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Family of Thomas A VEAZIE and Mary J HAVENS
Thomas A VEAZIE b. 18221837 at Rome, NY1845. d. 1896 Apr 111837 at 143 1-2 West Water St, Elmira, NY1845. bd. Evergreen Cem., Torrey, NY1837.
Mary J HAVENS b. 1842~1847 at prob Bradford Co., PA1852. d. 1926 Aug 111850 at 39 Park St., Binghamton, NY1850. bd. Spring Forest Cem, Binghamton, NY840.
Married800 1860?1849 at Corning, NY1849.
Thomas' obituary1849 states Thomas and Mary were married 1860 in Corning. The year is doubtful as his first wife, Julia, didn't die until 1863.
In June, 1863, Thomas, age 43 (?), landlord, registered for the draft927 while resident in Dix, NY. Thomas was primarily a hotel entrepreneur. He worked at, owned and operated hotels in Yates County, NY; Seneca, Prattsburg, and Elmira, NY; and Wellsboro, Pennsylvania.
Thomas's sister, Mary J Hayden, mentions in an 1865 affidavit4515 that Thomas was (at that time) living in Jefferson [New York.] The obituary5463 for Thomas' wife, Julia, mentions her as the "wife of Thomas Veazie, of the Jefferson House." It's not clear whether Thomas owned or operated the hotel.
For the interested, the fultonhistory.com site will provide many newspaper articles regarding his movements and activities throughout the area of Tioga Co., PA, and Steuben, Chemung and Yates counties in New York.
Thomas' obituary1849 mentions his marriage in 1860 to Mary Huke, dau of "Jabez Haven" of Corning. In 1850, Mary was living with her parents in Ulster, PA. In 1860, she resided with her parents in Corning, NY.
By 1865, she had been married and widowed as "Mary J Huke," "daughter," married once, now widowed, resided in the household of Jabez and Fanny Havens in Corning. Though her first husband hasn't been confirmed, he may have been George D Huke who is buried in Hope Cemetery, South Corning, NY. He may be the George D Huke of Geneva, NY, who enlisted in the Union Army, Sep 14, 1862, listed as married, and died of typhoid in Portsmouth, VA, Nov 5, 1863.
A headstone840 for Mary Havens Veazie in Spring Forest Cemetery, Binghamton, NY, has her birthyear (1842) but the death date is not carved. Whether she is, in fact, buried there hasn't been determined.
As with her husband Thomas, newspapers in Tioga county, PA, and Upper Tier region of New York are filled with advertisements and articles regarding Mrs Veazie and her cancer treatments and cures. While married to Thomas Veazie, Mary became a "specialist" in the healing of cancer, skin and blood problems. She continued her vocation nearly until the time of her death. After Thomas died, she moved to Binghamton, NY, and established a sanitarium there.
Her 1926 obituary1850 mentions surviving brother Harvey J Havens, and sister Mrs C J Moore. Other documents and census records confirm Mary's siblings as James Harvey Havens