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

           [386]

           MOSES C. GREGORY, farmer, section 1, Caseville Township, was
        born June 9, 1830, at Bangor, Maine, and is the son of AMOS and
        SUSAN (CLARK) GREGORY. His paternal ancestors were interested in
        the ocean trade service, his grandfather being a shipowner. His
        father was a seaman on one of the vessels, and was lost with his
        command during an ocean trip. They were heard from at one of the
        West Indies, which was the last intelligence of the ship or crew,
        and it is supposed that they fell into the hands of pirates and
        were put to death.
           MR. GREGORY was a lumberman in his native State, and pursued
        that business until his removal to Michigan, in the fall of 1853,
        when he came to Huron County. After a stay of two years he returned
        to Maine. In 1855 he again came to Caseville, and engaged in lum-
        bering for F. CRAWFORD, in whose interests he operated during the
        winters of 16 consecutive years. During the summer seasons he was
        engaged in farming to some extent, and built the GREGORY House,
        where he has kept hotel for several years. He also interested him-
        self to a considerable extent in traffic in real estate. In 1880 he
        located upon the farm he now occupies. He is a Republican in poli-
        tical faith.
           He was married Dec. 12, 1855, to SARAH DODGE, and they are the
        parents of the following children: ISRAEL N., MARTHA W., SUSAN,
        WINFIELD S., OTIS L., ELIZABETH, NELLIE M., BYRON T., JESSIE,
        GERTRUDE and MOSES.  The last named child and ISRAEL N. are
        deceased.  MRS. GREGORY was born May 3, 1836, at Port Huron. She
        is the daughter of REUBEN and LUCIE (DEYNOR) DODGE. Her mother died
        at the age of 30 years, at Port Huron. Her father died when 74
        years old, at Caseville.
           REUBEN DODGE was the first settler in the western part of Huron
        County. CHARLES R. SMITH was the second in order, and MR. GREGORY
        was the third.  The latter landed on the Huron peninsula at
        STOCKMAN'S fisheries, two miles from Port Austin. He proceeded
        thence by an Indian trail to Pigeon River, now Caseville. On
        arrival there he found himself preceded by the persons named. The
        place was inhabited by Indians who were engaged in sugarmaking,
        hunting and fishing. A tribe lived at a place called Chebeong, near
        the site of the village of Sebewaing. A few were in the neighbor-
        hood of Caseville. The nearest postoffice was at Bay City, 50 miles
        distant. MR. GREGORY brought money with him to make a land purchase
        for a MR. WORTH, of Cleveland, Ohio, in whose interests he perform-
        ed his first duties at Caseville, hiring men to get out shingle
        belts, which he shipped to Cleveland.
           At the time of the fire in 1871 he lost his camp and had a
        narrow escape with his life. He was absent at the time of the near
        approach of the fire, and the men had made a trench to protect the
        camp. In less than an hour after his arrival the wind changed and
        blew a whirlwind. The change was so sudden and the danger so immi-
        nent that there was barely time to get the horses from the stable;
        and they tried to save a small quantity of bedding by putting it in
        the wagon, but it took fire in spite of them, and to escape they
        had to run the horses to their utmost speed.  The camp was in the
        township of Grant, and they rode the entire distance with trees
        crashing all around save in front of them.  They reached Pigeon
        River, where they remained two days.

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