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Pioneer - KELLY, 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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KELLY, John
, was b. Dublin Co., Ire., in 1826. He came to Canada in 1847, and worked as a
farm laborer in Eramosa for five years, after which he drove the stage from
Guelph to Owen Sound for some years. He then worked for farmers about Guelph
for some time, and finally came to Arthur Tp., where with his brother-in-law,
Thomas McEllistrum, he took up 50 acres of land. Seven years later he sold it,
and took up 100 acres, lot 13, con. 3, West Luther, which was all swamp. He
cleared a part of it, and sold out at an advance, and then purchased lot 16,
con. 1, West Luther, which he cleared from the bush. He is a Roman Catholic,
and a Liberal. In 1855 he m. Mary McEllistrum, of the pioneer family of that
name in Guelph. Issue: Fenton, at home; Mrs. D. McQuinn, Arthur; Mrs. James
Close, Garafraxa; James, Luther; Thomas, Arthur; John, Buffalo; Dennis, Arthur;
Mrs. John Curtis, Luther, and Maggie at home.
From: Historical Atlas of the County of Wellington, Ontario. Toronto:Historical Atlas Publishing Co., 1906 |
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