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For many years he served as a Town Councillor
and member of the Township School Board ; at the
present time he owns 300 acres of land in Crosby
and Bastard.
Abraham Coon was a member of the First
General Conference of the Methodist Church at
Lyn, and of this church his descendants have ever
remained consistent followers.
THE DELONG FAMILY,
AND
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Mrs. Maria L. DELONG.
George Delong came from Vermont about #95
and was one of the first settlers in South Crosby.
His family consisted of four daughters and two
sons. Mr. Delong died in r8s5/ aged 75 years, his
The mother
of the wife of George Delong died in_188%, having
completed her one hundredth year. Mr. Delong’s
sons were Jesse and Justus K. Jesse was the fsz
white child born in South Crosby; he represented
South Leeds in the Fifth Parliament of Canada
(1854-5 to 1858), dying in 1870. TEJ
Justus K. Delong was born in Ars; married
Maria L., daughter of A. H. Day, Esq., of of Elizabeth¬
town. He died in 1870. Maria L. Delong, relict of
the late Justus K., resides on Lot No. 18, in the rst
Concession of South Crosby, the farm consisting of
225 acres.
The Delong family is one of the oldest and most
influential in the County of Leeds, the members
occupying prominent positions, being regarded with
respect and esteem.
BENJAMIN L. HALLADAY.,
The farm of Benjamin L. Halladay consists of 234
acres—Lot No. 13, of the 2nd Concession of South
Crosby. Mr. Halladay was born in 1825, his father
Ebenezer now living on Lot No. 12, in the 2nd Con¬
cession, in his 85th year, his wife being ten years his
junior. Ebenezer Halladay was one of the first
settlers of the township in which he resides, coming
from Vermont in the year 1800. He has been twice
married, having thirteen children, eight by his
second wife, all of whom are settled in Leeds
County.
Benjamin L. Halladay was married in 1852, to
a daughter of the late David B.. Warren, of South
Crosby, by whom he has five living children, two
sons being married and settled on the farm. Mr.
Halladay commenced life poor, but, by the exercise.
of caution, coupled with untiring industry, has
JOSEPH MERRIMAN.
Joseph Merriman occupies a farm of 289 acres on
Lot No. 15, in the 3rd Concession of South Crosby.
His grandfather, Joseph Merriman, came from Con¬
necticut, and settled on the present homestead. He
was a tanner and currier by trade, and the father of
five children, one of whom, Amasa, was the father
of the subject of this sketch. The Merriman family
has always occupied a leading position in South
Crosby, the descendants maintaining the good
repute of the name, all being honored citizens.
THE RIPLEY FAMILY,
AND
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Thomas Ripley was born in Litchfield County,
Connecticut, and was brought to Canada in 1793 by
his adopted father, Walter Davis, who settled in
Augusta, where he remained until the year 1800,
when they removed to South Crosby, which at that
time was an unbroken forest. Settlement was made
by Mr. Davis, on Lot No. 9, in the 2nd Concession,
where the first improvements in the Township were
made. The nearest neighbor resided in Bastard,
seven miles distant. At one time the fire in South
Crosby went out when Mr. Davis was compelled to
travel fourteen miles on foot to secure a new supply.
Mr. Ripley devoted a great portion of his lifetime to.
clearing lands, doing his milling at Gananoque,
though at certain seasons of the year being com¬
In the
war of 1812, he served his country as a volunteer at
pelled to resort to the primitive stump mill.
Gananoque ; in the same year he married a daughter
of his foster father, by whom he had three sons and
two daughters. Those at present living are C. L.
Ripley, Mary Ann Taerart and Stephen R. Ripley.
C.L. Ripley, the eldest member of the family, was
born in 1813, on the farm now occupied by him.
In 1835, he married Hannah Roswell, from Somer¬
setshire, England. She was born in 1812, and died
in 1863. The family resulting from the union con¬
sisted of six sons and four daughters, seven of whom
are now living. His eldest son died in September,
1877. Mr. Ripley has always taken great interest in
educational matters, serving the Municipality at one
time as Local Superintendent. In 1865, he was
gazetted a Justice of the Peace; he also held the
office of Township Clerk, discharging the duties de¬
volving upon him in a highly satisfactory manner.
JOHN PF. PURCELL.
Mr. J. Purcell, father of John P. Purcell, came
to Canada when a small boy, his parents settling in
Kingston. He attended the same school with Sir
John A. Macdonald and Sir Henry Smith. Mr.
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