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Pioneer - BURNETT, Matthew
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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BURNETT, Matthew.
This old Minto pioneer was b. in Co. Antrim, Ire. in 1824, and came to
Canada in 1848. He had spent the years 1846-7 in the U. S., and from there
went to Brampton, where he m. Mary A. Marshall in 1852. In 1859 they came to
Minto, and he paid $800 for the right of 200 acres of lots 27 and 28, con. 18,
upon which he set. There were no roads at that time, and they followed a
"blazed" path from Mt. Forest. They made a clearing and put up a log house
18 x 26. There was only one house in Clifford, it was of logs and kept as a
hotel by Frank Brown. The Cochrans had set. just below them, and Harrison
Ogram just across the road; these were the only settlers on the town line.
Matthew Burnett started life in Canada with nothing, and became a prosperous and respected citizen. He became an Orangeman in Ire., and was always a consistent member of the Methodist church. Issue: William, who m. Agnes Holliday, and was drowned in Man.; Mary A. (d. 16), Mrs. John Vance, Robert, who m. Sarah J. Burton, and who now owns the homestead farm of 160 acres; Sarah J., Mrs. John Turner, of B. C.; and James, in the U.S. From: Historical Atlas of the County of Wellington, Ontario. Toronto: Historical Atlas Publishing Co., 1906 |
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