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JOSEPH GARFIELD, a leading stock-raiser and dealer in pedigree horses, was born August 27, 1853, and is a son of Joseph Garfield, Sr., and Lucy A. (Palmer) Garfield. His ancestors on both sides belonged to the race of English pioneers, who came to the shores of New England to escape monarchical rule. His grandfather, also named Joseph, was born near Rutland, Worcester county, Massachusetts, April 17, 1780, and was a liberal supporter of the National cause during the war of 1812, and held the office of justice of the peace for fifteen years. Subject’s father was born at Pine Grove, Warren county, Pa., on May 5, 1817, and removed with his father to the town of Busti, and settled upon the farm which he now occupies. He was a farmer and stock-raiser by occupation and continued such up to the date of his death, August 8, 1885. His wife, whose maiden name, was Lucy A. Palmer, was born March 8, 1824, at Norwich, Chenango county, New York, and bore him six children, all boys: Martin G., Eliakim, Samuel, Joseph, Amos P. and Whitman P., the two latter being twins. Three of the children, Martin G., Amos P. and Whitman P. are now deceased. Joseph Garfield, Sr., and his wife were married March 3, 1841, and both are steadfast members of the Methodist Episcopal church. Mrs. Garfield still survives and makes her home with her son Joseph. For many years Mr. Garfield was a devotee of whig principles, but with the organization of the Republican party, he changed his political allegiance to the new party.

Joseph Garfield, whose name heads this sketch, on November 15, 1876, was united in marriage with Miss Ella A. Northrop, of the town of Busti. Their union has been blest by the birth of five children: Flora E., Floyd A., Lucy B., Lizzie M. (deceased) and Hazel Ruth. Mr. and Mrs. Garfield have a very comfortable and pleasant home situated one and a quarter miles from Jamestown, near the line between the towns of Ellicott and Kiantone. Mrs. Garfield is a daughter of Hon. William Northrop, Jr., of Busti.

Joseph Garfield, is now engaged in the breeding and raising of Clydesdale horses and Shetland ponies in partnership with B. F. Hazelton, of Bradford, Pa. The firm known as Garfield & Hazelton, embarked in business four years ago, but Mr. Garfield has recently sold his interest to Hazelton and assumed the general superintendency. The efforts of these gentlemen to introduce fine and fancy stock into Chautauqua county have been highly encouraged and supported. At the present time they have twenty-eight head of registered Clydesdale horses (several of which have been imported and are very valuable) and have no fears from competition. Mr. Garfield is an adherent of the Republican party, but is in no sense a partisan in politics. He recognizes the fallibility of all parties and creeds and holds himself free to at all times support the cause representing the highest principles and the most humanitarian and equitable policy. In his religious views the same principle of freedom obtains. He places conduct, action, life, above doctrine and dogma, and instead of believing in a religion of dead formalism and absolute ritualism, he advocates a rational religion upon the basis of honesty, sincerity, purity, conscientiousness and law.