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Pioneer - SWEENEY, 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

SWEENEY, John , was b. in Nichol Tp., in 1844, where his father was one of the first settlers. Upon going to Arthur in 1877, his intention was to buy grain, but he decided to try farming, and purchased the present homestead of 100 acres, lot 31, O. S. R. He has been very successful, and had acquired his property by his own exertions, and has given his family good educations. He is much respected in the neighborhood; a Roman Catholic, and a Conservative. He m. Julia Nunan. Issue: Mrs. Joseph Sullivan, Pilkington; Ursula and John, at home; James, teacher in Peel Tp.; Dennis, Paul and Harold, at home; and three d. in youth.

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