Bio of Haines, Joshua B. (b.1825) Wabasha Co., MN
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This bio comes from "HISTORY OF WABASHA COUNTY" 1884.
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Haines, Joshua B., retired farmer, Wabasha, was an early resident of the
town of Watopa. His grandfather, Jacob Haines, was a native of England and
son of a British militia ensign, commissioned by George III. His father,
James, was born in New Hampshire, married Hannah Lord, native of Maine,
and settled on a farm near North Wolfboro', Strafford (now Carroll)
county, New Hampshire. Here the subject of this paragraph was born -
October 29, 1825, - and reared, receiving a common school education. On
reaching his majority he found employment in a cotton factory, where he
remained five years. He then spent seven years in locomotive shops at
Portland. On the 1st of May, 1848, he was wedded to Miss Martha J.
Roberts, who was born in Berwich, Maine, in 1832. John Roberts and Julia
A. Cook, the parents of Mrs. Haines, were born in Maine, of Welsh descent.
The former served in the United States army in the war of 1812, as did his
father and brother. The two last named were poisoned at Sackett's Harbor
after the battle. Mr. Haines' maternal grandfather, Nathaniel Lord, was a
Baptist preacher and a participant in the Indian wars of his time. On the
9th of April, 1858, Mr. Haines landed with his family at Winona, having
come up on the first trip of the steamer "Galena." Next spring he secured
a claim on Indian creek - lying on sections 8 and 21, Watopa - paying two
hundred dollars therefore, and at once removed thither. Here he dwelt
until 1876, when he went to Wabasha. Here he built a home on the corner of
Sixth and Campbell streets in 1883. For fifteen years he engaged in the
sale of machinery on the road, and disposed of his farm before moving
here. Many hardships were endured by this family in the early days. A
description of one of the dinners is elsewhere given in this work. In the
fall of 1859 a severe cold-spell came on before the log cabin had been
chinked. Mrs. Haines was confined to her bed by illness, and her husband
proceeded to close the cracks between the logs about the couch with mud,
which he succeeded in doing after dumping large quantities of earth on the
coverlet. During the night the cattle became uneasy and proceeded to knock
down the door on the kitchen and make themselves at home till morning.
Despite these discomfitures, doubly severe to the New Englander, Mr. And
Mrs. Haines enjoyed life as they never have since, and their accounts of
western life are still discredited by their daintily-reared eastern
relatives. Mrs. H. is a member of the Wabasha Congregational Church, which
most nearly represents the faith of her husband. The latter adheres to the
political principles of the republican party, and was one of a band of
thirteen free-soilers who held a deadlock for several hours at an election
in his town. He was two years justice of the peace in Watopa, and town
clerk twelve years, from 1860 to 1871, inclusive. The children of this
family reside as follows: Martha Rettenah, with parents; Edwin J.,
Cleveland, Ohio; John Frank, injured by epileptic fits, in asylum at
Rochester; Hattie J., (Mrs. George Pierce), Minneapolis; Charles Joshua,
Pierre, Dakota, where he is still publishing the pioneer newspaper, for
which he took the material from here in a a boat, via the Mississippi and
Missouri rivers; George William, at home. The eldest son is traveling for
a wholesale drug house, on a salary of $2200 per year.