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ARNOLD, Robert
(d.), b. Co. Fermanagh, Ire., 1832, d. 1888,
age 56. He came to Canada with his parents in 1836, and set.
in Halton Co. in 1861 he came to Maryborough, and took up
the present homestead of 150 acres, lot 18, con. 17, which
he cleared, and where his large family were raised and
educated. He was a Methodist and a Conservative. In 1862 he
m. Ruth Rouse, who survives and lives on the homestead. Issue:
George W., and Mrs. Henry Small, Arthur Tp,; James, N.W.T.;
John, Maryborough; Mrs. Arch. McIntyre, Minto; Isabella, at
home; Robert, Minto; Alexander, Arthur Tp.; Mrs. Hawley,
Peel Tp.; Della and Alfred E., at home.
George W. owns lot 27, con. 7, in Arthur Tp. He has acquired his property by his own exertions, and carries on mixed farming, going into horses extensively. He is a highly respected citizen, a Methodist and a Conservative. In 1890 he m. Helen Mills, who d. in 1897. Issue: Helen, William H. (d. 12), and George E. From: Historical Atlas of the County of Wellington, Ontario. Toronto: Historical Atlas Publishing Co., 1906 |
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