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Pioneer - ATKINSON, John Jr.
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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ATKINSON, John, Jr.
, was the third son of John Atkinson, who was one of the
pioneers of Nassagaweya Tp. He was b. in Yorkshire, Eng., and came to Canada
with his parents, and lived all his life in Nassa. Tp., Of his family, David
was the only one to come to Puslinch Tp. He bought the Beattie Farm, lot 14,
front con. X., 100 acres, and lived there until his death. He m. Elizabeth
Evans. Issue: Henry, George, Ernest, Norman, and two girls.
Mrs. Atkinson runs the farm with the assistance of her sons. Mrs. Atkinson is a grand-dau. of the late Benjamin Evans, who was b. in Oxfordshire, Eng., and came to Canada in 1833. Benj. Evans was a soldier in the British Army, and d. at Quebec, shortly after arrival. He m. Elizabeth Blackwood in England, who, with five children, survived him. James, one of the sons, was five years old when he came to Canada, and was raised in Halton Co., and m. Elizabeth Stewart. Issue: Mrs. David Atkinson, Puslinch; George, Mrs. James Nichol, John, Thomas. From: Historical Atlas of the County of Wellington, Ontario. Toronto: Historical Atlas Publishing Co., 1906 |
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