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Pioneer - GROSE, John
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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GROSE, John
(d.), was b. Cornwall, Eng., 1815, and d. 1898. He m. Ann Sturtridge, who d.
in 1861, age 41, and in 1852 they came to Canada with their family, and set. in
Peel Tp., where he purchased 100 acres, lot 10, con. 11. He afterwards added to
his holdings, and at the time of his death, left 400 acres besides other
property. He was a man of more than ordinary ability, and soon made himself
felt in the community. He took an active interest in municipal and church
matters, and was a local preacher and class leader in the Methodist church, and
S.S. Supt. for over twenty-five years. He was one of the promoters, and active
in building the first Methodist church, now torn down, on the eleventh line. He
was Treas. and Clerk of the township for 20 years. In politics he was a
Liberal. Issue: Joseph, William S., Mrs. Thomas Norris, Mrs. W. T. Whale,
Thomas H., and Mrs. Moses Auger.
Joseph, b. Eng., 1843, m. Phillippa Amy, set. in Alberta. Issue: John C., James, Minnie, Lillie, Mersea, Ida, and Wilmer. William S., b. 1849, is a graduate of Day's Business College, Toronto, 1872. He owns 175 acres, lot 10, con. 10 and 11, Peel Tp., which he has brought to a high state of cultivation by draining and other means, the buildings are also up-to-date. This farm is operated by his son and son-in-law, while Mr. Grose has been operating, and has now bought, the Fisher farm, containing 250 acres, near Creek Bank. He is one of the leading men of Peel Tp. being a large farmer, and active in everything pertaining to the welfare of the community, indefatigably and enterprisingly laborious, and having figured prominently in the clearing up of 400 acres of land, and erecting four sets of buildings in his home, neighborhood, and also buildings on his son's first home in the west near Sperling, Man., and finishing work on the first elevator of that now thriving town, having also remodelled his father's first frame barns, and the house he now lives in. He is a local preacher in the Methodist church, as well as class leader, Trustee, and School Supt. He m. in 1872, first, Julia Grose. Issue: Harriet Ann, (d.); William J., Ernest H., J. Russell, set. in Sask., and Mrs. A. Cragg. Second wife, Jennie Allan. Issue: Lizzie, Harry C., graduate of Normal School, and teacher in Sask.; J. Lambel, Emma, Emerson F., and Walter S. Thomas H., b. Peel, 1858, raised and always lived there. He owns 100 acres, lot 9, con. 10. He m. Isabella Murray. Issue: Florence, Harvey, Ethel, and Lloyd. From: Historical Atlas of the County of Wellington, Ontario. Toronto:Historical Atlas Publishing Co., 1906 |
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