Where A Few Detroiters Lived

Detroit In 1827 And Later On,  By General Friend Palmer:

Peter Godfroy lived on the Godfroy farm, fronting on the River road. The house was of recent construction, compared to the others that I have mentioned. Mr. Godfroy once lived on the corner of Woodward avenue and Woodbridge street, about 1827 and while living there he built the house I mention on his farm and occupied it about that time. This side of the Lafferty house, after a short distance, came May’s creek (now obliterated) where the Michigan Central Railroad tracks intersect the river front.

Source (Robert Abbott's Patent)

Then came the residence of Hon. Robert Abbott, auditor-general, then the residence of Governor William Woodbridge (Woodbridge farm), then the residence of Colonel Baker, United States Army (the latter was the last commandant at Fort Shelby), then the residence of John Mullet, surveyor-general of the Northwest Territory, then the Kercheval residence, then that of Hon. Augustus S. Porter, United States senator, then the residence of DeGarmo Jones, then the Cass farm, with the residence of General Cass.

General Cass

On the river front of the Cass farm and inside of its lower line, was the large brick brewery of Mr. Thomas Owen, who it was said, brewed fine ale, and was an exceedingly jolly, rotund Englishman.

San Telmo Cigar Manufacturing Company

Source

Wages in the factory:

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Historic Detroit's article about San Telmo Cigar Manufacturing Plant No. Two.

The U.S. Patent Office named Richard Helms as assignor to San Telmo Cigar Mfg. Company:

Richard Helms, Vice-President of the company:

Richard Helms was my grandkids' 3rd great-grandfather.

Websters In Worcester

My Webster cousins' father and grandfather in a City Directory:

Worcester, Massachusetts, City Directory (Unknown Date)

Webster Duane Earl (Ingeborg H) div mgr N Co (W) h 15 Brentwood dr

--Duane Ernest  navigator  TWA  r 15 Brentwood dr

Further research found that Duane Earl Webster, an employee of the Norton Company, applied for a patent.

My Webster cousins have an interesting paternal line that included Governor John Webster.   (Living, Living, Duane Earl, Ernest Irving, Eugene, Jonathan, Jonathan, Jonathan, Thomas, John, Thomas, Governor John Webster).

Another Post About Fernando White's Patent

The Official gazette of the United States Patent Office, Volume 46, Issues 10-13 (Google eBook) lists Fernando White's patent for gas burner.  The details about the patent can be found here.

Patent number: 399104

Filing date: Mar 15, 1888

Issue date: Mar 5, 1889

Fernando John White was Jim's great-grandfather.  See earlier post here.