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SOURCE: History of St. Clair County, Mich.
        by Arthur St. Clair
        A. T. Andreas & Co., Chicago - 1883

         [579-580]

         S. A. JONES is a native of Berkshire County, Mass., and was born
       December 6, 1817. His father, ELISHA JONES. emigrated to Ohio in
       1825. The family came up the Erie Canal during the month of June;
       on the way met GEN. LAFAYETTE on a boat, and MR. JONES remembered
       distinctly the appearance of the distinguished man. Arrived at Buf-
       falo the night before the THAYERS (father and two sons) were hung
       for murderdering a man by the name of LOVE. They came to Grand
       River. Ohio, near Painesville. In 1830. when only thirteen years
       old, MR.  JONES began to take care of himself, and in 1832 began
       learning the trade of saddler and harness-making, and worked at
       it for five years; then came to Michigan, and arrived in St. Clair
       County, June 24, 1837, and located at Newport, now Marine City.
       Soon after occurred the patriot war, which made exciting times
       for  the early settlers. He engaged in the wood business. He has
       a record of the name of every steamer, and the date it passed up
       and down, for five years, between Buffalo and Chicago. In 1846,
       he came to Port Huron to superintend the building of the steamboat
       America, and after that engaged in the grocery trade, and carried
       on that business for some years, and was for many years connected
       with the lumber trade ; also interested in vessel trade. He was an
       officer in the custom service three years, and has been connected
       with the street railroad company for the past four years. While
       living in Newport, MR. JONES married Miss ABIGAIL ALEXANDER, a
       native of New York State. July 11. 1844; they have six children
       living - ANNA, AMELIA, E. SELDEN, THEODORE J., MAY M.. EDMUND II.
       and FRANK A.

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