Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1858-06-09
An Early Pioneer Of old Trum5ull.

county will be entitled 10 seven delegate
An Early Pioneer Of old Trumbull'
The following facts which we exlra'
from the Memoir and Journal of Rev
Joseph Badger, lac a resident of Trum
ball Co. will be of interest to u reader
as a matter of history of early times.
joseph BADeER-was born in Wilbra
ham, Mass, in 1857. He entered tn
Revolutionary army in Feb. 1915, en-
rolled in CaptNaihan Watkins Company
afterwards enrolled under Capt. Nose
Ashley. When encamped at Crow
Point, n. Y, the smallpox and feve
ragged fearfnily. In two days, sixiy-fou
were buried intwo vaults, there not bein,
men well men enough to bury the dead
Medicines and hospital stores were want
ing.
AT the encampnlent afterwards. a
Mount independence opposite T%icondero'
ga, he thus speaks: "'rhe Mount was
covered with timber. rocks, and rattle
snakes dens; their inmates often made
their appearance in Il camp, and were
taken. Atthis time ! had been six weeks
without a change OF shirts, having lost
al clothes in he retreat, and most OF The
time was very much incammoded with
vermin. | had repeatedly 10 put off my
shirt. wash il wilhou; soap, wiring il, and
put it on again. Was greatly distressed
with a disease, until some
time in August; built a fire beside a log,
a little out of the camp, and roasted with
birthstone and grease, which cured the
itch; tut boils ard sores followed for
some time" He was engaged in several
battles with the British. He says "when
the arrows of death was flying thick "a
round me, and dying groans were heard
at ms side, ii pleased Providence 10 spare
one of The mo guilty." He entered
Yale College, and graduated in I755.-
Studied theology and was ordained 1871,
as pastor Of Blanford Church, in Mass.
On Nov. 5,h, 1890, he started for the
Western Reserve, es a Missionary, on
The last Sabbath in Dec. he arrived at
Youngstown via Pittsburgh. lie says
s'1'here was ihen only one road leading
from Beaver 10 The Reserve, and than
almost impossible. L was directed to
lake a Nazed path which lead to The
Mahoning River; one mile cast of Po-
land" The River was deep, lie current
slrong, the wafer came Up over his boots,
but he crossed safely and arrived al the
cabin of Rev. AR. Wick.
On Monday next he road 10 Vienna,
where was one family; Thence 10 Hau-
ford, in " hich were three families; thence
TO Vernon, where were five families;
there he preached on The S.bbalh, the
people oil collected, with tie three fafni-
lies from Hartford He visited
Warren, was c~ourteousiy received by
John Leavili and family: here he preach
ed on the next sabbath. Ia Warren were
e2eren families, and one in Iiowllnd,
Warren, he wentto tie saltSprirgs.
where one family was engaged in MAX
ing salt, al 81 per bGshrl. Thence 70
Garfield, where he foubd eleven families,
III nee TO Deerield, and on his way be
was followed by a large wolf. All be.
youd Atwater was an unbroken wilder
ness. In Boardmaa, were five families,
In Mesopoiamia. June 1901, were seven
families, where Stark Edwards, Esq was
oxerting a successful aud happy iniu-
fnce in the newly begun seiIlemenis.-
Ia Windsor, the late Judge Gfiswold had
commenced breaking the forest; be could
get no -four shnF, OF sixty miles. From
thence he returned 10 Warren, via Nell
son-fplanted with one famiIy.) Ga III
4,h Of July 1901, he attended a celebra-
lion at the cabin of Esq. Hudson, Badger
went 10 company with Esq. Shelion and
Wife About thirty were assembled.
Badger says, Mr.. Tappan, of Ravernl.
had been inyi,ed 10 give an GRAFTON.
After an appropriate prayer, the %oraiitn
was delivered, mteIlarded with many
illiberul remarks az inst Chris.
ii MY TdrIa af erwaris repr, SEA ted
Ohio in The L. S. Senae c. I've SabbsIhS
Badger preached in Cleveland
in which were only two families Here
he tel in company with Judge Kirkland
In gainesville, he fund only Two flmi-
lies. Ia August 1901, be returned TO
Warren. thence 10 Greeuburgh, Penn,
when he mel George Blutilcket. the
.1awnanpse chief. In Jan. IS ~, he re
10 Connecticut 10 visit his family.
On 22I Feb, 1892. he started with n fur
horse team for Ohia. his wife and family
accompanying him.
Ga the last Thursday Of April, he
in A~ustinbargh, Ohio, having
endured a bong and tedious journey
through the ihen wilderness. He erected
a cabin with logs chinked with mud.
lie pays 30 silver dollars for 100 lbs of
pork and h ,uled ii 81 miles through the
woods 10 his cabin. Went to the Lake,
S pt.to a place called Perkins Sta
ion. where the voters in the North parl
IF fGumbull County were assembling to
choose a Representative to attend the pro-
posed convention al Chillicoiha, 20 form
State Constitution. Slmn ] Huntington
was chosen. July Z. 1882, he rode from
'aefeld 10 Liberty, July l0th, he preach
vice in the woods, had a shower of rain,
IS sembly respeclablc.
Oct. I2tb, 1873, be rode from Hart
ford to Warren; On the 14ih he attended
the funeral OF the son of Deacon Prior.
Of Warren. On tie 10 h. be constituted
he first church at Warren. with the fol
persons: Elder Prior and Belsey
his wife, Thos. Ross d Rosalinda Lis wife.
Sarah Dayis, and Sarah Lane; afer which
Rev. Mr.. Tai. preached. October % be
rot a license 10 marry. Preached IN the
-vening. Sep. l6, organized a church
It Hartford, the following named persoes
EeTe presenf; Pi,mb Sutlif, Edward
o.kway, and Sarah his wife; Timothy
Aron Bates. and Sarah, his wife;
Titus Brockway, Sarah Palmer, and Sa
al Smith. All were a~ccep'ed, except
Mr.. Bates, who was Re cted because un
Wiling to comply with the du'y of family
,rsyer. On Fe buary %. 1894 be mar
led Quintus +. Atkins, 10 Sally Wight,
II Aus inburgh. atkins is sill living;)