Meeker County MN Archives Biographies.....Damuth, Robert N. 1820 - 
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    ROBERT N. DAMUTH, one of the intelligent and thorough-going agriculturists of
the town of Kingston, having his home on section 22, where he located on coming to
the county in 1868, is a native of the State of New York. He was born in Jefferson
county February 8, 1820, and is the son of Peter and Elizabeth (Weaver) Damuth. He
is of Holland Dutch ancestry, his grandfather coining from that country and settling
where the city of Utica now stands, erecting his log cabin there, the first building
on the town plat.

   Our subject was reared, in that part of the country, receiving his education in
the excellent district schools provided by the Empire State for the rising
generation, and assisted his father in the labors of the farm until he had attained
his majority. At that time he commenced life for himself, finding employment on the
Erie Canal, where he remained some ten years or more, after which he removed to
Marquette county, Wis., and settled on a farm, where he made his home for four
years. From that place he removed to Columbia county, in the same State, but a few
years later came to Minnesota, and settled in Dakota county, whence, in 1868, he
came to Meeker county.

   August 30, 1843, Mr. Damuth and Miss Emily Eliza Stone were united in marriage.
His life companion is a native of Oswego county, N. Y., born January 23, 1827, and
the daughter of Philo and Eliza L. (Scott) Stone, natives of Rhode Island and
Connecticut respectively. By this union there have been born a family of ten
children— Madison, Myron W., Ellen E., Edwin S., Emily E., Margaret, Eliza, Carrie
A., Addie M. and Robert N., Jr. The death angel has taken all but the last two
named, and there are many vacant chairs around the domestic hearth.

   In his politics Mr. Damuth is a democrat, but has had no political aspirations.
He has always taken a great interest in educational matters.


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Extracted from:
Illustrated Album of Biography
Meeker and McLeod Counties, Minnesota
1888

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