Branch County, Michigan was created in 1829 by the Michigan Territorial Legislature. The county was named after John Branch, the Secretary of the Navy under President Andrew Jackson.
The county was originally attached to Lenawee County and later to St. Joseph County for judicial purposes. It was organized as a county in 1833.
The original founders of Coldwater were settlers from the northern coastal colonies. They were descendants of English Puritans who came from the Old World in the 1600s. [GGAI]
Created from: Michigan Territory (1829)
Boundary finalized: 1833
Hundred Year Population Change: 1900 = 28,000 | 2000 = 45,787
29 Oct 1829 - BRANCH created by Michigan Territory from Non-County Area 1 attached to LENAWEE; BRANCH not fully organized, not attached. (Mich. Terr. Laws, 2:sec. 10/p. 736)
04 Nov 1829 - BRANCH attached to ST. JOSEPH for administrative and judicial purposes. (Mich. Terr. Laws, 2:744-746)
01 Mar 1833 - BRANCH fully organized, detached from ST. JOSEPH. (Mich. Terr. Laws, 3:977)
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