. History of Steuben County, New York, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers. Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin, Baron von, 1730-1794. PHOTOS. BY EVANS. COWNINQ AJ^ (^L^/^i^tr?^^ya.^^ aX^cs-^ ^(^i^/>. PHILO CAMPBELL, son of Kobert Campbell and Eachel Dolson, was born in Campbell, Steuben Co., N. Y., Feb. 14, 1808. His grandfather was the son of Eev. Robert Camp- bell, who was born in Scotland, in 1709, and settled in Canaan, Conn., as a Presbyterian minister, in 1761, and removed to Stillwater, Saratoga Co., N. Y., in 1762, w
. History of Steuben County, New York, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers. Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin, Baron von, 1730-1794. PHOTOS. BY EVANS. COWNINQ AJ^ (^L^/^i^tr?^^ya.^^ aX^cs-^ ^(^i^/>. PHILO CAMPBELL, son of Kobert Campbell and Eachel Dolson, was born in Campbell, Steuben Co., N. Y., Feb. 14, 1808. His grandfather was the son of Eev. Robert Camp- bell, who was born in Scotland, in 1709, and settled in Canaan, Conn., as a Presbyterian minister, in 1761, and removed to Stillwater, Saratoga Co., N. Y., in 1762, where he was the first minister north of Albany, and where he was buried. Robert (3d) was born in 1777, at Stillwater; was educated for the ministry; graduated at Dartmouth College. He never preached, but followed farming for a business; settled in Campbell with his father, who was named Robert (2d) also, in the winter of 1801 and 1802. He died in 1861, while residing in Michigan, where he had gone some twelve years before. His wife died some five years before, or about 1856. Philo Campbell was reared on his father's farm until he was about eighteen; he then went to Chenango County, and learned the carding and cloth-dressing busi- ness, which he followed more or less for fifteen years. He married Calista, daughter of Solomon and Martha Cushing, of Vermont, Nov. 23, 1832. Miss Calista Cushing was born near Brattleboro', Vt., April 23, 1814. Her parents are distant relatives of Hon. Caleb Cushing (deceased). As the result of the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Philo Campbell three children were born, viz.: William Wal- lace, born Feb. 13,1834; died June 23,1836. Solomon C, born Jan. 9, 1836; married Aurelia, daughter of Benjamin and Hannah Farwell, of Painted Post, and is now one of the largest merchants in Corning; he has one son, Wallace B. Sybil H., born Nov. 11, 1838; died Feb. 3, 1842. In June, 1836, Mr. Campbell removed to Bellevue, Eaton Co., Mich.; purchased a farm of some two hu
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