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Pioneer - BENNETT, 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
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BENNETT, John
(d.), was b. Buckinghamshire, Eng., in 1807, and
d. in 1880, age 73. He came to Canada in 1858 and stopped for a
time at Fergus. From there he went to Arthur, and then to
Luther, where he stayed at the Curtis farm for 10 days, after
which he went back to Fergus and stayed for about 18 months. He
then went to the Port Hope, Clark farm, in West Luther, where he
chopped and cleared for three years, but owing to the frost,
his crops failed, and he went back to Guelph where he worked
for two years as a laborer. He then decided to try Luther again,
and going back he took up lot 2, con. 8, where he resided until
his death. He was of retiring nature, and much respected by his
neighbours. He was a member of the English Church and a Liberal.
In 1835 he m. Fanny Garner, who d. in 1887. age 70. Issue:
Thomas, Guelph; Keziah, (d.), and John. John inherited the
homestead where he now resides. He carries on mixed farming,
and is just building a bank barn. He has experienced all the
hardships incidental to pioneer life, as he came to Luther with
his father at the age of 10. He is a Liberal and a Presbyterian. In
1882 he m. Allice E. Malcolm, at Eden Mills. Issue: John M.,
Ethel E., Winifred, Fannie H., (d.); Kirkley, G. B., Grace
Dorothy, Alice M., Robert H., and Gertrude K.
From: Historical Atlas of the County of Wellington, Ontario. Toronto: Historical Atlas Publishing Co., 1906 |
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