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Tracy Beadle
Dr. Tracy Beadle (November 21, 1808 – March 22, 1877) was an American druggist, banker, and politician from Elmira, New York. Life Beadle was born on November 21, 1808, in Otsego, New York, the son of Henry and Susan Beadle. Beadle grew up in Cooperstown, New York, Cooperstown. He studied medicine with Dr. Mitchell of Norwich, New York, Norwich and his uncle Dr. Chauncey Beadle of St. Catharines, St. Catharines, Canada and graduated from Pittsfield, Massachusetts. In 1831, he became a member of the Otsego County Medical Society and formed a partnership as physicians and apothecaries with Erastus Curtiss under the firm name Curtiss & Beadle. They had a brick store in Cooperstown. The partnership dissolved in 1833. He also began running the Green Store with Elias Root in 1832, although that partnership dissolved in 1834. In 1835, Beadle moved to Elmira, New York, Elmira and opened a drug store there. In 1849, he and Simeon Benjamin organized the Bank of Chemung. Around that time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otsego, New York
Otsego is a town in the north-central part of Otsego County, New York, United States. The population was 3,641 at the 2020 census. The town is named after Lake Otsego, which forms part of the town's eastern border. Most of the village of Cooperstown is within the town. History Gideon Hawley, a missionary, arrived in this area in 1753. William Cooper purchased land (Cooper Patent) that now is marked, in part, by Cooperstown. Major settlement began around 1788. The Town of Otsego was organized while still in Montgomery County in 1788 and is the oldest town in the county. People of note * James Fenimore Cooper (1789–1851), author who lived much of his life in Cooperstown and died there. * Daniel DeWitt Tompkins Davie (1816–1877), American photographer, was born in Otsego. * Isaac Singer (1811–1875), inventor who worked at a machine shop in Fly Creek in the 1830s. The family of his future business partner, Edward C. Clark, has been a major benefactor of Cooperstown ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |