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Dornes, Michael, Sardinia, p. o. East Concord, was born in Germany, August 11, 1846, and was a son of August
and Augusta Domes, natives of Germany, who came to Colden in 1857. Later they moved to Concord and purchased 200
acres of land, and spent the last of their days in Sardinia. He died October 9, 1889, and his wife in 1882. Michael
Domes was reared in Germany and began when a boy to herd cattle. He worked out about seventeen years on a farm,
and in 1880 bought 175 acres of land, having put up buildings that cost about $5,000. Mr. Dornes started poor and
is to-day one of the well-to-do farmers of the town. June 13, 1869, he married Margaret Barthel, and they have
four children: George J., Michael J., Frederick W. and Augusta A.
Source:
Our County and it's people
a descriptive work on Erie County, New York
Edited by: Trumen C. White
The Boston History Company, Publishes 1898
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