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- Michael Hussey1821 - 1913
Facts and Events
References
- ↑ Census Records
1881 Ontario Census, North Simcoe, dist 139, sub dist. L, div. 1, p. 18.
QUAY 3 household #86:"Michael Hussey, Head, married, irish origin, age 58, born Ireland, farmer, Catholic"
- ↑ Census Records
1901 Census, Ontario, Canada, Dist. #113, Simcoe E., Subdist. c-2, Medonte, p. 6.
QUAY 3 #19, Hussey, Michael, Head, Married, born Ireland, Aug. 15, 1821, age 79, emigrated in 1846
- ↑ Church baptism record (2)
baptism of dau. Margaret.
QUAY 3 dau. of Michael Hussey, born Co. Galway, Ireland and Catherine Freel, born Co. Mayo, Ireland
- ↑ obituary.
- ↑ Ontario Archive Record
OntarioDeath Registrations, 1913, Simcoe Co., Medonte Twp.
QUAY 3 Michael Hussey died August 5, 1913
aged 92 years
born: Ireland
place of death: W half of Lot 12, Conc 5 Medonte
farmer, married
father: not given
mother: not given
cause of death: senility
physician: Dr F M Adams, Hillsdale
- ↑ obituary
Barrie Newspaper, Sat., Nov. 1, 1913; p. 8.
QUAY 3 "THE LATE MICHAEL HUSSEY"
"Mt. St. Louis, Oct. 9 --- A short time previous to his death the writer had a long talk with the late Michael Hussey of his doings in Medonte in his younger days, which would be too lengthy for your papeer.
He made mention of hiring himself with Mr. Peter Clelland, a storekeeper along the Penetang road, near Hillsdale. Here he was engaged as a teamster. In the summer time the team was hitched to the heavy wagon to take farm produce, which the store had taken in, to Toronto, and on returning, he would birng back a load of store goods, the time covering five days.
He made mention of settleng on a bush lot just a short distance south of the post office at Mount St. Louis. He spoke of this bush lot as being very heavily timbered, ther being a great deal of pine on it. As there was no sale for timber of any kind in the early clearing of land, all had to be cut up into logs and burned off, and drawn into heaps with a yoke of oxen, when men would roll them up into log heaps to be burned off, which added greatly to the toils of pioneer days. This was what had to be done with what we call our valuable pine now.
He also made mention of being married in the year fifty-two to the widow who is now left behind, so at the time of his death they had been married for over sixty years. It is a small percentage of married couples who see this time of married life together. He spoke of the goodness of God in always providing them with the necessaries of this life.
This was the last talk I had with this aged pioneer and old time neighbor. He told me his birthday was on August 15, so dying on August 5 he lacked but a few days of completing his ninety-two years. The widow left behid is entitled to the sympathy of the surrounding neighborhood in her bereavement and loss of her long life companion --Orillia Times"
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