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

           [345-346]

           CLINTON D. GAGE, farmer, section 9, Bloomfield Township, was
        born March 6, 1857, in Orleans Co., N.Y.  His parents, JAMES W. and
        CORDELIA F. (MERRICK) GAGE, reside with him in Bloomfield Township.
        His father was born Feb. 27, 1823, in Clinton, Oneida Co., N.Y.,
        and, although he is a practical farmer, he is a music teacher by
        profession, and still pursues it as a vocation. His mother was born
        Sept. 10, 1825, at Portage, Allegany Co., N.Y.
           The parents were married in the Empire State, and in 1867 re-
        moved to Canada, where the father pursued his profession three
        years, removing thence to Detroit, Mich. A year later the family
        removed to Huron County. They took possession of their farm May 10,
        1875. The place contained 80 acres, and was wholly unimproved.
        About 50 acres have been placed in a tillable condition.
           Both father and son are of Republican principles. The former has
        served five years as Justice of the Peace, and as School Inspector;
        the latter has also held local offices.
           MR. GAGE was married May 10, 1876, to Nellie Sayre. Four chil-
        dren have been born to them: ELLA M., Jan. 19, 1878; WILLIAM D.,
        Sept. 26, 1879; JAMES GARFIELD, March 4, 1881; CARROLL E., Jan. 23,
        1883. MRS. GAGE is the daughter of WILLIAM IRA and RACHEL (LAIDLAW)
        SAYRE.
           The family of MR. GAGE, Senior, comprised two children, the
        subject of this sketch and a daughter, ELLA. She died Oct. 18,
        1871, at Grand Haven, Mich., and was 22 years of age.
           In the fire of Sept. 5, 1881, the experiences of the GAGE family
        were of a type comparatively less terrible than those of many
        others, and their losses comparatively slight. They lost no cattle,
        but two hogs perished in the flames. They were enveloped in smoke
        so dense as to mislead them in relation to the extent and ravages
        of the fire; and, supposing their own house to be burning, they
        left it, and, wetting a heavy woolen carpet, they saved their lives
        by getting under it. As the smoke lifted, they discovered that the
        house of MR. McGREGOR was not burned, and, being seen in turn, MR.
        McG.'s family also took refuge under the carpet.

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