William Austin (1813 - 1883)

Born 24 Oct 1813 in Canada

Descendants

Died 4 Oct 1883 at age 69 in Jeddo, St. Clair, Michigan Territory, United States

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Biography

Sources

Austin Families Association of America Unplaced Rhode Island Austins http://www.afaoa.org/db_files/RI_Unplaced/Individuals/I648.html

Notes

CENSUS: 1850 - U.S. Federal Census for Burtchville, St. Clair Co., MI; shows William Austin 29 CAN Farmer, wf Lydia 27 CAN, Ann A. 8 MI, William 5 MI;

CENSUS: 1860 MI, St. Clair, Burtchville, p 122;

CENSUS: 1870 MI, St. Clair, Grant, p 208;

CENSUS: 1880 MI, St. Clair, Grant, p 220; William Austin 60 CAN, wf Margaret 60 SCT, Lydia 20 MI, Maggie 18 MI, Hiram WOLF gs 5 MI, & William STANZEL gs 18 MI.

BIRTH-PARENTS-MARRIAGE-SPOUSE-CHILDREN: A. T. Andreas, "History of St. Clair Co., Michigan", 1883, Chicago. " WILLIAM AUSTIN, farmer, Section 3, P. 0. Jeddo, is a native of Canada, and was born October 24, 1819. His parents, William Austin, a native of Connecticut, and Hannah Hoag, of New York State, came to Michigan Territory in 1827, and settled in Monroe County. Remained there two years, and in 1829 came up the river to this county, and settled on Black River, in the town of Desmond, now Port Huron, and engaged in lumbering. His wife died in 1835, and he died in 1873. William's boyhood was spent with his parents on Black River; his playmates were mostly Indians, and he used his bow and arrows and paddled his canoe with them. After reaching manhood, he came to this town (Grant), and settled where he now lives. It was then a wilderness. Hie began clearing his land. Engaged in lumbering fifteen years during winter, and made his farm and engaged in farming. Owns his farm of eighty acres. In 1842, he married Lydia Chadwick, of Vermont. She died in 1849, and left three children-Annie, now Mrs. Stanzel, of Port Huron; William L. and James E. In 1852, he married Margaret Condon, a native of Scotland. They have three children-James E., Lydia and Margaret. ".

MARRIAGE: St. Clair County Clerk, St. Clair County, Michigan. a collection of county marriages, compiled by Lois Wedge and Helen Whiting, viewed at http://www.rootsweb.com/~mistcla2/ . Marriages 1838-1857 Book 1. "19 Oct 1843, house of Lewis Chadwick, Burtchville. William Austin Jr., 23, Burtchville (and) Miss Lydia Chadwick, 16, Burtchville. Nelson Potter & William Allen, both of Burtchville Twp; Obediah Gardner, JP

PARENTS-DEATH: Death Records of St. Clair Co., MI; William Austin d. in Grant, MI of congestion of brain; b. CAN; farmer; s. of William Austin of CT & Hannah Austin of NY.

BURIAL: Jeddo Burial Ground, St. Clair, MI, gravestone has b. 24 Oct 1813, this file has 24 Oct 1819, 1850 & 1880 census give birth about 1820?