Jacob Fishbeck Farmstead
farm in Genoa Township, Michigan
The Jacob Fishbeck Farmstead is a farm located at 5151 Crooked Lake Road in Genoa Township, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.
History
In 1836, Jacob Fishbeck Sr. moved from St. Lawrence County, New York to Michigan, following his son Freeman, who had moved the previous year. They were soon joined by the remainder of Jacob Sr.'s children: Jacob Jr., Nicholas, Philip, Levi, and Elsey, and Isabella. The family constructed a house on this property and began farming; however, Jacob Sr. died in 1839, leaving the farm to his son Jacob Jr. The younger Jacob Fishbeck and his wife Aeroea continued to farm the land, eventually having three children. Aeroea Fishbeck died in the early 1850s, and in 1853 Jacob Fishbeck married Sarah A. Rodgers; the couple eventually had two children in addition to Jacob's three.
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