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Pioneer - The WILKINSON Family
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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WILKINSON Family, The.
Among the old pioneers of Minto were Duncan, Donald, Alexander and
John Wilkinson, and their sisters, Jean and Mary, b. in Argyllshire, Scot. They
emigrated to Canada and set. first in Puslinch Tp. , where many of their old
neighbours had preceded them. There they remained some years, and when the land
in Minto was put on the market , they took up 900 acres, which is still owned
by the family. The land was taken up in 1854, although they did not settle
permanently upon it until three of four years later. In the interval they
retained their home in Puslinch, spending the winter months in Minto, making
their clearings, and living in a log shanty they had erected for the purpose.
Th choice of the Minto farms reflects the good judgment of these old pioneers,
as there are no better in the township. Only two members of the family were
m., viz.: Jean, who m. Donald Smith; and Alexander, who m. Flora Stewart.
Issue Alexander, Jr., d. age 19; John, Donald, Christina, Annie, Jean, and
Mary, d. age 9.
Duncan is living, aged 79, and Mary d. 1906. Duncan is on the old homestead on the ninth concession. Donald, Sr., d. 1891, age 67; Alexander, Sr., d. 1897, age 72; John d., 1898, age 70. These old pioneers were among the founders of Knox Church and men of sterling qualities and strict integrity. The family has always enjoyed the respect and confidence of the whole community. John and Donald Wilkinson , only surviving sons of Alexander Wilkinson, own three hundred acres of land in con. 6 and 7., where they reside with their sisters. They make a specialty of Clydesdale horses of which they own some of the finest in Canada, and were enterprising citizens. From: Historical Atlas of the County of Wellington, Ontario. Toronto: Historical Atlas Publishing Co., 1906 |
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