OHIO LATE 1700'S ??? History???

[jacquelyne]

Does anyone know about history of Ohio from about 1760 to 1840.I have found out that my great great great great grandpa is from there and i know his name but here i have 2 people in history one called William Wells born in circa 1770 and was captured by Indians and another called William Henry Harrison who represented the territory in the US house of representatives in about 1799.I know its probably a shot in the dark but does anyone know anything about those 2 people of history.

jacquelyne Reviewed by jacquelyne on 04-04-2005. OHIO LATE 1700'S ??? History??? Does anyone know about history of Ohio from about 1760 to 1840.I have found out that my great great great great grandpa is from there and i know his name but here i have 2 people in history one called William Wells born in circa 1770 and was captured by Indians and another called William Henry Harrison who represented the territory in the US house of representatives in about 1799.I know its probably a shot in the dark but does anyone know anything about those 2 people of history. Rating: 5

[koshea]

henry harrison had a fetish for burley midget prostitutes i think i herd somwhere

[jacquelyne]

Is that true really ?

[Looker]

William Henry Harrison 9th president of the United States

The fellow in the green is Wells

William Wells was born circa 1770. Miami Indians captured Wells when he was twelve years old, and their chief, Little Turtle raised him as his own son. Wells also married Little Turtle's daughter, Sweet Breeze. During the late 1780s and the early 1790s, Wells assisted Little Turtle in stopping white settlers from encroaching upon Indian land. He assisted the Indians of the Northwest Territory against Arthur St. Clair in 1791. By 1794, Wells had a change of heart. Many people believe that he could no longer stand the bloodshed that characterized the Northwest Territory in the late 1780s and the early 1790s.

[jacquelyne]

Thank you looker that was helpful to me.Would you be able to tell me when Ohio was first inhabited by settlers or when it was discovered and who were the first people to inhabit there other than natives.Was it the English or Irish ? Or was it Jews ? or something else ?

[koshea]

ohio was either french or british, not sure

[F L E S H]

French pioneers discovered most of inland North America, and the Ohio valley was once a part of New France (Canada's name before the British took over). The French pioneers also tended to intermarry a lot with the Native-Americans, resulting in entire towns and territories comprised only of métis, half French half Indian people. After the Brits took over in 1753, they started settling the area.

That's as far as I know, maybe some American historian can take over from here