>I've never put a query on here before. I have a William Austin living in >Grant Township, City of Jeddo, St. Clair County, Michigan. He married a Lydia >Chadwick, in 1843. William and Lydia were both born in Canada, around 1821. >They had two children, Anna S. born in 1842 in Burchville, Michigan, and John >W. Austin born in 1848, also in Burchville. William Austin's parents names >were William and Hannah Austin, William from New York and Hannah from >Conneticut. Anna S. Austin married March 22, 1861 to John W. Stanzel born in >Michigan, but his parents came from Austria. If anyone knows anything about >these people please contact me . > >Thanks, Lori Stanzel Lori, >From Hist. of St. Clair Co., MI, 1883 Chicago by Andreas: WILLIAM AUSTIN, farmer, Sec. 3 P.O. Jeddo, is a native of Canada, and was born Oct. 24, (1812?). His parents. William Austin, a native of CT, and Hannah HOAG, of NY State, came to Michigan Territory in 1827, and settled in Monroe Co. Remained there two years, and in 1829 came up the river to this county, and settled on Black River, in the town of Desmond, now Port Huron, and engaged in lumbering. His wife died in 1835, and he died in 1873. William's boyhood was spent with his parents on black river; his playmates were mostly indians, and he used his bow and arrows and paddled his canoe with them. After reaching manhood, he came to this town, and settled where he now lives. It was then a wilderness. He began clearing his land. Engaged in lumbering fifteen years during winter, and made his farm and engaged in farming. Owns his farm of eighty acres. In 1842, he mar. LUDIA CHADWICK, of VT. She died in 1849, and left three children - Annie, now Mrs. Stanzel, of Port Huron; William L. and James E. IN 1852, he mar. Margaret Condon, a native of Scotland. They have three children - James E., Lydia and Margaret. ----------------------- BIRTH RECS. St. Clair Co., MI: Aug. 17, 1869 - Bk 1 p 155 - Andrew Austin f. Wm L of MI, m. MInerva of CAN Jun 29, 1871 - Bk 2 p 19 - Everett Eugene A. - Wm. L of MI & Minerva of CAN Jun 19, 1878 Bk 2 p 223 - William B. A. Edwin J. of MI & Alida of CAN Nov 14, 1879 - Bk 3 p 235 - Anna E. A. Edwin J. of MI & Alida of CAN MAR. RECS. of St. Clair Co., MI: Oct 19 1843 - William Austin Jr. 23 of Burchville; at home of Lewis CHADWICK to: Lydia CHADWICJ 16 of Birchville. Jun 10 1866 - william L. Austin 21, s. of Wm. Austin to: Minerve WOLF 20 of Birchville, dau. of James WOLF. Jan 31 1867 - Barnabus B. Austin 42 of Clyde; at Port Huron to Mrs. Harriet SMITH. Jan 31, 1842 - Louisa Austin 17 of Clyde, at Clyde to: Henry CORRY 27 of upper CAN. 1848 - Polly M. Austin of Genesee Co., MI at Port Huron, to: HiramALLEN 21 of Port Huron, MI. 1852 - William Austin Jr. 33 of Jeddo, MI to: Margaret CONDON of Scotland. DEATH RECS. of St. Clair Co. MI: #4358 - Oct. 7, 1883 - William Austin m. Nov 17, 1863; died in Grant, MI of congestion of brain; b. CAN; farmer; s. of William Austin of CT & Hannah Austin of NY. Hope this helps! Bonnie Austin Bigolin Austin Families Assn. of America P.O. Box 1094 Green River, WY 82935-1094