Batavia in Genesee County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Joseph Ellicott
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, May 1, 2015
1. Joseph Ellicott Marker
was born in Bucks County, Penna.
November 1st, 1760
Died at New York, August 19th, 1826.
He was the first resident agent of the Holland Land Company for whom in 1798 he began the survey of the western part of the state then owned by them. Even at that day his predictions of its future wealth and importance fell but little short of what has since been realized. For more than twenty years he used with great judgment combined with liberality, the powers entrusted to him. As one of the earliest and by far the most efficient advocates of the Erie Canal, his name is a part of the history of New York. His reputation among his fellow citizens as a man of the highest intelligence, as well as the influence of his station, gave his opinions great weight with every successive administration during the first twenty years of the present century. And in every portion of the tract once subject to his control may be seen marks of his foresight and generosity. He was the founder of Batavia and Buffalo, N.Y.
Erected 1849 by His sister Rachel Evans.
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Location. 42° 59.572′ N, 78° 10.266′ W. Marker is in Batavia, New York, in Genesee County. It can be reached from Harvester Avenue Ό mile south of East Main Street (New York State Route 5). Memorial/marker is in Batavia Cemetery. Find the Jos. Ellicott marker along Harvester Avenue and walk from directly behind that marker to the memorial/marker. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Batavia NY 14020, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, specifically in Western New York, in the Finger Lakes, and in the Rochester Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Benjamin Ellicott
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, May 1, 2015
2. North and West Sides
More about this marker. The memorial is shared with his brother Benjamin Ellicott.
Also see . . .
1. Batavia Cemetery - Wikipedia. (Submitted on May 9, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)
2. Joseph Ellicott (surveyor) - Wikipedia. (Submitted on May 9, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)
3. Holland Land Company - Wikipedia. (Submitted on May 9, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)
4. Holland Land Office Museum. (Submitted on May 9, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, May 1, 2015
3. West and South Sides
Credits. This page was last revised on July 31, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 9, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 2,001 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 9, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.
