Ephraim Smith WILLIAMS, son of Oliver WILLIAMS and Mary LEE. Born Feb 7, 1802 at Concord, Massachusetts, died Jul 20, 1890 at Flint, Michigan, 88 years Name Prefix: Came to Michigan with his family in 1815. Life long Democrat of the Jacksonian School. 1834-1st Postmaster of Saginaw City. Knight Templar in the Masons Married Mar 13, 1825 at Auburn, Oakland County, Michigan (48 years married) to: Hannah Melissa GOTEE, daughter of Elias GOTEE and Martha G. (Mary) HARRINGTON. Born Jun 5, 1809 at Aurelius, New York, died Feb 12, 1874 at Flint, Michigan, 64 years, buried at Oak Hill Cemetery Poss. Name of Harriet Melissa Gotee Came to Michigan from Buffalo on the firsttrip of the SteamerSuperior in May 1822. She resided with her grandfather, JamesHarrington, near Auburn, Oakland County, until her marriage, 13Mar 1825. Died at her residence, corner of Kearsley and Beach Streets,Flint, MI. She had been a terrible sufferer for 30 years fromthe effects of Mercurial poison, administered in her early lifeas a cure for fever and ague. Children: 1. Mary Abigail WILLIAMSBorn Sep 26, 1826 at Silver Lake, Michigan, died Sep 14, 1872 at Detroit, Michigan, 45 years, buried at Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, MI Descendant of French merchant, named Gauthier, who settled inAmerica in the early days of colonization. After the Conquestof Canada in 1760, one of Gauthier's sons removed to Aurelius,New York, and changed his name to Gotee. There he married andhad a son named Elias. 5. Elias Gotee WilliamsBorn Apr 11, 1838 at Saginaw City, Michigan, died Apr 23, 1884, 46 years, buried Apr 26, 1884 at Glenwood Cemetery, Flint, MI Quartermaster of Mich 8 Reg 6. Eliza Melissa WilliamsBorn Apr 4, 1841, died May 1, 1842, 1 years 7. Jennie Maria WilliamsBorn Feb 7, 1844 Per 1900 Census, living next door to James Harrington Walker. |