Tuscola-Lapeer County MI Archives Biographies.....Durkee, Asa 1852 - 
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Author: Chapman Bros. (1892)

ASA DURKEE. Among the prominent business men of Kingston Township, Tuscola
County, is this gentleman whose general store at Kingston is a popular
institution. He was born in 1852 in Oxford County, Canada, and is a son of Myron
G. and Elizabeth Durkee. His honored father was born in New Hampshire in 1809,
and having been reared in his native town was apprenticed to the carpenter's
trade in early life. He, however, preferred agricultural pursuits, and after
completing his trade went upon a farm and followed that business throughout life.

  Elizabeth Merrideth was the maiden name of the worthy lady who became the wife
of Myron G. Durkee, and the mother of Asa Durkee. She was blessed with a large
family of ten children, their names being Erastus, Gould, Frank, Sarah (now wife
of Charles Bauslaugh,) Melinda (Mrs. James Kellum,) Warren, William, Mary (now
deceased, who was the wife of Justus Dell,) Asa and Almira.

  The father of our subject left New Hampshire, his native State, and went to
New York with his parents when he was only nine years old, and they made a
further removal to Canada three years later, and there he spent the remainder of
his life, his death occurring in 1885. Our subject remained at home with his
parents and assisted them upon the farm until he reached the age of twenty-six
years. The year before that he had married Mary Erb, daughter of Jerod and Maria
Erb.

  Not very long after his marriage Mr. Durkee brought his young bride to the
States settling in North Branch Township, Lapeer County, Mich., where he located
upon a farm in 1880. There they remained for six years and at the expiration of
that time our subject secured a position as Clerk at North Branch where he
remained for four years. By this time he felt that he was prepared to undertake
more independent business, and in 1890 he came to Kingston and opened in
conjunction with the two Macks of Cass City, a general store, which he is now
carrying on most successfully. Here are kept such general supplies as are needed
in a country neighborhood, and on account of his enterprise and accommodation he
is a popular man. To our subject and his worthy wife has been born one son, Roy.
Mr. Durkee is a member of the Knights of the Maccabees, belonging to Lodge No.
156 at Kingston.


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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