Wellsville and Angelica, NY
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William Wasson
(1824-1893)
1825 Dec 07
New York, NY, State Genealogical records, William Wasson is born
1850
New York, NY, Genealogical Records, William R Wassn as Dageureotypist
1861 (earliest available)
Brooklyn, NY, city directory, William R Wasson NOT listed
1863
Brooklyn, NY, city directory, William R Wasson as photographer at 146 Court
1864
Brooklyn, NY, city directory, William R Wasson NOT listed
1865
Brooklyn, NY, city directory, William R Wasson as photographer: 73 Fulton Av
1866
Brooklyn, NY, city directory, William R Wasson as photographer, 487 Fulton Av; res Gates av and n Marcy
1867
Brooklyn, NY, city directory, William R Wasson as Artist; res Gates av and Marcy av
1868
Brooklyn, NY, city directory, William R Wasson NOT listed
1870
Brooklyn, NY, city directory, William R Wasson as photographer at 73 Fulton; res Gates and Marcy
1871
Brooklyn, NY, city directory, William Wasson as photographer at 73 Fulton Av and 683 Myrtle Av; res Stuyvesant av and Macon
1872
Brooklyn, NY, city directory, William R Wasson as photographer; res 329 Stuyvesant av
1873
Brooklyn, NY, city directory, William R Wasson NOT listed
1874
Brooklyn, NY, city directory, William R Wasson as photographer at 336 Fulton; res Stuyvesant and Macon; Wasson and Torrance as photographers at 336 Fulton
1876
Brooklyn, NY, city directory, William R Wasson as Artist, res 329 Stuyvesant; NOT listed in business pages
1877
Brooklyn, NY, city directory, William R Wasson, res 329 Stuyvesant (no occupation shown); NOT listed in business pages
W R Wasson apparently gets out of the photography business about here.
1878
Brooklyn, NE, city directory, William R Wasson as “segars” 377 Fulton; res 329 Stuyvesant
1879, 1880, 1881, 1882
Brooklyn, NY, city directory, William R Wasson as “cigars” Atl and Flatbush; res 329 Stuyvesant
1879 Nov 29
Brooklyn (NY) Daily News, item says W R Wasson, 329 Stuyvesant, is doing jury duty
1880 Jun 9
Brooklyn, NY, US census, W R Wasson as tobacconist
1883
Brooklyn, NY, city directory, William R Wasson as “cigars” 583 and 725 Fulton; res 484 Maco
1884
Brooklyn, NY, city directory, William R Wasson as “cigars”; res 337 Stuyvesant
1892 Feb 16
New York, MY, New York State census, William R Wasson as photographer (son William R Wasson as “Clerk”)
1893 Mar 23
Brooklyn, NY, state records, William R Wasson dies at age 69
Brooklyn (NY) Eagle - 30 Mar 1886
Brooklyn (NY) Eagle - 23 Mar 1893
Although Wasson was partnered with T H Sweney for some time, nothing has been found, so far, to show exactly WHEN that was.
Note also that there was a J Sweney, photographer working in Montgomery, AL, about the same time.
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Wellsville, NY
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Wellsville, NY
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T H Sweney
(1859-1929)
1859 Sep 13
Pennsylvania state records, Thomas H Sweney is born to Ross and Sarah Sweney
1880 Jun 04
New Cumberland, PA, US census, Thomas H Sweney as Laborer
1887 May 11
Wellsville, NY, T H Sweney and Louise Mack are married
1892 Feb 16
Wellsville, NY, New York State census, Thomas Sweney as photographer
1894 Feb 07
Coudersport, PA, newspaper story, Thomas Sweney as photographer
1895 Jun 06
Coutersport (PA) Potter Enterprise, newspaper item for T H Sweney of Wellsville (NY) starts studio in Oswayo, (PA)
1895 Jun 26
Coutersport (PA) Potter Enterprise, newspaper item says T H Sweney has opened a gallery in Oswayo (PA)
1895 Sep 18
Coutersport (PA) Potter Enterprise, newspaper ad says T H Sweney will be at his gallery in Oswayo (PA) Oct, 7, 8 and 9
1895 Oct 02
Coutersport (PA) Potter Enterprise, newspaper ad says T H Sweney will be at his gallery in Oswayo (PA) Oct, 7, 8 and 9
1895 Nov 27
Coutersport (PA) Potter Enterprise, newspaper item says Sweney’s gallery in Oswayo will be open Dec 2, 3 and 4
1900 Jun 13
Wellsville, NY, US census, Thomas H Sweney as photographer
1905 Jun 01
Wellsville, NY, state census, Thomas Sweney (misspelled “Sweeney”) as photographer
1910 Apr 18
Wellsville, NY, US census, Thomas Sweney as proprietor of Art Shop
1917
Wellsville, NY, from Obituary, T H Sweney discontinues his photography business
1921
Wellsville, NY, from Obituary, T H Sweney is elected Mayor of Wellsville, NY
1920 Jan 16
Scio, NY, US census, Thomas Sweney as farmer
1929 Jan 19
Wellsville, NY, Findagrave, Thomas H Sweney dies at age 69
successor to Wasson and Sweney
Wellsville, NY
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