First Families of Huron County and Erie County, Ohio
-- Ancestors Proven --

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List of Members of First Families of Huron County and Erie County, Ohio
  ​(by Member Number)

Alphabetical Listing of Ancestors Proven by Surname
​|  A  |  B  |  C-D  |  E-G  |  H-J  |  K-L  |  M-N  |  O-P  |  Q-R  |  S  |  T-Z  |

In these lists, residences are identified by township on the date first proved. If that was not provided, the county name at that time is given. For example, an ancestor listed with "1835 Huron County" likely lived in what is now Erie County, but Erie County was not created until 1838.

B

Babcock, Melinda Bell
1837 - Greenfield Township
Member: 290

Bailey, Azubah
1832 - Fitchville Township
Members: 190-193

Baker, Hannah
1820 - Norwalk Township
Member: 323

Baker, Harriet
1837 - Fairfield Township
Members: 268-269

Ball, Margaret
1848 - Norwich Township
Members: 2, 13-15, 29, 34-36, 92-95, 100-101, 165, 260-265

Ballwig, Mary G.
1840 - Bronson Township
Members: 21, 60, 62-91

Barbarick, Barbara
1840 - Peru Township
Members:  7, 39-46

Barbarick, Benedict
1836 - Peru Township
Members:  7, 39-46

Bare, Herman
1850 - Ripley Township
Members: 109-118

Bare, John, Jr.
1832 - Ripley Township
Members: 109-118

Bare, John, Sr.
1832 - Ripley Township
Members: 109-118

Barker, John
1844 - Peru Township
Member: 319

Barker, Robert
1827 - Peru Township
​Member: 319

Barman, Teckla
1831 - Peru Township
Members: 58-59, 288-289

Barnes, Hiram
1830 - Margaretta Township
Member: 205

Barnes, Sarah Melissa
1846 - Clarksfield Township
Members: 109-117

Barnes, William, Jr.
1837 - Clarksfield Township
Members: 109-117

Barnes, William, Sr.
1837 - Clarksfield Township
Members: 109-117

Barr, Abigail
1823 - Berlin Township
Members: 13, 14, 15, 100-101

Barrett, Anne
1846 - Greenwich Township
Members: 184-185

Barrett, Ashley
1843 - New London Township
Member: 246

​Barrett, Dyer
1836 - New London Township
Member: 246

Barrett, Hutchings D.
1838 - New London Township
Member: 246

Bartlett, Cynthia
1831 - Peru Township
Members: 338-341

Bartow, Alvin
1812 - Vermilion Township
Members: 16, 29

Bartow, Jonah
1815 - Vermilion Township
Member: 29

Bartow, Seth
1834 - Lyme Township
Member: 29

Bauer, John
1850 - Bronson Township
Members: 260-265

Bauer, Joseph
1839 - Bronson Township
Members: 292, 294

Bauer, Katharina
​1828 - Bronson Township
Members: 6-7, 38, 40-46

Bauer, Maria Bauer
1828 - Bronson Township
Member: 351

​Bauer, Mary Rose
1854 - Bronson Township
Members: 296-298

Bauer, Peter, Jr
1828 - Bronson Township
Members: 260-265, 292, 294, 296-298

Bauer, Peter, Sr
1828 - Bronson Township
Members: 260-265, 292, 294, 296-298, 351

Bauman, Anna Maria
1841 - Peru Township
Members: 58-59

Bayer, Mary Ann
1843 - Peru Township
Member: 271

Beach, Allen R.
1908 - Norwalk Township
Member: 357

Beach, Donald L.
1911 - Huron County
Member: 357

Beach, Elias
1829 - Bronson Township
Member: 357

Beach, Fred L.
1859 - Bronson Township
​Member: 357

Beach, Thomas E.
1831 - Bronson Township
​Member: 357

Beatty, John
1815 - Wheatsborough (now Lyme Twp.)
​Members: 179, 182

Beatty, Susan
1815 - Wheatsborough (now Lyme Twp.)
​Members: 179, 182

Beebe, Azariah, Jr.
1816 - Huron Township
Member: 158

Beebe, James
1816 - Huron Township
Member: 158

Bennett, Mary
1846 - Norwich Township
Members: 30, 49, 50-51

Benson, Benjamin
1817 - Florence Township
Member: 17

Benson, Daniel
1817 - Florence Township
Member: 17

Benson, James
1850 - Huron County
Member: 17

Benson, Juliana C.
1850 - Greenwich Township
Members: 318, 334

Bentley, Anna Maria
1829 - Florence Township
Member: 166

Bentley, John, Sr.
1829 - Florence Township
Members: 190-193 

Bentley, Margaret
1835 - Florence Township
Members: 190-193 

Bentley, William
1820 - Florence Township
Member: 166

Berger, Catherin
1834 - Peru Township
Members: 6-7, 38, 40-46, 154, 239-241, 259-265, 330, 331

Berry, Henry
1850 - Lyme Township
Members: 25, 48

Berry, Mary (Polly)
1850 - Lyme Township
​Members: 25, 48

Birch, Sally
1832 - Clarksfield Township
Members: 109-117

Birdsall, Amelia
1850 - Greenwich Township
Members: 184-185

Birdsall, Lydia
1836 - Greenwich Township
Member: 161
   
Birdsall, Zepheniah
1834 - Greenwich Township
Members: 161, 184-185

Bissell, Hellen
1832 - Clarksfield Township
Members: 109-117

Bissell, John
1832 - Clarksfield Township
Members: 109-117

Blackman, Electa
1819 -Florence Township
Members: 266-267

​Blake, Sarah E.
1857 - Greenfield Township
Members: 352-354

Bliss, Lurany
1830 - Greenfield Township
Member: 225

​Bliss, Sarah E.
1892 - Fairfield Township
Members: 352-354

Blodgett, Elvira
1836 - Hartland Township
Members: 281-283

Blodgett, Julia Ann
​1837 - Norwalk Township
Member: 299

Bloom, Mary Ann
1860 - Ripley Township
Member: 27, 364

Boalt, Stephen
1825 - Norwalk Township
Member: 18

Bohrer, Barbara
1870 -  Ridgefield Township
Member: 6

Booth, Ruth
1848 - Norwalk Township
Members: 196-198

Boughton, Guy
1834 - Norwich Township
Member: 173

Boughton, Julia
1836 - Norwich Township
Member: 173

Bowen, Clara
1858 - Townsend Township
Member: 319

Bowen, William, Sr.
1870 - Norwalk Township
Member: 319

Bowen, William T.
1855 - Townsend Township
Member: 319

​Boyd, Esther Ann
1870 - Wakeman Township
Members: 342-346

Brady, Charles
1824 - Greenwich Township
Members: 53-56

Brady, Emeline
1824 - Greenwich Township
Members: 53-56

Brewbecker, Mary
1818 - Huron County
Members: 27, 102-108, 364

Bristol, Charles
1850 - Wakeman Township
Member: 224

Bristol, Charles Kirkham
1850 - Wakeman Township
Member: 224

Bristol, Cyrus
1843 - Hartland Township
Members: 224, 326–329

Bristol, Nelson
1817 - Wakeman Township
Members: 321, 326-329

Bristol, Samuel
1817 - Wakeman Township
Member: 321

Brooks, Catherine
1850 - New London Township
Member: 256

​Brooks, Lemuel L.
1822 - Florence Township
Member: 362

​Brooks, Maria S.
1825 - Florence Township
Member: 362

Brooks, Minshall
1838 - New London Township
Member: 256

Brown, Franklin
1846 - Huron County
Members: 58-59, 288-289

Brown Joanna
1832 - Greenwich Township
Members: 179, 182

Brundage, Zebulon, Jr.
1844 - Huron County
Member: 233

Brundage, Zebulon, Sr.
1828 - Fitchville Township
​Member: 233

Buckingham, Ezekiel
1846 - Richmond Township
Member - 355

​Buckingham, Harris, Sr.
1856 - Richmond Township
​Member - 355

​Buckingham, Harris, Jr.
1896 - Richmond Township
​Member - 355

Burger, Agatha
1834 - Peru Township
Members: 6-7, 38, 40-46, 239-241, 259-265, 330, 331

Burger, Anton
1831 - Peru Township
Members:  3, 9-10, 186-187, 274-280, 302- 314

​Burger, Frank
1863 - Peru Township
Members:  10, 280, 302-314

Burger, William
1834 - Peru Township
Members:  3, 9-10, 186-187, 274-280, 302- 314

​Burlingham, Earl
1850 - Norwich Township
Member: 120

​Burnham, Charlotte
1850 - Norwalk Township
​Members: 185-185

Burpee, Lucinda M.
1831 - Peru Township
​Members: 338-341

Burpee, Pearson
1829 - Peru Township
​Members: 338-341

Burr, Eunice
1831 - Florence Township
Members: 266-267

Burr, John
1825 - Florence Township
​Members: 266-267

Burras, Abijah
1839 - Bronson Township
Member: 20

Burras, William
1837 - Bronson Township
Member: 20

Burras, William H
1833 - Bronson Township
Member: 20

Burt, John
1828 - Milan Township
Member: 244

Burt, Richard
1817 - Ridgefield Township
Member: 244

Burton, Eleanor
1822 - New Haven Township
Member: 183

Butler, David
1823 - Berlin Township
Members: 13-15, 100-101

Butler, George
1823 - Berlin Township
Members: 13-15, 100-101

Butters, Elizabeth
1838 - Ruggles Township
​Member: 202