History of Town of Fremont, Fremont, Tuscola County, Michigan

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TOWN OF FREMONT

BY HON. ALONZO B. MARKHAM

This town is bounded on the north by Indian Fields, east by Dayton, south by Watertown
and county line, and west by Vassar and Juniata.

According to Indian traditons, this township was once an important  portion of the
hunting grounds of the Chippewa Indians, and there are abundant evidences of
sanguinary conflicts between hostile tribes of these natives of the soil.

The first lands located in this township were on Houghton Creek, and selected by the late
Professor Douglass Houghton.

ORGANIZATION

The town of Fremont was organized by the board of supervisors at a meeting held
January 6, 1857.  The territory comprised township 11 north, of range 9 east.

The names of the freeholders of the above described township who signed the application
are as follows: C. B. Mills, Ezra Tripp, Calvin Fox, James Wells, Wilson Kitchen, James
Mead, A. B. Tripp, James Roberts, Joseph Mead, S. Spencer, Leonard Fox, R. B. Smith,
David Fulton, and L. C. Schermerhorn.

The first township meeting was held at the house of James Wells, on section 26, the 6th
day of April, 1857.  There were six votes cast, and every voter was elected to one or more
offices.

It is related that at this town meeting an inventory of the cash on hand was taken, which
resulted in an exhibit of $2.50.






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