Captain Norman Patterson of Fredonia, NY
My family came from Scotland to Ireland then to America settling in Colrain, MA. Adam Paterson had three sons William, George and Thomas.My branch eventually went to Fredonia, New York.Captain Norman Patterson was one of the youngest of 12 children.His parents were George Jr. and Martha Bolton and he is great grandson of our imigrant ancestor, Adam Patterson.He was a Great Lakes Schnoor Captain along with brothers, brother-in-law and some cousins.He went alone on a wagan train to California He had three children Austin, Ira and Norman.These three eventually moved to Chicago Illinois and owned an operated a newspaper ther.If anyone knows anything about this family let me know. :)