“The History of Jefferson County, Wisconsin”, published: Chicago:  
Western Historical Company.   1879.


HENRY HASKELL, farmer, Sec. 5;  P.O. Jefferson; born in Barnard, 
Windsor Co., Vt., Aug. 14, 1820; came to Jefferson in 1848, and settled 
upon his present place of 170 acres, entering eighty acres from the 
Government.  Married Miss May Chamberlain Sept. 5, 1846; she was 
born June 25, 1823; they have two children – Kate, born in Royalton, 
Vt., Oct. 31, 1847 (she is now Mrs. Stevens); Hannah, born in Jefferson, 
Dec. 7, 1853.  Mr. H. has belonged to the Odd Fellows since February, 
1848; has been Supervisor five years, and Chairman of Board three 
years.  Mr. H.’s father, Michael, was born in Barnard, Vt., Nov. 30, 
1793, and is still living with his son Henry.  Michael’s father (Prince), 
Henry’s grandfather, was one of the first settlers in Barnard, and 
surveyed that town nearly one hundred years ago; was also a 
Revolutionary soldier; he was one of four men captured by the Indians in 
Barnard, and confined in Montreal two years before being released.  Mr. 
Henry Haskell has the finest collection of geological and archaeological 
specimens in this section of country, and several rare curiosities, which 
have been gathered making Mr. H. and his specimens a valuable 
cyclopedia of Jefferson Co. geology and archaeology.


Submitted by:  Linda Pingel  (LPingel@worldnet.att.net)