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Michigan Jackson
After living on his farm for thirty-five years he moved into the city, where he spent the remainder of his days—five years.
For the last twenty years of his life he had been troubled with heart disease, which terminated his life suddenly on the morning of April 12th, 1875, at the age of seventy-three years and four months.
He lived a quiet, peaceful, honest, Christian life, and in death was truly lamented, for none could say, " He wronged me."
OTHER PIONEERS.
Prior to 1835 several families had settled along the territorial road west of the village, to wit: Abel Barrett, John Daniels and sons, Wm. Shipman, Osgood Fifield, John Collar, Westey W. Laverty, and Jotham Wood and sons. And along the river north of the village, Edward Morrill, Nathaniel Morrill, Geo. Fifield, Enoch Fifield, Geo. Woodworth, Samuel Woodworth, Abner Pease, Samuel Wing, Jerry Marvin and John McConnell. On Ganson street, northeast of the village, Constant Mc-Guire and sons, and Joseph Darling and sons. Merrills Freeman lived on the farm now owned and occupied by Henry Daniels, and Jefferson Smith lived on the farm which he sold to the superintendents of county poor for Jackson county in 1837—180 acres for $3,500—$19.44 per acre, a large price for those times. Roads took the direction that was most convenient to the farmer, in avoiding marshes and reaching his destination. All was commons except small enclosures about the dwellings.
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