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Pioneer - STEPHENSON, Robert
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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STEPHENSON, Robert
, was b. Yorkshire, Eng., 1825. He came to Canada in 1844, and was seven weeks
in reaching Quebec, landing with about one sovereign in his pocket. He set. in
Ontario Co. In 1846 he came to Peel Tp. with his wife, his sole cash capital
consisting of three York shillings, after he bought the right to 100 acres, lot
1, con. 11, for $100. About one acre was slashed on the farm, and he cleared
the balance. He carried his first pig seven miles on his back and carried flour
in the same manner from Elora. Besides raising a large family and fitting them
for life, he succeeded in accumulating considerable property, and became a
prosperous farmer. All of his property was justly obtained and there has never
been a cent of mortgage on his property. He never sought or held municipal
office. He was a member of the Church of England, but in Canada affiliated with
the Methodist church. In politics he was a Conservative. He m. Ann Hatter, who
d. in 1899, age 71, He had a large family: Wilfron H. lives on the homestead.
He m. Mary Anderson and has six children: one daughter, Mrs. Brimblecombe,
resides in Drayton; John and William in Dakota; Mrs. John Bruce, Robert, in
Elora; Henry, in Bruce Co.; Joseph in Toronto; Mrs. Smith, Alma and Mrs. Edwin
Boyle, Toronto.
From: Historical Atlas of the County of Wellington, Ontario. Toronto:Historical Atlas Publishing Co., 1906 |
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