Stephen Huff

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Stephen Huff

    In 1813 a series of block houses were erected to help strengthen the Niagara Frontier during the war of 1812. One was on the south shore of Tonawanda Creek near where it meets the river. Stephen and the other local men would have known the ins and outs of the roads and land in this area making them the best Militia. It is likely Stephen Huff spent some time there as his duty would have included guarding the road that connected Buffalo to Fort Niagara. Along this route there were a number of these block houses where the militia men would stop at. He was more than likely in the area when not only the block house in Tonawanda was burned, but also everything from Youngstown to Buffalo.  
    After the war Stephen became a Justice Of The Peace and was heavily involved in political and social circles. 


1796 - William in plot not son son served in civil war



Sources: Historical Society of The Tonawandas, Newspapers.com, Ancestry.com, Familysearch.com
Fultonhistory.com

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