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Hamlin, Marana W. (Frost), 1806-1888 |
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| Author: Deborah Larsen | Date: 25 Jan 2000 12:00 PM GMT |
| Surnames: HAMLIN, FROST | |
| Classification: Obituary | |
| MRS. ELIJAH HAMLIN Marana W. FROST, the widow of the late Elijah Hamlin, died at her home, Aug. 11, 1888, of the decline incident to old age. Had she lived until the 19th of August she would have reached the ripe old age of 83 years. Mrs. Hamlin was born at Lima, New York, Aug. 19, 1806. She was married to Elijah Hamlin, April 5, 1825. In company with her husband she came to Michigan in the spring of 1831, living first in a log house on the Kearsley farm in Avon. Shortly after coming here her husband bought 80 acres on the opposite corner; later he purchased two lots adjoining the Geo. Postal farm, and on this place Mr. Hamlin lived until he died, 19 years ago. Mr. Hamlin was the owner for a time of the Auburn mills. Mrs. Hamlin came to Pontiac in 1869, where she has resided ever since. During her residence in Pontiac she went east and took care of her mother, who died at the advanced age of 93 years. She is the last one of her family to pass over the silent river. She was the mother of eight children, five of whom survive her. She was a woman of great energy and industry and her life was devoted to good deeds and charitable acts. For many years she was a member of the Troy Presbyterian church, and when she moved to this city, her relation was changed to the Pontiac church, of which she was in constant and devoted affiliation until her death. Michigan Pioneer and Historical Society. Historical Collections, vol.14. Lansing, Mich. : Darius D. Thorp, Printer and Binder, 1890, pp.158-159. |
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