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Portrait And Biographical Album Of Mecosta County, Mich. Containing
Portraits And Biographical Sketches of Prominent And Representative
Citizens of the County together with Portraits And Biographies of All The
Presidents Of The United States  And Governors of the State.  Also
Containing A Complete History of The County, From Its Earliest Settlement
To the Present Time.  Chicago, Chapman Bros. 1883

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HUNTER, John
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John Hunter, farmer, sec 30, Mecosta Tp., was born in Montreal, Dec. 13,
1852. His parents, Robert and Sarah (Curry) Hunter, were born in Ireland,
of Scotch parentage, and were there married, coming shortly after the event
to Canada.

Mr. Hunter began his battle of life at 16 years of age, in Essex Co., N.
Y., whither his parents removed. His first employ was as a lumberman,
working with a contractor who was "putting in" timber on the Hudson River,
and remained until the winter of 1873, when he returned to Montreal.
Meanwhile his father and family had removed to Mecosta County, and he came
hither to Big Rapids, and found speedy employ as a lumberman winters, and a
farm hand summers, alternating these occupations three years. His father
and mother, resident on sec. 30, Mecosta Tp., died and he succeeded to his
share of the estate. In 1879 he bought 40 acres of wild land in Goodwin
Tp., Newaygo Co.

He is an earnest Republican, is the present School Moderator, and in
religious faith a Presbyterian.

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