| Bay City Directory - 1871/1872 | ||||
| Surnames: | B | |||
| Surname | Given Name | Occupation | Residence | City |
| Babcock | Charles | eng'r. wks Eddy, Avery & Co | res w s Fraser, bet Twelfth and Thirteenth | Bay City |
| Babcock | Edward V | painter | res 814 s Jackson | Bay City |
| Babo | Charles | billiard saloon, 111 Center | res 822 Third cor Grant | Bay City |
| Babstman | George | shoemaker | res 1210 s Van Buren | Bay City |
| Bailey | Amos | (B&Eddy), lumberman | res 111 Center bet Sherman and Sheridan | Bay City |
| Bailey | Ira | lumberman | res 810 s Monroe | Bay City |
| Bailey | Jarvis | clk | res 401 n Monroe, cor Fourth | Bay City |
| Bailey | J Arthur | (B & Orton) | bds J Bailey, cor Fourth and Monroe | Bay City |
| Bailey | J | wks Folsom & Arnold | Bay City | |
| Bailey | John | mill hand | bds W J Sterling | Bay City |
| Bailey & Orton | J Arthur B,Benj F O | gen'l hardware 401 403 n Water, old nos 223 225 | Bay City | |
| Bailey | Thos | mill hand, S H Webster | Bay City | |
| Baird | Alex | bds A Munro | Bay City | |
| Baird | Moses | wks A Rust & Co | Bay City | |
| Bake | Henry | cabinet maker | res 802 s Adams, cor Sixth | Bay City |
| Bake | Castle | dep'y State Salt Inspector | res 812 Fifth and Van Buren | Bay City |
| Baker | Miss Emeline M | home with C Baker | Bay City | |
| Baker | Hudson A | 812 Fifth | Bay City | |
| Baker | James | bartender J Boyle | bds same | Bay City |
| Baker | J | teamster | bds Barclay House | Bay City |
| Baker | Louis | lab | res 1128 s Monroe | Bay City |
| Baker | Mrs. Tabitha | home with C Baker | Bay City | |
| Baker | Thos | fireman | res s s Twenty-second, near cor Williams | Bay City |
| Baker | Wm | res 3 n Monroe | Bay City | |
| Baldwin | Henry D | meat market, s s Campbell | res n s Campbell, bet Lincoln and Johnson | Bay City |
| Ball | Stearne J | clk H Barney | bds same | Bay City |
| Balentine | James M | lath maker | res 1207 s Adams | Bay City |
| Ballantine | John | milk peddler | res 406 Woodside ave. | Bay City |
| Ballor | Frank | wks Dolson, Walker & Co | Bay City | |
| Ballor | Stephen | wks Dolson, Walker & Co | Bay City | |
| Ballou | F A | wks Smith & Wheeler | Bay City | |
| Bambard | Henry | street car driver | res 1150 s Monroe, cor Eleventh | Bay City |
| Bancroft | Fredk A | (F, A, B & Co) | res 1002 s Water (old no 503) | Bay City |
| Bancroft, F A & Co | Fredk A, B, ____ | dry goods merchant, 211 Center, Opera House block | res cor Ninth and Water | Bay City |
| Banks | John | umbrella repairer | res 408 n Adams, transient | Bay City |
| Banks | John | sailor | bds Valley House | Bay City |
| Barber | David | res 816 s Saginaw | Bay City | |
| Barber | John | sawyer | bds W Peters | Bay City |
| Barclay | Fred'k W | capt tug W W Seeley | res 213 Third, cor Washington | Bay City |
| Barclay | Jonathan S | propr Wolverton House, 301, 303 n Water, cor 3rd | Bay City | |
| Barclay | Charles | carpenter | res 910 s Saginaw | Bay City |
| Barie | George | lather | bds Wm La Bau | Bay City |
| Barker | Al | sawyer | res w s Sixth near Fraser | Bay City |
| Barney | Archibald(Charles) | mill hand | res 28 Daily, bet Mercer and Rose | Bay City |
| Barney | Mrs. Balinda | home with A G Sinclair | Bay City | |
| Barney | C | wks Folsom & Arnold | (see Arch Barney) | Bay City |
| Barney | Hiram | sample room and fruit stand on dock rear 415 n Water; Cigars and tobaccos 116 Center; propr Barney's Restaurant, basement 302 n Water, cor 3rd, Campbell house bl'k | res 808 S Adams | Bay City |
| Barney | John | Union Saloon, Woodside ave nr Pendleton | Bay City | |
| Barney | Moses | wks A. Rust & Co | Bay City | |
| Barney | Mathew | teamster Dolsen, Walker & Co | Bay City | |
| Barnum | Charles | clk | bds St. James Restaurant | Bay City |
| Barnum | E Howard | foreman Pitts & Cranage | Bay City | |
| Barrett | Alex | res 608 Fourteenth | Bay City | |
| Barrot | Miss Ellen | wks M Bunnell | Bay City | |
| Barrows | Mrs Ellen | with McNearny | Bay City | |
| Barry | Richard M | wks N W Gas & Water Pipe Co | bds Fred Gronden | Bay City |
| Barse | Wm H | agt Anchor Line, boats, railroads, &c, office over 603 Water, foot of Center, Union blk | res 813 s Wash'n | Bay City |
| Bartlett | Clark | wks Smith & Wheeler | Bay City | |
| Bartlett | Clark | wks N B Bradley & Co | bds L L Bartlett | Bay City |
| Bartlett | Eugene | wks G E Thompson | bds same | Bay City |
| Bartlett | Hiram | wks Wm Peters | res n e cor Sixteenth or Seventeenth and Fitzhugh | Bay City |
| Bartlett | Lyman L | saw, N B Bradley & Co | bds L L Bartlett | Bay City |
| Bartram | C C S | Printer | bds Campbell House | Bay City |
| Bartrand | Henry | mill hand | bds John Gerou | Bay City |
| Baseneau | D | mill hand, S H Webster | Bay City | |
| Baseneau | Jesse | mill hand, S H Webster | Bay City | |
| Basanoo | John | mill hand, S H Webster | Bay City | |
| Basnette | Peter | drayman (see Bazenau) | Bay City | |
| Bassett | Edward | clk | res 312 Tenth, cor Adams | Bay City |
| Bassingthwaighte | Edward | millwright | Bay City | |
| Bates | Miss Catherine | wks J Eaton | Bay City | |
| Baumbach | Albert | painter appe | bds with parents | Bay City |
| Baumbach | Ernst | carpenter | bds mother | Bay City |
| Baumbach | Ernst | carpenter | res 906 s Jackson | Bay City |
| Baumgard | Oscar | lab | bds Mrs. J Coffeen | Bay City |
| Baumgarten | Daniel | grocer, 401 Center, cor Adams | Bay City | |
| Bauman | Joseph | wks N B Bradley & Co | bds F Fisher | Bay City |
| Bay City Library | room No 2 McCormick blk, over 516 n Water. Established march 1871, have no officers, owned by H H Hatch, Isaac marston, treas, L Beckwith, AC Maxwell. For $75 a year access may be had by the legal fraternity. Number of volumes in the library about 1,500. | Bay City | ||
| Bay City Iron Co. | foundry, machine and blacksmith shops, 122 n Madison, HH Clover, pres; EG Rote, treas; J Pond, sec'y; Directors - John Philp and John Scwarz | Bay City | ||
| Bay City Chronicle | James Birney prop, issued every Friday. See advt elsewhere. | Bay City | ||
| Bay City Journal | Warren & Dow prop're - weekly and tri-weekly. See advt. Elsewhere. | Bay City | ||
| Bay City & Portsmouth Street Railway Co | barn and office 120 and 122 n Water, cor Second. Wm H Buron, Supt; C E Jennison, Pres; Geo H Van Etten, Sec'y | Bay City | ||
| Bay City Savings Bank | 419 n Water (old No 113) George Lewis, Pres; George H Young, Cashier; George Young, Vice-President. See Advt. | Bay City | ||
| Bay City & Wenona Ice Co. | Thompson & Wells proprs, (Guy E.T. James A. W) office Globe Hotel | Bay City | ||
| Baxter | Rufus | bds Vanderwilt House | Bay City | |
| Bazneau | Frank | (see F. Basnette) | Bay City | |
| Bazneau | Peter | drayman (see Bazenau) | res s s Campbell, bet Sinclair st and Seymour ave, about. | Bay City |
| Beach | Artemus | photographer | bds G Lewis | Bay City |
| Beach | A J | clk | bds St. James Restaurant | Bay City |
| Beach | H Gilbert | (Newton, Pierson & Beach) | res 905 s Madison, bet Seventh and Eighth | Bay City |
| Beal | Peter | wks Watrous mill | Bay City | |
| Beane | Mrs. Mary | boarding house, 419 n Wash'n cor Fourth | Bay City | |
| Beane | Robt | res 419 n Wash'n cor Fourth | Bay City | |
| Beard | George | carpenter | res 1230 s Adams | Bay City |
| Beard | H | wks Gates & Fay | Bay City | |
| Beard | Robert | wks Eddy, Avery & Co | Bay City | |
| Beard | Wm (Baird) | runs Webster's kettle salt works | Bay City | |
| Beard | Wm Geo | carpenter | bds parents, Geo Beard | Bay City |
| Beattie | David | capt barge John Ritchie | res 313 n Jeff'n | Bay City |
| Beattie | John | res 901 s Madison, cor 7th | Bay City | |
| Beattie | N Henry | clk Blackman & Eddy | bds parents | Bay City |
| Beattie | Robert | clk | bds Mrs J Noud | Bay City |
| Beattie | Mrs Robert (Mary) | (wid) | home Mrs J Noud | Bay City |
| Beaubien | C | wks Folsom & Arnold | bds W Slade | Bay City |
| Beaubien | Theodore J | Yankee Notions, 527 n Water (old No 105) | res 601 n Wash'n, cor Fifth. See advt. | Bay City |
| Beauceure | Augustus | mill hand, Jas Shearer & Co | Bay City | |
| Beauceure | Peter | mill hand, Jas Shearer & Co | Bay City | |
| Beaudette | Uldaric | drayman (see Bazenau) | res 109 n Wash'n | Bay City |
| Beaumont | John | mill hand, Jas Shearer & Co | res 11 n Saginaw | Bay City |
| Beck | Henry | cabinet Maker, Parker & Lloyd | Bay City | |
| Beck | Jacob | upholsterer, room 118 Fourth, cor Saginaw | res same | Bay City |
| Becker | Horace | dep'y U S Marshall | res 818 s Monroe, cor Eighth | Bay City |
| Beckwith | Luther | atty, office over 516 n Water | res--- | Bay City |
| Beckwith | O | res 811 s Jeff'n | Bay City | |
| Bedell | James G | propr St. James Restaurant, basement 507 n Water (old no 121). See advt. | res same | Bay City |
| Beebe | James | agent American Button-hole Sewing Machine | res n s Barney, cor Lincoln st, moved to w s Dolson, bet Mercer and Ketcham | Bay City |
| Beebe | Mrs. Lucy | home with J G Labadie | Bay City | |
| Beers | Andrew J | car inspector | res 914 Fourth | Bay City |
| Beers | Stephen A | frt agt F & PMRR | res 410 n Jeff'n | Bay City |
| Beers | Charles E | ticket agt F & PM depot, | bds Fraser House | Bay City |
| Beffre | A | wks Dolson, Walker & Co | Bay City | |
| Beffre | Ed | bds Vanderwilt House | Bay City | |
| Befry | Thomas | mill hand | bds P Ploof | Bay City |
| Behmlinder | Miss Barbara | wks F Maher | Bay City | |
| Belair | Joseph | wagon maker | bds Wolverton House | Bay City |
| Belfour | Thos | wks salt works | bes L Tuscany | Bay City |
| Bell | Christopher | W Bay City stone yard, Water, foot First | res 909 Sixth | Bay City |
| Bell | Thos | wks H M Bradley & Co | res 1009 s Saginaw | Bay City |
| Bellaire | Eurgine | shoemaker, T Conmey | res cor Eighth and Washington | Bay City |
| Bellinger | Francis N | street paver | bds Anscomb House | Bay City |
| Bellmore | Mrs Adeline | (wid) | res s s Campbell, cor Seymour ave | Bay City |
| Bellmore | Miss Emma | wks J Birney | Bay City | |
| Bellmore | Isaac | bds mother, Mrs A Bellmore | Bay City | |
| Beloire | Peter | cooper, Dolson, Walker & Co | bds J S Nelson | Bay City |
| Bellville | Louis | lab | res 107 n Adams | Bay City |
| Benedict | George B | mill hand | bds J McFee | Bay City |
| Bennard | Thos | wks N B Bradley & Co | Bay City | |
| Bennard | W H | wks N B Bradley & Co | Bay City | |
| Benner | Wm | wks T & R J Carney | Bay City | |
| Bennett | Edwin T | with R Crable | bds P D Bennett | Bay City |
| Bennett | Henry | res 1212 s Jeff'n | Bay City | |
| Bennett | Leander | sailor | bds P D Bennett | Bay City |
| Bennett | James | sailor | bds P D Bennett | Bay City |
| Bennett | Philo D | sailor | res 1006 s Jeff'n (old no 410) | Bay City |
| Bennett | Wm S | clk W M Kelley | bds J L Wild | Bay City |
| Bens | Mrs. Maria | home with J Holbert | Bay City | |
| Bens | Walter M | edger, NB Bradley | res e s Fraser, bet Twentieth and Twenty-Second | Bay City |
| Benson | John | lab | res w s Fraser, cor Seventeeth | Bay City |
| Benson | Samuel | lab | res n e cor Howard and Fifteenth, (old no 1021) | Bay City |
| Benstein | Hermann | clk Bailey & Orton | res 809 Second, cor Grant | Bay City |
| Bentley | Charles | clk | bds Irving House | Bay City |
| Beor/Beord | Peter | bds C Wood | Bay City | |
| Berry | John H | carpenter | res s e cor Sixth and Wash'n | Bay City |
| Berry | Frank | foreman Eddy, Avery & Co | res 1114 s Saginaw | Bay City |
| Bertch & Feldman | Lewis B, Jacob F | meat mkt, 722 s Water | res same | Bay City |
| Berthold | George | wks Wm Peters | res 206 Howard | Bay City |
| Berthold | John | wks Wm Peters | Bay City | |
| Beus | Walter | wks N B Bradley & Co | Bay City | |
| Bezallon | Meddor | blksmith, shop 523 525 Howard | res same | Bay City |
| Bialy | Abraham M | tailor, n s Webster bet Seventh and Broadway | Bay City | |
| Bidelman | Miss Adeline | home with W Hawkins | Bay City | |
| Bidwell | John E | clerk Cooke & L | bds J Eaton, Water bet Ninth and Tenth | Bay City |
| Bierd | Archibald | wks SH Webster's salt works | bds W Bierd | Bay City |
| Bierd | Charles | wks SH Webster's salt works | bds W Bierd | Bay City |
| Bierd | Wm | in charge SH Webster's salt bl ck | res w s Deaily, bet Rose and Mercer | Bay City |
| Biord | Moses | wks A Rust & Co | res w s Williams bet Nineteenth and Twenty-second | Bay City |
| Bird | Samuel Wm | attendant varieties | bds Richard's Restaurant | Bay City |
| Birch | Albert E | carpenter | res 1810 Fourth | Bay City |
| Birch | Joseph | carpenter | res e s Chase, bet Third and Fourth | Bay City |
| Birch | Wm | carpenter | bds I Radford | Bay City |
| Birney | James | editor and propr Bay City Chronicle | res 1005 Tenth, cor Grant | Bay City |
| Birney | Arthur M | local editor and business manager of Bay City Chronicle | bds parents, James Birney | Bay City |
| Bisnette | Frank | mill hand | bds John Gerou. See T Bazneau T | Bay City |
| Bissell | Prosper D | (Drake & B.) | res w s Johnson | Bay City |
| Bissen | Napoleon | wks Eddy, Avery & Co | Bay City | |
| Bisson | Napoleon | bds J LaPlante | Bay City | |
| Black | Carl | with F Taschner (Tschner.) | Bay City | |
| Black | John | wks H M Bradley & Co | Bay City | |
| Blackburn | Robert | bds Valley House | Bay City | |
| Blackman | Charles | (B & Eddy) | bds A G Sinclair | Bay City |
| Blackman | Francis H | (F H & Co.) | bds G C Fray | Bay City |
| Blackman | F H & Co | (Frank, H B, J Frank Eddy) clothing & c, 516 n Water (old no 198) | Bay City | |
| Blackman & Eddy | Charles B/Selwyn E | grocers, 408 n Water | Bay City | |
| Blackman | Miss Ladora | home with S Eddy | Bay City | |
| Blackman | res 1125 s Water, absent | Bay City | ||
| Blake | Miss Anna | actress | bds Bay City House, transcient | Bay City |
| Blanchard | Mrs. Sarah | (wid) | res 906 s Madison | Bay City |
| Blohm | Schalles | bds Vanderwilt House | Bay City | |
| Bloedon | Louis | furniture dealer, 114 Center (old no 113) | res cor Eighth and Washington | Bay City |
| Blondon | Alex | mill hand | bds P Ploof | Bay City |
| Blois | H | wks Gates & Fay | Bay City | |
| Blum | John | bds J Schaefer | Bay City | |
| Blume | Charles | wks Dolsen, Walker & Co | Bay City | |
| Blumke | Wm | wks Eddy, Avery & Co | Bay City | |
| Blye | Mrs. Cleora | bds W L Fay | Bay City | |
| Blye | Henry | contractor | res 1303 Third, cor Lincoln ave | Bay City |
| Bodwehr | Louis | bds R Chapagne, Bloedon | Bay City | |
| Borien | Joseph | bds St. Lawrence Hotel (Bolehm) | Bay City | |
| Bogart | Charles A | Physician, (h,) | res 1238 s Wash'n | Bay City |
| Bogue | John | bowling saloon, basement 502, 504 n Water, cor Fifth | bds St. James Restaurant | Bay City |
| Boldue | Adam | lab | bds J Fingland | Bay City |
| Bollar | James Sr | lab | res s s Mercer | Bay City |
| Bollar | James Jr | lab | res s s Mercer | Bay City |
| Bolton | Peter | wks Dolsen, Walker & Co | Bay City | |
| Bonan | Ezra | wks Wm Peters | Bay City | |
| Bond | Joseph F | wagon maker | bds Barclay House | Bay City |
| Bonem | Benj | wks N B Bradley & Co | Bay City | |
| Bonem | Miss Mary | wks J W Knaggs | Bay City | |
| Bongon | Mrs. Susan | (wid) | res cor Rose and Seymour ave | Bay City |
| Bongua | E | wks Folsom & Arnold | Bay City | |
| Bonnem | Miss Margaret | wks O F Hamet | Bay City | |
| Booth | August | clk C R Hawley & Co | bds Mrs Eaton | Bay City |
| Bootyette | Mrs. Maria | res n e cor Johnston and Longtin | Bay City | |
| Borgian | Joseph | mill hand S H Webster | Bay City | |
| Borndon | Lewis | steward | bds Valley House | Bay City |
| Bothrout | Joseph | mill hand, Jas Shearer & Co | Bay City | |
| Bothrout | Peter | mill hand, Jas Shearer & Co | Bay City | |
| Botrou | Frank | wks Wm Peters | Bay City | |
| Bottke | Emil | shoemaker | bds G Helwig | Bay City |
| Bouchard | Mack | mill hand | bds John Gerou | Bay City |
| Bouchardt | Nacious | wks Eddy, Avery & Co | Bay City | |
| Boucher | Alex | lab, 1303 Woodside ave | Bay City | |
| Bouchere | Fred | lab | bds Montreal Hotel | Bay City |
| Boudway | Louis | wks N B Bradley & Co | Bay City | |
| Bourke | Miss Ann S | wks D Shannon | Bay City | |
| Boutell | Benj | Capt tug Annie Moiles | res 602 Grant, cor Fifth | Bay City |
| Boutell | Mrs Betsy | (wid) | res 1003 s Madison, cor Eighth | Bay City |
| Boutell | Gilman | bds with mother, Mrs B Boutell | Bay City | |
| Bontell | Miss Kenaressa | with Mrs. B Boutell | Bay City | |
| Boutraur | Peter | wks Shearer's mill | res s s Lord | Bay City |
| Boutreaux | Josephus | lab | res 1813 Third | Bay City |
| Bowen D V & Co | Daniel V G | (John E Robinson, Charles S Pratt) groceries and provisions, 1162 s Water cor Eleventh | Bay City | |
| Bowen | Daniel V G | (Bowen & Co) | res 1306 s Wash'n | Bay City |
| Bowerman | David | res w s Johnson, bet Sixth and Seventh | Bay City | |
| Bowles | James | wks McDonald & Co | Bay City | |
| Bowman | res 606 Howard | Bay City | ||
| Boycan | Thomas A | lab | res 908 First | Bay City |
| Boyden | Wm | engr. Tug Swan | bds Bay City House | Bay City |
| Boyer | James | res n e cor Sixteenth and Fraser (see name below) | Bay City | |
| Boyer |