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Tree, Edward, was born in England, July 5, 1844, and was less than two years of age when his parents came to
this country. His father, Edward, sr., came to this country and located in the town of Lansing, and here made his
home till 1837, when he moved to Ithaca and engaged in paper making. He died February 19, 1885, aged seventy one
years. Of his ten children, eight survive, our subject being the oldest son. The latter was educated in the public
schools, and his first occupation was as a paper maker. At the age of fifteen he began as an apprentice in the
Ithaca paper mill, and rapidly rose to higher positions, following the business thirty two years. January 10, 1878,
Mr. Tree established a general grocery and provision store at 227 Aurora street, which his son conducted while
Mr. Tree worked in the paper mill. January 1, 1890, the son became a partner in the firm, and under the name of
E. Tree & Son, the concern is well known in commercial circles. In 1891 they added a market to their store,
and now have one of the finest stores of the kind in the place. Mr. Tree is a Democrat and in 1878 was elected
on the Democratic and Workingmen's ticket as trustee of the village. He is a member of the Aurora street church
and also of the R. A. November 22, 1866, he married Sarah J. Sincepaugh of Ithaca, and they have had two children:
William, and Maud R.
From:
Landmarks of Tompkins County, New York
Including a History of Cornell University
Edited by: John H. Selkreg
D. Mason & Co., Publishers
Syracuse, N. Y. 1894
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