Nicholas S. Shippy Biography, Lapeer County, Michigan

This Biography extracted from “Portrait and Biographical Record of 
Genesee, Lapeer and Tuscola Counties, Michigan…”, published be Chapman 
Bros., Chicago (1892), p. 996-997


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NICHOLAS S. SHIPPY was born in Adams Township, Jefferson County, N. Y. 
on the 25th of August 1821, and is now a resident of North Branch 
Township, Lapeer County. Pascoag, R. I., was the native town of his 
parents, Stephen and Abigail (Salsberry) Shippy. When our subject was 
but nine months old his parents came in 1822 to Michigan, locating in 
Oakland County, thus becoming pioneer farmers of that region. During 
the winter terms the boy attended the common schools and had to make 
the most of the advantages thus obtained, as his help was needed on the 
farm during the summers. His early experiences accustomed him to 
privations, hardships and hard work, and he assisted his parents in 
carrying on the farm until he reached the age of twenty-one, at which 
time he bought a place for himself.

   Here the young man lived until 1854 when he came to Lapeer County 
and settled on section 2, of North Branch Township. He claims that he 
chopped the first tree for the improvement of the land. He took up his 
land from the Government under the second graduation act at fifty cents 
per acre and having built a log cabin he began to make clearings. 
During the first year he succeeded in clearing only forty acres but 
continued his work in this direction until he now has it all cleared 
but sixty acres.

   Christmas Day, 1840, is the date of the marriage of our subject with 
Miss Sarah N. Fellows, of Dryden, this county. Their two children, 
Charles W. and Priscilla have both left the parental home and gone to 
establish families of their own. One child, a girl, died at the age of 
two years. Mr. Shippy holds that the Democratic faith embodies the 
doctrines which are safest for the country and best adapted to secure 
its prosperity and he has ever taken a lively interest in polities. He 
has filled the offices of Commissioner of Highways, Supervisor and 
Treasurer.

   He of whom we write is a thorough and practical farmer and has a 
variety of crops besides raising a good grade of live stock on his 
place. The improvements upon his farm have all been put there by 
himself as it has been his since it came from the hands of the 
Government, and its fine cultivation reflects great credit upon him.




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