Philip Main

1787 - 1872  (85 years)

• Name	Philip Main
  Born	1787	, New York State, USA
  Gender	Male
  Interesting	story, pioneer
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-27689
  Died	29 Sep 1872	Branchton, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I27689	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Weaver,   d. Bef 1861
  Children	1. Ellen "Leny" Main,   b. 1807, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 May 1869, Millbrook Township, Mescosta, Michigan  (Age 62 years)   2. George Main,   b. 1813, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F22806	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  We are now able to trace the settlement of the west part of Beverly back beyond 1810, the period that I mentioned in my last letter, to the year 1800, when a man by the name of Linas Peck settled one and a half miles south of Sheffield, on the farm now owned by David Tansley, better known by the older residents as the Munson farm. This man, Peck, chopped about ten acres, and the place was known for many years as the " Peck" clearing. He left the place after other settlers began to come in, no person knew where he went. Philip Main, father of George Main, of Galt, was the first man that owned a span of horses in this section, he was also the first who owned a waggon, and his services were in great demand at funerals for miles around. Philip Main always carried the corpse. "The pioneers of Beverly: a series of sketches" by John A. Cornell" 1889

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1787 - , New York State, USA Died - 29 Sep 1872 - Branchton, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth