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Brush, Elijah

Born
1772
Birthplace
Bennington, Vermount
Titles and Honors
Appointed by Governor as Mayor afer resignation of Solomon Sibley, 1806
Hero in War of 1812
Education
Dartmouth College, 1789
Notes
Came to Detroit, early pioneer, 1798
Occupation
Admitted to the bar by Supreme Court of Michigan Territory
Founder of family's fortune in real estate
Spouse
Adelaide Askin, m. 2/1
Children
Edmund Askin (b. 1802)
Charles R. (b. 1807)
Alfred (b. 1808)
Samantha (b. 1813)