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Pioneer - ARGO, Adam Lind
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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ARGO, Adam Lind.
, with James Argo, his brother, came to Canada
about 1836 from Aberdeenshire, Scot., and set. on a farm near
Winterborne, Woolwich Tp., farming together for about 3 years.
Adam L. sold his share of the farm and went to Bridgeport,
where he managed a milling and merchandise business
for some years, having been in the mercantile business with his
father in Tarves, Scot. After about three years at
Bridgeport, he went to Preston, where he was a partner with
Joseph Erb in a milling and merchandise business. He then went
to Eden Mills in Wellington County, where he bought out Cribb's
grist and sawmill and 250 acres of land. He built a new mill and
ran the merchandise business and farm in connection with it. In
1852 he sold out to Henry Hortop, Sr., the present proprietor
of the mill, and went to Fergus, where he rented the Fergus
flour and oatmeal mill, and carried on a general merchandise
business for five years. He then purchased the McCann estate
of 550 acres, pine, saw and woollen mill, five miles from
Milton. He built a new sawmill and carried on farming at Fergus.
After disposing of this property he bought the Stratford flour
mills, which he ran for about ten years, when he retired to
Fergus and lived until his death in 1886, aged 77. He was a
member of the first Council of Fergus, continuing in office for
a number of years. In politics he was a strong Reformer. In
religion he was a U. P. in Scot., and while at Eden Mills
attended Dr. Torrance's church in Guelph. In Fergus he had
first attended the Knox church, Elora, and later, at the the of
the union, went to Melville church in which he was an Elder. He
was also an Elder in Dr. McPherson's Church, Stratford. He m.
in Scot. Christina Duthie, of Aberdeenshire, who d. in Fergus in 1888.
Surviving issue: James, Fergus; and John, Binscarth, Man.
James, b. Winterborne, was with his father until he went to Stratford, after which he continued the merchandise business in the Argo block, Fergus, until 1901 when he sold out. He was a member of the School Board for twenty years; Reeve of Fergus four years, and Councillor for six years, and as Reeve he served in the County Council. In politics he is a Reformer. He has been on the board of management of Melville church for years. He retired from active business in 1901, and lives in Fergus, at his residence, known as "Alargue." He m. Jane Henderson, of Dundas. Issue: Mrs. J. J. Craig, Fergus; and Mary, at home. From: Historical Atlas of the County of Wellington, Ontario. Toronto: Historical Atlas Publishing Co., 1906 |
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