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Lapeer County, Michigan

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Baer, Cool, Degroot, Hoogstra and 16 others
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    Margaret Willems DeGroot (1892 - 1978)
    Immigration : 1905* Immigration : 1906 - United States* Immigration : 1906* Residence : Aug 5 1892 - Leeuwarderadeel, Friesland, Nederland* Residence : Metamora, Lapeer, Michigan* Residence : 1910 - De...
  • John DeGroot (1890 - 1967)
    Military service : Between 1917 and 1918 - Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States* Immigration : 1900* Immigration : 1910 - United States* Residence : 1920 - Detroit Ward 11, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan,...
  • Arnold Vander Van Der Ploeg (1919 - 1985)
    Immigration : 1921* Residence : 1930 - Imlay, Lapeer, Michigan, United States** Reference: FamilySearch Family Tree - SmartCopy : Apr 29 2024, 1:24:16 UTC
  • Sylvia Millikin (1916 - 1941)
    Immigration : 1921* Residence : 1930 - Imlay, Lapeer, Michigan, United States* Residence : 1935 - Same Place* Residence : 1940 - Almont Township, Lapeer, Michigan, United States** Reference: FamilySear...
  • Clarence VanDerPloeg (1911 - 1952)
    Immigration : 1921 Residence : 1930 - Imlay, Lapeer, Michigan, United States Residence : 1935 - Same House Residence : 1940 - Imlay Township, Lapeer, Michigan, United States Reference: F...

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The county was created on September 18, 1822, and was fully organized on February 2, 1835. The name is a corruption of the French la pierre, which means "the stone".

The first European-American settler in Lapeer was Alvin N. Hart, who was born in Cornwall, Connecticut on February 11, 1804. He came to Lapeer in 1831 and platted the Village of Lapeer on November 8, 1833.

Adjacent Counties

Cities & Villages

  • Almont
  • Brown City (part)
  • Clifford
  • Columbiaville
  • Dryden
  • Imlay City
  • Lapeer (County Seat)
  • Metamora
  • North Branch
  • Otter Lake

Other Townships & Communities: Arcadia, Attica, Barnes Lake, Burlington, Burnside, Elba, Farmers Creek, Five Lakes, Goodland, Hadley, Hunters Creek, Kerr Hill, Kings Hill, Lum, Marathon, Mayfield, Millers Lake, Oregon, Rich, Silverwood, Thornville

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