Buel Prichard
Buel Prichard, Retired Farmer.
In New Haven, Conn., on the 26th day of January, 1812, Mr. Prichard was born. He is a son of John Prichard, who was a native of Connecticut. He was a son of Abram Prichard, who was also a native of Connecticut, and served in the Revolutionary War.
Buel Priehard, subject of this sketch, moved to Ohio in 1834, and located in Montgomery County, where, on the 13th of October, 1842, he married Miss Margaret Wead, of Montgomery County, where she was born September 16, 1816. Mr. and Mrs. Prichard settled in Montgomery County, remained until 1846, when they moved to Miami County, remained until 1849, when they came to Shelby County. and settled on a farm near Berlin, in McLean Township. In July, 1852, they moved to Washington Township, and settled near Lockport, where they remained until 1873, when they came to Loramie Township, purchased, and moved on the farm in section 15, on which they are now residing. They reared a family of three children, viz., Elizabeth A., William A., and Francis J. Mr. Pritchard is a clockmaker by trade, which he followed from 1831 until 1846, when he turned his attention to farming, which business he conducted with success until a few years since, when he retired from business.
From History of Shelby County, Ohio; R. Sutton & Co, Philadelphia PA, 1883