- ELNATHAN SAWTELL, who for many years was a prominent farmer
of Union Township, but
- is now deceased, was a native of Massachusetts, born in Groton
in 1791. The family was founded in America by ancestors who came
to this country from France in the early colonial days and settled
in Massachusetts. Our subject was reared to manhood in his native
State, and on arriving at years of maturity was joined in wedlock
with Miss Millie PITT, who was of English origin. By occupation
Mr. SAWTELL was a farmer, and throughout his entire life engaged
in agricultural pursuits. In the year 1837, he removed his family
to Vermont, settling in Windsor County, where they remained for
about eighteen years, when in 1855, they left the East and emigrated
to Wisconsin, becoming residents of Rock County.
- By the union of Mr. and Mrs. SAWTELL, a family of eight children
were born, and with the
- exception of one, all attained to the years of maturity.
They numbered six daughters and one son, but before the emigration
of the family to this State several were married. Those living
at the present writing in 1889 are four in number, namely: Mrs.
Emily S. GREEN, who was born in Massachusetts, and came to Evansville
several years after her parents had settled in Rock County. She
was married in January, 1880, becoming the wife of Rev. Henry
GREEN, rector of the Episcopal Church of Evansville, whose death
occurred May 12, 1883. Mrs. Maria M. HOWE is the next in order
of birth, and resides in Ludlow, Vt.; Mrs. Lydia J. WOOLEY, is
a resident of San Francisco, Cal., and Elnathan, the only son,
makes his home in Evansville. The deceased children of the family
are Mrs. Hannah B. PETTIGREW, who came to Rock County with her
husband at the time of the removal of her parents, and died at
Sioux Falls, Dak., Sept. 19, 1878, while visiting friends in
the city. Her husband had died previous to the death of his wife;
Mrs. Eliza A. JOHNSON died at Forest City, Ark., Aug. 16, 1875,
and Mrs. Cornelia R. LONG died in Jacksonville, Fla., in October,
1882.
- Mr. SAWTELL was somewhat advanced in life when he emigrated
to Wisconsin, being sixty-five
- years of age at that time. He devoted his attention to agricultural
pursuits, owning a farm in Union Township, and his death occurred
in Evansville, March 31, 1878, at the ripe old age of eighty-seven
years. His wife survived him about three years, and was also
eighty-seven years of age at the time of her death. He was one
of the highly esteemed citizens of Evansville, and he and his
wife were for many years faithful and consistent members of the
Congregational Church.
- Elnathan SAWTELL, Jr., the only surviving son of Elnathan
and Millie (PITT) SAWTELL, was
- born in the Green Mountain State, on the 17th day of November,
1822, and resided in Vermont until 1855, when he came with his
parents to Rock County. He was united in marriage at Evansville
with Miss Lucy A. BIGLOW, of Rutland Township, Dane Co., Wis.,
their union being celebrated Dec. 25, 1862. Mrs. SAWTELL is a
daughter of Harvey and Lorinda BIGLOW, who settled in Dane County
in 1845. Her father is still living in Rutland Township, but
her mother departed this life in 1844.
- A residence of over a third of a century in Wisconsin, has
enabled Mr. SAWTELL to form an
- extensive acquaintance, and wherever known he is universally
respected.
-
- Taken from "The Portrait and Biographical Album of
Rock County, Wis." (c)1889, pp. 557-558.
-
- Courtesy of Carol
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