Extract from the 1850 Census:
Name: Lorenzo Church
Age in 1850: 50
Estimated birth year: 1800
Birthplace: New York
Race: white
Gender: male
Relation to head-of-house: head
Home in 1850: Wheatland, Hillsdale, Michigan
Value of real estate: $5000
Occupation: farmer
Census place: Wheatland, Hillsdale, Michigan; Roll: M432_351; Page: 475; Image: 293
Date: 24 Nov 1850
Extract from "Descendants of Richard Church of Plymouth, Mass." by John Adams Church, 1913:
Lorenzo Church, b. 29 Mar. 1799; d. 27 June 1851, at Hudson, Mich.; m. 4 Mar. 1819, Susan Halleck, at Ontario, N.Y.; b. 18 June 1798; d. June 1875. He was b. in Burlington, N.Y., but was taken in infancy to Hopewell, N.Y., and at 13 to Ontario.
On marrying he made his residence at the homestead, caring for his parents, and bought a part of the farm a few years later. In 1834 he decided to join the march of population westward and went on horseback to the Territory of Michigan, where he located 280 acres of government land in Wheatland Township, Hillsdale Co., but he did not go West permanently until 1838. He then disposed of his farm and started westward with 8 children, the oldest 19, and his household goods. Their route was by canal to Buffalo, Lake to Toledo, then a small town, and over the first railroad built in the West to Adrian, Mich. From that point two days were required to move the party by wagon 22 miles to his new location. Though he had waited four years for the country to "grow up" he had to fell trees, cut road and ford streams to reach his farm of the future. Michigan was a heavily wooded country and it was only by great exertions that a few acres were cleared for crops the first year.
The family had the typical experiences of pioneer life. As soon as a roof was on their loghouse they moved in, leaving the addition of doors and windows to be made after some land had been cleared. The boxes in which their goods had been packed served as ready beds for the children. Cooking was done out of doors by the side of a stump, using the old-fashioned reflector or "Dutch oven" for roasting. Under such circumstances the character of the mother is of the highest importance and Mrs. Church met the difficulties of her trying position with the courage, patience and resource which were such notable characteristics of the pioneer women of America. She was born at Greenville, N.Y., of English ancestry. The high position taken by her children and the refinement they exhibited are sufficient proofs that the hardships of her position could not overcome the inherent beauty of her character nor her strong intelligence and intellectual sympathy. Her situation was not pleasant. Timber wolves often made the nights hideous with their howling. Flour was to be had only by making a journey of 30 miles. Good progress in clearing was made the second year but it was not until the thirteenth year that the greater part of the farm was tillable. Lorenzo's land patents are signed by President Andrew Jackson. Eventually the farm was divided between the two sons and the two parts are owned now (1911) by their widows.
The eight children who formed Lorenzo's household continued to live within three miles of the homestead for so many years that the locality became known as Church's Corners. They showed remarkable coherence and continuing affection as a family. The location he had chosen was never penetrated by a railroad and Church's Corners is a small but beautiful farming-place with two churches, Grange Hall, store, blacksmith shop, etc., and a beautiful cemetery where those of the family who have gone before lie. The road separates the two Church farms, leaving 80 acres on each side. On the north there is a natural growth of forest trees preserved by Lorenzo's good sense and love of nature. He was not only a hard-working and energetic farmer but a man of high character and liberal mind, active in public affairs and interested in politics as a Republican. Self-educated, he busied himself with the erection of schools, and he made himself a well-informed man in spite of the difficulties of his position. He was a Baptist and always active in the support of the church.
He married Susan Halleck 4 Mar 1819 in Ontario, Wayne, New York.
Name: Lorenzo Church
Age in 1850: 50
Estimated birth year: 1800
Birthplace: New York
Race: white
Gender: male
Relation to head-of-house: head
Home in 1850: Wheatland, Hillsdale, Michigan
Value of real estate: $5000
Occupation: farmer
Census place: Wheatland, Hillsdale, Michigan; Roll: M432_351; Page: 475; Image: 293
Date: 24 Nov 1850
Extract from "Descendants of Richard Church of Plymouth, Mass." by John Adams Church, 1913:
Lorenzo Church, b. 29 Mar. 1799; d. 27 June 1851, at Hudson, Mich.; m. 4 Mar. 1819, Susan Halleck, at Ontario, N.Y.; b. 18 June 1798; d. June 1875. He was b. in Burlington, N.Y., but was taken in infancy to Hopewell, N.Y., and at 13 to Ontario.
On marrying he made his residence at the homestead, caring for his parents, and bought a part of the farm a few years later. In 1834 he decided to join the march of population westward and went on horseback to the Territory of Michigan, where he located 280 acres of government land in Wheatland Township, Hillsdale Co., but he did not go West permanently until 1838. He then disposed of his farm and started westward with 8 children, the oldest 19, and his household goods. Their route was by canal to Buffalo, Lake to Toledo, then a small town, and over the first railroad built in the West to Adrian, Mich. From that point two days were required to move the party by wagon 22 miles to his new location. Though he had waited four years for the country to "grow up" he had to fell trees, cut road and ford streams to reach his farm of the future. Michigan was a heavily wooded country and it was only by great exertions that a few acres were cleared for crops the first year.
The family had the typical experiences of pioneer life. As soon as a roof was on their loghouse they moved in, leaving the addition of doors and windows to be made after some land had been cleared. The boxes in which their goods had been packed served as ready beds for the children. Cooking was done out of doors by the side of a stump, using the old-fashioned reflector or "Dutch oven" for roasting. Under such circumstances the character of the mother is of the highest importance and Mrs. Church met the difficulties of her trying position with the courage, patience and resource which were such notable characteristics of the pioneer women of America. She was born at Greenville, N.Y., of English ancestry. The high position taken by her children and the refinement they exhibited are sufficient proofs that the hardships of her position could not overcome the inherent beauty of her character nor her strong intelligence and intellectual sympathy. Her situation was not pleasant. Timber wolves often made the nights hideous with their howling. Flour was to be had only by making a journey of 30 miles. Good progress in clearing was made the second year but it was not until the thirteenth year that the greater part of the farm was tillable. Lorenzo's land patents are signed by President Andrew Jackson. Eventually the farm was divided between the two sons and the two parts are owned now (1911) by their widows.
The eight children who formed Lorenzo's household continued to live within three miles of the homestead for so many years that the locality became known as Church's Corners. They showed remarkable coherence and continuing affection as a family. The location he had chosen was never penetrated by a railroad and Church's Corners is a small but beautiful farming-place with two churches, Grange Hall, store, blacksmith shop, etc., and a beautiful cemetery where those of the family who have gone before lie. The road separates the two Church farms, leaving 80 acres on each side. On the north there is a natural growth of forest trees preserved by Lorenzo's good sense and love of nature. He was not only a hard-working and energetic farmer but a man of high character and liberal mind, active in public affairs and interested in politics as a Republican. Self-educated, he busied himself with the erection of schools, and he made himself a well-informed man in spite of the difficulties of his position. He was a Baptist and always active in the support of the church.
He married Susan Halleck 4 Mar 1819 in Ontario, Wayne, New York.
Extract from the 1850 Census:
Name: Lorenzo Church
Age in 1850: 50
Estimated birth year: 1800
Birthplace: New York
Race: white
Gender: male
Relation to head-of-house: head
Home in 1850: Wheatland, Hillsdale, Michigan
Value of real estate: $5000
Occupation: farmer
Census place: Wheatland, Hillsdale, Michigan; Roll: M432_351; Page: 475; Image: 293
Date: 24 Nov 1850
Extract from "Descendants of Richard Church of Plymouth, Mass." by John Adams Church, 1913:
Lorenzo Church, b. 29 Mar. 1799; d. 27 June 1851, at Hudson, Mich.; m. 4 Mar. 1819, Susan Halleck, at Ontario, N.Y.; b. 18 June 1798; d. June 1875. He was b. in Burlington, N.Y., but was taken in infancy to Hopewell, N.Y., and at 13 to Ontario.
On marrying he made his residence at the homestead, caring for his parents, and bought a part of the farm a few years later. In 1834 he decided to join the march of population westward and went on horseback to the Territory of Michigan, where he located 280 acres of government land in Wheatland Township, Hillsdale Co., but he did not go West permanently until 1838. He then disposed of his farm and started westward with 8 children, the oldest 19, and his household goods. Their route was by canal to Buffalo, Lake to Toledo, then a small town, and over the first railroad built in the West to Adrian, Mich. From that point two days were required to move the party by wagon 22 miles to his new location. Though he had waited four years for the country to "grow up" he had to fell trees, cut road and ford streams to reach his farm of the future. Michigan was a heavily wooded country and it was only by great exertions that a few acres were cleared for crops the first year.
The family had the typical experiences of pioneer life. As soon as a roof was on their loghouse they moved in, leaving the addition of doors and windows to be made after some land had been cleared. The boxes in which their goods had been packed served as ready beds for the children. Cooking was done out of doors by the side of a stump, using the old-fashioned reflector or "Dutch oven" for roasting. Under such circumstances the character of the mother is of the highest importance and Mrs. Church met the difficulties of her trying position with the courage, patience and resource which were such notable characteristics of the pioneer women of America. She was born at Greenville, N.Y., of English ancestry. The high position taken by her children and the refinement they exhibited are sufficient proofs that the hardships of her position could not overcome the inherent beauty of her character nor her strong intelligence and intellectual sympathy. Her situation was not pleasant. Timber wolves often made the nights hideous with their howling. Flour was to be had only by making a journey of 30 miles. Good progress in clearing was made the second year but it was not until the thirteenth year that the greater part of the farm was tillable. Lorenzo's land patents are signed by President Andrew Jackson. Eventually the farm was divided between the two sons and the two parts are owned now (1911) by their widows.
The eight children who formed Lorenzo's household continued to live within three miles of the homestead for so many years that the locality became known as Church's Corners. They showed remarkable coherence and continuing affection as a family. The location he had chosen was never penetrated by a railroad and Church's Corners is a small but beautiful farming-place with two churches, Grange Hall, store, blacksmith shop, etc., and a beautiful cemetery where those of the family who have gone before lie. The road separates the two Church farms, leaving 80 acres on each side. On the north there is a natural growth of forest trees preserved by Lorenzo's good sense and love of nature. He was not only a hard-working and energetic farmer but a man of high character and liberal mind, active in public affairs and interested in politics as a Republican. Self-educated, he busied himself with the erection of schools, and he made himself a well-informed man in spite of the difficulties of his position. He was a Baptist and always active in the support of the church.
He married Susan Halleck 4 Mar 1819 in Ontario, Wayne, New York.
Name: Lorenzo Church
Age in 1850: 50
Estimated birth year: 1800
Birthplace: New York
Race: white
Gender: male
Relation to head-of-house: head
Home in 1850: Wheatland, Hillsdale, Michigan
Value of real estate: $5000
Occupation: farmer
Census place: Wheatland, Hillsdale, Michigan; Roll: M432_351; Page: 475; Image: 293
Date: 24 Nov 1850
Extract from "Descendants of Richard Church of Plymouth, Mass." by John Adams Church, 1913:
Lorenzo Church, b. 29 Mar. 1799; d. 27 June 1851, at Hudson, Mich.; m. 4 Mar. 1819, Susan Halleck, at Ontario, N.Y.; b. 18 June 1798; d. June 1875. He was b. in Burlington, N.Y., but was taken in infancy to Hopewell, N.Y., and at 13 to Ontario.
On marrying he made his residence at the homestead, caring for his parents, and bought a part of the farm a few years later. In 1834 he decided to join the march of population westward and went on horseback to the Territory of Michigan, where he located 280 acres of government land in Wheatland Township, Hillsdale Co., but he did not go West permanently until 1838. He then disposed of his farm and started westward with 8 children, the oldest 19, and his household goods. Their route was by canal to Buffalo, Lake to Toledo, then a small town, and over the first railroad built in the West to Adrian, Mich. From that point two days were required to move the party by wagon 22 miles to his new location. Though he had waited four years for the country to "grow up" he had to fell trees, cut road and ford streams to reach his farm of the future. Michigan was a heavily wooded country and it was only by great exertions that a few acres were cleared for crops the first year.
The family had the typical experiences of pioneer life. As soon as a roof was on their loghouse they moved in, leaving the addition of doors and windows to be made after some land had been cleared. The boxes in which their goods had been packed served as ready beds for the children. Cooking was done out of doors by the side of a stump, using the old-fashioned reflector or "Dutch oven" for roasting. Under such circumstances the character of the mother is of the highest importance and Mrs. Church met the difficulties of her trying position with the courage, patience and resource which were such notable characteristics of the pioneer women of America. She was born at Greenville, N.Y., of English ancestry. The high position taken by her children and the refinement they exhibited are sufficient proofs that the hardships of her position could not overcome the inherent beauty of her character nor her strong intelligence and intellectual sympathy. Her situation was not pleasant. Timber wolves often made the nights hideous with their howling. Flour was to be had only by making a journey of 30 miles. Good progress in clearing was made the second year but it was not until the thirteenth year that the greater part of the farm was tillable. Lorenzo's land patents are signed by President Andrew Jackson. Eventually the farm was divided between the two sons and the two parts are owned now (1911) by their widows.
The eight children who formed Lorenzo's household continued to live within three miles of the homestead for so many years that the locality became known as Church's Corners. They showed remarkable coherence and continuing affection as a family. The location he had chosen was never penetrated by a railroad and Church's Corners is a small but beautiful farming-place with two churches, Grange Hall, store, blacksmith shop, etc., and a beautiful cemetery where those of the family who have gone before lie. The road separates the two Church farms, leaving 80 acres on each side. On the north there is a natural growth of forest trees preserved by Lorenzo's good sense and love of nature. He was not only a hard-working and energetic farmer but a man of high character and liberal mind, active in public affairs and interested in politics as a Republican. Self-educated, he busied himself with the erection of schools, and he made himself a well-informed man in spite of the difficulties of his position. He was a Baptist and always active in the support of the church.
He married Susan Halleck 4 Mar 1819 in Ontario, Wayne, New York.
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Lorenzo Church
Died
June 27, 1851
Aged 52 Years
Susan
His wife
Died June 1, 1875
Aged 77 Years
CHURCH
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