Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Dalzell, James 1878
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Ionia Sentinel, 8 Feb 1878

Of heart disease, at North Plains, Ionia Co., Mich., James Dalzell, in the 
seventieth year of his age.

Mr. Dalzell was born in Scotland, July 1st A. D. 1808, being the son of 
Alexander and Mary. J. Dalzell.  He resided in Scotland until eleven years of 
age, when he went to live in Monaghan Co., Ireland, with his parents, who owned 
a linen factory and a farm there.  He remained there until after the death of 
his mother, when, at the age of 24 years, he came to America and located near 
Ottawa, Canada.  There he was married to Ann Wall, who lived but two years, and 
left an infant daughter.  About this time he was an active member of the 
Orangemen, and organized about 300 lodges of that order. He subsequently 
removed to York, about 20 miles from Hamilton, Ontario.  Sept. 10th 1837, he 
was married to Susannah Straghan, also of Scotch descent, but was born in 
Armagh Co., Ireland, who survives him, together with seven of their eight 
children, all of whom are adults.

In 1839, owing to the Patriot war, he left Canada and went to Wayne Co., N. Y., 
finally locating near Lyons, where he was converted and joined the Baptist 
church, whose doctrines he held at the time of his death.

Not finding his surroundings congenial to the wants of his growing family, he 
removed to Michigan in 1853purchasing for his future home an unimproved quarter 
section of Major Olmsted, located at the eastern border of the beautiful North 
Plains.  Here he devoted his iron will and hardy constitution to the arduous 
task of hewing out a home from the wilderness, toiling literally day and night 
to clear his land, fence its fields, erect the needful buildings, drain its 
soil, raise an orchard, promote the social and education interests of his 
vicinity.  He lived to see his labors crowned with abundant success, having 
been able to add somewhat to the extent of his possessions and leaves his 
family with grand and noble opportunities within their reach.  He was an ardent 
Republican.  In 1875 he joined the order of P. of H., whose principles he fully 
endorsed, his whole life having been spent in agricultural pursuits.  Although 
he suffered severely during his last illness, he was very patient, and ready 
and willing to go, directing all the arrangements for his funeral, even to the 
minutest details.  His chosen text was John XIV, 1 to 4 inclusive.  At last he 
passed peacefully away, Jan. 30, 1878, and was buried Feb. 1, having received 
every attention that his family, kind neighbors and attending physician, Dr. 
Kelley, could give.


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