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- He spent his boyhood in Boston. After the close of the War of the Revolution, he removed to the western part of the state, settling in Conway, Franklin County, just beyond the Connecticut River. On January 27, 1785, he married Rhoda Brown of that place, and began his life on a farm, where five of their eight children were born. In 1801, after selling his estate in Conway, he journeyed with his family to Phelps, New York, where his younger brother John had previously settled. He purchased a new home, comprising 240 acres of uncleared land, which adjoined his brother's property on the north. He cleared away the forests, brought its acres under fertile cultivation and erected a log house, which was soon replaced by a substantial New England residence and other farm buildings. Here he reared his family and rounded out his life. He passed away at the ripe old age of 84 on November 24, 1848, respected by the community, and was buried on Melvin Hill. The Ontario County Clerks office reveals that he had various sales of real estate. In 1814, John and Stephen jointly sold property to James Mills, in 1822 hedisposed of land again, and in 1836, he deeded property to his son, Austin Salisbury.
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1765 - 1848 (83 years)