Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Houdin, Michael 1880
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Belding Home News, 2 Sep 1880

Otisco Offerings.  Mr. M. Houdan died last Friday.  He was nearly 90 years of age.

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Died. – At Cook’s Corners, Friday, August 23d, Mr. Michael Houdin, aged nearly
90 years.  Mr. H. was born at Newark, N.J., January 15th, 1791.  When a boy he
removed to Tompkins county, N.Y., where he resided until he grew up to manhood.
 He then removed to western New York, where he was married.  He came to Michigan
in 1840, and has lived in various parts of the state until three years ago, when
he came to this township and found a home with his niece, Mrs. Wilson.  He was
the father of seven children; he followed six of these to the grave; the seventh
is a wanderer and if alive his whereabouts is unknown.  His wife, aged 75 years,
has been for some years an inmate of the insane asylum at Kalamazoo.  He was a
patriot and a pensioner, having served in the war of 1812.  Although he had no
near relatives he was kindly cared for in his last days.  The funeral was held
at the Corners, and his remains were buried in the Orleans Center cemetery.


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