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Toronto, graduating in 1854. He commenced practice in the Town of Perthin 1858, removing to Iroquois in 1858. In 1866, he engaged in literary pursuits, and was for upwards of two years upon the editorial staff of the Toronto G/ose. In 1869, he engaged somewhat in gold mining, practicing his profession, when required, in Marmora, Ont., finally settling in Edwardsburg in 1877. MERRICKVILLE. E. J. Kelly, M. D., was born in Merrickville, in 1839 ; educated at Queen's College, Kingston, graduating in 1862. He commenced practice the same year in Merrickville, removing to Oswego, N. Y., in the fall of 1863, and returning to his native place in 1867. J. A. Merrick, M. D., born in Merrickville, studied at McGill College, Montreal, and at Bellevue Hospital, New York, graduating in 1870. He commenced practice in North Gower the same year, removing to his native place in 1877. Wm. Weir, M. D., born in Banffshire, Scotland, in 1835, educated at Kings College, Aberdeen, and Queen's College, Kingston, graduating from the latter in 1861. He first commenced practice in Toledo, Ont., removing to Easton’s Corners in 1862, and to Merrickville in 1865, leaving there for Carleton Place in 1875 and returning to Merrickville in 1878. The following list contains all the patents of lands granted by the Crown in the Township of South Gower, previous to January rst, 1803 :— —= = SS ra ——_— TOWNSHIP OF SOUTH GOWER, Lot. Name of Grantee. Part of Lot. Date of Patent. Acres. 8. iJenny Crawford...... All = —— on Con. eats ee. SOUTH GOWER (FORMERLY NORTH GOWER.) SOUTH OF THE RIDEAU, aS — — ml | ; Lot. | Name of Grantee. | Part of Lot. : Date of Patent. UO < il 32. |Jenny Fraser......... All 10}May 17th, 1802 2}30-37| Bell Fraser.......... All ne June 3oth, 1801 39 Thomas Fraser. ...... focit | 1200|Sept. 4th, 1800 3|39-40| Thomas Fraser....... ' SEPt 200|Sept. 4th, 1300 41-42) Thomas Fraser. . . . . . . All —— l4oolSept. 4th, 1800 — — = The following list contains all the patents granted by the Crown for lands in the Town of Johnstown, up to the 31st of December, 1802 :— : úr a a _ = 7 Hi - a by e ‘ee aj E : SS oe ik ie tir im; ca * "ina ——, & TOWN OF JOHNSTOWN. REV DV. AUC AS, NAL A, Mr. Lucas fraces his genealogy back through seven generations. Originally the family resided in England, its members being staunch adherents of the Established Church. Atan early date, they removed to Ireland, where the great grandfather and grandfather of Mr. Lucas were born, The tollowing anecdote has been preserved relating to the great, great, great, great grandfather :— ‘Some robbers, prowling through the neighborhood in which he resided, saw a light in his house, only. One climbed upon the shoulders of another, and peeped through the small opening at the top of the shutter and found that the whole family were on their kneesat prayer. Getting down, he said, " Boys, if we were all as well employed as old John Lucas, it would be a great deal better for us.” The robber was hanged a short time after for the fession from the scaffold. A branch.of the Lucas family removed to New York State, but, at the close the Revolutionary War, preferring British rule to Republicanism, emigrated with other Loyalists to New Brunswick, where Mr. Lucas’ father was born. | In 1807, Mr. Lucas’ grandfather proceeded to v Lot. | Name of Grantee. | Part of Lot. | 2 |Date of Patent. n < NORTH SIDE, %| 3 |Duncan Grant........ All I |Aug. 10th, 1801 ki If |Lewis Grant.......... All I |Aug. toth, 1801 =| 14 Charles Curtis Ferrand All gsc|May 17th, 1802 =| 16 |Sir John Johnston..:. All 13¢/Aug. Ioth, 1801 Ing 16 s Ist st SOUTH SIDE. Ez 16 |Sir John Johnson . .. . . All I3/ (Aug. toth, 1801 Including I6, North of re Water Street. &| 10 David Breakenridge. . . All I [June roth, 1801 NORTH SIDE, -a] 10 jCapt. William Fraser. . All I May 17th, 1802 sol II |Capt. Thomas Fraser. . All I [May 17th, 1802 SOUTH SIDE. | 2] 10 |Capt. Hugh Munro .. All I |May 17th, 1802 "$] Ir |Major Peter Drummond All I (Dec. Ist, 1802 © PARK LOTS, me (East of the Town.) 2} 7 .-|Duncan Grant. vás et Ta All 6 |Aug. toth, r8o1 21°. A Lewis Gramt. tcc. aes All 64 jAug. Ioth, 1801 PARK LOTS, (West of the Town.) 1} 1 |Sir John Johnson..... All 654 Aug. toth, 1801 2} 1 /|Sir John Johnson..... All 6% |Aug. loth, 1801
