Thomas Martin

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-118598
• Residence: 1851, Exeter, Devonshire, England

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MARTIN, GEORGE Death of an Old Settler.
At the residence of his daughter, Mrs. John Paddock in Puslinch, on Friday, November 14, 1890, aged 77 years, 9 months and 20 days. Mr. Martin came to Canada from the town of Exeter, Devonshire, England thirty-five years ago with his late wife, whose death occurred last spring. They settled first in Wellesley Township, which was then nearly all bush, where he resided for some five years, then coming to Puslinch, moving onto the Lamont farm, at present owned and occupied by John Bond. After living on this farm a few years, he removed to the one at present owned by Mr. E. Eagle on the shore of Puslinch Lake, removing from there to a farm of the late Charles Siegle. From there, he removed to Hespeler, where he resided until the death of his wife, when he took up residence with his daughter. Mr Martin was possessed of a kind and cheerful disposition, having a kind word for all, consequently he had many friends. He was a consistent member of the Methodist Church. He leaves four children, Mrs. John Paddock of Puslinch; George Martin, J. P. of Hespeler; Thomas Martin of Holyoke, Massachusetts; and William Martin of Dunkirk, NY. The funeral on Sunday was very large. Rev. Dr. Cornish officiated.

George — Grace Howard. Grace was born CALC 4 Feb 1810, , Devonshire, England; died 13 Feb 1890, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Misfortune: struck by lighting
• Name: Grace Martin
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-167434
• Residence: 1851, Exeter, Devonshire, England

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Death of Mrs. George Martin Sr.

Passed over to the majority on Thursday 13th February 1890, at her residence in Hespeler, aged 80 years and 9 days. She was born in Devonshire, England in 1810 and could distinctly remember the excitement in England consequent on the Battle of Waterloo. After living for some years in the city of Exeter, England, where all her children were born, she emigrated to Canada in 1855, after witnessing, forty years after Waterloo, another victorious army returning home after the fall of Sebastopol. Arriving in Canada, the family settled in what was then called the "Queen's Bush" but now the fine township of Wellesley, where they remained for two or three years, removing from there to Puslinch Lake and living for some time on the farm of Mr. Eagle, after which they removed to Hespeler, where between here Hespeler and Puslinch Lake, they have lived for over thirty years. She was married fifty-seven years, her husband surviving her. He is 77 years old. She was a great sufferer from rheumatism, which made her life almost unbearable. This was borne with true Christian resignation, all of which time she has been the constant care of her son, Thomas Martin and his wife. She was conscious to the last and died a devout member of the Methodist body, having been converted under the ministry of Rev. James Hill, one of the first preachers here. She had seven children, three of them sleep in England and four are alive. They are: Mrs. John Paddock of Puslinch; William Martin, President of the American Car Heating Co. in NY State; George Martin, J. P. ; and Thomas Martin of Hespeler. The funeral on Saturday was largely attended

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Died, In Hespeler, on Thursday, the 13th of February, Grace Howard, Beloved wife of George Martin, Sr., aged 80 years and 9 days. Funeral Will leave her husband's residence, on Saturday, the 15th inst., at 3 p.m., to the Hespeler Cemetery. Friends and acquaintances will please accept this intimation. Hespeler, February 13th, 1890.

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Misfortune:
On one occasion, lightening came down the chimney of their home and rendered her mother [Grace Howard] unconscious for a time. The same bolt hit their barn, killing a great number of cattle.