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Nelson William House

Birth: 13 Jan 1815
Connecticut, USA
Death: 26 Feb 1885 (aged 70)
Livingston County, Michigan, USA
Burial: Pleasant Valley Cemetery

Brighton, Livingston County, Michigan, USA Show Map GPS-Latitude: 42.5579147, Longitude: -83.7133484
Memorial ID: 55031746 View Source

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Nelson and Jennette House came to Buffalo, New York by canal and then by steamboat to Detroit. They took a wagon to Pontiac where they left their things and started out for Brighton on foot. Mrs. House got a ride on the way by horseback with a stranger.
Nelson W. House took up land in Section 2 from the government. It cost him $1.25 per acre for 160 acres. He built a log house in which they lived. The farm was located about 6 or 7 miles NE of Brighton, Livingston County, Michigan, 1/2 mile south of Ross' corners. [Sources: Florence (Wenk) Barrett 8/25/1974 and The House Genealogy Book]. Source: Adrian Rawls, Historian

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Jeannette Bennett House

1818–1886

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Created by: Carol Hermann
Added: Jul 16, 2010
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55031746/nelson_william-house: accessed ), memorial page for Nelson William House (13 Jan 1815–26 Feb 1885), Find a Grave Memorial ID 55031746, citing Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Brighton, Livingston County, Michigan, USA; Maintained by Carol Hermann (contributor 47305881).

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