Dunrobin WI Tweedsmuir Community History, Volume 2, [1972], p. 15

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V 'T TLL,' ESTER: and the sCjuEdc'sU(rrif:'s' 1022 were set up. The first fences were nede of logs out these were gradually replaced with _ pager-wi-re, On the t'rid-roelc pastures "A" type fence posts were easiest to construct. Frederick Baskin died. in71869 and hisAEfeij-inn, was left with seven children. I V Ati, _ the eldest being sixteen. She had ,:_:j . 14 . T , . . . "s-tlr-_-i" to cope with the gig fire which NIt l l _ ' " _ ‘1 ----, . i "1. _ Nr, . a-tr,,,, took their Darn but not the log I ', C, _ _ a -4 Tsiiv. ", r f _ - --M- - .2253 :5 - _ " ., . , . - _ , 3'; 1;}. k - s/iii-ci/il _ . - ._ ' house. they reouilt their Darn A: , _ Tar F, _ {If J; " pix-1,711: "r, t ill, §; cr-c, _ " _ ifi, :. "fair-r3: 'r'.' il .. "I5 2.:- aEaaia-sE= F" 335,. lil~£§e§§l and put up sever:al other small log , "irr,ss"i'8Y-tN.'tigEirit'h", ' _, -sersg-2u'g . _ 'fgCr, - b , - TC-, s - -= , buildings. Jone time before l890 ”a"? 1.1%}; AHF, I " gig..;:f.s,', _ . ," , ti _ ‘- ithey built a substantial log house 's'i7i2i:i7iiitl,/,"i"g"ri A i!.Fitl'i 01.. _ l if (iii'i/!),rhii , fuel a ei,br,lj)',ii, l "' r " ;Vv:hicn they attached to the original .tiiEl f. , ’. "gem“; s'aiiti pr ,I P - __ " Ti: #4 ._.L"- - "" _ i _ - Il , V house using it as a kitchen. later , H . a _ a', , 'el? . , - fl ' ”.7 . Wadi“ , T _ i , T _ s.-.',, tb ' k' lic, ”I &_ . wr q tMi " - it has all clap-boarded and painted. I tX . Gaim 'gh' l“ - 'Beie; - -. 'rr. "I . " teghttsrss' HK--; 7 “i'he family oegen to move may. Tred . 'EIR. ra'"-- - -* ._._ - v ." --. . _ Raw“ __ - PM went Jest and merried Jophie (Lirdis _ 3,. .eson; no‘oert went to north tdlaote _ and married ljelissa Spicer; Isadore also went to Lahota and ,,.erried an English girl now remembered only as Aunt Dinah; James married Gertrude brownies and ho;;;esteeded in ens--~ ketchewan; the only daughter Olivia (Aleevy) , married Jim Slater and lit-ed in North “Jekote; John Thomas, the youngest, attended lisger Collegiate and icGill University and got his degree in medicine. lie ferried cerbara Carson and practised in dttewa for many Years. That left William (rip; bill) at home. he farmer] and looked after his mother till she died in 1902 and for the next seven years he lived a bachelor's life toying; pp land around the country till he had about 1000 acres, nestlv rrrvrczr-t'rcmt. The first John Beskin earned for himself the title of "Protestant Keck“ fro: his belligerent veheviour to (Jetholics 1rhen under the influence of liquor. is son Suck inherited the title out ,,robeoly never did anything to justify it. gif? was a Ldi.d'- . r'ennered than who was interested in .echinery and had e forge set u; to repair his own. [bout 1900 he raised his log barn and put a foundation under it. Fle had one of the first cars in the neighbourhood, a Model/1‘ fifâ€" Ford. About 1911 he decided to stop farming and sold his prov- _ . F» s" is ' I W? _ oerty to his cousin Tfillie L‘s skin who hed moved in with his " I “.Tw. ill! _ "r, ... . e "e. x MT- at; . . I oi, . _ . t ' -_r-. . T _ . 'e. f'ertier-:rn-lew 'illiam Derreugh. fhe Jack L1aSKlIl farm was not {4%.53'1 . f J I o - '5. “an vdW. , lived on for the next forty veers and the 109' house was allowed a _ tNt' rl - lv- 63/ g! " “ n ,m 'é'alEi1lMlllll T - Rea “ask? ear Mi L',: F. . "‘ - to fall into decay. Jack rent to ounrobin to live and for e i‘.e1;t,_‘.~,,i}‘ "qritCi, . i, - . 'rirrrviit'rfiii'iu1g,.",-')s2rr-," L: time V'orked in the blacksmith shop. f:{-5.7.'-'?~':A"’f‘j.$ezé~.é§=grLâ€"E"i _ npmv: rt=p2 'ah" gafi'iigff; + se?S.t, ' titaiBtii JLLK. New». s-ek., Mold T,

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