Bradley WI Tweedsmuir Community History Volume 1, [1818] - [1978], page 16

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VOL.I v3.14 GEORGH GAEGQ Lot 4 Gone. 17 fiwnwâ€" a ~ * r The farm situated on Lot A, Gone. 17, Greenook Township consisâ€" ting of 10h acres of land was taken out of the crown by Mr. Blakley McCartney on January 12th 1860, and it was in his name for eight years. On February 26th, 1858 it was sold to Mr John Buckley. After his death it was left to his wife Eliza and they had one son wellie, who with his mother, farmed it for the following thirteen years. On April lst, 1903 the farm changed hands again to Mr. John Gilchrist and his wife Janet, they had two children; Jessie and George. They farmed it for two years then Fr. Edward Chalmers Ient>d it for five years. Mr. John Ciichrist passed away on Perch 17th in 1912, than it as taken ove My Lie son George Gilchrist in ; .iie Etiel, they hnl 0.0 eon Free, the iarmed with until 19:6. Fred married " len YoL're of Paisley t,ey had the so 5 Jack and Bob. Ch Perch Lth 19Lo the farm MAJ sold :0 ll ,HJ four " , 1950, it Jennie Ere came here ; 196., r the years v and 19o1 Alice and nlb3:t ‘ lived in the house. The barn was built around 1880, the house a few years later, the drive Lhed in 1919. The furnace was installed in the house in 1921, the d~lco light system in 19u0, the telephone in the fall of 1912. Hydro was installed in 19A8. In 1956 a tornado struck and d;molished the driving shed, the wood shed of th: house and one end of the barn. The drive shed was rubuilt in the spring of 1957. In 1963 a b;throom we; put in and the raw teleghone in3t311ed in the fall of 1966.

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