The Hamilton Child Company of Syracuse, New York produced directories of New York counties for 1869. These directories are useful in conjunction with the 1870 US census, and are available at many New York State libraries and historical societies either in print or on microfilm. In producing these directories, a few residents may have been missed. Absence of a family or person does not always mean that they didn't live there. In transcribing this material we have kept the original spelling and punctuation.
IMPORTANT: For all Hamilton Child county directory listings, the locations in parentheses are the post offices where residents received their mail. In some cases, although a person resided in a particular township or settlement, their post office may have been in another township or county.
Unfortunately, we have no further information on individuals or families listed in the Hamilton Child directories. If you spot your ancestor in our directory listings, please contact directly the appropriate Herkimer or Montgomery county historical society for further assistance.
| From Gazetteer and Business Directory of Montgomery County, N.Y. 1869-70 published by Hamilton Child & Co., Syracuse, NY 1869 ( post office addresses in parentheses ) |
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| Adebher, Charles | (Hagaman's Mills) | farmer leases of H. Pawling & Son, 150 |
| Akin, Ethan | (Amsterdam) | attorney at law and farmer 135 |
| Allen, David | (Amsterdam) | farmer 130 |
| Allen, ___ | (Amsterdam) | Frear & Allen |
| Amsterdam Academy | (Amsterdam) | C. C. Wetsell, principal |
| Amsterdam Recorder | (Amsterdam) | A. Z. Neff, prop.; C. P. Winegar, editor |
| Argotsinger, Martin C. | (West Perth, Fulton Co.) | farmer leases of John H. Wert, 145 |
| Arnold, Wm. H. | (Amsterdam) | prop. Arnold House, livery attached, corner Church and Main |
| Bailey, H. F. | (Amsterdam) | Bailey & Van Brocklin |
| Bailey, James B. | (Tribes Hill) | general merchant and postmaster |
| Bailey & Van Brocklin | (Amsterdam) | H. F. Bailey and W. S. Van Brocklin, props. American Hosiery Mills, corner Hamilton and Corey |
| Banta, Jacob B. | (Hagaman's Mills) | farmer 174 |
| Banta, Justice L. | (Hagaman's Mills) | butcher and farmer 50 |
| Banta, Peter | (Amsterdam) | farmer 119 |
| Barber, Adeline | (Amsterdam) | dress maker, 169 Main |
| Bartholomew, Charles D. | (Cranesville) | grocery |
| Bartholomew, Vincent | (Amsterdam) | farmer leases of Oscar F. Nelson, 56 |
| Bartlett, Chandler | (Amsterdam) | boots and shoes, 163 Main |
| Bassett, John J. | (Amsterdam) | drugs, medicines, oils, paints, groceries &c., 167 Main |
| Becker, Oscar | (Amsterdam) | carpenter and joiner and master builder, 41 Spring |
| Becker, S. M. Miss | (Amsterdam) | dress and cloak maker, over Herrick's store |
| Bell, Geo. | (Amsterdam) | prop. Shoddy mill, Rock City, and assessor |
| Bell, M. S. | (Amsterdam) | flour, feed and grain, 101 Main |
| Benn, Francis E. | (Hagaman's Mills) | farmer leases of Wilbur F. Clark, 120 |
| Benn, Israel P. | (Hagaman's Mills) | farmer 10 |
| Benson, Lawton | (Amsterdam) | millwright and prop. of Fort Johnson Grist Mill |
| Berning, Wilhelm | (Tribes Hill) | farmer 92 |
| Birch, A. | (Amsterdam) | farmer 130 |
| Birch Bros., J. P. & S. | (Amsterdam) | lumber dealers, 5 Pearl |
| Birch, James F. | (Amsterdam) | farmer 50 |
| Birch, J. P. | (Amsterdam) | Birch Bros. |
| Birch, S. | (Amsterdam) | Birch Bros. |
| Birch, Wm. | (Amsterdam) | sash, doors and blinds, 5 Pearl |
| Blain, William J. Rev. | (Amsterdam) | Presbyterian clergyman |
| Blood, Gardner | (Amsterdam) | Schuyler & Blood |
| Blood, John | (Cranesville) | lumberman and farmer 640 |
| Blood, John A. | (Amsterdam) | John M. Clark & Co. |
| Blood, Robert | (Amsterdam) | tobacconist, 173 Main and farmer 46 |
| Bonta, Jacob | (Hagaman's Mills) | retired farmer |
| Bostwick, J. N. | (Amsterdam) | S. T. Bostwick & Son |
| Bostwick, S. T. & Son | (Amsterdam) | marble works, Chase's Block, Main |
| Bouks, Abraham | (Amsterdam) | tobacconist, 181 Main |
| Bowe, Walter | (Amsterdam) | carriage ironing, horse-shoeing, &c., 9 Church |
| Bradt, John | (Amsterdam) | farmer 100 |
| Branson, William J. | (Amsterdam) | butcher and farmer 80 |
| Bronk, Philip | (Glenville, Schenectady Co.) | farmer 75 |
| Bronson, E. D. | (Amsterdam) | manuf. of brooms and brushes, and farmer 20, head of Main, on railroad |
| Bronson, J. H. | (Amsterdam) | manuf. of brooms and whisk brushes, and farmer 100, 14 and 16 Cedar |
| Bunn, J. S. | (Amsterdam) | prop. of Rainbow Restaurant, 175 Main |
| Bunn, Thos. | (Amsterdam) | Morris, Philips & Co., farmer 140 |
| Bunn, T. R. | (Amsterdam) | Bunn & Watson |
| Bunn & Watson | (Amsterdam) | T. R. Bunn and John C. Watson, dry goods, 164 Main |
| Burnside, Cornelius | (Hagaman's Mills) | farmer 2 |
| Cady, David | (Amsterdam) | general merchant, 158 Main |
| Caldwell, James | (Amsterdam) | carpenter and joiner, 262 Main |
| Caldwell, John | (Amsterdam) | mster builder, carpenter and joiner, Livingston |
| Campbell, Archibald | (West Galway, Fulton Co.) | farmer 100 |
| Candee, Leander N. | (Hagaman's Mills) | farmer 135 |
| Carl, John | (Hagaman's Mills) | farmer leases 45 |
| Carmichael, Daniel | (Amsterdam) | with Wm. Stewart, prop. Forest City Paper Mill |
| Carmichael, John | (Amsterdam) | prop. malt house and farmer 140 |
| Carnduff, Frank F. | (Amsterdam) | general insurance agent, sewing machines repaired and for sale, also agent for the Penn Letter Book, 160 and 162 Main |
| Carroll, Charles | (Amsterdam) | farmer 4 |
| Carroll, D. D. | (Amsterdam) | jeweler, 191 Main and photographer, corner Main and Market |
| Carroll, D. L. | (Amsterdam) | physician and surgeon |
| Casey, James | (Amsterdam) | groceries, provisions and liquors, 254 Main |
| Cassady, Patrick | (Amsterdam) | saloon proprietor, Murray |
| Cassidy, David D. | (Amsterdam) | cashier of the Farmers' National Bank of Amsterdam |
| Caswell, John | (Cranesville) | machinist and farmer 75 |
| Chalmers, John C. | (Amsterdam) | farmer 103 |
| Chapman, Reuben | (Amsterdam) | farmer 100 |
| Chase, Cyrus B. | (Amsterdam) | Chase & Roberts |
| Chase, H. O. | (Amsterdam) | freight agent N. Y. C. R. R. |
| Chase, Justice | (Amsterdam) | farmer 85 |
| Chase & Roberts | (Amsterdam) | Cyrus B. Chase and Joseph Roberts, cotton waste, shoddy, wool waste and old junk dealers, 127 Main |
| Chesshire, John Enoch Rev. | (Amsterdam) | pastor 1st Baptist Church, 15 Mohawk |
| Christman, Uriah | (Amsterdam) | farmer 73 |
| Clark, A. | (Amsterdam) | I. C. Shuler & Co. |
| Clark, Geo. | (Amsterdam) | John M. Clark & Co. |
| Clark, John M. & Co. | (Amsterdam) | John A. Blood and Geo. Clark, props. Mohawk Valley Knitting Mill, 7 Livingston |
| Clark, Joseph | (Tribes Hill) | farmer 100 |
| Clark, Wilbur F. | (Hagaman's Mills) | dealer in patent rights and farmer 120 |
| Clizbe, Elllis | (Amsterdam) | retired farmer 4 |
| Clizbe, Marcus W. | (Amsterdam) | farmer 75 |
| Clizbe, Samuel J. | (Amsterdam) | farmer 70 |
| Close, Josiah | (Amsterdam) | master mason, 230 Main |
| Clute, L. V. V. | (Cranesville) | farmer leases of Mrs. H. V. V. Clute, 95 |
| Cole, Jacob | (Hagaman's Mills) | farmer leases of Leander N. Candee, 135 |
| Cole, Lewis | (Hagaman's Mills) | farmer leases 140 |
| Colebrook, Chas. | (Amsterdam) | Colebrook & Son |
| Closebrook, John S. | (Amsterdam) | Colebrook & Son |
| Colebrook & Son | (Amsterdam) | Chas. and John S., carriage makers, Church |
| Collins, Ira | (Hagaman's Mills) | farmer 125 |
| Collins, Japhet | (Amsterdam) | farmer 100 |
| Collins, John S. | (Hagaman's Mills) | farmer 100 |
| Collins, Paris M. | (Cranesville) | farmer leases of William Pawling, 94 |
| Collins, Stephen | (Amsterdam) | with Tunis V., farmer 150 |
| Collins, Stephen H. | (Amsterdam) | farmer 108 |
| Collins, Tunis V. | (Amsterdam) | with Stephen, farmer 150 |
| Connelly, John | (Amsterdam) | prop. Cohose House |
| Conner, James | (Hagaman's Mills) | grist and saw mill and farmer 57 |
| Cooley, Margaret Mrs. | (Hagaman's Mills) | farmer 50 |
| Coombs, George | (Cranesville) | tannery |
| Coons, Joshua A. | (Amsterdam) | State Prison keeper and farmer 50 |
| Cooper, Catherine Mrs. | (Tribes Hill) | farmer 27 |
| Cooper, William | (Amsterdam) | farmer 10 |
| Corrigan, Peter | (Cranesville) | farmer 100 and leases of Jacob DeGraff, 130 |
| Cough, John W. | (Hagaman's Mills) | farmer leases of John C. Marselus, 100 |
| Coughnet, Frederick | (Amsterdam) | Hollenbeck & Coughnut |
| Craig, Edward | (Tribes Hill) | farmer 4 |
| Cramer, George | (Amsterdam) | farmer 1 |
| Crane, Abraham | (Cranesville) | retired |
| Crane, Libbie | (Amsterdam) | hair jewelry, 168 Main |
| Creighton, Peter | (Amsterdam) | insurance agent and notary public, corner Main and Market |
| Cronkite, Robert | (Amsterdam) | stone cutter |
| Cupping, John | (Amsterdam) | farmer 30 |
| Cuyler, Henry | (Hagaman's Mills) | shoemaker |
| Daggett, John L. | (Hagaman's Mills) | farmer 5 |
| Davis, John B. | (Amsterdam) | master builder, carpenter and joiner, 54 Main |
| Davis, Suel S. | (Hagaman's Mills) | dealer in pumps |
| Deal & Green | (Amsterdam) | Henry Deal and Henry M. Green, props. of shoddy mill, Rock City |
| Deal, Henry | (Amsterdam) | Deal & Green |
| Dean, Luther L. | (Amsterdam) | Dean & Visscher |
| Dean & Visscher | (Amsterdam) | Luther L. Dean and James P. Visscher, dealers in iron, steel, stoves, tin ware, &c., 182 Main |
| De Forrest, David | (Amsterdam) | prop. of Grove St. Livery Stable, 4 Grove |
| De Golyer, Jacob | (Cranesville) | farmer leaes of Joseph Neff, 60 |
| De Graff, Abraham | (Cranesville) | with Nicholas I., farmer 80 |
| DeGraff, Alonzo H. | (Amsterdam) | horticulturist and farmer leases of Mrs. Susan DeGraff, 55 |
| DeGraff, Andrew J. | (Amsterdam) | wagon maker, Chuctenunda |
| DeGraff, Daniel | (Amsterdam) | farmer 86 |
| DeGraff, Ellen Mrs. | (Amsterdam) | millinery, 108 Main |
| DeGraff, Jacob | (Cranesville) | farmer 133 |
| DeGraff, Jeremiah | (Amsterdam) | farmer 100 |
| DeGraff, John A. | (Amsterdam) | with Lawrence, farmer 115 |
| DeGraff, John D. | (Cranesville) | prop. of Swarts Grist Mill and farmer 110 |
| DeGraff, John G. | (Amsterdam) | farmer 200 |
| DeGraff, John T. | (Amsterdam) | prop. of stone quarry and with Nicholas J., dairyman and farmer 118 |
| DeGraff, Lawrence | (Amsterdam) | with John A., farmer 115 |
| DeGraff, M. M. | (Amsterdam) | boots and shoes, 179 Main |
| DeGraff, Nicholas I. | (Cranesville) | with Abraham, farmer 80 |
| DeGraff, Nicholas J. | (Amsterdam) | apiarian and with John T., dairyman and farmer 118 |
| DeGraff, Nicholas N. | (Amsterdam) | farmer 108 |
| DeGraff, Susan Mrs. | (Amsterdam) | farmer 5 |
| DeHart, Henry | (Hagaman's Mills) | farmer 1 |
| Dennis, Benjamin Mrs. | (Amsterdam) | farmer 5 |
| Devenburgh, E. H. | (Amsterdam) | P. Puyn & Co. |
| Devendorf, C. & C. A. | (Amsterdam) | Chas. and Chas. A., physician and surgeon, 22 Mohawk |
| Devendorf, Chas. | (Amsterdam) | C. & C. A. Devendorf |
| Devendorf, Chas. A. | (Amsterdam) | C. & C. A. Devendorf |
| Devendorf, Clark | (Amsterdam) | Devendorf & Kosboth |
| Devendorf & Kosboth | (Amsterdam) | Clark Devendorf and Rosell Kosboth, books, stationery, music, musical instruments, paper hangings &c., 160 and 162 Main |
| DeWight, Wm. S. | (Tribes Hills) | stone cutter |
| De Wolfe, Chas. | (Amsterdam) | cashier of First National Bank of Amsterdam |
| Diamond, Thomas S. | (Hagaman's Mills) | carpenter and farmer 47 |
| Dixon, Henry | (Amsterdam) | farmer 10 |
| Dodds, Cornelius | (Cranesville) | farmer 146 |
| Dodge, M. W. | (Amsterdam) | McElwin, Spore & Dodge |
| Donnan, James | (Amsterdam) | farmer 50 |
| Douglas, Joseph | (Hagaman's Mills) | with Stephen, farmer 120 |
| Douglas, Stephen | (Hagaman's Mills) | with Joseph, farmer 120 |
| Drake, R. Mrs. | (Amsterdam) | fancy goods, hosiery, Yankee notions, &c., 197 Main |
| Duel, Charles | (Cranesville) | farmer 67 |
| Duel, Seneca P. | (Cranesville) | farmer leaes of John D. De Graff, 100 |
| Duell, James C. | (Amsterdam) | dentist, 174 Main |
| Earnest, Wm. G. | (Amsterdam) | H. Pratt & Co. |
| Ecker, David W. | (Amsterdam) | farmer leases of George G. Ecker, 68 |
| Ecker, George G. | (Amsterdam) | farmer 184 |
| Ecker, John H. | (Amsterdam) | farmer leases of George G. Ecker, 116 |
| Eldred, James M. | (Hagaman's Mills) | wagon maker and cooper |
| Elias, M. | (Amsterdam) | Morris Mark & Co. |
| Elsworth, Mary M. Mrs. | (Amsterdam) | farmer 108 |
| Faber, Theodore | (Amsterdam) | farmer 4 |
| Fancher, Charles | (Cranesville) | prop. of saw mill and mason |
| Fancher, T. S. | (Amsterdam) | supt. Gas Light Co. |
| Farmers' National Bank of Amsterdam | (Amsterdam) | Isaac Jackson, president; John L. Voorhees, vice president; David D. Cassidy, cashier; south side Main |
| Felton, John E. | (Amsterdam) | salon, fish, oysters, vegetables, &c. Bridge |
| Ferguson, James | (Amsterdam) | farmer 53 |
| Ferguson, J. J. & W. | (Amsterdam) | John J. and W., horse shoeing, carriage ironing, &c. Chuctenunda |
| Ferguson, John J. | (Amsterdam) | J. J. & W. Ferguson, chief of fire department |
| Filkins, Abraham | (Hagaman's Mills) | shoe maker and farmer 3 |
| Finhout, James | (Amsterdam) | prop. of saw mill |
| First National Bank of Amsterdam | (Amsterdam) | John Mcdonnell, president; Chas. DeWolfe, cashier |
| Fleig, Ferdinand | (Amsterdam) | Winne & Fleig |
| Flint, Chas. | (Amsterdam) | Serviss & Flint |
| Fonda, Cornelius | (Cranesville) | farmer 82 |
| Forbes, Calvin | (Amsterdam) | retired farmer 160 |
| Fowler, Alonzo | (Hagaman's Mills) | farmer 100 |
| Fox, James | (Amsterdam) | boots and shoes, hides, skins &c., 168 Main |
| Frear & Allen | (Amsterdam) | merchant tailors, 154 Main |
| French, Benjamin W. | (Amsterdam) | groceries, produce and provisions, corner Wall and Division |
| French, Marvin H. | (Amsterdam) | farmer 112 |
| Fries, Frederick | (Amsterdam) | farmer leases of George Herrick, 125 |
| Fritcher & Woodworth | (Amsterdam) | props. of Star Meat Market, 203 Main |
| Fuller, Aaron | (Hagaman's Mills) | farmer 46 |
| Galusha, Samuel | (Hagaman's Mills) | farmer 41 |
| Gardiner, L. Y. | (Amsterdam) | hardware, 158 Main, and farmer 15 |
| Gillespie, Morris | (Amsterdam) | saloon keeper, Hamilton St. |
| Going, James | (Amsterdam) | mechanic and farmer 2 |
| Goodale, M. S. Rev., D. D. | (Amsterdam) | pastor Presbyterian Church |
| Goodamoot, William A. | (Tribes Hill) | farmer leases of Jacob Leper, 90 |
| Goss, Thomas H. | (Hagaman's Mills) | farmer 2 |
| Graff, Simon | (Amsterdam) | farmer leases of A. V. Morris, 65 |
| Graff, Wilhilm | (Amsterdam) | farmer leases of A. V. Morris, 120 |
| Green, Henry M. | (Amsterdam) | Deal & Green |
| Greene, E. P. | (Amsterdam) | W. K. Greene & Son |
| Greene, W. K. & Son | (Amsterdam) | E. P. Greene, props. hosiery mills, 31, 33, 35 and 49 Market |
| Griffith, George | (Cranesville) | with Winfield S., farmer 130 |
| Griffith, Winfield S. | (Cranesville) | with George, farmer 130 |
| Grimshaw, Wm. T. | (Amsterdam) | manuf. and dealer in saddlery hardware, carriage trimmings, harness, &c., 179 Morris Hall Block |
| Griswold, James | (Amsterdam) | supt. Stump Town Quarries |
| Griswold, James M. | (Amsterdam) | Philips & Griswold |
| Groat, Edwin | (Amsterdam) | house and lot jobber, Main |
| Hagaman, Alexander M. | (Hagaman's Mills) | farmer 166 |
| Hagaman, Andrew J. Rev. | (Hagaman's Mills) | Reformed Church minister |
| Hagaman, Francis | (Amsterdam) | blacksmith, wagon maker and farmer 33 |
| Hagaman, Francis L. | (Hagaman's Mills) | grocer |
| Hagaman, Francis M. | (Hagaman's Mills) | justice of the peace, carpenter and farmer 40 |
| Hagaman, Henry H. | (Hagaman's Mills) | prop. of saw mill, lumberman and farmer 100 |
| Hagaman, John M. | (Hagaman's Mills) | prop. of steam saw mill and farmer 150 |
| Halman, __ Miss | (Amsterdam) | dress maker, 261 Main |
| Ham, Edwin O. | (Amsterdam) | carpenter |
| Hanson, Daniel P. | (Tribes Hill) | farmer 90 |
| Hanson, John | (Amsterdam) | H. S. McElwain & Co., overseer of the poor |
| Hanson, Orville | (Amsterdam) | farmer leases of John McKay, 118 |
| Hanson, Peter N. | (Tribes Hill) | farmer 80 |
| Harrison, Misses | (Cranesville) | Helen, Jane and Mary, farmers 50 |
| Harrison, Robert L. | (Cranesville) | farmer leases of the Misses Harrison, 50 |
| Hart, Francis | (Amsterdam) | mason |
| Hart, William H. | (Tribes Hill) | farmer 1 |
| Hartt, Wm. H. | (Amsterdam) | master mason, corner Division and Pine |
| Harvey, Thos. | (Amsterdam) | McDonnell, Kline & Co. |
| Heath, S. Pulver | (Amsterdam) | lawyer and assessor internal revenue, corner Main and Chuctenunda |
| Heath, W. J. Rev. | (Amsterdam) | pastor M. E. church |
| Heath, Wm. D. | (Amsterdam) | Morse & Heath |
| Heller, Reinhard | (Amsterdam) | prop. of Heller's Hotel, 137 Main |
| Helling, William H. | (Amsterdam) | blacksmith |
| Hempton, William | (Amsterdam) | farmer leases of Justice Chase, 85 |
| Herrick, D. D. | (Amsterdam) | Morris, Philips & Co., farmer 100 |
| Herrick, George | (Amsterdam) | farmer 125 |
| Herrick, H. & Co. | (Amsterdam) | Henry Herrick and Addison Wheeler, dry goods and furs, 180 Main |
| Herrick, Henry | (Amsterdam) | H. Herrick & Co., assistant assessor internal revenue |
| Herrick, Jacob | (Hagaman's Mills) | farmer 20 |
| Hewitt, Daniel C. | (Amsterdam) | dealer in posts, lintels, window caps, sills, steps, &c., lime dealer, and leases 10 acres, Rock City |
| Hewitt & Searles | (Amsterdam) | Thaddeus Hewitt and George Searles, photographers, 147 Main, upstairs |
| Hewitt, Thaddeus | (Amsterdam) | Hewitt & Searles |
| Hewitt, Wm. | (Amsterdam) | house, carriage, sign and ornamental painter, Chuctenunda |
| Hinchman, Jeremiah | (Amsterdam) | milliner and dress maker, 162 Main |
| Hoff, Valentine | (Tribes Hill) | stone cutter |
| Hollenbeck & Coughnet | (Amsterdam) | Jacob M. Hollenbeck and Frederick Coughnet, props. of Fort Johnson Skin Mill and saw mill |
| Hollenbeck, Henry | (Tribes Hill) | prop. of saw mill and cider mill and farmer 1 |
| Hollenbeck, Jacob M. | (Amsterdam) | Hollenbeck & Coughnet |
| Holmes, Anthony | (Amsterdam) | supt. Green Hill Cemetery |
| Holmes, Erastus | (Tribes Hill) | allo. physician |
| Hugo, Henry | (Amsterdam) | farmer 10 |
| Huntley, J. M. | (Amsterdam) | Huntley & Young |
| Huntley & Young | (Amsterdam) | J.M. Huntley and L. H. Young, dry goods, carpets, oil cloths and trimmings, 151 Main |
| Hurst, Henry | (Tribes Hill) | leases stone quarry and farmer 1 |
| Inman, Carlos T. | (Hagaman's Mills) | H. Inman & Son |
| Inman, Gilbert H. | (Hagaman's Mills) | carpenter |
| Inman, Hiram | (Hagaman's Mills) | H. Inman & Son |
| Inman, H. & Son | (Hagaman's Mills) | Hiram and Carlos T., hub manufs. |
| Ireland, Margaret Mrs. | (Amsterdam) | restaurant, fish, oysters and clams, Bridge |
| Isham, James T. | (Amsterdam) | carriage, sign and ornamental painter, rear of Arnold House, over Mason's Livery |
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