Portrait and biographical album of Clinton and Shiawassee counties, Mich., containing full page portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county, together with portraits and biographies of all the presidents of the United States, and governors of the state . ^ ? ^Tffll OSIAH W. BEGOLE, the• m^liresent (1883), Ciovernor ofI?) Michigan was born in Living-ston, County, N. Y., Jan. 20,1815. His ancestors were ofFrench descent, and settled at-^ an early period in the State ofMaryland. His grandfather, , of that State, was an offi-cer in the Am
Portrait and biographical album of Clinton and Shiawassee counties, Mich., containing full page portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county, together with portraits and biographies of all the presidents of the United States, and governors of the state . ^ ? ^Tffll OSIAH W. BEGOLE, the• m^liresent (1883), Ciovernor ofI?) Michigan was born in Living-ston, County, N. Y., Jan. 20,1815. His ancestors were ofFrench descent, and settled at-^ an early period in the State ofMaryland. His grandfather, , of that State, was an offi-cer in the American army duringil the warof the RevoUition. .\boutthe beginning of the present cent-ury both his grandparents, having)ecome 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 fomier slaves, whovolunteered to accompany father was an officer in l!ieAmerican army, and served duringthe war of B. received his early education in a log school-house, and subsequently attended the Temple HillAcademy, at Gencseo, N. Y. Being the eldest of afamily of ten children, whose parents were in moder-ate though comfortable circumstances, he was earlytaught haljits of
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