Henry Hatch    

HENRY HATCH, retired farmer. P. O. Centreville, was born April 30, 1803, in Whitehall, Washington Co., N. Y., where his parents, Elisha and Rebecca Hatch, both died. He came to this county in February, 1824, and settled in Athens Township in the following November. Be married Mrs. Annie Thomas, in June, 1826, and by this union had the following children: Mrs. Chloe Post, Mrs. Caroline Adams and Solon. Mr. Hatch has been living on his present farm since 1827. He lost his wife by death April 12, 1872. She was a faithful, devoted wife and a kind mother. Her loss was mourned by a large circle of friends. Our subject was a Democrat until the Kansas controversy, and has supported the Republican party since its organization. He has led a temperate, upright life, and has always been just in his dealings with his fellowmen. He is now enjoying a calm and peaceful old age, living in the same house with his son, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Mr. Hatch is one of the heroic pioneer citizens whose indomitable energy conquered the perils of the wilderness and whose memory will be preserved by posterity.

History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania: containing a history of the county, its townships, towns, villages, schools, churches, industries, etc., portraits of early settlers and prominent men, biographies, history of Pennsylvania, statistical and miscellaneous matter, Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1885, page 781

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