History of Branch county, Michigan, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers . ; .^i^^;. J. II. LAWRENCE. MRS. .7. II. \WREXOE. THE LAWKKNCE FAJIILY. The father and mother of J. H. Lawrence were born inConnecticut, in 1770 and 1774 , and wereunited in marriage in 1794. Soon after tliey emigrated toWestern New York, going all the way from Utica toKochester by marked trees, traveling by team, andsettling in Genesee, Livingston County. He would not havetaken the whole city plot of Rochester at that time as agift had it been offered him
History of Branch county, Michigan, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers . ; .^i^^;. J. II. LAWRENCE. MRS. .7. II. \WREXOE. THE LAWKKNCE FAJIILY. The father and mother of J. H. Lawrence were born inConnecticut, in 1770 and 1774 , and wereunited in marriage in 1794. Soon after tliey emigrated toWestern New York, going all the way from Utica toKochester by marked trees, traveling by team, andsettling in Genesee, Livingston County. He would not havetaken the whole city plot of Rochester at that time as agift had it been offered him, for it was a perfect quagmire,and footmen had to jump from one bog to another. Hewas in the war of 1812, at Black Rock and the burning ofBufialo; was taken prisoner by the British, but soon re-leased. After peace was declared he pursued the businessof blacksmithing at Genesee, customers coming fifty miles toget work done. They were three times burned out, savingonly the clothes on their backs, and in addition suffered allthe privations and hardships of pioneer life. The Indianswere warlike and troublesome; and at one time whil
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