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Rear Lot 1 Mr. Burke was the first settler, then J Nathanial Rudd c 1793 from England in the 1851 census with his wife Elmira c 1797 and family born England, Samuel c1829, James c 1830, and John c 1833 in a 1-Story, 1 Family Log House  1867 resident Ben Chester; Alex Newstead in 1875; his estate in 1885.1906 Alex McGregor on south 70 acres.  Wm Eckstine on north 30 acres 

Rear Lot 2  John Barrett c 1789 from Ireland with his wife Julia, c 1793, and their family members, born in Ireland, Mary c 1819, Julia, c 1830, Anne, c 1833, and Canadian born, Thomas c 1835, Cathrine 1838, Agnes Jane c 1848,. It appears that the local school master boarded with them. He was John  Leniten, c 1806 in Ireland.  1867 resident John & Thomas Barett; also on lot 3; still there 1879-80. T. Barrett on front, rear and rear lot 3,4. 1906 Joseph Shantz had F&r L2 and R2 L3 

Rear Lot 3  Mr. Shelly was an early occupant.   J. Barrett, succeeded by T. Barratt, 106 J Shantz 


Rear Lot 4  Thomas Collins; c 1807 from Ireland and his wife Anne (Kelly) born in King's County, Ireland in 1816.  On the second of May 1834 her parents and the family sailed from Dublin in the William & Anne and arrived in Quebec in June.  She married Mr. Collins in 1842 and they have occupied lot 4, 2nd concession. Mrs Collins has 10 children all living 1897.  John c 1843, John, c 1844, Mary c 1845, Fanny 1846 and was the last to survive when she was 98, (She spent some years in the west, and Willmington Deleware. In 1925 she returned to Galt where she lived withFamily Log House   Mrs. Collins d. June 27, 1901. still there 1879;  1867 resident Thomas & Michael Collins.  By 1885 lot 4 T. Hammet west; T. Collins east half. 1885  

Rear Lot 5  The pioneer on this lot was Mr. Longley, then C. Barrett 1867 resident Charles Barrett- from Guelph Mercury, Feb. 15, 1883 " The name of Mr. Robert Barrett, son of Mr. Charles Barret of Puslinch appears on a line of inventors in the State of Missouri who received patents.  His invention is a lift for plate rolling mills.  The young man alluded to is a chief engineer and master mechanic in one of the larger iron working establishments in the west, situated in St. Louis.  C. Barratt 1885. Charles Barrett died in 1938, Over 80 years a resident here. Survived by brother Peter. Barrett who was here in 1875. Mary Isabell O'Neail  who d. Friday Jan 26, 1912 from Lot 5 con 2 to St. Marys R.C. Church to Hespeler RC Cemetery.