Colonel James Askin: Born In Detroit

Colonel James Askin was born in Detroit; the Askin family moved across the river into Canada, where they continued to be prominent in the area.

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Colonel James Askin was born in Detroit in 1788. He was a colonel of militia stationed in Sandwich some years previous and up to 1858. Was Registrar of Deeds for Essex from 1831 to 1846. He died in 1862/3.

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