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HISTORY OF ERIE COUNTY 101
highly educated, at least in the arts and sciences, but had considerable
knowledge of the French and English languages, and spoke several
Indian dialects quite fluently. • Endowed with an excellent memory, a
genial disposition, and indomitable courage, he was of great service to
General Harrison in the War of 1812 as a guide and scout. He was
also interpreter and assistant executioner in the case of the two Indians
hanged at Norwalk for the murder of John Woods and George Bishop.
Mr. Flemond Avas married in 1811 to a daughter of W. Pollock,
who resided near the south line of the toAvnship. This was probably
the first Christian marriage solemnized in this vicinity. His first enterprise
in this section was the establishment of a trading post for the purpose
of bartering eastern goods with the Indians for furs and other
articles of value. Air. Flemond died, it is thought, about the year 1827,
and his wife survived him for about twelve years. He also left three
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daughters, one of whom married John McCarty, and after his death became
the Avife of John Miller.
Jared AVard and family came into the township in the spring of
1808, living on a part of the Flemond farm until the next year. He
then moved to a place in what is now Milan Township. Airs. Betsy Collins,
wife of Isaac Collins, was a daughter of Jared AVard. She was born
in Painesville, Ohio, in 1804, and was married to Air. Collins in Milan.
They moved to Huron in 1858, where she resided until her death, September
1, 1877. Isaac Collins was in Huron in 1812, but made only a
short stay, going the same year to'Columbus, Ohio; came back to Milan
in 1818.
Almon Ruggles and Jabez Wright came to Huron in 1808. Air.
Wright was for many years agent of AVilliam AVinthrop, AVIIO owned at
one time nearly the Avhole township. Winthrop H. Wright, son of Jabez,
married Tamar, daughter of Almon Ruggles.