Quincy Township
The Legislature of Michigan approved an act organizing the township
of Quincy from Coldwater on March 23, 1836. For a period of two years, the new
township also included the present boundaries of Algansee and California townships. In
the petition, the citizens asked that the township be named "Springfield," or "Springville,"
but these names were already taken. Dr. Hiram Alden, who then represented Branch
County, suggested the name "Quincy," which was his place of birth in Massachusetts.
The first township meeting and election were at the house of John Cornish on April 4,
1836, and a slate of officers were elected.
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