A well cultivated farm on section 18, Troy Township, is the abiding place of Mr. Chatfield and the center of his business efforts. His property consists of one hundred and forty acres, which is teh Chatfield homestead, on which his father located warly ij the 50's. Since the death of his parent our subject has made many inportant improvements, such as the length of time spent here by his father did not give opportunity for. Mr Chatfield gives his principal attention to the cultivation of the soil, keeping only a moderate number of domestic animals, but he feeds a good many hogs. At this writing (1891) his drove contains about seventy head, and he has ten horses and ten head of cattle.

Mr. Chatfifeld is the grandson of Roswell Chatfield, a prominent man in the Green Mountain State, and a patriot of the war for indenpendence. That gentleman spent some years in New York, where his osn Stephen, father of Edward, was born in 1797. The son had a common school education and on Feb 7, 1819, in Ontario County, was married to Susannah Johnson, the year of whose birth was the same as his own. In 1832 the good couple removed to this state, making their journey with a team from Detroit to Troy Township, and established their home on section 17. Their first dwelling was the primitive log house common to the time nd their experiences such fell to the lot of all early settlers. They improved the place as fast as possible, and made it their home a score fo years, then removed to the place now occupied by our subject.

Mr. Chatfield died in 1856, but his wife survived many years, living to the advanced age of eighty-nine, and breathing her last in 1887. They had ninechildren, named respectively; Isaac, ALvina, Josiah, Daniel, Edward, Hiram, Ira, Otis and Chester. The first, third, fourth and eighth of these are deceased. The father was Justice of the Peace and generally respected.
,/br>Our subject was born in Ontario County, New York, March 28, 1828, and was a child of four years when his parents removed to this state. The only schooling he received was in District No 3,Troy Township, and the curriculum of study was not as extensie as that of to-day. He learned much regarding farm work, and was thoroughly capable of taking charge of a farm when he married and established a home. He won for his wife Miss Ellen Brooks, who was born in Macomb County, this state, Dec 23, 1834. Her parents, Alanson and Desire (Frink) Brooks, were born in New York and came to this state in 1833.

They set up their home in Macomb County, but subsequently removed to Troy Township, this coutny, where the fater died in 1882 and the mother still lives.

The record tf the family of Mr. and Mrs. Chatfeild is as follows; Albert, born in 1861, is married and living on a farm in Troy Township; Ell N., born in 1863, is now in Oregon; Bruce, born in 1865, is married, but living at home; Jay, was born in 1868, Mack B., born in 1870, Stephen A. born in 1873. The last three named still remain with their prents on the homestead.

The political record of Mr. Chatfield began a vote for Franklin Pierce, and for years hehas been a stanch republician. He belongs to the Methodist Episcopal Church and contributes liberally to its support. Mrs. Chatfield is an earnest Christian, belonging to the same denomination, and both are well regarded by their acquaintances. In addition to his farm in Troy Township, Mr Chatfield has fifteen acres of timber land in Bloomfield Township.