I am so pleased to "Adam Walters" explanation of the migration to St. Joseph
Co. in 1833+ -- my Canfields (Hezekiah Graham Canfield and family) arrived
on the scene in Ripley County (Sunman area)as of 1820 and then his brother
(my gggrandfather, Orsemus) soon migrated from NY to (Middlebury
twp.,Elkador and then Mishawakii, St. Joseph before going on up across the
border to Three Rivers, St. Joseph Co., Indiana. Anyway, thank you for the
"history lesson" -- it is very much appreciated. Sandy Childs in Calif.
----- Original Message -----
From: Sara Gibson <szgibson(a)earthlink.net>
To: <INSTJOSE-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2001 12:14 PM
Subject: Re: [INSTJOSE] Fw: migration to St. Joseph Co. in 1833
Thank you for the great info
How much chance do you think there is that my gggrand father came from VA
to Ky to St .Joesph in 1830's
Since I am brickwalled I wonder if this is incorrect
Sara
----- Original Message -----
From: "Adam Walters" <awalters(a)inil.com>
To: <INSTJOSE-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2001 10:51 AM
Subject: [INSTJOSE] Fw: migration to St. Joseph Co. in 1833
> Hello,
> Several people followed up with similar comments as mine re: why there
was
> a surge of migration to Northern Indiana in the late 1820s and early
1830s.
> John Palmer was kind enough to reply and shed some light. Here is his
> response below...
>
> - Adam Walters
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Palmer" <j.palmer(a)gomail.sjcpl.lib.in.us>
> To: "Adam Walters" <awalters(a)inil.com>
> Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2001 8:03 AM
> Subject: Re: migration to St. Joseph Co. in 1833
>
>
> > HI Adam,
> >
> > I will try to make a long story short (although I have very seldom
been
> > successful at that).
> >
> > Indiana was one of several states that were created out of what was
once
> > known as the Northwest Territory. Included in these states
were Ohio,
> > Indiana, Michigan, and Illinois, and Wisconsin
> >
> > Indiana was granted statehood in 1816. However, all of the counties
which
> > had been developed up until this time were in the southern part of the
> > state. In most cases, settlers from Ohio, Kentucky, Virginia, and
some
> > from Pennsylvania settled the lower part of the state.
They used the
Ohio
> > River and the National Road (now U. S. 40) as their major migration
> > sources.
> >
> > The land in central and northern Indiana was basically still owned by
the
> > Indians.
> >
> > Fort Wayne, which is in northeast central Indiana, had originally been
> > established as a military fort before 1800 and had a fairly large
> > population by the time statehood was developed.
> >
> > As you probably know, counties cannot be established until a specific
> > number of individuals are living within the proposed boundaries.
Allen
> > County, in which Fort Wayne is located, was created in
1824.
> >
> > It was the first county established north of Kokomo (Howard County),
> Indiana.
> >
> > St. Joseph and Elkhart Counties were both established in 1830. The
> > pioneers who came into these counties were from Ohio, Pennsylvania,
some
> of
> > the eastern States and, especially, New York. Many took the Erie
Canal,
> > which flows into the Ohio Canal, then into the Wabash
Canal.
> >
> > Some pioneers took the Erie Canal only a short distance, then crossed
Lake
> > Erie and landed at Detroit. From there they took the road leading
from
> > Detroit to Chicago. This road was known as the Detroit to
Chicago
Road
> > (most often called the Chicago Road).. It is now U. S.
12.
> >
> > Both Detroit and Chicago had military posts. Detroit was much older
than
> > Chicago and was founded by the French. The French also established a
> > military post called Fort Saint Joseph in 1696. The fort was a major
> > military base until 1781 when it was destroyed during the American
> > Revolution. Later, Niles, Michigan was established near the fort.
> >
> > The Miami Indians settled around Fort Saint Joseph in the late 1690's
and
> > early 1700's, but slowly moved out to the east (around Fort Wayne,
> > Rochester, Muncie, etc.) as the Potawatomi Indians moved into the
area.
> >
> > By the time that the French were moving out and some English fur
traders
> > moving into what would later become St. Joseph County and
the
> surrounding
> > counties (late 1700's and early 1800"s) most of the Miami had left
the
> > area and the Potawatomi had spread out into many bands.
> >
> > The first known white man to live in St. Joseph County for any time
was
> > Pierre Navarre, a French-Canadian fur trader who came in
1820. He
lived
> on
> > Indian land.
> >
> > In order to get the land that is now Indiana, the Americans signed
many
> > treaties with the Indians. St. Joseph County is in a
unique
situation.
> > The land that became St. Joseph County was involved with
four major
> > treaties. Each treaty was signed at a different time and places:
> >
> > The lands in the northeastern section of the county, Embracing Harris
and
> > clay townships, the north part of Penn, the east part of German, the
east
> > part of Portage and the north part of Center, are included in the
lands
> > ceded to the United States by the treaty made at Chicago
with the
Ottawas,
> > Chippewas, and Potawatomies, on August 29, 18121. The sites of South
> Bend,
> > Mishawaka, Osceola, the University of Notre Dame and St. Mary's
College
> > are all within this cession. Only a small part of the
lands ceded by
this
> > treaty are within the bounds of the State of Indiana. Most of the
land
> was
> > in southern Michigan.
> >
> > The lands in the northwestern section of the county, embracing Warren
> > township, the north part of Olive, the west part of German, the west
part
> > of Portage and the north part of Greene, are included in the lands
cede
to
> > the United States by the treaty made with the Potawatomies on October
16,
> > 1826. The Southern boundary of the lands ceded by this treaty is also
the
> > old Michigan boundary line. The site of New Carlisle, and Terre Coupe
> > prairie are in this treaty.
> >
> > The lands in the southeastern section of the county, embracing the
> township
> > of Madison, the south part of Penn, the south part of Center and the
east
> > part of Union, are included in the lands ceded to the United States by
the
> > treaty made with the Potawatomi on September 28, 1828. The areas
> included
> > in this treaty include Woodland and Lakeville.
> >
> > The lands in the southwestern section of the county, embracing the
> > townships of Liberty and Lincoln, the south part of Greene and the
west
> > part of Union, are included in the lands ceded to the
United States by
the
> > treaty made with the Potawatomi on October 26, 1832.
> >
> > The first lands in St. Joseph County which were opened up for official
> sale
> > to the white man was in 1826.
> >
> > I hope that this answers your questions.
> >
> > If not, please feel free to contact me for more information.
> >
> > Cordially,
> >
> > John Palmer
>
>
>
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