Who founded Hubbardston Michigan?

Hubbardston was named after Thomas Hubbard of Hubbard, Taylor & Co., a lumber company that operated a sawmill in the area when the village was formally established in 1854. However, the first Euro-American settlers were Hector Hayes and Hiram Brown, who arrived in October 1836. The Irish community that defines the village today was founded by John Cowman, the first Irish Catholic immigrant, who arrived in 1849. North Plains Township was formally organized in 1844, with Nathaniel Sessions winning the first supervisor election.