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- History of Geauga and Lake Counties, Ohio
Published by Williams Brothers, 1878, Philadelphia.
Page 244
ELI B. HASKELL
The Haskells in this country or at least those of them who spell the name with two l's trace their ancestry to three brothers who were emigrants from England at a very early date We have however no definite knowledge of the ancestors of the family of which the subject of this writing is a member farther back than the grandfather Samuel B. Haskell. He was a native of Plymouth colony, Massachusetts and was born in the year 1734 Of his seven children Silas was the fifth and was born in North Brookfield Massachusetts August 31 1772. He was united in marriage to Sarah Bond of Brimfield, Massachusetts who was born, December 9 1775. To them were born the following named children: Samuel, February 16, 1800, died March 23 1878; Silas Jr February 17, 1802; Ferdinand, April 14, 1804' Hiram, June 19, 1806, died in infancy; Eli B., August 31, 1808; Lucy Ann, November 19, 1810, died September 15, 1874; Chauncey, September 15, 1813; Sarah, April 9, 1816, died June 1877; and Harrison, October 8, 1818, deceased.
The family, except Samuel, who remained in Massachusetts, came to the township of Perry, August 20, 1822, at which time Eli was about fourteen years of age. When quite a lad, he was employed as a porter in his brother's hotel in Boston. After coming to this country he remained with his father on the farm until he was nearly eighteen, when he was permitted to commence business on his own account. With about seventeen dollars' worth of personal property which was all the pecuniary aid he ever received from his parents, young Eli started out to begin the battle of life, and, notwithstanding such adverse circumstances as are incident to a newly settled country, such as sickness particularly, of which he had his full share, yet by reason of his energy and industry, he was soon possessed of a farm of his own, his first purchase being the eighty acres now owned by Thomas Thompson. After selling this he bought the adjoining west half of his present farm containing eighty two acres and erected a log house thereon. He was united in marriage, December 29 1833, to Elvira Smith, who was born in Saudisfield, Berkshire county, Massachusetts, May 15, 1809. Her father died when she was seven years old, her mother afterward marrying Elder Jesse Hartwell, who was a man of strong temperance principles; in illustration of which it may be mentioned that he had a barn raising in 1829 without the use of liquor, - a thing hitherto unknown in the township. To Mr. and Mrs. Haskell were born ten children, five of whom are living. They lost a son in the war of the Rebellion. He received a wound at the battle of Chickamauga, which resulted in his death twenty days afterwards.
Mr. Haskell united with the Baptist church in 1834 his wife having previously joined. With regard to their church relationship, we take the following extract from a pamphlet which has come under our observation, containing the minutes of the sixteenth session of the Ashtabula Baptist Association: "Of the eighteen constituent members (of the Perry Baptist church) only Brother Eli B. Haskell and Elvira Haskell, his wife remain. These two have stood in and by the the church during the forty one years past. … Mr. and Mrs. Haskell are now living with their daughter, Mrs. Lucy Manchester, with home they purpose spending the years that may be in store for them.
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1808 - 1891 (82 years)
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