Ogdensburg Journal - April 10, 1907
Another old-time citizen of Ogdensburg has been removed by death after a life full of years, marked by the respect and confidence of all who knew him. William F. Wilcox was born in North Augusta, Ontario May 28, 1827 and died yesterday at the home of his son, John H. Wilcox, at the homestead on Canton Road, wither he had gone a week ago on a visit. Mr. Wilcox had been in ill health since last Thanksgiving day, and his death was due primarily to old age and heart disease. The remains were taken to his late home, 60 Montgomery street, whence the funeral will be held Thursday at 1pm, Rev. Guy L. Brown officiating.
Mr. Wilcox left his birthplace in his boyhood years and went to live with an uncle in Vermont. About half a century ago he came to Ogdensburg and worked at his trade as a painter. Subsequently he removed to Lisbon, where he operated a farm eight years. Then upon his purchasing a farm on the Canton road, near Ogdensburg, he left Lisbon for his new home. About twenty years ago he came to Ogdensburg and his son, John H., now occupies the farm. Mr. Wilcox was married about fifty years ago to Ellen Castle of Waddington. They had seven children and this is the third death in the family circle. Just two months ago yesterday a son, James E. passed away. Nineteen years ago a daughter, Hattie A., passed away. There survive, Mr. Wilcox's wife and the following children: Mrs. C. D. Tracey of Massena; William C. Wilcox of Ogdensburg, Mrs. A. H. Northrup of Fort Doge, Ia; Mrs. William B. Raymond of Massena, and John H. Wilcox of Ogdensburg. Mrs. Northrup and her husband spent the winter at their old home in this vicinity and returned to Iowa only two weeks ago. One brother, James J. Wilcox, the last of a family of seven, resides in Lansing, Michigan. In 1853 Mr. Wilcox united with the First Baptist church of this city and soon afterward was elected a trustee of the church, which position he continued to hold until he removed to the town of Lisbon when he resigned. He was a good, Christian man, just, honest and upright in every dealing, respected by his friends and beloved by his family.
Copied from the October 30, 1949 Massena Observer
(The first glass milk bottle)
Dr. Harvey D. Thatcher (of Potsdam )had invented the first sanitary milk pail in 1883. A year later he designed a model of a bottle on a hand lathe and had some hand blown in glass in New York. Unable to sell them to any dairyman in Potsdam, he finally persuaded William C. Wilcox of Ogdensburg, who operated a dairy farm, to try them. Wilcox, father of Ralph Wilcox, was thus the first man in the world to deliver milk in a glass bottle. The wooden pegs used for stoppers were not satisfactory, nor were glass tops which Dr. Thatcher tried, and Dr. Thatcher developed a paraffined paper top which is essentially the same as it used today. (1949) He stamped the first tops out by hand, later built a foot power press. Today. the milk industry uses 20,000,000 covers and tops for milk bottles. Again, Mr. Wilcox was the first man in the world to deliver milk in glass bottles with paper tops.
Another old-time citizen of Ogdensburg has been removed by death after a life full of years, marked by the respect and confidence of all who knew him. William F. Wilcox was born in North Augusta, Ontario May 28, 1827 and died yesterday at the home of his son, John H. Wilcox, at the homestead on Canton Road, wither he had gone a week ago on a visit. Mr. Wilcox had been in ill health since last Thanksgiving day, and his death was due primarily to old age and heart disease. The remains were taken to his late home, 60 Montgomery street, whence the funeral will be held Thursday at 1pm, Rev. Guy L. Brown officiating.
Mr. Wilcox left his birthplace in his boyhood years and went to live with an uncle in Vermont. About half a century ago he came to Ogdensburg and worked at his trade as a painter. Subsequently he removed to Lisbon, where he operated a farm eight years. Then upon his purchasing a farm on the Canton road, near Ogdensburg, he left Lisbon for his new home. About twenty years ago he came to Ogdensburg and his son, John H., now occupies the farm. Mr. Wilcox was married about fifty years ago to Ellen Castle of Waddington. They had seven children and this is the third death in the family circle. Just two months ago yesterday a son, James E. passed away. Nineteen years ago a daughter, Hattie A., passed away. There survive, Mr. Wilcox's wife and the following children: Mrs. C. D. Tracey of Massena; William C. Wilcox of Ogdensburg, Mrs. A. H. Northrup of Fort Doge, Ia; Mrs. William B. Raymond of Massena, and John H. Wilcox of Ogdensburg. Mrs. Northrup and her husband spent the winter at their old home in this vicinity and returned to Iowa only two weeks ago. One brother, James J. Wilcox, the last of a family of seven, resides in Lansing, Michigan. In 1853 Mr. Wilcox united with the First Baptist church of this city and soon afterward was elected a trustee of the church, which position he continued to hold until he removed to the town of Lisbon when he resigned. He was a good, Christian man, just, honest and upright in every dealing, respected by his friends and beloved by his family.
Copied from the October 30, 1949 Massena Observer
(The first glass milk bottle)
Dr. Harvey D. Thatcher (of Potsdam )had invented the first sanitary milk pail in 1883. A year later he designed a model of a bottle on a hand lathe and had some hand blown in glass in New York. Unable to sell them to any dairyman in Potsdam, he finally persuaded William C. Wilcox of Ogdensburg, who operated a dairy farm, to try them. Wilcox, father of Ralph Wilcox, was thus the first man in the world to deliver milk in a glass bottle. The wooden pegs used for stoppers were not satisfactory, nor were glass tops which Dr. Thatcher tried, and Dr. Thatcher developed a paraffined paper top which is essentially the same as it used today. (1949) He stamped the first tops out by hand, later built a foot power press. Today. the milk industry uses 20,000,000 covers and tops for milk bottles. Again, Mr. Wilcox was the first man in the world to deliver milk in glass bottles with paper tops.
Ogdensburg Journal - April 10, 1907
Another old-time citizen of Ogdensburg has been removed by death after a life full of years, marked by the respect and confidence of all who knew him. William F. Wilcox was born in North Augusta, Ontario May 28, 1827 and died yesterday at the home of his son, John H. Wilcox, at the homestead on Canton Road, wither he had gone a week ago on a visit. Mr. Wilcox had been in ill health since last Thanksgiving day, and his death was due primarily to old age and heart disease. The remains were taken to his late home, 60 Montgomery street, whence the funeral will be held Thursday at 1pm, Rev. Guy L. Brown officiating.
Mr. Wilcox left his birthplace in his boyhood years and went to live with an uncle in Vermont. About half a century ago he came to Ogdensburg and worked at his trade as a painter. Subsequently he removed to Lisbon, where he operated a farm eight years. Then upon his purchasing a farm on the Canton road, near Ogdensburg, he left Lisbon for his new home. About twenty years ago he came to Ogdensburg and his son, John H., now occupies the farm. Mr. Wilcox was married about fifty years ago to Ellen Castle of Waddington. They had seven children and this is the third death in the family circle. Just two months ago yesterday a son, James E. passed away. Nineteen years ago a daughter, Hattie A., passed away. There survive, Mr. Wilcox's wife and the following children: Mrs. C. D. Tracey of Massena; William C. Wilcox of Ogdensburg, Mrs. A. H. Northrup of Fort Doge, Ia; Mrs. William B. Raymond of Massena, and John H. Wilcox of Ogdensburg. Mrs. Northrup and her husband spent the winter at their old home in this vicinity and returned to Iowa only two weeks ago. One brother, James J. Wilcox, the last of a family of seven, resides in Lansing, Michigan. In 1853 Mr. Wilcox united with the First Baptist church of this city and soon afterward was elected a trustee of the church, which position he continued to hold until he removed to the town of Lisbon when he resigned. He was a good, Christian man, just, honest and upright in every dealing, respected by his friends and beloved by his family.
Copied from the October 30, 1949 Massena Observer
(The first glass milk bottle)
Dr. Harvey D. Thatcher (of Potsdam )had invented the first sanitary milk pail in 1883. A year later he designed a model of a bottle on a hand lathe and had some hand blown in glass in New York. Unable to sell them to any dairyman in Potsdam, he finally persuaded William C. Wilcox of Ogdensburg, who operated a dairy farm, to try them. Wilcox, father of Ralph Wilcox, was thus the first man in the world to deliver milk in a glass bottle. The wooden pegs used for stoppers were not satisfactory, nor were glass tops which Dr. Thatcher tried, and Dr. Thatcher developed a paraffined paper top which is essentially the same as it used today. (1949) He stamped the first tops out by hand, later built a foot power press. Today. the milk industry uses 20,000,000 covers and tops for milk bottles. Again, Mr. Wilcox was the first man in the world to deliver milk in glass bottles with paper tops.
Another old-time citizen of Ogdensburg has been removed by death after a life full of years, marked by the respect and confidence of all who knew him. William F. Wilcox was born in North Augusta, Ontario May 28, 1827 and died yesterday at the home of his son, John H. Wilcox, at the homestead on Canton Road, wither he had gone a week ago on a visit. Mr. Wilcox had been in ill health since last Thanksgiving day, and his death was due primarily to old age and heart disease. The remains were taken to his late home, 60 Montgomery street, whence the funeral will be held Thursday at 1pm, Rev. Guy L. Brown officiating.
Mr. Wilcox left his birthplace in his boyhood years and went to live with an uncle in Vermont. About half a century ago he came to Ogdensburg and worked at his trade as a painter. Subsequently he removed to Lisbon, where he operated a farm eight years. Then upon his purchasing a farm on the Canton road, near Ogdensburg, he left Lisbon for his new home. About twenty years ago he came to Ogdensburg and his son, John H., now occupies the farm. Mr. Wilcox was married about fifty years ago to Ellen Castle of Waddington. They had seven children and this is the third death in the family circle. Just two months ago yesterday a son, James E. passed away. Nineteen years ago a daughter, Hattie A., passed away. There survive, Mr. Wilcox's wife and the following children: Mrs. C. D. Tracey of Massena; William C. Wilcox of Ogdensburg, Mrs. A. H. Northrup of Fort Doge, Ia; Mrs. William B. Raymond of Massena, and John H. Wilcox of Ogdensburg. Mrs. Northrup and her husband spent the winter at their old home in this vicinity and returned to Iowa only two weeks ago. One brother, James J. Wilcox, the last of a family of seven, resides in Lansing, Michigan. In 1853 Mr. Wilcox united with the First Baptist church of this city and soon afterward was elected a trustee of the church, which position he continued to hold until he removed to the town of Lisbon when he resigned. He was a good, Christian man, just, honest and upright in every dealing, respected by his friends and beloved by his family.
Copied from the October 30, 1949 Massena Observer
(The first glass milk bottle)
Dr. Harvey D. Thatcher (of Potsdam )had invented the first sanitary milk pail in 1883. A year later he designed a model of a bottle on a hand lathe and had some hand blown in glass in New York. Unable to sell them to any dairyman in Potsdam, he finally persuaded William C. Wilcox of Ogdensburg, who operated a dairy farm, to try them. Wilcox, father of Ralph Wilcox, was thus the first man in the world to deliver milk in a glass bottle. The wooden pegs used for stoppers were not satisfactory, nor were glass tops which Dr. Thatcher tried, and Dr. Thatcher developed a paraffined paper top which is essentially the same as it used today. (1949) He stamped the first tops out by hand, later built a foot power press. Today. the milk industry uses 20,000,000 covers and tops for milk bottles. Again, Mr. Wilcox was the first man in the world to deliver milk in glass bottles with paper tops.
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