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Bond Head's Parade Claimed to be Best Yet

Bond Head's Parade Claimed to be Best Yet

"Bond Head's Pioneer Parade last saturday, July 1, was another example and proof of the fact that enthusiasm and willing workers can produce what money expenditure cannot. The Bond Head workers for the parade, and other events, did not have big financial resources but they did have a wealth of initiative, enthusiasm willingness to work, and a determination to do credit to Bond Head, and they most certainly accomplished the latter. That parade, and other events of the day, made July 1, 1967, red letter day for Bond Head." ...

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Goodfellow, Adam obituary

Event Date : Thursday, January 19, 1905
Event Type : Death

Description : Father of Mrs. E. Garrett, of Bradford. Brother of William, Mrs. M. Faris, and Mrs. James Faris, of Bradford or West Gwillimbury. Son of the late John Goodfellow, one of Bradford's first settlers. Married Elizabeth Rhoddy, of Toronto. Lived in Bond Head, and Bradford, before moving near Thornbury, forty years ago, where he died. Wife passed away in 1879, and is interred at Thornbury cemetery. Age: 75th year.

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Osler, Rev. Featherstone Lake obituary

Event Date : February 16, 1895
Event Type : Death

Description : Died at his residence, 83 Wellesley St., Toronto. Rev. Featherstone Lake Osler, M.A.Cantab, Rector of Ancester & Dundas, and an incumbent of Bond Head, Tecumseth, from 1837-1857. Age: 90th year.

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Looking Back Over the Century - 1837 Rebellion

Looking Back Over the Century - 1837 Rebellion

The Bradford Witness decided to release a series of articles from local townspeople on the history of certain events in Bradford and West Gwillimbury's time. This week, the 1837 Rebellion and its part in West Gwillimbury is the topic.

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Manning, Samuel obituary

Manning, Samuel obituary

Event Date : January 25, 1891
Event Type : Death

Synopsis:
Age: 73 years, 9 months, 26 days. Born at Old Castle, County Meath, Ireland in 1817. Emigrated to Canada in 1819, and settled on lot 24, concession 5, Tecumseth. Married Margaret Sutherland of West Gwillimbury, and they moved to lot 4, concession 6. Widowed, and married Miss Sharpe of King Township. He had a daughter who married Ingham N. Sharpe, and now lives in West Toronto Junction. Died of a paralytic stroke. Interred at St. John's Cemetery, Tecumseth.

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Fisher, Thompson C. obituary

Event Date : Sunday, September 10, 1944
Event Type : Death

Description : "Former resident of Barrie. Thompson C. Fisher, who celebrated his 91st birthday last Wednesday [September 4, 1944], died in Toronto on Sunday. He had resided in Toronto for five years. Born at Bond Head, Mr. Fisher was a graduate of Upper Canada College. For a time he engaged in farming at Thompsonville and Ivy and later became associate with the insurance business in Alliston and Barrie. Surviving are two sons, Dr. R.E. Fisher, Toronto, and Dr. C.M. Fisher, Chicago, Ill."

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Duncan McArthur Brutally Assaulted and Robbed in his Bond Head Garage

Duncan McArthur Brutally Assaulted and Robbed in his Bond Head Garage

"Mr. Duncan McArthur, proprietor of the Bond Head garage, is a patient in York County Hospital, Newmarket, recovering from a brutal assault, committed in his garage last Friday night around 10 o'clock, when he was struck on the head and kicked about the body, before being robbed of his wallet." ...

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Copeland, George James obituary

Event Date : Thursday, July 06, 1939
Event Type : Death

Description : Passed away in his home after suffering from an illness for the last two years. He was in his 58th year at the time of his passing. Husband to Bessie McPherson, he had spent his entire life in the community. Is interred in the Bond Head cemetery where Mr. G. Troyer conducted the service.

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