Person Sheet


Name Stephen Smith SKINNER
Birth 22 Oct 1821, Crowland Twp., Welland Co., Ontario
Death 29 Apr 1903, Watertown Twp., Coddington Co., S.D. Age: 81
Burial aft 29 Apr 1903, Watertown Twp., Coddington Co., S.D.
Burial Memo buried, Mt. Hope Cemetery
Father Stephen SKINNER (1783-1845)
Mother Clarissa SMITH (1783-~1861)
Spouses
1 Maria TUTTLE
Birth 1826
Death 1845 Age: 19
Marriage 1844
2 Helen CHRISTEY
Birth 1825
Death 1895 Age: 70
Marriage 4 Apr 1846, Buffalo, Erie Co., N.Y.
Notes for Stephen Smith SKINNER
Butcher, Hotel Keeper, Gentleman.
Methodist.

Death (April 29, 1903): BPOE Memorial of deaths between 1904 and 1929
lists Stephen S. Skinner's death as 10/14/1905 (Source:
Coddington Co. Genealogy Web page)
Burial: He and Helen are buried in a vault at Mt. Hope that he built
himself. I have seen this vault. (WJB)
Occupation: Farmer from Cook's Mills. Moved to Clifton (now Niagara
Falls) prior
to 1850. Was a butcher and operated one of the first hotels in
Clifton. Moved to Watertown, South Dakota in 1881 (town 3 years old).
Built a hotel and operated it until his death.
1886 General and Business Directory, City of Watertown, SD lists S.
S. Skinner as "proprietor of Farmers Home, residence same."
1881 Canadian Census lists him as a "gentleman."
Religion: From Internet (Coddington Co Web page): Stephen Smith
Skinner and his family were members of the Methodist Episcopal
Church of Watertown in 1888.
1881 Canadian Census lists Stephen and his family as C. Methodist.
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