The Frame family is of record in the colony of Connecticut prior to the revolutionary war, as shown in land transactions, although the connection between them and the family later of Ulster county, New York, cannot be traced. Following the trend of emigration, the family, no doubt after the war, migrated to New York state, where three brothers, Anthony, Andrew and John, are found. Anthony Frame went west and all trace is lost. Andrew settled in Schenectady, New York, where he was in the employ of the (now) New York Central Railroad as engineer, and later as foreman in the railroad shops. He died in 1890, and is buried in Vale Cemetery. He married Rebecca Van Voast, born in Schenectady, where she died in old age. Child, John, deceased, leaving a widow. Jane Frame, a sister of Andrew, married ———— Allen, and settled in Chatham, New York. Their son, Samuel Allen, was a merchant of Chatham, and had a daughter Mary, who married Charles Wilcox.
(I) John Frame was born in Ulster county, New York, and came to Schenectady when a young man. He was an engineer on New York Central until his death, aged over sixty years. He was a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, an attendant of the First Reformed Church, and a Democrat. He married Sarah Ann Ouderkirk, a descendant of Jan Janse Ouderkirk, of Beverwyck. She was born in 1822, died in 1906, daughter of Adrian and Jane (Van Slyck) Ouderkirk. She was a member of the First Reformed Church. Children: Margaret, George, Andrew, died in childhood, William Henry.
(II) William Henry, son of John and Sarah Ann (Ouderkirk) Frame, was born August 31, 1846, died March 16, 1904. He learned the machinist's trade in the New York Central shops, and after a few years was promoted to be an engineer, spending a great many years in that position, and was noted as a capable, careful engineer, never having had an accident. He later resigned from the road and took a position as engineer with the General Electric Company at Schenectady, where he remained until death. He was a well known, highly respected man, member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, the Reformed church, and the Masonic fraternity. He married, September 15, 1869, Elizabeth Veeder Moon, born in Schenectady, August 16, 1848, who survives him, a resident of Schenectady, and a member of the First Reformed Church. She is a daughter of George W. and Catherine (Rosa) Moon. George W. Moon was born of English parents in the city of New York, in 1814. He settled early in life in Schenectady, where he operated a bakery, and died November 18, 1880. He was a member of the First Reformed Church and a Republican. Catherine Rosa, born July, 1817, died January 6, 1883, daughter of James and Deborah (Hall) Rosa, of Schenectady, old settlers and old in years. Children of William and Elizabeth Veeder (Moon) Frame:
- William, born October 10, 1872; clerk in the General Electric Works; married Lillian Truax Maginnis; has a son Ralph, born June 30, 1907.
- Leah H., born August 3, 1874; educated in Schenectady; member of the First Reformed Church; married Louis M. Wilson, born in Michigan, May 20, 1868; graduate of Tuffts [Tufts?] College, class of 1892, son of Edmond and Emma (Lindley) Wilson, of Rowe, Massachusetts, who have other sons, Edward and Percy. Louis M. Wilson is an electrical engineer, and they have two sons,
- Theodore Frame, born December 4, 1900;
- Raymond Lindley, September 25, 1902.