Lapeer County MI Archives Biographies.....Braidwood, George 1841 - 
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Author: Chapman Bros. (1892)

GEORGE BRAIDWOOD. Lapeer County has proved a pleasant abiding place to very many
Scotch families who have taken up their abode here during the last decade. Among
those who came to Metamora Township at an early day is the gentleman whose name
heads this paragraph. His father was Mark Braidwood, a native of Kilmarnock,
Scotland, a carpet weaver by trade who was born in 1804. The mother of our
subject was Mary (Lane) Braidwood, also a native of Scotland, where they were
married and lived until 1842 when they came to America, settling in Almont
Township, Lapeer County. Mr. Braidwood preceded his family to this country by
one year. He settled on eighty acres of wild timber land and built a log house.
On this place he has lived ever since. His wife died November 5, 1889, aged
seventy-five years. He still survives and has arrived at the ripe old age of
eighty-eight years. They were the parents of eight children, seven of whom are
now living. In religion the old gentleman is a member of the Presbyterian Church
and in politics is a Democrat.

  Our subject was born February 5, 1841, in Scotland, and was an infant when his
parents moved to Michigan. His early school advantages were rather limited, as
education was not made then such a specialty as it is in these more enlightened
days. He remained at home until he reached his maturity. Twenty-six years ago he
settled upon his present land which was but partly improved, being stony and
timbered land, but nothing daunted he set to work with a will to overcome these
obstacles and of course succeeded.

  Mr. Braidwood was married twenty-five years ago to Anna Stephens, a daughter
of William Stephens, who was an early settler in Metamora Township. Her parents
are both deceased. Mrs. Braidwood is also a native of Scotland, having been born
there in 1840. Our subject and his wife are the parents of three children: Mark,
Grace A., and Henrietta, who have been favored with a good district-school
education. Mr. and Mrs. Braidwood are members of the Presbyterian Church, while
he is a member of the Knights of the Maccabees. He has been a member of the
School Board for eighteen years, also Road Overseer. In politics he has always
been a Democrat. He now owns one hundred and twenty-seven acres of land, one
hundred and twelve of which are under good cultivation. All the buildings of the
place have been put up by him. He engaged in general farming, besides making a
specialty of fine wool sheep. Mr. Braidwood deserves a great deal of credit, for
the amount of success that has crowned his efforts. It has all been the result
of his own hard work.


Additional Comments:
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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