Joseph Hagar
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- “They allus come when I want to go a-fishin.”
The subject of this sketch and originator of this phrase was the late Joseph Hager, of Saint Joseph Michigan. He was a son of John Hager, who moved from Palermo, Ont., to St. Joe, Mich, and later to San Francisco, Cal.
John Hager was a brother of Lawrence Hager of Palermo, Ont.
Mary Hager King of St. Joe, Mich., is a living sister of Joseph Hager, and the mother of the late Ben King, the famous poet of Michigan who wrote; “For my soul it seems caught in the old times undertow, and I’m floating down the river St. Joe.” - Notes
- Early land registry records and Trafalgar census records from 1851, 1871, 1881 use the family surname spelling, "Hagar". However, the 1861 census and the family gravestones in the Palermo cemetery use the spelling "Hager". Discussion with family in 2016 shows that most family members use the spelling "Hager" with the exception of one descendent group who preferred the other. During our discussion, we also found records with the following spellings - likely as interpreted from the new immigrants by Customs officials - Hauger, Hegi, Hauge.
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United States, United States
Latitude: 39.76 Longitude: -98.5
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Trafalgar Township Historical Society Sponsor: Jeff Knoll, Local & Regional Councillor for Oakville Ward 5 – Town of Oakville/Regional Municipality of Halton
