History of Shiawassee and Clinton counties, Michigan . MRS. ELIEL INQERSOLL. , INUEKSULh. ELIEL INGEKSOLL. In the latter part of the sixteenth century three brothers,of whom one was William IngersoII, emigrated from Eng-land and settled in the town of Lee, in what afterwardsbecame the celebrated county of Berkshire, Mass. At thefirst election held in the town he was elected town clerk,magistrate, and selectman. When the CongregationalChurch of the town of Lee was organized his nameheaded tlio Hat. He had five sons—Aaron, Jarcd, Sctli,David, and William—and two daughters, names


History of Shiawassee and Clinton counties, Michigan . MRS. ELIEL INQERSOLL. , INUEKSULh. ELIEL INGEKSOLL. In the latter part of the sixteenth century three brothers,of whom one was William IngersoII, emigrated from Eng-land and settled in the town of Lee, in what afterwardsbecame the celebrated county of Berkshire, Mass. At thefirst election held in the town he was elected town clerk,magistrate, and selectman. When the CongregationalChurch of the town of Lee was organized his nameheaded tlio Hat. He had five sons—Aaron, Jarcd, Sctli,David, and William—and two daughters, names IngersoU, of whose family we shall write, marrieda Miss Sally Parsons. She was a granddaughter of thecelebrated Jonathan Edwards. They hail thirteen chil-dren, all of whom grew to maturity, and all of whombecame members of the Congregational branch of theChristian Church. David was for forty-five years a dea-con in the Congregational Church in Lee. He died there,as did also his wife. Erastus, the oldest of the family,lived in Lee until early


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