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Pioneer - TOVELL, Mark
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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TOVELL, Mark ,
d., son of a pay officer in the British Army, was b. near Lowestoft,
in Suffolk Co., Eng., in about 1769. He was a farmer in Eng., and m. Hannah
Oakes in that country. He came to Canada with his wife and family on the
"Queen Caroline," in 1832, being 8 weeks and three days in making the
passage from London to Quebec. He left his family in Hamilton for a month,
while he came to Guelph to secure a house. The family arrived in Guelph in
July, 1832, and occupied a house on the estate of the late Hon. Johnson
Ferguson Blair, on the outskirts of Guelph. Mr. Tovell farmed until his death,
He was a Congregationalist, being a strict churchman, and a Reformer. He d.
1844, aged 75, and Mrs. Tovell d. 22nd of July, 1832, just two weeks after
arriving in Guelph. He later m. a Miss Catchpole, who also predeceased him, and
he again m. Mrs. Elworthy. Issue: John (d.); Samuel (d.); Jonathan, James (d.);
Sarah, m. the late George Sunley, and later T. H. Taylor (d.), and still lives
in Guelph; Mark (d.); Mrs. Ford (d.), Guelph; Mrs. Busby, Guelph; George (d.);
Charles (d.), and Nathan (d.).
John, b. 1812, was a carpenter and joiner, and lived nearly all of his days in Guelph. He m. Mary A. Hoskin, who survives him, and lives in Cleveland with her only surviving daughter, who m. Reuben, son of Nathan Tovell. Samuel, b. 1814, d. 1897, aged 83, set. in 1841 on lot 16, con. 6, Eramosa Tp., which he cleared. He was a broad minded man, and a much respected citizen; a consistent and active member of the Disciples church. He m. first, Eliza Darby. Issue: Jonathan, Robert, and David, Luther Tp., and William, Eramosa. William m. Martha Stewart. He owns and operates lot14, con. 5, Eramosa Tp., and is a very prosperous farmer. Issue: Gordon, Winnipeg; Frank, at home; David, in Customs House, Toronto; Jennie, at home; Ethel, at home; Kenneth, Rochester; Horace, Erin Tp. Samuel Tovell, m. Janet Butchart. Issue: Agnes (d. unm); Mrs. George Williams, Toronto Junction; Edmund, Hamilton; Charles (d. unm); Amos, m. Lois Black, is a Disciple minister, Guelph. Jonathan, b. 1816, is still living, age 89. He set. in Eramosa Tp., 1842, on con. 6, lot 15. He was a Councillor for 27 years, and Constable for over 50 years. He is a Methodist and a Liberal, and m. Maria Irvin in 1842. Issue: Japheth, Toronto Junction; Rev. Isaac, Methodist minister, Toronto; John, Puslinch Tp.; Henry, Walkerton; Dr. Matthew, Sydenham; Irvin, on homestead; Mary, at home; Annie, m. J. W. Oakes, License Inspector, Guelph. James, b. 1819, and d. 1854, became a carpenter and builder on Douglas St., Guelph, and also an undertaker. He m. Maria Darby, who d. 1898, age 75. Issue: Mrs. Hiram Black, Edward J., John (d. infancy); George (d.); Nathan (d.); Mrs. John Mitchell (d.). He was a Congregationalist, and a staunch Liberal. Of this branch, Edward J., b. in Guelph, in 1840, is a carpenter, builder and architect. He m. Esther A. Starkweather. Issue: William J., Lena, and Lily (d.); Frank J., Arthur (d.); Alice M., Bert, and Ernest. Mark, Jr., b. 1820, and d. 1895. He was a chair and cabinet maker as well as a carpenter and painter in Guelph, and was a natural mechanic, and very handy with tools. He also had a fine apiary. He m. Hannah Elkerton in 1846, who d. in 1895, age 68. Their surviving issue: Joseph, Charles, Robert, Mark, 3rd, and William. Of this branch, Joseph, b. Guelph, in 1848, with the exception of a few years in Toronto, has always lived in Guelph, where he learned his trade. In 1871, he started his harness and saddlery shop, and in 1881, built the Tovell Block, where he has since successfully conducted the business, being one of the prominent men of the city. He has always refused to hold office, but in politics is a Liberal, and in religion, a member of the Methodist church. He m. first, Mana, dau. of the late James G. Wright, Jr., and after her death, in 1900, he m. Rachel, also a dau. of Mr. Wright. Issue: Walter, with his father in business; Dr. Garnet B., dentist; George, d. Lockport, N.Y.; Charles, d. Lockport, N.Y.; Nathan m. Hannah, sister of J. G. Wright, Jr., and has a son Reuben, in Cleveland, who m. a dau. of John, eldest son of John Tovell. From: Historical Atlas of the County of Wellington, Ontario. Toronto: Historical Atlas Publishing Co., 1906 |
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