Owen Dodge^[1]

1818 - 1912  (94 years)

• Name	Owen Dodge
  Born	23 May 1818	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Interesting	pioneer, story
  Occupation	1842	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	carpenter
  Occupation	1852	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	carpenter
  Occupation	1875	Gaines Township, Kent Co., Michigan   [4]
  	farmer
  Occupation	1880	Bear Creek, Emmet Co., Michigan   [3]
  	land clearer
  Eby ID Number	00095-5423.2
  Died	20 Jul 1912	Bowne Township, Kent Co., Michigan
  Buried	Blain Cemetery, Cutlerville, Kent, Michigan, United States
  Person ID	I22041	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Nathaniel Dodge,   b. 1759, , Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. Sep 1852, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 93 years)
  Mother	Polly Hoover,   b. Abt 1790, , Massachusetts ,   d. Bef 1852, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 61 years)
  Family ID	F15437	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Livergood,   b. 14 May 1823, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Aug 1867, , Kent Co., Delaware  (Age 44 years)
  Married	1841	Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Children	1. Nathaniel Dodge,   b. 1842, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1862  (Age 20 years)   2. Samuel Dodge,   b. 1842, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 31 May 1862, Fair Oaks, Fairfax (city), Virginia, United States  (Age 20 years)   3. Owen L. Dodge,   b. 2 Oct 1847, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Sep 1935, Freeport, Barry, Michigan, USA  (Age 87 years)   4. Mary Magdalena "Maggie" Dodge,   b. 4 Apr 1850, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Nov 1923, , Kent Co., Michigan  (Age 73 years)   5. Harriet Dodge,   b. 1854, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 May 1884, , Kent Co., Michigan  (Age 30 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F4750	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Rosenberger,   b. 11 Aug 1820, , Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 7 Aug 1902, Watervliet, Berrien, Michigan, United States  (Age 81 years)
  Married	17 Apr 1875	Gaines, Kent, Michigan   [4]
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F6157	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Owen Dodge Image from Find A Grave collection of Norman E. Dodge

  
  

• Notes

  "Pioneer Life Ended--'Grandpa' Dodge' died in Bowne Saturday. Owen Dodge, aged 94, died Saturday, July 20, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Walton in Bowne. Considering his advanced years, Mr. Dodge was unusually active until the past year when occasional spells of sickness rapidly enfeebled his condition. He had been a resident of Michigan nearly 50 years and was closely associated with the early history of Gaines twp. Funeral services were held at the Gaines UB church Monday conducted by Rev. A. M. Bostwick with burial in the North Gaines Cemetery. Owen Dodge was born May 23, 1818 in Canada. He was married to Miss Mary Levagood in 1841 and came to Michigan in 1854. To this union were born 11 children, 5 of whom survive, Owen of Gaines twp., Mrs. Maggie Clemens of Caledonia, Mrs. Diana Walton of Bowne, Mrs. Josephine Jones of Petoskey and Simon L. Dodge of Bay Shore. His wife died in 1865 (sic) and in 1875 he was married to Mrs. Mary Colburn who died in 1900. Besides the children, he is survived by 26 grandchildren and 31 great-grandchildren." Caledonia Newspaper 23 Jul 1912 ______________________________ Caledonia"s Three Oldest Men The three wise men who navigated the sea in a bowl have been honored as the heroes of a nursery rhyme; the three graces, the three Rs and a host of other "threes" have been made much of, but Caledonia's three old men have gone their peaceful way for many years without being chased by moving picture photographers or having a new brand of breakfast food named after them. According to all accounts, non of them has been honored even by having his photograph in a patent medicine advertisement. But oblivion, that abyss of unfathomable depth, is to claim them as its own no longer, for at the request of The Evening Press, Caledonia's three oldest inhabitants "looked pleasant" for just a moment and the photographer snapped his camera. The three men are Benjamin L. Fulton, Owen Dodge, and William I. Wood, each of whom is ninety-two years of age and each of whom enjoy good health and eyesight, none of them being obliged to wear glasses. Mr. Fulton was born in Massillon, Stark county, Ohio, and when he was only fourteen years old he was taken by his parents to Richland county, Ohio, the family being the third to locate in that county. He has been a resident of Caledonia for about thirty years. He has been justice of the peace for Caledonia township for sixteen years. Mr. Dodge was born in Berlin, Ont. in 1818, and came to Michigan fifty-five years ago, most of his life in Michigan having been spent in or near Caledonia. Mr. Wood was born in Livingston county, New York and came to Michigan fifty-two years ago. He has since lived in Caledonia township or village. For four years he was supervisor from this township and for two years he held the office of tax collector. All three are still sturdy and full of life and it is not impossible that they should be photographed at some future time on the occasion of their one hundredth anniversary. Grand Rapids Press Oct 1910

  
  

• Sources

  [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 203. [S233] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1852. [S142] Census - Michigan - 1880, Bear Creek, Emmet, Michigan Film 1254578 Page 359C. Owen DODGE Self M Male W 62 CAN Clearing Land MA PA Mary DODGE Wife M Female W 59 CAN Keeping House PA PA [S670] Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925. Owen Dodge farmer of Gaines Age (Expanded) 57 years Birth Year 1818 Birthplace Canada Spouse's Name Mary Rosenberg Colborne Spouse's Age (Expanded) 55 years Spouse's Birth Year 1820 Spouse's Birthplace Canada Event Date 17 Apr 1875 Event Place Gaines, Kent, Michigan [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852. Rev'd Frederick W. Bindemann, Minister Of The German Evangelical Church, , At Green Bush, Waterloo Township, 31 Aug. 1841 To 31 Aug. 1842 Owen Dodge, Carpenter, To Mary Loewegood, Both Of Waterloo. Wit. William Benton, Wagonmaker, And Elias Shupe, Yeoman, Both Of Waterloo

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 23 May 1818 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 1841 - Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - carpenter - 1842 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - carpenter - 1852 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - farmer - 1875 - Gaines Township, Kent Co., Michigan Married - 17 Apr 1875 - Gaines, Kent, Michigan Occupation - land clearer - 1880 - Bear Creek, Emmet Co., Michigan Died - 20 Jul 1912 - Bowne Township, Kent Co., Michigan Buried - - Blain Cemetery, Cutlerville, Kent, Michigan, United States  = Link to Google Earth