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Pioneer - BARKER, 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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BARKER, William
while not one of the early pioneers
in Wellington Co., he has resided within its borders for twenty-five
years. He was b. in Yorkshire, Eng. in 1845, and in 1870 came to Canada,
settling
in Peel Co. where he remained eleven years. In 1881 he came to Puslinch and in
1895 he bought his present farm of 122 acres, Guelph Tp., where he has since
resided. He is a very thorough farmer, and while his
farm is a good one, he has cleared a portion of the lower land, introducing a
system of
drainage, which has rendered it very productive. In polities Mr. Barker is a
Liberal. He m. Jemima Brown. Issue: John T., carpenter in Toronto;
George R.,
carpenter in Hamilton; Francis E., who assists on the home farm; Sarah M. A.,
and Victoria J.
From: Historical Atlas of the County of Wellington, Ontario. Toronto: Historical Atlas Publishing Co., 1906 |
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