MAIN, John
. The late John Main, of Pilkington, was b. in Cornwall, Eng., and d. in 1855,
aged 44. He came to Camada about 1833 and set. in Vaughan Tp., and ten years
later in Pilkington, on lot 15, con. 4. He m. Ada Brinton, who d. in 1904, aged
91. Issue: Mrs. Geo. Wright, set. in Pilkington; John, m. Elizabeth Bosomworth,
set. in Pilkington; William, Thomas, m. Christina Arthur, set. in Pilkington;
Mrs. Geo. Howlett (d.), and Mrs. Thomas Arthur (d.), set. Hamilton, William
owns 200 acres on lot 10, con. 4, and lot 11, con. 3. He has a good farm, with
fine stock, and is largely engaged in feeding cattle for export. He takes a
great interest in educational matters and has been School Trustee for 9 years.
He is a Liberal politics. His first wife was Hannah Jane Boys. Issue: Mrs.
Robert Short, set. in Pilkington; L. Leslie, m. Sarah Bowes, set. in British
Columbia; Reginald W., m. Maude Purdy, set. B.C.; Walter W. at home; Harry, in
the Canadian Bank of Commerce at Winnipeg. His second was Jennie Sangster
Brydon.
From: Historical Atlas of the County of Wellington, Ontario.
Toronto:Historical Atlas Publishing Co., 1906
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