King, John

(from newspaper clippings)

John King Jr. (1834–1921) arrived in Halton County, Ont. from Ireland, with his parents and siblings, at the age of one.

His father John Sr. was killed by a falling tree, and his widowed mother and her children moved to Warwick Twp. shortly after. They settled on Lot 18, Con. 6 SER (Churchill Line), which was almost solid bush. There was no railroad or village of Watford at that time. This land was issued to a John King on the 1851 Warwick assessment roll so John Sr. most likely had purchased it before his death. In 1851 John King Jr. was 17 and started farming.

In 1874, at the age of 40, John Jr. married 24 year old Ann Higgins (1850–1933). He lived out his life on this farm. His obituary does not list any children or surviving siblings. They were members of the St. James Anglican Church just east of them on Churchill Line.

Chapter 24 of 25 - King, John

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