Axtel, J. R. Rev., Sunday school specialist, 184.
Axtell, S. J., Prof., 533.
Aylsworth, George, removed to Empire, 313.
Ayral, Louis, lawyer Paris, Owner of Cadillac's birthplace, 108. Ayres, Sabrina P. Mrs., presented bible to society, 24.
Babbitt, Florence S., named collector for society, 4, 9, 10, 18, 23; paper on samplers, 5, 351-355; pay for china collection, 11; 25, 55, gifts to society, 24; remarks cited, 16.
Babbitt, Nancy H., 53.
Babcock, S. S., teacher, 181.
Baby, Francois, candidate for council, 338. Backus v Coyne, 130.
Bacon, Daniel S., judge, 509.
Bacons, pioneers of Auburn, 348.
Badin, Francis Vincent, Rev., visited Arbe Croche, 510.
had mills in Allegan, 163.
Bailey, Monroe pioneer, 153, 154. Bailey, Alvin W., 647.
Bailey, Asahel, Macomb pioneer, 153.
Bailey, John R., Dr., 448; death reported,
Bailey Bros., Three Rivers pioneers, 433. Baird, Elizabeth T., quoted, 200.
Bake dishes, presented society by Mrs. Leonora Kimball, 9.
Baker, A. L., joined U. S. Sharpshooters civil war, 679.
Baker, George, pioneer Howell, 193. Baker, James A., captain, death reported, 22; memoir, 679, 670; wounded civil war, 679.
Baker, James H. Mrs., (Ednah De Lano) 679.
Baker, Oscar A., 679.
Baker, Thomas, Rev., 183.
Baker, Vestell, pioneer Howell, 192. Baker, Waldo, pioneer Howell, 192.
Balch, Anna, (Mrs. John den Blyker) 37, 522.
Balch, Nathaniel A., A. B., A. M., Kalama- zoo pioneer, 33, 37, 525; member legis- lature, 278; president Kalamazoo College, 528, 529; sketch cited, 524. Balch, Ralph, Dr., 730.
Balcom, Sam, liquor seller Howell, 185. Baldoon, 79, 81; castle site, 78, 82; leased by Selkirk, 84; paper by Mrs. Kinney, 78-84; settlers names of, 79, 81, 82. Baldoon (Belledoon) Mysteries, book by McDonald, 81.
Baldwin, Edwin, conducted Detroit ferry, 553.
Ball, Daniel, biography by C. C. Comstock, 69-73; described, 72; revered by citizens, 104.
Ball, Daniel, grandson Daniel Ball, 69, 72. Ball, Daniel, Mrs., (Mary Covert) 69. Ball, Daniel & Co., bankers exchange, 71; insolvency of, 72, 73.
Ball, John, (Jamestown, N. Y.) 69. Ball, John, (called Uncle John) appointed receiver People's bank Grand Rapids, 102, 104; biography by Lucy Ball, 92- 104; invited to railroad ball, 101; letter to Mann regarding Mich., 93-95; majority for legislator, 99, 101; moved to Grand Rapids, 98; played at Mackinac, 91; selected land for state, 93-95, 102; trip to Grand Rapids, 102.
Ball, John, Mrs., (Nancy Bradbury) New York, 69.
Ball, Julia E., death recorded, 69.
Ball, Julia M., death reported, 69.
Ball, Lucy, paper on Early Days in Grand Rapids, 64, 92-104.
Ball, Mary E., death recorded, 69.
Ball, Morris, Grand Rapids early manu- facturer, 70.
Ball, 101, see Railroad.
Ballard, James, Rev., 172.
Baltimore & Ohio, pioneer U. S. R. R., 145. Bancroft, George, sold manuscripts to California, 45.
Bangs, Anson, named Bleeker (Menominee) county, 473, 474.
Bangs, Anson, Mrs., (Miss Bleecker) 473. Bannister, Ellen, Mrs., (Miss Williams) 736. Banks, detector necessary for, 71; early in Grand Rapids, 71; Lancaster Mass. fur- nished bank bills for Singapore, 159, 160; location wild cat, 159; methods to deceive commissioners, 160; Michigan history needed on, 151; Singapore bills burned, 161; Three Rivers, 426. Baptists, Kalamazoo connection with In- stitute, 530.
Baracca Club, Boys chorus, 2. Baraga, Frederick, Jesuit missionary, built first church, 511; county named for sketch, 475; Indian dictionary by cited, 476; made bishop, 510, 521; spoke Indian, 512.
Baraga, county, origin of name, 475.
Barber, Charles, 180.
Barber, Edward W., elected vice president society, 4.
Barber, Jane, gave vocal solo, 17. Barber, Mary A. Mrs., death reported, 22. Barber P., Van Buren pioneer, 637. Barber, S., Van Buren pioneer, 637. Barbour, Levi, gift to Nazareth Academy, 36, 37; memoir Peter White cited, 1. Bardstown, (Ky.) diocese, note, 510. Barlow, Ermina, (Mrs. Henry A. Good- year) 649.
Barlow, Mary, (Mrs. Henry A. Goodyear) 649.
Barlow, Sarah, 647.
Barlow & Goodyear, 648.
Barnard, -, Mr. first teacher Kalamazoo,
Barnard, Eliza Ann, 182.
Barnard, Ely, register deeds, 178. Barnard, Pardon, 182.
Barnes, Charles E., death recorded, 279; paper on Battle Creek station under- ground railway, 279-285; presented news- papers to society, 23.
Barnes, Mary L., presented melodeon to society, 9.
Barnes, Orlando F., 680.
Barnum, H. G. Mrs., (Miss Hyde) 346. Baroux, Lewis, Rev. Father, Montague, 515.
Barrager, Henry, 163.
Barragar, John, first driver Adrian railroad, 494.
Barrett, Ransom, pioneer Howell, 191. Barritt, Renee Louise T. Hamilton, 7, see Mrs. Hamilton.
Barrows, H. P. Mrs., (Miss Willemin) 424. Barry, James V., address at Flint, 13; member board trustees society, 4, 18. Barry, John Stewart, gov. Mich., 100, 103, 188.
Barry, William T., sec. navy postmaster general, county named for, 455. Barry county organized, 455; paper on Indians and trading posts, 645-672. Bartholomew, Henry S. Dr., edited col- lections, 50; gave memoir Rev. Craw- ford, 48, 686-689; nominating committee report of, 48.
Bartlett, H. W., death reported, 8.
Bassett, Isaac C., postmaster Three Rivers,
Batcheler, B. F., Mrs., Settlement of Howell, 176-185.
Bates, George C., tribute to Isaac E. Crary, 236.
Bates, Gertrude Amelia, Mrs., member society, 7.
Bates, Philo T., Mrs., gave memoir P. H. Taylor, 726, 727.
Bates, William R., Hon., remarks cited, 15, 16.
Battle Creek, anti slavery advocates in, 280; station underground railway paper Charles E. Barnes, 279-285.
Battles, with English, 658; with Indians, 444.
Baumgarten, Anthony, Rev., at Cross Vil- lage, 514.
Baw Bese, Potawatomie Indian, 487; sketch, 488. Baxter,
Baxter, Levi, Tecumseh pioneer, 478.
Bay county, organized and named, 472, 473.
Beadle, Misheal, (Michelle) 420, 430; built mill, 431.
Beal, Junius E., Hon., address Flint, 14; member historical committee, 4, 18, 48. Bean Creek, called Tiffin's River, 499. Bear Lake, 648 see Walloon.
Beard,, Dr., work on insanity cited, 729. Beard, John, Quaker minister, 282. Beardsley, George, 648.
Beatty,, Three Rivers pioneer, 424. Beaubien, (Cuillerier, Curie) Angelique (Mrs. James Sterling) French belles Detroit danced with Sir William Johnson, 334, 335.
Beaubien (Cuillerier) Antoine, 335. Beaubien, Jean Baptiste, fiddler, 339. Beaufait, Colette, (Mrs. Daniel Marsac) 61. Beaufait, (Beufait) Louis, 65.
Beaufait, (Beufait) Louis, Mrs., (Marie Louise Saucier) 65.
Beaufait, (Beufait) Scholastica, (Collette) (Mrs. Daniel Marsac) 61, 65.
Beaulieu, (Boliou) —, Indian trader Macki- naw, married squaw, 96.
Beaulieu, Elizabeth, (Mrs. Borup) 96. Beaulieu, (Boliou) Julia (Mrs. Charles H. Oakes) Indian name Teegaushau, 96. Beaver, disappearance of, 659.
Beaver county, name proposed for Manitou, 472.
Beaver Islands, home of Mormonism, 472. Beazley,, quoted, 628.
Becker, Blanche and mother, presented gifts to society, 10.
Beckley, Guy, editor, 282.
Beckwith, Sophia, made sampler, 352. Beckwith, William, 423, 433.
Bedford, Susan, (Mrs. John Gillespie) 699. Beds, early described, 98.
Bee Hunter, character in Cooper's novel founded on Saugatuck man, 159. Beer, home made, 294.
Bees, raising, 340; social functions de- scription, 290, 291.
Beeson, Jacob, sketch cited, 100.
Beets, sugar, date of first culture in Michi- gan, 129.
Begole, Josiah W., (Mrs. Harriet Miles) 12; member society, 7.
Bell, Digby V., bank commissioner, 102. Bell, "Old Auction," darkey auctioneer,
Bennett, Hiram, pioneer Howell, 188; killed in digging well, 186. Bennett, James J., pioneer Howell, 194. Bennett, Justus J., first sheriff Howell, 178. Bennett, Philander, pioneer Howell town- ship, 191.
Bennett, William, 654.
Bennett, William E., pioneer Howell town- ship, 191.
Benning, Joseph M. Rev. Father, Vicar General, 518, 519.
Benson, John R., Reminiscences of, 12. Benson, Peter and wife, Tecumseh pioneers, 478.
Benton, Thomas, 242.
Benzie county, estimate of, 304; first officers for, 300; meaning of name, 474; news- papers in, 300.
Benzonia College, 314.
Benzonia county, contest for county seat, 300, 301; first county seat Benzie how named 474; first gristmill in, 305. Berdan,
Col. 1st reg. Mich. Sharp-
shooters, 679. Berger, Charles, defendant in Crosswhite slave case, 221, 260; judgment against, 265.
Berrien, J. M., lieut. surveyor, 597, 599. Berrien, John M., atty gen, county named for, 455.
Berrien county, organized and named, 455. Bessemer, steel manufactory first in Mich., 587.
Bessey, F. Rev., 182. Beswick,
built first saw mill Grand Traverse, 305, 315. Betsey river (Aux Becs Scies) burial place of Marquette, 471; called by Indians Uns sig o ze bee, corruption of Aux Becs Scies, meaning, 474.
Beufait, 65 see Beaufait.
Bibbins, Samuel Rev., Methodist elder, 182. Bible, belonged to Jesse Crowell, presented
society, 9, 212; (1874) presented society, 24.
Bibliography of Dr. Rominger's writings, 725, 726.
Biddle, John, major, member Detroit His- torical Society, 30.
Big Cloud, 467 see Cheonoquet.
Big Jack, party entertainer, 306. Bigelow, -, Mrs., 37.
Billings, Charles, 163.
Billings, John, 163.
Billings, Walter, 163.
Bills, bank Singapore burned, 161; railroad bank, presented society by George Sid- man, 10.
Bingham, Abel, Rev., Baptist missionary at the Soo, 198, 199, 693; sketch cited, 198.
Bingham, Kinsley S. (S. K.) gov. 270, 272; speaker of House (1837) 100.
Bingham, Mary Angelina, (Mrs. Thomas D. Gilbert) 693-698.
Bingham, Stephen D., biographies cited, 220.
Bingham, S. K., initials reversed, 100 see Kinsley S. Bingham.
Biography of Henry Harrison Aplin, 677, 678; James A. Baker, 679, 680; John Ball by Lucy Ball, 92-104; Arthur C. Bird, 680, 681; Delos A. Blodgett, 17, 681-683; George H. Cannon's by Day, 17, 684-686; Rev. D. M. Cooper by T. W. Palmer cited, 4; F. M. Cowles, 731; F. M. Cowles by S. L. Kilbourne cited, 17; Rev. Crawford, 48, 686-689; Gen. Cutcheon's cited, 2; R. R. Elliott, 1; Col. Foote by Auditor General Fuller, 18, 19, 40, 691, 692; Mrs. T. D. Gilbert, 49, 693, 698; Henry A. Goodyear, 645-653; George De Normandy Gillespie, bishop, 699; Ebenezer Oliver Grosvenor, Mrs., 700-701; Ebenezer Oliver Grosvenor, 702-708; Dr. J. W. Hagadorn, 708; Arthur Hill by Dr. Angell, 17, 536- 539; Dr. Haze by Mrs. Hungerford, 17, 709-712; John Š. Hooker, 61-64; Gov. Horner by daughter, 43, 49, 624-626; Howell pioneers, 185-188; Dwight N. Lowell, 712, 713; Daniel McCoy cited, 2; James McMillan by Charles Moore, 6; Sophie de Marsac Campau, 64-69; Henry J. Martin, Mrs., 713; Mayor W. H. May- bury, 36, 714-716; Judge Patterson, 43, 717-718; T. Potter by Rev. Putnam, 43, 719-721; Mrs. Stone by Mrs. Hoyt, 171- 176; Dr. Carl Ludwig Rominger, 721-726; Palmer Hurd Taylor, 726-727; Dr. Van Deusen by Rev. McCormick, 36, 728-731; Emily Ward, 5, 581-589; P. Dean Warner, 43, 44, 731-733; Frank A. Weaver, Mrs., 734; Peter White, 1; Henry Whiteley, 734-736; Lucretia Williams, Mrs., 736. Bird, pioneer, Hillsdale Co., 93. Bird, Arthur C., death reported, 22; memoir, 680, 681; offices held, 680, 681. Bird, Arthur C., Mrs., (Josephine St. Johns) 681.
Bird, Joshua W., member society, 7. Birds, death of, 312.
Birthplace, Cadillac marked, 107, 108. Bishop, first Catholic in U. S., 510. Bishop, Glenna, vocal solo by, 2, 3.
Bishop, Levi, sketch of Patriot war cited, 101.
Bison, 329 see Buffalo.
Bissell, Edward, railroad commissioner, 495. Bissell, William A., Right Rev., bishop Ver- mont, 699.
Bissonette family history of, 502-509. Bissonette, Alexander, 505. Bissonette, Anthony, 505. Bissonette, Betsey, 509.
Bissonette, Catherine, daughter of Joseph and Eunice, 505.
Bissonette, Catherine, (Mrs. Etienne) 503. Bissonette, Charles A., soldier civil war, 509.
Bissonette, David, son of Gabriel, 509.
Bissonette, David (1) son of Joseph, death reported, 505.
Bissonette, David, (2) son of Joseph, 505. Bissonette, Etienne, married Catherine
Vitry, 502; settlement by, 503. Bissonette, Eunice, (Mrs. Joseph) children of, and, funeral of, 505.
Bissonette, Francis, married Angelique Vitry, sketch, 502.
Bissonette, Francois, married Marguerite Guay, 502.
Bissonette, Francois, Mrs., (Marguerite Guay) 502.
Bissonette, Gabriel, jr., Capt., adopted by chief Pawnett, (Ponette) or Shawenaw- Bah, 506; army record, 507, 508; court- ship of, 506, 507; death recorded, 509; gave history of family, 502-509; sketch, 506, 507; visited tribe at South Bend, 506.
Bissonette, Gabriel, sr., scalped in French- town battle, 505.
Bissonette, Jean, married Charlotte Da- venne, 502.
Bissonette, John, son of Gabriel, 509. Bissonette, John, son of Joseph, 505. Bissonette, Joseph, jr., 505.
Bissonette, Joseph, (son of Etienne) be- quests, 509; children of, 505; gave land to church, 506; guide to Gen. Fremont, 502; married Eunice or Agnes Roberts, 504; settled at Monroe, 503.
Bissonette, Joseph, Mrs., (Eunice Roberts) 505.
Bissonette, Julia, 505. Bissonette, Louisa, 503.
Bissonette, Mary, daughter of Etienne, 503, 505.
Bissonette, Mary, daughter of Joseph, 505. Bissonette, Mary Eunice, daughter of Gabriel, 509.
Bissonette, Martha, (1) death reported, 509.
Bissonette, Martha, (2) daughter of Gabriel, 509.
Bissonette, Pelisha or Pelagie, 505.
Bissonette, Pierre, major, came to Canada, 502; married Marie D'Allon, 502. Bissonette, Pierre, Mrs., (Marie D'Allon) 502.
Bissonette, Sarah, 509.
Bissonette, Stephen, brother of Joseph,
503; scalped in battle Frenchtown, 505. Blackbird, Indian chief, book cited, 443, 448. Black Fox, 670 see Muckatawagoosh. Black Hawk, Sauk chief, 658.
Black Hawk, war scare retarded Michigan emigration, 481, 545, 547, 556, 642, 662. Blackman, H. E., story of Indian, 157, 158. Blackmar, Sylvester, pioneer miller, 480. Blaine & Logan, 678.
Blair, Austin, Governor Michigan, 13, 27, 263, 277, 274, 705; anti slavery work, 263, 277.
Blank, Dr., 179.
Bleecker, 473 see Bleeker.
Bliss, Alseba, Mrs., (Aaron T.) 18. Bliss, George, 500 see John Bliss. Bliss, Harvey, settlement Blissfield, 481. Bliss, John, (George) bought E. & K. R. R., 497, 500.
Blissfield, settled by Harvey Bliss, 481. Block,, Miss, accompanist, 2. Blodgett, Delos A., memoir, 17, 681-683. Blodgett & Byrne, 682.
Blois, John T., author Gazetteer Mich., 448, 468, 542, 552, 564, 566, 568, 573, 595. Blood, A. G., Mrs., 185.
Blood, Ezra F., Tecumseh pioneer, 478. Board, price, 528.
Boatman, song quoted, 327.
Boats, how made, 330; speed, 592.
Bobins, Anne, presented book to society,
Bonanza, village near Lake Odessa, 48. Bond, Louis, papers cited, 30, 50. Bonfooy, (Bonfoy) Carlton, 432. Bonnell, George H., 11.
Books, 20 see M. P. & His. Soc. Colls. Books, few in pioneer life, 312; presented society's museum, by Mrs. Ayers, 24; by Anne Bobins, 24; by E. A. Calkins, 9; by Mrs. John Clear, 9; by Mrs. Cole, 23; by Mrs. Dyer, 23; by Mrs. Hahn, 10; by Missouri His. Soc., 24; by James E. Pilcher, 23; by Mrs. Zimmerman, 23; price of early, 524.
Boone, Daniel, 621.
Borden, E. W., Rev., 182.
Bordwell, Charles M., supervisor, 270. Borgess, Casper H., Rt. Rev. Bishop De- troit, 506, 513, 515.
Borland, John, Tecumseh pioneer, 478. Born, E. B., 158.
Borup Charles W., (Dane) married Elizabeth Beaulieu, 96.
Borup, Charles W., Mrs., (Elizabeth Beau- lieu) 96.
Botsford, Rhoda Elizabeth, (Mrs. P. Dean Warner) death recorded, 733.
Botsford & Warner, merchants, 732. Boucher, Elizabeth, (Mrs. Denis Guyon)
Boulder, marker at Adrian described, 491, 492; at Tecumseh for Musgrove Evans, 479; Chicago Road by Clinton Woman's Club, 484; French trading post Three Rivers, 398; St. Joseph county soldiers and sailors, 430; Sauganash's Grave Three Rivers, 480. Boundaries, Congress decides not to change Mich. & Wis., 167; Congress passes reso- lution on Mich., 167; Michigan extent, 163, 164; Mich. history needed on, 150; Mich. legislature passes resolution on, 167; Michigan, Miss Soule's article com- mended, 150; Mich. trouble with Ohio, 507, 625; U. S. under 1782 treaty, by C. M. Burton, 130-139, 443, 444, 632, Upper Peninsula, 164; Wisconsin & Mich., 8, 163, 168.
Bours, Allen, Supt. building Capitol, 706. Bouten, Newton L., editor, 426.
Bowen, Charles W., Howell, 181.
Bowen, map, cited, 475.
Bower & Marvin, editors, 426. Bowling alley, Detroit early, 338.
Bowman, John H., first platted and settled first ward Three Rivers, 417, 430, 432, 436.
Boyd, Henry P., location pioneer Howell township, 193.
Boyd, William H., 509.
Boyer, Susanne, (Mrs. Charles Gouin) 65. Boyer & White, 423. Boynton, Mrs., 96. Boynton, Jerry, 96. Boynton, Nathan, 96. Boynton, William, 96.
Bradbury, Nancy, (Mrs. John Ball) N. Y., 69.
Braddock, Edward, gen. defeat, 28, 656; named western route, 141.
Bradish, Bethiah, gifts to society, 23. Bradish, Charles, gift to society, 23. Bradish, Charles, Mrs., gifts to society, 23. Bradish, Joseph, letter from Mich. terry.,
Bradley, Edward, member Congress, 278. Brady, Hugh, gen. U. S. A., 97. Branch, Israel, deacon, 182.
Branch, John, U. S. Sec. Navy, county named for, 455.
Branch county, organized and named, 455. Brandy, (eau-de-vie) forbidden Indians but necessary for whites, 331. Brant, Joseph, Iroquois chief, 335. Brant, Molly, housekeeper for and called Mrs. Johnson, 335.
Brayton, Burt, pioneer Howell, 190. Brayton, Ira, first lieut. Howell county, 185, 190.
Brayton, Nathaniel, pioneer Howell, 190.
Bread dish presented society by Mrs. John Hicks, 10.
Breuck, Joseph, Rev., Father at Wright, 515.
Brewer, Almon, pioneer Howell, 190. Brewer, Dorcas, 182.
Brewer, Orlando, pioneer Howell, 190. Brewer, Peter, pioneer Howell, 182, 188, 189.
Bridge, G., Rev., 183.
Bridge, early built by C. S. Hooker, 61; first Three Rivers, 428; number Three Rivers, 428.
Bridge Street, tavern second in Grand Rapids, 95.
Briggs, Edward, pioneer Howell, 192. Briggs, H. C., Mrs., 185.
Briggs, John, pioneer Howell, 193.
Brigham, John, 434.
Brighton, claims to county seat, 180.
Brindle, Sallie, Mrs., protege Aunt Emily,
Brinkerhoff, Parcel, 281.
Brisbin, Sarah, Mrs., gift to society, 10. Bristol, Huram, pioneer Howell, 189. British, see English.
Britten, F., Rev., Methodist circuit rider, 182.
Britton, Roswell, major, first representa- tive Grand Rapids in Legislature, 99. Brockway, E. M., Mrs., gifts to society, 23, 24.
Brockway, Mary, Miss, gifts to society, 24. Bronson, Levi, called Buckwheat Justice, 301.
Bronson, Sally, (Mrs. Titus) 524.
Bronson, Titus, founder of Kalamazoo, 30; gave burying ground to Kalamazoo, 523. Bronson, (Kalamazoo) cyclone in, 523; name changed to Kalamazoo, 33, 522, 523, 638.
Brookfield, William, sketch, 640. Brooks,
Brooks, Edward, platted Howell, 177. Brooks, Kendall, Dr., president Kalamazoo Institute, 533.
Brower, G. W., Rev., 182.
Brown, author Gazetteer, 563-565, 567. bought pine land, 315.
Miss, gave bonnet to museum,
Brown, E. Lakin, 41, 555.
Brown, Gustavus, Dr., surg-gen. U. S. A., 624.
Brown, Jacob, major general U. S. A., 479,
Brown, John, Osawattamie raid of, 256, 269.
Brown, Jonathan, platted Lockport, 417. Brown, Joseph W., pioneer Tecumseh, 478, 479; sketch, 480, 481.
Brown, Lucretta, (Mrs. James H. Hill) 536.
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