Aged 58y2m10d
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James b. 1773 NH d. 1830 Sheffield twp, married to Hannah Kingsley Paige b. 1781 VT d. 1860 Sheffield twp .
They had 9 children.
JAMES AND HANNAH KINGSLEY PAIGE arrived at Wyandotte in 1823, coming from
Strawtown, Indiana, where they lost their land and improvements when it was bought out from under them at the government sale. On the way, James and his three sons got stuck in the Black Swamp in Boone County and had to unload part of their belongings and come back for them later. They left the two youngest boys, aged 11 and 9, to guard the load. The Paiges settled on land between Wyandotte and Dayton, only to discover that it was located on Indian land called Richardville Reserve. They enlisted the help of Indian Agent John Tipton to resolve the issue. The Paiges are given credit for several firsts: first ground broken, first corn planted, first wheat planted, first Fourth of July celebration (1824), first religious services in their home, first deaths in their home (the Thompson family), first brick house (1827), first rail fence.
Sources: Bio of James Paige, Biographical Record p. 686; censuses; History of Sheffield township in early county histories; Robert Kriebel’s account of the first Fourth of July Celebration; John Tipton’s Papers. Compiled by Susan Y. Clawson
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James b. 1773 NH d. 1830 Sheffield twp, married to Hannah Kingsley Paige b. 1781 VT d. 1860 Sheffield twp .
They had 9 children.
JAMES AND HANNAH KINGSLEY PAIGE arrived at Wyandotte in 1823, coming from
Strawtown, Indiana, where they lost their land and improvements when it was bought out from under them at the government sale. On the way, James and his three sons got stuck in the Black Swamp in Boone County and had to unload part of their belongings and come back for them later. They left the two youngest boys, aged 11 and 9, to guard the load. The Paiges settled on land between Wyandotte and Dayton, only to discover that it was located on Indian land called Richardville Reserve. They enlisted the help of Indian Agent John Tipton to resolve the issue. The Paiges are given credit for several firsts: first ground broken, first corn planted, first wheat planted, first Fourth of July celebration (1824), first religious services in their home, first deaths in their home (the Thompson family), first brick house (1827), first rail fence.
Sources: Bio of James Paige, Biographical Record p. 686; censuses; History of Sheffield township in early county histories; Robert Kriebel’s account of the first Fourth of July Celebration; John Tipton’s Papers. Compiled by Susan Y. Clawson
Aged 58y2m10d
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James b. 1773 NH d. 1830 Sheffield twp, married to Hannah Kingsley Paige b. 1781 VT d. 1860 Sheffield twp .
They had 9 children.
JAMES AND HANNAH KINGSLEY PAIGE arrived at Wyandotte in 1823, coming from
Strawtown, Indiana, where they lost their land and improvements when it was bought out from under them at the government sale. On the way, James and his three sons got stuck in the Black Swamp in Boone County and had to unload part of their belongings and come back for them later. They left the two youngest boys, aged 11 and 9, to guard the load. The Paiges settled on land between Wyandotte and Dayton, only to discover that it was located on Indian land called Richardville Reserve. They enlisted the help of Indian Agent John Tipton to resolve the issue. The Paiges are given credit for several firsts: first ground broken, first corn planted, first wheat planted, first Fourth of July celebration (1824), first religious services in their home, first deaths in their home (the Thompson family), first brick house (1827), first rail fence.
Sources: Bio of James Paige, Biographical Record p. 686; censuses; History of Sheffield township in early county histories; Robert Kriebel’s account of the first Fourth of July Celebration; John Tipton’s Papers. Compiled by Susan Y. Clawson
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James b. 1773 NH d. 1830 Sheffield twp, married to Hannah Kingsley Paige b. 1781 VT d. 1860 Sheffield twp .
They had 9 children.
JAMES AND HANNAH KINGSLEY PAIGE arrived at Wyandotte in 1823, coming from
Strawtown, Indiana, where they lost their land and improvements when it was bought out from under them at the government sale. On the way, James and his three sons got stuck in the Black Swamp in Boone County and had to unload part of their belongings and come back for them later. They left the two youngest boys, aged 11 and 9, to guard the load. The Paiges settled on land between Wyandotte and Dayton, only to discover that it was located on Indian land called Richardville Reserve. They enlisted the help of Indian Agent John Tipton to resolve the issue. The Paiges are given credit for several firsts: first ground broken, first corn planted, first wheat planted, first Fourth of July celebration (1824), first religious services in their home, first deaths in their home (the Thompson family), first brick house (1827), first rail fence.
Sources: Bio of James Paige, Biographical Record p. 686; censuses; History of Sheffield township in early county histories; Robert Kriebel’s account of the first Fourth of July Celebration; John Tipton’s Papers. Compiled by Susan Y. Clawson
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