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History of Allen County, Ohio: Containing a
History of the County, its Townships, Towns, Villages, Schools, Churches, Industries, etc.; Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men; Biographies; History of the Northwest Territory; History of Ohio; Statistical and Miscellaneous Matter, etc.,
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and modern housing developments surround the farm, and no other pioneer homestead in the township has been so well preserved.
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buildings on the property were erected in that year, and he bought additional land in northwestern Allen County's
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who immigrated to the United States in 1798. He married a
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