HAWKINS, Jonah (d.). This pioneer was b. in Yorkshire, Eng., in 1804 and came to Canada in 1836, settling in Guelph Township, where he remained four years. In 1840 he purchased lot 6, con. 2, 100 acres, in Eramosa, where he lived the balance of his useful life. He was a successful man, and from a small beginning acquired a competency, raising his family and giving them all a good start in life. He was a member of the Methodist church and in politics a Liberal. He m. Mary Kirby, in England, who was b. in 1808, d. at 71. He passed away at the ripe old age of 88 years, and left six children: Robert, in Drayton; Joseph, John, in Erin; James S., Thomas, Mrs. Fielding, William and Mrs. Baldick. No headstone.
HAWKINS, Jonah (d.). This pioneer was b. in Yorkshire, Eng., in 1804 and came to Canada in 1836, settling in Guelph Township, where he remained four years. In 1840 he purchased lot 6, con. 2, 100 acres, in Eramosa, where he lived the balance of his useful life. He was a successful man, and from a small beginning acquired a competency, raising his family and giving them all a good start in life. He was a member of the Methodist church and in politics a Liberal. He m. Mary Kirby, in England, who was b. in 1808, d. at 71. He passed away at the ripe old age of 88 years, and left six children: Robert, in Drayton; Joseph, John, in Erin; James S., Thomas, Mrs. Fielding, William and Mrs. Baldick. No headstone.
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