James Satterlee's obituary, Vermontville, Eaton County, Michigan
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SUBJECT: James Harvey SATTERLEE
SUBMITTER: Jan Lubitz Sedore
EMAIL: am0773@a1access.net
DATE: Apr 15, 1999
SURNAMES: SATTERLEE, COY, DUFFY, DICKINSON, HAYWOOD, LAMB
THE VERMONTVILLE ECHO
March 7, 1906
OBITUARY: JAMES HARVEY SATTERLEE

James Harvey Satterlee was born in Fulton County, New York, February 27th,
1826, and died at his home in Vermontville February 26, 1906 at the age
of eighty years and one day.

He was married to Ann E. Coy, May 2, 1853. Nine children were born to them,
three died in infancy. Six are still left. Ernest of Vermontville, Mrs
Emma Duffy of Sebewa, Mrs Effie Dickinson of Sunfield, Barton Satterlee
of Seattle, Washington, Mrs Myrtle Haywood of Danby, and Mrs Lena Lamb
of Vermontville.

In 1868 Mr. Satterlee and his family moved to Michigan and settled in Chester
Township where he lived till about twelve years ago, when he moved into
this village where he lived until his death. Mr. Satterlee was one of the
pioneers of this county. He was a man of sterling qualities. His early
advantages were meager but he did much to educate himself. He was a great
reader, not only of the topics of the day, but of history, ancient and
modern. He was a successful farmer and a man of business ability. He was
a fearless man, but honest and conscientious in all his dealings with men.
He was respected by all his neighbors and loved by his family.