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Welcome to
ERIE COUNTY, OHIO
History & Genealogy

- 1808 -
History
of
THE FIRELANDS,
comprising
HURON and ERIE COUNTIES,
OHIO

with
ILLUSTRATIONS and BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES
of
Some of the Prominent Men and Pioneers
W. W. Williams
- 1879 -

TABLE OF CONTENTS

HISTORICAL

HISTORY of HURON and ERIE COUNTIES

CHAPTER I. - The Connecticut Western Reserve 9
     
CHAPTER II. - The Suffering Towns of Connecticut 11
     
CHAPTER III - The Fire-Lands 14
   - A List of the Sufferers and their Losses  
CHAPTER IV. - Indian Title  
   - Copy of Original Treaty 20
CHAPTER V. - The Survey and Partition 23
     
CHAPTER VI - Physical Features of Huron County  
  Geography and Topography 25
CHAPTER VII - Geology of Erie County  
   - Surface, Features, and Deposit 30
CHAPTER VIII - The Pre-Historic Fire Lands 34
     
CHAPTER IX - The Moravian Missions 39
     
CHAPTER X - Early Settlement 40
     
CHAPTER XI - Pioneer Times 42
     
CHAPTER XII - Civil History 44
     
CHAPTER XIII - Erie County  
   - Its Erection and Organization 47
CHAPTER XIV - Civil List 48
     
CHAPTER XV - Political History 50
     
CHAPTER XVI - Statistics 52
     
CHAPTER XVII - The Press 55
     
CHAPTER XVIII - The Fire-Lands Historical Society 61
     
CHAPTER XIX - Military History of the Fire-Lans 67
     
CHAPTER XX. - Roster of Soldiers 81
     

HISTORY of TOWN and VILLAGES OF HURON COUNTY.

 - NORWALK 111
 - WAKEMAN 182
 - HARTLAND 195
 - PERU 202
 - GREENFIELD 214
 - BRONSON - Started on June 20, 2024 226
 - TOWNSEND 242
 - RIDGEFIELD 253
 - CLARKFIELD 274
 - SHERMAN 284
 - RICHMOND 290
 - NEW HAVEN 295
 - RIPLEY 319
 - FITCHVILLE 328
 - GREENWICH 337
 - FAIRFIELD 351
 - NEW LONDON 362
 - LYME 377
 - NORWICH 417


HISTORY of TOWNS and VILLAGES of ERIE COUNTY

 - SANDUSKY CITY - PARTIALLY FINISHED 6/12/2024 431
 - VERMILLION 440
 - FLORENCE 445
 - GROTON 453
 - PERKINS 455
 - MILAN 458
 - OXFORD 466
 - HURON 470
 - BERLN 475
 - MARGARETTA 490
 - KELLEY'S ISLAND 510


MISCELLANEOUS.

 - Ruggles, Ashland County 501
 - Danbury, Ottawa " 506
 - Put-in-Bay,  Ottawa " 519


- ILLUSTRATIONIS -

Portraits of Samuel S. NEWCOMB and wife 238
Residence of Edward CONGER (with portraits) facing 238
Portraits of Timothy LAWRENCE and wife 240
Residence of W. G. MEAD facing 244
Portrait of W. G. MEAD facng 241
Portrait of George LAWRENCE 241


TOWNSEND

Portraits of Martin DENMAN and wife facing 244
Portrait of Dudley S. HUMPHREY betw. 246, 247
Portrait of William HUMPHREY betw. 246, 247
Portrait of Dr. Edgar Martin 252


RIDGEFIELD.

Portrait of Isaac UNDERHILL facing 255
Portrait of Orrin W. HEAD facing 262
Portrait of John S. DAVIS (steel) facing 269
Portrait of William A. BISHOP and wife 270
Portrait of Henry P. STENTZ (steel) betw. 270, 271
Portrait of Robert G. MARTIN " betw. 270, 271
Portrait of Thomas DICKEY facing 22
Portraits of Salmon DRAKE and wife facing 272


CLARKSFIELD.

Portraits of Sherman SMITH and wife 280
Residence of Andrew J. BLACKMAN facing 280
Portraits of Andrw J. BLACKMAN and wife facing 280
Portrait of Edwin W. CUNNINGHAM 282


SHERMAN.

Portrait of Lucien JONES betw. 288, 289
Residence of William S. PURDY betw. 288, 289
Portraits of William S. PURDY and wife betw. 288, 289
Portraits of Ransom PURDY and wife betw. 288, 189
Portraits of Major PURDY and wife facing 289
Residence of Major PURDY facing 289


RICHMOND.

Portrait of Dr. William ROBINSON facing 293
Portrait of Huriah ROBINSON and wife facing 293
Residence of Huriah ROBINSON facing 293
Residence of Daniel SWEETLAND facing 295


NEW HAVEN

Residence of William MOTSON facing 295
Portraits of Thomas T. MULFORD FACING 299
Residence of Thoms T. MULFORD facing 299
Portraits of R. G. RICHARDS and wife facing 310
Residence of R. G. RICHARDS facing 310
Residence of John LOVELAND (with portraits) facing 313
Residence of John SKINNER (with portraits) facing 317


RIPLEY.

Residence of A. D. STOTTS (with portraits) double betw. 322, 323
Residence of F. C. PAINE (with portraits) facing 325


FITCHVILLE.

Portraits of Philip HAWXHURST and wife facing 335
Residence of Philip HAWXHURST facing 335


GREENWICH.

Residence of Henry G. Washburn (double page), with portraits. betw. 338, 339
Residence of Chas. A. SUTTON (with portraits) facing 342
Residence of William SUTTON facing 345
Portraits of John M. CARL and wife betw. 346, 347
Residence of John M. CARL betw. 346 347
Portraits of David SUTLIFF and wife betw. 346, 347
Residence of David SUTLIFF betw. 346, 347
Residence of John ELLIS (with portraits) betw. 348, 349
Residence of William B. ELLIS (with portraits betw. 348, 349
Portraits of Joseph SUTTON and wife facing 350


FAIRFIELD.

Residence of Clinton McKELLOGG facing 352
Residence of Isaac DeWITT (with portraits) facing 355
Portraits of William BAKER and wife facing 360


NEW LONDON

Portrait of Holsy HUBBARD 365
Portraits of Zelotus BARRETT and wife betw. 366, 367
Residence of the late Zelotus BARRETT betw. 366, 367
Residence of Jesse PERKINS (with portraits) facing 368
Portrait of Dr. Dr. A. D. SKELLENGER facing 372
Portrait of Lyman DUNKS 374
Portrait Tracy CASE 375
Portrait E. H. CURTISS 376


LYME

Residence of E. L. DOLE (with portraits) facing 379
Portrait of Daavid WILLIAMS facing 385
Portrait of Thomas G. AMSDEN facing 390
Portrait of Frederick A. CHAPMAN (steel) facing 405
Portrait of Gurdon WOODWARD betw. 406, 407
Portrait of Mary WOODWARD betw. 406, 407
Portrait of Bourdett WOOD betw. 412, 413
Portrait of Mrs. Bourdett WOOD betw. 412, 413
Portrait of L. G. HARKNESS betw. 414, 415
Portrait of Mrs. L. G. HARKNESS betw. 414, 415
Portrait of D. M. HARNESS facing 416


NORWICH

Residence of W. ROBINSON (with portraits) facing 419
Portraits of John H. NILES and wife 421
Residence of Harvey J. DOOLITTLE facing 422
Portraits of Harvey J. DOOLITTLE and wife facing 422
Portraits of John S. HESTER and wife facing 425
Residence of John S. HESTER facing 425
Portrait of Charles T. HESTER 425
Residence of Ebenezer LAWRENCE (with portraits) facing 427
Portraits of James H. DAILEY and wife betw. 428, 429
Residence of James H. DAILEY betw. 428, 429
Portraits of John BOWEN and wife betw. 428, 429
Residence of John BOWEN betw. 428, 429
Residence of A. B. GILSON  (with portraits) facing 430


SANDUSKY CITY

Portrait of F. D. PARISH 429


BERLIN

Portraits of Benjamin SUMMERS and wife facing 479
Portraits of Milton McLAUGHLIN and wife facing 482
Portraits of Hudson TUTTLE and wife facing 486
Portrait of Hon. Almon RUGGLES 488
Portraits of P. B. BARBER and wife facing 488


RUGGLES

Portrait of Phiiletus FERRIS 502


KELLY'S ISLAND

Portraits of Datus KELLEY and wife facing 513
Portraits of Charles CARPENTER and wife facing 515
Portrait of George W. WIRES 517


PUT-IN-BAY

Portrait of Lorenz MULLER betw. 520, 521
Portraita of Simon FOX betw. 520, 521
Portraits of Charles DeKay TOWNSEND, and wife 523

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