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Portrait and Biographical Album of
Huron County, Michigan
Pub. Chapman Brothers, Chicago, 1884

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           SAMUEL T. CANTELON, farmer, section 10, Hume Township, was born
        in 1842, near Toronto, Canada.  He became his own man at the early
        age of 16 years, and interested himself in acquiring a knowledge of
        the carpenter's trade, which he pursued in his native country as a
        vocation until 1862.
           In October of that year he came to the States and enlisted in
        the military service of the Union, enrolling in the 23d Mich. Vol.
        Inf., Co. F, his regiment being assigned to the command of GEN.
        SHERMAN. He fought in the Army of the Cumberland, and was actively
        engaged in the battle of Resaca, siege of Knoxville, Bowling Green,
        Andersonville, Nashville and in many minor engagements. During the
        entire period of three years he did not lose a day of service, and
        finally received an honorable discharge at Salisbury, N. C.
           He returned to Port Austin, whence he enlisted, and worked as a
        carpenter five years. In 1870 he came to Hume Township, bought 37
        acres of land, and has since given his exclusive attention to his
        agricultural pursuits.
           Politically he is a Republican, has held the official positions
        of Justice of the Peace and Highway Commissioner, and is now School
        Trustee.
           MRS. CANTELON, formerly JESSIE HUME, is the sister of the late
        WALTER HUME, who came from Falkirk, Scotland, near Glasgow. He was
        born June 10, 1818, and came to New Glasgow when he was 14 months
        old, and then moved at the age of 19 to Lobo, Middlesex Co., Ont.,
        and to the States at the age of 20. He was the first white man who
        settled permanently in the township, coming to this section long
        before any other white man, lived with the Indians and was de facto
        the DANIEL BOONE of Hume Township, living by hunting, fishing and
        trapping, and at the same time was engaged in traffic in shingles.
        He opened the first clearing in the township and built the first
        house. The exact date of his coming to Huron County is lost,
        through the fact that he had no family ties at the time. He built a
        hotel at the. mouth of the Pinnebog River, which was probably the
        first structure for the purpose in Huron County. He married MARY
        SHILLING, of Sebewaing Township, in this county. Her father,
        FREDERICK SHILLING, is now a resident of that place.  MR. HUME
        became an extensive landholder in the county, his possessions at
        one time including more than 1,000 acres of the best class of pine
        lands, but adverse circumstances deprived him of his property
        previous to his death, which occurred about March 17, 1874. The
        name of "Hume" Township justly commemorates this early settler. His
        wife died May 5, 1867, at the time of the birth of WALTER, the only
        surviving child of herself and her husband.
           MR. CANTELON was married to JESSIE HUME, Sept. 15, 1866. She was
        born in Middlesex Co., Ont., and is the daughter of THOMAS and MERY
        (GLENN) HUME. Her father is deceased. Her mother is a member of her
        household. MRS. CANTELON taught school before there was any school-
        house built in the township. She and her husband are members of the
        Baptist Church.

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