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Pioneer - ARMSTRONG, William
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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ARMSTRONG, William
(d.), was b. Co. Fermanagh, Ire., 1821, d. 1891,
age 70. He came to Canada in 1844, at 23 years of age, and
did work for farmers in Vaughan Tp. for some years. Then, with
a yoke of oxen and an axe, he started for Queen's Bush, where he
located on 150 acres, lot 4, con. 1, Maryborough, about 1851 or 1852,
before the land was in the market. This farm he cleared. He was
a Conservative in politics, and one of the most active men
of the township in the cause of his party. In 1848 he m.
Nancy Downey, who d. in 1883, age 76. Issue: Mrs. James Everett,
Millbank; Mrs. George Westgate (d.) and William H. William H. was
b. in 1858, and has always lived on lot 4, con. 1, his fathers
homestead, which he owns. He is a dealer in cattle. He has always
been an active worker in the Conservative interests, and was
one of the first men in the township to advocate an Independent
Conservative line of thought. He has, for years, been a Trustee
of Union S. S. No. 10. In religion he is a Methodist. In 1890 he
m. Marion Douglas, of Scot. Issue: William E., Clarence D. (d. inf.),
Thomas H., Myrtle M., Hazel P., Mary E., and Clarence D.
From: Historical Atlas of the County of Wellington, Ontario. Toronto: Historical Atlas Publishing Co., 1906 |
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