February 27th, 1825. Mr. Abner Stout died August 28th,
1875, and Mrs. Mary Stout died May 30th, 1882. They were
both estimable people and highly respected in the community.
Auralia Stedman was a daughter of Eli Stedman and wife,
and was born June 22d, 1815, in Rutland, Ohio. She was
married to Mr. Branch, of Chester, who died, leaving her a
widow with two children. Afterwards Mrs. Branch was mar-
ried to Mr. Bartlett Paine, of Rutland. She died May 27th,
1889, aged nearly seventy-four years.
Alexander Stedman, son of Eli Stedman, was born in 1800
and died in Minnesota in 1869.
Elihu Stedman was the youngest child of Eli Stedman and
wife. He married Adaline Elliott, daughter of Simeon Elliott,
Esq., and a sister of Rev. Madison Elliott, at one time prin-
cipal of the Chester Academy. Elihu Stedman lived in Middle-
port many years, but moved to Iowa. Both are dead.
Captain Jesse Hubbell was born September 25th, 1788, in
Cooperstown, N. Y., founded by the father of James Fenni-
more Cooper, the novelist. He served an apprenticeship to
the tanning business. In 1808 he came to Rutland, Ohio,
where for a long series of years he followed his trade. He was
a soldier in the War of 1812, serving under General W. H.
Harrison, and was familiarly called Captain Hubbell on ac-
count of the years spent in military service. He was justice
of the peace six years and one of the trustees of Rutland town-
ship eighteen years. He married Nancy Smith, a daughter of
Noah Smith and his wife. They had two daughters, Lurinda
Hubbell was the wife of Curtis Larkin, who died about
1847; Sarah Hubbell, who was married to John Easterday.
Captain Jesse Hubbell died October 17th, 1874, aged eighty-
six years.
Seneca Haight was born in Washington, Dutchess county,
N.Y. He came to Rutland, Ohio, in 1835. He held several
offices of trust--as township clerk two years, commissioner
