h/o Margaret Heaton
Aged 86 years
James Heaton was the founder of Niles, Ohio. Niles was first known as Heaton's Furnace, which he later changed to Nilestown in honor of Hezekiah Niles, editor of the Niles Register (a Baltimore newspaper). The name was shortened to Niles in 1843.
James Heaton first found prosperity in the Poland, Ohio area when he and his brother are credited with having the first blast furnace in the Mahoning Valley. In 1805, they dissolved their partnership, and James moved his family north to the Howland, Ohio area, and then to the Niles, Ohio area where he built a sawmill and grist mill at the junction of Mosquito Creek and the Mahoning River in 1806.
In 1809, James Heaton built a forge, producing the first Bar Iron in Ohio. In 1812, James Heaton constructed a charcoal blast furnace, naming it "Maria" after his daughter (she was thought to be the first child born in Niles) to produce iron for his forge. This furnace sat just east of what now is Central Park, on the west side of Mosquito Creek. In 1830, he sold his enterprises to his son's firm, Heaton and Robbins. James Heaton built his house on the brow of Robbins Ave. It was torn down in 1966. The lot where his house once stood still stands empty to this day.
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Per WRC 18 Feb 1857 death notice (very small) found at Warren Ohio Library.
"At Salem, Marion County, ILL, on the 6th of December last at residence of his son, MR. JAMES HEATON, in the 86th year of his age."
Information provided by, Betsy Summers Solis, his 3rd great grand daughter.
He was born 2 Feb 1771 in Berkeley, James, Virginia, United States.
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Aged 86 years
James Heaton was the founder of Niles, Ohio. Niles was first known as Heaton's Furnace, which he later changed to Nilestown in honor of Hezekiah Niles, editor of the Niles Register (a Baltimore newspaper). The name was shortened to Niles in 1843.
James Heaton first found prosperity in the Poland, Ohio area when he and his brother are credited with having the first blast furnace in the Mahoning Valley. In 1805, they dissolved their partnership, and James moved his family north to the Howland, Ohio area, and then to the Niles, Ohio area where he built a sawmill and grist mill at the junction of Mosquito Creek and the Mahoning River in 1806.
In 1809, James Heaton built a forge, producing the first Bar Iron in Ohio. In 1812, James Heaton constructed a charcoal blast furnace, naming it "Maria" after his daughter (she was thought to be the first child born in Niles) to produce iron for his forge. This furnace sat just east of what now is Central Park, on the west side of Mosquito Creek. In 1830, he sold his enterprises to his son's firm, Heaton and Robbins. James Heaton built his house on the brow of Robbins Ave. It was torn down in 1966. The lot where his house once stood still stands empty to this day.
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Per WRC 18 Feb 1857 death notice (very small) found at Warren Ohio Library.
"At Salem, Marion County, ILL, on the 6th of December last at residence of his son, MR. JAMES HEATON, in the 86th year of his age."
Information provided by, Betsy Summers Solis, his 3rd great grand daughter.
He was born 2 Feb 1771 in Berkeley, James, Virginia, United States.
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h/o Margaret Heaton
Aged 86 years
James Heaton was the founder of Niles, Ohio. Niles was first known as Heaton's Furnace, which he later changed to Nilestown in honor of Hezekiah Niles, editor of the Niles Register (a Baltimore newspaper). The name was shortened to Niles in 1843.
James Heaton first found prosperity in the Poland, Ohio area when he and his brother are credited with having the first blast furnace in the Mahoning Valley. In 1805, they dissolved their partnership, and James moved his family north to the Howland, Ohio area, and then to the Niles, Ohio area where he built a sawmill and grist mill at the junction of Mosquito Creek and the Mahoning River in 1806.
In 1809, James Heaton built a forge, producing the first Bar Iron in Ohio. In 1812, James Heaton constructed a charcoal blast furnace, naming it "Maria" after his daughter (she was thought to be the first child born in Niles) to produce iron for his forge. This furnace sat just east of what now is Central Park, on the west side of Mosquito Creek. In 1830, he sold his enterprises to his son's firm, Heaton and Robbins. James Heaton built his house on the brow of Robbins Ave. It was torn down in 1966. The lot where his house once stood still stands empty to this day.
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Per WRC 18 Feb 1857 death notice (very small) found at Warren Ohio Library.
"At Salem, Marion County, ILL, on the 6th of December last at residence of his son, MR. JAMES HEATON, in the 86th year of his age."
Information provided by, Betsy Summers Solis, his 3rd great grand daughter.
He was born 2 Feb 1771 in Berkeley, James, Virginia, United States.
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Aged 86 years
James Heaton was the founder of Niles, Ohio. Niles was first known as Heaton's Furnace, which he later changed to Nilestown in honor of Hezekiah Niles, editor of the Niles Register (a Baltimore newspaper). The name was shortened to Niles in 1843.
James Heaton first found prosperity in the Poland, Ohio area when he and his brother are credited with having the first blast furnace in the Mahoning Valley. In 1805, they dissolved their partnership, and James moved his family north to the Howland, Ohio area, and then to the Niles, Ohio area where he built a sawmill and grist mill at the junction of Mosquito Creek and the Mahoning River in 1806.
In 1809, James Heaton built a forge, producing the first Bar Iron in Ohio. In 1812, James Heaton constructed a charcoal blast furnace, naming it "Maria" after his daughter (she was thought to be the first child born in Niles) to produce iron for his forge. This furnace sat just east of what now is Central Park, on the west side of Mosquito Creek. In 1830, he sold his enterprises to his son's firm, Heaton and Robbins. James Heaton built his house on the brow of Robbins Ave. It was torn down in 1966. The lot where his house once stood still stands empty to this day.
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Per WRC 18 Feb 1857 death notice (very small) found at Warren Ohio Library.
"At Salem, Marion County, ILL, on the 6th of December last at residence of his son, MR. JAMES HEATON, in the 86th year of his age."
Information provided by, Betsy Summers Solis, his 3rd great grand daughter.
He was born 2 Feb 1771 in Berkeley, James, Virginia, United States.
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