Article:Ephraim Cutler

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April 13, 1767 born Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard,
April 8, 1787 married Leah Atwood,
15 June 1795 Departed Killingly Connecticut
18 Sept 1795 Arrival in Washington County Ohio. Cost of journey $200


Spring 1796 Settled in Waterford Township in the Donation lands to the west
1797 Moved to Ames in Waterford
December 28, 1806 removal to Marietta Township, six miles below the Town of Marietta
3 November 1807 Death of wife Leah



Ephraim Cutler , eldest son of Rev. Manasseh Cutler , LL . D. , was born at Edgarton , Martha 's Vineyard , Massachusetts , April 13 , 1767 . He first married Polly Leah Atwood , April 8 , 1787 , at Killingly , Connecticut , where he settled . She was born August 14 , 1765 , and died November 4 , 1807 . He married , for his second wife , Polly Parker , April 13 , 1808 . She was born at Newburyport , Massachusetts , June 6 , 1777 , and died June 30 , 1846 . He died July 8 , 1853 . Mr. Cutler settled in Warren in 1806 , having previously lived at Waterford and at Ames , Athens county . The old stone house , which is still standing was completed in 1809 . A biographical sketch of Judge Cutler will be found in this volume . John Henry , a native of Ireland , came to Warren township in 1807 , where he engaged in the manufacture of wheels for spinning flax . He owned a tract of land now included in the farm of Charles Cone , esq . , which he sold to Mr. Brewster , and removed to Ames , Athens county , in 1817 . He afterwards became a successful farmer and influential citizen . He had eighteen children . The patriarch of a large and respectable family , he died in 1854 .<ref Williams, 1881:636