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Early History of Coudersport
John Peet, who, in 1811 settled on the river road one half mile below Coudersport, was the first to act in the capacity of a preacher. He officiated at funerals and frequently read sermons or preached extemporaneously. In 1825 Father Conant, a Methodist missionary, living in what now is Westfield, Pa., came by way of Pine Creek and held services in the homes of the settlers.
In 1832 the Rev. Isaac C. Bliss organized a Presbyterian Church in Coudersport, Rev. Bliss was born in Warren, Mass., on August 28, 1804. Graduated from Amherst College in 1828 and prepared for the ministry at Auburn Theological Seminary. On March 21, 1831, he married Elizabeth St. John of Groton, N. Y., who soon died. In August, 1832, he was married to Emily Curtis of Elbridge, N.Y. He left Coudersport in February, 1833, and in 1834 held an appointment at Elba, N: Y. In 1836 he was at Virgil, N. Y. Ho then served in the foreign mission field in the Hawaiian Islands until 1846 when he returned to the States and settled in Moline, Ill., where he died in 1851.
On Saturday, November 17, 1832, a few prospective Presbyterians gathered with Rev. Bliss in the common room of the Cartee House. This room was about 20 feet wide and 22 feet long, furnished with crude benches and candle lighted. The following were examined as candidates for membership in the Presbyterian Church: Alcander Bishop, Elizabeth Taggart, Abigail Strong (wife of Luther Strong), Joel Ross, Eliza Ross, Anner Hall (wife of Dennis Hall Sr.), Asenth Hinckle, and Laura Clary. The following day these persons publicly professed their faith in God and a belief in the doctrines of the Bible and were organized into a church, receiving the sacrament of the Lord's Supper, administered by the Rev. Isaac Bliss.
The names of Mrs. Lydia Bellows (daughter of Isaac L
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Posted Jul 23, 2017 by sjcrowe101
Peet: Taken from article written by Mahlon Colcord, Feb 2 1920.
John Peet & family came to Potter County May 23, 1811 and were the 4th permanent settlers. Little is known of his ancestry. His father, John, was a Baptist Minister of Swiss nationality. He had 2 sisters and a brother Robert who visited here once. Lydia Simondson, his niece, with her two sons, Joseph and Fred were known to us - having visited here several times. John Peet was born in New York City April 4, 1772 and moved to Elizabethtown, NJ. when he was 4 yrs. old. His sister Susan's son John Shay was Mayor of Perth Amboy when relatives from here visited them.
John was 31 in 1803 when he married Rhoda Price, born June 26, 1779. They married 28 September 1803, she contracted Yellow Fever and died 8 October 1803, they were married only 10 days. He married 2nd Sara Morehouse, who was born May 22, 1782, on 3 Auguest, 1806. They had 9 children
Mary, William, Rhoda, twins Susan & Samuel, Abigail, John Jr., Sarah and Jacob. They had 36 grandchildren.
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Obituaries and Death Notices
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Eliza Taylor Peet
In Homer, Dec. 4th, of diptheria, after an illness of three days, Eliza Taylor, adopted daughter of Jacob and Eliza Peet, aged 12 years, 2 months and 3 days...(The Potter journal. (Coudersport, Pa.) December 17, 1862) - Transcribed by Donald Buncie
John Peet
The Potter Journal, Coudersport, Pa., October 20, 1859
Death of John Peet - This veteran Pioneer is no more. Being one of the first settlers in this county, and a remarkable man in many respects; it is due to his memory and it will be profitable for his neighbors, to note briefly his life and labors among us.
John Peet was born in the city of New York, on the 4th of April, 1772. Four years afterwards was taken to Elizabethtown, New Jersey. Was married to his first wife on the 18th of Sept., 1803; lived with her ten days when she died of yellow fever. Was married to the widow who now survives him on the 2d of Aug. 1806. He emigrated from Elizabethtown, New Jersey to Potter County, and arrived at the place where he died, on the 23d of May 1811. He had two children at that time, and seven others were in due time presented to him. These nine children the youngest thirty-six years old - are all living, eight of them in this county - and these have forty-three children, thirty-seven of whom are in this county.
When the deceased moved here in 1811, there were but four other families in the county. As a consequence of this, there were no roads, no mills, no stores, no school-houses, nor none of the comforts of civilization.
He was a small sized, slender built, feeble looking man. But he was temperate in his habits, industrious, economical, persevering, upright and determined; and so was enabled to endure all the hardships which followed; and to support a large family under difficulties that would have made as impossible to an ordinary man.
The first grist-mill he went to after moving here, was at Jersey Shore, Lycoming County, a distance of 72 miles. The trip was made with two yoke of oxen, and took eighteen days. He went by the way of Pine Creek, which stream he crossed eighty-two times. The only house on the route, where he could find shelter and refreshment after leaving Lymansville, was at the Big Meadows. After this for nine years, the nearest grist-mill was that of Francis King, at Ceres, McKean Co., a distance of 25 miles. The road to this being very bad, and the trip having to be made with oxen, it took four days to go to mill and return. There was no house on the road, so that one night, going and returning, had to be passed in the woods. In the winter time he necessarily suffered very much on these trips.
Notwithstanding these difficulties, the great amount of time consumed without producing anything, he and his equally faithful wife, continued to support and educate their large family of children, and not only this, he found time, and had the inclination to supply the place of minister at all the funerals in the county for more than twenty years, and to minister to such other congregations as desired his presence.
We must not omit to say, that his farm, his sole dependence, consisted of seventeen acres of cleared land, not naturally of the best. He prospered on this small farm, simply because he did thoroughly all his work, and spent no money for intoxicating drinks, or other useless thing, had no lawsuits and attended to his own business. He never held either county or township office but once, and said at the end of his term, "he did not see the use of offices of any kind if people would only live right."
Let us all profit by his example; honor him for his virtues, and hold him in grateful remembrance for what he has done for our county.
Lydia Ann Peet
In Homer township on the 17th inst., of quick consumption, Lydia Ann, daughter of Jacob and Eliza A. Peet, aged 6 years, 5 months and 17 days. (The Potter journal. (Coudersport, Pa.) February 18, 1863) - Transcribed by Donald Buncie
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JOHN PEET - October 20, 1859 - DEATH OF JOHN PEET, THE PIONEER
The veteran Pioneer is no more. Being one of the first settlers in this county and a remarkable man in many respects, it is due to his memory and it will be profitable for his neighbors to note briefly his life and labors among us.
He was born in the City of New York, April 4th, 1772. Four years later was taken to Elizabethtown, NJ. Was married to his first wife Sept. 28, 1803, lived with her ten days when she died of yellow fever. Was married to the widow who now survives him on Aug. 2, 1808. Emigrated from Elizabethtown to Potter County and arrived at the place where he died on May 23, 1811. He had two children at that time and seven others were born later. These nine children, the youngest, thirty-six, are all living. Eight of them in this county, and these have forty-three children, thirty-seven of them whom are in this county.
When John Peet moved here there were but four other families in the county. There were no roads, mills, stores, school houses and none of the comforts of civilization. He was a small sized, slender built, feeble looking man. But he was temperate in his habits, industrious, economical, persevering, upright and determined; and so was enabled to endure all the hardships, which followed. And to support a large family under difficulties that would have made it impossible to an ordinary man.
The first gristmill he went to after moving here was at Jersey Shore, Lycoming County, distance of 72 miles. Trip was made with two yoke of oxen and took eighteen days. He went by way of Pine Creek, which stream he crossed eighty two times. The only house on the route where he could find shelter and refreshment after leaving Lymansville, was at the Big Meadows.
After this for nine years, the nearest gristmill was that of Francis King of Ceres, McKean County, distance of 25 miles. The road to this being very bad, and the trip having to be made with oxen, it took four days to go to the mill and return. There was no house on the road, so that one night, going and returning, had to be passed in the woods. In the wintertime, he necessarily suffered much on these trips.
Notwithstanding these difficulties, he and his equally faithful wife continued to support and educate their large family. He found time and had the inclination to supply the place of minister at all the funerals in the county for more than twenty years and to minister to such other congregations as desired his presence.
His farm consisted of seventeen acres of cleared land, not naturally of the best. He prospered on this small farm because he did thoroughly all his work and spent no money for intoxicating drinks or other useless things, had no lawsuits, and attended to his own business. Never held either county or township office, but once and at the end of his life term said, "he did not see the use of offices of any kind if people only would live right."
His youngest son, Jacob Peet, married Eliza Colcord, daughter of Joseph and Sally (Dickinson) Colcord of Bath, NY and sister of David Colcord. She was born in 1828 and died Dec. 8th, 1908. She came to Coudersport with her brother David about 1841 or 1843 to attend the Academy. She taught school one term before her marriage to Jacob Peet. They took up land in what is known as the "South Woods," three miles south of Coudersport, being one of the first settlers in that almost unbroken forest. Jacob Peet, Jr. died in 1892. Had a large family, but lost four in the diphtheria epidemic in 1862.
JOHN PEET died February 20, 1900. Funeral services by Rev. Bennett, of Oswayo, at Colesburg, February 22. Son of John and Sarah Moorehouse Peet. Born in Eulalia Township, 1819. In 1843 married Rachel VanWegen, who died a few years ago. Three children: Elmira, now Mrs. Jacob Kimm; and Horace and Orso, both deceased. Mind was clear to time of death. First recollection went back to age of six when, but one little patch was cleared in what is now Coudersport. Located about where the jail is now.
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