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Note: 1897 Tioga County, PA History - Ch. 24 - Chatham Twp Source: http://www.joycetice.com/1897/ch35.htm Among other early settlers were Benson Hill, Z. Burdick, Frank Spence r, Au rora Spencer, Calvin Davis, Moses Wilhelm, Joseph Whitney and Calv in Wheel er, Alexander Holmes, Azariah Slocum, Samuel Main, Artemus Cripp en and Cha rles Fuller, who settled in the southern part of the townshi p; Miletus Bro wn, Peter Houghtaling and Lemuel Jackson, who settled on t he Shortsville R oad; Samuel Mosher, Nathan Taylor and Daniel Hill, on t he Mosher Road; Jo hn Bates and Samuel Strong, on the Bates Road; Burdi ck Hill, Dyer Clark a nd Josiah Hall, on the road leading from Beach�s Mil ls to Academy Corner s, and Daniel Shore, Harlow Boyce, Asher Manning, Neh emiah Smith, Ezra All en, M. Brownell and Samuel King, in the northweste rn part of the townshi p. VILLAGES AND POST OFFICES Little Marsh, so named from a small marsh a bo ut two miles northwest, up the Crooked Creek valley, is situated nor th a nd east of the geographical center of the township. The first settle rs up on its site were Rensselaer Toles and Robert Hill. Toles settled bel ow a nd Hill above the creek bridge within the village. They both locat ed in t he early thirties. 1820 Maryland, Otsego, NY US Census Pg. 79 Burdick Hill 1 male under 10 (Daniel Hill?) 3 females under 10 (7 or 8 year old Jane Hill) 1 male 26 to 45 (32 Yr. old Burdick) 1 female 26 to 45 (27 year old Chloe Wilcox Hill) occupation is agriculture 1840 Census for Chatham, Tioga, PA (image 4, pg 210b) for Burdick Hill. Males: Females: 1 5-10 John 1 5-10 Jerusha 1 10-15 Eliub 1 10-15 Cynthia 1 15-20 George 1 15-20 Eliza 1 20-30 Daniel 1 20-30 Chloe or Mary 1 50-60 Burdict 1 40-50 Chloe (wife) Jane Hill married & left and last child, Julia wasn't born yet. Africa Hill's (Burdick Hill's brother) census info is on same census page. 1850 Chatham Twp., Tioga, PA Census Pg146 Tri-County site Hill Burdick 60 M Farmer 2000 NY**** George 23 M Farmer NY John 15 M NY Julia 9 F NY Jerusha 19 F NY Centhia 22 F PA NEXT on Pg 146b: Hill Dan'l 36 M Farmer 2000 MD Mary A. 26 F PA Albro 8 M PA Jerome 6 M PA Romulus 3 M PA Sands Betsey 11 F PA Abstracts of Wills Docket Book, Tioga Co., PA Page 148, #328 Burdick Hill Death Date: Aug. 6, 1855 Probate Date: Aug. 9, 1855 Township: Chatham Names: Adm. Daniel Hill Bail - Rensler Toles, Hamilton Cornell, Jere. (Jeremiah) Boucher Source: http://www.rootsweb.com/~srgp/clippings/tcobt246.htm Mr. Burdick Hill Sudden death.--We learn that Mr. Burdick Hill, an old and highly respect ab le resident of Chatham in this county, dropped down dead in the hay f ie ld on Monday, 6th inst. He had been in poor health for a number of ye ar s, but a few hours previous to his death remarked to his family th at he h ad not felt so much like work for years. He repaired to the harve st fiel d, and having mowed a few rods, put down his scythe and commenc ed raking g rain. In a few moments thereafter he was seen to fall, and li fe was extin ct when help arrived. A post-mortem examination disclos ed an enlargeme nt of the heart on one side, and a reduction of the muscul ar tissue to t he thinness of brown paper. The heart had burst in this pl ace and suffer ed the blood to escape into the cavity. (Thursday, Augu st 16, 1855, The A gitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.) Robert & Lydia Hill Cemetery, Chatham, Tioga Co., PA Burdick Aug. 6, 1885 age 67 yrs, 3 mo. 24 d. Chloe Nov. 9, 1849 age 56 y, 3 m, 4 d. w/o Burdick
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