Daniel D. Brockway was born in Morrisville, Vermont on May 2, 1815, and moved with his brother to Washtenaw County in Lower Michigan in 1831. Lucena Brockway was born in May 1816, in Eden, New York, the daughter of Dr. James Harris. The two were married in Kalamazoo County, Michigan on January 21, 1836. In 1843, Daniel and Lucena moved to L₂Anse, where he had been appointed government blacksmith and mechanic. It was their hope to assist the Indians in this remote region of Michigan. In May 1846, the Brockways and their three children moved to Copper Harbor and built the town₂s first house, which was operated as a hotel for many years. For the next two decades Daniel became involved in many different business ventures in what is now known as Keweenaw County. He became agent of the North West Mine (later named the Delaware), discovered and served as agent for the Cape Mine, operated the Phoenix Hotel in Eagle River, operated a store (Brockway and Perry) in Copper Harbor with his son-in-law G.W. Perry, and also had associations with the Atlas Mining Company and the Michigan Mining Company. Daniel moved the family again to Lower Michigan in 1869, only to return in 1872 to start a store (D.D. Brockway and Son) at the Cliff mine with his son Albert. Brockway was appointed agent of the Cliff Mine in 1881, and served in this capacity through 1895 (Brockway₂s relationship with the Cliff Mine was enhanced through the marriage of his daughter, Charlotte, to Oliver Farwell, an earlier agent of the mine). In 1895, Daniel and Lucena retired to Lake Linden. Lucena died on March 3, 1899, with Daniel following two months later on May 9, 1899. The Brockways had four children, Charlotte L. (Farwell), Sarah L. (Scott), Anna B. (Gray), and Albert A. Brockway.
From the description of Brockway Diary Collection, 1866-1897. (Michigan Technological University). WorldCat record id: 701560316
