Title: 1844-05-25--- ANN ARBOR MICH---RED CDS & MS 25 RATE---JOHN GEDDES (1850,60,70,80 US CENSUS, MICHIGAN MARRIAGE RECORDS, FIND A GRAVE, B. PENN. MAR 1801, D.4 NOV 1889, FATHER, ROBERT GEDDES {FATHER, WILLIAM GEDDES, MOTHER, SARAH McCALLON GEDDES[MOTHER, ISABELLA LOCK McCALLON, FATHER, ROBERT McCALLON-1732-1800, WAS CAPTAIN OF A COMPANY OF FOOT OF THE LANCASTER ASSOCIATORS AT THE BATTLE OF BRANDYWINE. HIS SWORD IS STILL IN THE FAMILY], MOTHER, JANE SAWYER GEDDES, SPOUSE, M. "FANNY" FRANCES ELIZA SAVAGE GEDDES 6 APR 1837, CHILDREN, SARAH GEDDES-B. 1840 {SPOUSE, WILLIAM T RANDALL, CHILD, SARAH GERTRUDE RANDALL}, HENRY GEDDES, JOHN GEDDES-B. 1843, RACHAEL GEDDES-B. 1845, DOMESTIC, LELIA ALEXANDER-B.1831) TO WILLIAM GEDDES----DATELINED ANN ARBOR 5-24-1844---GFP--BX1--#41---WEATHER REPORT; THE CONDITION OF THE YPSILANTI HOUSE OWNED BY THE LANE ESTATE, THE ANN ARBOR HOUSE AND THE SAWMILL HOUSE; THE FLOURING MILL MADE THE FIRST BARREL APRIL 23 AND OTHER NEWS; HE IS CONSIDERING THE STANTON WHEEL FOR THE SAWMILL AS IT CAN RUN IN LESS WATER; WHEAT PRICES; THERE WILL BE A HOUSE AVAILABLE WHEN HE COMES----MENTIONS THE EWERS FOLKS, JANE HAS A NEW SON NAMED CHARLES, ROBERT AND FAMILY ARE WELL---"WE HAD A GOOD DEAL OF RAIN THE 11TH OF MAY...IT POURED DOWN IN SUCH A DELUGE ON THE HEADS OF FLEMING CREEK THAT IT SWEPT EVERY DAM AS IT WENT ALONG. WHEN IT CAME TO THE FIRST DAM IT DASHED RIGHT OVER WITHOUT TAKING ANY NOTICE OF IT. THE HURON WAS HIGH TOO BUT NOTHING LIKE FLEMING CREEK."--- GENEALOGY 2---2PGS---COURTESY OF THE BENTLEY HISTORICAL LIBRARY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN - N More..
Year: 1844
Date: 1844-05-25
County: Washtenaw
City: AnnArbor
Category: MI Covers , MI Genealogy , Michigan Stampless Letters , Letters Containing Correspondence , Publicly Owned
Associated Pages: 2