this excerpt from the 1837 HOME DISTRICT DIRECTORY, lists the names of the early settlers in Mara Township. Most were of Scottish origin, and most homesteaded in the area north of the Talbot River.
EXCERPT OF 1837- TORONTO CITY & HOME DISTRICT DIRECTOY & REGISTER
MARA TOWNSHIP
Concession C
lot 14…. KENNEDY, Angus
lot 15…. GRAHAM, Michael
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Concession B
lot 1….. RITCHIE, James
lot 10….CHENIER, Francis
lot 11… SIMPSON, William
lot 11… SIMPSON, COLIN
lot 15…. WADDLE, Robert
lot 16….BELLY, Alexander
lot 16….CAMERON, John
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Concession A
lot 3…. MCRAE, John
lot 4….MCRAE, Donald
lot 6….MCGREGOR, James Alexander
lot 7….GILCHRIST, William
lot 15..MCDONAGH, Michael A.
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Concession 1
lot 6….GILCHRIST, Donald
lot 9….GRAHAM, John
lot 12…CAMPBELL, Angus
lot 13…BRUCE, Hugh
lot 13…BRUCE, Robert
lot 14…MCRAE, Finlay
lot 15…MCDONALD, JOHN
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Concession 2
lot12…GRAHAM, James
lot 13…MCDONALD, Joseph
lot 13…MCDONALD, Donald
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Concession 3
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Concession 4
lot 11…MCDONALD, William
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Concession 5
lot10…MCDONALD, Angus
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Concession 6
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Concession 7
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Concession 8
lot 23….FRENCH, Sheppard
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Concession 9
lot 22….MCMILLAN, William
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Concession 10
lot 23….MCDONALD, Alexander
lot 27….MORROW, David
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Concession 11
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Concession 12
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Concession 13
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