People
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Washington Gates
Early Chagrin Falls Mill Owner and Pioneer Businessman Early Life of Washington Gates Washington Gates was born on August 4, 1828, in Gates Mills within Mayfield Township. He is remembered as the first white child born in that community during Ohio’s early pioneer period. Washington Gates died on August 12, 1897, following a severe illness…
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Jehu Brainerd
Artist, Writer, Educator, and Physician Jehu Brainerd (1808–1878) played a fascinating role in the early history of Chagrin Falls, Ohio. An accomplished engraver, woodcut artist, writer, educator, abolitionist, and physician, Brainerd documented early life in Chagrin Falls while later establishing himself as a respected educator and medical professor in Cleveland. Jehu Brainerd’s Woodcuts of Early…
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John S. Bullard
Inventor, Businessman, and Early Leader in Chagrin Falls John S. Bullard was born in Medina County in 1823 and became one of the most respected early citizens of Chagrin Falls. He died on January 23, 1914, at nearly 91 years of age after suffering from a cold. Early Life and Family Background John S. Bullard…
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E.B. (Elijah) Hill
Early Life of E.B. Hill Elijah B. Hill, commonly known as E. B. Hill, was born on August 9, 1792, in Great Nine Partners, Dutchess County, New York. He died on November 19, 1879, at the age of 87 after living a remarkable life as an early Ohio pioneer and settler. Hill came from a…