. Portrait and biographical album of Isabella County, Mich . e OSIAH VV. BEGOLE, thepresent (1883), Governor ofMichigan was born in Living-ston, County, N. Y., Jan. 20,1815. His ancestors were ofFrench descent, and settled atan early period in the State ofMaiyland. His grandfather, , of that State, was an offi-cer in the American army duringthe war of the Revolution. Aboutthe beginning of the present cent-ury both his grandparents, havingbecome dissatisfied with the insti-tution of slavery, although slave-holders themselves, emigrated toLivingston County, N. Y., thena new country, t
. Portrait and biographical album of Isabella County, Mich . e OSIAH VV. BEGOLE, thepresent (1883), Governor ofMichigan was born in Living-ston, County, N. Y., Jan. 20,1815. His ancestors were ofFrench descent, and settled atan early period in the State ofMaiyland. His grandfather, , of that State, was an offi-cer in the American army duringthe war of the Revolution. Aboutthe beginning of the present cent-ury both his grandparents, havingbecome dissatisfied with the insti-tution of slavery, although slave-holders themselves, emigrated toLivingston County, N. Y., thena new country, taking with them anumber of their former slaves, whovolunteered to accompany father was an officer in theAmerican army, and served duringthe war of B. received his early education in a log school-house, and subsequently attended the Temple HillAcademy, at Geneseo, N. Y. Being the eldest of afamily of ten children, whose parents were in moder-ate though comfortable circumstances, he was earlytaught habits of industry, and when 21 years of a
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