In the year 1810 he along with his family and Abijah Hubbell with wife Sally and children, and Hezekiah Buckingham with his wife Ruth (Hubbell) and children left Huntington, Connecticut, to make homes for themselves in the "far west," which at that time was northeastern Pennsylvania.
They settled in Herrick, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania and Blackleach built his house on the bank of the western branch of the Lackawanna. The dwelling place consisted of one small room surrounded by logs piled around it with one door.
In 1816, Mr. Burritt gave up his claim by the Lackawanna and moved to Clifford township.
In the year 1810 he along with his family and Abijah Hubbell with wife Sally and children, and Hezekiah Buckingham with his wife Ruth (Hubbell) and children left Huntington, Connecticut, to make homes for themselves in the "far west," which at that time was northeastern Pennsylvania.
They settled in Herrick, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania and Blackleach built his house on the bank of the western branch of the Lackawanna. The dwelling place consisted of one small room surrounded by logs piled around it with one door.
In 1816, Mr. Burritt gave up his claim by the Lackawanna and moved to Clifford township.
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