Was there any particular reason that there are several family names in my family that moved from VT to Lorain County, Ohio? Were there land grants or something that brought them to your area? I don't know the history of your area. Where there other states that seemed to chose your area? I have people from New York that also settled there. Thanks for any information. Connie Sims

Here are a few reasons for people moving from Vermont to Ohio: One reason was 2 cold summers with frosts every month. I believe these were in 1816 & 1817. Food became scarce. People needed a warmer climate to grow crops. Also, there was a great ecological disaster. The original settlers in Vermont cut down most of the trees to farm the land, hence no trees to absorb excess water. Snow melts and rains over the Green Mountains caused severe flooding (freshets), washing the soil into Lake Champlain. The land could no longer support the crops. No crops, no food. Hence, people moved West. As lands in the Western Reserve opened up after the War of 1812, and once the Erie Canal opened through New York State in 1825, access to Ohio lands was much easier and faster. Hence there was a 'flood' of people heading west. "Ohio Fever" was all the rage, and thousands of families moved to Ohio. Hope this helps. Deb ----- Original Message ----- From: "Connie Sims" <sims@ixi.net> To: <OHLORAIN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, April 08, 2002 11:31 PM Subject: [OHLORAIN] Migration to Ohio > Was there any particular reason that there are several family names in my family that moved from VT to Lorain County, Ohio? Were there land grants or something that brought them to your area? I don't know the history of your area. Where there other states that seemed to chose your area? I have people from New York that also settled there. Thanks for any information. Connie Sims > > > > > > ==== OHLORAIN Mailing List ==== > Visit the Lorain County Genealogy page > http://www.centurytel.net/lorgen >