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Pioneer - AITCHESON, George
Biographical Sketches of
Early Settlers of Wellington County
Information from: Historical Atlas of the County of Wellington, Ontario.
Toronto: Historical Atlas Publishing Co., 1906
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AITCHISON, George
, was b. Yorkshire, Eng., 1844. He was raised and educated in Eng., and was
a farmer in company with his brother Thomas, raising large numbers of sheep.
The latter remained in Eng. and is still managing the sheep farm. George
Aitkinson came to Canada in1883, and set. in West Garafraxa on a farm of 162
acres, lot 16, con 1. He is a member of the English church and a Conservative.
He m. Sarah Hannah in Eng., who d. 1899. Issue Mrs. William Campbell, Nichol;
Mrs. George Tilly, set. in West Garafraxa; John, Thomas, Robert. (d. 6) , and
Mrs.James Hamilton of West Garafraxa; all b. in Eng.
John came to Canada with his parents at the age of 12, and was practically raised in West Garafraxa, and moved to Eramosa in 1903, purchasing 200 acres, lot 32, con. 3, where he now resides. He m. Mary dau. of William Dermott. Issue: George W., Elizabeth M., Nicholas H., and John G.Thomas, m. Charlotte Stewart, and worked the old homestead in West Garafraxa. Issue: Stewart. From: Historical Atlas of the County of Wellington, Ontario. Toronto: Historical Atlas Publishing Co., 1906 |
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