Michigan historical collections . te; gave to theBoston city library a large and valuable collection of autographs andmanuscripts; wrote many valuable historical works. Henry, bornMarch 17, 1824; Elizabeth, born October 18, 1820, married October 18. * Hon. Henry Chamberlain celebrated his eightieth birthday at Three Oaks, Mich.,March 17th, 1904. Tributes were sent to him from all over the State, but particularly was he honored inhis own home city. The intimate friends of the family, the Business College, the MasonicOrder, business men and the press gave testimonials to a busy valuable life, to
Michigan historical collections . te; gave to theBoston city library a large and valuable collection of autographs andmanuscripts; wrote many valuable historical works. Henry, bornMarch 17, 1824; Elizabeth, born October 18, 1820, married October 18. * Hon. Henry Chamberlain celebrated his eightieth birthday at Three Oaks, Mich.,March 17th, 1904. Tributes were sent to him from all over the State, but particularly was he honored inhis own home city. The intimate friends of the family, the Business College, the MasonicOrder, business men and the press gave testimonials to a busy valuable life, to a strongmanly character, to a kind and sympathizing neighbor. His ancestry is set forth in a geneological table, his services to the early pioneers portrayed by J. L. McKie, the fraternal side of his life written by William K. Sawyer, h-s business relation by Henry L. Hess. Ada Simpson Sherwood in a short poem extols tug pioneer life as passed by him. Then we have the following autobiography furnished Acorn by Henry HENRY CHAMBERLAIN. THREE OAKf-: A MICHIGAN OCTOGENARIAN. 663 1849; John G. Mason, died March 27, 1850; William, born February7, 1834, on coming to Michigan lived on the farm with his father until1864, when he came to the village of Three Oaks, where he became apartner with his brother Henry, still OAvning the homestead farm, whichhe continued to manage until his death in 1902. He was a member ofthe Michigan house of representatives in 1871 and 1873 and the senatein 1879 and 1881, and held many public positions. He was wardenof the Michigan State prison at Jackson from 1893 until his death. The accompanying illustration from a photo taken in 1902 is a viewof a house built by my father in 1820. The only changes made are themodern windows in the front part and the porch in front. In thishouse four of the five children of my parents were born. My child-hood was much like that of others at that period. I attended the dis-trict school nearby. As there was a
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