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LOT HISTORIES
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GORE LOTS f-front part of lot / r-rear part of lot
Please note that the names listed here are of people connected to a lot of land from 1833 to 1906 and do not include those working for others or those who lived in the villages.
July 10, 1823, Alexander Wilson was registered as the owner of this lot. There
is an old story that this lot was the first lot in the township to be taken up.
(Settlement was then taking place in the adjoining townships of Dumfries and
Waterloo. Walter Bone (Bohn) came in 1835. His deed was registered 1836. The first road went
through lot 1 to the town line. Bone Family:
1. Marian b.
Dumfrieshire 1821 d.
Jan. 10, 1902 in 83rd year 2. Margaret b. c. 1833 m.
John Milroy 3. John (Jack)
m. teacher of Wilkinson School; they had a son who was Toronto Star
writer and later went to New York Thomas Paddock was student of the teacher, and
heard the story . Marriage:
Dumfries Reformer May 27 1857 On Thursday last, the 14th inst.,
by Rev Hodgkins, of Doon, Mr. John Bone, to Miss Mary Oakes, both of Puslinch.
4. Mary m. 1. Bell
2. Gideon Hood, Guelph Merchant From
her first marriage there was a daughter Jessie who m. Wm. McCrae Her children
were Mrs. Archibald McCorkindale, Thomas, Jessie, and David. The late Flora
(McCrae) Cleghorn
was a descendent. !867 Resident: James
Mitchell Gazetteer 1875 James
Brydon 1871,1875-6 and 1867 resident as well
as 1877-78 Francis Woods; his children: Walter, John, Mary at Killean
School 1885 Jas Bryden 1906 James Bryden 1950 Daley 1967 John Bryden
and his sister Margaret sold to Mr. Daley
Lot 2 Front Gore Original owners 1832
was Alexander McKellar and wife Elizabeth Scott. (She was a sister to Red Jack
Scott (lot 14 RG) and he built a house on a lot he bought for his sister lot
13 front con. 1. They had a daughter Mary Jane McKellar who m. Stewart and
lived in western Canada.) Mrs. McKellar was dau of "James Scott, who came
in 1857 with his son John and daughter Mrs. Alex McKellar" 1867 resident Archibald
McKellar Note Betty Major is researching McKellor/Scott and writes to
descendants in western Canada. Perhaps this came from
the Kirkwall Book: Family of Duncan McKellar: Alex McKellar William
McKellar Duncan
McKellar Matilda
McKellar Duncan McKellar lived
here with Angus in 1832, when Neil McPhatter came to front lot 15, Concession
1.. Duncan got his deed from the crown in 1846. Angus McKellar (FG
lot 3 in 1872) witnessed John Clark's will about 1865.
Miss Marion McRae of Frank Cres. Toronto was a great grand-daughter
of Mr. & Mrs. Duncan McKellar who raised
a family in Puslinch and were born c 1800.
She has a memorial card for Angus who d. Jan. 1886 age 71, therefore
born c 1815 and buried at Killean. In
the Kirkwall Church History there is an item on a McKellar who moved from
Killean to the Kirkwall area. 1871 Alex McKellar 1885 A. McKellar 1875-Wm. Scott 1875-80
Archibald McKellar
1886 Archibald Ramsay
(1857-1947) bought it and named it Cedarview. His wife was Christina Bryce
who d. 1929 Archibald was an old time fiddler, built stone house.
After Archibald's death Oswald and Alberta continued to live there Family
1. Margaret m. Dan McMillan lot 16 RG 2.
Alberta bachelor on homestead 3.
Stella m. 1917 Stan Reeves 4.
Oswald bachelor on homestead 5.
Alma m. Wm. Elvin (Kirkwall) son James 6.
Alexander bachelor 1950
Oswald Ramsay 2000 Cliff Reeves
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