Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1873-11-20
From the Portsmouth Republican ]
HISTORICAL SKETCHES
OF the Early Pioneers of SciOtO
County.
CIaudius CadOt.

Claudius CadOt was born Februa
ry IL, 1898, in Gallipolis, Ohio. He
was, perhaps, the first male child
born in Gallia County, and is at
present the oldest male child born of
French parents, of GaIlipoIis His
father, Claudius CABOT, and Jane
Bastine were married in the city of
Paris, France, in 1890, and Joined a
party of French emigrants who
were preparing at that Time TO emf
CRATE TO America They arrived in
GalIipolls in the fall Of the year; a
dreary prospect surely for those who
had been reared in the lap Of lux
ury and accustomed to all the refine
ments Of an old settled country
They were abont as helpless u. set Oh
beipgs as were ever -rhrOwn upon
their own resources in Il wilderness
country. But they were men Of en-
ergy and soon rendered themselves
equal to the occasion
On the 28th day of January, 1871,
Maria Louisa CABOT was born, who
was the first child born in Gallipo-
lis As was stated above, on the.
18th day of January, 1893, ClaRdius
CABOT, the subject of tlsis sketch,
was born Two yeaPsfaler, Lemuel
CABOT was born So far, everything
prospered well with the young mar
ried pair. But what is too often the
ease in settling new countries. Mons.
Cabot soon fell victim to the mala-
ria of the climate, and left his wife
and three helpless babes to struggle
as best they might in their unpro
tected situation. However. they
had not long to struggle in this
helpless condition. A young French
man who came over with the colony,
or shortly afterward, by the mime
of Charles Francis Dutiel, being
without a wife-that Indispensable
companion of man in a new COIN
try-proposed to the young widow,
and they were married within three
months after NJ Cadets death.
The French Grant being surveyed,
and the lots numbered and drawn,
they Immediately began to make
preparations to move down tc their
lots in the Grant. Mons. Dutiel
came down in the spring of 1877,
with the first families that came
down. He did not bring his family
but took possession of his lot, put.
up a small cabin, and then went
back for his family. He returned in
the fall with his family in Il small
boat, and brought a yoke of oxen
and a COW with him, which gave
him a good start in the way of
farming He was accompanied by
Mons Bureau, who was a leading
man among the French of Gallipo-
lis. His house being small, he
broke up his boat, and with the
boards made quite comfortable ad-
dition to his house All Mons. Du-
tiel had to do now was to go to work
and clear up his land. Thus it was
that young Claudius was early set
to work. They soon had fine farm
under cultivation, with orchards,
stock, and everything necessary to
render home comfortable and-happy.
They built small distiliery. for the
purpose of distilIing their own fruit
and grain. 1t was the business of
Claudius to work in the distiIlery
during the winter, and help on the
farm during the summer.
1t might be asked, What about
schools, at that period?" Schools
were STEW, and far between" A
Mr. Edgar taught school one quar-
ter, and Mr.. Reese Thompson taught
one winter, so that the children of
that early day learned to read and
write by availing themselves of
every opportunity for so doing. Al
together CIaudius went to school
about IL months, which was all the
schooling he ever got.
In 1909 his sister, Louisa, who
had grown mp to be fine young
woman, was married to Mons LIE
Clercq, of Gallipolls. who was clerk
of GalIia county for thirty years
and accumulated considerable pro
pety.
In the spring of 1872, Governor
Meigs issued a call for volunteers tt
turn out in defense of the frontier
from the dcpredations of the In
dians, The battle of TIppecano'