IRA PRESTON, 8th. child of Samuel and Lucy (Johnson) Preston, was born March 9, 1785, at Wallingford, Conn., and died Aug. 20, 1872, at Prestonville, Mich. He married in 1810, Deborah Goff, of Rush, Monroe Co., N. Y., born Feb. 11, 1793, daughter of Charles Goff, a Rev. Soldier. She died Jan. 3, 1885.
They lived at Rush, N. Y., until 1827, when they removed to Macomb County, Mich., where they were pioneers in the lumber business. The Preston saw mill is said to have been the first to cut white pine lumber in Michigan. This family has always been noted for its thrift, economy and integrity. Coming to Michigan when it was but a wilderness, they had to undergo many perils and privations unknown to later generations. By strict attention to business nearly all of the older Prestons acquired a competence, which has been passed on to later generations.
They lived at Rush, N. Y., until 1827, when they removed to Macomb County, Mich., where they were pioneers in the lumber business. The Preston saw mill is said to have been the first to cut white pine lumber in Michigan. This family has always been noted for its thrift, economy and integrity. Coming to Michigan when it was but a wilderness, they had to undergo many perils and privations unknown to later generations. By strict attention to business nearly all of the older Prestons acquired a competence, which has been passed on to later generations.
IRA PRESTON, 8th. child of Samuel and Lucy (Johnson) Preston, was born March 9, 1785, at Wallingford, Conn., and died Aug. 20, 1872, at Prestonville, Mich. He married in 1810, Deborah Goff, of Rush, Monroe Co., N. Y., born Feb. 11, 1793, daughter of Charles Goff, a Rev. Soldier. She died Jan. 3, 1885.
They lived at Rush, N. Y., until 1827, when they removed to Macomb County, Mich., where they were pioneers in the lumber business. The Preston saw mill is said to have been the first to cut white pine lumber in Michigan. This family has always been noted for its thrift, economy and integrity. Coming to Michigan when it was but a wilderness, they had to undergo many perils and privations unknown to later generations. By strict attention to business nearly all of the older Prestons acquired a competence, which has been passed on to later generations.
They lived at Rush, N. Y., until 1827, when they removed to Macomb County, Mich., where they were pioneers in the lumber business. The Preston saw mill is said to have been the first to cut white pine lumber in Michigan. This family has always been noted for its thrift, economy and integrity. Coming to Michigan when it was but a wilderness, they had to undergo many perils and privations unknown to later generations. By strict attention to business nearly all of the older Prestons acquired a competence, which has been passed on to later generations.
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