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Pioneer - The LOREE Family
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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LOREE Family, The
. The late Job Loree was b. in New York State and came to Canada in 1809,
settling in Halton Co., where he took up about 1,400 acres of land. His wife
and ten children came with him. Mr. Loree and his sons, Timothy, Hezekiah, and
John served in the war of 1812, and for this service received a grant of land
from the Government. As land was worth very little at this time, they only took
up a portion, allowing some of their claims to lapse. John Loree and his son
Samuel, returned to the U.S., some years after the war, and died there. The
balance of the family, with the exception of Hezekiah, John, George, and James,
who came to Wellington Co., remained in Halton. These brothers settled in
Eramosa. John, in 1827; George, in 1830; James, in 1831, and Hezekiah, in 1835.
Hezekiah, b. Morris Co, N..J., 1795, d. 1838, m. Mary Grierson. Issue: Mrs. Allan McCullough, James G., Mrs. Geo. Morden and George. Of this family , James G., was b. in Trafalgar Tp., in 1825, and came with his parents to Eramosa in 1835. His father d. three years later. Only five acres were cleared, and the work of making a living and holding the family together, devolved on his mother and himself. He m. Lucy Johnson, and they had a large family of children. They are spending their declining years on the old homestead. John, b. Morris Co., N.J., 1797, set. on lot 12, con. 4, Eramosa in 1827. He m. Mary Edwards. Issue: Elisha E., Mrs. Andrew Warner, Mrs. James Campbell, Samuel, Jr., John H., William M., Mrs. John Turner, and George W. Of this branch Elisha E., was b,. 1822, near St. Catharines, and in 1845 purchased 200 acres, lots 3 and 4, con. 9, Eramosa, where he set. He m. Elizabeth Seburn, in 1850. She was a superior woman and well educated. They were Methodists, and in politics Elisha E., was a Liberal. He was a School Trustee for some years, and a successful and influential citizen. They had the following issue: Matthew, John, in Manitoba; and Samuel, in Galt. Matthew now resides on lot 11, con. 4, Eramosa, which he inherited from his father, he also bought 100 acres from Robert Martin. He is a prominent man in Eramosa, having been in the Council 7 years, and Deputy Reeve 27 years. He is a member of the Methodist Church and Trustee of the same for some years. Issue: William, Ernest, Mrs. George Lush, Francis R., in Man.; Mrs. John Burnett, Leonard, Mary, Minnie, Herbert, Sadie, and Bertha. William, Ernest, m. Catharine Ostrander in 1902. Issue: Teresa M. George, b. 1800, d. 1892, m. Elizabeth Shaver. Issue: Mrs. John Henry, John S., William. Mrs. Henry Perrin, Washington, Mrs. John Jetson, and Mrs. Robert Grieve. Of this branch, John S., b. 1834, m. Mary A. Tovel, 1856. In 1839, he came with his father to lot 11, con. 7, Eramosa, when it was all bush. Here his father always lived, hewing out a home for himself and family. John S., still resides on the homestead, which he owns. Issue: Mrs. Robertson, George, b. 1860, m. Mary Sunter, and lives with his father on the homestead. William b. 1839, m. Margaret Richardson, and resides on lot 16, con. 7, Eramosa. Issue: Howard, and Mrs. Johnathan Loree. Washington, b. 1840, d. 1901, m. Ellen M. Mack, set. on lot 13, con. 1, Erin, when 25 years old. Issue: Mrs. William McCutcheon, Mrs. John McCutcheon, and Mrs. Irwin Hamilton. James, b. 1802, m. Catharine Buck, and set. in W. Garafraxa. Issue: Mrs. George Tindall, and Michael. The Loree family are connected by marriage and otherwise with the very best families in the district, and are representative citizens. From: Historical Atlas of the County of Wellington, Ontario. Toronto:Historical Atlas Publishing Co., 1906 |
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