John Stead

1817 - 1878  (61 years)

• Name	John Stead
  Birth	1817	England
  Gender	Male
  Death	1 Aug 1878	Shelby, Macomb, MI
  Burial		Utica Cemetery
  Person ID	I1876	Family Tree
  Last Modified	13 Sep 2005

  
  

  Family	Mary Brabb,   b. 1820, England d. 16 Jan 1904, Shelby, Macomb, MI (Age 84 years)
  Children	1. Anna I Stead,   b. 1855, Michigan d. 8 Oct 1876, Shelby, Macomb, MI (Age 21 years)
  Family ID	F493	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Utica Cemetery Utica Cemetery John and Mary Stead deeded 4.45 acres of Land to the Utica Cemetery Association in 1863. Included in that parcel was a section referred to as the "Old Burying Ground" and a family plot called "Stead's Reserve." The first burial occurred in 1817 upon the death of Thomas Squier, who was among Shelby Township's first white settlers. Businessmen, doctors, farmers, and teachers who influenced the history of the area are buried here, including Lyman T. Jenney, the county's first doctor and anitslavery activists Peter and Sarah Lerich. Also interred here are Joseph Stead, who platted the village of Harlow in 1829, and Gurden C. Leech, who in 1833 suggested that the town be renamed Utica. From Cemetery inscription John Stead d. 8/1/1878 Aged 63 years