Sanilac County's Early Settlers

A big thank you to Ella Klein for the research she did
providing us with this list.

 

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

 

Surname

First Name

Location

Source

Year

ALLEN

Buel G.

Lexington

Census

1845

AUSTIN

William

Sanilac

Portrait Book 1884

1844

AVERY

Mary

Marriage

1845

AYERS

Arad

Lexington

Census

1845

BAKER

Aaron

Lexington

Portrait Book 1884

arrived in Sanilac Co. in 1840

BAKER

Lewis

Lexington

Portrait Book 1884

b. 1846

BAKER

Orange

Lexington

Census

1845

BAKER

Seneca

Lexington

Census

1845

BARCLAY

John

Lexington

Census

1845

BARDWELL

Rufus

Lexington

Census

1845

BARDWELL

Silas

Lexington

Census

1845

BARROWS

Mary

Marriage

1845

BENEDICT

Peter H.

Lexington

Census

1845

BISBEE

Julius

Bridgehampton

Portrait Book 1884

came in 1845

BISBEE

Lawson

Lexington

Census

1845

BLEAKE(BLAKE?)

Calvin

Sanilac Twp.

Portrait Book 1884

settled in Lex. Twp. in 1840

BLEAKE(BLAKE?)

John

Lexington

Portrait Book 1884

settled in 1840

BRADY

Patrick

Lexington

Census

1845

BROWN

Ebenzer

Lexington

Census

1845

BUEL

Grosver

Lexington

Census

1845

BUEL

Mary

Lexington

Census

1845

BUELL

Jacob

Lexington

Census

1845

BURCH

Harriet

Marriage

1840

BURNHAM

Charles

Lexington

Census

1845

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CADWELL

Horace

Marriage

1840

CARMAN

Mary

Lexington

Census

1845

CARNAL?

James

Lexington

Census

1845

CARNEY

Hill

Sanilac

Portrait Book 1884

1844

CARPENTER

Louisa

Marriage

1845

CARREY

Alexander

Marriage

1849

CARRINGTON

Mark

Lexington

Census

1845

CARROLL

John

Lexington

Census

1845

CASTOR

John

Lexington

Census

1845

CHASE

Anthony

Lexington

Census

1845

CHASE

Nathan B.

Lexington

Census

1845

COLE

Darius

Lexington

Census

1845

COLIN

Swain

Marriage

1845

COLTON

Mary

Marriage

1849

COOPER

David

Lexington

Census

1845

CORBY

Ely

Marriage

1844

CRANE

Adonijah?

Marriage

1848

CUMMINGS

Jos. E.

Lexington

Census

1845

CURTIS

Brazil

Lexington

Census

1845

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DAVIS

Randal

Lexington

Census

1845

DAVIS

Robert

Lexington

Census

1845

DENEEN

Mary ann

Marriage

1845

DIAMOND

Reuben

Lexington

Census

1845

DICKENSON

Hiram

Sanilac

Portrait Book 1884

settled in 1849

DICKENSON

Samuel B.

Sanilac

Portrait Book 1884

came in 1849

DOPP

Harriet

Marriage

1849

DUTTON

James

Marriage

1848

ELLSWORTH

Ira

Lexington

Census

1845

ELLSWORTH

Wm.

Lexington

Census

1845

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FACER

Louis

Lexington

Census

1845

FARRIS

Zebulin

Marriage

1847

FEAD

John

Lexington

Census

1845

FINK

William

Lexington

Census

1845

FREEMAN

Horace F.

Lexington

Census

1845

GALBRAITH

Jefferson W.

Worth

Portrait Book 1884

b. in Worth Twp. in1843

GALBRAITH

John

Lexington

Census

1845

GEAKES

James

Lexington

Census

1845

GETTY

John

Austin

Portrait Book 1884

came to Sanilac Co. 1847

GOODRICH

Alanson

Forester

Portrait Book 1884

1848

GOODWIN

Wilson

Lexington

Census

1845

GRAHAM

William

Lexington

Census

1845

GRANGER

Allen

Lexington

Census

1845

GRANGER

John

Lexington

Census

1845

GRANGER

Samuel

Lexington

Census

1845

GRIFFITH

William

Sanilac

Portrait Book 1884

1849

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HAGAMAN

George

Marriage

1845

HAMMOND

James

Lexington

Census

1845

HARDY

Mary Catherine

Marriage

1844

HARVEY

Edwin

Marriage

1849

HEDRICH

Catherine

Marriage

1844

HERRICK

Lewis

Lexington

Census

1845

HERRICK

William

Lexington

Census

1845

HILL

Mary A.

Marriage

1848

HINKSON

George Jr.

Worth Twp.

Portrait Book

came to worth Twp. 1845

HINKSON

Julia

Marriage

1849

HOLLISTER

Norton

Lexington

Census

1845

HOPKIN

Henry L.

Marriage

1848

HUBBELL

David

Lexington

Census

1845

HUCKINS

Israel

Lexington

Census

1845

HUCKINS

Miles

Lexington

Census

1845

HUCKINS

Thomas

Lexington

Census

1845

HUGH

James

Marriage

1839

HYDE

John B.

Lexington

Portrait Book 1884

1838

HYDE

Almond

Lexington

Portrait Book 1884

b. in 1843

HYDES(HYDE)

Mary

Marriage

1841

JACK

Garvin

Lexington

Census

1845

JAKES

John

Marriage

1849

JOHNSON

Mary Ann

Marriage

1846

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KELLY

John

Marriage

1849

KENNEWAY??

Francis

Lexington

Census

could be Benneway? 1845

KILES

Margaret A.

Marriage

1848

KING

Orson

Lexington

Census

1845

KNOWLON

Lexington

Census

1845

KULAR/KEELER

Jesse

Lexington

Census

1845

LAUDIN

Ira

Lexington

Census

1845

LEMMON

Isaac

Marriage

1846

LEMON

Isaac

Lexington

Census

1845

LENTZ

hannah

Marriage

1849

LEONHARD

Ferdinand

Lexington

Census

1845

LEONHARD

Wm.

Lexington

Census

1845

LOOMIS

Josiah

Lexington

Census

1845

LUCE

Benj.

Lexington

Census

1845

LYMAN

Robert

Marriage

1846

LYNN

Ribert

Lexington

Census

1845

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MANSFIELD

Orange

Lexington

Census

1845

MASKELL

Charles

Sanilac

Portrait Book 1884

1844

MASKELL

Joseph

Sanilac

Portrait Book 1884

1844

MASKELL

Michael

Sanilac

Portrait Book 1884

1844

MATHER

Joseph

Lexington

Census

1845

MATTHEWS

Nelson

Lexington

Census

1845

McCLARY

Silas C.

Lexington

Census

1845

McCLURE

David

Lexington

Census

1845

McCLURE

Nathan

Fremont/Worth

Portrait Book 1884

born in 1841-Worth Twp.

McCLURE

Robert

Lexington

Census

1845

McDURMAN

Franklin

Lexington

Census

1845

McINTYRE

George

Lexington

Census

1845

McINTYRE

William

Fremont

Portrait Book 1884

came in 1849

McKENZIE

Alexander

Lexington

Census

1845

McMAHON

John

Lexington

Census

1845

McMILLEN

Alpha

Lexington

Census

1845

MEADOW

Robert

Lexington

Census

1845

MEDAW(?MEDAUGH)

Betsy

Marriage

1847

MERCHANT

Ann

Marriage

1840

MILLER

Mrs. Jerusha

Marriage

1848

MILLS

Clark

Lexington

Census

1845

MILLS

Luther D.

Lexington

Portrait Book 1884

came in 1841

MITCHELL

Levi

Lexington

Census

1845

MOON

Asa

Lexington

Census

1845

MOORE

Sam

Lexington

Census

1845

MOORE

Samujel W.

Lexington

Census

1845

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NICHOLS

James H.

Lexington

Census

1845

OLDFIELD

Anthony

Sanilac

Portrait Book 1884

1848

PARTRIDGE

Benjamin

Lexington

Census

1845

PEARCE

Ephraim

Lexington

Census

1845

PRATT

Alva

Lexington

Census

1845

RANDALL

Warren

Lexington

Census

1845

RAYMOND

Uri

Sanilac

Portrait Book 1884

1849

RICE

J. R.

Marriage

1841

RINY

Jane

Marriage

1849

ROGERS

Ebenzer

Lexington

Census

1845

ROGERS

Samuel

Lexington

Census

1845

ROUSE

Pardon

Lexington

Census

1845

RYAN

John

Lexington

Census

1845

RYAN

Thomas

Lexington

Census

1845

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SCHENICK

Richard

Lexington

Census

1845

SEXTON

Charles

Marriage

1845

SHEA

Joseph W.

Lexington

Census

1845

SHELDON

Charles

Lexington

Census

1845

SHELDON

Ebenezer

Lexington

Census

1845

SHELDON

Henry

Lexington

Census

1845

SHELDON

John

Lexington

Portrait Book 1884

came in 1837

SHELL

John

Lexington

Census

1845

SHELL

Peter

Lexington

Census

1845

SHELL

Wm.

Lexington

Census

1845

SHERMAN

Augustus

Marriage

1847

SHERRICK

Richard D.

Lexington

Portrait Book 1884

settled in Lexington 1838

SIMONS

Anson

Lexington

Census

1845

SIMONS

Reuben

Lexington

Census

1845

SIMONS

Sam'l

Lexington

Census

1845

SINCLAIR

Almarin

Marriage

1846

SLY

Robert

Lexington

Census

1845

SLY

Thomas

Lexington

Census

1845

SMALL

Ann

Marriage

1841

SMITH

Edmund

Lexington

Census

1845

SMITH

George

Lexington

Census

1845

SMITH

James S.

Lexington

Census

1845

SMITH

Job

Lexington

Census

1845

SMITH

John H.

Lexington

Census

1845

SMITH

Thomas

Lexington

Census

1845

SMITH

William

Lexington

Census

1845

SMITH

William

Worth

Portrait Book 1884

b. in Worth T., in 1848

STEEL

Gilbert

Marriage

1845

STEPHENS

Hannah

Marriage

1847

STEVENS

Baker

Lexington

Census

1845

STEVENS

Jon's B.

Lexington

Census

1845

STEVENS

Jonathan

Lexington

Census

1845

STEVENS

Kinyon

Lexington

Census

1845

STEVENS

Seneca

Lexington

Census

1845

STEVENS

Turman(Truman)

Lexington

Census

1845

STEVENS

Webster

Lexington

Census

1845

STEVENS

Wm.

Lexington

Census

1845

STEVENS

Allen R.

Lexington

Census

1845

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TALLMAN

Henry

Lexington

Census

1845

TAYLOR

Hial

Marriage

no date

THEBAULT

Enos

Lexington

Census

1845

THEBAULT

J.

Lexington

Census

1845

THIBIDELL

John

Lexington

Census

1845

THIBODO

Stephen

Marriage

1849

THOMAS

Sarah

Marriage

1845

THOMPSON

Hugh

Sanilac

Portrait Book 1884

1848

THOMPSON

Quintin

Sanilac

Portrait Book 1884

1848

THOMPSON

William

Sanilac

Portrait Book 1884

1848

THRALL

Lester

Lexington

Census

1845

TUCKER

Thomas

Lexington

Census

1845

VanCAMP

Philemon

Lexington

Census

1845

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WAITE

William

Lexington

Census

1845

WARD

Edward

Lexington

Census

1845

WARD

Elam

Lexington

Census

1845

WARD

George

Lexington

Census

1845

WARD

Harvey

Lexington

Census

1845

WARD

Henry

Lexington

Census

1845

WARD

William

Lexington

Census

1845

WELTSEY

Malissa A.

Marriage

1848

WESTON

William

Marriage

1840

WICKSON

Jesse

Lexington

Census

1845

WICKSON

Joel

Lexington

Census

1845

WICKSON

Joshua E.

Lexington

Census

1845

WICKSON

Townsend

Lexington

Census

1845

WICKSON(WIXSON)

Ira

Lexington

Census

1845

WICKSON(WIXSON)

Amos

Lexington

Census

1845

WILCOX

Ann

Marriage

1841

WILD

George

Lexington

Census

1845

WILDE

David

Marriage

1849

WILLETTS

Wilson

Lexington

Census

1845

WILLIAMS

Azariah

Lexington

Census

1845

WILLIAMS

James

Lexington

Census

1845

WILLITS

Abraham

Worth

Portrait Book 1884

came in 1832

WILSEY

Henry

Lexington

Census

1845

WILSEY

Hiram

Lexington

Census

1845

WILSEY

John

Lexington

Census

1845

WILSEY

John Jr.

Lexington

Census

1845

WILSON

Ellen

Marriage

1849

WISE

Christopher

Lexington

Census

1845

WIXSON

Amos

Worth

Portrait Book 1884

settled in Worth in 1841

WRIGHT

George

Lexington

Census

1845

WRIGHT

John A.

Lexington

Census

1845

WRIGHT

Reuben

Lexington

Census

1845

WRIGHT

Stillman

Lexington

Census

1845

YAKES

James

Marriage

1846

YOUNG

Henry

Lexington

Census

1845

Portrait Book 1884

Sources:

1845 MI census

St. Clair Co.

Sanilac Co. was

part of St. Clair Co. at that time.

Marriage records

for St. Clair Co.

listing Lexington

as address.

Sanilac Co.

Portrait & Bio

Book- 1884

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