Salis JOSLIN

1879 - 1946  (67 years)

• Name	Salis JOSLIN
  Born	06 Sep 1879	Dalton Twp., Victoria County, Ontario
  Gender	Male
  Buried	1946	St. Andrew's - St. James Cemetery, Orillia
  Died	22 Dec 1946	Orillia, Simcoe Co., Ontario
  Person ID	I80	Pte. Arnold CURRAN's Family
  Last Modified	15 Jul 2012

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth RENNIE,   b. 29 Jul 1883, Bradford, York Co, Ontario ,   d. 05 Feb 1950, Orillia, Simcoe Co., Ontario  (Age 66 years)
  Married	30 Sep 1908	Washago, Rama Twp. Ontario County
  Children	1. Mona Hiddie JOSLIN,   b. 26 Dec 1921,   d. 11 Mar 2001  (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F30	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Silas JOSLIN (son of Thomas JOSLIN) was born 06 Sep 1879 in Dalton Township, Ontario, Canada, and died 22 Dec 1946 in Orillia, Ontario, Canada. Notes for Silas JOSLIN: In 1906 took over the 100 acres previously owned by his parents. They lived with Thomas & Sarah as Sarah was in poor health. & it was here that their first daughter Audrey was born in 1909. The whole family moved to Washago so that Sarah could be closer to medical care & when Silas sold the 100 acre farm to the Sniders they all moved to the farm he had purchased on Concession 3, North Orillia Township in 1912. Although Silas owned the Morrow farm, he did not farm it himself; a new barn had been built but the original log built house had not been kept up since Tom & Addie left in 1900. He continued to work out; winters in the lumber camps & summers at farming or other casual work. Whilst making up his mind regarding the farm, whether to build a house or sell, the Sniders, Aaron & Lavinia, who lived on a farm just across the boundary, were burned out. They moved into the Morrow house, originally the home of Lavinia's parents, & made an offer to purchase the farm. The sale of the farm left Silas free to locate where he wished & after living at Coopers Falls & Washago for a few years, Thomas & Sarah being with them, in 1912 he purchased an established farm on the Third Concession of North Orillia Township, just north of the Division Road. Whilst the farm had a good house & buildings, it had not been properly worked for some years; the fences were down & the fields were choked with underbrush, & some stumping was required before it could be worked to advantage. The North River bisected the property & it was an attractive place with good possibilities. It took a great deal of work to bring the land back to normal production but, with assistance from his father & brother Norman, this was achieved while Libbie looked after & built up the dairy & poultry production. One of the assets, & a great help, was the sugar bush which was on the hillside along the river which always produced an abundance of sap. At first the sap was boiled in large iron kettles over an open fire, later evaporater pans were installed in the sugar house. The family had more syrup & sugar then they could use & the surplus was sold. All of the children, except the first were born there. The location was ideal for a young family with schools in town close by. Silas & Libbie were content to stay there during their working years, but when Silas' health began to decline they moved to Orillia where they lived out their lives. They were a kindly couple interested in & visited by their relatives with always the time & inclination to give assistance to friends & neighbours. Silas died in 1946 & Libbie four years later in 1950. They are buried in St.Andrews/St.James Cemetery Orillia.