Known Activities
Barrows arrived in Illinois in January 1856 and established himself in Dundee, where he eventually achieved a standing notable enough for inclusion in Kane County's biographical record. By 1898 he had retired from active professional life. The nature of his occupation prior to retirement is not specified in the available source, though his family background was one of farming and skilled trades. (Source: Biographical Record of Kane County, Illinois (1898))
Family Background
The Barrows family is believed to be of English descent, with three brothers reportedly emigrating early to America. M. T. Barrows's paternal grandfather, Joseph Barrows, was a native of New York and an early settler of Saratoga County, where he was known as a leading farmer. (Source: Biographical Record of Kane County, Illinois (1898))
His father, Theron Barrows (born 1812, Corinth, Saratoga County, New York), worked as a blacksmith by trade. Theron married Marietta Grippin at age nineteen; she was a native of Saratoga County and the daughter of William Grippin, and was reportedly seventeen at the time of her marriage. The family adhered to the Baptist faith, with a Baptist church associated with the Barrows family circle in Corinth, New York. (Source: Biographical Record of Kane County, Illinois (1898))
Timeline
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1812 | Father, Theron Barrows, born in Corinth, Saratoga County, New York |
| July 15, 1834 | M. T. Barrows born in Corinth, Saratoga County, New York |
| January 1856 | Barrows becomes a resident of Illinois |
| 1898 | Listed among the most prominent men of Kane County, Illinois; living in retirement in Dundee, Illinois |
- The Biographical Record of Kane County, Illinois (1898). Available via Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/biographicalreco00sjcl#offset-1031882