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Created in 1835 from Lapeer
County
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FENTON
TOWNSHIP
Dwelling #693 ~ Family #693
NAME |
REL |
AGE |
OCCUPATION | BORN |
FATHER |
MOTHER |
| Phipps, Charles D. | Head/Wid | 58 | Retired Merchant of Music Store | MI | ENG | VT |
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Created in 1785 and
originally known as Frenchtown, founded & re-named in 1817
SUMMERFIELD TOWNSHIP
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Census Taken May
7th
Dwelling #202 ~ Family #207
NAME |
REL |
AGE |
OCCUPATION | BORN |
FATHER |
MOTHER |
| Breningstall, Abraham | Head | 72 | Farmer | NY | NY | NY |
| Breningstall, Phila (Ludrick) | 2nd Wife | 59 | Keeps House | GER | GER | GER |
| Breningstall, Benjamin | Son | 27 | Laborer | NY | NY | GER |
| Breningstall, Russell | Son | 22 | Laborer | NY | NY | NY |
| Abraham is listed with his 2nd wife, his first wifeAmelia (Richland) having passed away in 1878. Phila is listed as having come to the U.S. in 1857, and son Russell is listed as widowed. | ||||||
Dwelling #272 ~ Family #277
NAME |
REL |
AGE |
OCCUPATION | BORN |
FATHER |
MOTHER |
| Breningstall, Horace J. | Head | 66 | Farmer | MI | NY | MA |
| Breningstall, Elizabeth (Main) | Wife | 60 | Keeps House | IL | CT | RI |
| Breningstall, Lucille M. | Dau | 22 | Dress Maker | MI | MI | IL |
| Breningstall, Gertrude M. | Dau | 19 | None | MI | MI | IL |
| Horace and Elizabeth are listed as married 41 years, she the mother of five children - four living. Their daughter, Susan Amelia (wife of James S. Housman), died in 1907. | ||||||
Dwelling #275 ~ Family #281
NAME |
REL |
AGE |
OCCUPATION | BORN |
FATHER |
MOTHER |
| Breningstall, Hugh | Head | 29 | Farmer | MI | NY | UNK |
| Breningstall, Effie | Wife | 23 | Keeps House | MI | MI | MI |
| Breningstall, Beulah | Dau | 06 | -- | MI | MI | MI |
| Breningstall, L | Son | 05 | -- | MI | MI | MI |
| Breningstall, Eva | Dau | 02 | -- | MI | MI | MI |
| Breningstall, R | Son | 4/12 | -- | MI | MI | MI |
| Hugh and Effie are listed as married seven years, she the mother of four children - all living. | ||||||
Dwelling #277 ~ Family #283
NAME |
REL |
AGE |
OCCUPATION | BORN |
FATHER |
MOTHER |
| Breningstall, Morgan | Head | 69 | Farmer | NY | NY | NY |
| Breningstall, Lucinda | 2nd Wife | 64 | Keeps House | OH | NY | NY |
| Morgan and his wife Lauren (?) are listed as married less than a year, she the mother of three children - all living. | ||||||
Dwelling #280 ~ Family #286
NAME |
REL |
AGE |
OCCUPATION | BORN |
FATHER |
MOTHER |
| Breningstall, Thurber J. | Head | 65 | Farmer | MI | NY | NY |
| Breningstall, Ella | Wife | 64 | Keeps House | OH | PA | PA |
| Mora?, William C. | Adopted Son? | 18 | -- | MI | MI | MI |
| Thurber and Ella appear to be listed as married 20 or 21 years, she the mother of one child - none living. | ||||||
Dwelling #283 ~ Family #289
NAME |
REL |
AGE |
OCCUPATION | BORN |
FATHER |
MOTHER |
| Peters, George | Head | 87 | Farmer | NY | NY | NY |
| Peters, Mary J. (Holmes) | Wife | 82 | None | NY | NY | NY |
| Peters, Richard G. | Son | 44 | Farmer | MI | NY | NY |
| Peters, Frances A. (Trombley) | Dau-in-law | 43 | -- | MI | MI | MI |
| Peters, George R. | G-Son | 29 | Farmer | MI | MI | MI |
| Peters, Frnces E. | G-Dau | 14 | -- | MI | MI | MI |
| Peters, Mary H. | G-Dau | 05 | -- | MI | MI | MI |
| Trombley, Anna L. | Svt | 45 | Servant | MI | MI | MI |
| Peters, William F. | G-Son | 24 | Laborer | MI | MI | MI |
| Peters, Eliza M. (Proctor) | G-Dau-in-law | 23 | Laborer | MA | MA | MA |
| Proctor, Louis H. | Svt | 67 | Laborer | MA | MA | MA |
| George and Mary are listed as married 62 years, she the mother of four children - two living. Their son Richard is listed as married 24 years, his wife Frances the mother of four children - all living. Servant Anna L. Trombley is probably the daughter of William Trombley and Phoebe (Perry). Also listed in this household are four other servants, names difficult to read, all white: Benjamin age 30 born MI to German parents; William Banks age 30 born Germany, Louise age 22 born PA, and Joseph Anderson age 45 born in MI. | ||||||
Updated 09 Jan 2012
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