The Times was published in Batavia, NY. Here are news articles that pertain to family members and their lives:
The Times (Batavia, NY) published Apr. 20, 1933:
person mentioned: Ezra Terrill (1789 - 1876)
event type: settlers
event date: 1809
"Early History of the Towns of Pavilion and Bethany Described fully in an article by Mrs. Raymond Putnam, native of Bethany.
...A brief sketch here of some of the early happenings will be found interesting. Ezra Terrill, who died in 1885, aged 97 years, came from Vermont in 1809, and first went to Byron with Roswell Newell. He later returned to the East and induced his father, Zebulon, to accompany him to the Genesee country. He purchased three-quarters of a section - 360 acres - near Union Corners, and built a log house near Edward Cheney's present residence. He married Roxanna Elliott, who made flour sacks of flax with which to purchase glass for windows. His father was a shoemaker."
The Times (Batavia, NY) published Apr. 20, 1933, page 3:
person mentioned: Elijah Cheney (1788 - 1878)
event type: settlers
event date: 1812
"Early History of the Towns of Pavilion and Bethany Described Fully in Article by Mrs. Raymond Putnam, Native of Bethany. ...
"When we speak of Attica we think of the State Prison and when we speak of Bethany most people think of the County Alms House, but to me Bethany is home... one the earliest towns settled. Its rich farmlands invited the early pioneers. Most of the settlements were made before the War of 1812....
A brief sketch here of some of the early happenings will be found interesting... Elijah Cheney (*sic), father of Ezra Cheney, and who lived where Mr. Hazelton now resides, was a prisoner of War of 1812. He was taken to Halifax, discharged at Boston, and begged his way home to his family." (*correct name was Elisha Cheney)