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OHIO GENEALOGY EXPRESS
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Erie County,
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Biographies
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DANIEL GARRETT, Huron,
was born in Lebanon county, Pa., in 1812, and was a son of
George and Eve Garrett. Daniel was brought up
on his father's farm, but in early life became engaged in
the lumber business, rafting and contracting for the same.
He then became a pilot on the Susquehanna River, a calling
which he followed for eighteen years. In 1849 he became
engaged in farming, and settled in Summit county, O. He was
married in 1832 to Margaret Hettrick, of Union
county, Pa. She was born in 1814. They had a family often
children: Henry A., George F., William F., Margaret A.,
Daniel W., Mary E., Lydia A., Sarah J., Katie L. and
Harriet F. William F. died at the age of
twenty-one years; Sarah J. married John
Rhinemiller, and died, leaving two children. Mr.
Garrett purchased a grape vineyard on Kelley's Island in
1862. In 1864 he purchased his present homestead farm of
fifty acres, where he now resides. One of his sons,
George F. enlisted in the 3d Iowa Regiment, and served
for three years, being in the commissary department almost
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