Wellington County, Ontario GenWeb - Pioneer - MURRAY, John of West Luther

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Pioneer - MURRAY, John of West Luther

Biographical Sketches of
Early Settlers of Wellington County

Information from: Historical Atlas of the County of Wellington, Ontario.
Toronto: Historical Atlas Publishing Co., 1906

MURRAY, John (d.), was b. in Ire., in 1830. He was of Scotch descent, his parents coming to Ireland at the time of the Insurrection. He m. Agnes Adamson in Scot., in 1856, and in 1858, came to Canada with his wife and one child. For four years he worked for farmers in King Tp., and then rented a farm on the 8th con. of that township, where he stayed for four years, after which he rented a farm in Vaughan Tp., for eight years. In 1878, his attention was drawn to the cheap lands in Luther, and being anxious to provide for his sons, he located the present homestead in West Luther, on lot 5, con. 3. There were no buildings upon it, and only about 8 acres cleared. At the time of his death, he had 200 acres in the best state of cultivation, and modern buildings, all of which he acquired by his own industry. Mr. Murray was instrumental in getting the first drains in the township, they being known as the "Murray drains." He was a Presbyterian, and a Conservative. He d. in 1898, while his wife predeceased him in 1856, at the age of 27. Issue: Samuel, Stratford; James, Idaho; John, Parry Sound; William, Luther; Robert (d. 28); Henry, and Mrs. James McQueen, Luther; Alexander (d. 21); Joseph (d. 19); Andrew, Fort William, and David, on the homestead.

[ footnote: one of the dates has been missprinted - Jane ]

From: Historical Atlas of the County of Wellington, Ontario. Toronto:Historical Atlas Publishing Co., 1906