John Drew (trader)
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John A. Drew was a prominent trader in the Mackinac
area in the early 19th century.
Early in his career, Drew was an agent under Michael Dousman
, trading with the local Ojibwe and Odaawaa. Later, together with Edward Biddle, Drew was part owner of Biddle & Drew. In the 1836 Treaty of Washington, with the Ottawa, etc.
, Drew was granted a tract of one section and three quarters, to his Indian family, at Cheboygan
rapids, at the rate of four dollars. Later in his career, he served as a Michigan House of Representatives for the 1841 session.
John Drew married Margaret Lasley on May 27, 1822, in Mackinac area. Their children were:
Michilimackinac
Michilimackinac is a name for the region around the Straits of Mackinac between Lake Huron and Lake Michigan. Early settlers of North America applied the term to the entire region along Lakes Huron, Michigan, and Superior. Today it is mostly within the boundaries of Michigan, in the United States...
area in the early 19th century.
Early in his career, Drew was an agent under Michael Dousman
Michael Dousman
Michael Dousman was a fur trader and merchant with business interests in and around Mackinac Island during the War of 1812 period. He was the father of Wisconsin pioneer Hercules L...
, trading with the local Ojibwe and Odaawaa. Later, together with Edward Biddle, Drew was part owner of Biddle & Drew. In the 1836 Treaty of Washington, with the Ottawa, etc.
Treaty of Washington (1836)
The Treaty of Washington is a treaty between the United States and representatives of the Ottawa and Chippewa nations of Native Americans. With this treaty, the tribes ceded an area of approximately 13,837,207 acres in the northwest portion of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan and the eastern...
, Drew was granted a tract of one section and three quarters, to his Indian family, at Cheboygan
Cheboygan River
The Cheboygan River is a short but significant river in the Lake Huron drainage basin of the U.S. state of Michigan. in length, the Cheboygan River flows from the north end of Mullett Lake at to the Straits of Mackinac at . The river forms the boundary between Benton Township and Inverness...
rapids, at the rate of four dollars. Later in his career, he served as a Michigan House of Representatives for the 1841 session.
John Drew married Margaret Lasley on May 27, 1822, in Mackinac area. Their children were:
- William T. Drew, born c. 1825.
- Matilda Drew, born c. 1829.
- George Drew.
- Oliver Drew.
- Harriet Drew.
- Julia Ann Drew.
External links
- Old and new Mackinac by James Alvin Van Fleet.
- History of Brown County, Wisconsin by Deborah Beaumont Martin.
- Early days in Detroit by Friend Palmer, Harry P. Hunt and Charles Mills June.