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 Kirkland C. Barker

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Kirkland C. Barker Famous memorial

Birth
East Schuyler, Herkimer County, New York, USA
Death
20 May 1875 (aged 55)
Grosse Ile, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
Burial
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
Memorial ID
7253852 View Source

Detroit Mayor. He served as the Mayor of Detroit, Michigan, from 1864 to 1865. He drowned in the Detroit River when his sailboat sank near Bois Blanc Island on May 20, 1875, while transporting ballast-lead to his yacht 'Cora.'

Detroit Mayor. He served as the Mayor of Detroit, Michigan, from 1864 to 1865. He drowned in the Detroit River when his sailboat sank near Bois Blanc Island on May 20, 1875, while transporting ballast-lead to his yacht 'Cora.'


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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Added: 11 Mar 2003
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID: 7253852
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7253852/kirkland-c-barker: accessed ), memorial page for Kirkland C. Barker (8 Sep 1819–20 May 1875), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7253852, citing Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.