Genesee County MI Archives Biographies.....Seeley, Orin 1811 - 
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Author: Chapman Bros. (1892)

ORIN SEELEY is a member of a family that has done much for this vicinity, both
as loyal citizens in the infant days of its Government and as industrious and
enterprising workers who have developed the material resources. He is the third
member of the family who is still living, and was born in Edinburg Township,
Saratoga County, N. Y., April 25, 1811. He is a son of Lewis Seeley, who was
born in the town of Trumbull, Conn., seven miles from old Bridgeport. (For a
fuller sketch of our subject's parents see biography of Lewis Seeley on another
page of this book.) The parents died in Genesee Township, this State, the father
being sixty-three years of age and the mother eighty-nine years. They were the
parents of nine children, all of whom grew to maturity, but of whom three only
are now living—Daniel H., Fayette and Orin.

  The gentleman whose life history it is our privilege to give in outline, was
the third son and fourth child of his parents' family. He lived in his native
place until eleven years old, thence removing with his parents to Onondaga
County, N. Y. He there remained until about seventeen years old, and thence went
to Orleans County. His home was made under the paternal roof until reaching his
majority, and then he worked out by the month as a farm laborer, receiving $11
per month as equivalent for his labor.

  Our subject was first married September 7, 1828, to Miss Salina Andrews, a
native of New York. By this union there were nine children, all of whom grew to
maturity. They are by name Martilla, Harriet, Anna Orin, Edwin, Daniel, William,
Julia and Jane. The eldest is the widow of Baily Clapp; Harriet is the wife of
Edward Clapp and resides in Flint; Orin lives in Flint; Edwin lives in Sethford
Township, Genesee County; Daniel lives near Mt. Morris, in New York, while
William makes his home on the farm and assists his father with the farm work.
The mother of these children died April 9, 1869, and was interred in the
Hitchcock Cemetery in Genesee Township.

  In November, 1869, our subject married a second time, his wife being Mary
DeWitt, the widow of Abel Marshal. She was born in New York, May 15, 1817. By
her first marriage she became the mother of five children, all of whom lived to
reach years of maturity. They are: Francis, Sarah, George, Philip and Eliza.
Mrs. Seeley was reared in her native place and was there married. She came to
Michigan in 1846, and Mr. Seeley came with his parents in 1836. He returned
however, to his native place and remained for four years, but in 1840 he
returned to Genesee County, Mich., and located on the place where he now
resides. There were no other improvements on the place excepting a log shanty.
He first purchased forty acres and added to it as his means would allow until he
is now the owner of one hundred acres of well-improved land. He has erected all
the buildings and has a good house and barn.

  Politically our subject is a Democrat. He, with his wife and family, are
adherents of the Congregational Church. He can boast of never having had a
mortgage upon his .place, which in these days of encumbered property is
something to be proud of.


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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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