My 3rd Great Grandfather
The Husband of Susan Marsh
Occupation: Carpenter
Obituary:
Obit for Martin Cleland Niles Democrat, August 24, 1872 - Obituary Cleland.- Died, at his residence in this City, last Saturday morning, August 17th, Mr. Martin Cleland, in the 76th year of his age. The subject of this notice was born in Plainfield, Massachusetts, April 10, 1797. In 1811 he removed to Chautauqua County, N.Y., where he lived until April, 1835, when he came to Niles, which has been his chosen residence ever since. It will be seen from this record that Mr. Cleland was one of our earliest settlers; he was well known and highly esteemed for many excellencies of character by all of our community. Mr. C., early in life, made a profession of religion by uniting with the Presbyterian Church in Chautauqua, in 1820. When he came to Niles our society was in its formative stage, and he, with others of like principles, sided by his consistant moral and christian life in moulding its character. Modest and unobtrusive in his intercourses with his fellow citizens, it was yet easy to discern that he was governed by firm and unyielding principles of right. Six or eight years after settling among us, the members of the Presbyterian Church testified their high appreciation of his christian character, by electing him a member of the session, which position he continued to occupy up to the time of his death. The writer of this brief testmonial has been on terms of closest intimacy with him for nearly forty years; witnessing his intercourse with his family, with the church, and the community, and can truly say that he never heard an expression, of a sentiment from his lips, which on his death bed he should wish to recall. Mr. Cleland's health has been gradually declining for three or four years, but it was only during the last four or five weeks that it became apparent to himself and friends that it must soon end in death. His trust in the Savior, and the assurance of his interest in the great salvation never seemed to falter for a moment. Death itself had no terrors for him; but he "came to his grave in a full age, like as a shock of corn in his season."
The Husband of Susan Marsh
Occupation: Carpenter
Obituary:
Obit for Martin Cleland Niles Democrat, August 24, 1872 - Obituary Cleland.- Died, at his residence in this City, last Saturday morning, August 17th, Mr. Martin Cleland, in the 76th year of his age. The subject of this notice was born in Plainfield, Massachusetts, April 10, 1797. In 1811 he removed to Chautauqua County, N.Y., where he lived until April, 1835, when he came to Niles, which has been his chosen residence ever since. It will be seen from this record that Mr. Cleland was one of our earliest settlers; he was well known and highly esteemed for many excellencies of character by all of our community. Mr. C., early in life, made a profession of religion by uniting with the Presbyterian Church in Chautauqua, in 1820. When he came to Niles our society was in its formative stage, and he, with others of like principles, sided by his consistant moral and christian life in moulding its character. Modest and unobtrusive in his intercourses with his fellow citizens, it was yet easy to discern that he was governed by firm and unyielding principles of right. Six or eight years after settling among us, the members of the Presbyterian Church testified their high appreciation of his christian character, by electing him a member of the session, which position he continued to occupy up to the time of his death. The writer of this brief testmonial has been on terms of closest intimacy with him for nearly forty years; witnessing his intercourse with his family, with the church, and the community, and can truly say that he never heard an expression, of a sentiment from his lips, which on his death bed he should wish to recall. Mr. Cleland's health has been gradually declining for three or four years, but it was only during the last four or five weeks that it became apparent to himself and friends that it must soon end in death. His trust in the Savior, and the assurance of his interest in the great salvation never seemed to falter for a moment. Death itself had no terrors for him; but he "came to his grave in a full age, like as a shock of corn in his season."
My 3rd Great Grandfather
The Husband of Susan Marsh
Occupation: Carpenter
Obituary:
Obit for Martin Cleland Niles Democrat, August 24, 1872 - Obituary Cleland.- Died, at his residence in this City, last Saturday morning, August 17th, Mr. Martin Cleland, in the 76th year of his age. The subject of this notice was born in Plainfield, Massachusetts, April 10, 1797. In 1811 he removed to Chautauqua County, N.Y., where he lived until April, 1835, when he came to Niles, which has been his chosen residence ever since. It will be seen from this record that Mr. Cleland was one of our earliest settlers; he was well known and highly esteemed for many excellencies of character by all of our community. Mr. C., early in life, made a profession of religion by uniting with the Presbyterian Church in Chautauqua, in 1820. When he came to Niles our society was in its formative stage, and he, with others of like principles, sided by his consistant moral and christian life in moulding its character. Modest and unobtrusive in his intercourses with his fellow citizens, it was yet easy to discern that he was governed by firm and unyielding principles of right. Six or eight years after settling among us, the members of the Presbyterian Church testified their high appreciation of his christian character, by electing him a member of the session, which position he continued to occupy up to the time of his death. The writer of this brief testmonial has been on terms of closest intimacy with him for nearly forty years; witnessing his intercourse with his family, with the church, and the community, and can truly say that he never heard an expression, of a sentiment from his lips, which on his death bed he should wish to recall. Mr. Cleland's health has been gradually declining for three or four years, but it was only during the last four or five weeks that it became apparent to himself and friends that it must soon end in death. His trust in the Savior, and the assurance of his interest in the great salvation never seemed to falter for a moment. Death itself had no terrors for him; but he "came to his grave in a full age, like as a shock of corn in his season."
The Husband of Susan Marsh
Occupation: Carpenter
Obituary:
Obit for Martin Cleland Niles Democrat, August 24, 1872 - Obituary Cleland.- Died, at his residence in this City, last Saturday morning, August 17th, Mr. Martin Cleland, in the 76th year of his age. The subject of this notice was born in Plainfield, Massachusetts, April 10, 1797. In 1811 he removed to Chautauqua County, N.Y., where he lived until April, 1835, when he came to Niles, which has been his chosen residence ever since. It will be seen from this record that Mr. Cleland was one of our earliest settlers; he was well known and highly esteemed for many excellencies of character by all of our community. Mr. C., early in life, made a profession of religion by uniting with the Presbyterian Church in Chautauqua, in 1820. When he came to Niles our society was in its formative stage, and he, with others of like principles, sided by his consistant moral and christian life in moulding its character. Modest and unobtrusive in his intercourses with his fellow citizens, it was yet easy to discern that he was governed by firm and unyielding principles of right. Six or eight years after settling among us, the members of the Presbyterian Church testified their high appreciation of his christian character, by electing him a member of the session, which position he continued to occupy up to the time of his death. The writer of this brief testmonial has been on terms of closest intimacy with him for nearly forty years; witnessing his intercourse with his family, with the church, and the community, and can truly say that he never heard an expression, of a sentiment from his lips, which on his death bed he should wish to recall. Mr. Cleland's health has been gradually declining for three or four years, but it was only during the last four or five weeks that it became apparent to himself and friends that it must soon end in death. His trust in the Savior, and the assurance of his interest in the great salvation never seemed to falter for a moment. Death itself had no terrors for him; but he "came to his grave in a full age, like as a shock of corn in his season."
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