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- ↑ United States. United States Congressional Serial Set. Washington: U.S. G.P.O., 1885.
- ↑ "Obituary." The New York Times 16 Nov. 1890: 5.
- ↑ Cutter, William Richard. Genealogical and Family History of Western New York: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Building of a Nation. New York: Lewis Historical Pub. Co, 1912.
- ↑ Lockport (N.Y.). Revised Charter and Ordinances of the City of Lockport. Lockport, N.Y.: Press of Roberts Bros. Co, 1913.