The subject of this sketch was born in the State of Vermont, September 25, 1787, and was married to Miss Betsey Brown, December 17, 1815. The children of this union were Minerva Heth, who died in infancy, in 1816 ; Mary Heth, born in May, 1817, now Mrs. Warren, and living with her daughter in St. John, Clinton county, Michigan ; Truman B. Heth, born in August, 1819, now a farmer in Ingham county, Michigan ; George W. Heth, born December 2, 1822, now living in Southfield township ; and Harriet N. Heth, born in 1825.

In 1827 he removed to Michigan, and settled on the east half of the southeast quarter of section 6, in Southfield, and here he remained for nearly six years. In the first part of the year 1833 he exchanged forty acres of his land in section 6 with Deacon Melvin Drake for double that number of acres of Drake's purchase in section 2, upon which he removed with his family in February of that year, and upon which he lived, in the quiet pursuit of agriculture, until his death, which occurred on the 13th of December, 1871, when he was eighty-four years of age. His widow, Mrs. Betsey Heth (born in New Hampshire, August 24, 1788) is still living on the homestead in Southfield, with her son, Geo. W. Heth, and apparently has as full and perfect possession of every faculty as a woman of half her age. She was an original member of the First Congregational church of Southfield, at its organization, more than forty years ago, and has so continued till the present time. Her husband became also a member soon after, and was such at the time of his death. He was elected justice of the peace in Southfield for one or more terms, but had no desire for office, preferring to devote all his time to the improvement of his farm, nearly all of which he subdued from a dense forest, and brought to the state of cultivation in which he left it. His son, who now occupies the homestead, has increased his possessions to one hundred and forty-six acres. A view of the residence of John N. Heth, son of George W.,and grandson of Isaac, is given in this work.