Bio: Heath, Andrew (History - 1833)
Contact: Janet Schwarze.
Surnames: HEATH SEAVER ROLLINS KENNEDY DAVIS LOVELL
----Source: 1891 History
of Clark and Jackson Co., Wisconsin, pg. 296-297
ANDREW HEATH, a farmer of Fremont Township,
Clark County, Wisconsin, was born in St. Lawrence County, New York,
December 9, 1833, the eldest son of a family of eight children,
five sons and three daughters. His father was a Vermont farmer of
the hardy and sturdy class, and settled in St. Lawrence County, in
wilderness times. Andrew's mother, whose maiden name was Rebecca
Seaver, was one of eleven children, two sons and nine daughters.
Both families were of English extraction, and trace their ancestry
through a number of generations. Jehiel Heath, the father, was a
man of sturdy traits of character. Of the sons, Henry and Martin
answered the call of their country at the breaking out of the
Rebellion and entered the service, Henry enlisting in Company J,
Eighth New York Cavalry, and Martin in Company G, One Hundred and
Sixth New York Infantry. Henry was wounded and died from the
effects of his injuries September 12, 1862, while Martin served out
the time of his enlistment and now lives in Wood County, this
State. Horace, the other living son, and the remaining one of the
living sisters (Mrs. Sarah Rollins) live near the home of the
subject of this sketch in the township of Fremont. Their parents
came West in 1867, settling in the township of Grant, but later
took up a homestead in what was then the township of Lynn, a
portion of which has since been erected into the township of
Fremont. Jehiel Heath died in 1876, a long sufferer from chronic
diarrhea but his wife is still living and in the enjoyment of fair
health. Their eldest daughter lived to womanhood, married Philander
Chase, reared four children and died in 1862, five years before he
parents came West.
October 1, 1863, Mr. Andrew Heath married Miss Paulina Kennedy, who
was born in Essex County, New York, in 1839, and she was one of a
family of five sons and six daughters: the early progenitors of her
father came from Ireland. Her grandfather was a Protestant and an
early pioneer of Essex County. Mrs. Heath's eldest brother, in
1863, during the late civil war, enlisted, was shot through the
lungs by a rebel bullet, returned home and lived twelve years,
though never robust in health. Mrs. Heath and her sister Ellen were
teachers in New York State, in their younger days, at a time when
boarding around was the custom for teachers. Mrs. Heath taught nine
terms in Essex County, and continued in the profession for eight
years after coming to Clark County. Here she was the first to teach
public school in the town of Fremont, using a room in her own house
the first winter, as the schoolhouse was not built until the spring
following. She was a member of the Baptist Church at Jay, Essex
County, New York, and also of the choir there. Her mother's family
came from a long line of English ancestry by the name of Parish,
and they first settled at Plattsburg, New York. At the time of the
battle of Plattsburg her mother was four years of age, and to the
day of her death bore a distinct remembrance of many incidents on
that memorable day. On her father's side her ancestry were
long-lived. Her father lived to the age of eighty years, and two of
his brothers passed the ninetieth mile-post. All through Mr.
Heath's life in Clark County he has taken an active interest in
local and county affairs, as Town Clerk, Supervisor, etc. He has
three daughters, namely: Effie, born June 26, 1865, and now the
wife of Henry Davis Lessie, the second daughter, was born September
11, 1868 and Allie, the youngest, December 2, 1873. The last two
were married on the twenty-seventh anniversary of the marriage of
their parents, October 1, 1890 the former to Sherwin Davis and the
latter to Adelbert Lovell. Effie and Lessie both commenced teaching
school at about the age of sixteen years and are following the
profession at the present time.
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