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Pioneer - POWLEY, George
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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POWLEY, George
, (d.), was b. in King Tp., York Co., in 1845, and d. in 1887, age 42. He came
to Wellington Co., with his parents when he was a small boy, and worked with
his father in 1868, until the age of 22, when he set. on lot 3, con. 6 Peel Tp.
There was very little of the land cleared, and he improved it, and in 1884,
sold it and purchased 200 acres lot 4, cons. 6 and 7, and commenced to improve
it. He d. in 1887. He was a Methodist and a Liberal, and was a School Trustee
for years. In 1868 he m. Elizabeth Wiles. At the death of her husband, she was
left with a family of young children, whom she brought up and educated. Issue:
Robert, Charles and George, Sault Ste. Marie; Mrs. Alice Rutherford,
Glenmorris; Joseph and John Sault Ste. Marie; Edith and Eva at home.
Robert, unm., owns and operated the homestead. He carries on mixed farming. From: Historical Atlas of the County of Wellington, Ontario. Toronto:Historical Atlas Publishing Co., 1906 |
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