Commemorative Biographical Record of the County of Essex, J. H. Beers & Co., Toronto, 1905, p. 528-529:
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Jacob Fox, the grandfather of Gordon P. Fox of Gosfield, was born Jan. 22, 1788, in Pennsylvania, and was but a lad when the family became permanently settled in Gosfield. He began farming for himself on Concession 6, where he did the first clearing, but later removed to Lot 24, on the lake, building about 1826 a log house near the shore. ...
Jacob Fox was twice married, first to Madeline Wigle, and they had
children... Jacob Fox married (second) Elizabeth McLean, born May 13, 1788, and three children were born to this union: George J., Peter and Abigail. Of these (1) George J. Fox, born July 4, 1829, married Sarah Jane Thompson, and settled on a part of the homestead farm. They have reared eight children, namely: ... George Eli, born Dec. 8, 1875, married Ethel Baltzer, and they have one child, Oscar, born April 3, 1902;
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Oscar
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