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These are DUTCHERs from Michigan county marriage records before 1890.

Births extracted from county records

Michigan Death Index 1971-1996
Dutchers born before 1930

DUTCHERs found in Federal Land Records for Michigan
United States. Bureau of Land Management. General Land Office Automated Records Project, 1996. Information recorded in the collection includes patentee name, land office, legal description, etc. The patentee was the first owner of property after the initial survey. Once the patent was issued, the land became private property and was then sold with a deed. You can see the actual records at www.glorecords.blm.gov.

Census information

1900 MI Head of Households

MI MICHIGAN TERR.
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DUTCHER, Daniel ~ PETITIONER (1833)
DUTCHER, Alfred ~ PETITIONER (1836)

 

St. Joseph County, MI 1845 Census

Fawn River Township: Joseph Dutcher

Obituaries

Allegan County

FLORENCE I. DUTCHER

1916-10-08

Fennville, Mich, Oct. 7. -- Florence I. Dutcher, 52 years of age, an invalid of national fame, was buried here today. Many persons from various parts of the country attended the Funeral.

 

Mrs. Dutcher, a wealthy philanthropist, was blind, paralyzed, and almost deaf for many years. Unable to open her mouth, she received nourishment through a broken front tooth.

 

Despite her infirmities, Mrs. Dutcher took an active interest in Y. W. C. A. work and founded the Florence I. Dutcher library at Toledo.

Ottawa County

George W. Dutcher

1941-11-12

Holland, Mich., Nov. 11 . -- George W. Dutcher, 45, died yesterday in Veterans' hospital at Dearborn, Mich. He was one of the first Volunteers in the World war and was foreman for Consumers Power company for several years. He also served as guard at Jackson prison.

 

Cheboygan and Mackinac Counties

Dutchers in all newspapers of Cheboygan and Mackinac counties between 1871 and 1929. Copies of articles can be obtained by contacting the Cheboygan Public Library.

Last Name	First Name	Title	Newspaper	Newspaper Date
Dutcher	Ada	Mrs.	Cheboygan Democrat	3/1/1912

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Mecosta County Cemeteries

West Cemetery

Dutcher, Lydia Wife ---- ----
Dutcher, Simone S. Husband ---- June 30, 1880

Grand Rapids, Michigan City Directory, 1890

Name	Occupation	Location	City
Oliver Dutcher		boards s s 4th 3 e of Coit avenue, Comstock's add	Grand Rapids
A Dutcher	farmer	Caledonia; Labarge	Kent Co
Charles Dutcher	farmer	Caledonia; Labarge	Kent Co
Clarence Dutcher		Caledonia; Labarge	Kent Co
C W Dutcher	farmer	Byron; Byron Center	Kent Co
D W Dutcher	farmer	Caledonia; Labarge	Kent Co

Saginaw MI directories

Name	Occupation	Location	Year
John Dutcher	carpenter	615 Miller	1889
John Dutcher	carpenter	615 Miller, w s	1890

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References found in the Michigan Historical Collections (MHC) division of the Bentley Historical Library.

http://www.umich.edu/~bhl/bhl/refhome/refmenu.htm

Bentley Historical Library
1150 Beal Ave.
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2113

Genealogists who are unable to visit the Bentley Historical Library are encouraged to send their requests to the Reference Department. Time permitting, the reference staff devotes one hour to any one written request. Pertinent dates, names, and places assist the reference staff in its search.

Author: Lane, Kit.
Title: The letters of William G. Butler and other tales of Saugatuck / by Kit Lane.
Published: Douglas, MI ; Pavilion Press, c1994.
Description: 80 p. ; ill., maps ; 22 cm.
Subjects:
Saugatuck (Mich.)--History.
Butler, William G. (William Gay), 1799-1857.
Dutcher, George N. (George Newburg), 1834-1909.
ISBN: 1877703230

Author: Kellogg, Dor, b. 1822.
Title: Dor Kellogg photograph collection.
Published: 1870s?
Description: 1 envelope.
Notes: A miller at Mount Clemens, Michigan. (This identification not certain: the photos were made in Battle Creek, Michigan.)
Summary: Portraits of Kellogg and his wife Eliza Dutcher Kellogg.
Call No: 93362 Uas

Author: Steere, Joseph Beal,1842-1940.
Title: Joseph B. Steere papers, 1861-1941.
Description: 4 linear ft., 1 oversize v., and 1 oversize folder.
Genre/Form: Diaries.
Contributors:
[Over sixty names listed including:]
Dutcher, William, 1846-1920.
Notes: Naturalist, professor of zoology and paleontology at the University of Michigan.
Summary: Autobiography and biographical material; correspondence, diaries and travelogues, and writings concerning in part his collecting expeditions for the University Museum to South America, China, the Philippines, and other parts of the Far East; also papers reflecting his thoughts on science, religion, philosophy and evolution; and photographs.
Call No: 85831 AC Aa 2 UAm

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Portrait and Biographical Album of Livingston County, MI

GILBERT J. DANIELS. There is probably no man more truly and
justly respected and beloved by the community in general in Unadilla
Township, Livingston County, than he whose name we have just
given. He has ever stood for the right in every line of thought and has
maintained a sturdy Christian character throughout his whole
career. His kindly interest in his neighborhood has deservedly gained
the good will of all, and his upright dealings have committed their
respect.

Gilbert Daniels, Sr., the father of our subject, was born March 22,
1797, in Montgomery County, N.Y., and was a son of James Daniels, a
soldier in the Revolutionary War. His good wife, Margaret (Dutcher)
Daniels, was also a native of Montgomery County, and was born April
2, 1800. After marriage they removed to Orleans County, where they
resided until 1834, when they came to Michigan, and settled upon
forty acres of wild land in Unadilla Township. Here the father of our
subject erected a log shanty, which he covered with bark, and until
they discovered the splendid living spring which is now well-known
they drank from the creek. They came here before the organization of
the county, and there were then only six families of whites within what
is now the limits of the township, but Indians abounded all about
them.

Somewhat later a better house was built upon the farm, and there
these parents lived for a number of years after which our subject built
a cozy home for them on his farm, where the mother died March 30,
1869, and the father passed from earth February 17, 1875. The
mother was a member of the Protestant Methodist Church at
Plainfield, and they had but one child, our subject. He was born
October 12, 1823, in Montgomery County, N.Y., and was eleven years
of age, when he came to Michigan. Here he attended a school taught
by Cornelia Williams, now deceased. His father had twenty shillings in
money, a cow and a hog, as his personal wealth when he came to this
new home. The son remained beneath the parental roof until he
reached the age of twenty-seven years.

The happy wedding day of Gilbert J. Daniels was December 15,
1850, and he then took to wife Chloe M. Beale a daughter of Emery
and Sophronia (Rice) Beale, both New Yorkers who came to Michigan
among the first settlers and made their home in Lima Township,
Washtenaw County. In 1835 they came to this township and made
their home in Plainfield for the remainder of their days. The father and
mother of Mrs. Daniels had eleven children, three only of whom are
now living, and after her mother's death her father was united in
marriage with Mrs. Topping, who brought him no children. Eugene
Beale, the brother of Mrs. Daniels, is now the Postmaster at Ann
Arbor.

The wife of our subject was born September 12, 1832, in New York,
and was so well prepared by her attendance upon public school as to
be able to teach after coming to Michigan. After marriage they settled
upon their farm on section 21, Unadilla Township, and in time added
to the first eighty acres until they had one hundred and fifty-one
acres, and eighty acres more came to their share after the death of
the father. Upon this farm they lived from 1850 until 1888, and they
then retired from active work and made their home in
Gregory where Mr. Daniels now resides, as he lost his faithful wife in
January, 1890.

Of the eight children granted to him and his companion, six still
survive: Fred A., who married Ella Wood; Mary Ella, who is the wife of
Fitch Montague; Emma J., who resides upon the homestead; Nettie
C., who lives in California; George B., deceased; Gilbert E., who lives
upon the homestead; Josephine, living on the farm; G. Adolphus,
deceased. To all of these children Mr.. Daniels has afforded excellent
opportunities for education. George was a graduate of Ann Arbor
High School, and also took a course in pharmacy at the State
University. Nettie is a graduate of the High School and of the State
University and is now filling a responsible position as teacher at a
salary of $1,250 per annum.

The father of these young people was in his early years a member
of the Protestant Methodist Church, and was instrumental in erecting
the house of worship at Plainfield, giving $400 toward the building
fund. He had it removed to its present position, and sustained it there
for several years, and while in connection with that denomination he
was Class-Leader and delegate many times to the annual
conference. He was a delegate at Springfield, Ohio, when the
conference was split upon the slavery question. He is now
connected with the Presbyterian Church at Plainfield, and has been a
leader of a Bible class for years.

This gentleman is thoroughly interested in educational efforts, and
has been a member of the School Board. He has been identified with
both the Sons of Temperance and the Good Templars, and in the
latter society he filled responsible positions. In his early manhood he
was a Democrat, but on account of the slavery question left the party
for the Republican ranks, and now feels that the great interest
centers in a movement against the saloons, and is a pronounced
Prohibitionist.

Kent County Michigan GenWeb Project Biographies
Caledonia twp., p. 654 (Chapman 1881)
Charles W. Dutcher, son of Charles and Sarah A. Dutcher, was born Feb. 13, 1840. In 1848, he went to Cuyahoga Co., O., where he grew to manhood and
learned the trade of molding ship timber, which he followed 12 years in that State. He enlisted in the war of the Rebellion Aug. 13, 1862, in Co. G, 103d O. Vol.
Inf., and took part in the battles of Ft. Mitchell, Strawberry Plains and Frankfort, where he left the regiment and acted as assistant wagonmaster until October, 1862, when he was honorably discharged. he was married Aug. 24, 1861, to Lodemia A. Dutcher, born Oct. 23, 1838, daughter of John and Harriet Dutcher. They have five children---Ella L., John W., George F., Fred G., and Arthur G. In 1867 he came to Ada, where he owns a farm of 80 acres, in sec. 32. In 1874-75 he was in the U.S. employ cutting ship timber in New Orleans, and came home in 1876. He is a Republican. Mrs. Dutcher belongs to the M. E. Church.

Caledonia twp., pp. 654, 657 (Chapman 1881)
David W. Dutcher, prominent farmer, was born in Randolph, Cayuga Co., N.Y., June 29, 1832; is son of Charles and Adelia Dutcher, of the same county. The
former was born Jan. 9, 1800, of German parentage, and the latter May 17, 1808, of French descent. Mr. Dutcher, Sr., died Dec. 18, 1873. Mr. D., of this sketch,
went to Euclid, Cuyahoga Co., O., with his parents and in October, 1854, came to Cascade, and in 1855 purchased 80 acres on sec. 14, this tp. He enlisted in the
civil war in Co. C, 1st Reg. Mich. Engineers and Mechanics. He was in the battles of Green river, Shiloh, Murfreesboro and the seven days fight at Corinth,
where he was hurt by falling from a bridge. He was discharged in August, 1862, and returned home with Gen. Garfield. He was married Oct. 20, 1853, to Lucy F.,
daughter of Abraham and Sarah A. (Devore) Johnson, born in Cuyahoga Co., O., July 4, 1836. Four of five children are living-- Alvadora (Mrs. Ira Martin),
Charles J., Sarah A., and Clarence E. Mr. and Mrs. Dutcher are earnest members of the M. E. Church, and Mr. D. is a radical Republican. He owns 160 acres of
land in sec. 14, 80 of which he cleared and improved himself.