Archelaus Stewart was born Dec. 22,1771, perhaps in Cornwall, Conn. He married Lydia _____. He spent perhaps the greater part of his life in Athens, Athens County, Ohio, where he made his will July 6,1841, at which time his wife Lydia was living. The witnesses to his will were Leonidas Jewett and A.G. Brown. Some of his sons had evidently gone out to western Illinois, for Archelaus was living there on Mar. 4,1854, when he added a codicil to his will, witnessed by Martin Sherrick and O.P. Stewart. He died Mar. 25,1854. His will was probated in Athens County, Ohio, on Aug. 25,1854 and the codicil was probated in Adams County, Illinois on Sep. 19,1854. Martin Sherrick and Perry Stewart testifying they saw him sign the codicil. His two sons Garrett and Bradley were named executors, and Bradley made a trip back to Ohio to settle the estate. Among the probate papers in Adams County was an order for a marble headstone to be delivered to G. Stewart of Burton, Adams County, with this inscription: "Archelaus Stewart, died Mar.25,1854, aged 83 years, 3 months, 3 days".
Archelaus Stewart was born Dec. 22,1771, perhaps in Cornwall, Conn. He married Lydia _____. He spent perhaps the greater part of his life in Athens, Athens County, Ohio, where he made his will July 6,1841, at which time his wife Lydia was living. The witnesses to his will were Leonidas Jewett and A.G. Brown. Some of his sons had evidently gone out to western Illinois, for Archelaus was living there on Mar. 4,1854, when he added a codicil to his will, witnessed by Martin Sherrick and O.P. Stewart. He died Mar. 25,1854. His will was probated in Athens County, Ohio, on Aug. 25,1854 and the codicil was probated in Adams County, Illinois on Sep. 19,1854. Martin Sherrick and Perry Stewart testifying they saw him sign the codicil. His two sons Garrett and Bradley were named executors, and Bradley made a trip back to Ohio to settle the estate. Among the probate papers in Adams County was an order for a marble headstone to be delivered to G. Stewart of Burton, Adams County, with this inscription: "Archelaus Stewart, died Mar.25,1854, aged 83 years, 3 months, 3 days".
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