Erastus Champlin is the grandfather of Belle Champlin (Erastus Champlin, Henry Charles Champlin, Birdie Belle Champlin).
Erastus Champlin was born in October 1803 in Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, son of John Champlin and Ann Ray. He married Margaret Keller, daughter of Henry Keller and Elizabeth. She was born in 1809 in New York. They had 8 children.
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About 1819, Erastus, aged 16, left Connecticut where his family had been for several generations, to settle in Seneca County, New York. He located in the Finger Lakes area.
" At the beginning of the nineteenth century, the Allegheny Mountains were the Western Frontier. The Northwest Territories that would later become Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio were rich in timber, minerals, and fertile land for farming. It took weeks to reach these precious resources. Travelers were faced with rutted turnpike roads that baked to hardness in the summer sun. In winter, the roads dissolved in a sea of mud."
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" At the beginning of the nineteenth century, the Allegheny Mountains were the Western Frontier. The Northwest Territories that would later become Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio were rich in timber, minerals, and fertile land for farming. It took weeks to reach these precious resources. Travelers were faced with rutted turnpike roads that baked to hardness in the summer sun. In winter, the roads dissolved in a sea of mud."
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| Cattaraugus County, NY Erastus removed to Freedom, Cattaraugus, New York. At Stafford, Genessee, New York, Erastus owned land in partnership with his brother John. He sold his share of that property to his brother on August 1st, 1834. He removed with his family to Parma, Jackson, Michigan. Erastus was a farmer in Leoni, Jackson, Michigan. The remainder of his interesting life is detailed below. |
