Erastus and Abigail Fyler
Abigail Fyler
Daguerreotype
1850 – 1855 (Earliest/Latest dates)
Measurement Notes: Case: 3.75" x 3.25" x .75"
Measurement Notes: 2.25" x 2.625"
Measurement Notes: 2.25" x 2.625"
Daguerreotype of Erastus Fyler (1789-1856) on one side of the case and his wife Abigail Smith (1795-1860) Fyler on the opposite side of the case.
According to "The Fyler-Filer Family: Genealogy and History Volume 1" by Jean Fyler Arnold (Genealogy Publishing Services; Franklin, NC. 1992) page 12, Erastus was the son of Silas and Lucy (Drake) Fyler. He was born in Torrington, CT and served as a Private in the War of 1812. he married Abigail (daughter of Jonathan and Hannah (Allis) Smith) at Sullivan, NY in 1816. About 1821 they moved to Parish, NY, crossing Oneida Lake on the ice.
The couple had six children. The oldest son, Lorenzo, and his family are pictured in 1947.001.001.
According to "The Fyler-Filer Family: Genealogy and History Volume 1" by Jean Fyler Arnold (Genealogy Publishing Services; Franklin, NC. 1992) page 12, Erastus was the son of Silas and Lucy (Drake) Fyler. He was born in Torrington, CT and served as a Private in the War of 1812. he married Abigail (daughter of Jonathan and Hannah (Allis) Smith) at Sullivan, NY in 1816. About 1821 they moved to Parish, NY, crossing Oneida Lake on the ice.
The couple had six children. The oldest son, Lorenzo, and his family are pictured in 1947.001.001.
1947.001.002