Husband of Elizabeth P Bigelow, m 6/12/1856
Parents: John R Sterling & Roxanna Church
Sterling, Howard, was born in Antwerp, Jefferson county, NY, November 8, 1828, son of John R, son of Daniel Sterling and Mary Bradford, who came to Antwerp about 1804 and settled on a farm, where they died. The wife of John R was Roxanna Church, daughter of Ezra Church, one of the first settlers of Antwerp, where he lived and died. He was in the war of 1812. The father of Howard Sterling was a farmer, who owned about four hundred acres of land, being one of the leading farmers of Antwerp. He was a Democrat in politics, and held the office of highway commissioner. He died in 1867, and his wife in 1890. They had four daughters and three sons, of whom five are living. Our subject was educated in Antwerp, also attended school at Ogdensburg. He followed farming until he was twenty-two years of age, when he engaged in the iron business in Lewis county, NY, for about twelve years, when he again engaged in farming, and now owns about five hundred acres of land in Lewis county. Mr Sterling came on the farm of two hundred and eighty acres he now owns in March, 1876, and also has forty acres from his father's farm. He is a Republican in politics, and was highway commissioner eight years, and was also supervisor in the town of Diana, Lewis county, NY, two terms. He married Elizabeth P Bigelow, of St Lawrence county, NY, and they have six children, of whom four are living, two daughters and two sons.
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In 1880, Howard Sterling, the town highway commissioner, supervised the construction of the barrel-vaulted limestone Stone Arch Bridge on Main Street, which still spans the Indian River at the site that has been dammed and bridged since 1805-1806.
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Parents: John R Sterling & Roxanna Church
Sterling, Howard, was born in Antwerp, Jefferson county, NY, November 8, 1828, son of John R, son of Daniel Sterling and Mary Bradford, who came to Antwerp about 1804 and settled on a farm, where they died. The wife of John R was Roxanna Church, daughter of Ezra Church, one of the first settlers of Antwerp, where he lived and died. He was in the war of 1812. The father of Howard Sterling was a farmer, who owned about four hundred acres of land, being one of the leading farmers of Antwerp. He was a Democrat in politics, and held the office of highway commissioner. He died in 1867, and his wife in 1890. They had four daughters and three sons, of whom five are living. Our subject was educated in Antwerp, also attended school at Ogdensburg. He followed farming until he was twenty-two years of age, when he engaged in the iron business in Lewis county, NY, for about twelve years, when he again engaged in farming, and now owns about five hundred acres of land in Lewis county. Mr Sterling came on the farm of two hundred and eighty acres he now owns in March, 1876, and also has forty acres from his father's farm. He is a Republican in politics, and was highway commissioner eight years, and was also supervisor in the town of Diana, Lewis county, NY, two terms. He married Elizabeth P Bigelow, of St Lawrence county, NY, and they have six children, of whom four are living, two daughters and two sons.
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In 1880, Howard Sterling, the town highway commissioner, supervised the construction of the barrel-vaulted limestone Stone Arch Bridge on Main Street, which still spans the Indian River at the site that has been dammed and bridged since 1805-1806.
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Husband of Elizabeth P Bigelow, m 6/12/1856
Parents: John R Sterling & Roxanna Church
Sterling, Howard, was born in Antwerp, Jefferson county, NY, November 8, 1828, son of John R, son of Daniel Sterling and Mary Bradford, who came to Antwerp about 1804 and settled on a farm, where they died. The wife of John R was Roxanna Church, daughter of Ezra Church, one of the first settlers of Antwerp, where he lived and died. He was in the war of 1812. The father of Howard Sterling was a farmer, who owned about four hundred acres of land, being one of the leading farmers of Antwerp. He was a Democrat in politics, and held the office of highway commissioner. He died in 1867, and his wife in 1890. They had four daughters and three sons, of whom five are living. Our subject was educated in Antwerp, also attended school at Ogdensburg. He followed farming until he was twenty-two years of age, when he engaged in the iron business in Lewis county, NY, for about twelve years, when he again engaged in farming, and now owns about five hundred acres of land in Lewis county. Mr Sterling came on the farm of two hundred and eighty acres he now owns in March, 1876, and also has forty acres from his father's farm. He is a Republican in politics, and was highway commissioner eight years, and was also supervisor in the town of Diana, Lewis county, NY, two terms. He married Elizabeth P Bigelow, of St Lawrence county, NY, and they have six children, of whom four are living, two daughters and two sons.
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In 1880, Howard Sterling, the town highway commissioner, supervised the construction of the barrel-vaulted limestone Stone Arch Bridge on Main Street, which still spans the Indian River at the site that has been dammed and bridged since 1805-1806.
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Parents: John R Sterling & Roxanna Church
Sterling, Howard, was born in Antwerp, Jefferson county, NY, November 8, 1828, son of John R, son of Daniel Sterling and Mary Bradford, who came to Antwerp about 1804 and settled on a farm, where they died. The wife of John R was Roxanna Church, daughter of Ezra Church, one of the first settlers of Antwerp, where he lived and died. He was in the war of 1812. The father of Howard Sterling was a farmer, who owned about four hundred acres of land, being one of the leading farmers of Antwerp. He was a Democrat in politics, and held the office of highway commissioner. He died in 1867, and his wife in 1890. They had four daughters and three sons, of whom five are living. Our subject was educated in Antwerp, also attended school at Ogdensburg. He followed farming until he was twenty-two years of age, when he engaged in the iron business in Lewis county, NY, for about twelve years, when he again engaged in farming, and now owns about five hundred acres of land in Lewis county. Mr Sterling came on the farm of two hundred and eighty acres he now owns in March, 1876, and also has forty acres from his father's farm. He is a Republican in politics, and was highway commissioner eight years, and was also supervisor in the town of Diana, Lewis county, NY, two terms. He married Elizabeth P Bigelow, of St Lawrence county, NY, and they have six children, of whom four are living, two daughters and two sons.
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In 1880, Howard Sterling, the town highway commissioner, supervised the construction of the barrel-vaulted limestone Stone Arch Bridge on Main Street, which still spans the Indian River at the site that has been dammed and bridged since 1805-1806.
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