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GEORGE W. DOUGLASS, born in Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada, settled in Ohio with his parents, and, after one year's stay there, came to Michigan and located in Chesterfield Township; he was one among the number drafted for the war in this county, but, on reaching the rendezvous at Pontiac, received an honorable discharge. He came to Macomb County while it was still a wilderness, and shared in many of the dangers and troubles of pioneer life; to-day his industry is rewarded, and his battle with the world conceded to be successful. Mr. Douglass married Lucinda Denison, of Chesterfield. in 1860; this lady was a native of Chenango County, N. Y .; for a long time a settler of Chesterfield; she died in 1876. He married Amelia Jacobs, of Lenox, in 1877. Mr.
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Douglass has two children-Josephine, born March 16, 1860; and Stephen. born Febru- ary 19, 1862. He is a relative of the Stephen A. Douglas family, being the fourth re- move. on the father's side, son of Robert and Hannah Douglass, natives of Vermont, who moved into Canada at an early day.
STEPHEN FAIRCHILD, farmer, born in the town of Phelps, Ontario Co., N. Y., in 1810, came here with his mother and sisters in 1832 and settled on the farm he now oecu- pies. The first Protestant meeting over held in Chesterfield was held in his house, by a missionary from Pennsylvania, in May. 1832; the first town meeting was held in the same house, in the same year: this was when the township was called Macomb. Mr. Fairchild was elected Highway Commissioner and Justice of the Peace: he held both offices for three years, was married to Miss Sophia Spoor, of Lyons, Wayne Co .. N. Y., October 25. 1838: has had one son, who volunteered in Company L. Twenty-second Michigan Volunteer In- fantry. and died of typhoid fever. Mr. Fairchild takes an active part in politics and edn- cation.
ALLEN FARR. farmer, was born at Paris, Oneida Co., N. Y., August 22, ISIS, where he received a common-school edneation ; came to Michigan in April. 1833, arriving by the first boat in the spring; settled on a Government grant, and commeneed clearing his land. He married Miss Mary Carl, of Wayne County. N. Y., July 4, 1536; Mrs. Farr was born April 4. 1819, and was married at her father's house in Lenox. Mr. Farr was a quiet, nnassum- ing man: took an active interest in education, and lived a temperate and industrious life: was a strict churchman, having connected himself with the Free- Will Baptists a number of years ago. He passed away in peace at his residence. September 11, 1877.
HENRY F. FARR, born at Parish, Oneida Co., N. Y., December 30, 1819, came with his parents from Livingston County. N. Y., to Chesterfield in 1833. Mr. Farr re- ceived the education which the early schools of the East, as well as of Macomb County, offered. When leaving New York, his father had $600. together with his personal prop . erty: the Western trip cost at least $100; the 160 acres which his father located cost $350: a cow and yoke of oxen, with provisions. etc., almost swallowed np the balance of the cash capital: the children, as well as the parents, exerted themselves to be equal to the oeca- sion, and succeeded in their battle with the wilderness. Mr. Farr remembers attending as many as six logging bees and one raising in one week. He married Miss Julia Ann Clemons. of Livingston County, N. Y .. September 28, 1843: has had four children-Will iam Farr, born in August, 1844: and Merrit S., born in September, 1850. He takes a deep interest in educational affairs, holding the offices of Director and Moderator for a number of years; at the period of his settlement, red deer were so plenty that he could kill them at pleasure.
GEORGE M. FULLER, son of Solomon Fuller, of Vermont, and Eunice Gay. the first woman who rode in a wagon in the Oak Hill neighborhood, New York, was born in Castile Township, Wyoming Co., N. Y., January 23, 1524. George M. came with his parents to Columbus, St. Clair County, in the fall of 1845; in 1846, he purchased thirty- six acres of land in Richmond Township, Macomb: this farm he enltivated, making his home at his father's house, in St. Clair County. In 1848, he returned to New York. where he married Miss Elizabeth Brainard and resided until 1852. when he returned to Macomb. In 1861, he had 176 acres, which he sold, purchasing 160 acres-the Zara Granger farm, on Section 19: he owns 250 acres at present, on Seetions 19. 29 and 30; is a successful agriculturist and stock-raiser. His children are Frank A., Albert P., Eva A .. Ella E .. Elmer G., Estella M., Mary E. and Etta. The two oldest are married. Mr. Fuller was County Drain Commissioner for one term; he is a member of Patrons of Hus- bandry, and of the M. E. Church.
SAMUEL GOODSELL, M. D., born in Mobile. Ala .. July S, 1828, came here with
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his parents; he received a common-school education. and afterward weut to Cleveland College for two years. In 1872 he went to Detroit and graduated from the Homeopathic Institute: returning, he commenced the practice of medicine. The Doctor was married to Miss Alma Bacon, who was born October 6, 1832, in St. Lawrence County, N. Y., town of Pottsdam; the ceremony took place at Rochester, Mich., in 1854: they have three chil- dren-Lois Ada, born February 4, 1862; Alletta G .. December S, 1864; Lowell G., April 17. 1869.
JOEL HART. P. O. Milton, born in Livingston County, N. Y., October 2, 1827; set- tled in this county with his parents in 1832; he is the son of James Hart, a well-known old resident of Chesterfield. who died in 1557 (referred to in the chapters of the general history). Joel Hart was married to Rosetta M. Rice in 1853; six years later, this lady died. In 1860, he married Miss Louisa Camfield; two children, now settled comfortably in life, resulted from the first marriage, and one born from the second, a lady of fifteen summers, is now living with her parents. A reference to the organic history of this town- ship, and to the political history of the county, will show the public offices to which Mr. Hart was elected.
PETER C. HART, farmer, born at Paris, Oneida Co., N. Y., June 15, 1811; went to Aunsville and lived there until he reached the age of fourteen, when he settled in Livings- ton County, N. Y., and remained there for about two years; he labored on the Erie Canal for seven years, and. in 1834, came to this county, took up land and became an actual settler. He was married, May 7, 1835, to Miss Eliza Ann Leonard, of Phelps Township, Ontario Co., N. Y., born March 23, 1814, by whom he has three children.
PUTMAN HART, born in Anusville, Oneida Co., N. Y., in 1820, received a common- school education and came here with parents in June, 1832; this part of Michigan was then will no schools nearer than Cady's settlement. Mr. Hart takes an active interest in politics and education; married Miss Louisa Crawford, of Ray Township, in December, 1842: has had one son and four daughters, of whom four are married.
HON. GILBERT HATHEWAY was born in Plymouth County, Mass., in 1812. He married Miss Abigail D. Hammatt, of Nantucket; four children were born to them-three sons and one daughter. He came to Michigan in 1846, but did not reside here until some time after, and may be said to have inangurated those important commercial concerns referred to in the sketch of his son, J. S. P. Hatheway. During his early life in Massa- chusetts, he was well known in the military circles of the State, and bore the commission and rank of militia Colonel. His life in Macomb County was characterized by deeds of charity and benevolence. His death, which took place October 26. 1871, drew forth from the people unmistakable evidences of sorrow. What interest this citizen took in educa- tional matters is best tokl by the fact that he bequeathed a sum of $15,000 to the village of New Baltimore for the purpose of erecting a school buikling to be known as the Hathie- way Institute.
JAMES S P. HATHEWAY, son of the late Hon. Gilbert Hatheway, was born Au- gust 15, 1834, near New Bedford. Mass., about twenty miles from Plymouth Rock. In- lian nomenclature gave the title Sippican (subsequently changed to Marion) to the village in which stands the old Hatheway homestead. Mr. Hatheway settled in New Baltimore, Mich., in 1553, and engaged at once in those important business enterprises which have aided so much in the building up of the village, He married Miss E. L. Sampson, of Lakeville, Plymouth Co., Mass., August 15. 1859. a lineal descendant of Miles Standish, of Puritanical fame; they were the parents of one child, named Mabel Gilbert, who died March 24, 1881, having been married three months to Mr. Orin Dunham, of Paw Paw, Mich. Up to 1874, Mr. Hatheway enjoyed good health; during that year, a rheumatic attack confined him to his house, since which time he has been an invalid; he is the eldest
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son of the late Hon. Gilbert Hatheway, and. on the death of that pioneer of New Balti- more. in IS71. found it necessary to take charge of the business interests established by his father there. The greater portion of New Baltimore belongs to the Hatheway estate. This was well illustrated some few years ago. when a circus agent visited the village to prepare the way for his company: he wished to select an eligible site, and. coming to a corner-lot, asked his guide, "To whom does this property belong?" " Mr. Hatheway," was the response. The same question was asked about several other places. and drew forth a similar response. At length the agent exclaimed. " Where does this man live, and does he own the whole town? "
D. MILO HEATH, son of Andrew J. Heath, of Livingston County, N. Y., was born in Livingston County April 22. 1844: he came with family to Almont. Lapeer Co., in 1850, and settled at New Baltimore. Macomb Co., in 1853. He learned the harness maker's trade when a boy. and has been engaged in that business since 1863. He was married, in 1866, to Miss Elizabeth L. Donehue, to whom four children were born, three of whom are living
Robert A., Percy C. and Oakes L. Mrs. Heath died in 1876. In April. 1SS0, he married Miss Alice E. Smith, who is the mother of one child, Eva. Mr. Heath was first Recorder of New Baltimore; is serving fourth term as Justice of the Peace; has been Notary Public for the past sixteen years: Deputy Collector of Customs since 1869; Postmaster since 1870: a member of School Board; of the Knights of Honor, and a favorably known insurance agent.
DAVID HEDGES, born at Northfield, Washington Co., Vt., April 28. 1820. settled at Mt. Clemens in September. 1842; he moved to New Baltimore subsequently. and built the third house in the village early in 1846: he was the first village blacksmith; has been Justice of the Peace, and is now Worshipful Master of the Masonic Lodge at New Balti- more. Mr. Hedges was married, in 1845, to Kate Chandler, by whom he had six ehil- dren, two of whom are living and four dead.
JOHN HERRIMAN. farmer in Chesterfield, Macomb Co., Mich., son of Joseph Her- riman. Sr., born in Phelps, Ontario Co., N. Y .. January 15. 1505, where he received a common-school education; left Phelps, February 10. 1831. with his father. brother Joseph and brother-in-law John, Mr. Lusk, for Michigan Territory, with a sleigh and span of horses: they were three days getting to Buffalo: came through Canada to the head of Detroit River; when one day's drive from Buffalo, one horse became lame (stifled): left the horse and brother Joseph and the rest of the party came on to Detroit: while passing down De- troit River on the ice, on the Canada shore, at Windsor, the ice broke under them and the horse and sleigh went down: the men jumped on to solid ice, caught the horse and held him up till help came and pulled him out. After caring for the horse they hired a man to pilot thein across the river, the ice being very thin; stayed in Detroit two days, making inquiries about the country. etc. Detroit was then a very small village: then went to Royal Oak, then north to Rochester and then to Romeo and then a few miles east of Romeo. and. after satisfying themselves here. returned to Detroit. and was recommended to land on the United States Gratiot road, north of Mt. Clemens, where they soon purchased land. six miles north of Mt. Clemens; then. after getting the County Surveyor from two miles north of Romeo and surveying out the lands, commenced building their shanty (snow ten inches deep): got the body up the first day, piled brush on the inside, spread their bedding on it and a sheet overhead for a roof and took their first night's lodging there, 14th of March; next day. got on a shake roof and split timber and laid a floor: then John and his brother in-law built a log house covered with shakes (long oak shingles), having only ten men to help raise the houses: all the men there were then living within three or four miles of each other; then John and his father took a sail vessel for Buffalo, and went back to Phelps after their families. and returned to Michigan in June following. and thus began their
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pioneering life in Michigan Territory. Joseph Herriman and his nine children all settled in Michigan; his wife died in 1850 and he in 1863; Joseph, Jr., stayed in Canada eight or ten days with the lame horse: then traded it off and came on to Michigan. Mr. John Herriman was married to Miss Matilda Kirkham. December 20. 1829; they have raised six children, one son and five daughters; four of the daughters have died. Mr. J. Her. riman superintended the building of the First M. E. Church. in Chesterfield, in 1869, and the church now stands as a memorial of his last work. He has been very poorly in health for several years, and several times not expected to live within five years past.
REV. THOMAS HOOKER, pastor of Christian Church in Hertfordshire, England, was born in 1586, eame to the American colonies in 1632 and died July 7, 1647; his only son. Rev. Samuel Hooker, died at Farmington, Conn .. leaving ten children. John Hooker, son of Samuel, father of Hezekiah Hooker, who was the first son of John Hooker and father of James Hooker, was the grandfather of Cortez P. Hooker, who settled in Clinton Township, Macomb County, in 1837. Cortez P. Hooker was born at Hampton. Washington Co., N. Y., in 1814; on coming to this district of Michigan, in 1837, he lo- cated lands in Clinton Township, where he remained three years; he next purchased a wild farm in Washington Township, where he has lived for ten years. He was married.
in 1842, and moved to Ashley. now New Baltimore, in 1851. Mr. Hooker carried the first mails from the tavern at the Gratiot Road Crossing for a term of one year, until T. M. Crocker was appointed Postmaster. who retained the position for three years, when he was elected District Attorney and moved to Mt. Clemens. A reference to the political chapter will show the popular vote which sent Mr. Hooker to the Legislature in 1849, and to the Senate in 1855. He was one of the leading merchants of the town. for about four years, but for the last eighteen years has devoted his entire attention to agriculture, being one of the most extensive, if not the most extensive, farmer in the county.
WILLIAM C. JONES. farmer and present Supervisor of the township of Chesterfield. was born at Manchester, Ontario Co., N. Y., July 30, 1822, and came to Michigan with his parents in the year 1831, and settled in Novi, Oakland County, then a wilderness; he there saw the hardships of a pioneer life. W. C. moved to Detroit in 1848, and engaged in the mercantile business. On the 18th of January. 1852. he was married to Miss Olive S. Brown, of Coldwater, Branch Co., Mich .; he moved from Detroit, in April, 1859, to Chesterfield, his present home; he now holds the office of Justice of the Peace in his second term; his father. Samuel Jones, was born in Dutchess Co., N. Y., January 20, 1789; he moved to Ontario Co., N. Y., when a boy. He was married to Miss Barbary Hill, of Ontario Co., N. Y .. her birthplace: she was born August 24, 1795, and is now living. She was the mother of eleven children, seven boys and four girls: seven boys and two girls are now living. all over fifty years of age.
SIDNEY A. KNIGHT was born in Chesterfield Township in 1847; he received the liberal education which the school of the township offers, and now follows the profession of book-keeper and mercantile elerk. He was married to Miss E. J. Evans. April 5, 1870. Mr. Knight has been Town Treasurer for some time; is S. W. of Lake St. Clair Lodge, No. 82, F. A. M .. and an earnest worker in all matters affecting the township's well being.
FREDERICK KRIMEL was born in Wurtemberg, Germany, August 19, 1841; set- tled in Detroit in 1871, and came to New Baltimore in 1874; he was married, in Ger- many. to Miss Rossa Kallar, in 1869; they are the parents of five boys and one girl. Im- mediately after settlement at New Baltimore, he opened a hotel, which he now conducts.
ABRAM LEONARDSON (deceased), born in Montgomery County, N. Y., March 12, 1826. was the son of Abram, of the same State. Mr. L. came with his mother to this county in October, 1843. and located lands in Chesterfield, where he lived until his de- erase, January 23, 1878. He was married, May 28, 1852, to Miss Julia, daughter of
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Richard Hedges; she was born in Vermont and was visiting her brother in this county at date of marriage; they were the parents of four children-Clara, Jay, John and An- nie; Clara is the wife of M. S. Farr, residing at Lincoln, Neb. Mr. L. has been a mem- ber of the Christian Church for several years and resides on the homestead, Section 5, Chesterfield.
JAMES LEONARDSON, son of Abram, of New York, was born in Montgomery County. N. Y., January 29, 1818; he settled near Maumee, Ohio, in the fall of 1843, and located lands on Section 8, Chesterfield, in 1845, where he still resides; he took charge of a farm when seventeen years of age, and has pursued agriculture since that time. He was married, in February, 1843, to Miss Eleanor Meagley, of Montgomery County, N. Y .. to whom eight children were born, seven of whom are living-Abram and Francis (twins), Elizabetlı, Jane, Ella, Etta and Alice, all of whom are married except the last named. Mr. L. was Commissioner of Highways for four years, Notary Public for two years and School Director for three years; is a member of the Patrons of Husbandry and of the Clinton Church at Romeo.
F. C. LOSH, proprietor of the Grand Pacific House at New Baltimore, was born in Chesterfield September 3, 1856; he married Miss Emma Springborn, who was born at Fair Haven, October 25, 1857. The hotel which he proposes opening next summer will be a great addition to the village, and doubtless will reward the enterprise of the owner, since it will offer to many an inducement to visit the beautifully located village.
CHARLES MEIYERS was born in Germany October 14, 1854; he came direct from his German home to Macomb County, and, taking a position as mill hand in the Perkins & Son Mill, entered upon that course of earn st labor and industry, which resulted in en- abling him to carry on that manufacturing concern successfully. He married Miss Losh in 1871; they have two children, a boy, aged four years, and a girl, aged two years. Mr. Meiyers is the owner of the New Baltimore livery, which is a first-class concern in every respect.
FREDERICK MILLER, butcher and packer, was born at Wurtemberg, Germany, in I830; came to Philadelphia in 1853, where he remained until 1864, when he located at New Baltimore. He married Miss Louisa Sulcir, of Philadelphia, in 1855; since coming to this village, his trade has made steady progress. In addition to the regular village trade, he packs about eighty barrels annually for the lake trade.
JOHN MILTON, P. O. Milton, born in Somersetshire, England, March 29, 1817; lo- cated in Chesterfield in June, 1841; he entered the wilderness with a cash capital of $60. determined to carve out for himself the respectable fortune which rewarded his labors. Mr. M. married Miss Loretta Burgess, of this township, in 1849, to whom were born four children, one son and three daughters. William Milton, born December 1, 1755, in Som- ersetshire, England, came to this country in June, 1855, and lived with his son until his death, August 15, 1870, in the eighty-sixth year of his age. Mrs. Milton, Sr., born January 10, 1786, died in her ninety-second year. March 25, 1877. John Milton, the subject of this sketch. filled the office of Supervisor from 1862 to 1876, with two exceptions, when he retired from the circle of local politics.
JOSEPH MILTON (deceased) was born in Somersetshire, England, October 2, 1810; emigrated with his brother and landed August 2, 1532, and settled on a Government grant of eighty acres; he only had one English farthing in money, when he landed, but, with a brave heart and strong arm, he began to carve out his fortune in the wilds of Michigan. In order to get a living while clearing his land, he worked at his trade in Mt. Clemens, as ship carpenter in summer, and in winter cleared his land; being a large man and having a strong constitution, he succeeded; he labored on the Gratiot Turnpike and the Grand Trunk Railroad when they were in course of construction. He married Miss Spiddy J.
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Herriman, of Wayne Co., N. Y., June 7. 1835; she was born May 8. 1817. Mr. M. re- ceived a common-school education in England and was adapted to most any position in rural districts; was Commissioner of Highways for several terms, and School Director: the latter has always been his pride: he took an active interest in politics, being a stanch Democrat, and when he passed away every one who knew him lamented his loss; the min- ister who fficiated at his funeral said: "Never has it been my privilege to see such a tri- umphant death as was his: he was one of the happiest of men; the last word to his family was ' It is all satisfactory."" His funeral was the largest one ever known in this district: the funeral services were conducted by Rev. John Armstrong. The names and ages of his family are as follows: Ford Lee Milton, born April 11. 1836; Obed Arnold. September 24, 1837; Charlotte Ann. February 13, 1839; Gaylord Donaldson, December 2, 1849; Mirthy Treasure, April 29, 1862.
WARREN PARKER, son of Joshua C. Parker, born in Putney, Vt., Jannary 9. 1806, was born in Greig. Lewis Co., N. Y., November 15, 1829. Joshua C. and family came to Michigan in 1833, and settled in the township of Chesterfield: bought his land from the Government, the same being the east half of the northeast quarter of Section 18. At that period, the Indians dwelt on the lake shore. three or four miles distant, while wolves, bears and deer were plenty round the neighborhood. Mr. Parker. Sr., died July 24, 1860. Warren was married to Miss Adeline Snover, December 3, 1851, to whom one child was born. This lady died November 6, 1861. He married Miss Mary A., daughter of William Carpenter, November 9, 1865, to whom two sons George and William-were born. Mrs. Mary A. Parker died October 3, 1871. October 22, 1872, he married Helen Carpenter, sister of his second wife, of whom two children were born -- Warren and Joshna C., the first deceased. Mr. Parker has filled the offices of Highway Commissioner, School Inspector. Justice of the Peace, Supervisor and was elected Representative of the Legis- lature in 1878 and again in 1880. The family in America dates back to the first settle- ment of Connectient, when five brothers came from England; three settled in New En- gland and two in Virginia. The great grandfather of Warren Parker was the son of Ebe- nezer Parker, and named Joshua. born in Boston June 5, 1720. The son of Joshua was Samnel D., born April 24, 1763, and his son was Joshua C., father of Warren, and a pio- neer of Chesterfield.
WILLIAM RANDALL, born at Benton, Yates Co., N. Y., May 24, 1821: was edu- eated in Ontario Connty, N. Y., and traveled West in 1840, locating in Illinois; in 1851, he arrived at Mt. Clemens and the year after settled in New Baltimore; he was engaged there as a photographic artist for a short time. During four years, he has been manager of the MeElroy Mill and manager for Perkins & Son for three years. He married Miss M. M. Dean, of Winnebago Connty, March 27, 1851: they are the parents of five children Cornelia M., born September 8, 1857; Winfield E., March 4, 1861; Caroline C .. June 26. 1865; James W., April 4, 1868, and Arthur E., April 10, 1870.
JACOB REHFUSS was born in Germany November 30, 1828; came to Philadelphia in 1852, where he engaged in shoemaking for one year; he settled in New Baltimore in 1853. He married Christiana Scott, of Philadelphia, in 1859, by whom he has five chil- dren-two boys and three girls. He has carried on business in New Baltimore for twenty years.
A. D. RICE, P. O. Milton, dealer in dry goods, groceries, hardware, ete., was born in Madison County, N. Y., in 1836; came to Michigan with his parents the same year; entered the army at the outbreak of the rebellion, participating in its conflicts till its close. accompanying Gen. Sherman on his grand march to the sea; then returned and settled on the old homestead in Macomb Township. Mr. Rice resided on the farm until he established the business above referred to in October. 1880. His marriage with Miss
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