Appendix

Memorabilia Related Research Material

• Documents: Deeds, Mortgages etc

• Newspaper Articles

• Coxon Family in England

• Everything Else

Material Listed Chronologically by Decade

Listed Chronologically

1750-1759

• 1750 Mountains West of CT River Opened to Settlers

1770-1779

• 1772 Petition of the Inhabitants of New Canaan New Concord Spencer Town & New Britain Etc

• 1773 John Griswold Settles at the Abner Hawley Place

1800-1809

• 1801-03-16 Deed - Shimeaz Harmon to Jesse Goodrich - 30 acres

• 1802-02-11 New Concord Meeting House Trustees Elected

1810-1819

• 1812-07-11 William Babcock, Son of Capt & Lucretia Babcock, Dies & is Buried at the Farm

• 1814-09-15 — Richard W. Bishop - First Burial in Red Rock Cemetery

• 1817-02-11 John Clark - Last Will & Testament

• 1819-11-26 Lucretia Davis Babcock, Wife of Capt Babcock, Dies & is Buried at the Farm

1820-1829

• 1820-10-17 Deed - William A Babcock to Ebenezer Cady

• Babcock to Cady Description Extracted

• 1822-11-11 Quit-Claim Deed - Reuben Merrill to Jesse Goodrich

• 1823-06-03 Deed - William A. Babcock to Ebenezer Cady

• 1825 Deeds - Heirs of John Clark to Elisha Williams

• 1826-01 Deed - Williams to Griswold - 210 acres

• 1826-01 Deed - Williams to Griswold Description Extracted

• 1827-04-14 Quit-Claim Deed - Alanson Ford to Jesse Goodrich Jr. - 137 Acres

• 1829-09-21 Capt William Avery Babcock Dies & is Buried at the Farm

1830-1839

• 1830-09-12 Christopher William Coxon Christening - HOLBEACH, LINCOLN, ENGLAND

• 1830-03-25 Deed - Chester Goodrich to Christian Church

• 1834-03-20 Bond - Griswold to Marriott $6,000

• Griswold Mortgage Payments Recorded on Bond Extracted

• 1834-03-20 Mortgage - Griswold to Marriott $3,000 - 210 acres less 14 acres sold to Henry W Clark

• 1837-04-14 Deed - Jesse Goodrich Jr. to James Hollenbeck - 250 Acres

• 1837-07-10 Deed Sherman Griswold to Milton Niles

• 1837-07-26 Deed - Milton Niles to Jesse Goodrich - 210 acres less 14 acres sold by Griswold to Henry W Clark

• 1837-09-14 Jesse Goodrich Jr. Dies and is buried on the farm

• 1839-04-17 Mortgage Satisfaction - Milton Niles to John S. & Albert Griswold

1840-1849

• 1841 Christiana Merriman, Wakefield, Yorkshire - England and Wales Census, 1841

• 1847 - Red Rock Rural Cemetery Book

• 1847-04-28 Deed - James Hollenbeck to Cornelius Hardick - 250 + 10 acres

• 1849-04-02 Deed - Charles L Thomas to Lorenzo J Goodrich

1850-1859

• 1851 Charles M Coxton, Fleet, Lincolnshire - England and Wales Census, 1851

• 1851 Christiana Coxton, Fleet, Lincolnshire - England and Wales Census, 1851

• 1851 William Coxton, Fleet, Lincolnshire - England and Wales Census, 1851

• 1855 Stewart Household in 1855 Census

• 1856-07-01 William G. Stewart Acquires 3 Acres South of the Farm

• 1856-07-31 Deed - Albert Griswold to William G. Stewart

1860-1869

• 1861 Charles M Coxon, Holbeach, Lincolnshire, England

• 1861 Christiana Coxon, Fleet, Lincolnshire - England and Wales Census, 1861

• 1861 William Coxon, Fleet, Lincolnshire - England and Wales Census, 1861

• 1862-02-18 Deed - Frederick Farrand to Reed Howes - 110 + 80 + 73 Acres

• 1865-07-28 Lucy Powell Goodrich, Wife of Jesse Goodrich Jr. Dies & is Buried at the Farm

• 1867 Ann Warrick Coxon, Birth, New York - New York, New York City Births, 1846-1909

• 1869-03-31 Deed - 5 Acres - Joseph D. Clark to William D. Stewart

• 1869-04-17 William D. Stewart Acquires 5 Acre Woodlot

• 1869 Charles Merriman Coxon Marriage - England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005

1870-1879

• 1870 Christopher Coxon in NYC - Census 1870

• 1870 James Coxon, New York City - United States Census, 1870

• 1872 William Coxon - Holbeach Directory pg 744-750 - Transcribed

• 1873 - Mt. Pleasant and Red Rock - The 1873 Beers Atlas of Columbia County

• 1873-03-05 Deed - Chester Goodrich Estate to Addison Burrows

• 1876-08-24 Picnic in the Grove of Mr. W. D. Stewart

• 1877 Charles Merriman Coxon Marriage

• 1878 Description of Red Rock in History of Columbia County

• 1878-12-17 Frederick Carlton Goodrich marries Ida Frances Acker Carpenter

1880-1889

• 1880 Christopher W Coxon Stuyvesant, Columbia County - Census

• 1881 Joseph C. Ford Monument Erected

• 1881-04-13 A Spacious Stock Barn

• 1881-10-05 William Stewart Fatal Accident

• 1883-11-18 John Howes Repaired His House

• 1884-07 John Howes Has Bargained for the E. A. Eberle Place

• 1889-09-19 Mrs. John Howes Wins Fair Awards

1890-1899

• 1890 Charles Merriman Coxon, Lodger - 14 Charterhouse Square

• 1890-03-06 John Howes Elected Commissioner, Town of Austerlitz

• 1890-03-12 D. Reed Howes Dies

• 1891-10-30 - Will - Betsey Stewart

• 1892-07-27 Deed - 120 Acres - Referee to William G. Stewart

• 1892-12-14 Ezra Park Dies

• 1893-04-06 Wm. G. Coxon, Defendant

• 1893-05-11 Elbridge Howes' House & Barn Burn

• 1893-10-30 Will Probated - Betsey Stewart

• 1894-02-01 A Rich Farmer Goes Crazy

• 1894-02-01 Telephone System Placed in Ellenville

• 1894-02-07 Estate of William D. Stewart

• 1894-02-07 William G. Stewart Letters Testamentary Revoked

• 1894-02-14 William Stewart Rumored Dead

• 1894-03-29 Deed - Sarah Currie to John Howes - 270 acres

• 1894-03-29 John Howes Elected Excise Commissioner

• 1894-09-26 NOTICE TO CREDITORS William G. Stewart

• 1895-01-30 William Stewart Farm Sale

• 1895-09-23 Maggie Coxon Has Returned

• 1896 Charles Merriman Coxon, Lodger - 14 Charterhouse Square

• 1896-02-12 THE ROAD QUESTION

• 1896-05-13 THE GROCERY ORACLE

• 1897-02-11 Swindler at Lorenzo Goodrich's

• 1897-11-19 The Great Fire in Cripplegate - City Press Supplement

• 1898-01-12 John Howes Attending Court at Hudson

• 1898-04-06 Lorenzo Goodrich is Ill

• 1898-04-13 Jesse Goodrich Has Moved to His Father, Lorenzo's Farm

• 1898-05-25 John Howes Laid Foundation

• 1898-10-26 Husking Party by James Coxon

• 1898-11-02 John Howes House to be Razed

• 1898-12-21 James Coxon & Sister Return From NYC

• 1899 Charles Merriman Coxon, Lodger - 14 Charterhouse Square

• 1899-02-08 Comedy Drama at Christian Church

• 1899-03-15 F. S. M. Club Officers Elected

1900-1909

• 1900-02-21 James Coxon to Occupy Betz Place

• 1900-10-10 Red Rock 150th Anniversary Celebration

• 1901-01-10 Lorenzo Goodrich is Dead

• 1901-05-01 NOTICE TO CREDITORS re. Lorenzo J. Goodrich

• 1901-05-23 Letter - C. M. Coxon to C. W. Coxon

• 1901-10-10 John Howes Chosen Supreme Court Trial Juror

• 1902-01 State Line Telephone at Standstill

• 1902-01-23 Telephone Meeting at Red Rock Store

• 1902-01-29 New Concord Telephone Line

• 1902-01-29 State Line Telephone Stockholders Meeting

• 1903-03-18 Canaan Town Election

• 1903-03-19 Goodrich Property Changing Hands

• 1903-06-10 Coxon Family Entertains NY Relatives

• 1903-09-26 Mrs. Sarah Ann Woodford Visits Her Sister, Mrs. John Howes

• 1903? Austerlitz to Red Rock Telephone Contemplated

• 1904-02-17 Fred Goodrich Jr to be Foreman at Machson Farm

• 1904-03-30 Frederick L Goodrich Married Georgianna Digons

• 1904-04-02 Mr & Mrs Fred Goodrich at Machson Farm

• 1905 Christopher W Coxons, Canaan - New York State Census, 1905

• 1905-04-05 Dan Lamoree Ill at Lorenzo Goodrich Farm

• 1905-05-10 Maggie Coxon Family Has Measles

• 1905-06-21 George Sweet Marries Margaret Coxon

• 1905-07-05 Robert Sweet Visits C. W. Coxon

• 1905-08-02 James Coxon School Dist. Clerk

• 1905-12-30 J. W. Coxon, Member, Col Co Ag. Society

• 1906-01-13 PAYN MILL FIRE

• 1906-04-11 James Coxon to Work Smith Farm

• 1906-05-23 Christopher Coxon Moves to Ghent

• 1906-06-20 Mrs. Coxon's Toe Removed

• 1906-07-07 Chris Coxon Fingers Cut

• 1908 Charles Merriman Coxon, Lodger - 14 Charterhouse Square

• 1908-05-29 1907 Telephone Co Taxes Levied

• 1908-08-12 Son Born to Mr. & Mrs. James Coxon

• 1909 +/- Mt. Pleasant - the Coxons moved back to the John Howes property

• 1909 Charles Merriman Coxon, Lodger - 14 Charterhouse Square E.C.

• 1909-10-20 New Telephone Directory

1910-1919

• 1910 Charles Merriman Coxon, 3 Wood Street Square Qualifying Property, Holloway Road Abode

• ???? Charles Merriman Coxon, Lodger - 4D Morgan mansions, Holloway road

• 1910 James W Coxon, Pittsfield MA - United States Census, 1910

• 1910-05-06 Mrs Margaret Coxon Dies

• 1911 Charles Merriman Coxon, Islington, N, London, England - England and Wales Census, 1911

• 1911-08-19 Walter Reynolds Coxon Funeral

• 1912-10-04 Mrs. John Howes Dies

• 1912-10-30 Mr. & Mrs. James Coxon Move to John Howes Place

• 1912-12-18 Thrown From Wagon

• 1913 Telephone Trunk Line to Green River

• 1913-01-31 James Coxon Caught a Butterfly

• 1913-02-05 Christopher Coxon Married in Hudson

• 1913-10-22 Capturing Coons

• 1913-10-25 James Coxon's Annual Coon Hunt

• 1913-11-05 James Coxon Visits Brother

• 1913-11-12 Mrs. James Coxon Visiting in Ashley Falls

• 1914-04-08 John and George Coxon Home After John Howes Illness

• 1914-04-15 John Howes Is Convalescing Very Slowly

• 1914-04-29 John Howes at the Telephone Switch Again

• 1914-07-01 James Coxon Family Visits Arch Fadding

• 1914-07-08 Woodfords Visit Mrs. James Coxon

• 1914-07-29 John Howes Attends Henderson's 50th Aniv.

• 1914-07-29 Mrs. Alice Van Wagenen of Chatham at John Howes'

• 1914-07-29 The Courier Company's Automobile Contest

• 1914-08-12 Guests at James Coxon's

• 1914-09-02 Woodfords Visit John Howes

• 1914-09-30 Mrs. James Coxon Visits Woodford's

• 1915 FOR SALE - Indian Motorcycle.

• 1915 Fred Goodrich Moves Into One of Father's Houses

• 1915-01-06 Annual Meeting of Christian Society and Red Rock Cemetery

• 1915-01-13 Fair Premium List Will be Revised

• 1915-01-27 John Howes Repairs Telephone

• 1915-02-17 Mrs. James Coxon Visits Mrs. Archibald Fadding

• 1915-02-24 John Howes & James Coxon Family Entertain Friends

• 1915-03-03 John Coxon Ill With Grip

• 1915-03-24 Moves to One of F. C. Goodrich's Houses

• 1915-03-31 Gordon Goodrich Meets With Accident in Saw Mill

• 1915-04-07 James Coxon Visits Pittsfield

• 1915-05-07 Fred Goodrich Jr Moved to Red Rock

• 1915-05-12 School Officers Elected

• 1915-05-19 John Howes and Mrs. Van Wagenen Guests of Mrs. Arch. Fadding

• 1915-06-02 John Howes Resigns From School Board

• 1915-06-30 Recent Guests at John Howes

• 1915-07-14 John Howes Purchased an Automobile

• 1915-08-18 Red Rock Column

• 1915-09-01 Guests at James Coxon's

• 1915-09-08 James Coxon Visiting Friends in Saratoga

• 1915-11-24 Miss Bertha Woodford of Ashley Falls guest at John Howes'

• 1915-12-01 John Howes & John Coxon Return From Ashley Falls

• 1915-12-15 Michael Kane Suffers a Stroke at John Howes

• 1915-12-22 Michael Kane Dies at John Howes' Home

• 1916-01-05 John Howes Re-elected President

• 1916-01-05 Mrs. Eberle Oldest Woman on the Stage

• 1916-01-12 Recalling Woman Suffrage Debate at Schoolhouse

• 1916-03-08 John Howes Organ Moved to School House

• 1916-1919? John Howes Sells at Auction

• 1917-01-24 James Coxon is Sawing Ice on No Bottom Pond

• 1917-08-29 Mr. and Mrs. John Howes spent Sunday in Ashley Falls.

• 1918-04-10 Red Rock Telephone Election of Officers

• 1918-05-15 John Howes Visited the Farm on Business

• 1918-08-13 John Howes Appointed Administrator of Estate of Sarah R. Howes

• 1918-09-11 Mrs. John Howes Guest at James Coxon's

• 1918-10-23 Cristopher Coxon Calls at J. W. Coxon's

• 1918-12-04 An Adaptation by John Howes

• 1919-01-19 Austerlitz Residents Drawing Ice From Fog Hill Pond

• 1919-04-01 Mrs. Frederick Goodrich Dies

• 1919-10-30 Mr. F. C. Goodrich and Son Lester, Have Purchased an Automobile.

1920-1929

• 1920-02-19 Mrs. John Howes Surprise Birthday Party

• 1920-06-10 Chas. Coxon's Motorcycle Catches Fire

• 1920-10-07 John Howes Re-elected Trustee of Red Rock Cemetery Assoc

• 1920-10-07 Mr and Mrs John Howes of Ashley Falls Guests at J. W. Coxon's

• 1922-01-26 Stanley Kellogg Filling His Ice House From John Howes' Pond

• 1922-05-11 C. W. Coxon & John Howes Visit at James Coxon's

• 1922-05-25 OBSERVING HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF CHRISTIAN CHURCH

• 1922-06-08 Jessie Goodrich Dies

• 1922-07-13 Mr. and Mrs. John Howes Guests at James Coxon's

• 1922-07-27 John Howes Guest at James Coxon's

• 1922-09 Austerlitz History by H. D. Harvey

• 1922-10-22 Fred Goodrich Jr., Carpenter

• 1922-12-14 Red Rock School Honors

• 1923-01-18 Red Rock School Honors

• 1923-03-22 Funds Raised for Christian Church Bell

• 1923-10-04 Working the Roads Editorial

• 1926-01 George & John Coxon Passed the Regents

• 1926-02-25 AMOS JACKSON AGED COLORED MAN, WON OLD-TIME FIDDLERS' CONTEST

• 1926-03-04 VIOLIN MADE OF CIGAR BOX AND BOW OF HAIR FROM HORSES TAIL

• 1926-08-05 Piersonville Would Have Best Country School

• 1927-04-28 Dairymen's League Notes Passing of Mr. Fred Goodrich

• 1927-04-28 Wildcat on Hood of Stuck Car

• 1927-07-10 Goodrich Family Picnic

• 1927-08-11 F. L. & Jesse C. Goodrich Lease the Farm From the Estate

• 1928-05-17 John Howes Remains Brought From Ashley Falls

• 1929 Charles Merriman Coxon Probate

1930-1939

• 1930-06 Electric Lights Being Installed in School House

• 1931-08-06 No Bottom Pond Christened by Motor Boat

• 1932 Goodrich Farm Sold at Tax Sale

• 1932-07-21 SOLDIERS OF RED ROCK HONORED IN RECENT ESSAY BY SCHOOL PUPIL

• 1932-09 Mrs John Howes Funeral in Ashley Falls

• 1933 - Red Rock Area Feels Force Of Heavy Storm

• 1933-01-19 LONE BANDIT TERRORIZES RED ROCK AREA; CHASES CHILDREN

• 1933-03-30 Thirty Years Ago

• 1933-04 Rites Held For E S. Howes At Red Rock, Thurs.

• 1933-04-20 RED ROCK ROAD REPAIR SOUGHT

• 1933-04-27 E. S. Howes, 81, Dies in Red Rock

• 1933-04-27 Mrs J. W. Coxon Convalescing

• 1933-04-27 RED ROCK IMPROVEMENT GROUP ORGANIZED

• 1933-05-04 To The Editor Chatham Courier

• 1933-06 AUTO CRASH AT DANGER POINT ON RED ROCK ROAD

• 1933-06-23 Christian Church Burns

• 1933-07-06 CELEBRATION BY RED ROCK ASS'N IS FINE SUCCESS

• 1933-07 WILL START RED ROCK ROAD SOON

• 1933-07-20 RED ROCK ROAD WORK TO BEGIN EARLY IN WEEK

• 1933-07-20 RELIEF IN TWO DIRECTIONS, An Editorial

• 1933-09 Ninety Three Employed in One Day on Red Rock Road

• 1933-10-26 Strawberries Ripe In Red Rock

• 1934-06-14 TRUCK RUNS WILD ON HILL, TWO INJURED

• 1934-07-12 RED ROCK ROAD TO BE FINISHED BY MID-AUGUST

• 1934-11-01 RED ROCK ROAD WORK RESUMED TODAY BY TERA

• 1935-03-28 Fog Hill Improvement Association

• 1935-06-20 Direct Road to West Stockbridge Wanted

• 1939-06-01 Colonial Days Cling to Life In Little Village of Red Rock

1940-1949

• 1941-09-11 James Coxon Household Auction

• 1941-12-22 - Jesse Carlton Goodrich Dies

• 1946-06-27 Pope Occupies Howes Property

• 1947-04-21 Chatham Area Auction Cooperative, Inc.

1950-1959

• 1950-11-30 Rites Held for James Coxon, 81

• 1950-12-22 Chatham Area Auction Acquires Property on Rt 203

• 1952-11-08 Red Rock Bridge Recalled

• 1954 Chatham Area Auction Photo

• 1956 Bob Mabey Buys His First Truck

• 1958-07-31 Red Rock Community Picnic at Coxon's Field

1960-1969

• 1960 Bob Mabey Swaps Land For Warehouse Site

• 1962-05-03 State Buying Vast County Tract

• 1962-11-16 Pop Sweet Fiddles at 79th Birthday

• 1963-03-21 It's Maple Syrup Time in Red Rock

• 1963-05-02 Red Rock Barn Razed

• 1963-06-20 The Indian Creek

• 1963-12-19 Austerlitz Park Area Under Study

• 1963-12-19 Jack Doyle Wins Young Farmer Award

• 1965-05-01 George K. "Pop" Sweet Dies

• 1966-08-04 A Day for Red Rock

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