A standard history of the Hanging Rock iron region of Ohio; an authentic narrative of the past, with an extended survey of the industrial and commercial development . became identified with the Hanging Rock-Iron Region of this history were Jean Baptist Bertrand, William Duduit,John G. Gervais, Andrew Lacrouix, Francis C. Duteil, A. C. Vincent,Claudius Cadot, Ietre Chabot, Francois Valodin, Pctiv Ruishond, JohnBaptist Ginat and Claudius (harder Dulligny. Willi the except ion of afew mm of education ami ralhcr aristocrat ic blood, Ihe settlers on theFrench Graul were mainly people of rather prim
A standard history of the Hanging Rock iron region of Ohio; an authentic narrative of the past, with an extended survey of the industrial and commercial development . became identified with the Hanging Rock-Iron Region of this history were Jean Baptist Bertrand, William Duduit,John G. Gervais, Andrew Lacrouix, Francis C. Duteil, A. C. Vincent,Claudius Cadot, Ietre Chabot, Francois Valodin, Pctiv Ruishond, JohnBaptist Ginat and Claudius (harder Dulligny. Willi the except ion of afew mm of education ami ralhcr aristocrat ic blood, Ihe settlers on theFrench Graul were mainly people of rather primitive characters and (!1 62 HANGING ROCK IRON REGION brought to their new surrounding many of the strange beliefs and super-stitious of their kind. To illustrate some of these varied traits of thesociable, lovable, if sometimes shiftless members of the colony which cutclear of Gallipolis, the writer turns to Keyes Pioneers of SciotoCounty, the sketches of which largely represent those of Fivncli blood. i The Five Pioneers The efforts of John G. Gervais to relieve his destitute and discouragedcountrymen, who were stranded at Gallipolis, has already been Pioneers op Lawrence County A finely educated and polished gentleman, he secured the sympathy andsupport of Washington in his measure of Belief, and the savior of theTinted States is said to have personally recommended to Congress theact by which the French Grant was made. With Dcduit, Iter! rand,Laerouix and Duliel, i\lo„s. (icrvais were the lirsi to occupv their lotsin Hie grant, on the 21st of .March, 1T!)7. Mons. Gervais Again Mons. Gervais was not a laboring mau. neither was he married. Itis not known just what improvements he made on the 4,000 acres whichhad been awarded to him, but it is known that he laid out a town oppositethe mouth of the Little Sanely and named it Hurrsburg. 1 suppose,says Keyes, that was out of respect to Aaron Burr, who at that timewas scheming to establish a western empire, taken partly fr
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