Today's focus was on one more cemetery visit and locating the land granted to Joshua Fairchild (1771-1854).
Did we mention that it was windy yesterday? The winds were very strong with many trees blown down. The photos below are a couple of examples.
We saw these trees as we were going to the Bell Homestead National Museum here in Brantford. Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the telephone, lived here as a young man. His father moved their family here from Scotland to improve their living situation. Alexander's mother and wife were deaf and he devoted much of his life to developing technology to enable the deaf to speak and hear.
We went from the museum to the Boston Baptist Church Cemetery. This is the cemetery where there are markers for Peter Fairchild (1762-1828) and his wife Sarah Fuller (1763-1817). Peter and others established the Boston Baptist Church.
Our next stop was the Simcoe Public Library where we continued our research. There we found some additional information on the Fairchild family in Norfolk County.
Our next effort was to locate the land granted to Joshua Fairchild (1771-1854), Joshua was given grants for 600 acres of land. Joshua is Kent's 4th great-grandfather. Using the maps we were provided yesterday, the information as to which Concession and Lot numbers were granted and comparing that information with Google Maps we were able to locate the property.
As shown in these photos the land is generally flat and today is being used primarily for farming. There is a creek on part of the land and some areas are forest.
Adjacent to Joshua's land is 200 acres granted to Joshua's brother Isaac (shown below).
Down the road a ways is 400 acres granted to Joshua's brother Peter (shown below).
The land is not currently owned by the descendants of these brothers. There are currently some large homes and farming operations on the land.
The time in Brant and Norfolk Counties has been very productive and satisfying. We were able to see where Kent's ancestors lived and where many of them died. We were also able to find information that will be valuable as we confirm and develop family genealogical links as well as stories and documentation about the people.
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