"~Bellevue~" Bellevue by Yaqui

Bellevue Travel Guide: 2 reviews and 11 photos

~Saint Sebastian Church~

Didn't get anytime to explore the lovely city of Bellevue, but explore this wonderful historic church and cemetery since it is where my hubbies ancestors are buried here. It's wonderful reminder of how vast the farmlands still are in Ohio. My hubbies great great grandfather and mother arrived in New Jersey coming from France passing through Ellis Island in 1852, but arrived in this settlement around 1880 and started a farm. Their children were born, baptized, married, and so many are buried here. They didn't live far from this church. This lovely church is no longer being used, but is a reminder of how they were the center of community life among farm communities.

~Lyme Village~

In the spring of 1812, a new settlement was established by the pioneers who were called the “Sufferers” that survived the “Firelands”. This term came from when their lands was set ablaze by the British during the American Revolution War. They were essential burned completely out and had to run for their lives from the massive fires. It was after the war these, “Sufferers” each were granted tracts of land to rebuild their lives. These same pioneers were immigrants searching of personal and religious liberty that had abandoned their homes in Lyme England and established a new home in the new colony of Connecticut on the Connecticut River, which is now Ohio.

Major Joseph Strong was one of the first to establish a home here, as well as many of his family members. Soon others followed and the township soon started to grow with more stores and homes being established. Then in 1835 a railroad (Mad River and Lake Erie Railroad Company) put James H. Bell, Chief Engineer in charge of this particular line that was being laid from Tiffin to Sandusky that ran through Amsden's Corners. This settlement was doing so well, it was bought up by land developers named Mr. Amsden, Mr. Chapman, Dr. Harkness and Gurdon Williams, who soon laid out large plots of land. So they named the new site Bellevue, in honor of Mr. Bell.

Intro Updated Nov 28, 2010
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hunterV Jan 10, 2011 at 10:06 AM

Hi, Dee! Thanks for your interesting page here!
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richiecdisc Jan 4, 2011 at 9:39 PM

Great to go see your roots, even if they are your hubby's, Dee. Interesting to read about German Catholics since we always figure it was only the Protestants that left the Motherland. I have some roots to explore here near Stuttgart one day too.