Genesee County MI Archives Biographies.....LeValley, Christopher C. 1819 - 
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Author: Chapman Bros. (1892)

CHRISTOPHER C. LeVALLEY. This gentleman resides on and owns the farm located on
sections 26 and 27, Flint Township, Genesee County. He was born in Hartland,
Niagara County, N. Y., May 19, 1819, and is a son of Christopher and Lydia
(Barnard) Le Valley. The former was probably born in Jefferson County, N. Y.,
and the latter in Oneida County. They died in Medina, Orleans County, N. Y. They
were the parents of four children, who all lived to mature years.

  Our subject was reared on the home farm and was engaged in acquiring his
education and in filling in the intervals of his school duties with the work
incident to farm life until he was sixteen years of age, when he went to Orleans
County, N. Y. In the fall of 1842 he came to Genesee County, Mich., and
purchased one hundred and sixty acres of land in Flint Township, where he now
resides. He "slashed" fifty-two acres during the winter of 1842-43. In the
spring of the last-named year he returned to Orleans County, N. Y., and spent
the remainder of the year there, coming back to his Michigan farm in 1844, and
since that date has been a permanent resident here. Agricultural pursuits have
always occupied his time and attention, and he is now the owner of two hundred
and forty acres of valuable and well-improved land. The best of improvements in
the way of buildings have been made upon the place.

  Our subject was married in Pontiac, Mich., April 30, 1845, his bride being
Miss Harriet E. Derby, who was born in Genesee County, N. Y., October 12, 1828.
She passed her girlhood days in her native State, coming with her parents to
Pontiac when about sixteen years of age, and remaining there until her marriage.
Her parents were Asa and Jane (Welding) Derby. Mr. and Mrs. LeValley are the
parents of three children- Addie J., Hattie and a child who died in infancy. The
first-named is the wife of Arthur Nichols; Hattie married J. H. Baker. Mr.
LeValley has ever taken an active interest in local political affairs, and casts
his voting influence with the Prohibition party, temperance being with him a
fundamental principle. Mrs. LeValley is an ardent worker in the church, and both
are generous supporters of the spread of Gospel work. He is a man who has
accumulated a handsome property and has done so by his prudent and intelligent
oversight of his business.

  In connection with this sketch the reader will notice a lithographic portrait
of Mr. LeValley.


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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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