War of 1812 - 2nd Regiment (Findlay's), Ohio Volunteers and Militia. as a Private.
"A Pioneer Gone --- Henry Stites, one of the oldest men in this vicinity, died at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. Downs, at Acme, on Tuesday last. Mr. Stites' father was one of the first settlers of Cincinnati, and it is claimed that the deceased, whose birth occurred in the fort which had been erected as a protection against the Indians, was the first white child born in the territory now embraced in the limits of that great city. When only 18 years of age he enlisted in the military service; marched with a body of troops through the country from Cincinnati to Lake Erie, cutting their road through the forest and building several forts on the route. He was present at Detroit at Hull's surrender and became a prisoner to the British. After the war he settled near Cincinnati; cleared up and sold his farm; bought another farther from the city; cleared that up and sold it; and after several removals, reached Traverse Bay 18 years ago. Mr. Stites was four times married and the father of 16 children. He was 82 years of age. " -- Grand Traverse Herald, 23 December 1875.
Henry Stites was born on 11 December 1793 in Hamilton County, Ohio. He died on 22 December 1875 in Acme, Michigan. Henry Stites served in the War of 1812, and crossed the Detroit River at Fort Monroe on floating ice with a company of soldiers using long poles to jump from one cake of ice to another. He settled in Warren County, Ohio.
Per Ella Stites Orcutt's records: Henry, son of Elijah was born in Columbus Twp, Hamilton County Ohio. He served in the War of 1812. Henry is believed to have had four wives. He was reported to have been a "good man" and lost all his wives by death. He died 12 December 1875, at the home of a daughter in Acme, Michigan.
Married Harriet Hupp, 5 December 1833 at Warren County, Ohio.
"A Pioneer Gone --- Henry Stites, one of the oldest men in this vicinity, died at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. Downs, at Acme, on Tuesday last. Mr. Stites' father was one of the first settlers of Cincinnati, and it is claimed that the deceased, whose birth occurred in the fort which had been erected as a protection against the Indians, was the first white child born in the territory now embraced in the limits of that great city. When only 18 years of age he enlisted in the military service; marched with a body of troops through the country from Cincinnati to Lake Erie, cutting their road through the forest and building several forts on the route. He was present at Detroit at Hull's surrender and became a prisoner to the British. After the war he settled near Cincinnati; cleared up and sold his farm; bought another farther from the city; cleared that up and sold it; and after several removals, reached Traverse Bay 18 years ago. Mr. Stites was four times married and the father of 16 children. He was 82 years of age. " -- Grand Traverse Herald, 23 December 1875.
Henry Stites was born on 11 December 1793 in Hamilton County, Ohio. He died on 22 December 1875 in Acme, Michigan. Henry Stites served in the War of 1812, and crossed the Detroit River at Fort Monroe on floating ice with a company of soldiers using long poles to jump from one cake of ice to another. He settled in Warren County, Ohio.
Per Ella Stites Orcutt's records: Henry, son of Elijah was born in Columbus Twp, Hamilton County Ohio. He served in the War of 1812. Henry is believed to have had four wives. He was reported to have been a "good man" and lost all his wives by death. He died 12 December 1875, at the home of a daughter in Acme, Michigan.
Married Harriet Hupp, 5 December 1833 at Warren County, Ohio.
War of 1812 - 2nd Regiment (Findlay's), Ohio Volunteers and Militia. as a Private.
"A Pioneer Gone --- Henry Stites, one of the oldest men in this vicinity, died at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. Downs, at Acme, on Tuesday last. Mr. Stites' father was one of the first settlers of Cincinnati, and it is claimed that the deceased, whose birth occurred in the fort which had been erected as a protection against the Indians, was the first white child born in the territory now embraced in the limits of that great city. When only 18 years of age he enlisted in the military service; marched with a body of troops through the country from Cincinnati to Lake Erie, cutting their road through the forest and building several forts on the route. He was present at Detroit at Hull's surrender and became a prisoner to the British. After the war he settled near Cincinnati; cleared up and sold his farm; bought another farther from the city; cleared that up and sold it; and after several removals, reached Traverse Bay 18 years ago. Mr. Stites was four times married and the father of 16 children. He was 82 years of age. " -- Grand Traverse Herald, 23 December 1875.
Henry Stites was born on 11 December 1793 in Hamilton County, Ohio. He died on 22 December 1875 in Acme, Michigan. Henry Stites served in the War of 1812, and crossed the Detroit River at Fort Monroe on floating ice with a company of soldiers using long poles to jump from one cake of ice to another. He settled in Warren County, Ohio.
Per Ella Stites Orcutt's records: Henry, son of Elijah was born in Columbus Twp, Hamilton County Ohio. He served in the War of 1812. Henry is believed to have had four wives. He was reported to have been a "good man" and lost all his wives by death. He died 12 December 1875, at the home of a daughter in Acme, Michigan.
Married Harriet Hupp, 5 December 1833 at Warren County, Ohio.
"A Pioneer Gone --- Henry Stites, one of the oldest men in this vicinity, died at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. Downs, at Acme, on Tuesday last. Mr. Stites' father was one of the first settlers of Cincinnati, and it is claimed that the deceased, whose birth occurred in the fort which had been erected as a protection against the Indians, was the first white child born in the territory now embraced in the limits of that great city. When only 18 years of age he enlisted in the military service; marched with a body of troops through the country from Cincinnati to Lake Erie, cutting their road through the forest and building several forts on the route. He was present at Detroit at Hull's surrender and became a prisoner to the British. After the war he settled near Cincinnati; cleared up and sold his farm; bought another farther from the city; cleared that up and sold it; and after several removals, reached Traverse Bay 18 years ago. Mr. Stites was four times married and the father of 16 children. He was 82 years of age. " -- Grand Traverse Herald, 23 December 1875.
Henry Stites was born on 11 December 1793 in Hamilton County, Ohio. He died on 22 December 1875 in Acme, Michigan. Henry Stites served in the War of 1812, and crossed the Detroit River at Fort Monroe on floating ice with a company of soldiers using long poles to jump from one cake of ice to another. He settled in Warren County, Ohio.
Per Ella Stites Orcutt's records: Henry, son of Elijah was born in Columbus Twp, Hamilton County Ohio. He served in the War of 1812. Henry is believed to have had four wives. He was reported to have been a "good man" and lost all his wives by death. He died 12 December 1875, at the home of a daughter in Acme, Michigan.
Married Harriet Hupp, 5 December 1833 at Warren County, Ohio.
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