Genesee-Oakland County MI Archives Biographies.....Curtis, Francis H. Jaques 1848 - 
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Author: Chapman Bros. (1892)

FRANCIS H. JAQUES. This native of Canada who was born in Oxford County, January
27, 1848, is now living in Genesee Township, Genesee County. His father, John
Jaques, is a native of New Brunswick and came to Oxford County, Canada when
young and there pursued the calling of a farmer dying at the age of sixty-four.
His wife, Mary Bailey, was born in England and came to Canada when a little girl
and is now living at Oxford having completed eighty-one years. They were the
parents of two daughters and three sons.

  When sixteen years old our subject left his native home and came to Oakland
County, Mich., where for four years he worked by the month on a farm and then
rented a farm for seven years, after which he came to Genesee County, and bought
the property where he now resides. He was married in April, 1872 to Elsie
Howard, who was born in Wyoming County, N. Y. and to them were granted one
daughter and two sons. Frank A. was born September 25, 1873; Arthur D., November
18, 1874 and died March 28, 1890, and May Rose was born May 6, 1882.

  Mr. Jaques has a farm of four hundred and twenty-six acres and most of it is
now finely cultivated. Here he carries on farming and stock-raising and has two
large barns, one measuring 40x108 feet on his home farm, and on section 30 of
Richfield Township, this county, he has a large grain and hay barn, 32x70 feet
and another 36x50 feet and a sheep shed 26x70 feet besides a horse barn. He has
also a farm on section 36, Genesee Township, where he has seven large barns and
three dwelling houses and these farms all touch one another, thus forming one
extensive tract of two hundred and sixty-six acres in Genesee Township and one
hundred and fifty-six acres in Richfield Township. He keeps three hundred and
fifty head of sheep and eighteen cows from which he takes the milk to the
factory, receiving cheese in return.

  In regard to political matter Mr. Jaques votes for principle and not the
party, and always prefers to use his own judgment in deciding on the merits of
the candidate rather than to trust to the dictum of the party leaders. He has
been on the town Board of Review and is a member of Litchfield Union Church, of
which he is the Treasurer. He was one of the leaders in the scheme of purchasing
a new organ for the church, a matter which has given great satisfaction to the
people.


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Extracted from:

Portrait and Biographical Record of Genesee, Lapeer and Tuscola Counties,
Michigan, Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative
Citizens, Together with Biographies of all the Governors of the State, and of
the Presidents of the United States

Chicago:
Chapman Bros.
1892

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