Place:St. James, Charlevoix, Michigan, United States

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NameSt. James
Alt namesSt. Jamessource: WeRelate abbreviation
TypeTownship
Located inCharlevoix, Michigan, United States
source: Family History Library Catalog


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St. James Township is a civil township of Charlevoix County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the township population was 365.

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The township was named for James Strang, who led a faction of Mormon settlers to Beaver Island in 1848. Producing mysterious brass plates from the ground, and receiving directives from God, Strang formed a colony on Beaver Island in 1848 called St. James, naming it after himself. Strang led those who accepted him to Nauvoo, Illinois, and then Voree, Wisconsin, before deciding that God wanted him to bring his flock to Beaver Island.[1] James J. Strang appointed by Joseph Smith Jr. presided over the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Strangite) from 1844 to 1856.

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