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Hartland Township, Huron County, Ohio
PictureTownship #3 in Range 21
Early Beginnings

The original name of the township was Canterbury. It was annexed to Clarksfield (formerly Bethel) until April 1826, when it was detached and organized as an independent township under the name of Hartland. The election of township officers followed, and by 5 Mar 1827 the first settlement of the trustees with township officers was made.

Early Settlers
​The first settlement was made on "Hartland Ridge" in the spring of 1817 when William and Alva Munsell arrived to build a cabin and plant a piece of land to corn.
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Other early settlers, and their dates of arrival in Hartland, were:
Daniel Bills 1817
Jared Tolls 1817
Allen Blackman c.1817
Sylvester Blackman c.1817
Elijah Bills 1818
Nathan Miner 1819
Samuel White c.1819
Joseph Waldron 1821
Joseph Osyor 1820
Elnathan J. Waldron 1821

Josiah Kilbourn 1821
Captain William Howard 1821
Daniel Miner 1824
Jesse Taintor c.1824
Eli Barnum 1824
Allen Mead 1824
Libeus Stoors c.1824
Ledyard Family c.1825
Owen Family c.1825
Ezekial Phillips 1830
Some First Events
  • The first white child, a child of Jared Tolls, was born in 1818.
  • The first couple to be married was Elijah Bills and Mary Howard, daughter of Captain William Howard, on 2 Jun 1822 at the residence of the bride's parents.
  • The first death was that of Jared Tolls in the fall of 1818 from "eating too freely of wild plums."
  • Judah Ransom built the first saw mill, on Indian Creek, in the spring of 1816. There has never been a grist mill (up to 1879) in Hartland.
  • The first school house was built in the fall of 1821. The school house was 16' x 20' with puncheon floors, door, seats and writing desks, and greased paper for the windows.
  • Cyrus Munger kept the first school in the winter of 1821-22. Children from the families of Josiah Kilbourn, William Howard, Daniel Bills, Joseph Osyor, Nathan Miner and Samuel White were the first students.
  • The first sermon preached in Hartland was by the Rev. Lot B. Sullivan, a Congregational home missionary.
  • The first regular religious services were held at the home of Joseph Waldron in the summer and fall of 1821. The Revs. True Paltee and James McIntyre, Methodist circuit preachers, officiated.
  • In 1833, the first post office was established, with Daniel Miner as postmaster. He kept the office in his home for 21 years.
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Early Population Indicators
  • The Census of 1827 of Hartland Township showed 22 white males over the age of 21 living there.
  • 1840 U. S. Census - 925
  • 1880 U. S. Census - 954
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Cemetery Locations in Hartland Township
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The numbers of the cemeteries below, correspond
​with the circled numbers on the map above.
  1. Hartland Ridge Cemetery (Section 2)
  2. Hartland Ridge Cemetery Burial Records (Section 2)
  3. Five Points or Phillips Cemetery (N Edge Section 1)
  4. O'Dell Cemetery (Lot 9 Section 4)
  5. Olcott Farm Cemetery (Lot 14 Section 3)
  6. Tolls Farm Cemetery (Lot 17 Section 2)
  7. Storrs Farm Cemetery (Lot 31 Section 2)
  8. Welch Family burial Lot 13/14 Section 4)

Information compiled by Ken Shute.
Maps by Bob Kerner.
Transcribed from the old Huron County OHGenWeb site
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