Dwight, Alfred A., first merchant Lowell, 62.
Dyer, George A., Mrs., gifts to society, 23. Dyer, Helena, (Mrs. A. J. Patten) gifts to society, 23.
Dyer, Newell A., Mrs., gift to society, 23.
Eagery, (Egery) Dr., pioneer Three Rivers, 436.
Eagle, 462 see Meegisee. Eagle, boat, 130.
Eagle Hotel, Howell, 179.
Eagle Tavern, pioneer Grand Rapids, 95, 198.
Earl, Alfred, pioneer Howell, 194. Earl, Andrew, pioneer Howell, 194. Earl, Joseph, 676.
Earl, Oliver, pioneer Howell, 190. Earl, William, pioneer Howell, 190.
Early Days in Grand Rapids, paper by Lucy Ball, 92-104.
Early Fur Trade, letters on, from Johnston, 50.
Early railroads of Southern Mich., paper, 498-501.
Early Settlement of Michigan paper, by Prof. Fuller, cited, 37.
Easterly, James M., 266 see John M. Easterly, John, (James) M., anti slavery advocate connection with fugitive slave suit, 220, 246; defendant in Crosswhite case, 260, 266; suit discontinued, 265. Eastman, George B., first principal Kala- mazoo branch of U. of M., 529. Eaton, John H., U. S. Secretary War, county named for, 455.
Eaton county, first white child born in, 676; organized and named, 455. Eaton Rapids, first religious meeting, 675, 676; first white child born in, 576. Ebert, Joseph, Rev., C. P. P. S. at St. Boniface, Bay City, 514.
Economics, Michigan history of needed,
Ed, slave whipped, 173.
Edgerton, Joseph K., president G. R. & I. R. R., 33.
Edinger, Joseph, gift to museum, 53.
Editors, pioneer Howell, 180; Three Rivers, 426.
Edson, Hariette A., (Mrs. Milton Hyde) 344.
Edson, Josiah, col., Revolutionary soldier, 344.
Education, Gen. Crary's and John D. Pierce's work for, 221-230. Edwards, Abraham, member legislative council, 30.
Egery, Dr., 437 see Dr. Eagery.
Egremont, Lord, 134 see Charles Wynd- ham.
Ehrenstrasser, J. G., Rev., at St. Mary's Grand Rapids, 514, 515, 519.
Elder, William H., Archbishop Cincin- nati, 514.
Elder,, Mr. and Mrs., portraits of pre- sented museum, 9.
Eldred, Caleb, president Kalamazoo Col- lege, 528.
Eldridge, R. P., commissioner Indian claims, 156.
Election, methods, 99, 339.
Elector, confounded with citizen, 609, 610. Eliza, slave character in Uncle Tom's Cabin, 258.
Ellenwood, Daniel, pioneer Howell, 193. Elliot, Matthew, pioneer Detroit, 339. Elliott, Richard R., 557; life given by Father O'Brien, 1.
Ellis, Edward D., editor first newspaper south of Detroit, 574.
Elson, John, pioneer Howell, 192. Ellsworth,
Emerson, Justin E., M. D., memoir Dr. Van Deusen cited, 729, 730.
Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 13, 220, 608. Emery, pioneer mill Three Rivers, 420, 422; mill burned, 431.
Emery, Wesley, remarks by, 49. Emigration, affected by treaties, 142; to Michigan, methods of, 140.
Emmett, Robert, county named for, 465. Emmet, (Tonedagana) county origin of name, 464, 465.
Emmons, Halmer H., judge anti slavery work, 255, 261, 270, 273, 277.
Emrich, Lydia, (Mrs. W. H. Haze) 710, Engines, railroad early described, 500; names pioneer, 495.
England, war against France, 80; how peace news was brought, 335, 336. English, (British) captured Detroit, 334; flag over Ft. Mackinac, 91, 92. Envelopes, unknown, 162.
Epaulette, loaned society by Fred Had- rich, 10.
Epidemics, retarded settlements, 561. Erie Canal, aid to Michigan emigration, 540, 593, 639.
Erie & Kalamazoo railroad, 483, 545; dis- position of, 497, 501; incorporated, 499; opening celebration, 483, 491-498; pro- motors of, 493; terminal marked, 491- 498.
Eslow, James C., paper, life Jesse Crowell, 212-218; watch deal, 216, 217.
Eucush, Indian name for pork, 437. European history, deficient in social and domestic life, 203.
map of Michigan, 450. Evans, Estwick, author, quoted, 553, 563, 565, 576.
Evans, Musgrove, first settler Tecumseh,
24, 478, 479; surveyor sketch, 479. Evans, Musgrove, Mrs., pioneer work, 479, 480.
Ewell, John, Scotch, 712.
Ewell, Laura, (Mrs. Nelson Lowell) 712. Exchanges, for collections, 54. Execution, public in Detroit, 336. Exodus, from Detroit, 339, 340.
Fair, goods for Indians sale at Detroit, 332.
Fairbanks, Morse & Co., 434.
Fall, Delos, Prof., Superintendent Public Instruction, 235.
Fallen Timbers, battle of, 444. Falls, Niagara, beauty cited, 81. Fare, New York to Chicago, 603. Faribault, plan school described, 527. Farmer, John, claimed to be first map- maker Mich., 634, 636; map of Michigan, illustration, 636; price for map, 636. Farmer, Silas, historian, 264, 446, 455, 513, 540, 545, 549, 550, 552-554, 556, 557, 573, 603, 648.
Farmers, few in 1810 in Michigan, 540. Farms, size, 543. Farnsworth,
Miss, teacher Howell, 181. Farrand, Elizabeth M., wrote history U. of M., 530.
Farrell, Charles H., mayor Kalamazoo, 29. Fasquelle, Ethel Rowan, Mrs., member society, 52.
Faussat, Martial de, Mrs., (Paul Laumet) 110.
Felch, Alpheus, gov. Michigan, 28. Fellows, Abiel, col., sketch of, 39. Fellows, Anna Gales, remarks by, 39. Fennville, formerly swamp, 162. Fenwick, Edward, Rev., Bishop Philadel- phia, 510, 511.
Ferren, Alonzo, pioneer Howell, 192. Ferris, Edgcomb & Barlow, 648.
Ferry, William M., Rev., mission at Macki- nac, 96, 97.
Ferry, pioneer Three Rivers, described,
419; steam established at Detroit, 555. Ferryboat, described, 419.
Ferrey, M. B., Mrs., 1, 11, 43; custodian museum, 322; loans to museum, 9, 10; made indexes, 6, 50; remarks at meet- ings, 39, 40, 49; salary, 11, 25, 55; tribute to Mrs. Buchanan, 19; work commended, 20, 51, 52.
Fessenden, William Pitt, statesman, 54. Fever, fatalities in Texas, 490.
Field, Francis, pioneer Howell, 188, 189. Field, O. J., pioneer Howell, 189. Field, Sarah, 183.
Filkins, Dexter, pioneer Howell, 192. Fillmore, Millard, president U. S., sketch, 256.
Finch, Alanson, captured by Indians, 155, 156; story told by Day, 153-156.
Finch, Albert, Macomb pioneer, 154; barn used for meeting house, 155; child stolen, 153-156; sketch, 153.
Finch, Albert, Mrs., 154, 155.
Finch, Asahel, pioneer of Albion, 214.
Finch, Asahel, Mrs., "Mother," 215. Finch, Jabez S., 281 see Jabez S. Fitch. Finch, James, Albion, 215.
Finch, Robert Y., Justice of the Peace, 214, 215, 218.
Finch, Sylvester, trip to Michigan, 153, 154.
Finigan, Tim, song, 306, 307.
Finney, Byron A., delegate to American Historical Asso. report, 26, 27; report on Michigan statue at Washington, D. C., 5, 27-29; resolution, 18.
Finney, Jennie S., teacher, 532. Fire, companies Three Rivers, 428, 429; early methods of starting, 674; sugges- tions regarding, 13.
Fish, A. H., solicited Mr. Hill's picture, 17. Fishbeck, Richard, pioneer shoemaker Howell 1837, 178, 189.
Fisher, Jeanette, (Mrs. Moore) principal Kalamazoo seminary, 534. Fishing, good at Three Rivers, 436; methods, 329.
Fiske, John, quoted, 612, 613. Fitch, Abel F., 282.
Fitch, (Finch) Jabez S. Deacon, candidate for Liberty Party governor, mistake in name, 257, 278.
Fitzpatrick, William James, Rev., Father, biography Mayor Maybury, 36; member society, 52.
Fitzgerald, Sarah, (Mrs. John A. Spauld- ing) claims to be first white child born in Eaton county, 676.
Flag, British, Tecumseh, burial robe, 480; over Fort Mackinac, 89; U. S., Mrs. Gil- bert's loyalty to, 695.
Flaget, Benedict Joseph, Rev., Father, first bishop Bardstown, 510.
Flail, presented society by William Foster, 10.
Flannery, Thomas D., Dean at Alpena 515, 519.
Flat river, Indian name Quab ah quash a, 60.
Flats, The, 163 see Saugatuck. Fletcher, Ella, teacher, 532. Fletcher, William A., judge held court in schoolhouse, 523.
Flint, midwinter meeting report, 12-16; price of land, 16; society's vote of thanks given to, 16.
Flint Daily Journal, commended, 15. Flood, in Grand Rapids, 102.
Flour, first shipment in Michigan, 562; how packed, 214; price, 293; quantity at Three Rivers, 424; saved from schooner, 161.
Flowers, given society, 6.
Flumen changed to Summerfield township, 568.
Fonda, Charles W., postmaster Kalama- zoo, 427.
Fontaine, Paul, French member archeo- logical society, 109.
Food, how prepared, 437; pioneer supplies, 300.
Foote, C. C., Rev., aided runaway slaves, 282.
Foote, Charles E., commander G. A. R., biography by Aud. Gen. Fuller, 18, 19, 40, 691-692; death reported, 8; member 3d N. Y. cavalry, 676, 691.
Forbes, John, gen., campaign route of, 141. Ford, Franklin, searching runaway slaves, 245.
Ford, Kate B., Mrs., 533.
Foresman, John, 422.
Forestie, Edouard, Montauban, France, 106. Fork, presented society by Bradley Messer, 23.
Forks of the Kalamazoo, 703 see Albion. Forster, John H., claims regarding inven- tion compass, 117.
Forsyth, Robert A., capt. major, plundered Baldoon, 83.
Forsyth, William, landlord, 338; tavern opened for dance, 339.
Fort Brady, location, 454.
Fort Crawford, gave name to county, 449; location, 449.
Fort Dearborn, received news fall of Macki- nac, 159.
Fort George, origin of name, 87.
Fort Gratiot, location, 457; soldiers con- nected with Baldoon mysteries, 81. Fort Holmes, (Mackinac) abandoned, 89; history of by Peter White, 85-89; made into Mackinac Park, 89.
Fort Hurons, at St. Ignace, 90. Fort Mackinac, (Holmes, Michilimackinac) description, 1800, 86; history of by Peter White, 85-89; second fort founded by Cadillac, 90; surrendered to U. S., 91; third started by De Peyster, 91; under British flag, 92.
Fort Michilimackinac, see Mackinac. Fort St. Joseph, destroyed by Spanish, 656, 657.
Fort Sinclair, location and name, 451. Fort Winnebago, 625.
Forts, built at au Mechingan, 442; estab- lished at St. Ignace by La Salle, 85; old at Springwells, 78; prehistoric in Macomb county, paper by G. H. Cannon, 73-76; ruins of St. Ignace and Mackinaw City,
Foster, Samuel, Dr., first resident, post- master Otsego, 157; first town meeting in house, 156.
Foster, Seymour, postmaster Lansing, 282. Foster, Theodore, anti slavery editor, anti slavery paper, 282. Foster, Walter, 18.
Foster, William, gifts to society, 2; pre- sented flail to museum, 10; remarks by, 3, 48.
Foster & Whitney, quoted, 347, 476, 477. Fourth July celebration Adrian, (1828) 483; Fennville, (1849) 162, 163; Three
Rivers, (1833) 420; no observance by pioneers, 297.
Fowler, Alonzo, pioneer Howell, 191. Fowler, Ephraim, deacon, 183; pioneer Howell, 191.
Fowler, Martial, pioneer Howell, 191. Fowler, Rosco, pioneer Howell, 191. Fox, Jabez, journalist, 278.
Fox, J. Sharpless, Mr. and Mrs., pay for editorial work, 25.
Fox, Perine V., Mrs., death reported, 8. France, flag at Mackinac, 85; peace with England how news was sent to Detroit, 336; war with England, 80. Franciscan, Fathers, location, 516. Francisco, -,282.
Frank, John Peter, revolutionary soldier, sketch, 48.
Frankfort, contest for county seat, 300, 301.
Franklin, Benjamin, commissioner U. S. peace in Paris, 1782, 132, 135, 138; lands claimed for U. S., 136, 137; marked home of in Paris, 136; quoted, 609. Franklin Institute, gave medal to Burt, 117.
Franquelin, map Lake Michigan, (1688) 441, 443, 452, 461, 473, 475; name for Lake Michigan, 441, 443; quoted, 468. Fraser, Alexander, pioneer Howell, 177, 188, 189.
Free Soil Party, candidate for president,
268; organized, 264; platform, 268, 269. Freeman, Ezra F., lawyer Detroit, 342. Freer, Noah, military secretary Montreal, 86.
Fremont, John C., candidate for U. S. president, 732; exploration, 502. French, J. W., 432.
French, characteristics, 549-551; conser- vatism of, 554; dominant in Canada, 615; farms of, 622; friendly to Indians, 663; locate fort and village Detroit, 324; relinquished Mackinac, 91; settled De- troit, 327; settlements in Michigan, 548, 549, 559.
French and Indian Footprints, by Dr. Blanche M. Haines cited, 17.
French Settlements in St. Joseph county, paper by Mrs. Custard cited, 30. Frenchtown, location, 568. Freyhofer, Louise, Miss, accompanist, 43. Frink, Belona Crary, Mrs., gave Gen. Crary's portrait to society, 235, 718. Frink, George, pioneer Howell, 193. Frink, Nancy M., Mrs., (Mrs. John W. Dewey) 690.
Frisbee, Ezra, Mr. and Mrs., deaths re- ported, 177.
Frontenac, Louis, de Baude, Count de Palluan, governor New France, 455, 470.
Frost, Clarence, on nominating committee, 18; paper on Railroads Southern Michi-
Fruit, trees, planted by Indians, 319. Fugitive Slave Law, case at Marshall, 260; factor in rebellion, 276; hated in north, 244, 245, 266-268; origin of, 248, 718; passed, 256; slaves adventures of, 252. Fuller, A. W., pioneer Howell, 192. Fuller, George Newman, prof. U. of M. paper, 37, 539-579.
Fuller, Helen B., member society, 7. Fuller, John, 654.
Fuller, Margaret, trip, 596.
Fuller, Oramel B., Hon., aud. gen. gave memoir Col. Foote, 18, 19, 40, 691, 692. Fuller, Polly, romance of, 307. Fuller, Sally, Mrs., 292, 293.
Fuller, Warren, pioneer Howell, 192. Fuller, Wesley, 292, 293.
Fulsom, John, Tecumseh pioneer, 478.
Fulton, Robert, navigation rights, 125, 126; pioneer boat builder, 144.
Funeral customs, Indians, 38. Furgole, Jean, 111.
Furniture, described, 67, 68, 177. Furs, chief commodity, 333.
Fur trade, disappearance history of needed, 151; value in 1780, 659.
Gale, Belle, Mrs., (Gardner) gave portrait father to society, 4, 10.
Galinee, (Gallinée, Galliéni) Joseph Simon, Jesuit priest account of trip, 1670, 450, 451; made map of Lake Michigan, ori- ginal lost, 443.
Gallagher, Peter, Rev., Father at Beaver Island, 514. Gallerys, Eaton county pioneers, 677. Galloway, John H., 178; sketch, 188. Game, plentiful, 421-423, 436. Gannett, Henry, quoted, 457, 477. Garden beds, Indians, 661.
Garder, Harriet, (Mrs. Elisha Powell Chap- lin) 700.
Gardiner, Joseph, Cass pioneer, 638. Gardner, Augustus Porter, picture pre- sented society, 4, 10; name wrong as A. D., 4.
Gardner, William, 281.
Garn, Dan, 424.
Garver, D. L., gift to museum, 54. Gas, first used in Kalamazoo, 523. Gascom, (Gascon) Washington built boats, 431.
Gaston, Marvin, landlord Howell, 179. Gates, Macomb pioneers, 153. Gates, Hezekiah, pioneer Howell, 189. Gateways of the old Northwest, paper by Paxson, 139-148; Ohio, 140; two to western emigration, 140.
Gay, Clarissa L., Howell pioneer, 183. Gay, Edward F., pioneer Howell, 183, 187, 189; built Temperance Hotel, 179, 180; merchant at Howell, 178.
Gay, Milo L., Hon., gave history of Howell church, 183.
Gaynor, Musical Club Kalamazoo College,
music by, 30; vote of thanks to, 41. Geddes, Albert H., 282.
Geddes, John, town named after, 282. Genealogical sketch Bissonette family, 502-509.
Genealogy, Cadillac family, 110, 111; Campau family, 65.
Genereau, (Genereux Genereaux Genero) Lucy, (Mrs. John Godfroy) adopted by Campaus, 67, 102.
Genert, Bros., started beet sugar culture, 1863, 129.
Genesee county, called Grand Blanc, 459; from Indian name Je nis hi geh, 459; or- ganized, 452; pioneer and historical society proposed, 16.
Geography, Morse, father of, 629, 631. George III, King England, 83.
George IV, birthday massacre Michili- mackinac on, 91; pretended son of James Ord, 694.
George, Austin, Prof. Kalamazoo, 526. George, W. S., (William S.) publisher, 456. George, Fort, how named, 87.
Georgian Bay, called Lake Huron, 465. Germans, belonging to Michigan history unrecorded, 725; settlements in Michi- gan, 574.
Geyer, Lewis, pioneer Howell, 194. Gibbon, Joseph, promoted railroad,. 493; sketch, 497.
Gibbons v Ogden, cited, 125, 126.
Gibbs, A. B., manager railroad ball, 101. Gibbs, George C., supreme court reporter, 278.
Gibbs, William, Mrs., (Jannette E. Prouty) 158.
Gibson, Lewis, kept trading post Three Rivers, 419.
Giddings, Joshua R., Free Soil leader, 264. Gidley, Townsend E., member constitu- tional convention, 281.
Gifford, Orrin, 433.
Gifts and loans, 9, 10, 23, 24, 53, 54. Gilbert,, Mr., 34.
Gilbert, Thomas D., pioneer Western Mich., 97, 196.
Gilbert, Thomas D., Mrs., (Angeline (Angie) Bingham) death reported, 22, 53; memoir, 49, 693-698; musical ability, 695, 696; paper on John Tanner, 196- 201, 694; poems by, 695-698. Gilchrist, Thomas, pioneer Howell, 192. Gilkison, Mrs., (Isabella Grant) 340. Gill, Mary Jane, (Mrs. Hopkins) 417, 420. Gillespie, George De Normandie, D. D., Right Rev., memoir, 699.
Gillespie, John De Normandie, Mrs., 699. Gillies, Annie Louise, gave vocal solo, 13, 47-49.
Gilray, Margaret, gave vocal solo, 43, 49.
Giltner, David, 245 probably a mistake see Francis.
Giltner, Francis, (Frank, David) attorney
from Kentucky, connection with Cross- white slave case, 244, 245, 248-252, 256, 266; verdict for in suit, 263, 264. Giltner vs. Gorham, suit over runaway slave, 259-261, 263-265; suit decided 263-265.
Girty, Simon, "Renegade," Indian name Katepacomen, sketch, 373, 374. Gitchie We kwetong, name of Grand Traverse Bay, 465.
Gladstone, William Evart, English states- man quoted, 620.
Gladwin, Henry, major commandant De- troit, 336; county named for, 457; in- formed of Pontiac's conspiracy, 335; sketch, 28, 457.
Gladwin, county organized and named, 456, 457.
Glass, none in Detroit, 330.
Glen Arbor, extent, 287.
Glover, Wellington, first lawyer Howell, 180.
Glover, William Pitt, started Howell Aca- demy, 181.
Gnats, Indian name No Seeums, 166.
Godfroy,, Miss, (Mrs. E. B. Powers) 65. Godfroy, Betsey May, (Mrs. Gabriel) 102. Godfroy, Gabriel, 102.
Godfroy, John F., married Lucy Genereau, 102.
Godfroy, John F., Mrs. (Lucy Genereux) part Indian, 67, 102.
Godfroy, (Godfrey) Richard, 95, 98. Godfroy, William H., Mrs., (Susanne de Marsac) 65.
God-kettle, 318 see Manitou au kick. Gogebic, county origin of name, 476. Goodale, O. N., Rev., 182. Goodenow, Juliet, Mrs., 175. Goodeve, John, 163.
Goodrich, Merchant H., pupil U. of M., 1841, 530.
Goodrich, Samuel Griswold, (Peter Parley) author history U. S., 684.
Goodwin, Daniel, U. S. dist. atty., election methods, 99.
Goodyear, Anna M., (Mrs. Haff) 649. Goodyear, David S., 646.
Goodyear, George (E.), 648, 649. Goodyear, Henry A., autobiography started, 653; biography by P. T. Colgrove, 645- 653; first merchant Hastings, 647; legis- lative work, 649.
Goodyear, Henry A., Mrs., (Mary Barlow) death recorded, 649; second (Ermina Barlow) 649.
Goodyear, John F., 649. Goodyear, J. S., 647, 648. Goodyear, Mary Rosella, 649.
Goodyear, Nathan B., 649.
Goodyear, William H., 649.
Goodyear, William S., brother Henry A., 648.
Goodyear Bros., (Henry A. & William S.) 648.
Gordon, James Wright, lieut. and acting gov., sketch cited, 278. Gordon, Thomas, pioneer Howell, 193. Gore, Edwin, 280.
Gorham, Charles T., Hon., abolitionist, 220, 246, 253, 254, 258, 264, 267, 270; defendant Crosswhite fugitive slave case, 255, 260; delegate national convention Philadelphia, 273; helped elect Chandler senator, 275; important work, 265, 272, 276, 277; sketch, 256, 263; verdict against, 265; version Crosswhite case, 252.
Goss, Dwight, 56; death reported, 8; paper on obtaining local history, 56-59.
Goss, Dwight, Mrs., read husband's paper, 56.
Gouin, Charles, 65; see also Guyon. Gouin, Charles, Mrs., (Susanne Boyer) 65. Gouin, Eulalie, (Mrs. Rene de Marsac) 60; death recorded, 65.
Gouin, old French family Detroit, 65. Governor Mason, name of car, 101. Gower, Cornelius A., 231, 232.
Gower, C. A., Mrs., gifts to museum, 54. Graf, Gustave, Rev., Father, Petoskey, 515.
Grain, not grown in Grand Traverse county, 296.
Grand Army Republic, aided by T. E. Potter, 721; music at meeting, 36. Grand Blanc, name proposed for Genesee County, 459.
Grand Haven, Sogetah (mouth) Indian, 64. Grandmother's Stories, by Aunt Emily
Ward, extracts from, 582-586.
Grand Rapids, banks of, 71; Baptist mis- sion at, 66; commerce, 71; described in 1836 and 39, 95, 102; Dutch population in, 211; flood in, 102; formerly Indian village Pockatink, 654, 655; history of Roman Catholic Diocese, 509-521; in- corporated, 101; Indian name Bock we ting, 64; lawyers pioneers, 70; manu- factories, 70; paper on Early Days, 92- 104; polling place for Ottawa county, 99; railroads, 70; size, 64; taverns pio- neer, 95, 98; trading post, 638; wrecked by wildcat money, 102.
Grand Rapids & Indiana railroad, Edger- ton president, 33; financial report, 32; sketch by Joseph Lomax, 31-33. Grand river, Indian name O wash te nong or Washtenong, meaning, 60, 64, 453, 659; money for improvement for, 101. Grand Traverse Bay, Indian name Gitchi Wekwetong, 465.
Grand Traverse (Omeena) county, origin of name, 465.
Grand Traverse Region, first gristmill in, sawmill, 305; forests denuded, 317;
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