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latter survived his son. Whether he died at Sandwich or at Detroit 
is uncertain, but the family tradition is that he died at Detroit, was 
buried there in old St. Paul’s Churchyard, Woodward Avenue, which 
is now covered with stores. His surviving children were John W., 
William, David, Ann, Catherine, Sarah, Jane, Eliza. William J. 
married Monique Navarre, grand-daughter of Robert Navarre. 
It is interesting to note that Mr. W. D. Balfour, M.P.P., for South 
Essex, 1882-96, married Josephine Broadhead, a great grand-daughter 
of William Macomb, the member for Kent in 1792-96, and that Mr. 
W. J. McKee, M.P.P. for South Essex, 1896-1902, married Mary 
Baby, daughter of Charles Baby and grand-daughter of Hon. Jacques 
Baby, the representative of the western district in the Legislative 
Council. 
Though most of the descendants of William Macomb are residents 
of the United States, he was loyal to the British cause. As his name 
does not appear in the Quebec Almanac for 1796, the presumption is 
that, through illness or some other cause he may have dropped out of 
the Legislature. The name of Alexander Campbell is also left out 
of that*list—the suggestion in his case is that he had removed from 
Upper Canada. 
As showing the manner of man William Macomb was, the follow- 
ing extract from Governor’s Hamilton’s Report on the Detroit Post 
may be reproduced : — 
Mr. Macomb deserves that I should add thus much on this sub- 
ject. When I had occasion to make purchases of provisions and goods 
on account of the Crown, the traders in general refused or scrupled 
to accept my orders or drafts, this person made no hesitation and 
from the beginning of the year 1773, to the present time, has furnished 
goods at a more reasonable rate than any other merchant. If his 
prices are compared with goods taken up for the Crown at other posts, 
I am well assured that they will be found more moderate. The 
distance and risk from Niagara to this place might make a considerable 
difference in Mr. Macomb’s charges. I am told he has sold cheaper 
here than they have at Niagara. He has never charged commission or 
expenses, though he has given himself a vast deal of trouble in the 
purchase of Indian corn, flour, cattle, etc. He has advanced on the 
credit of the Crown to the amount of $12,000 New York currency at 
one time, though his place at that period was threatened with an 
attack by the rebels. While I enlarge on this subject, I but do 
justice to a perfectly honest man, who I believe has so far defied envy 
as to have the suffrages of his rivals in trade.” 
This extract was furnished by Mr. C. M. Burton of Detroit. 
