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Pioneer - ARGO, James
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, James
, b. Aberdeenshire, Scot., 1806, and came to Canada
in 1834, settling first in Woolwich. In 1841 he came to Eramosa
and purchased the present homestead. He m. Ann McDonald in
1839, and they had the following issue: Ruth, Ester, Mrs. John
Keith, Margaret, Mrs. James Auld, Barbara, Mrs. Thomas
Ronaldson, Rev. James, Pres. minister, and William, now on the
homestead. The late James Argo was a man of unflinching
determination and force of character. He came to Canada when
twenty-eight years of age, and started life without capital,
but he had what was better, a wonderful capacity for hard work,
and an unbounded faith in the future.
By his own efforts he carved a home out of the wilderness and became one of the leading men in the section, bringing up and educating his family, who now compose the very best of citizenship in the localities where they have settled. He passed away in 1894, and is buried in Eden Mills Cemetery. William succeeded to the old homestead. He m. Mary Priscilla Hager; they have three children: Anna Lynn, Ruth and Norman Ross. He is an elder of the Presbyterian church, and has been six years in the Township Council, and for two years Deputy Reeve. He has in his possession the first carriage brought into the Township of Eramosa. Mr. Argo occupies a respected place in the township, where he has spent his life from infancy From: Historical Atlas of the County of Wellington, Ontario. Toronto: Historical Atlas Publishing Co., 1906 |
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