Meeker County MN Archives Biographies.....Jewett, T. Carloss 1827 - 
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     T. CARLOSS JEWETT, one of the oldest living settlers of Meeker county, and one
of its most historical characters, was born at Wardsboro, Vt., Juno 9, 1827, and is
the son of Thomas and Sylvia (Haradon) Jewett. His father was born on the same farm
May 1, 1794, and died in May, 1873; the mother, whose birth took place at Norton,
Mass., November 25, 1799, died March 2, 1877. The paternal grandfather of our
subject, Thomas Jewett, was a sergeant in the Continental Army under Washington, and
the maternal grandfather followed Gen. Israel Putnam across Charleston Neck after
the battle of Bunker Hill, and afterwards helped fortify Dorchester Heights, which
caused the evacuation of Boston. The latter, Isaac H. Ilaradon, lost his father at
the massacre of Fort William Henry, and married Miss Annie Stone.

    The parents of the subject of this sketch moved to Steuben county, N. Y., in
early life, and were married there. They removed back to Vermont after the birth of
their second child, but in 1829 emigrated again to Steuben county, N. Y., where they
eventually died. Carloss was reared and educated in the district schools of that
section, and, being of a studious mind, absorbed much information, spending his
evenings in mathematical studies at the family fireside. At the age of eighteen he
commenced teaching school, but the next three years attended the academies at
Addison and Genoa. He then worked at civil engineering on the New York Central
railroad until 1851, when he went to the Isthmus and ran the preliminary survey for
the Panama Railroad, spending one year there, and participated in the capture of San
Loren Castle. Returning to his homo, he was engaged in various railroad and
telegraph works, until 1856, when he came to Minnesota. lie arrived at Forest City
June 20, 1S56, with but $10.19 in his pocket, and Juno 27 took a claim on section
31, Forest City township. He was appointed sheriff, in the summer of 1857, and was
afterwards elected to the same office. He took a part in the Indian troubles in
1S62, as detailed elsewhere, and with his wife kept house the farthest west of all
the settlers. The next year he spent on the “abandoned lands” of Louisiana, where he
raised cotton. He then made his home on his farm until April, 1887, when he moved to
Litchfield, and in May, 1888, took a tree-claim on land adjoining the village. He
has held the office of register of deeds of this county and various town offices.

   The Colonel was married November 10, 1859, to Miss Annie, daughter of Pomeroy and
Harriet (Buell) Warren, who was born in Wyoming county, N. Y., May 13, 1833. She has
recently parted from her husband through the machinations of her friends, as have
six out of eight of her sisters. They had no children, but have raised several
orphans. Among these is Emma Jewett, the famous equestrienne, who was born in
Chautauqua county, October 3, 1860, and is the daughter of Charles Peterson, a
Scandinavian, who was killed in the army. After his death his family came to
Minnesota, and in 1870 the Colonel adopted the little girl. She learned to ride on
the farm and gave her first exhibition in public at Minneapolis, in 1880. She is now
living in Syracuse, N. Y.


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


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