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Bristol is a town in Ontario County, New York, United States. Bristol has about 2,280 residents. Mapcarta, the open map.
- History
- Genealogy
- Local Genealogy Work
- An Interesting Story Written by Festus Ganyard
- The U.S. - Mexican War
The history of Bristol was first recorded in 1669, when the explorer, Robert de LaSalle wrote to his homeland describing his visit to the Burning Springs, where the Seneca Indians had escorted him to see this "magical burning water." This was actually natural gas bubbling to the surface which had probably been lit by lightning. In 1779 General Sull...
Some Information to Help in Your Research:The Town of Bristol Historian has the following in the archives at the Town Hall. The list is a partial list of the holdings. This is such a tremendous resource, I hope many of you will take advantage, and submit a research request or stop in. Because the holdings are large and various, kindly be as specifi...
Do you have a local genealogy project going? Do you have some local ancestors or relatives that you would like to access family information on? A local volunteer, Shirley Pridmore Simpson, who along with others has developed an amazing amount (192,019 entries) of genealogical records from sources in Naples, Bristol, and the town of Italy as well as...
The Ganyard family arrived in Bristol around 1799 when Festus was four years old. By 1817 the family moved on with many other Bristol pioneers to Granger, Medina County, Ohio. Ganyard Hill Road and a cemetery off South Hill Road where a tombstone of Peter Ganyard is located are all that remain of the name in Bristol. That four year old year old boy...
As you look through Bristol's history, you will occasionally see references to the U.S. - Mexican War. To help understand the context of these references, we have included a short article describing briefly that conflict. To access the article, click here. Other Links to Bristol and Ontario County History Websites Bristol Hills Historical Society O...
Bristol - the town whose mission is to preserve and encourage a clean, naturally beautiful, rural environment with carefully planned growth and increased recreational opportunities, while promoting the preservation of agricultural lands.
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This antique map (Bristol) and atlas (Ontario County 1874) are part of the Historic Map Works, Residential Genealogy™ historical map collection, the largest digital collection of rare, ancient, old, historical, cadastral and antiquarian maps of its type. We currently have over 1,662,956 images available online.
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