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

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        THOMAS DUNFORD, of the firm of DUNFORD & ALVERSON, ship builders,
    is a native of England, and was born in 1834.  Emigrated to America in
    1849; learned his trade in Canada on the Welland Canal, of Abbe Bros.;
    went to Chicago in 1850, when there was only one dry dock in that city;
    remained there twelve years.  Came to Port Huron in 1862, and estab-
    lished their present business; and since then for the past twenty
    years, have successfully carried on the business here.  For the past
    five years the firm has been DUNFORD & ALVERSON.  During the past three
    winters they have employed from one hundred and fifty to two hundred
    men.  Mr. DUNFORD has held the office of Supervisor.  He married Miss
    SARAH E. PACE, of Port Huron, August 27, 1863.  They have one son,
    FRED J.

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