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HISTORY OF SAGINAW COUNTY.

Calvin Chase, a pioneer of Chesaning tp., was born in Chittenden Co., Vt., May 18, 1805. His parents, Jonathan and Mehitabel Chase, were natives of Worcester Co., Mass. Mr. Chase
passed his early life in agricultural pursuits, receiving only a limited education. In the spring of 1859 he came to Saginaw county
and located land on sec. 14, Chesaning tp. H-lewas married, in
September, 1845, to Huldah Lacy, by whom lie had 4 children. Only
1 is living-Harriet, wife of I. O. Thompson. Mrs. Chase died,
and Mr. Chase then married Amanda, daughter of H-enry and
Nancy McLean, natives of Dutchess Co., N. Y., where Mrs. 'Chase
was born in 1826. Of their 7 children, 5 are living-Calvin 0.,
who married Susannah J. Darling; Orville D., married to Alice
A. Patterson; Helen A., wife of Leonard Zintcl; Orlando A.,
husband of Eliza Kent; and Diantha C., wife of Conrad Swantz.
Mr. Chase is a member of the Baptist Church and the Democratic
party.
Calvin O. Chase, with whom he now resides, was married May
12, 1872, to Susannah J. Darling; they have a family of 3 children
-Carrie A., born Jan. 25, 1876; Frank., born Feb., 2, 1878;
Cora E., bornAug. S, 1880. Nellie May was born May9, 1874, and
died Jan. 15, 1881. Mr. C. 0. Chase is a Democrat in politics.
Ie resides on sec. 14, Cllesaning tp., where he owns a farm of 120
acres of land.
A matsa C. 6COristian, grocer, Chesaning, Mich., was born in Lake
Co., Ohio, July 18, 1854, and is a son of Samuel C. and Laura
Christian, the former a native of London, Eng., and the latter of
Chautauqua Co., N.. When Ainasa was six yeares of age, his
parents relmoved to Hillsdale Co., icill., and a ealr later to
Hazelton, Shiawassee Co., where lie grew to maturer years,
receiving a conimmon-school education. hi 1879 Mr. Christian
opened a grocery store at (Chesaning, where lie c)ontinues to (1o a
fai business. ()On Dec. 20, 1S,80, lie was lmarried to Mary A.
Kellogg, a sclool-teacher, wlio was born at Wlieatfiell. Ingllaml
Co., Micll., Feb. 13, 1s53. Mrs. Clllistian is a nembner of the
I3Batist Church, an(1d Mrl. (. -vtes withl tle IRepublican party.
Ar. Clrlistilan carries a stock of staple and faincy groceries, and(
average les sa amiounting f'rom $6l,0 to $S,,Il)per alltinlll. Also(
a whliolesale dealer ill }barrel }loo(ls, handling $4,o0i~ w\,rtl] a
year.
J/Ie.N' S. (6bi//, retired tlfnlr, ( )wosso, Mi'il., was born in
()swveo Co., N. Y., March 14, 1824, and is a son of Daniel D.
anld lliz<abetlh C(,olby, natives of O)nondaga a(nd Van Rensselaer
(counties, N.. Mr. Colby1 was arelared (II lis faltller's ftlrlm,
lreceivilg tas good an11 edltaltioln as tlle dlistrict SCllt(ol afftorlCded. In
1844, wten 20() years (of age lie caie to Livilgston Co(.. iMidci., anl
openeld a cooper slio)l at lPinkne, whllich lie oper'ated for sev\en
years. In 1,s53 lie was landlord of tle Pinkn.yv Hotel, and in.S54 1purielased 2404( acres of land iln Shliawassee c(ounty, and a
S11l)set eiliet uirI1'(llsel in('creased( tlie tract to 820 ac'lres. Il 1S75, Ite
e'tiredt from active lifb, aId(l lo)catedl at ()(wosso. Ile mnarried Eliza