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Portrait and biographical album of Newayco (sp) County, Mich.
containing portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and
representative citizens of the county, together with portraits and
biographies of all the governors of Michigan and of the presidents
of the United States: also containing a complete history of the county,
from its earliest settlement to the present time.

Published by Chapman Bros., Chicago, IL, 1884

Transcribed and submitted by Joyce Pearson
May 10, 2011

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JARSE, Mrs. Julia
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Mrs. Julia Jarse, proprietress of the Jarse House at Newaygo, was born at
St. Mary’s Canada, Jan. 1, 1821, and is the daughter of Peter and Margaret
LeMay. The parents were of pure French descent. Her father removed to
Burlington, Vt., when she was 12 years old, where he engaged in farming
about ten years, returning to Canada with his wife, where both remained
during the closing years of their lives. The daughter was married at
Vergennes, Vt., Dec. 1, 1838 to John Bailey, a native of Three Rivers,
Can. By this marriage she became the mother of five children–Julia, Rosa,
Josephine, John and Joseph. Mr. Bailey died in 1850, and not long after
that event she went with her children to Glens Falls, Washington Co.,
N.Y., and after a widowhood of three years was married, July 4, 1853, to
David Jarse. He was of French lineage and a native of Montreal. In 1854
Mr. Jarse came to Michigan with his family and settled at Newaygo, where
he operated about 10 years as a saw-filer. In 1865 he built a commodious
house, which was utilized as a boarding house until its destruction by
fire in April, 1883. Mr. Jarse died in 1875. The burning of her house with
no insurance involved a loss of $4,000, and Mrs. Jarse rebuilt with as
little delay as was possible The new structure is a handsome edifice,
built of brick, at an expenditure of $5,000 and contains quarters for the
accommodation of 30 guests. Mrs. Jarse owns, besides the hotel and two
lots on which it stands, a residence and one acre of ground in the
village, and 80 acres of arming land in the township of Garfield. She has
one son, John Bailey (see sketch), in business at Newaygo.

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