He was a veteran of the 1812 War.
Children of Hiram and Sally (Peck) Ketch are:
1. Harriet
2. Aurelia #107188196 m. Ben Wells
3. Cyrus
4. Lewis #107188173
5. Nancy Jane
6. Fannie L
7. Eleanor L
8. John, 1843-1854
Hiram Ketch, a native of Vermont and a fife Major in the war of 1812, came from Vermont to New York in 1818, and settled in Italy, Yates County. The next year he came to Lent Hill, Cohocton and settled on the Mattice-Totten farm, where empty-handed he managed to become quite a landed proprietor. After his death in 1875, the land was owned by his son, Cyrus Ketch.
Regarding a Methodist Episcopal Church that was built on Lent Hill in Cohocton, NY. "In 1831 a class was organized which resulted in the formation of a Society known as the First Union Society of Cohocton and Prattsburgh. For a time they worshipped in a log school house. It's first trustees were Philip Hatch, Hiram Ketch, Darius Field, Robert Stanton, E. Holcomb and J. D. Smith, with Hiram Ketch as class leader." (History of Cohocton, Cohocton Valley Times, 26 Jan 1916)
He was a veteran of the 1812 War.
Children of Hiram and Sally (Peck) Ketch are:
1. Harriet
2. Aurelia #107188196 m. Ben Wells
3. Cyrus
4. Lewis #107188173
5. Nancy Jane
6. Fannie L
7. Eleanor L
8. John, 1843-1854
Hiram Ketch, a native of Vermont and a fife Major in the war of 1812, came from Vermont to New York in 1818, and settled in Italy, Yates County. The next year he came to Lent Hill, Cohocton and settled on the Mattice-Totten farm, where empty-handed he managed to become quite a landed proprietor. After his death in 1875, the land was owned by his son, Cyrus Ketch.
Regarding a Methodist Episcopal Church that was built on Lent Hill in Cohocton, NY. "In 1831 a class was organized which resulted in the formation of a Society known as the First Union Society of Cohocton and Prattsburgh. For a time they worshipped in a log school house. It's first trustees were Philip Hatch, Hiram Ketch, Darius Field, Robert Stanton, E. Holcomb and J. D. Smith, with Hiram Ketch as class leader." (History of Cohocton, Cohocton Valley Times, 26 Jan 1916)
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