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Pioneer - FIELDING, 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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FIELDING, David
(d.), was b. 1793. He landed in Quebec with his wife and
family on July 18, 1819, and later came to Guelph, where he was the first
baker in the city. In his later days he kept a store in Eden Mills, where he
died 1866, age 73, while his wife Elizabeth d. in 1878, age 81. Issue:
Henry, (d.), b. 1816, set. Eramosa Tp; Jane, d. infancy; Edward, b. 1820,
set. near Wiarton; Jane, b. 1823, m. John Sunley, Guelph; William, d. 1825;
James Thomas (d.), b. 1828, and John, b. 1830 ; David b. 1832, Elizabeth, b.
1835, m. Robert Ramsay, Bad Axe, Michigan. John, b. 1830, was a framer, and
worked at his trade in Eramosa and Erin, where he put up many of the present
houses and barns. In 1861, he m. Harriet, dau. of the late Joshua Hawkin,
Eramosa Tp., and after his marriage, moved to Ospringe, where he lived until
1874, when he moved to Guelph. He d. in Guelph in 1895. Issue: Albert,
Toronto (pianist) ; Mrs. Herman McLellan, Cincinnati ; Joseph, Ada, Wesley, and
Frederick L., druggist, Boyce City.
Joseph, b. Osrpinge, came to Guelph City with his parents, where he attended the Public Schools, and Collegiate Institute. He entered the grocery store of Henry Loch, and after five years' experience, went into the tea business with Mr. A. McLaren, as Fielding & McLaren. Two years later, they bought out Henry Loch, and combined the grocery and tea business, but five years later they disposed of the grocery and have, since that time, confined their interests exclusively to tea which they import and handle extensively, both wholesale and retail, having four wagons on the road, covering most of Western Ontario. This is one of the young and progressive firms of Guelph. Mr. Fielding is a Presbyterian and a Reformer. He m. Janet R. Deary of Dundas. Issue: Eugene, and Isabella. From: Historical Atlas of the County of Wellington, Ontario. Toronto:Historical Atlas Publishing Co., 1906 |
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