.The Jewett Family in Buffalo, NY
First Jewetts in America: Joseph, with uncles Maximillian and Joseph, to Massachusetts Colony, in 1638. See Memorial and Family History of Erie County, New York
Children of Josiah and Sophia Skinner (second wife) (See Memorial and Family History of Erie County, New York):
Sherman Skinner 1818-1897. Married Deborah Dusenbury in 1839. Moved to Buffalo in 1834. Founded Jewett & Root and then Sherman S. Jewett & Co. in 1878, manufacturing stoves.
John Cotton 1820-1904. Married Priscilla Boardman in 1843. Moved to Buffalo in 1849. Founded C. Jewett Manufacturing Company in 1849. See Memorial and Family History of Erie County, New York
Joseph
Caroline Matilda
Charles Carroll
James Harvey
Surviving children of Sherman S. and Deborah Dusenbury:Henry Clay
Josiah
Emma Alice. Married Charles H. Williams
Jennie Matilda. Married Henry C. Howard
Surviving children of John Cotton and Priscilla Boardman:Edgar Boardman 1843- Married Elizabeth Foster Danforth in 1865. Came to Buffalo as a child. Joined his father's C. Jewett Manufacturing Company, making refrigerators. Buffalo mayor.
Carrie Amelia
Matilda Caroline
Ella
Frederick Arthur 1859-1906. Married Anna Louise James. See Memorial and Family History of Erie County, New York pp. 69-71
Mabel
Surviving children of Edgar Boardman and Elizabeth Foster Danforth:John Edgar Born 1871.
Mabel Born 1877
Surviving children of Frederick Arthur and and Elizabeth Foster Danforth:Robert
Catherine
Note: Elam R. Jewett is not a member of this family