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The Orillia Packet & Times
Oct. 15, 1931
Submitted by Frances Laver
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As Captain John D. Glover, Adjutant of the 4th Battalion, 1st Infantry Brigade, prepared to cross the Atlantic, as part of the 1st Contingent- he took a few moments to write the following letter to his parents.
Both Captain Glover and his brother Sergt. Norman Glover, were killed in action, in April 1915. (see Those who made the Supreme Sacrifice)
Mara Township- 1850- York County- per Rowsell’s Directory
Con. Lot Name
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–……..-…… JORDAN, Widow
–…….–……..McLEAN, James
–…….–……..MOORE, John
–……–…….. ORMSBY, Andrew
–……–…….. PATTERSON, Adam
–……–…….. STONER, John
–……–………THOMPSON, Widow
-………-……. GOODER, Anthony
–……25…….THOMPSON, LYONS
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Con. Lot Name–1850
1———2———-MATHIESON, Dougall
1………5———-McCrea, Alexander, (sic) McRAE
1…….. 6……..GILCHRIST, Donald
1……. 10……CAMERON, Hugh
1…….. 11……GRAHAM, James
1……. 12……CAMERON, Donald
1……. 13……BRUCE, Robert
1……. 13……BRUCE, Widow
1……. .13……YEADHAM, John
1…….. 13……O’DONNELL, Peter
1…….. 14……McCrea, Widow, (sic) McRAE
1……. 15……HUNT, Charles
1…….. 15……McDONALD, William
1……. 18……DUFFY, James
1…….. 24……McINTYRE, Donald
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Con. Lot Name–1850
2……. 4……. CAMPBELL, John
2……..5……..McCUAIG, Donald
2……..5……. McNABB, Andrew
2……. 8……. CALDER, Thomas
2……..9……..McCUAIG, Dugald
2…….12…….McKENZIE, Archibald
2…….12…….MURE, James
2…….13……..McDONALD, Donald
2…….13……..McDONALD, Joseph
2…….14…….McGRATH, Michael
2…….14…….RITCHIE, William
2…….14…….THOMPSON, John
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Con. Lot Name—1850
3……..4……..McCUAIG, Duncan
3……..5……..MORRISON, Malcolm
3……..6……..McCUAG, Finlay, (sic) McCUAIG
3……..6……..McCUAG, Henry, (sic) McCUAIG
3……. 7……. CAMPBELL, Duncan
3……. 7……. DONELLY, Widow—(sic) DONNELLY
3……. 8……..McNABB, John
3……..11…….LINNEN, Henry
3……..11……McGRATH, Michael
3……..12.……McDONALD, Donald
3……..15……McCrea, Farquhar, (sic) McRAE
3……. 20……ORMSBY, William
3……..26……McLEAN, Charles
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Con. Lot Name—1850
4……..7……. DONNOLLY, Widow, (sic) DONNELLY
4……..9……..FRASER, John
4……..9……..FERGUSON, Anthony
4……..9……. O’DONNELL, Patrick
4…….11……. CAMERON, Donald
4…….11…… PARSONS, Jacob
4…….12……..McDONALD, John
4…….12…….McDONALD, Thomas
4…….13…….McCrea, Alexander, (sic) McRAE
4…….14…….McLEAN, Donald
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Con. Lot Name—1850
5……..8……..KELLY, Widow (Mrs. Tobias Kelly)
5……. 9……. DENNIS, John
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Con. Lot Name—1850
6……..11……FELLESON, Alexander
6……..14……KELLY, Michael
6……..14……GILCHRIST, John
6……. 15…… O’NEILL, Francis
6……. 16……JOHNSTON, John
6……..16……MARTIN, George
6……..16……TISDALE, John
6……..18…… McNALLY, Hugh
6……. 19…… CORRIGAN, Michael
6……. 20…… BATEMAN, Thomas
6……. 21…… CORRIGAN, William
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Con. Lot Name—1850
7……..10……McHALE, Edward
7……..14……KELLY, Michael
7……. 15…… CORRIGAN, Patrick
7……..15……McTAGGART, John, (sic) McINTAGGART
7……..16……McCANNA, Thomas, (sic) McCANN
7……..16……McDERMOTT, Thomas
7……. 18…… DUFFY, Patrick
7..……25……McDONALD, Angus
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Con. Lot Name—1850
8……..16……FOX, John
8……. 21…… CLARKE, Darby
8……. 23…… BARRY, Edward
8……..24……HAILEY, Thomas ; (sic) HEALEY or HEALY
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Con. Lot Name—1850
9……..2……..McGIVERN, Hugh, (sic) McGOVERN
9……. 15……McVEY, David, (sic) McVeigh
9……..16……McKENZIE, John
9……. 17…… DOYLE, Daniel
9……. 21…… CLARKE, Patrick
9……..22…… McMILLAN, William
9……. 23……CAMPBELL, John
9……. 23…… DEVLIN, Peter
9……..23……McDONALD, Alexander
9……..23……McINNIN, Hector
9……. 30……HURLEY, Daniel
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Con. Lot Name—1850
10…… 16…… DOYLE, John
10……16……FERGUSON, James
10……18……McCUE, Darby
10……18……McCUE, Richard
10…… 19……TIMLIN, Widow
10…… 20…… DOYLE, Owen
10……23…….McDONALD, Christian
10…… 24……McARTHUR, John
10……25…… McLEAN, Angus
10……25……JOHNSTON, Murdock
10……26…….McDONALD, Alexander
10…… 27…… CREIGHTON, Ogden
10……27……McKENZIE, Murdock
10……29……McNEIL, Donald
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Con. Lot Name—1850
11…….8…….GILCHRIST, Ronald
11……13……McKAY, John
11…… 15…… CUDDY, Jeremiah
11……18……McLAUGHLIN, Thomas
11……23……McLEAN, Neil
11……23……VICK, Joseph
11……24……McGINNES, Laughlin
11……24……McKINNON, Malcolm
11……25……McKINNON, Neil
11…… 26…… CONNOLLY, Michael
11……26……O’DONNELL, John
11……27……McARTHUR, John
11……27……McDOUGALL, John
11……27……McKINNON, John
11……30……O’DONNELL, Patrick
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Con. Lot Name—1850
12…… 16…… CORCORAN, Denis
12……17……ELLIOTT, James
12……18…….McDONALD, Donald
12……18……VILLERS, Thomas
12…… 20…… DUFFY, Francis
12…… 20……DUFFY, Peter
12……22……NORRIS, Thomas
12……23……STUART, Robert
12…….24……KELLY, Martin
12…….26……McDONALD, Alexander
12…….26……McDONALD, Malcolm
12…….26……McDONALD, Neil
12…….26……McDONALD, Robert
12…….29……ELLIOTT, Gilbert
12……29……HERTFORD, James
12……29……MATTIN, John
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Con. Lot Name—1850
13…..13……..ROBERTSON, John
13…..14……..FYFE, Archibald
13…..14……..ROBERTSON, James
13…..18…….. DUFFY, Philip
13…..22……. STRAHERN, George
13…..24………McDONALD, Malcolm
13…..25……..McDONALD, John
13…..31……..McARTHUR, John
RAMA TOWNSHIP
Con. Lot Name-1850
A…….2…….. McCrea, Duncan, (sic) McRAE
A…….3..……McCrea, John, (sic) McRAE
A…….4…….. McCrea, Donald, (sic) McRAE
A. …… 10……GRAHAM, John
A…….6……..McGREGOR, James
A…….6…….. McNABB, Donald
A…….9……..McKAY, Angus
A…….10……McBEAN, William
A…….10…… MORRISON, Widow
A……. 15…… AINSWORTH, William
A…15&16…..McDONAGH, Michael
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Con. Lot Name-1850
B……11……. SIMPSON, Colin
B……13…….HODGSON, Henry
B……15…….RITCHIE, James
B……15…….WADDELL, Widow
B……15…….WESTCOAT, George
B…….16……..TRUCKLE, Edward
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Con. Lot Name-1850
C…… 5……. DOWNIE, John
C……. 14…….KENNEDY, Agnes
C…….14…….PRINCE, John
C. ……15…… .GRAHAM, Michael
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fr. ……13……GEORGE, Robert
fr…….24…… McPHERSON, James
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0……..23…… GRANET, James S
The following has been extracted from the YORK COUNTY portion of Rowsell’s City of Toronto and County of York directory for 1850-1851.
At the time Mara and Rama, were united townships, and part of York County. (Ontario County seperated in 1852).
The first list is alphabetic, the second list is sorted by concession number.
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PACKET AND TIMES June 3, 1955
PIONEER NIGHT RECALLS MANY MEMORIES TO COUPLE WED 51 YEARS
MR. AND MRS. WILLIAM JARRETT
BY MRS. S. J. FURNISS
January 7, 1937
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The Buchanan Clan was once very numerous along Eastern shores of Loch Lomond. Their history connects closely with Robert Bruce. In 1296 they refused to sign bond of fealty to Edward 1, so fought in Bannockburn. Like the Graham Clans, they remained loyal to the Stuarts for which they finally (many of them) were forced to take up domicile in County Antrim, Ireland at Ballymond. Many Presbyterian Scots also moved to Antrim and Tyrone.