Historical and biographical sketch of Cherry Creek, Chautauqua County, New York : with views of business places and residences, together with sketches of prominent citizens of various professions and occupations, past and present . RESIDENCE OF CHARLES T. READE. 62 JASPER H. NEWTON. There is not a family in Cherry Creek more thoroughly representative ofthe best element of pioneer American stock than that of Jasper H. Xewton was born September IJ, 1826, in the town of Barward,Windsor Co., Vt.; he was the son of Anson and Sarah Newton, who withtheir family of seven children, Samuel, F
Historical and biographical sketch of Cherry Creek, Chautauqua County, New York : with views of business places and residences, together with sketches of prominent citizens of various professions and occupations, past and present . RESIDENCE OF CHARLES T. READE. 62 JASPER H. NEWTON. There is not a family in Cherry Creek more thoroughly representative ofthe best element of pioneer American stock than that of Jasper H. Xewton was born September IJ, 1826, in the town of Barward,Windsor Co., Vt.; he was the son of Anson and Sarah Newton, who withtheir family of seven children, Samuel, Fannie, Lurenza, Jasper, Elizabeth,Harriet and George, came to Cherry Creek in the fall of lS3i5, and locatedupon the very land upon which the subject of this sketch now came by team from Vermont to Whitehall, this state, from there bycanal to Butfalo, and by team from there here. At that time there was. JASPER H. NEWTON. only about five acres of cleared land upon their farm. About the only wayto obtain ready money was to burn the timber and leach the ashes thereof,obtaining what was called Black Salts, which upon delivery to Dunkirkwas worth $ per cwt. After the land became cleared sufficiently toafford ]5asture he commenced the raising of stock, being among the first inthe town to introduce Durham cattle, raising the same for the beef he embarked in the dairying business making butter and cheese whichstill is his business. His farm is lot 4G of the Holland Land Gos, purchase, 63 containing 173 acres. Mr. Newton possesses a reputation for honor, trutli-fulness and Christian character, and is a highly respected citizen. lie withhis estimable wife have done much for the town in a religious way. He wasmarried November 30, 1870, to Mrs. Cynthia A. Newton, his deceasedbrother Samuels widow, to whom there have been born two daughters,Etfie and Sarah, the former the wife o
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