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1 CONC James parents were John Simpson (1823-1890) and Ann Gear Simpson (1832-191
1 CONC 8).  He was the oldest of ten children.  His father immigrated single fr
1 CONC om County Armagh, Northern Ireland about 1848 and settled at Reading Corne
1 CONC rs, near Marsville, On.  Ann came to Canada from Caithness County, northe
1 CONC rn Scotland in 1843 with her parents and six siblings, and they settl
1 CONC ed in the Marsville area about 1850.  John and Ann married in 1852 and t
1 CONC wo years later purchased E1/2 Lot 5. Con. 14 at Reading Corners and owners
1 CONC hip of the farm has been in the Simpson family ever since.  Ann's paren
1 CONC ts were John Gear 1794-1877 and Margaret Flett 1789-1886.  James Henry w
1 CONC as born and raised on the pioneer farm and just prior to his marriage, h
1 CONC is father purchased 100 acres at NW1/2 Lot 11, Con. 14 1 1/2 miles nor
1 CONC th of Marsville, where James farmed for almost fifty years.  James H. w
1 CONC as elected to the township council when a compararatively young man.  Aft
1 CONC er serving some time as councillor, he was elected Deputy Reeve, and lat
1 CONC er Reeve, holding these offices over a period of five years.  During the t
1 CONC en years or so when couny councils were elected by direct vote of the peop
1 CONC le, James H. held the position of Returning Officer for one of the distric
1 CONC ts inot which Dufferin County was divided.  In this capacity he proved him
1 CONC self an impartial and competent official.  Later he was appointed Townsh
1 CONC ip Treasurer, holding this office for thirty years and retiring voluntari
1 CONC ly on account of his advancing age.
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1 CONT He was a robust, vigorous man physically, and experienced his full sha
1 CONC re of heavy work, making a success of farming.  Genial and pleasant in man
1 CONC ner, honest in his dealings with neighbours, and always willing to do a go
1 CONC od turn, he was held in high regard by the people of his community.  He w
1 CONC as a member of the Diciple Church, a staunch Conservative and was associat
1 CONC ed for many years with Court Marsville, Canadian Order of Foresters.
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1 CONT Later in his life, in an interview with a local newspaper, James H. stat
1 CONC ed that in his boyhood days, Orangeville was a mere village with the on
1 CONC ly connection to the outside world being a stage from Brampton.  Grand Val
1 CONC ley was not in existence.  Georgetown was the nearest railway point and mu
1 CONC ch teaming from Marsville district was done to that town, Glenwilliams, Ac
1 CONC ton and Guelph, thirty to thrity five miles away.  He recalled one we
1 CONC ek in which he made no less than five trips to Guelph and one to Fergus wi
1 CONC th produce grown on his father's farm.
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1 CONT 1901 census for East Gary ON WELLINGTON (Centre) (#124), page 2
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1 CONT Simpson James H M   Head M May  9 1853 48
1 CONT Simpson Annie F   Wife M Oct 3 1855 45
1 CONT Simpson William H M Son S Dec 4 1876 24
1 CONT Simpson Bessie L F   Daughter S Jan 21 1881 20
1 CONT Simpson John S M   Son S Oct 14 1883 17
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1 CONT  The Transcript from Price's Corners Cemetery has his age as in his 83rd y
1 CONC ear.  A picture of the tomb stone is on file.