Portrait and biographical album of Washtenaw County, Michigan, containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, together with biographies of all the governors of the state, and of the presidents of the United States . were both natives oftonnecticut. The father removed in 1820 fromDuclie-ss to Ontario County, and the boy therereaicd to nianliooil. ;Ln(l learned the ^^^>^^^ MA, PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 305 and received a limited education in the districtschools. His father carried on the double vocationof a farmer and a cooper. The young-


Portrait and biographical album of Washtenaw County, Michigan, containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, together with biographies of all the governors of the state, and of the presidents of the United States . were both natives oftonnecticut. The father removed in 1820 fromDuclie-ss to Ontario County, and the boy therereaicd to nianliooil. ;Ln(l learned the ^^^>^^^ MA, PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 305 and received a limited education in the districtschools. His father carried on the double vocationof a farmer and a cooper. The young- man was married in New York, onthe oth of March, 183;), to Nancy Coe, a daughterof Isaac and Nancy (Kesler) Coe, who was hornNovember l(i, 1813, in Rockland County, N cliildren resulted from this union, and four ofthem still live to comfort their father in his declin-ing years. The eldest was Harriet, wife of .1. KMowry; and the second daughter is Delia, wife olClarence Elliott. Horatio and Andrew arc thetwo sons, the second one being now deceased, andand Emma and Florence complete the niunber. theyoungest daughter having died. The removal of the family from New York Cojiinty, Mich., took place in 1838, andthe new home was found in Ann Arlior Townshipfor many years, liefore their removal in 186() tothe farm where tliey now reside. The home farmnow consists of one hundred and thirty


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