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V I/l-- /3 HISTORY OF tor 10', CONC. 1, ARRAN TOWNSHIP The first settler on Lot 10, Gone. 1, was . __, y _ Mr. Robert Barnabas Monkman. He was born in 1832 in Albion Township, County of Peel. l ' . At. the age of 21 years he came to the , wilderness of' Bruce County and took up Lot , l 10, Cone. 1, Arran. After erecting a 1 ', 1 shanty he returned to the old settlement. 1 _ 1C. 'l l ' In 185le he married Miss Keziah Poole of » l Cd. , t ' I ""'lis"sl, Tecumseh, Simcoe County. The young couple 4 lt.' .' -_ ' :1 t 3 u at once came to their new home in the fo- t f Ittit" 'p, _ w y rest where with others, who arrived later, f L'. i " , El, I shared the many trials and hardships of or I " _ pioneer life. Their shanty being the first , a; E! l in the settlement many a weary traveller ' . 'Al " ir found shelter under its roof; none were . t 3 ER :33 g i ever turned away, all were given a cheer- iiall 9 M, 3 x I i . ful welcome. Their home was always noted " mg 3 " _ . c for Its hospitality. Later a log house was ' "L Eg - y :. built with a frame addition. This log I , Lil 1 l, house stood until 1962 when it was taken , ' i . , ( down and moved to Kincardine to be made into il , . i ' a cottage at the beach. , W 3 _ I i ' > x _ Mr. and Mrs. Monkman lived on this farm for . _ I l 57 years. During this tine they had logging - - y T y. , " ~ p, l bees; picked stones which formed some of the ""131?" _' h . fences; cleared the land and made it into a - ' s"e-r-.s_", - ___ "ff/UV prosperous farm. . _ -dtt,li.'ti-il r Mr. and Mrs. Robert Monkman 1 Nine children were born to this couple, six I sons and three daughters, namely: Alice, ; I p- 4 4 4 4 -e" .4 - __ 44 _-- --_--- F---fe-r--, . _ __ > _ _ ' I IllllllE1'litJ, ' -__-- _ it] , lill!liil lli!iliiilI :'i"iiscsyr _ Cv,. F 's, 4. Wd . MI 3. " - .Qik I . s . Mr? . T , 3 l y . ME " BB%tt l ' k Iliillilt " _ ci, TT I V . . IIN , {#3141273 _ rtljis-c, 23753," i t or. NM, H»-'T:I.f'~ -rs::i, . "4......- " w Ii1liiNiiii/iii, Li'," _%" .4 rjj.s9, F. Sllil _ l f r rl, Br - litil! illlliitlh'ti'i FV ' gs? ..r; l © " L 'a IIEgiBii I Mliii 7.r ' ..r, 2.3:? l l , "If! . u lllllltii, 'llllglliij a? .t _ - H" Ti'Nill , 1 ta 5 5)llll-lllliit-iiii fiiiiiiiiiitilti'ii"git' 's'stiilig liid Miiit l, Fug ' Ai r ""' aaitEiiiM . " , tlaeB a Miie! $MtllE-l, , i K 6? . L", kf 5' thaiIlllIll Tl.' F, my M.A,il . .. ' My a a ; , Mi as..." a? - -.. IP) _ M, V: . .. E 's1'l, Ill Fai .' . , Lift. . . r" x .» ' - vita-g"): 'il-ll" I " IP. a l MllNllll , " 'l8lll" llltll " I t q l IllllllllMlllB& " , __ Bi g ( ' 'tl , N";- 'leirmllXllil, '."";t;2. t 'ill' __ iit " - , . . y » ' '3," " y , 33%.? " l?" P. . " ' ' , , . _ - ' " r' . . r . . 1 is RiMl.rllll,tl..lsl, 339513,. 'l" q Ilglllglll - - 1'qu ' y - " i tit] and". ' v tl ill " I " " 4 , " . " . T , Golden iuiiiGur1iirraisidn%r" 141753614}; iioijGiTGhiGsin,%dr' 6,' '5' . ', l ir"'