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SOURCE: History of St. Clair County, Mich.
        A. T. Andreas & Co., Chicago - 1883
        
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           S. L. BALLENTINE, of the firm of S. L. Ballentine & Co.,
        merchants, is a native of Calais, Me., and was born November 3,
        1845; his parents came to Michigan when he was only twelve years
        of age; he spent three years on a farm, and in 1859 entered a
        store at Almont, and attended the high school.  The following
        year, came to Port Huron and entered the store of Wallace &
        Gibson as clerk, and remained with this firm and with Charles P.
        Noyes & Co., who succeeded them until 1867, when the latter firm
        sold out their business to Mr. Ballentine and his brother, David,
        the firm being S. L. & D. Ballentine; they continued without
        change until the death of David, which occurred July 13, 1874.
        Mr. Ballentine continued the business until February, 1881, when
        his nephew, ALBERT R. BALLENTINE, was admitted a partner, and
        the firm became S. L. Ballentine & Co., dealing largely in dry
        goods, boots and shoes, and clothing, and they have a large
        established trade, and their sales will reach $200,000 the pre-
        sent year.  They carry a large stock and have long taken the
        leading position in the business here, and have built up quite
        a jobbing trade.  Mr. Ballentine is a stockholder and a director
        in the Commercial National Bank, and was one of the original
        incorporators of the Narrow Guage Railroad, and one of its di-
        rectors, and is actively identified with the commercial interests
        of the city and county.  Mr. Ballentine was united in marriage
        November 7, 1868, to Miss CAROLINE L. FARRAND, daughter of B.C.
        FARRAND of this city.  They have four children - Emma McAllen,
        Carrie Whitman, Catharine Forrest, Edward Farrand.
         
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