. 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. JOEL BULLAKD. Joel Bullard was born in the town of Barry, Mass., July 2, 1809. He is the son of Joel, and grandson of Samuel Bullard, natives of Massachusetts, and of English origin. His father was married to Hannah Brown, Jan. 31,1800. Soon after he removed to Vermont and stayed a year or two, returning to the town of Barry, where he remained till he moved to Howard, Steuben Co., N. Y., in 1810,
. 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. JOEL BULLAKD. Joel Bullard was born in the town of Barry, Mass., July 2, 1809. He is the son of Joel, and grandson of Samuel Bullard, natives of Massachusetts, and of English origin. His father was married to Hannah Brown, Jan. 31,1800. Soon after he removed to Vermont and stayed a year or two, returning to the town of Barry, where he remained till he moved to Howard, Steuben Co., N. Y., in 1810, and purchased and settled on the place now owned and occupied by the subject of this sketch. When Mr. Bullard arrived in Howard it was nearlv an unbroken wilderness, but he contended successfully against all the hardships of a pioneer life, wild beasts included. Of his two sons, Abel and Joel, Abel died Dec. 21, 1819. Mr. Bullard died in the midst of his usefulness, April 6, 1820, aged forty-eight years. He is remembered as being forward in the development of the country, an efficient and trustworthy man. His widow resided upon the homestead till her death, June 1,1845, aged seventy- six. Thus we find the subject of this narrative father- less at the age of eleven, in a sparsely settled wilderness country, with very little educational facilities, commenc- ing the battle of life. If the youth of to-day would but stop and consider how much has been ^jadured and accomplished by these old pioneers, a lesson of frugality and temperance might be learned which should avail them much. He was married May 4, 1831, to Agnes Winnie, daughter of Jacob G. and Nellie Winnie, who came here, in 1816, from Kensselaer County. She taught district school several years previous to her marriage. By this union were born five children, vt«.: Hannah Ann, widow of Jacob R. Decker; Eleanor F., wife of Andrew Sharp; Joel Henry (deceased); Hester, who mar- ried John Henry Gray, both of whom have since die
Size: 3473px × 720px
Photo credit: © The Book Worm / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookauthorclaytonw, bookcentury1800, bookdecade1870, bookyear1879
