Elijah Brush | |
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| Born | May 10, 1773 Bennington, Vermont |
| Died | December 14, 1813 (aged 40) Detroit, Michigan |
| SpouseScript error: No such module "Detect singular". | Adelaide Askin (m. 1802; his death 1813) |
| Relations | John Askin (father-in-law) |
| ParentScript error: No such module "Detect singular". | Nathaniel Brush Samantha Parker Brush |
| Alma mater | Dartmouth College |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Elijah Brush (May 10, 1773 – December 14, 1813) was a lawyer and politician from Detroit, Michigan.
Early life[]
Elijah Brush was born in Bennington, Vermont in 1773, the son of Colonel Nathaniel Brush and Samantha Parker (d. 1789).[1] Brush graduated from Dartmouth College and came to Detroit in 1798.[2]
Career[]
Following Detroit's hand-over to American control, John Askin, a British subject, moved across the Detroit River to Canada, leaving behind his farm, "Private Claim #1," which was immediately adjacent to Detroit.[1]
Public service[]
Elijah Brush was elected a trustee in 1803, appointed Lieutenant Colonel of the Territorial Militia in 1805, and appointed as mayor of the town of Detroit after Solomon Sibley's resignation in 1806.[2] Brush also served as Treasurer of the Michigan Territory from 1806 to 1813, and from 1811 to 1814 served as United States Attorney.[3]
Brush was the counsel in the first case to test the right to hold slaves in Michigan.[4][when?]
During the War of 1812, British forces captured Detroit and Elijah Brush and other militia officers were taken prisoner.[2] He was shipped to Toronto, but his brother-in-law, a British officer, procured his release, and Brush returned to Detroit in late 1813[5] when American troops retook the city.[2]
Personal life[]
In 1802, Brush married Adelaide Askin (1783–1859),[1] daughter of John Askin and sister of John Askin, both prominent fur traders.[2] The couple had three sons and a daughter[3] who survived their father:[1]
- Edmund Askin Brush (1802–1877), who married Elizabeth Cass Hunt (1825–1913).[6]
- Charles Andrew Brush (1804–1807), who died young.[6]
- Charles Reuben Brush (1807–1849), who married Jane Cameron Forsyth (1809–1856).[7]
- John Alfred Brush (1811/5–1870), a doctor.[6]
- Archange "Semanthe" Brush (1813–1842), who married Charles Meredith.[6]
Elijah and Adelaide moved onto Askin's farm, and in 1806 the Brushes purchased it for $6000 and it eventually became known as the Brush Farm.[1] Brush, a careful administrator, increased the value of the farm and made his heirs wealthy.[2] In the 1850s, Edmund Brush began developing sections of the property into the fashionable Brush Park; the streets Edmund, Alfred, Adelaide, and Brush were named after members of the family.[8]
He died on December 14, 1813, shortly after the Americans retook Detroit.[2][5]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Judy Jacobson (2002). "Detroit River Connections: Historical and Biographical Sketches of the Eastern Great Lakes Border Region". Genealogical Publishing Com. pp. 58–63. ISBN 0-8063-4510-1. https://books.google.com/books?id=u0WR6JeTHvQC&pg=PA58.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 "The government of the city of Detroit and Wayne County, Michigan: 1701 to 1907, historical and biographical". 1907. pp. 26–27. ISBN 9780598455529. https://books.google.com/books?id=Y6vhAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA26.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Elijah Brush". History of Detroit.com. http://www.historydetroit.com/people/elijah_brush.asp. Retrieved September 7, 2010.
- ↑ Stephen D. Bingham (1888). "Early history of Michigan: with biographies of state officers, members of Congress, judges and legislators". Thorp & Godfrey, state printers. p. 134. https://books.google.com/books?id=st4iAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA134.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Elijah Brush". Elmwood Cemetery. http://www.elmwoodhistoriccemetery.org/pages/brush.html. Retrieved September 7, 2010.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Burton, Clarence Monroe (in en). The City of Detroit, 1701 -1922, Volume 4. p. 137. ISBN 9783849678043. https://books.google.com/books?id=Z-4tDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA137. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ↑ Averill, Patricia (2006) (in en). Cameron: Cameron: Family, Technology and Religion in a Rust Belt Town as Seen by Averills, Nasons, Mccormicks and Others Who Passed Through.. Xlibris Corporation. p. 636. ISBN 9781477177556. https://books.google.com/books?id=5CDLnk-PaKsC&pg=PT636. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ↑ Ren Farley. "Brush Park Historic District/Woodward East Historic District". Detroit1701.org. http://detroit1701.org/BrushPark.htm. Retrieved September 7, 2010.
External links[]
- Elijah Brush at Find a Grave
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