Person:Harriet Bair (1)

Daughter of Christopher and Susanna (Baum) Bair, natives of Pennsylvania. Mr. and Mrs. Bair emigrated to Michigan in 1829, and settled in Prairie Ronde Twp, where they spent their remaining years. They had a family of fourteen children, of whom Harriet was the next to the youngest in order of Birth.

Christopher Bair was born in 1769 in Pennsylvania (whither his father emigrated from Germany), and served during the war of 1812. He removed to Stark Co., Ohio, about 1813, later resided for a time in Wayne and Crawford Counties, the same state and finally, Nov. 22, 1828 made settlement in St. Joseph Co. Mich. One year later, he removed to Prairie Ronde Twp. where he developed a fine farm and remained until his death at the age of sixty-four years. He was a Jacksonian Democrat and a Presbyterian in his religious belief. Susan Baum Bair was born in Pennsylvania in 1776 and was of French descent, the family name being originally La Baum. Although not a church member, she was a sincere Christian and lovingly devoted to the welfare of her husband and children. At the age of seventy-three she passed away and now lies buried by the side of her husband in the cemetery at Harrison Corners, Kalamazoo County, Mich.

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