 IOGRAPHIESLenawee County, Michigan |
Martin Poucher was born in Claverick, Columbia County, New York on November 12th, 1818. His father, Andrew Poucher was born in the same place where he was brought up a farmer and owned a large farm until 1846 when he sold out and came to Michigan arriving in Adrian in the spring. He resided in the city for several years, during which time he purchased six acres of ground on the corner of West Maumee and Scott streets besides forty acres west of the present college buildings. He afterwards sold this property and purchased a farm in Madison. He resided in Madison several years and finally purchased a farm in Seneca, Lenawee County, Michigan. He lived in Seneca only a few years when he disposed of his farm there and purchased another in Chesterfield, Fulton County, Ohio. He lived in Chesterfield six years, during which time his house burned. He immediately rebuilt and soon after sold out and since that time has resided in the village of Morenci. About the year 1810 he married Miss Elizabeth Miller of Columbia county, New York by whom he had six sons, Martin being the fourth child. Mrs. Elizabeth Poucher was born in Columbia county, New York in 1791 and died in Morenci, Lenawee County on January 21st, 1878. Martin Poucher lived with his parents until he was about twenty-three years old. He was educated in a country district and was brought up a farmer. In 1842, he went to Sodus, Wayne County, New York where he lived four years. In 1846, he rented a farm and carried it on one year. In 1847, he came to Michigan and arrived in Adrian in May. He immediately rented the Dr. Case farm in Rome for six years. At the expiration of this time he purchased a farm on section thirty-six in Woodstock and lived there six years. He then sold out and moved back to Rome and in the spring of 1860 he purchased the Ripley farm on section seventeen containing eighty acres. Since that time he has purchased eighty acres adjoining where he now resides. On January 16, 1844 he married Miss Matilda A. Pulver, daughter of Levi and Christina Pulver of Sodus, Wayne County, New York by whom he has had four children, as follows: Aaron H., born in Sodus, Wayne County, New York on June 6, 1845; Leiza born in Rome, Michigan on December 26, 1848, died October 22, 1851; Elma born in Rome, Michigan on December 22, 1852; and Frank born in Rome, Michigan on December 5, 1859. Mrs. Matilda A. Poucher was born in Chatham, Columbia County, New York on September 17, 1823. Her father passed away and her mother lived in Newark, Wayne County, New York.
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