Ilion Herkimer County Fathers

Janet M. Belmont

She was born on Oct. 23, 1942, in Ilion, the daughter of Frank and Florence (Tripple) Loiacono. Janet graduated from Frankfort High School and Hartwick College with a bachelor’s and became a registered nurse. On Oct. 31, 1964, she was married to Joseph P. Belmont at St. Mary’s Church, Frankfort. At one time, Janet was employed at Mohawk Valley General Hospital, Ilion, in the surgical and maternity departments.  She later worked at Herkimer County Public Health as a visiting nurse and later as supervising public health nurse for over twenty-five years, retiring in 1998. Janet was a faithful communicant of Our Lady Queen of Apostles Church in Frankfort, a member of American Legion Auxiliary Mohawk Post No. 25 for 40 years and believe it or not, an avid Buffalo Bills fan. Janet was extremely proud of her life’s work as a nurse. She cared for countless patients as though they were family. Her caring and compassion were unparalleled. Janet was happiest when she was surrounded by her family. They filled her life and her heart with love. She was a devoted wife of 46 years and adored her daughters and grandchildren who affectionately called her “Mima.” In her spare time, Janet enjoyed cake decorating, gardening and admiring the birds and squirrels that often came scratching at the door for a peanut. She and her husband, Joe, enjoyed many years together spending summer weekends on their boat and enjoying the evening fires visiting with friends under the pavilion at the Sylvan Beach marina. They also enjoyed their winter escapes to Myrtle Beach where you could often find her walking the beach looking for that perfect seashell. Survivors include her husband, Joe; her daughters, Christina Moretti and her husband, Al, of Ohio, Debra Wainwright and her husband, Sean, of Frankfort, and Janel Apel and her husband, Jeff, of Frankfort; her grandchildren, Rachael and Nathan Moretti, Marissa and Alexis Wainwright, Kayla and Joshua Grems, and Brittany, Kayla and Jennifer Apel; her nephew, Paul J. Belmont and his wife, Dina, of Frankfort; and several aunts, uncles and cousins, including a special cousin, Rosemarie Hardin. She was predeceased by her parents and several aunts and uncles. Funeral services will be held at 9:45 a.m. on Monday, June 13, 2011, at the Applegate-Day & Enea Family Funeral Home, 4309 Acme Rd., Ilion, and at 10:30 a.m.

oz.Typewriter: On This Day in Typewriter History (XXIX)

Once “The Original Typewriter Enterprise” (as typewriter historian Richard Current called it) had left the control of Christopher Latham Sholes and his development group of Glidden, James Densmore , Barron and Yost on March 1, 1873, its progress during the next quarter of a century was very much in the wonderfully capable hands of William McKendree Jenne   (above). The patent we will look at today was issued to Jenne on this day in 1895 and was one of nine Jenne applied for between 1875 and 1893. Of these, Jenne variously assigned them to The Type Writer Company (1875-1879), Wyckoff, Seamans and Benedict (1879-1893), E.Remington and Sons (1880), and the Standard Type-Writing Manufacturing Company and the Remington Standard Type-Writing Manufacturing Company (1888-1889). William Jenne clearly inherited his father’s mechanical aptitude. He was said to have been “born with a strong predilection for mechanics”. He trained as a mechanic in Lee, Massachusetts, and “advanced rapidly and laid the foundation of the rare mechanical skill which became of so much importance to him in after years”. Jenne started work with Plaisted and Whitehouse in Holyoke. In 1861 that firm secured a large contract with E.Remington and Sons for the manufacture of parts of fire arms. Jenne was sent to Ilion , where he so impressed the Remingtons he was given a contract for the manufacture of the Eliot pistol (above). In 1863, Thomas J. Halligan , of New York, brought to the Remingtons his sewing machine for heavy work on leather and using a waxed thread (pictured below). The Remingtons agreed to assist Halligan in perfecting his device and manufacturing it. Jenne was put in charge of working with Halligan on the machine. Before it was completed, Halligan was killed in an accident and work In 1903, Remington presented 30-year badges to Jenne, Benedict and other members of the early development group: Thomas Ringwood, J. C. Baker, I. W. Daniels and M. D. Tallman . Ringwood made the first screw for the typewriter and was foreman of that department. Daniels was foreman of the filing department, Baker of the polishing department and Tallman a moulder who made the first casting.

Papers read before the Herkimer County historical society during the years 1896-

In 1800 they imigrated to Herkimer county, first making their homes at Cranes ... about three miles south from Ilion, and sufficient land along Steele's ...

The Book of Names, Especially Relating to the Early Palatines and the First Settlers in the Mohawk Valley

Descendants live in New York city, Herkimer, Ilion, Utica and Jefferson county. There appear to be no duplications in this family except for the Fifer at ...

The Dockstader family, descendants of Georg Dachstätter, Palatine emigrant of 1709, who settled in the Mohawk Valley of New York

Robert A., born Ilion, Herkimer County, New York, 9 September 1953. ... 1973] Children of Robert C and Sue (Cogan) Merrill— four known [father's obit]: ...

New York state men : biographic studies and character portraits

Mr. Russell resides at 66 Otsego Street, Ilion. Member of Congress, banker and business man, was born in the town of Norway, Herkimer County, NY, March 13, ...

The New York red book

Mr. Allston, in 1880, became a resident of Ilion, Herkimer county, and has since ... His father wao an intimate associate of the late Judge William II. ...