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Pioneer - SHEWAN, John
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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SHEWAN, John
(d.), was b. Aberdeenshire, Scot. 1847. When thirteen years of age, he was
induced to come to Canada by his uncle, the late James Chalmers, who gave him
employment until he could better his position. He continued in the employ of
others, and while the wages were low at this time, young Shewan, by being very
frugal, found himself, at the age of twenty-four, financially able to carry out
his long cherished desire of owning a farm of his own. In 1871, he m. Mary J.
Bent, dau of William Bent, the old pioneer, who was b. in Eng. in 1819,
emigrated to Canada in 1831, set. in Pilkington, 1850, and set. in Minto, in
1858. He was a mason and contractor, and built some of the principal buildings
in Harriston and Palmerston. He d. in Palmerston in 1899. John Shewan and his
young wife started life on his new purchase, lot 24, con. 2, and here lived
until they became possessed of lot 3, con. 22, where they lived at the time of
John Shewan's death, in 1903. Mr. Shewan was a man of great personal activity,
and left a nice property. He was a member of the Presbyterian church, in
politics a Liberal, and a man of the strictest integrity, enjoying the
confidence and respect of all who knew him. Issue: John who owns and works lot
24, con. 2; Charles, owns and works lot 22, con. 3; William, James, an
inventor; Robert, ranches in the N.-W.; Levi, electrical expert, Niagara Falls;
Annie, and Mary, at home.
From: Historical Atlas of the County of Wellington, Ontario. Toronto:Historical Atlas Publishing Co., 1906 |
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