Jacob TROWBRIDGE(314) was born on 25 Dec 1790 in Fair Haven, Rutland, Vermont. He died on 19 Apr 1867 in Swan Creek, Gallia, Ohio. He was buried in Mt. Zion Cemetery, Ohio Twp., Gallia, Ohio. Jacob Trowbridge was a carpenter by trade. He was the first of his family to emigrate to Ohio, going there in 1806 with a man named Carver and building a flour mill in Marietta. He then went to Cincinnati where he is said to have helped build the first mill and to have helped erect and start the first steam engine west of the Ohio.
He enlisted in the Army in the War of 1812 and was the first to receive a commission signed by Gov. Meigs of Ohio. He was an Ensign, Lieutenant and for a short time a Captain. He was taken prisoner at General Hull's surrender of Detroit and was so angered by it that he drove his sword into the ground and broke it off at the hilt. He participated in the battles of Chippawa, Lundy's Lane and New Orleans.
After his marriage, he settled on a farm in Washington Co. until 1836 when he removed to a farm in Swan Creek, Gallia county where he lived the remainder of his life.
Parents: Levi TROWBRIDGE and Hannah SMITH.
He was married to Sarah SHEPARD in 1812. Children were: Levi TROWBRIDGE, Harriet Ward TROWBRIDGE, Eleanor (Ellen) TROWBRIDGE , Ferguson Hiland TROWBRIDGE.

He was married to Mary Polly BOOMER on 29 Feb 1824 in Washington County, Ohio. Children were: Lemuel TROWBRIDGE, Eliza Ann TROWBRIDGE, Mary Hope TROWBRIDGE, Ann TROWBRIDGE, Isaac TROWBRIDGE, Amy TROWBRIDGE, John TROWBRIDGE, Charles TROWBRIDGE, Francis Marion TROWBRIDGE , Elizabeth Clarinda TROWBRIDGE.