Lapeer County MI Archives Biographies.....Kirby, Benjamin 1852 - 
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Author: Chapman Bros. (1892)

BENJAMIN KIRBY, dealer in agricultural implements and general farming machinery
at Clifford, Lapeer County, is a native of Cambridgeshire, England. He was born
in 1852, at a place called Ellsworth, and remained there until 1869, at which
time he decided to emigrate to America, and came alone to Dorchester, Canada,
where for three years he worked at such occupation as he could find and then
went to Ingersoll, Canada, where he learned the trade of a blacksmith, remaining
there until 1883, when he visited the States and located in Burlington Township,
Lapeer County, establishing himself as a farmer.

  After following this line of work for a few years Mr. Kirby removed from the
farm to the village of Clifford and there took up his present business of which
he is making a success, as he is active and enterprising and has a keen eye open
to the necessities of the people and good judgment in regard to supplying them.

  Mr. Kirby was married in Ingersoll, Canada, in 1874. This union was of short
duration as the wife was called from earth October 15, 1876. The second marriage
of our subject brought to his home a worthy helpmate in the person of Mrs.
Betsey Spring, who was the widow of Isaac Spring. By her previous marriage she
had one son, and one daughter has been born to her and her present husband. This
child bears the name of Theresa P.

  Our subject is the son of William and Theresa (Cooper) Kirby, both natives of
England and members of old representative families. He has one brother who makes
his home in Philadelphia and two who live in Lapeer County. Mr. Kirby is a
Republican in his political views but is not an active partisan. Since his
coming to the county he has been one of the truly representative men, ever
interested in the welfare of the community and ready to forward its higher
interests by every means in his power.


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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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