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In response to Expertise To Share posted by woorama:
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My ancestor came to Detroit in the early 1820s.
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The population of Detroit was about 5,000. He wrote that there were many Native Americans gathering for their annual subsidy from the American government. Does anyone know anything about that?
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While he was in Detroit, he met a man named, John Allen from Virgina. The two of them also met and talked with Lewis Cass who was the provisional governor of Michigan which was a territorial possession at the time. He told them about an Oak Grove on the Huron River in Washtenaw County. My ancestor was Elisha Walker Rumsey and his wife was Anne Sprague. Allen's wife's name was also Ann. The two men purchased some 475 acres or so and named the place Anns' Arbor in honor of their wifes.
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Now you know the rest of the story.
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One of his grandson's was named, Andrew Jackson Rumsey.
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Michigan started out with a Jacksonian constitution. I think it was made a state in 1836.
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It's good to know your ancestor had a part in the founding of the country. THAT and $1.50 will get you a cup of coffee at different coffee shops. Some places they will want more money.
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-- posted by pink101