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

           [416-417]

           ALFRED PAGETT, merchant at Ubly, Bingham Township, was born Jan.
        27, 1841, in London, England. In his early childhood he obtained
        such education as he could from the public schools of the city of
        Bristol, and at the age of 15 went to work in the coal mines of
        that place, where he passed nine consecutive years of his life.
           He came to the United States when he was 24 years of age, and,
        after a brief sojourn in the city of Philadelphia, he proceeded to
        Forestville, Sanilac County, this State, and entered the store of
        ALFRED GUNNING as salesman. He remained in his service seven years,
        and at the expiration of that time, in 1867, he started a branch
        store in the interests of his employer at Tyre, Sanilac County,
        which he managed from the month of March in the year named until
        April, 1870.
           In that year he came to Ubly and established business for him-
        self, and has since continued its prosecution. He invested $700 in
        stock at the outset and proceeded with constantly extending rela-
        tions and increasing business until 1881, when he suffered an en-
        tire loss of all he had accumulated. Not a vestige of his property
        remained on the sixth of September. But discouragement with all the
        rest did not settle on his banners, and he proceeded to reinstate
        his business. He erected a new store, put in a stock of goods and
        has since operated prosperously. His stock in trade represents a
        cash value of $1,500, and his annual sales aggregate $4,000. He
        owns four acres of land within the village limits, and he has
        recently erected a tasteful cottage near his place of business.
           MR. PAGETT is a believer in the principles of Republicanism and
        was seven years Postmaster at Ubly. He held the same position at
        Tyre and has officiated as Township Clerk of Bingham.
           He was married in December, 1864, in the city of Bristol, Eng.,
        to ANNA BELCHER. She was born Feb. 21, 1841, and reared to woman-
        hood in the same city where her marriage occurred.  She was a
        cottonweaver previous to her marriage.

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