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GRIEVE, John.
(d.), b. Roxburghshire, Scot., 1821. d. Eramosa, 1904. He m. Ann
Forsythe in Scot. She d. 1899, age 78 years. They came to Canada in 1850, with
very slender means, and first purchased 100 acres on con. 4, which he cleared
and paid for. He later bought lot 23, con. 4, and, later still, lot 24, con. 4,
making his holding 300 acres. He was a very powerful man, and of great personal
activity, coupled with a perseverance that was bound to make success sure. He
was a great plowman, and frequently took sweep stakes at the plowing matches.
He was also a stock fancier, and raised thoroughbred cattle, which often took
first prizes at the agricultural fairs of Wellington Co. He was a lover of good
horses, and raised them, and his son, John Grieve, Reeve of Eramosa, still
retains the breed of horses raised so successfully by his respected father. He
was a man of strict integrity, and a good citizen. He left at his death a large
property. Issue: Robert, and Mrs. David McLeod, b. in Scot., and Thomas (d.);
George, (d.); Janet, William, Mrs. W. Rutherford, John, Jr., and Maggie (d.
young), b. in Eramosa. Robert, and Thomas (d.), unm. George m. Sarah Walker;
set. in Erin Village and d. there.
William m. Jessie Rutherford, and owns the old John Grieve homestead of 150 acres, where he resides, and is one of the substantial farmers of the section. Issue: Lizzie, Mrs. Elgin Hamilton, Mar; Thomas, Mary B., and Nellie. John, Jr., m. Mary Miller, and is one of the progressive as well as one of the most substantial farmers in Eramosa. He owns 400 acres of land, the part of his farm on con. 4, where he has his residence, being a portion of the old homestead. He has been in the Eramosa Council 4 years, and was elected Reeve in 1905. Issue: Thomas, John A., George, James B., William, Robert M., and Mary H. The family all belong to the Pres. church, and are Liberals. From: Historical Atlas of the County of Wellington, Ontario. Toronto: Historical Atlas Publishing Co., 1906 |
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