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Pioneer - DICKIESON Family
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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DICKIESON Family .
The founder of this family in Canada was John Dickieson, who was b. in
Roxburghshire, Scot. And there m. Mary Armstrong. They came to Canada with
their family and purchased and settled on 200 acres, Lot 18, Concession 4,
Eramosa, in 1840, and here passed their remaining days. They are interred in
the Johnson Cemetery. Issue: Alexander, John, Mrs. Robert Bell, Mrs.
McQuarry, Mrs. Adam Clark, George, William and Thomas (d. unm.).
Alexander, m. first Miss Gilmour. Issue: John, Thomas, and Ellen. Second wife Jane Dixon. Issue: Agnes, and James. John, b. Roxburghshire, Scot., 1822, was eighteen years old when he came to Canada with his parents. He assisted in clearing the farm, as well as cutting out and making the road to it on the fourth line. He carried, in the early days, bags of wheat periodically to Dundas to have ground into flour for their use, and on one occasion, when out of flour, lived on potatoes for two weeks. He m. Ellen Thomson in 1855, who still survives and lives with their only son, John, Jr., on the old homestead. She was the daughter of Francis Thomson, of Aberdeenshire, who was in the battle of Waterloo. The late John Dickieson was a man of more ordinary ability and took an influential and leading position in Eramosa. He was a public spirited man and gave his influence and support to everything for the advancement of the community, of which he was an active member for nearly sixty years. He was Councilor of Eramosa for several years and School Trustee for many years. He was a member of, and a liberal contributor to the Presbyterian Church, and in politics was a Liberal. He died in 1898, age 76 years. John, Jr. was b. and always lived on the Dickieson homestead, where he owns 150 acres. He is one of the substantial as well as influential farmers of the township. He has been eight years in the Eramosa Council, and Reeve of the township two years. In politics he is a Liberal, and is a member of the Pres. Church. George, b. Roxburghshire, Scot., 1823; d. 1899, age 76 years. He was a youth of seventeen when he came to Canada with his parents, and passed through the same early experiences as did his brother John. He started life with little means, and became a prosperous and influential member of society. The fine property that he acquired was by his exertion. He first bought 100 acres, Lot 15, Concession 5, Eramosa, and cleared it, and later purchased 50 acres in Concession 4. He m. Isabella Torrance. Issue: Mrs. Samuel Allan, John (d. unm.) and William A. William A., b. on the old home farm which he now owns, carries on mixed farming, making a specialty of thoroughbred Shorthorns. He is a leading farmer and good citizen. He m. Fannie E. Oakes, dau., of the late Jonathan Oakes, Jr., mentioned in another part of this work. Issue: Viola B. and George R. (d.) From: Historical Atlas of the County of Wellington, Ontario. Toronto: Historical Atlas Publishing Co., 1906 |
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