Copyright USGenNet Inc., 2014 All Rights Reserved USGenNet Data Repository Please read USGenNet Copyright Statement on this page: Transcribed and submitted by Linda Talbott for the USGenNet Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ =========================================================================== Formatted by USGenNet Data Repository Chief Archivist, Linda Talbott All of the above information must remain when copied or downloaded. =========================================================================== Portrait and Biographical Album of Huron County, Michigan Pub. Chapman Brothers, Chicago, 1884 [373] MAGLOIRE FROMANT, farmer, section 20, Dwight Township, was born Oct. 1, 1842, in the city of Montreal. His parents, CHARLES and GENEVIEVE FROMANT, were natives of France. In 1856 MR. FROMANT left Montreal to seek an opportunity to secure an independent livelihood. He came to Port Austin, where he obtained a place as assistant in a saw-mill, in which vocation he passed 16 years. Seven years following he worked a farm on shares. In April, 1879, he located on 80 acres of land he had purchased in 1869, all of which is now cleared and improved, and is supplied with a good house, barn and other suitable accessory farm buildings. Politi- cally MR. FROMANT is in affiliation with the Democratic party. His marriage to ELIZABETH SMEADER occurred at Port Austin, Sept. 1, 1860, and of their marriage 11 children have been born - JOSEPH, CHARLES, MARY, ANN, PETER, MICHAEL, SUSAN, WILLIAM, MAGGIE, RICH- ARD and ELIZABETH. MRS. FROMANT was born Feb. 26, 1842, in Prus- sia, and is the daughter of PETER and JOHANNA SMEADER. The family are Roman Catholics in religious belief. =========================================================================== If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access more of our growing collection of FREE online information by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/ ===========================================================================