. History of Ingham and Eaton counties, Michigan . ve of the early settlement andtrials of the family, with the accompanying incidents, waswritten by Mr. Hawley especially for this work, and willbe interesting to the old settlers, and to all who may read experience of the family was similar to that of manyothers, hence it is not necessary to write the same of all. On the 28tli ilay of May, 18:il, my stcpfiithor, Charles Gray, anilmy mollier, torinerly the wife of Stejihen ilawlcy, together with theirthree children,—Eliza, Manly, and Emcliue,—and my mothers fistcr,all of wliom afterwards
. History of Ingham and Eaton counties, Michigan . ve of the early settlement andtrials of the family, with the accompanying incidents, waswritten by Mr. Hawley especially for this work, and willbe interesting to the old settlers, and to all who may read experience of the family was similar to that of manyothers, hence it is not necessary to write the same of all. On the 28tli ilay of May, 18:il, my stcpfiithor, Charles Gray, anilmy mollier, torinerly the wife of Stejihen ilawlcy, together with theirthree children,—Eliza, Manly, and Emcliue,—and my mothers fistcr,all of wliom afterwards married and Fettled in this county, in com-pany with myself, left Herkimer Co., N. Y., on board a lino-boat onthe Erie Canal to seek our fortunes in Michigan, then known as tho*far West. Wc arrived at liutfalo in due time; took passage on thosteamer Daniel Webster for Detroit, which wo reached late on theevening of .Tune 4th, after a very rough voyage of the morning of tho iith wc engaged teams to take us and our goods.
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