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AARON VILAS b.MA 1770 died QUEBEC son,OREB b.VT to NY to MI bio.

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AARON VILAS b.MA 1770 died QUEBEC son,OREB b.VT to NY to MI bio.

colleen (View posts)
Posted: 5 Jun 2005 12:38PM GMT
Classification: Biography
Surnames: BULLOCK, CAMPBELL, STARKWEATHER, VILAS, SUTHERLAND, SEVERANCE, HALL
Hello,
These are not my relatives. Information was found in the 1892 Portrait & Biographical Album of Genesee, Lapeer & Tuscola Counties, Chapman Bros. in Michigan. I hope that it helps someone with their history.
Colleen

MENZO D. BULLOCK. The gentleman whose name is above is one of the successful farmers of Elba Township, Lapeer County. He was born in Decatur, Otsego County, N.Y., in 1832, and was the ninth in order of birth in a family of twelve children, whose names are as follows: Abigail K., Mary A., Caroline, Martha J., John, Almira, Alvira, William, our subject, Elizabeth, Saloma and Irving. The parents of this large family were Shubael and Sally (CAMPBELL) BULLOCK. The father was born in Cambridge, Mass., in 1793, the mother in Otsego County, N.Y., about 1795.
Our subject's paternal grandfather, William BULLOCK, was a native of Massachusetts. He served in the Revolutionary War. He reared a family of four sons and one daughter, as follows: William, Cyrus, Israel, Schubael, and Electa who became the wife of Benjamin STARKWEATHER. The family are of English descent and have ancestors in the past who distinguished themselves in the history of their country. Menzo BULLOCK's father was a cabinet maker by trade and a skilled workman.

The original of this sketch reached years of maturity in the Empire State and came too Lapeer County, Michigan, in 1854. He purchased the farm where he now resides in 1857 and the same year he assumed the duties and responsibilities of married life, his bride being Miss Sarah J. VILAS. As the years passed the home circle has been increased by the advent of eight children, seven of whom are still living, and whose names are as follows: Selinda A., Edward I., Julian W., Lizzie A., Albert M., George and Edith M. Edward is a resident of Dakota; Lizzie is the wife of A. SUTHERLAND.

Mrs. BULLOCK is a daughter of Oreb VILAS, who was born Derby, Orleans County, Vt., in January, 1803. He removed to Canada East in 1822, where he remained until 1835, when he removed too Wheatfield, Niagara County, N.Y. In 1847 he came too Elba, Lapeer County. In 1829 he married Jane SEVERANCE, a daughter of Ebenezer SEVERANCE; she died, leaving no issue and in 1832 he married Sarah, daughter of Elijah HALL. They came too this county and here resided until the time of the father's death, which occurred in September of 1859. The children are as follows: Lucy, who married William HEWETT; Alden, who resides in Isabella County; Edward R. lives in Elba; Sarah J. is Mrs. BULLOCK; William died in the army.

Oreb VILAS was a son of Aaron VILAS, who was born in Worcester County, Mass. in March, 1770; he died in March, 1859, in Quebec, where he spent the last days of his life. He was a brother of Levi B. VILAS, who was father of Hon. William VILAS. Politically, Mr. BULLOCK is a Prohibitionist and votes as he thinks; in their church preference he and his wife are connected with the Methodist Episcopal Church

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