James Crombie Hatch was born in 1806 in a colonial frame house that still stands at 372 Hill Rd, Alstead Center, New Hampshire. At age 16 he left home and took up a merchantile trade in Bellows Falls and Boston. He moved west to join his brother, Luther, on the Illinois frontier at East DuPage, (now Lisle) in June of 1833.
Upon first arriving in Chicago, James stayed at the Wolf Point Tavern, also familiarly known at the time as the Rat Castle and Old Geese's Tavern. While there, he was robbed of $34 dollars of Bellows Falls (New Hampshire) bank notes, most of which were borrowed. These notes were to be used to buy cattle in Missouri. According to the history of the Chicago Police Department, in July 1833, James instigated the first criminal trial in Chicago and hired newly arrived rookie attorney John D. Caton to prosecute the case against the accused (Caton later became a Illinois Supreme Court justice and heard 214 cases argued by Springfield attorney Abraham Lincoln). James' money was never recovered as there was no jail in Chicago and the accused fled when released on bail.
James Crombie and Luther Augustus Hatch are now recognized as the first settlers of what is now present-day Lisle. James claimed and settled land that is located northeast from the intersection of Ogden Avenue and Main in present-day Lisle. In the late 1830's James and Luther were joined by brothers Jeduthan and Leonard from Alstead.
James married a hometown girl from East Alstead, Charlotte Kidder, in 1837. Brother Luther married Charlotte's sister, Laura, in 1838. Brother Leonard K. Hatch also married one of Charlotte's sisters, Dulcenea, sometime before 1839. James' wife, Charlotte, died in 1872 and he never remarried.
He donated land for the First Congregational Church on the north side of Ogden as well as land for the Lisle Cemetery, considered one of the oldest registered cemeteries in Illinois. James personally maintained the Lisle Cemetery in its early days of development until incorporated in 1883. He also ran a creamery business and a blacksmith shop for many years and served in many civic positions including taking the Lisle Township census in 1850.
He outlived his brother Luther by forty-nine years, dying in 1901 at the age of 95. His original home located at 4605 Main St. in Lisle stood until 2011 when it was demolished. James' creamery, located immediately east of the Lisle Congregational Church on Ogden Ave. was demolished in 2010.
(Biography by gr gr gr nephew David Read)
Upon first arriving in Chicago, James stayed at the Wolf Point Tavern, also familiarly known at the time as the Rat Castle and Old Geese's Tavern. While there, he was robbed of $34 dollars of Bellows Falls (New Hampshire) bank notes, most of which were borrowed. These notes were to be used to buy cattle in Missouri. According to the history of the Chicago Police Department, in July 1833, James instigated the first criminal trial in Chicago and hired newly arrived rookie attorney John D. Caton to prosecute the case against the accused (Caton later became a Illinois Supreme Court justice and heard 214 cases argued by Springfield attorney Abraham Lincoln). James' money was never recovered as there was no jail in Chicago and the accused fled when released on bail.
James Crombie and Luther Augustus Hatch are now recognized as the first settlers of what is now present-day Lisle. James claimed and settled land that is located northeast from the intersection of Ogden Avenue and Main in present-day Lisle. In the late 1830's James and Luther were joined by brothers Jeduthan and Leonard from Alstead.
James married a hometown girl from East Alstead, Charlotte Kidder, in 1837. Brother Luther married Charlotte's sister, Laura, in 1838. Brother Leonard K. Hatch also married one of Charlotte's sisters, Dulcenea, sometime before 1839. James' wife, Charlotte, died in 1872 and he never remarried.
He donated land for the First Congregational Church on the north side of Ogden as well as land for the Lisle Cemetery, considered one of the oldest registered cemeteries in Illinois. James personally maintained the Lisle Cemetery in its early days of development until incorporated in 1883. He also ran a creamery business and a blacksmith shop for many years and served in many civic positions including taking the Lisle Township census in 1850.
He outlived his brother Luther by forty-nine years, dying in 1901 at the age of 95. His original home located at 4605 Main St. in Lisle stood until 2011 when it was demolished. James' creamery, located immediately east of the Lisle Congregational Church on Ogden Ave. was demolished in 2010.
(Biography by gr gr gr nephew David Read)
James Crombie Hatch was born in 1806 in a colonial frame house that still stands at 372 Hill Rd, Alstead Center, New Hampshire. At age 16 he left home and took up a merchantile trade in Bellows Falls and Boston. He moved west to join his brother, Luther, on the Illinois frontier at East DuPage, (now Lisle) in June of 1833.
Upon first arriving in Chicago, James stayed at the Wolf Point Tavern, also familiarly known at the time as the Rat Castle and Old Geese's Tavern. While there, he was robbed of $34 dollars of Bellows Falls (New Hampshire) bank notes, most of which were borrowed. These notes were to be used to buy cattle in Missouri. According to the history of the Chicago Police Department, in July 1833, James instigated the first criminal trial in Chicago and hired newly arrived rookie attorney John D. Caton to prosecute the case against the accused (Caton later became a Illinois Supreme Court justice and heard 214 cases argued by Springfield attorney Abraham Lincoln). James' money was never recovered as there was no jail in Chicago and the accused fled when released on bail.
James Crombie and Luther Augustus Hatch are now recognized as the first settlers of what is now present-day Lisle. James claimed and settled land that is located northeast from the intersection of Ogden Avenue and Main in present-day Lisle. In the late 1830's James and Luther were joined by brothers Jeduthan and Leonard from Alstead.
James married a hometown girl from East Alstead, Charlotte Kidder, in 1837. Brother Luther married Charlotte's sister, Laura, in 1838. Brother Leonard K. Hatch also married one of Charlotte's sisters, Dulcenea, sometime before 1839. James' wife, Charlotte, died in 1872 and he never remarried.
He donated land for the First Congregational Church on the north side of Ogden as well as land for the Lisle Cemetery, considered one of the oldest registered cemeteries in Illinois. James personally maintained the Lisle Cemetery in its early days of development until incorporated in 1883. He also ran a creamery business and a blacksmith shop for many years and served in many civic positions including taking the Lisle Township census in 1850.
He outlived his brother Luther by forty-nine years, dying in 1901 at the age of 95. His original home located at 4605 Main St. in Lisle stood until 2011 when it was demolished. James' creamery, located immediately east of the Lisle Congregational Church on Ogden Ave. was demolished in 2010.
(Biography by gr gr gr nephew David Read)
Upon first arriving in Chicago, James stayed at the Wolf Point Tavern, also familiarly known at the time as the Rat Castle and Old Geese's Tavern. While there, he was robbed of $34 dollars of Bellows Falls (New Hampshire) bank notes, most of which were borrowed. These notes were to be used to buy cattle in Missouri. According to the history of the Chicago Police Department, in July 1833, James instigated the first criminal trial in Chicago and hired newly arrived rookie attorney John D. Caton to prosecute the case against the accused (Caton later became a Illinois Supreme Court justice and heard 214 cases argued by Springfield attorney Abraham Lincoln). James' money was never recovered as there was no jail in Chicago and the accused fled when released on bail.
James Crombie and Luther Augustus Hatch are now recognized as the first settlers of what is now present-day Lisle. James claimed and settled land that is located northeast from the intersection of Ogden Avenue and Main in present-day Lisle. In the late 1830's James and Luther were joined by brothers Jeduthan and Leonard from Alstead.
James married a hometown girl from East Alstead, Charlotte Kidder, in 1837. Brother Luther married Charlotte's sister, Laura, in 1838. Brother Leonard K. Hatch also married one of Charlotte's sisters, Dulcenea, sometime before 1839. James' wife, Charlotte, died in 1872 and he never remarried.
He donated land for the First Congregational Church on the north side of Ogden as well as land for the Lisle Cemetery, considered one of the oldest registered cemeteries in Illinois. James personally maintained the Lisle Cemetery in its early days of development until incorporated in 1883. He also ran a creamery business and a blacksmith shop for many years and served in many civic positions including taking the Lisle Township census in 1850.
He outlived his brother Luther by forty-nine years, dying in 1901 at the age of 95. His original home located at 4605 Main St. in Lisle stood until 2011 when it was demolished. James' creamery, located immediately east of the Lisle Congregational Church on Ogden Ave. was demolished in 2010.
(Biography by gr gr gr nephew David Read)
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