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Day in the Life

May 29, 1844

Journal Entry

May 29, 1844 ~ Wednesday

29th We walked to Elder Ezekel Lees the presiding
Elder of the Church. we copied the following from
the session laws of Michigan, which is div[id]ed into
three congressional districts as follows to wit

The counties of Monroe, Lenewee, Washtenaw Wayne
& Hillsdale, first district. And Branch, St Joseph Cass, Berrian
Van Buren, Kalamazoo Calhoun, Jackson, Allegan,
Barry, Ionia, Eaton, Kent, Ottaway, Oceana, Newaygo, Mecosta

Notipekago, Aishcum, Manistee and Kautawaubet is
second district.

And, Macomb, Oakland
Livingston, Ingham, Clinton, Shiawassee, Genesee,
Lapeer, St. Clair, Mackinac, Chippewa, Saginaw,
Tuscola, Midland, Gladwin, Arienac, Ogemaw, Kanotin
Sanilac, Huron and all the other counties not named
shall be denominated the third congressional district

People

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Lee, Ezekiel
1795-1877
6 mentions

Places

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Allegan County, Michigan
Arenac County, Michigan
Barry County, Michigan
Berrien County, Michigan
Branch County, Michigan
Calhoun County, Michigan
Cass County, Michigan
Chippewa County, Michigan
Clinton County, Michigan
Eaton County, Michigan
Genesee County, Michigan
Gladwin County, Michigan
Hillsdale County, Michigan
Huron County, Michigan
Ingham County, Michigan
Ionia County, Michigan
Iosco County, Michigan
Jackson County, Michigan
Kalamazoo County, Michigan
Kent County, Michigan
Lapeer County, Michigan
Lenawee County, Michigan
Livingston County, Michigan
Mackinac County, Michigan
Macomb County, Michigan
Manistee County, Michigan
Mason County, Michigan
Mecosta County, Michigan
Michigan
Michigan
Midland County, Michigan
Monroe County, Michigan
Newaygo County, Michigan
Oakland County, Michigan
Oceana County, Michigan
Ogemaw County, Michigan
Ottawa County, Michigan
Saginaw County, Michigan
Sanilac County, Michigan
Shiawassee County, Michigan
St. Clair County, Michigan
St. Joseph County, Michigan
Tuscola County, Michigan
Van Buren County, Michigan
Washtenaw County, Michigan
Wayne County, Michigan
Wexford County, Michigan

Events

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May 4, 1844
Wilford completes brick home in Nauvoo; over the next 2 years he lives in it for less than 6 weeks.

May 29, 1844