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D7,799
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Oct. 13, 1874
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Design for hitching-post
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Joshua Davies |
Muskegon, MI |
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D7,800
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Oct. 13, 1874
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Design for hitching-post
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Joshua Davies |
Muskegon, MI |
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D7,801
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Oct. 13, 1874
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Design for hitching-post
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Joshua Davies |
Muskegon, MI |
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D7,802
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Oct. 13, 1874
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Design for hitching-post
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Joshua Davies |
Muskegon, MI |
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290,589
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Dec. 18, 1883
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Slab-sawing machine
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John Baptist Lemieux |
Muskegon, MI |
Jean Baptist Lemieux (1829-1897) was born in Montreal, and married Melvina Robarge in Muskegon in 1877. From the Sault Ste. Marie (Michigan) 'The Democrat' for 1897-10-09: "The many friends and acquaintances of John Baptiste LeMieux were inexpressibly shocked by the news of his death, which occurred at his home at Neaseville at 8 o'clock Thursday morning, after an illness of but a few hours. The cause of death was cerebral apoplexy. Mr. LeMieux had been apparently in good health until stricken Tuesday evening by his fatal malady, and but few of his friends were aware of his illness. Although Mr. Le Mieux was 74 years of age he did not appear to be older than 60, and was hale and hearty. The deceased had been a resident of the city for several years coming here as manager for John Torrent, which position he filled for Mr. Ducey, the present owner of the mill, at the time of his death. He leaves a daughter and son, who lived with him, to mourn his demise. Funeral services were conducted by the Rev. C. P. Bates at the residence yesterday afternoon, after which the remains were taken to Muskegon, the former home of the deceased, for interment."
As mentioned in his obituary (above), Lemieux had worked for wealthy sawmill owner in Muskegon; Torrent also patented improvements in sawmill machinery (see link).
An 1884 ad for Davies Iron Works of Muskegon mentions "Lemieux's Patent Gang Edger". Read Davies, younger son of the company founder, is a witness on this patent. |