William B Earl (abt. 1804 - 1846)

Born about 1804 in New York, United States

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Died 12 Oct 1846 at about age 42 in Potter, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

William was born in abt 1804.

William married Marietta Spafford. A marriage date of 31 Jun 1824 is suggested in the U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970.^[1]

In 1830, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA^[2]

1 male under 5

1 male 20-30

1 female under 5

1 female 20-30

In 1840, Pike, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA.^[3]

2 males 5-10

1 male 10-15

1 male 30-40

1 female under 5

1 female 5-10

1 female 10-15

1 female 30-40

A death date of 12 Oct 1846. is suggested in the U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970.^[1]

A FindAGrave memorial was created for him suggesting he was the first burial in Eulalia Cemetery.^[4]

Research Notes

Cameron County, Chapter VIII

SHIPPEN TOWNSHIP - BOROUGH OF EMPORIUM

The first citizen within the present limits of the borough of Emporium was John Earl. In the month of May, 1810, John Earl started with his family from Otsego county, N.Y., for Ohio. Edward Shippen and Mr. Allen were on their way up the river, with men and horses, to some lands owned by them, at the mouth of North creek, and Earl sent his son, John Earl, then only ten years old, and a younger son, named William, with them, he intending to follow in a short time with the rest of the family.

At "Elliott's" the party stopped, and young Earl and his brother remained several days, waiting for their father to come up, and continue the journey west. On the arrival of John Earl Sr, with the balance of his family, Edward Shippen and Allen, who owned a large amount of land in what was then called Sergeant township, but which is now called Shippen, prevailed upon him to remain, offering as an inducement for him to settle here, fifty acres of land for himself, and fifty acres each for the boys, John and William. Mr. Earl finally accepted the offer, and at once went to work and put up a house at the mouth of the run, where Housler's steam sawmill was afterward built, about a mile and a half above Emporium. This was the first dwelling house built in the county above Hickory Bottom. Earl's nearest neighbor - besides Allen, who located in Elliott's storehouse, at the mouth of North creek - was John Spangler, just above Sterling Run. Earl lived here during the summer of 1810, and cleared about twenty acres of land. In the fall he commenced building the first house ever put up in Emporium, and in January, 1811, completed it, and moved in, thus becoming the first settler in Emporium. The house was located southeast of the Buffalo, New York & Pennsylvania Railroad passenger depot, and very nearly on the site of Seneca Freeman's new dwelling house. In 1811 Earl cleared off the point of laud between the Driftwood and Portage creeks, and in 1812 he had some eighty or ninety acres cleared.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/897558:2204
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHPK-NHT : 20 February 2021), Wm Earll, Potter, Pennsylvania, United States; citing 142, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 161; FHL microfilm 20,635.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHYD-D7W : 14 February 2022), Wm Earl, Pike, Yamhill, Oregon, United States; citing p. 271, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/98073580/william-earl : accessed 14 February 2022), memorial page for William Earl (1802–unknown), Find a Grave Memorial ID 98073580, citing Eulalia Cemetery, Coudersport, Potter County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by RobMinteer57 (contributor 47389024) .
5. ↑ https://www.pa-roots.com/cameron/history/chapter8.html