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SOURCE: History of St. Clair County, Mich.
        A. T. Andreas & Co., Chicago - 1883

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         JAMES BRANDIMORE, raftsman, is a son of PETER and MARY BRANDIMORE,
      who were among the oldest settlers in this section of the State.  His
      father was born in Port Huron, out on Military street, in 1802.  He
      lived here during his life, a period of seventy-eight years, and died
      November 18, 1880, at that time the oldest person, native born, and
      the oldest settler of St. Clair County.  His wife was born in Sarnia,
      and still survives at the age of seventy-nine, and lives in Port
      Huron.  They had twelve children, only four of whom survive - JAMES,
      RUFUS, CELIA, now Mrs. EDWARD HULL, and ADALINE, now Mrs. CLEMENT
      MOORE, Mt. Clemens.  JAMES, the oldest son, was born in Port Huron
      August 29, 1830; he grew up here, and followed sailing for ten years,
      then engaged in rafting logs and lumber, and for the past thirty
      years has followed that business, and is the oldest raftsman on the
      river.  He married Miss MARGARET WELCOME, a native of Montreal, Can-
      ada, January 7, 1851; they have six children - JAMES, GEORGE N.,
      FRANK D., CHARLES F., CELESTIA, now Mrs. JOHN IVERS, MARY MARGARET.

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