few months. The friends she made at school were Protestant. Maggie was Catholic. In those days most social affairs were held at the church and Maggie wasn't included. There wasn't a Catholic church in Parish.
On Sundays when the weather permitted, Maggie's family would hitch up the horse and buggy and drive the ten miles to French Street in Hastings to attend Mass at St. Ann's Church and visit with their many friends. St. Ann's Church was built on a small knoll in the center of St. Ann's cemetery. Maggie's grandparents, the Stockovers and Craners, had helped build this white church with its steeple and bell. Maggie's grandfather, Christopher Stockover, had also hand carved many of the monuments in this cemetery. He had been a stone cutter in Germany and continued his profession when he came to the United States.
The years went by and it became more difficult to attend Mass at St. Ann's Church, so Maggie left the Catholic religion and joined the Methodist church in Parish. She joined the Rebecca Lodge and became involved in many social activities. On January 6, 1877, Maggie married Newell Beckwith Lynch. They had nine children, two dying in infancy.
Maggie's mother passed away in 1894 and about five years later she and Newell moved their family into her parent's home on Railroad Street. She worked very hard, raising her family and taking care of her aged father. Newell was a mason and many times he would work too far away to be at home with his family at night. Sometimes he would be gone for weeks. Newell's mother and father visited at Maggie's house for two months each summer before returning to their home in Rochester, New York.
The years went by, most of the children marrying and moving to distant cities. However, when it was possible they came home for weekends to see mom and eat her good cooking. Her children always remembered and talked about her elderberry pies and fresh preserved pineapple. Everyone was always welcome and Maggie's home seemed like a hotel.
Maggie's father passed away at her home in 1913. She always took good care of him even though he was very feeble.
In 1905 Maggie's daughter, Rita, passed away at the age of 18. This was a sad time for her and in 1918 her daughter Abbey died and left five children. Maggie took three of these children into her home and mothered them until their father remarried. Maggie was 62 years old at this time and I am sure these children taxed her strength. She never complained. She was a small woman, 4 feet 10 inches, and weighed 77 pounds. She was 77 pounds of strength and endurance.
Her youngest child married in 1922 and her husband died in 1923."
Written by Esther Harriet Storen Grant
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