Meeker County MN Archives Biographies.....Hubbard, Joseph 1820 - 
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   JOSEPH HUBBARD, postmaster at Crow river, ex-county commissioner, and one of the
most successful and prominent farmers and stock-raisers of Meeker county, is a
resident of section 33, Union Grove township.

   Mr. Hubbard is a son of Joseph and Merriam (Brown) Hubbard, and was born on the
27th of May, 1820. He commenced life for himself when about nineteen years of age,
first working in a cotton factory at Three Rivers, Mass., remaining there until he
was twenty-seven years of age. He then traveled through the country canvassing for
newspapers until 1851, when he came to Minnesota., and preempted 160 acres of land
in Scott county. He lived there for twelve years and then sold out and settled at
Shakopee, where he remained for four years engaged at teaming. In 1869 he came to
Meeker county and purchased a farm of 240 acres in Union Grove township, and has
since made this his home. Besides his residence he has a small store building in
which he keeps quite a large assortment of goods for the accommodation of the
neighborhood and also the postoffice. In connection with his general merchandise he
also handles a limited line of agricultural implements, plows, etc. He has one of
the most valuable farms in the township, and it is well arranged for diversified
farming and stock-raising, which he carries on. Mr. Hubbard has taken an active
interest in public matters, and no man in the northern portion of the county is more
prominently identified with the official history of the county than is he. For the
past twenty-five years he has held the office of justice of the peace, both here and
at his former place of residence. For six years he was a member of the board of
county commissioners, and during that time was one of the most influential members
of that body. During the war he was deputy provost marshal.

  Mr. Hubbard was married in April, 1842, at Northfield, Mass., to Gratia Field, a
daughter of Oliver and Rhoda Field. She died in October, 1864, leaving three
children, as follows— Emma, born Jan. 21, 1844; Edward J., born Feb. 1, 1847; and
Crissa, born in December, 1857, died in January, 1864. Emma married Abner S.
Marshall, and they live in Union Grove; they have five children— Joseph B., Mabel
C., Lewis C., Frank F., and Anna H. Edward J. married Fidelia Nichols, and they live
in McPherson county, Dak.; they have four children— George A., Charles E., Addie L.,
and Linna L.

  Mr. Hubbard’s second marriage occurred in April, 18S66, when he was wedded to Mrs.
Mianda McKinney, formerly Miss Hidden. By her marriage with Frederick McKinney she
had had five children, as follows— William O., George F., Fannie, Edwin A., and
Everson R. Fannie and William are dead. Mrs. Mianda Hubbard died in June, 1870. Mr.
Hubbard’s present wife was the widow of Samuel McCoy, formerly Miss Elisabeth
Haseltine. They have two adopted children— Ida and Oliver.

   In 1876 the First Universalist Church of Crow river was organized, and Mr.
Hubbard was chosen deacon, he having been for years a believer in that faith.

   Politically Mr. Hubbard has been a republican ever since the birth of that party,
and has cast his ballot for every republican nominee for president up to date.

   He has always been a constant reader and patron of republican literature.
Believing that the boys of to-day will be the men of to-morrow he has liberally
supplied his own family with the best of literature, which has been almost a
circulating library in his neighborhood.


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

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