The squared oak timbers of the one-room log house were laid in about 1809 by Nicholas Hetchler, who first settled in the Genesee Country in 1787. Dovetail joints where the timbers overlap at the corners are typical of log house construction in Hetchler's native southern Pennsylvania. A portion of one wall of solid stone masonry that provides a fireproof back for the hearth is characteristic of other early log homes in the Genesee Country, as is the clay-lined wooden chimney.
The squared oak timbers of the one-room log house were laid in about 1809 by Nicholas Hetchler, who first settled in the Genesee Country in 1787. Dovetail joints where the timbers overlap at the corners are typical of log house construction in Hetchler's native southern Pennsylvania. A portion of one wall of solid stone masonry that provides a fireproof back for the hearth is characteristic of other early log homes in the Genesee Country, as is the clay-lined wooden chimney.
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Died August 6, 1855, Aged 84 y'rs 3 mo's 22 d'ys
Family Members
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George Washington Hetchler
1793–1878
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Barbrey Hetchler Bley
1796–1879
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Susan Hetchler (Hetzler) Purkey
1800–1844
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Hester Hetchler Tomion
1804–1884
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John Hetchler
1806–1874
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Jane Christena Hetchler Windnagle
1809–1867
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Peter Hetchler (Hetzler)
1814–1866
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Layah Hetchler Haushalter
1815–1854
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Mary Ann Hetchler Windnagle
1816–1849
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Frederick Hetchler
1818–1868
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Sally Hetchler (Hetzler) Day
1823–1848
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Nicholas Hetchler Jr
1825–1883
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