Tuscola-Ionia County MI Archives Biographies.....Dewey, Fred E. 1851 - 
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Author: Chapman Bros. (1892)

FRED E. DEWEY is a druggist in the village of Kingston, and is a young man of
great enterprise and energy. He was born January 6, 1851, in Ionia County, this
State, and is a son of Thomas H. and Rachel A. Dewey. His father, Thomas H.
Dewey, was born in 1816, in the State of New York. There he was bound out at the
age of nine years and began to make his own living. At the age of thirteen he
ran away from the people to whom he was bound and came to Michigan in company
with another boy about his own age.

  Our subject's father, on first coming to Michigan, was employed in an ashery,
but in a short time was given charge of a boat that ran on Grand River between
the village of Lyons and Grand Rapids. He then located at the former place and
became a clerk in a store for Tiffany. He afterward went into business with with
Peter Coon, his "boy partner" who ran away with him from New York. They had been
in business only a short time when they were burned out and lost everything they
owned. Undaunted, however, they went into business together again and although
again unfortunate to the extent of several thousands of dollars which they lost
by a flood, they kept on in business and in time retrieved their losses.

  Our subject's father at length sold out his business and went on a farm,
remaining there for four years. He then removed to another farm which he made
his residence for a short time and then moved to the village of Pewamo, where he
is now living a retired life. Thomas H. Dewey married Rachel A. Harding, a
daughter of William C. and Phebe Harding. To them were born two sons— Fred E. is
our subject, and Frank, of Pewamo.

  Fred E. Dewey began in life for himself at the time of his marriage, which was
in 1871. His bride was Eugenie Vance, daughter of M. R. and Mary Vance. To the
young couple have been born two children—Carl and Pearl. Our subject began the
practice of pharmacy in 1878 and after engaging in his business in different
places located in Kingston in 1890 where he has the principal drug store of the
village and enjoys a good and remunerative trade.


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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