Historical Review of Chicago and Cook County and Selected Biography, Vol. 3 (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Historical Review of Chicago and Cook County and Selected Biography, Vol. 3Philip Danforth Armour was born at Stockbridge, Madison coun ty, New York, on the 16th of May, 1832, being the son. Of Danforth and Julianna (brooks) Armour, whose former home was in Union. Connecticut, whither they removed to his birthplace in September, 1825. The family consisted of six sons and two daughters, all of whom were reared on the farm homestead and were educated in the typical district school. Philip was fortunate enough to enjoy, in addition, the benefits of the Stockbridge Academy, and even there he was marked as a leader by his associates.The excitement over the discovery of gold in California in 1849 seethed for three years in the little village of Stockbridge before a company of its people was finally organized, and Philip D. Armour. Then twenty years of age, was among the first and most enthusiastic to volunteer for the overland trip. In the spring of 1852 the party left Oneida, New York, and six months later arrived on the coast.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.