Anyone have knowledge of why someone would remove from CT to Brimfield around 1835 at the age of 67? Elisha Carrier b. about 1768 in CT. I can find him up until 1810 in Litchfield County, CT. I don't know where he is in 1820 or 1830 but by 1835 he shows up in the records of Brimfield. Were there a lot of settlers coming to Brimfield from Connecticut during this time. Can anyone direct me to a source where I can learn why people were removing to Brimfield? Any help appreciated. Jan
There was a canal boom in this part of Ohio beginning 1835 or so--the canal would pass through Kent, which is in a township adjacent to Brimfield. But in general, many if not most of the early settlers of the Western Reserve were Connecticut people. I'm researching a Bolton, CT couple who moved to Charlestown, Portage County in 1834, when they were in their fifties. When they arrived they were housed, I think, by relatives. Did your man have a daughter, by chance, who settled in Brimfield? Maybe he moved to live with her and her family. There's an 1885 History of Portage County by Warner, Beers and Co. that's a big book with lots of township info. You might be able to find excepts online. Good luck, Jeff ----- Original Message ----- From: <Whigmaster@aol.com> To: <OHPORTAG-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2003 4:02 PM Subject: [OHPort'ge] Brimfield - Carrier family > Anyone have knowledge of why someone would remove from CT to Brimfield around > 1835 at the age of 67? Elisha Carrier b. about 1768 in CT. I can find him up > until 1810 in Litchfield County, CT. I don't know where he is in 1820 or 1830 > but by 1835 he shows up in the records of Brimfield. Were there a lot of > settlers coming to Brimfield from Connecticut during this time. Can anyone direct > me to a source where I can learn why people were removing to Brimfield? Any > help appreciated. > > Jan > > > ==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== > Don't overlook the broad resources available from RootsWeb, > WorldGenWeb, Ancestry, GEN-UKI or other sites on the World Wide Web. > If you don't know where to look, you never will if you don't ask! > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >