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CHARLES H. HUTCHINSON. In the town of Fayette, Seneca County, may be seen a fine farm, upon which has been expended much care in cultivation and development. The land is well tilled, adorned with plenty of trees, and, in fact, the seventy acres which are included in this tract are classed among the most productive in the locality. This well ordered place belongs to the gentleman whose name is inscribed above. He was born not far from his present place of residence, in Geneva, Ontario County, February 13, 1853.

The parents of our subject were Joseph and Mary (Tucker) Hutchinson, the latter of whom died when Charles H. was a lad of seven years, leaving two other children older than he. Four years later he was taken by his father to a farm which he owned just north of Geneva, and there the latter is living at the present writing. On that farm our subject lived until the year prior to attaining his majority, and in the mean time had been given a fair education in the schools carried on in the district. About this time his father gave him his time, and also a fourth-interest in the products of a farm which he was renting, and which was known as the Middlewood estate. This place is located near where Charles H. now lives, and comprises two hundred and forty acres, which he operated together with his brother and father for a period of eleven years. At the end of the time above mentioned, our subject returned to the old home farm with his father, where he remained for four years, aiding in its cultivation. He proved a very successful agriculturist, and has been greatly prospered in undertakings of his own in this line.

Mr. Hutchinson was married, December 29, 1886, to Miss Carrie, daughter of Benjamin and Jane (Gouger) Lerch, both of whom are now deceased. Soon after his marriage, our subject began housekeeping on the old Lerch Farm, and very shortly thereafter purchased the interest of the other heirs in the property, so that now he is the sole owner of the estate. He has made many improvements in the way of buildings, and has also added a vineyard of four acres, which always produces a good crop.

To Mr. and Mrs. Hutchinson there were born three children, namely: Edith Nellie, whose birth occurred February 25, 1888; Ray Lerch, June 2, 1890; and Margaret, November 15, 1892. The latter died in infancy. Following in the footsteps of his honored father, our subject is a true-blue Republican, casting his first Presidential vote for R. B. Hayes in 1876. He has always been active in public affairs and has served at various times as Inspector of Elections. Religiously he was reared in the faith of the Episcopal Church, while his good wife is a member of the Presbyterian Church.

Joseph Hutchinson was born in Cumberland County, England, whence he came to America with his parents when a boy. His father, Otis Hutchinson, at that time settled in Ontario County, where he made his home until his decease. His mother, it is thought, was born in the state of Vermont, and upon coming to New York with her parents made her home in Ontario County.

Joseph Hutchinson has been Supervisor of the town of Geneva for a number of years, and has also rendered efficient service as Overseer of the Poor.