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Y es i: ~:>» ; Fptivcak (f 4 f , . e .. . tal e 4 } T% * o # F6 s S Local woman‘provées" : > ~ w e n es 0 n Sy>_ 4# 234 e . M ce o e 2l . . de . y oyalists > 4 ie [ +o ~*. 8 â€" > ns we. % e m T { "ss<Ԥ% s More th 4 k * ; * 4 c : an 100 ye ; fe> o m @ f h igfi c loyal British subglec?s‘s :gx?é g:‘go fagfcélsngr?] 1(3 n mm yoay Long. Pointâ€" in a f : _ alk. . forced to pack up their eligibility j rom whom Norfolk ‘County. There he : & lt ) = C belongings and leavg homég Mlgj élty C mt saldomericl Spon oontine y m 7 ~ BB _ and friends behind as m rs. Strachan. (Backus) of Port Rowan. e Te‘ . / e e D) _ fled the UnitedSars _ q [ue \OValist ancestor _ In 1808 they moved to t . ss > sls * â€": 3 with the signing ; from which descent is South Norwich, settling in e * _ P ; § > j pa? <>, ie signing of <the c\a}\med must have. shown â€" the Springford h h p® _ P > 4 *n > A es SA Declaration of Inâ€" military or other i 3 P d one * . wal x‘ 25 #1% > +4 service of _ made his first cle the e e } , 1 x%>" i. io‘ > * dependence, these loyal loyalty to the British aring in y y s 3 & A . oi ns â€" 3 5 y . mush cause settlement. He paid $1.25 an y # #. ; E ¢ x s é 0 th _ R subjects of the British crown during theâ€" American acre fortheland and br at o Qfig ’;’ 3%~" e .4 , .. /S were considered to be Revolutionary War. â€"â€"with him. the first ho;:gli]n o $¢ .,.#% § Tt v h C 9l a ~< :..;‘ traitors to the American _ Mrs. Strachan traces herâ€" the township. § â€" ty * n S oo ,‘5). . fl?“_ l" movement for independence L(_)yalist lineage to Josiah _ The Gilberts had nine 2 c 4 2s Ateast 4G _1 us yfi and many were foreedto flee Gilbert, a corporal in the children. Salina (later & A ks / PX > :: s l n.p,».@' *# >‘ » k 'fiff A their country or face punish King‘s American Regiment. Mahony) was just six weeks : } ag" z4: m â€" . ie | ment. After the signing of the old when they made the‘ yA f . * daee _ TÂ¥ 3 Aip al The people who fled were declaration of American i j ¢ .. m y We a h o 34 . move to Norwich: She lived > ; ‘ Â¥ zt + Cnege uk . *6" it + proud of their= British â€"independence in 1776, he to be nearly 104 years old, C 4. ce y d fi fi heritage and so too are their came under the penalties of Her sister Sarah, born in * e : M e ,.%g . . descendants today. Norwich : the acts of the Legislature of 1809, was thefirst white child | â€" . kras#4 > e . . resident Irene Strachan New Jersey and in 1783 a born in the township. ‘ > . in _“::\Q 3 t »~~ fies,\. shares that pride and is one body of troops came to his _ Their firstson, Peter, born & y y _ «7‘ LA o+ : Aimiy 2 **~. of those who has attained the house in search of him. in 1803, married Hannah | * 4/’,"{, com s qh im y t n ‘f * distinguised honor of being _ He barely had time to get Collard. They had five ~"LH c’: *z Huited Emnpiry Woyuliais Aozncien; _ | i«;:‘ J R aCC.eptedaS a.member of the on his horse to escape, Ch“dfeflv one of â€" whom, : WP dwmendis. j t $ > United. Empire Loyalists pursued to the Alleghany David/ Hugh (1837â€"1914) 4 tin. i taterify, |___ ols â€" :“;f,-‘_'."' Association o§ Canada. River which â€"he swam married Hannah McEwan, ; # 1 ”\t.u(:flf:n’“..* v"°) nal Jn _â€" _â€"â€"mMs Mer:nl?ershlp in. tpis across. Though wounded, he They had seven children . % | e n rageerd in bletine ; /.. We fié;_;fl;‘;-" prestigious organization managed â€"to escape and including Arthur Edward~ | es | 4 ce v"(b' entitles Mrs: Strachan, the make his way to New (1873â€"1964) who. married y fin us Ipbhs» 6 _ B _ former Irene Gilbert, to use Brunswick where, as a Katie Corbitt =~ 3 3 ."', _‘ .+ #=8 _ : lke â€" & the letters U.E. after her Loyalist, hereceived a grantâ€" Arthur and Katie Gilbert JP > . > t es name. Membership in the of land. had four children, now all Tw‘ â€" , e ; association is granted only to He â€"remained in New retired school teachers. H z t 6 y * $ & * j x applicants who can provide _ Rrunswirk nntil 1700 whan ho s ; 3 6 â€" ._‘,.fl. Whouip 400 ~* & ', 1: s @w ‘ &*/4s & & P § “"Q‘é';i.'.‘:f | Distinguished achievement ie c °y | After much long, hard work, Irene Strachan of Norwich has received her membership in | é; : ~‘¥\ rl »:,i i <€ the United Empire Loyalist Association of Canada, having proved her descent from 2 es f# e ;;-v; Loyalist Josiah Gilbert. Membership in the association allows her to use the initials U.E. \ o # y k s f | o i. ie . eE s ; ; after her name. ( i qoncs 2 s srxnd 5> i + #t : Py at oi ~a * l " < .‘ Te i s J w‘ ? 0 ~ * j ; , f P ; A * _\ ~ 24 f l\. o . "}_';_»,w * = * 4 ‘ C : f ‘ P s s=i"2 /. e â€"â€" C L5 P 3 eE Ttay ) *# wP . %;; e .. M3 g : 3", §""‘%4-.' o im . **~, w aA l :i ' 1. S . [ xE ®X), 4 :;f o4 . . s t :.) es ~a TTA tss % _ * 3 Siiom. 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After . :};’3 es | %: *g‘s@¢ l S éffis%“ s 26 years of driving school buses in Oxford County he is retiring as of the end of August. _ fii"{i f #a _ & ;fi E~>: l | 3 é&; The students at North Norwich Public School in Burgessville presented Mr. Hi!liker with _ L\ s 3 in C f’ e â€" .g!_:g: 34 a token of the‘s ~ppreciation last Wednesday. Above making the presentation of two _ »“Q : o( d s,;!»? se i~ E_ _ <5°â€" lawnchairs for .e students is Principal: Brian Rice (right). Mr. Hilliker was also the | _ _/ ,: m ~ Â¥, ;8‘“*& _Q $ “1“}7_‘{_::: maintenance man for the buses kept in Burgessville as well as a driver. Between 1954 % ::3“ â€" s o0 h B : se s and 1961 he owned and operated his own buses. When the new school was built he went to Â¥\* & 2 4 4 â€"> s % 1Cs work for the North Norwich School Board and then the Oxford County board following l ce i | ~~~~ ks s e c s amalgamation, (Photo by Howard MeCombs): es J M 1G% _ | . e e * K. _ "feesst } L ; K ;3 > ns ~ s