Tuscola-Bay County MI Archives Biographies.....Bradford, John 1838 - 
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Author: Chapman Bros. (1892)

JOHN BRADFORD, a farmer residing on section 28, of Wisner Township, Tuscola
County, is the fortunate possessor of two hundred and sixty acres of fine land.
He is a son of George M. and Matilda (Stevens) Bradford, natives of Canada and
of the Island of St. Helena respectively. The mother is a daughter of of [sic]
Capt. John Stevens, who was an officer in the British Army, in the East Indies,
and she came to Canada when quite young. This son was born in County Argenteuil,
Canada, December 1, 1838, and had his early training upon a farm. He engaged in
the lumber business when quite young and remained with his father until he was
twenty-four years of age.

  In 1862 this young man went to California and entered into the Frazier River
gold excitement of British Columbia. He, however, remained in California for
about five years and then returned to Canada in the spring of 1867, and soon
came to Michigan.

  Mr. Bradford located in Bay City for several years and in 1873 purchased the
farm on which he now resides and upon which he has placed all the improvements
which there appear. He is a great grandson of Richard Bradford, who was
missionary to Canada and resided at Chatham, previous to 1818, This progenitor
was also the grandfather of the Hon. John Joseph Caldwell Abbott who succeeded
the Hon. John A. McDonald as premier of Canada. In May, 1862 our subject was
happily married to Margaret, daughter of Robert and Nancy (McKay) McCargo, of
Ayrshire, Scotland. She was born in Canada and has been the mother of five
children, three of whom are living, namely: John G. was born October 18, 1867;
Maud Alice, July 8, 1872 and Florence C, February 26, 1880. The two daughters
have attended school at Bay City and are members of the Presbyterian Church, as
are also their parents. Mr. Bradford is a member of the Order of the Maccabees
and in politics he is a Republican and the present Supervisor of Wisner Township
and has been Drainage Commissioner.


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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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