~~Philanda
Clock Stitched a Quilt~~
Town
of Parish,
Oswego
Co., NY
Miss Philinda Clock’s Quilt, Parish
NY
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A signature quilt and what a
mystery it is. This handmade heirloom was made in 1854, before Philinda
married Mr. John Henry Miller in 1855, my gggrandfather. They
had three children, Herbert, Ida and Frank.
Philinda was born in German
Flats, Herkimer County, NY. She was the daughter of Daniel Clock
(Klock) and Efau Rema (Rima). They had 10 children and
eight of them lived to adulthood. Daniel and Efan’s first three children
were born in German Flats, before they moved to Parish sometime between
1834 and 1836.
The quilt is eight by seven
blocks. The near center block is inscribed “Miss Philinda Clock’s
Quilt? Parish? Oswego ? County ? NY ? 1854 “ with a unique stitching,
as is the rest of the other 48 names.
Contributed by Mary Lou Guindon
Miss Philinda Clock’s Quilt, Parish
NY
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First row
Miss E S Watkins
Miss P Sanford
Miss C Fellows
Mr. D Clock (her father)
Mr. F L Clock ( her brother
Lewis Francis who married Elsie Minckler in 1879 in Parish?)
Row 2
Mr D Fritts (Dayton?)
A M Beldin
LW Dennison
Miss JL Howard (Josephine?)
Mrs. E Clock (her mother)
Mr J Groves
Mr SP Clock (Simon Perry, her brother)
Row 3
Miss B Snider
Miss M E Clock (her sister, Mary
E. married Charles Phinney and husband 2 was Norman Fox).
Miss P Minckler
Mr W Ostrum
Mr W O Comstock (William O,, married
sister Katherine about 1850)
Miss SC Goodenow
Row 4
Mr E L Comstock
Mr D Letts (David)
Miss M F Johnson
Miss J Fox
Miss C Comstock
Miss E Burrows
Miss C Clock (her sister, Catherine)
Row 5
Mr S S Sanford
Mr E Minckler
Miss S E Benson (her
brother Erwin married Susan Benson in 1853. His second wife, Mary Benson
in 1873)
Mr J H Miller (John Henry)
Miss C L Howard
Mr J Laribee (Jacob?, married her
sister Lavina)
Mr D R Clock (David Romaine?– her
brother)
Row 6
Miss H L Comstock
Mr E J Clock (Edwin J?, her brother
Mr I D Allen
Miss L Clock (Lavina?, her sister)
Mr A Burrows
Miss A D Comstock (Alice D, child
of Wm and Katherine Clock Comstock)
Mrs L Steel
Row 7
Mr E Miller
Miss H M Fellows
Mr H Casler
Mr H Kase
Mrs E Finster
Mr D J Clock (Daniel, her brother
that married Hannah Wood in 1866 in Parish?)
A few of these names were easy
to guess at, but there are many that I don’t connect. Are they school
friends, neighbors or are they related in some other way? If you
have ideas, please contact me.
The quilt has always remained
in the family and is still in very good condition. Philinda gave
the quilt to her eldest son, Herbert L Miller (1856-1911).
He passed it down to his nephew, Lynn H Miller, (son of Frank
E and Blanche Treadway Miller). Lynn’s wife, Lucille Courbat
Miller Holmes still treasures it to this day and is on put on view
in a guest bedroom.
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