Lived Here 75 Years Ago

Bethuel Clinton Farrand of Port Huron died after an illness of less than 10 days.

The deceased was born in Cayuga, N. Y. Dec. 13, 1812. and was a descendant of Nathaniel Farrand who emigrated from England and settled at Midford, Conn., in 1645. His father was the Hon. Bethuel Farrand, who came to Michigan with his family in 1825. and located in Detroit. A year later the family went to Ann Arbor, where the senior Farrand became the first judge of probate of Washtenaw county. B. C. Farrand received his early education at Griffin academy, Ann Arbor. and when 19 years old went to Detroit to carry out his cherished purpose of fitting himself for the legal profession. In acquiring his knowledge of law the young man had a hard struggle for existence, in which all the luxuries and most of the comforts of living were denied him. His courage and self-denial were severely tested, but by perseverance he won the battle and after becoming thoroughly grounded in the law was admitted to practice before the supreme court.

Upon being admitted to the bar in 1843 Mr. Farrand settled at Palmer, now St. Clair. but remained there only one year, when he went to Port Huron and had resided there continuously since.