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Counties of PORTER and Lake Indiana.
Historical and Biographical
Weston A. Goodspeed, Historical Editor
Charles Blanchard, Biographical Editor
F. A. Battey & Co., Pub., Chicago - 1882

   291-292

        JASPER B. BOSTWICK, ex-Postmaster, and retired, was born March 27,
     1810, in New York. He is the youngest of four children born to JOSEPH
     M. and LORAINE (WHEATON) BOSTWICK, both natives of Connecticut.  Mr.
     BOSTWICK, our subject, lived on a farm in New York with his parents
     until twenty-one years of age.  He built a tannery, but in about two
     years it burned, and he soon build another on the same site, but in
     one year nearly it was also burned, both supposed to be the work of an
     incendiary.  He then came to La Porte County, settling in Michigan
     City, when in about two years he went to Wisconsin with a company to
     found a town, and named it Washington.  In about a year, he came back
     to La Porte County and farmed for about three years, when he returned
     to Michigan City; after a time went to Ohio, South Toledo, and engaged
     in merchandising for about ten years.  He then came to Chesterton, and
     was associated with Mr. HOPKINS as merchant for a time; then appointed
     as Postmaster of Chesterton, continuing for about ten years.  He has
     since retired from business on account of his deafness.  While in Wis-
     consin, Mr. BOSTWICK was County Sheriff. He has always been a stanch
     Republican, but now favors the Greenback faith.  He was married, Janu-
     ary 19, 1834, to ELIZABETH ELDRIDGE, a native of Connecticut. She was
     educated at an academy in Pittsfield, Mass., and is a refined, affable
     lady.  They have three children, all married -- ELLEN ST. CLAIR, of
     Kansas City; JOSEPH W., of Central City, Colo., engaged in mining, and
     SAMUEL E., in Golden, Colo., conductor on the Colorado Central Rail-
     road.

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