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Pioneer - DOWLER, James
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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DOWLER, James
(d.). This respected pioneer of Minto, was b. in Ireland, in
1819, and emigrated to Canada, with his parents when six years old. The
family set. in Quebec, and there young Dowler was raised and educated. He
learned the trade of stone cutter, on the fortifications of Quebec, and
later, worked on the mason and construction work of the G. T. R., west of
Toronto. He also built many of the stone buildings in Rockwood. In 1854, he
took up 100 acres of land on con. 6, Minto, and the following year, came up
and settled. He not only followed the "blaze" in locating this land, but no
roads had been cut out at that time, and he continued to follow the "blazed"
path, in and out, for some months after he made his clearing, and had erected
a habitable log house. James Dowler, cleared this farm, which, in 1871, he
sold, and purchased 100 acres on con. 8, which is now owned and worked in
conjunction by his sons, John and William J.
James Dowler was a consistent member of the Church of England, and in
politics was a Conservative. He was a well informed man, and had the
confidence and respect of everyone who knew him. He d. in 1896, age 77
years. He m., in Quebec, Eliza T. Gowan. Issue: Mrs. John Rixon, set.
Mich.; Mrs Peter Marion, Wallace; Mrs. Duncan McAchren, Mrs. Daniel Marion,
Wallace; John, who m. Louisa Gibson, Minto; Mrs. Thomas Redpath, Howick; Mrs.
John Young, Winnipeg, and William J.
From: Historical Atlas of the County of Wellington, Ontario. Toronto:Historical Atlas Publishing Co., 1906 |
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