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Pioneer - CALLAWAY, David
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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CALLAWAY, David
(d.), was b. Devonshire, Eng., 1821. In 1842 he came to Canada, set. first
near Toronto, where he m. Mary Luxton, and in 1856 they moved to Maryborough
Tp., where he purchased 100 acres of bush land on con. 10. This farm he
cleared and improved, selling it ten years later, when he purchased a store in
what was then called Hustonville, situated about one mile south of where
Moorefield now stands. He was appointed postmaster and ran the store and P.O.
for twenty years. He d. in l892. They had a family of twelve children.
Thomas, the eldest son, was brought up in Maryboro and Minto, and he lived in
those townships ever since. In 1897 he purchased 140 acres of land adjoining
the corporation of Harriston, known as "Riverdale Farm," and carries on the
dairy business, supplying Harriston with milk. He m. Margaret Bailie.
From: Historical Atlas of the County of Wellington, Ontario. Toronto: Historical Atlas Publishing Co., 1906 |
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