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Alveron Allen MTP's first president |
Minnesota Territorial Pioneers, Inc. is dedicated to preserving the heritage of the early pioneers who settled in the Minnesota Territory before 1858. The brainchild of W. H. Hoyt, MTP was organized on May 11, 1897, when 100 territorial pioneers gathered for that purpose at the Merchants Hotel in St. Paul. The first president was Alveron Allen. Other officers were William E. Lee, vice president; H S Fairchild, second vice-president; W. H. Hoyt, secretary; and John A. Stees, treasurer. Charter members included Milton Bevans, H. T. Bevans, Charles Brunson, H. Borup, John Brown, and William Burcher. Membership was limited to men who resided in the territory prior to statehood. Their spouses and women who resided in the territory were allowed honorary memberships. By 1900, MTP had over 1,000 members. Mrs. Sam Bloomer organized the Territorial Pioneer Guild ("Women's Auxiliary"). |
Tidbits about a few of the early members:
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Alveron Allen |
christened by Bishop Whipple |
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Silas Allen |
"I am the last leaf on the Family Tree...." |
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Josiah Batchelor |
Boat builder on the Red River |
| C. A. Bennett | Editor of the Granite Falls Journal |
| E F Berrisford | Served as president of the Old Settler's Association in 1910-1911 |
| Capt. Fred A. Bill | Agent for Diamond Jo Line Steamers |
| Joseph Blanchard | In 1860, became the first sheriff in Clay County |
| A L Bolton | set type at the St Paul Dispatch, went on to become publisher of the Montevideo Leader |
| George Bush | First white child born in Taylor Falls (father was Guy Bush) |
| James Butterfield | Managed a store for Lyman Dayton and ran a hotel on 3rd Street in St Paul |
| William Gies | First baker in St. Paul |
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