| Wellington County GenWeb |
| return |
Pioneer - DAVEY, Samuel Reginald
Biographical Sketches of
Early Settlers of Wellington County
Information from: Historical Atlas of the County of Wellington, Ontario.
Toronto: Historical Atlas Publishing Co., 1906
|
DAVEY, Samuel Reginald
, one of the prominent young business men of Fergus, is the third son of Rev.
Robt. Davey, who was b. in Cornwall, Eng., near Liskeard, in 1842, and at 22
years of age left Eng., and came to Canada. He followed farming for a time, and
later attended Victoria College, Cobourg, where he was educated for the
ministry. He had been stationed at Dundas, Brussels, Londesborough, Dungannon,
Bervie, Lucan, Georgetown, Markdale, Chesley, Stoney Creek, Waterford, Port
Dover from where he was superannuated after .35 years of ministerial life, and
retired to a fruit farm at Beamsville.
Samuel Reginald Davey was b. at Dungannon, Bruce Co., and was educated at the different schools where his father was stationed, and at the Hamilton Collegiate Institute. He served his apprenticeship in Hamilton and attended the O.C. Pharmacy, graduating in 1904, and receiving, a gold medal in dispensing, Phm. B. In the fall of 1904, he bought out the drug business of Robert Glen, Fergus, which he has since carried on. He carries a large stock of drugs, stationary, fancy goods, wall papers, optical goods, and is an issuer of marriage licenses. He is also agent for the G. N. N. Telegraph, as well as steamship agent for the C. P. R. and Allan Lines. In:1905, he m. Mabel G., dau. of W. B. Smith druggist at Hamilton, whose father Henry Smith, was one of the very early settlers in Eramosa. From: Historical Atlas of the County of Wellington, Ontario. Toronto: Historical Atlas Publishing Co., 1906 |
Contact Wellington County GenWeb Host. My email address is wellingtoncogenwebATgmail.com Repalce AT with @ before you send your message. If you're ready, click here to send email
URL: https://sites.rootsweb.com/~onwellin/index.htm
All rights reserved Privacy Policy
Copyright © 2004-present These pages may be freely linked to but not duplicated in any fashion without my written consent