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Pioneer - GHENT, Thomas
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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GHENT, Thomas
, b. Devon, Eng., in 1835. He came to Canada when twenty-one years of age. He
set. in Brampton and worked for farmers for eight years. In 1865 he came to
Arthur and took up lot 5, O.S.R., cleared it and sold it. He then bought 100
acres, lot 5, con. 7; 30 acres of this was cleared when he took it. He put up
modern buildings and improved it. When he came to Canada he was $30 in debt,
and from that poor beginning he has accumulated a fine property. He has never
received any financial assistance, and was never in a law suit. Mr. Ghent
retired from the farm in 1898, and now lives in Mount Forest. He has the
respect of the entire community. He has been a deacon in the Baptist church,
and is a Liberal in politics. In 1862 he m. Margaret McGillivary, who d. in
Mount Forest in 1901. Issue: Mrs. A. McTaggart, of Mount Forest, and John W.
John W., b. 1867, purchased the homestead when his father retired, and also owns the adjoining 100 acres, on lot 4, which he had previously purchased. He is a successful farmer; a Baptist and a Liberal. In 1895 he m. Christina Jack. Issue: Margaret, Ruth, Jessie, Philip, Thomas and Dorothy. From: Historical Atlas of the County of Wellington, Ontario. Toronto:Historical Atlas Publishing Co., 1906 |
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