Maranda Dewey's obiturary,Tecumseh, Lenawee County, Michigan

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Full context of Michigan Historical Society Records, Vol. 11
Departed this life at her residence in the village of Tecumseh, Feb. 20, 
1887, Mrs. Maranda Dewey, aged seventy two years and eight months, widow of 
the late L. D. Dewey.


Mrs. Dewey's maiden name was Olmsted. She was born in Huron county, Ohio, 
June 15, 1815. She came with her parents to Detroit in the year 1818. There 
Mrs. Thomas Sheldon became acquainted with the young and active little 
girl; with the advice of her husband the child was adopted as one of the 
family, enjoying all the comforts of friendship of an opulent and cheerful 
home until eighteen years of age. She remembered very well when five years 
of age accompanying Hon. Thomas Sheldon and wife on a delightful pleasure 
trip to Mackinaw, taking passage on the first steamboat that[p.99] ever 
came to Detroit; also the first and only passage the Walk-in-the-water ever 
made over Lake Huron.


In the year 1833 she made the acquaintance of L. D. Dewey, who then was 
stage agent and general manager of all the mail routes which left Detroit. 
On the 3d of October she was married to him at the beautiful home residence 
of Mr. Sheldon on Jefferson avenue, Detroit.


In the year 1834, Mr. Dewey and wife moved to his pleasant farm one mile 
west of Tecumseh village. Here Mrs. Dewey resided fifty three years, and 
died at her cottage home. She was the mother of six children, all married, 
and all attended her funeral. She was a member of the Universalist church, 
a kind and loving mother, a valued neighbor. Her pure character and sweet 
womanly disposition endeared her to a large circle of acquaintances. Thus 
one by one our well remembered, industrious and intelligent pioneers leave 
us never to return.