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M John Carr

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Nota individual

Commemorative Biographical Record of Kent County, Ontario, J.H. Beers & Co., Toronto, 1904, pg. 178-179:
William Dawson, a prosperous and enterprising farmer of Romney Township, County Kent, is a son of John Dawson, one of the pioneers of this locality.
     John Dawson, a son of Thomas and Hannah Dawson, was born near St. John's Chapel, Parish of Stanhope, County Durham, England, July 6, 1789... In the early twenties John Dawson came to Romney township, settling upon Lot 194...
     William Dawson was born on the homestead farm, in the little log house first erected by his father, and was there reared...
     William Dawson has been twice married; his first wife having been Nancy, daughter of John Carr... The mother of this family died Jan. 29, 1870.
     John Carr, father of Mrs. Nancy (Carr) Dawson, was born in County Durham, England, Sept. 15, 1815. He was twice married. In 1838, in England, he married Ann Wilkinson, daughter of Timothy and Mary Wilkinson, and four children came to bless this union: Nancy, born May 24, 1839, became the wife of William Dawson; Alice, born Nov. 7?, 1840; Joseph, born March 24, 1842; and Mary, born June 30, 1844. The mother died in 1846 and about 1848, for his second wife, John Carr married Ann Towitt. In 1854 he brought his wife and family to Canada, settling near Port Anna in Romney township, County Kent. He died there Feb. 19, 1875, and his wife died Jan. 8. 1904.
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