First Members of the Old Settlers' Society
Kent County, Michigan, 1859
Introduction and Original Society Members INTRODUCTION Desiring to perpetuate the early history of Kent county, and to continue good social feelings among the (Signed) Geo. Coggeshall The following are the names of the first members of the *Kent County Old Settlers' Society, with the date (*Evidently the first version of the society was Old Settlers' Society and then it became Old Residents' Association.)
Last Name First Name Settled in Territory Settled in Kent County Abel Julius C. June 1835 June 1835 Allen H. H. 1830 Mar. 1, 1838 Almy John July 6, 1834 July 1835 Ball John July 1836 Oct. 1836 Buell L. Nov. 1832 Oct. 1850 Burnett David Sept. 1836 Sept. 1836 Burton Barney June 1832 May 17, 1833 Campau Antoine Born at Detroit Sept. 1835 Caster C. H. 1834 1857 Chubb J. F. May 1827 June 1833 Clancey John Aug. 1835 July 1845 Coggeshall Geo. May 1836 May 1836 Davidson Lewis C. Aug. 1835 Feb. 1840 Davis Ezekiel W. May 1834 May 1834 Eaton Harry Oct. 1836 Oct. 12, 1836 Evans Dan'l W. Oct. 1836 Oct. 1836 Fox John M. June 1836 Feb. 1837 Godfroy Wm. H. Born in the Territory Sept. 1835 Godfroy John F. Granger Julius Jan. 1833 Apr. 1840 Haldane Wm. H. July 1836 July 1836 Harland Samuel July 8, 1836 July 18, 1836 Hilton Robert June 1831 July 1836 Hinsdell Hiram 1833 Feb. 1834 Huiych W. F. Apr. 1825 Feb. 1845 Hyde Milton Aug. 1829 Jan. 1849 Jones Ira Oct. 1832 July 1833 Jones Cyrus July 1834 Aug. 28, 1834 Leavitt D. S. July 1835 July 1835 Luce R. C. Sept. 1833 Aug. 1841 Lyman James June 1835 June 1835 Lyon F. H. Oct. 1836 Apr. 1841 Martin Geo. Sept. 1836 Sept. 1836 Miller James May 1834 July 1844 Morrison Jefferson May 1832 May 1835 Nelson E. T. Oct. 1836 Oct. 1836 Page Loren M. Sept. 1836 Sept. 1836 Page Abel T. 1835 1836 Perkins Sam'l F. May 1835 Sept. 1836 Pierce J. W. May 1836 Sept. 5, 1836 Pierce P. R. L. Jan. 1836 July 1839 Pierce Erie Aug. 1826 Oct. 1848 Pike A. W. May 1827 Aug. 3, 1838 Reed Ezra July 1834 July 1834 Ringuette M. May 1836 May 1836 Ringuette John May 1836 May 1836 Roberts Peter Dec. 1836 Apr. 1840 Robinson Nelson Oct. 1836 Oct. 1836 Robinson Rix Sept. 1815 1821 Robinson Geo. A. 1833 July 1836 Rogers Justus C. Dec. 1835 Dec. 1835 Scribner James Aug. 1836 Mar. 1837 Shepard Charles Oct. 1835 Oct. 1835 Smith A. Hosford Nov. 1835 Dec. 2, 1835 Taylor C. H. June 1836 Aug. 1836 Tracey Philander 1820 Truax John July 1826 Nov. 1852 Turner A. B. May 1836 June 1836 Van Amburgh M. July 1827 Feb. 1837 Welles W. J. March 17, 1834 July 7, 1848 Wheeler J. L. May 1832 July 1837 Withey S. L. Nov. 1836 Mar. 1837
(Circular issued Feb. 18, 1858)
remaining pioneers, we respectfully invite such of the present resident of the county as had settled in the
Territory of Michigan previous to Jan. 26, 1837 (being the date of admission as a State), to meet with us at
Messrs. Ball & McKee's office, Monday evening, the 22d inst., at seven o'clock PM, to form an Old Settler's
Society of the county. (1858)
Geo. Martin
John Almy
J. W. Pierce
W. G. Henry
James Lyman
J. F. Godfroy
R. C. Luce
Robert Hilton
A. B. Turner
D. W. Evans
John Ball
Antoine Campau
M. Ringuette
John Ringuette
D. S. Leavitt
S. F. Perkins
Rix Robinson
Charles Shepard
C. H. Taylor
Nelson Robinson
S. L. Withey
of their immigration to Michigan Territory, as well as their settlement in Kent County.
Created: 1 February 2002, 13 February 2002