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Benjamin Treat
Died at his residence in Coopersville, Sunday, March 26, 1899, of heart trouble, Benjamin Treat, aged 65 years and 4 months. Mr. Treat was born November 26, 1833, in Bethel, Ontario County, New York. He came to Michigan in 1856 and in 1861 he enlisted in the First Michigan Cavalry. On November 2, 1862, he was promoted to second lieutenant in the Eighth Michigan Cavalry, and resigned in 1864, owing to disability. Since that time he has been a great sufferer from heart trouble and rheumatism. By profession he was a dentist, and has been a resident of Coopersville for the last twenty-three years. He has been a member of the Masonic Lodge since the War of the Rebellion and was a member of the G. A. R. at the time of his decease. He leaves a widow and six children, four by a former wife and two by his present wife, and a wide circle of friends and acquaintances to mourn their loss. Mr. Treat was a good neighbor, a genial friend, and will be missed by his many friends and acquaintances. The funeral was held in the Methodist Church on Wednesday afternoon under the auspices of Ottawa Lodge,, No. 122, F. & A. M., Rev. Middleton officiating. He was a member of the Free-Will Baptist Church in his early life, and in his last days renewed his faith and died happy in his profession. |
