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M Emerson Choate

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Dibean Marriage Index, Monroe Co., MI, Michigan GenWeb:
CHOATE,EMMERSON - CHOATE,THAYER,MARTHA B THAYER,MONROE,,24 MAR 1831,---,---,---.

Headstones St. Paul's Cemetery, Monroe Twp, Monroe Co., MI, Michigan GenWeb, Monroe County:
CHOATE, N.[sic] born no date died June 11, 1888 age 78 yrs.
CHOATE, Emerson born no date died May 18, 1862 age 74 yrs.
CHOATE, Samuel born no date died December 13, 1855 age 33 yrs.
CHOATE, Sherman born no date died May 2, 1847.

Early history of Michigan, with biographies of state officers, members of Congress, judges and legislators, by Stephen D. Bingham, 1888, pg. 171, transcription from University of Michigan (on-line):
EMERSON CHOATE,
Representative from Monroe county in 1861-2, was a Democrat, and was supervisor, and justice of the peace in his town for some twenty consecutive years.

History of Monroe County, Michigan, by Talcott Enoch Wing, 1890, p. 41, transcription from University of Michigan (on-line):
PERSONAL HISTORIES.
EMERSON CHOATE, who died May 18, 1882, was a farmer of Monroe township. He was born in Canada, August 28, 1807; came to Monroe county in 1816. Married Martha Thayer, February 28 1831. She was born in Rhode Island, December 8, 1809. Their children are: Emerson H., born August 3, 1837; Caroline, born May 28, 1832; Louisa, born February 17, 1834; Mary M., born August 27, 1835; Maria, born April 26, 1839; Edward, born August 3, 1842; Sherman, born November 13, 1845, died March 10, 1816; Frank, born January 10, 1848. Mr. Choate was a Democrat; was supervisor for 28 years, and was a member of the State legislature for two years.
FRANK C. CHOATE, a farmer of Monroe township, was born in Monroe, January 10, 1848. Married Adeline Pitts, February 19, 1878. She was born April 13, 1842. She was the daughter of Samuel and Catharine Pitts, of Raisinville, who settled here in 1832. Mr. Choate is a Democrat.

History of Monroe County, Michigan, by Talcott Enoch Wing, 1890, pg. 268-275, transcription from University of Michigan (on-line):
Supervisors:
1848- ... Monroe, E. Choate;
1849- ... Monroe, Emerson Choate;
1852- ... Monroe, Emerson Choate;
1853- ... Monroe, Emerson Choate;
1854- ... Monroe, Emerson Choate;
1855- ... Monroe, Emerson Choate;
1856- ... Monroe, Emerson Choate;
1858- ... Monroe, Emerson Choate;
1859- ... Monroe, Emerson Choate;
1860- ... Monroe, Emerson Choate;
1861- ... Monroe, Emerson Choate;
1862- ... Monroe, Emerson Choate;
1863- ... Monroe, Emerson Choate;
1864- ... Monroe, Emerson Choate;
1865- ... Monroe, Emerson Choate;
1866- ... Monroe, Emerson Choate;
1867- ... Monroe, Emerson Choate;
1868- ... Monroe, Emerson Choate;
1870- ... Monroe, Emerson Choate;
1871- ... Monroe, Emerson Choate;
1872- ... Monroe, Emerson Choate;
1873- ... Monroe, Emerson Choate;

pg. 360-362:
EMERSON CHOATE, One of the oldest, most respected and honored citizens of Monroe county, was a native of Canada, being born at Malden, on the banks of the River Thames, in what was then known as Third township, now Howard, August 28, 1807, and when but a lad of nine years of age, just after the War of 1812, coming to Monroetown with his parents, Samuel and Elizabeth (Cornell) Choate, and settling on the banks of the River Raisin, where but two years before had occurred the bloody battle and Indian massacre. During his residence of sixty-five years in this community he has seen this prosperous county spring up from an unbroken wilderness, and with its rise, growth and progress has been closely identified. His father, Samuel, was on the first board of supervisors in the county in 1827, and in 1848 and 1849 Emerson was chosen to represent the people of Monroetown in the same capacity; and being very popular with his fellow-townsmen, after an intermission of one year, in which he served as township clerk, he was again elected to the office of supervisor, and re-elected for twenty-three consecutive years, filling the position he occupied to the entire satisfaction of his constituents, and with honor to himself. The year previous to his death, during the absence of Supervisor Wakefield, Mr. Choate was again chosen to represent his township (Monroetown) making in all twenty-six years of service upon the board.
During the memorable and trying years of 1861-2 he represented his district in the Michigan legislature, where his course was marked by the same honest purpose and fairness. May 6, 1850, in pursuance of Act No. 78 of the session of 1850, he was elected a delegate to the constitutional convention which convened at Lansing June 3 and adjourned August 15, 1850, his colleagues from Monroe county being Robert McClelland, Alexander M. Arzeno and Henry B. Marvin. The constitution, as revised by the convention, was submitted to the people November 5, 1850, and adopted by a majority of 26,736 votes, and with amendments is the one now in force, the revisions of 1867 and 1873 having both been rejected by the people in the April and November elections following.
Mr. Choate lived with his parents until 1830, when he decided to make a home in the wilderness for himself. Acting on this resolution he removed a few miles to the south of the old homestead, and taking up a large tract of woodland, erected a log house and began the laborious task of clearing off the land. Having completed the cage he secured the bird in the person of Martha Bowen, to whom he was married February 28, 1831, who was born in Providence, Rhode Island, December 8, 1809, and at an early day emigrated to Monroe county with her parents. She indeed proved a helpmeet to her husband in his labor of years, enduring all the privations and exposures of early settlers, clearing away the forests, draining the marshes, building roads and laying the foundation for the present valuable property now in the family. She proved a worthy companion for her noble husband in building up a pleasant home in the wilds of a new State. As a kind neighbor, loving mother and faithful friend, without reproach in all social, religious and neighborly qualities, she will long be remembered. She survived Mr. Choate about six years, her death occurring at her home on Plum Creek, June 11, 1888, when sympathizing friends and neighbors met to lay away her remains in peaceful rest by the side of her husband's ashes.
Their children are: Caroline R., born May 28, 1832, married in Raisinville, November 8, 1851, to Seneca H. Larabee; Louisa M., born February 17, 1834, died December 13, 1888; Minerva M., born August 27, 1835, married to Norman G. Curtis, October, 1858; Emerson H. (now living in Detroit), born August 3, 1837, and married November 26, 1861, to Jane M. Shew; Maria M., born April 26, 1839; Edward M., born August 3, 1842, now living on the old farm, married December 25, 1872, to Annie E Skinner, of Fremont, Ohio; Sherman D., born November 13, 1845, died March 10, 1846; and Frank C., born January 10, 1848, married February 19, 1878, to Adeline M. Pitts, and now living on the old homestead.
The old log house was replaced by a new and more handsome structure, where for many years friends would often meet to enjoy hospitality that was always bestowed in a generous and friendly manner, where Mr. Choate was a signal illustration of the gospel of cheerfulness through all his happy and useful life. Simple and frugal in his own habits of living, he was open-handed in his charity to the needy and in his generosity to his friends. The kindly welcomes and generous hospitalities of the home will long be cherished in the memories of all who have shared them. Up to the hour of his death his life was one of ceaseless toil and untiring activity, and wherever he was known his genial presence will be greatly missed.
His death, which occurred May 18, 1882, resulting from apoplexy, came suddenly, much to the surprise and bereavement of friends and relatives. He had been to Monroe in the forenoon, seeming to be in his usual health. After dinner he went to the barn to feed his horse and was found dead on the haymow some two hours later. The body when found being quite cold, it is supposed he died soon after leaving the house. Through all his life he had been a man of the strictest honesty and integrity, and his death was sincerely mourned by his many friends throughout the county. His funeral was held at his residence the following Sunday, the burial services being conducted by the Rev. J. E. Jacklin, and was one of the largest gatherings of a similar nature ever held in the township.

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    Francis Cornwall †1804   Anna Sherman
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Samuel Day Choate 1767-1834   Elizabeth Cornwall ca 1782-1826
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Emerson Choate 1807-1862