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Pioneer - METCALF, Joseph
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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METCALF, Joseph
(d.), b. Kealby Eng., 1818. He m.Sarah Andis in England, and embarked for
Canada in 1851. He secured a position on the construction of the G. W. Ry., and
later obtained a contract on his own account, earning sufficient to purchase in
1855, 400 acres of bush land on con. 7, Minto. He set. there and cleared the
farm, on which he lived until 1886, when he retired, building a handsome
residence in Harriston in which he lived until his death in 1904. He was
Councillor when the gravel road was built; School Trustee for years, and a
member of the Methodist church. Issue: Joseph, Man.; Sarah, m. Richard R.
Wilkin, Minto; and Mrs. D. Barket, Mrs.. John Ransom, Mrs. Thomas Barker,
William and John, in Man.
From: Historical Atlas of the County of Wellington, Ontario. Toronto:Historical Atlas Publishing Co., 1906 |
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