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    The Campau family of Detroit, Michigan, was established when noble French brothers Michel and Jacques Campau settled in Detroit, Michigan in 1707 and 1708...
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    by the local chief, Cobmoosa. Campau was born in 1791 in Detroit, Michigan. He was a member of the prominent Campau family who were of French heritage....
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    Joseph Campau (February 20, 1769 – May 13, 1863) was among the leading citizens and wealthiest landowners in Detroit, Michigan, at the beginning of the...
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    Charles Columbus "Count" Campau (October 17, 1863 – April 3, 1938) was an American professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball...
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    1777) Slave owners John Askin (1739–1815) Elijah Brush (1773–1813) Campau family William Macomb (c. 1751–1796) John R. Williams (1782–1854) Augustus...
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    His parents were Thomas Williams and Cecile Campeau, of Detroit's Campau family. His father, who had been active in civic and political affairs, died...
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    post at Saginaw. Here agents purchased furs from Ojibwe trappers. The Campau family of Detroit operated an independent trading post at this location in...
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    Hardenbergh bought James and Elizabeth Baumfree from slave traders and kept their family at his estate in a big hilly area called by the Dutch name Swartekill (just...
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    state. This led to the rise of several wealthy socialite families such as the Hartwick family. The population doubled between 1870 and 1890. Toward the...
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    mother, Mary Ann Campau, was the niece of Louis Campau, the founder of Grand Rapids, Michigan and member of the Detroit's Campau family. Ryerson grew up...
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