Marshall Michigan was an important station with the "Underground Railroad" and Jabez was an "open and avowed Abolitionist" and an important contact there. He was also a Liberty Party candidate for Governor of Michigan in several state campaigns.
Elder Jabez Sill Fitch built a brick church on State Street (now called Michigan Avenue) where Hemmingsen's Drug store now stands. The cornerstone was laid May 10, 1843. There are several accounts of the construction. All of them state that Jabez Fitch helped build the church. During construction a wall fell, causing an injury that resulted in his death.
1. History of Calhoun County Michigan by Washington Garner, Lewis Publishing, 1913, Pg 62
2. The Underground Railroad in Michigan by Carol E. Mull, McFarland and Co, Inc., North Carolina, 2010, Pg 64-65
3. http://www.fpcmarshall.org/about%20us/history.html
Elder Jabez Sill Fitch built a brick church on State Street (now called Michigan Avenue) where Hemmingsen's Drug store now stands. The cornerstone was laid May 10, 1843. There are several accounts of the construction. All of them state that Jabez Fitch helped build the church. During construction a wall fell, causing an injury that resulted in his death.
1. History of Calhoun County Michigan by Washington Garner, Lewis Publishing, 1913, Pg 62
2. The Underground Railroad in Michigan by Carol E. Mull, McFarland and Co, Inc., North Carolina, 2010, Pg 64-65
3. http://www.fpcmarshall.org/about%20us/history.html
Marshall Michigan was an important station with the "Underground Railroad" and Jabez was an "open and avowed Abolitionist" and an important contact there. He was also a Liberty Party candidate for Governor of Michigan in several state campaigns.
Elder Jabez Sill Fitch built a brick church on State Street (now called Michigan Avenue) where Hemmingsen's Drug store now stands. The cornerstone was laid May 10, 1843. There are several accounts of the construction. All of them state that Jabez Fitch helped build the church. During construction a wall fell, causing an injury that resulted in his death.
1. History of Calhoun County Michigan by Washington Garner, Lewis Publishing, 1913, Pg 62
2. The Underground Railroad in Michigan by Carol E. Mull, McFarland and Co, Inc., North Carolina, 2010, Pg 64-65
3. http://www.fpcmarshall.org/about%20us/history.html
Elder Jabez Sill Fitch built a brick church on State Street (now called Michigan Avenue) where Hemmingsen's Drug store now stands. The cornerstone was laid May 10, 1843. There are several accounts of the construction. All of them state that Jabez Fitch helped build the church. During construction a wall fell, causing an injury that resulted in his death.
1. History of Calhoun County Michigan by Washington Garner, Lewis Publishing, 1913, Pg 62
2. The Underground Railroad in Michigan by Carol E. Mull, McFarland and Co, Inc., North Carolina, 2010, Pg 64-65
3. http://www.fpcmarshall.org/about%20us/history.html
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