Theirs was a real family, eleven in all, eight sons and three daughters. After living in various places in the vicinity of Albany, Corinth, and Glens Falls, New York, and finding it hard to make a good living for their large family, Eathen G. and Anna (Luce) Satterlee decided to make a western pilgrimage thru Ohio to Michigan. With the thought in mind to keep the family together and work on their new found land, they started preparations for their trek westward in 1837. The girls and their mother made a great tub of applesauce, home-made cheese, and all kinds of pickles. They spun their own wool, and made their own cloth into clothing. A neighbor made shoes for the family, as they well knew there would be many miles of walking for exercise and warmth along the snow trails west. The older boys and their father outfitted two sleighs, one a covered caravan for the mother and small children, with a stove for cooking, warmth, and sleeping.
"It was a mild winter so they had to defer their trip until February, 1838, when there was sufficient snow for good sleighing. Thus it was on Eathen's 50th birthday, February 5th 1838, they started their journey west to the wilds of Michigan, with ten of their eleven children. Anmarie, the eldest daughter, remained in New York, Saratoga Co., to become Mrs. Benjamin Emmons Newton, and had 3 daughters.
"The start of their journey west was from Fortsville, in Saratoga Co., N.Y., in sight of Mt. McGregor, (where General Grant died); they went thru Cleveland, Ohio, along the Erie Canal; taking 22 days from New York to Washtenaw Co., Michigan (about 30 miles south of Lansing, Mich.) Their itinerary was:
February 5th 1838--Monday; left Fortsville, via Saratoga Springs, Galloway and Utica, New York
10 " " Saturday; Camped within 7 miles of Auburn, N.Y.
12 " " Monday; Came thru Auburn, N.Y.
17 " " Saturday; Arrived Ohio state line.
22 " " Thursday; Passed thru Cleveland, Ohio.
24 " " Saturday; That night camped at Maunee Swamp.
25 " " Sunday; Crossed swamp; stayed at Perrysburgh, Ohio.
26 " " Monday; Stayed at Adrian, Lenawee Co., Michigan.
27 " " Tuesday; Arrived at Henry Hay's farm, 5 miles from Manchester in Washtenaw Co., Mich. (Eathen's sister, Bersheba, had married Henry Hay and moved to Michigan prior to Eathen's family).
"The Satterlee family stayed at Henry Hay's farm just long enough to rest up and find land to build on for themselves. Eathen, Sr. bought 40 acres of land by deed dated March 19th 1838, 3 miles west of Henry Hay's place in Jackson Co., where they built a log cabin and lived until 1843-44. Eathen's land is described at the NE ¼ of NE ¼ of Sec. 27-4 Sr 2 E. This is 2 miles each way from the southeast corner of Jackson Co., and is 4 mi. east of Brooklyn, Mich., and 4 miles south of Norvell. It is in the Irish Hills, and a play spot for tourists; a mile or so north is U.S. Highway #112, which is not far from the famous Walker Tavern, where in 1832, James Fenimore Cooper stayed and wrote a book.
"The Samuel Demarest family, who had been friends and neighbors of the Satterlees in N.Y., had preceeded the Satterlees to Otisco Township, Iona Co., Michigan in 1837. The Demarests played an equally important part in this community having intermarried with the Satterlee family three times.
"Eri Satterlee, lived at Napolean, Jackson Co., for 3 years before returning to Nunda, N.Y., to marry Sylvia Sophia Keith, and had 5 children there. However Eathen's sons Alexander, Ethan, Jr., and Henry each had wives and children and wanted to take up homesteads for themselves farther west and north in Michigan.
"It was then in 1843 that Henry went on ahead to prepare the way, and located near Cook's Corner, about 8 miles south of Greenville; he had been on the land about two weeks when his father and some of his brothers came to help him get started. They took shelter in Henry's shanty and on the following day all hands put up a house and finished it before nightfall ready for occupancy. Eathen, Sr., like the territory, so he returned to Jackson County, sold his 40 acres to Barnabas Fay, a brother of his daughter-in-law, Harriet (Fay), wife of Henry Satterlee."
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"It was a mild winter so they had to defer their trip until February, 1838, when there was sufficient snow for good sleighing. Thus it was on Eathen's 50th birthday, February 5th 1838, they started their journey west to the wilds of Michigan, with ten of their eleven children. Anmarie, the eldest daughter, remained in New York, Saratoga Co., to become Mrs. Benjamin Emmons Newton, and had 3 daughters.
"The start of their journey west was from Fortsville, in Saratoga Co., N.Y., in sight of Mt. McGregor, (where General Grant died); they went thru Cleveland, Ohio, along the Erie Canal; taking 22 days from New York to Washtenaw Co., Michigan (about 30 miles south of Lansing, Mich.) Their itinerary was:
February 5th 1838--Monday; left Fortsville, via Saratoga Springs, Galloway and Utica, New York
10 " " Saturday; Camped within 7 miles of Auburn, N.Y.
12 " " Monday; Came thru Auburn, N.Y.
17 " " Saturday; Arrived Ohio state line.
22 " " Thursday; Passed thru Cleveland, Ohio.
24 " " Saturday; That night camped at Maunee Swamp.
25 " " Sunday; Crossed swamp; stayed at Perrysburgh, Ohio.
26 " " Monday; Stayed at Adrian, Lenawee Co., Michigan.
27 " " Tuesday; Arrived at Henry Hay's farm, 5 miles from Manchester in Washtenaw Co., Mich. (Eathen's sister, Bersheba, had married Henry Hay and moved to Michigan prior to Eathen's family).
"The Satterlee family stayed at Henry Hay's farm just long enough to rest up and find land to build on for themselves. Eathen, Sr. bought 40 acres of land by deed dated March 19th 1838, 3 miles west of Henry Hay's place in Jackson Co., where they built a log cabin and lived until 1843-44. Eathen's land is described at the NE ¼ of NE ¼ of Sec. 27-4 Sr 2 E. This is 2 miles each way from the southeast corner of Jackson Co., and is 4 mi. east of Brooklyn, Mich., and 4 miles south of Norvell. It is in the Irish Hills, and a play spot for tourists; a mile or so north is U.S. Highway #112, which is not far from the famous Walker Tavern, where in 1832, James Fenimore Cooper stayed and wrote a book.
"The Samuel Demarest family, who had been friends and neighbors of the Satterlees in N.Y., had preceeded the Satterlees to Otisco Township, Iona Co., Michigan in 1837. The Demarests played an equally important part in this community having intermarried with the Satterlee family three times.
"Eri Satterlee, lived at Napolean, Jackson Co., for 3 years before returning to Nunda, N.Y., to marry Sylvia Sophia Keith, and had 5 children there. However Eathen's sons Alexander, Ethan, Jr., and Henry each had wives and children and wanted to take up homesteads for themselves farther west and north in Michigan.
"It was then in 1843 that Henry went on ahead to prepare the way, and located near Cook's Corner, about 8 miles south of Greenville; he had been on the land about two weeks when his father and some of his brothers came to help him get started. They took shelter in Henry's shanty and on the following day all hands put up a house and finished it before nightfall ready for occupancy. Eathen, Sr., like the territory, so he returned to Jackson County, sold his 40 acres to Barnabas Fay, a brother of his daughter-in-law, Harriet (Fay), wife of Henry Satterlee."
Quote from Goldie Satterlee Fowler
Theirs was a real family, eleven in all, eight sons and three daughters. After living in various places in the vicinity of Albany, Corinth, and Glens Falls, New York, and finding it hard to make a good living for their large family, Eathen G. and Anna (Luce) Satterlee decided to make a western pilgrimage thru Ohio to Michigan. With the thought in mind to keep the family together and work on their new found land, they started preparations for their trek westward in 1837. The girls and their mother made a great tub of applesauce, home-made cheese, and all kinds of pickles. They spun their own wool, and made their own cloth into clothing. A neighbor made shoes for the family, as they well knew there would be many miles of walking for exercise and warmth along the snow trails west. The older boys and their father outfitted two sleighs, one a covered caravan for the mother and small children, with a stove for cooking, warmth, and sleeping.
"It was a mild winter so they had to defer their trip until February, 1838, when there was sufficient snow for good sleighing. Thus it was on Eathen's 50th birthday, February 5th 1838, they started their journey west to the wilds of Michigan, with ten of their eleven children. Anmarie, the eldest daughter, remained in New York, Saratoga Co., to become Mrs. Benjamin Emmons Newton, and had 3 daughters.
"The start of their journey west was from Fortsville, in Saratoga Co., N.Y., in sight of Mt. McGregor, (where General Grant died); they went thru Cleveland, Ohio, along the Erie Canal; taking 22 days from New York to Washtenaw Co., Michigan (about 30 miles south of Lansing, Mich.) Their itinerary was:
February 5th 1838--Monday; left Fortsville, via Saratoga Springs, Galloway and Utica, New York
10 " " Saturday; Camped within 7 miles of Auburn, N.Y.
12 " " Monday; Came thru Auburn, N.Y.
17 " " Saturday; Arrived Ohio state line.
22 " " Thursday; Passed thru Cleveland, Ohio.
24 " " Saturday; That night camped at Maunee Swamp.
25 " " Sunday; Crossed swamp; stayed at Perrysburgh, Ohio.
26 " " Monday; Stayed at Adrian, Lenawee Co., Michigan.
27 " " Tuesday; Arrived at Henry Hay's farm, 5 miles from Manchester in Washtenaw Co., Mich. (Eathen's sister, Bersheba, had married Henry Hay and moved to Michigan prior to Eathen's family).
"The Satterlee family stayed at Henry Hay's farm just long enough to rest up and find land to build on for themselves. Eathen, Sr. bought 40 acres of land by deed dated March 19th 1838, 3 miles west of Henry Hay's place in Jackson Co., where they built a log cabin and lived until 1843-44. Eathen's land is described at the NE ¼ of NE ¼ of Sec. 27-4 Sr 2 E. This is 2 miles each way from the southeast corner of Jackson Co., and is 4 mi. east of Brooklyn, Mich., and 4 miles south of Norvell. It is in the Irish Hills, and a play spot for tourists; a mile or so north is U.S. Highway #112, which is not far from the famous Walker Tavern, where in 1832, James Fenimore Cooper stayed and wrote a book.
"The Samuel Demarest family, who had been friends and neighbors of the Satterlees in N.Y., had preceeded the Satterlees to Otisco Township, Iona Co., Michigan in 1837. The Demarests played an equally important part in this community having intermarried with the Satterlee family three times.
"Eri Satterlee, lived at Napolean, Jackson Co., for 3 years before returning to Nunda, N.Y., to marry Sylvia Sophia Keith, and had 5 children there. However Eathen's sons Alexander, Ethan, Jr., and Henry each had wives and children and wanted to take up homesteads for themselves farther west and north in Michigan.
"It was then in 1843 that Henry went on ahead to prepare the way, and located near Cook's Corner, about 8 miles south of Greenville; he had been on the land about two weeks when his father and some of his brothers came to help him get started. They took shelter in Henry's shanty and on the following day all hands put up a house and finished it before nightfall ready for occupancy. Eathen, Sr., like the territory, so he returned to Jackson County, sold his 40 acres to Barnabas Fay, a brother of his daughter-in-law, Harriet (Fay), wife of Henry Satterlee."
Quote from Goldie Satterlee Fowler
"It was a mild winter so they had to defer their trip until February, 1838, when there was sufficient snow for good sleighing. Thus it was on Eathen's 50th birthday, February 5th 1838, they started their journey west to the wilds of Michigan, with ten of their eleven children. Anmarie, the eldest daughter, remained in New York, Saratoga Co., to become Mrs. Benjamin Emmons Newton, and had 3 daughters.
"The start of their journey west was from Fortsville, in Saratoga Co., N.Y., in sight of Mt. McGregor, (where General Grant died); they went thru Cleveland, Ohio, along the Erie Canal; taking 22 days from New York to Washtenaw Co., Michigan (about 30 miles south of Lansing, Mich.) Their itinerary was:
February 5th 1838--Monday; left Fortsville, via Saratoga Springs, Galloway and Utica, New York
10 " " Saturday; Camped within 7 miles of Auburn, N.Y.
12 " " Monday; Came thru Auburn, N.Y.
17 " " Saturday; Arrived Ohio state line.
22 " " Thursday; Passed thru Cleveland, Ohio.
24 " " Saturday; That night camped at Maunee Swamp.
25 " " Sunday; Crossed swamp; stayed at Perrysburgh, Ohio.
26 " " Monday; Stayed at Adrian, Lenawee Co., Michigan.
27 " " Tuesday; Arrived at Henry Hay's farm, 5 miles from Manchester in Washtenaw Co., Mich. (Eathen's sister, Bersheba, had married Henry Hay and moved to Michigan prior to Eathen's family).
"The Satterlee family stayed at Henry Hay's farm just long enough to rest up and find land to build on for themselves. Eathen, Sr. bought 40 acres of land by deed dated March 19th 1838, 3 miles west of Henry Hay's place in Jackson Co., where they built a log cabin and lived until 1843-44. Eathen's land is described at the NE ¼ of NE ¼ of Sec. 27-4 Sr 2 E. This is 2 miles each way from the southeast corner of Jackson Co., and is 4 mi. east of Brooklyn, Mich., and 4 miles south of Norvell. It is in the Irish Hills, and a play spot for tourists; a mile or so north is U.S. Highway #112, which is not far from the famous Walker Tavern, where in 1832, James Fenimore Cooper stayed and wrote a book.
"The Samuel Demarest family, who had been friends and neighbors of the Satterlees in N.Y., had preceeded the Satterlees to Otisco Township, Iona Co., Michigan in 1837. The Demarests played an equally important part in this community having intermarried with the Satterlee family three times.
"Eri Satterlee, lived at Napolean, Jackson Co., for 3 years before returning to Nunda, N.Y., to marry Sylvia Sophia Keith, and had 5 children there. However Eathen's sons Alexander, Ethan, Jr., and Henry each had wives and children and wanted to take up homesteads for themselves farther west and north in Michigan.
"It was then in 1843 that Henry went on ahead to prepare the way, and located near Cook's Corner, about 8 miles south of Greenville; he had been on the land about two weeks when his father and some of his brothers came to help him get started. They took shelter in Henry's shanty and on the following day all hands put up a house and finished it before nightfall ready for occupancy. Eathen, Sr., like the territory, so he returned to Jackson County, sold his 40 acres to Barnabas Fay, a brother of his daughter-in-law, Harriet (Fay), wife of Henry Satterlee."
Quote from Goldie Satterlee Fowler
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