The permanent settlement of the town began late in 1836 with the coming
of Henry KIMBALL and his son, Oramel, who made their claim in section 6.
The elder pioneer brought his wife, Keziah, and such family as they had,
from Otsego county as soon as he had made a home for them. He was born
in July 1783 and died January 31, 1851. His wife was born in 1783
and died in August 1852.
Other early family names included TUPPER, BARKER, BUCKLAND, CHAPIN,
DORATHY, FELLOWS, FREEMAN, HATCH, JERROD, KULL, MAY, MILLER, MOODY, PORTER, ROWE, RUTENBER, SCHURMAN, TROW, WALKER, WARD, and WHITE.
Bloomfield had a total of 131 soldiers who served in the Civil War.
Religious organizations began forming in Genoa Junction.
The first religious society was organized by twelve Methodists in 1841.
The Congregational society appeared about 1846
There was an Episcopal organization in 1848.
The Evangelical Lutheran society organized in 1881.
The German Methodist society was formed in 1885.
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