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CA BWGPL WEG-Chu-BHChu-OS9324
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Bond Head Methodist Church Stained glass window
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- (Creation)
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Bond Head Methodist Church - stain glass window in memory of John Wilcox and Edward Jeffs.
John Wilcox was a pioneer of Tecumseth Township, arriving in 1855 from Cuba (where he worked in mine structure support). He was born in Chyandour, Cornwall, England on April 22, 1827, and apprenticed as an architect and carpenter. He was sent to Cuba in 1848 to work. In Canada, he married Ann Proctor with whom he had 5 children. John helped the town build roads and bridges, and promoted the Wesleyan Methodist Church in its early days.
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English
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Information on John Wilcox: found in the Karol Joyce Collection, AR 6.3.
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- Bradford West Gwillimbury Local History (Publisher)
- John Wilcox (Subject)
- Edward Jeffs (Subject)