William H. Brockway Research Papers, Before 1999.

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William H. Brockway Research Papers, Before 1999.

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Research papers, before 1999, compiled by historian Mary Jane Doerr. Consists of several biographies of William H. Brockway and a short narrative on the history of Brockways in America, beginning in 1638. Also includes a photocopy of a letter from "Louisa" that describes a voyage from Copper Harbor to Sault St. Marie and where Lucena Brockway and her family are mentioned (the identity of "Louisa" is unknown, as are the "Brother and Sister" to whom the letter is addressed)

0.01 cubic feet; 1 folder.

Michigan Technological University, J.R. Van Pelt & Opie Library; Michigan Tech

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Michigan Technological University, J.R. Van Pelt & Opie Library; Michigan Tech

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William Hadley Brockway was born in Morristown, Vermont on February 24, 1813. In 1820 he removed with his parents to Malone, New York, where he worked with his father, who was a blacksmith. William had little opportunity for an education. He went to Detroit in 1831, settling in Dexter, Michigan and worked as a blacksmith in Dexter and Ypsilanti. He taught the first school in Dexter, then taught the Wyandot Indians at Flat Rock. Brockway was licensed as a Methodist preacher in 1833, working first...

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