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Township 6, Range 15, with the largest share of almost half going to Aaron Olmsted, a sea captain from East Hartford, Connecticut. However, it took years for the sales to be consummated. Olmsted died in 1806, so when the sale of his land was completed in 1807, it went to his widow and three sons, who sold parts of the land to settlers.
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township fiscal officer, who serves a four-year term beginning on April 1 of the year after the election, which is held in
November of the year before the presidential election. Vacancies in the fiscal officership or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees. As of 2022, the board was composed of Riley A. Alton, Jeanene Kress, and Lisa Zver and the fiscal officer was Brian Gillette.
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