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ZACHARIAH CHICK, wagon-maker, Le Roy; born in Dimington, Somersetshire, England, June 6, 1826; at 14 years of age, he was apprenticed for six years to learn the wagon-maker’s trade; after completing the same, he worked in his native town a short time, when he went to the Channel Islands and worked upon the Island of Jersey upward of one year, when he volunteered as carpenter and shipped from Portsmouth upon the British flag-ship Penelope, going to the southwest coast of Africa, where he remained about fifteen months, making the coast at Sierra Leone. Cape Palmas, Island Fernando Po and the adjacent islands, among which were the Cape de Verde and Canary Islands; after returning to England, he received his discharge and worked at his trade until he emigrated to America, landing in Quebec, Canada, May 9, 1851; remaining in Canada two months, he came to Chicago, and worked at carpentering until fall; he then went to Griggsville, Pike Co.; worked as journeyman during the winter, and the following spring started a wagon shop of his own, which he continued two and a half years; upon Oct. 3, 1854, he started for England, and arrived at Liverpool upon the 16th of November following. He was married Dec. 16, 1854, in Barrington, to Caroline Bond; she was born in Barrington, Somersetshire, England, Dec. 3, 1826; she was the daughter of Thomas Bond, of Barrington, Somersetshire, England, a prominent contractor and builder; Mr. Chick was a son of John Chick, who was born in Somersetshire, England, April 23, 1787, and who also was a prominent contractor and builder at the time of his death. In the spring of 1855, Mr. Chick again sailed from England with his wife, landing in New York, April 16; coming West, he worked at the agricultural machine shops at Ottawa, fifteen months, and, in June, 1856, he removed to West Township, McLean Co., where he followed farming for five years; in the spring of 1862, he located in Le Roy, and engaged at his trade, which business he has since successfully followed; the children of Zachariah and Caroline (Bond) Chick are Thomas Z., born Aug. 28, 1857; John Bond, April 29, 1860; Sarah Bond, Jan. 17, 1862, and Caroline, June 26, 1864.