Rocks, Stones Or Old Bones: The Johnston Family of Pakenham, MossbankJohnston Heritage Trust, 1979 - 204 pages |
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... farmers : Tom on the original homestead ; William , Alex and Martin on neighboring farms . What were Martin and Jane Johnston like ? We are uncertain , for they are not remembered by anyone living today . We can assume though that they ...
... farmers : Tom on the original homestead ; William , Alex and Martin on neighboring farms . What were Martin and Jane Johnston like ? We are uncertain , for they are not remembered by anyone living today . We can assume though that they ...
Page 77
... Farming " The buildings are getting shook . Lester did all the cement work in 1919 for the barn , and I drew all the gravel . You know when we were buying those farms we were crazy . We were just dying to get another farm . You see the ...
... Farming " The buildings are getting shook . Lester did all the cement work in 1919 for the barn , and I drew all the gravel . You know when we were buying those farms we were crazy . We were just dying to get another farm . You see the ...
Page 117
... farmers . The " crew " of 16 to 20 men included a qualified steam engineer ; a fireman ; separator operator ; water - man ; and six men with a team of horses , a hayrack , and an extra helper known as a stook - pitcher . The stook ...
... farmers . The " crew " of 16 to 20 men included a qualified steam engineer ; a fireman ; separator operator ; water - man ; and six men with a team of horses , a hayrack , and an extra helper known as a stook - pitcher . The stook ...
Contents
POTPOURRI | 11 |
THE FIRST GENERATION | 27 |
THE SECOND GENERATION | 47 |
Copyright | |
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Alberta Alex Alex Johnston Alexander Johnston Almonte Arlene Arnprior arrived aunt Stella barn Belle born boys brother Calgary Cemetery cousin Craig and Neil Craig Johnston Dalesboro daughter dear death died Donald Eleanor Elizabeth farm farmers father favorite Fitzroy Harbour Fitzroy Township friends funeral Garth George girls Glen grandchildren Hannah Harriet Harvey Johnston Harvey's homestead horse husband Hynes James Hynes Jane Johnston Jensen John Johnston family kilometres later Lester Johnston lived lumber yard Mabel Margaret Mark's Anglican married Martin and Jane Martin Johnston Mary Ann Meredith months Moose Jaw Mordy Mossbank mother neighbors Neil Johnston Neil's never night North Gower Nursing Ontario Ottawa Pakenham parents returned Robert Roxena Sadler Sask Saskatchewan sister Sunday Susannah Sutor Thomas Thomas Johnston took Township trip Tripp Turner Valley uncle United Church village Wallace Watson week wife William winter youngest