Aged 73 yrs. Eldredge was born in Marlow, Cheshire Co, NH and died Dundee, Monroe, MI.
(Son) Luman Gee was born in London, Monroe county, MI, July 3, 1845. His paternal grandfather removed from New Hampshire to New York, thence to Canada and from there to the Territory of Michigan, being one of the early settlers of Monroe county. He took up a tract of land there, superintended the management of his farm while working at his trade of a mason and also manufacturing brick and continued to reside there until his death. Eldridge Gee, the father of our subject, was born in the Granite State and was one of the earliest settlers in the Territory of Michigan where he located as early as 1823. He went to Detroit by way of the lakes and there embarked with a team, taking his family and household goods and following an Indian trial toward the interior. One a portion of the route he was obliged to cut the road for the team. He located in what is now Ann Arbor Township, Washtenaw County, and taking up a tract of government land built a shanty thereon, which was soon after replaced by the first frame house ever erected in the township. There were no railroads in those days and Detroit was the nearest milling point and market and depot of supplies and to and from it journeys had to be made on horseback or with wagons. In 1832, Mr. Gee removed to the town of Monroe, where he followed his trade of a carpenter and builder for a few years, after which he bough a tract of land in London Township, Monroe, County, which became the family home for some years. While continuing work at his trade in various parts of the county he superintended the improvement of the farm, which he sold in 1856, removing at that date to Blissfield, where for three years he was engaged in mercantile pursuits. Following this he lived in Ypsilanti and Ridgeway for a few years, occupying himself again with work at his trade. His last years were spent in Dundee, Monroe county, where he died in 1877k leaving the record of a useful life. Portraits and Biographies of the Governors of Michigan and Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens of Jackson County, MI; Chicago, Chapman Bros, 1890.
(Son) Luman Gee was born in London, Monroe county, MI, July 3, 1845. His paternal grandfather removed from New Hampshire to New York, thence to Canada and from there to the Territory of Michigan, being one of the early settlers of Monroe county. He took up a tract of land there, superintended the management of his farm while working at his trade of a mason and also manufacturing brick and continued to reside there until his death. Eldridge Gee, the father of our subject, was born in the Granite State and was one of the earliest settlers in the Territory of Michigan where he located as early as 1823. He went to Detroit by way of the lakes and there embarked with a team, taking his family and household goods and following an Indian trial toward the interior. One a portion of the route he was obliged to cut the road for the team. He located in what is now Ann Arbor Township, Washtenaw County, and taking up a tract of government land built a shanty thereon, which was soon after replaced by the first frame house ever erected in the township. There were no railroads in those days and Detroit was the nearest milling point and market and depot of supplies and to and from it journeys had to be made on horseback or with wagons. In 1832, Mr. Gee removed to the town of Monroe, where he followed his trade of a carpenter and builder for a few years, after which he bough a tract of land in London Township, Monroe, County, which became the family home for some years. While continuing work at his trade in various parts of the county he superintended the improvement of the farm, which he sold in 1856, removing at that date to Blissfield, where for three years he was engaged in mercantile pursuits. Following this he lived in Ypsilanti and Ridgeway for a few years, occupying himself again with work at his trade. His last years were spent in Dundee, Monroe county, where he died in 1877k leaving the record of a useful life. Portraits and Biographies of the Governors of Michigan and Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens of Jackson County, MI; Chicago, Chapman Bros, 1890.
Aged 73 yrs. Eldredge was born in Marlow, Cheshire Co, NH and died Dundee, Monroe, MI.
(Son) Luman Gee was born in London, Monroe county, MI, July 3, 1845. His paternal grandfather removed from New Hampshire to New York, thence to Canada and from there to the Territory of Michigan, being one of the early settlers of Monroe county. He took up a tract of land there, superintended the management of his farm while working at his trade of a mason and also manufacturing brick and continued to reside there until his death. Eldridge Gee, the father of our subject, was born in the Granite State and was one of the earliest settlers in the Territory of Michigan where he located as early as 1823. He went to Detroit by way of the lakes and there embarked with a team, taking his family and household goods and following an Indian trial toward the interior. One a portion of the route he was obliged to cut the road for the team. He located in what is now Ann Arbor Township, Washtenaw County, and taking up a tract of government land built a shanty thereon, which was soon after replaced by the first frame house ever erected in the township. There were no railroads in those days and Detroit was the nearest milling point and market and depot of supplies and to and from it journeys had to be made on horseback or with wagons. In 1832, Mr. Gee removed to the town of Monroe, where he followed his trade of a carpenter and builder for a few years, after which he bough a tract of land in London Township, Monroe, County, which became the family home for some years. While continuing work at his trade in various parts of the county he superintended the improvement of the farm, which he sold in 1856, removing at that date to Blissfield, where for three years he was engaged in mercantile pursuits. Following this he lived in Ypsilanti and Ridgeway for a few years, occupying himself again with work at his trade. His last years were spent in Dundee, Monroe county, where he died in 1877k leaving the record of a useful life. Portraits and Biographies of the Governors of Michigan and Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens of Jackson County, MI; Chicago, Chapman Bros, 1890.
(Son) Luman Gee was born in London, Monroe county, MI, July 3, 1845. His paternal grandfather removed from New Hampshire to New York, thence to Canada and from there to the Territory of Michigan, being one of the early settlers of Monroe county. He took up a tract of land there, superintended the management of his farm while working at his trade of a mason and also manufacturing brick and continued to reside there until his death. Eldridge Gee, the father of our subject, was born in the Granite State and was one of the earliest settlers in the Territory of Michigan where he located as early as 1823. He went to Detroit by way of the lakes and there embarked with a team, taking his family and household goods and following an Indian trial toward the interior. One a portion of the route he was obliged to cut the road for the team. He located in what is now Ann Arbor Township, Washtenaw County, and taking up a tract of government land built a shanty thereon, which was soon after replaced by the first frame house ever erected in the township. There were no railroads in those days and Detroit was the nearest milling point and market and depot of supplies and to and from it journeys had to be made on horseback or with wagons. In 1832, Mr. Gee removed to the town of Monroe, where he followed his trade of a carpenter and builder for a few years, after which he bough a tract of land in London Township, Monroe, County, which became the family home for some years. While continuing work at his trade in various parts of the county he superintended the improvement of the farm, which he sold in 1856, removing at that date to Blissfield, where for three years he was engaged in mercantile pursuits. Following this he lived in Ypsilanti and Ridgeway for a few years, occupying himself again with work at his trade. His last years were spent in Dundee, Monroe county, where he died in 1877k leaving the record of a useful life. Portraits and Biographies of the Governors of Michigan and Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens of Jackson County, MI; Chicago, Chapman Bros, 1890.
