Blair County Pa Archives Biographies.....hewitt, Benjamin L. October 2, 1818 - ????
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Source: Biographical And Portrait Cyclopedia Of Blair Co, Pa: Philadelphia, 1892.
Author: Samuel T. Wiley

Benjamin L. Hewitt,  
One Of The Older Business Men Of Williamsburg, And A Descendant Of Two Of The
Old And Early Settled Families Of The County, Is The Third Son And Only Living
Child Of Christian And Mary (roller) Hewitt, And Was Born At Williamsburg, Blair
County, Pennsylvania, October 2, 1818. 
His Paternal Grandfather, Nicholas Hewitt, Was Of German Parentage, And Came
To Huntingdon County, Where He Settled On Shaver's Creek, Near Huntingdon,
This State.  He Cleared Out A Farm Of Two Hundred Acres, Upon Which He And
His Wife Both Died At An Advanced Age.  He Married A Miss Lambert, Of
Maryland, By Whom He Had Eleven Children, Six Sons And Five Daughters.  His
Son, Christian Hewitt (father), Was Born On Shaver's Creek, In Huntingdon
County, And In 1814 Removed To Williamsburg, Where He Died In 1858.  He Kept
A Hotel On The Site Of John Law's Store From 1814 To 1838.  He Was A
Democrat, And Married Mary Roller, By Whom He Had Three Children:  Joseph R.,
George W., And Benjamin L., Of Whom The Two Former Are Now Dead.  Mrs. Hewitt,
Who Died At Williamsport In 1865, At Seventy-two Years Of Age, Was A Daughter
Of Philip Roller, A Son Of Jacob Roller, Sr., And A Brother Of Jacob Roller,
Jr., Who Was Killed And Scalped By Indians Near Arch Spring.  Philip Roller
Was Of German Descent, Was A Presbyterian, Married Jane, Daughter Of Joseph
Moore, And Died On The Perry Moore Farm At An Advanced Age, In 1840.
   Benjamin L. Hewitt Was Reared At Williamsburg, And Received His Education In
The Schools Of That Place And Washington, Of Washington County.  Leaving
School He Served For A Short Time As A Clerk In A Hotel, And Was Engaged In
The Mercantile Business With His Brother Joseph For Three Years.  At The End
Of That Time, In 1845, His Health Becoming Impaired, He Engaged In Farming,
Which He Followed Until 1871, When He Purchased Property At Williamsburg,
Where He Has Resided Ever Since.
   On January 10, 1845, Mr. Hewitt Married Barbara Neff, Daughter Of Jacob And
Nancy Neff, Of Shaver's Creek Settlement, In Huntingdon County.  To Mr. And
Mrs. Hewitt Have Been Born Nine Children:  Lemuel S., Who Married Elizabeth
Miller; John R., A Merchant, Who Resides In Colorado; George N., Married
Nellie Gibson, And Is A Salesman Of Denver City, Colorado; Joseph R. And
Benjamin N., Merchants Of Los Angeles, California; Mary (deceased); Ellen,
Wife Of Lot Firstine, Of Utica, This State; Annette, Married Samuel Herr, A
Coal Dealer Of Durango, California; And Sarah E., Wife Of Robert Metz, Of
Altoona.  Mrs. Hewitt Died In 1864, Aged Thirty-seven Years.  In 1865 Mr.
Hewitt Wedded For His Second Wife Eliza Eichholtz, Daughter Of Charles And
Margaret Eichholtz, Of Woodbury Township.
   In Politics Mr. Hewitt Is A Republican, And Takes A Warm Interest In The
Success Of His Party, With Which He Has So Long Been Identified.  He Is An
Active Worker In The Evangelical Lutheran Church, Of Which He Has Been A
Member For Over Half A Century.  He Is A Man Of Quiet Manners, Of Consistent
Morals, And Of Liberality, And Is Now Well Prepared In A Beautiful Home To
Enjoy The Fruits Of His Long Years Of Honest Labor And Successful Business
Enterprises.

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Originally Submitted 2001. Transcribed By Janet Gray.

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