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1 CONC From the "Biographical sketches" Historical Atlas of the County of Welling
1 CONC ton,
1 CONT Ontario, compiled, drawn and published from personal examinations and surv
1 CONC eys.
1 CONT Toronto: Historical Atlas Publishing Co, 1906, reprint 1972.
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1 CONT William Jr., was b. in Cork Co., Ire., in 1822, and came to Canada in 183
1 CONC 5, with his parents.  He
1 CONT located in Erin Tp., lot 26, con 11, where he purchased 150 acres, wh
1 CONC en he was 21 years old.  He
1 CONT cleared this farm, and later sold it and purchased lot 28, con. 10, and th
1 CONC ere lived until 1876.
1 CONT Issue: Mrs. John Barnes, in Erin; William, Port Hope; Mrs. Tozer, Toront
1 CONC o; Robert, in Erin; Thomas,
1 CONT in Fergus; Richard, in Detroit; Mrs. Chas Becker, in B.C.; Mrs. R.B. McRob
1 CONC erts, in Toronto; Mrs.
1 CONT Louis Laird, Norval.  Of these, Thomas was b. in Erin, and later learned t
1 CONC he blacksmith's trade.
1 CONT He entered into a partnership in this line with A. Currie, Hillsburg, b
1 CONC ut later engaged in the
1 CONT railroad business, being operator of the C.P.R., for seven years at Fleshe
1 CONC rton.  In 1898, he
1 CONT retired to Fergus, where he has since resided.  He is a member of the Pres
1 CONC byterian church, and in
1 CONT politics a Liberal.  He m. Annie, fourth dau. of the late Alex. Barnet, pi
1 CONC oneer of West Garafaxa,
1 CONT mentioned elsewhere in this work.  Issue: Ewart, ledger keeper in Union Ba
1 CONC nk, Hastings; Roy,
1 CONT assistant at C.P.R. Staion, Fergus, and Ray, at home.
1 CONT
1 CONT Additional notes provided by Ken Dworschak, ken_dworschak@cyberus.ca
1 CONT
1 CONT His son William was born in Co. Westmeath, the family embarking
1 CONT for Canada from Co. Cork."Historical Atlas of Wellington County, 1906 Pa
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