📔 The Town of Bergen, A HISTORY

By Virginia Barons, Town Historian

PUBLISHED IN AUGUST, 1962 TO
COMMEMORATE THE SESQUICENTENNIAL CELEBRATION

Page 10:

Hiram Redfield when he kept the store, engaged the ballroom of Hooper's Tavern for a select ball; among the dancers on that occasion were John Tone, father of Thomas; Ebenezer Scofield, Richard Evarts, and Hiram Redfield, all excelled in dancing.

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The first industry of its kind existing in the town of Bergen for a period of half a century was the concern known as the Bergen Roller Mills, which were constructed in the Bergen Village in 1898 by Thomas J. Tone. These mills had a capacity of fifty barrels per day, and employed seven hands and was operated by steam power alone, manufacturing flour and feed. This mill is still operating and is now owned by Howard Stetson.

Pages 40-41:

OUTSTANDING BERGENITES
...
FRANK J. TONE.
One of Bergen's most illustrious sons, Dr. Frank J. Tone, world famous physical chemist, was president of the Carborundum Company of Niagara Falls. Dr. Tone was born at Bergen in 1868. He was graduated from Cornell University, Ithaca in 1891 and 1895 he began his career with the Carborundum Company. The holder of about 150 patents, Dr. Tone originated the first commercial' process for the reproduction of silican monoxide and fibrous silican oxy-carbide, and invented electric heating elements of silican carbide, now extensively used in industrial furnaces. In recognition of his outstanding contribution to science and industry, four medals have been awarded to Dr. Tone; the first, at the Paris Exposition of 1901; the second, at the Buffalo Pan-American Exposition; the third at the St. Louis Exposition of 1904; and finally, he was the first recipient of the Jacob F. Schoellkopf medal. In 1938, Dr. Tone received the Perkin Medal of the American Section of the Society of Chemical Industry. One of his sons, Franchot, is a Hollywood and stage actor. Dr. Tone was 75 when he died in 1944.

Page 47 includes a photo of Bergen Roller Mills "in the early 1900's"

The booklet includes a map of Bergen as it appeared in 1865. Names on the map include:

• S. Spafford, in the inset, on Buffalo St. The only S. Spafford I have is Sumner Spafford (1799-1857), who would have died before the map date. This might have been one of his sons.
• "Mrs. Spafford", just north from the inset on Lake St. Possibly Delia Barber (1804-1883), widow of Sumner Spafford (1799-1857).
• No Tone labels that I can find, though they would have lived in Bergen by then.