History of Branch county, Michigan, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers . Hewett and wife, and Dr. Jones and wife. Rev. Herbert J. Cook, of St. Marks Church, Coldwater,present rector. CEMETERIES. The first board of health was appointed at an annualtownship-meeting held in 1839, and consisted of Peter , James Smith, Bartholomew Hewett, Ellis Rus-sell, and John Broughton. At a meeting of the board of health, convened at thehouse of Joseph Berry, March 7, 1840, they contractedwith said Berry for one acre of ground for burial purposes,at
History of Branch county, Michigan, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers . Hewett and wife, and Dr. Jones and wife. Rev. Herbert J. Cook, of St. Marks Church, Coldwater,present rector. CEMETERIES. The first board of health was appointed at an annualtownship-meeting held in 1839, and consisted of Peter , James Smith, Bartholomew Hewett, Ellis Rus-sell, and John Broughton. At a meeting of the board of health, convened at thehouse of Joseph Berry, March 7, 1840, they contractedwith said Berry for one acre of ground for burial purposes,at $30. They also contracted with John Broughton toclear the same, and make a good and suflicient post andrail fence around it for the consideration of $30, said fenceto be six rails high, and to make a permanent gate sixfeet wide, on the west side, and to be done by the 6th ofApril following. At the annual town-meeting of 1840, $60 was voted topay for the ground, and the clearing and fencing of thesame. Jan. 21, 1841, the work was examined, found doneaccording to contract, and accepted. This was the old
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