History of Shiawassee and Clinton counties, Michigan . s, make him still an active man, andone immersed in business enterprises. He is an earnest member of the First CongregationalChurch of Owosso, and was one of its early founders. spacious residence is filled with the genial mem-bers of a hajipy family circle. His wife, to whom he wasunited in 1841, was .^liss Peck, of New YorkState. They are the well-beloved parents of five grownsons and daughters, whose delight it is to comfort I heir dcdining EZEKIEL SALISBURY. Ezekiel Salisbury is a native of that old historic
History of Shiawassee and Clinton counties, Michigan . s, make him still an active man, andone immersed in business enterprises. He is an earnest member of the First CongregationalChurch of Owosso, and was one of its early founders. spacious residence is filled with the genial mem-bers of a hajipy family circle. His wife, to whom he wasunited in 1841, was .^liss Peck, of New YorkState. They are the well-beloved parents of five grownsons and daughters, whose delight it is to comfort I heir dcdining EZEKIEL SALISBURY. Ezekiel Salisbury is a native of that old historic spotwhich so many eminent men of the present and past gen-eration claim as their natal place, Johnstown, N. Y., wherehe was born in the year 1812. Until he was fifteen yearsof age his time was principally occupied in -sehoul. Thenhe went to Utica, N. Y., and apprenticed himself to learnthe trade of a blacksmith, which had been the vocation ofhis father, John Salisbury. Upon reaching the ase oftwenty-one he began the business for himself in his native. EZEKIEL SALISBCKV. county. At the age of twenty-four he removed to OaklandCo., Mich., and purchased three hundred and twenty acresof government land, and at the same time opened a black-smith-shop. Eight years after, he .sold out his interest,came to Bennington, Shiawassee Co., bought four hun-dred and eighty acres of wild land and began clearinir itup. At the same time he again opened a Mrs. Salisbury was, previous to her nnirriage with ., a Miss Martha Stedman, also a native of Johns-town, N. Y. They are the parents of eight children, ofwhom four are living. To each they have given a farm,and all are industrious, successful citizens. Mr. Salisburywas justice of the peace in Hciniinglnn two terms, alsoroad conimissiii?ier. In 18711, after iiiving up all active duties and leavinc hislands with his children, he removed to the city of Owosso,and .settled down In a (|niet life there and a rest from the
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