Fitch, Abel F., -1851
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Fitch, Abel F., -1851
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Fitch, Abel F., -1851
Fitch, Abel F., d. 1851
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Fitch and his wife, Amanda, lived in Michigan Center (Mich.) He was one of three of the original founders of the settlement in 1834. Fitch was named the first postmaster in 1834. In 1843, he organized the Barry Horse Guards for the Jackson and Toledo War, attaining the rank of Capt. in the Michigan State Militia. He died on April 19, 1851 in a Detroit jail charged with being a leader in the Michigan Central Railroad conspiracy. He was buried in Michigan Center. Public opinion held him an honest victim of evil railroad men. (For further information see the History of Jacson County Michigan, 1881.) His letters to Amanda from jail are at the Bentley Historical Library. letters to Amanda from jail are at the Bentley Historical Library.
Michigan Center, Michigan, farmer.
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Michigan Center (Mich.)
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Detroit (Mich.)
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Jackson County (Mich.)
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Michigan Center (Mich.)
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