The Early History of Elora, Ontario and VicinityWilfrid Laurier Univ. Press, 1975 - 222 pages Elora: The Early History of Elora and Vicinity provides little-known details about the settlement and development of the Elora area in southern Ontario from the earliest settler in 1817. Then, as now, people were drawn to the Elora Gorge and the rocky banks of the Grand River. The book is a compilation of material that appeared weekly in The Elora Express between 1906 and 1909 with some additional material from the 1920s. Connon traces the settlers as they arrive and reports on the development of the town as they acquired a grist mill, a store, a bridge, and inevitably a railway. Rich with genealogical information, this is an important historical document. Introduction by Gerald Noonan. |
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... October 8th , 1863 , at the age of 63 years and 9 months . On the east side of the road near Hewitt's was another American whose parents had lived in Vermont . Zephaniah Sexton with his wife and family , lived on that farm which was ...
... October 16th , 1869 , in her sixty fourth year . James Davidson came to Winterbourne in 1834 , from Aberdeen where he had been engaged in the cotton manufacturing . He was born at Walthamstow , Essex , England , on the 31st of March ...
... October 31st , 1872 , at the age of sixty - one years , while Jane Gordon , his wife , died on May 2nd , 1881 , in her seventy- sixth year . As we go farther north on the river road ' we reach a stream which comes from the lower part of ...
... October , 1863 , and his wife twenty years before him . Those in their family were : Ephraim , the oldest ; Polly , who married John Beatty ; Jacob , died at Port Elgin , and Rachel , the wife of Elisha Hewitt . In the family of Ephraim ...
... October , 1834 . He there married Fanny ( Frances ) Martin , and built a house , but shortly afterward settled on the farm which is now owned by their son , Albert Gordon , on the east side of the road , a little north of Winterbourne ...
Contents
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ELORAITS EARLY HISTORY | 46 |
LETTERS BY WILLIAM GILKISON | 53 |
HOW ELORA RECEIVED ITS NAME | 58 |
THE BONACCORD SETTLEMENT | 64 |
INDIAN VISITORS | 97 |
THE SEARCH FOR A LOST SETTLER | 105 |
A SYNOPSIS OF ELORAS HISTORY | 169 |
NOTES FROM CAPTAIN GILKISONS DIARY | 175 |
LIST OF VOTERS WHO WERE PRESENT AND VOTED AT THE FIRST CONTESTED ELECTION IN THE TOWNSHIP OF NICHOL IN 1842 | 191 |
NAMES FROM ASSESSMENT ROLL OF NICHOL FOR 1850 | 192 |
NAMES FROM ASSESSMENT ROLL OF NICHOL FOR 1851 | 195 |
A LIST OF THE LEADING MEN AND HEADS OF FAMILIES LIVING IN ELORA IN 1853 WHEN THOMAS CONNON CAME WRITTEN AS H... | 197 |
LIST OF NAMES FROM ASSESSMENT ROLL OF ELORA FOR 1855 | 198 |
MEMBERS OF THE ELORA MECHANICS INSTITUTE ORGANIZED THURSDAY EVENING 26TH NOVEMBER 1857 | 199 |
ELORAITS EARLY HISTORY CONTINUED | 110 |
THE FOUNDING OF SALEM | 123 |
FIRST NEWSPAPERS | 136 |
THE VOLUNTEER RIFLE COMPANY | 137 |
HISTORY OF CHALMERS CHURCH | 159 |
ELORA POEM BY ALEXANDER MCLACHLIN SIC McLachlan 18181896 was a pioneer poet from Scotland whose work is still being republished ... | 200 |
INDEX | 201 |
CORRECTIONS AND ORIGINAL PAGE 31 12 | 208 |
Other editions - View all
The Early History of Elora, Ontario, and Vicinity (Classic Reprint) John Robert Connon No preview available - 2018 |
The Early History of Elora, Ontario, and Vicinity (Classic Reprint) John Robert Connon No preview available - 2017 |