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Ticknor family 1824-1860
Booth family 1860-1880
Campbell family 1881-1973
1824
Ezra Maynard clears land for a 240-acre farm in Section 3 of Pittsfield Township, lives in a log house on Mallet’s Creek
1835
Maynard sells farm to Heman Ticknor on behalf of his brother Benajah Ticknor, a surgeon serving in the United States Navy
1840
Dr. Benajah Ticknor shares the small frame house with brother Heman and family
1844
Construction of the cobblestone house completed
1846
Ticknor farm expands by another 80 acres
1860
Gesie Ticknor inherits the farm from her late husband Benajah, sells to Horace Booth
1880
William and Catherine Burke purchase the farm, then sell to Susan Chandler
1881
Scottish immigrants, William and Mary Aulls Campbell purchase the farm. Three generations work the farm
1972
City of Ann Arbor acquires the farm from George and Mary Campbell
1973
Cobblestone Farm Committee founded
1974
Ann Arbor City Council resolution gives authority for the Farm to Historic District Commission, Cobblestone Farm Committee transforms into Cobblestone Farm Association, Inc. and incorporates as a non-profit voluntary organization
1982
Ann Arbor City Council resolution establishes guidelines for management and operation, Farm officially becomes