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FEB. 8 ISSUE ANSWERS: This Painting by William J. Bennett in 1837 arriving in Detroit shows the types of transportation Romeo’s early settlers used to cross Lake Erie from New York. A boat just like the above water color could have been the transportation that the Gad Chamberlin family used to cross Lake Erie from New York to Romeo. At that time paddle wheel steam boats were also available for the trip. The Baileys made their trip on the Walk-In-The Water which grounded the previous year. Gad Chamberlin heard about cheap fertile land that was available in the Romeo area from his son, Samuel Chamberlin. Gad was born in Massachusetts in 1769. Gad had built saw mills in New York. Selling his properties in New York earned him $7,000, which would make him a rich man. Gad and his wife traveled in 1827 by land and boat following his son Addison, Sylvanus Taft and Erastus Day who had made the trip 2-3 months earlier to Michigan. Erastus Day was his nephew, the son of his brother-in-law, Levi Day. Upon arrival in Romeo, Gad purchased 80 acres from Ebenezer Kittridge. His property includes the current North Main Street in Romeo. His son built a mill near Lakeville, Michigan. His 6 sons, Samuel, Addison, Platte, Joseph, Harvey, Nelson, and 3 daughters, Mrs. Hollister, Mrs. Shaw and Mrs. Snow lived nearby.-Taken from Gad Chamberlin’s reminiscent articles written for the Romeo Historical Society in 1874 and published in the Romeo Observer. Yes, that means the Romeo Historical groups have been recording Romeo history for 149 years! Richard Beringer, Romeo Historical Society staff

FEB. 8 ISSUE ANSWERS: This Painting by William J. Bennett in 1837 arriving in Detroit shows the types of transportation Romeo’s early settlers used to cross Lake Erie from New York. A boat just like the above water color could have been the transportation that the Gad Chamberlin family used to cross Lake Erie from New York to Romeo. At that time paddle wheel steam boats were also available for the trip. The Baileys made their trip on the Walk-In-The Water which grounded the previous year. Gad Chamberlin heard about cheap fertile land that was available in the Romeo area from his son, Samuel Chamberlin. Gad was born in Massachusetts in 1769. Gad had built saw mills in New York. Selling his properties in New York earned him $7,000, which would make him a rich man. Gad and his wife traveled in 1827 by land and boat following his son Addison, Sylvanus Taft and Erastus Day who had made the trip 2-3 months earlier to Michigan. Erastus Day was his nephew, the son of his brother-in-law, Levi Day. Upon arrival in Romeo, Gad purchased 80 acres from Ebenezer Kittridge. His property includes the current North Main Street in Romeo. His son built a mill near Lakeville, Michigan. His 6 sons, Samuel, Addison, Platte, Joseph, Harvey, Nelson, and 3 daughters, Mrs. Hollister, Mrs. Shaw and Mrs. Snow lived nearby.-Taken from Gad Chamberlin’s reminiscent articles written for the Romeo Historical Society in 1874 and published in the Romeo Observer. Yes, that means the Romeo Historical groups have been recording Romeo history for 149 years! Richard Beringer, Romeo Historical Society staff

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