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Pioneer - SARGENT, Cyrus
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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SARGENT, Cyrus
, b. West Garafraxa, 1841. He was a son of George T. Sargent, the pioneer of
the family, and succeeded to his father's estate, lot 12, con. 7, West
Garafraxa, and for a number of years famed and improved it, until it became one
of the finest properties in the neighborhood. He afterwards purchased another
100 acres, lot 28, con. 5, which by his will was left to his son James. About
1886 he added the business of hotel keeping to his other interests, and kept
his hostelry in Belwood until on account of the local option of 1896 he changed
it to a private residence. He died universally regretted in 1906 and is buried
in the old McKee Cemetery. He was a Congregationalist and a Liberal. In 1860 he
m. Mary Etsel. His son Daniel succeeded to the homestead.
L. Sargent, another son, is a leading hotel keeper in Fergus, while James and Frank, his two other sons, reside in Grand Valley. Henry, a brother of the late Cyrus Sargent is the only surviving one of his brothers and sisters, and owns and occupies lot 24, con. 8, West Garafraxa. Another brother, John Sargent, who d. in 1901, owned and occupied the east half of lot 15, con. 7, West Garafraxa. His widow still survives and owns the property, which is in a high state of cultivation, and replete with good barns and out buildings and a modern brick residence. Mrs. David Johnston, of Belwood, wife of the Township Clerk of West Garafraxa, is a daughter of the late John Sargent, who is still remembered as one of the township's best farmers. L. Sargent, son of the late Cyrus Sargent, b. in West Garafraxa, for some time conducted the livery business in Fergus. He is now proprietor of the Wellington Hotel, Fergus. He is a Presbyterian, and a Liberal. He m. Matilda Alexander. Issue: Rubina, Arthur A. , and Frank F. Mr. Sargent is very popular and has a large trade, particularly with the farming community. From: Historical Atlas of the County of Wellington, Ontario. Toronto:Historical Atlas Publishing Co., 1906 |
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