ROGERS, Anson

1821 - 1887  (66 years)

• Name	ROGERS, Anson
  Birth	14 Aug 1821	Leroy, NY   [1]
  Gender	Male
  FindaGrave	FindAGrave Memorial 15777231
  _COLOR	11
  Death	2 Nov 1887	Janesville, WI
  Burial	Janesville, WI
  	Address: Oak Hill Cemetery
  Person ID	I40119	Puffer 062124
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2018

  
  

  Family 1	PUFFER, Caroline Abby,   b. 28 Feb 1822, Westminster, MA d. 9 Mar 1912, Boston, MA (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	25 Oct 1876	MA   [1]
  Family ID	F14069	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Aug 2024

  
  

  Family 2	BARKER, Mary J.,   b. 10 Nov 1828   d. 8 Jan 1875, Denver, CO (Age 46 years)
  Family ID	F18568	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Aug 2024

  
  

• Photos

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• Notes

  Son of Daniel and Fanny Rogers. In his younger years he engaged in boating on the Erie Canal, lumbering, and working in his father's hotel. In 1845 he headed west, first to Milwaukee, and then to Janesville. For a time he worked as a clerk at the stage house in Union. He worked on the Illinois Canal for a time, By 1850 he was partner with Charles Stevens at the Stevens House hotel in Janesville. Mr. Rogers was the proprietor of the old American House hotel, and later the Hyatt House hotel. In 1871 he was elected mayor of the city, serving one term. During the presidency of Franklin Pierce he was appointed US Marshal for Wisconsin. For a time he was a member of the Board of Trustees for the School for the Blind. He also held the position of president of the New McLean Manufacturing Company, a position he held at the time of his death.

  
  

• Sources

  [S541] Massachusetts Marriage Records, 1840-1915.