John Trowbridge*

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Trowbridge/Nixon
died age 4 months

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L37 C1
a school trustee for 3 years
a Reformer in politics
owned several farms from the Thames River to C2
Trowbridge/Nixon
married his 1st cousin
[HCM, p. 1029]: William Trowbridge, one of the enterprising and successful farmers of Westminster Township, is the son of Eli Trowbridge, ...William Trowbridge, was born April 14, 1827, on his father's farm, and received a common school education. He assisted his father on the farm until grown, and then married Miss Mary Nixon, daughter of James Nixon, an old pioneer of the Township. To Mr. and Mrs. Trowbridge were born two children --Jane and Mary. After marriage, Mr. Trowbridge and fmaily settled on Lot 37, and has always resided in the immediate vicity, and is now residing on Lot 35. He has been successfully engaged in farming all his life, and is one of the substatnial farmers of the county. He takes great interest in educational work, and has filled the office of School Trustee for three years. He has also held other offices. He has always been a hard-working, industrious citizen, and a pleasant, genial gentleman. He is a Reformer in politics.

William married Mary Nixon*. Mary (daughter of James Nixon* and Margaret Summers*) was born in 1834; died on 21 Feb 1926. [Group Sheet]

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Trowbridge/Nixon
married her 1st cousin

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settled on L35 C1 kn 1822
ran a tavern and stage coach station
Trowbridge/Nixon

[Guy St-Denis - Byron: Pioneer Days in Westminster Township, p 45] [James Shelden sold what was left of L35 to Eli Trowbridge, an innkeeper, on August 14, 1827]

[HCM, p. 1029]: Eli Trowbridge, who was born in New York State, and was a man thirty years of age when he moved with his wife Miss Mabel Webster, to Westminster Township, Ont., in 1822 or '23. They settled on the First Concession, Lot 35, where his wife died three years later. Mr. Trowbridge then married Miss Mary Summers, daughter of Robert and Margaret (Bell) Summers, and became the father of one son - William Trowbridge., Mr. Trowbridge was the owner of 200 acres of fine farming land, which he cleared by his own individual labor, and was an industrious, hard-working man. He died in 1828 at the age of forty-two years.

[HCM p. 567] Michael McLaughlin brought the first spring wagon --wooden springs -- into Wesminster about 1823-4. Alvard Ladd had the first stage between Delaware and Ancaster, and held it until Eli Trowbridge took the route. Trowbridge lived where the present Nathan Griffiths's house stands, on Concession 1 of Westminster.

Eli married Mary Summers*. Mary (daughter of Robert Summers* and Margaret Bell*) was born in 1803; died on 17 Sep 1897. [Group Sheet]

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Trowbridge/Nixon

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Nixon 3
moved from Bewcastle, Cumberland, England to Hall's Corners, NY near Geneva in 1816
settled Westminster S1/2 L21 and 22 C1 in 1819
(The Nixons, Summers and Routledges (of London Township) all came from Bewcastle; the Robsons of London Township came from Roxburghshire, not far from Bewcastle)

no known 1812 War connection;
ancestry military search 2013: Commissioned Sea Officers of the Royal Navy, 1660-1815: James Nixon L[?] 3 Jan. 1812
UK Waterloo Medal Roll 1815: James Nixon, Corporal, Light Company Grenadier Guards, Wounded, Not Since Heard of
James Nixon, Lieutenant and Captain, Light Company 2nd Battalion Grenadier Guards
James Nixon, Private, 2nd Battalion 35th Regiment of Foot
War of 1812 Prisoner of War Records: James Nixon, 27 Regt. Inf. recruit
War of 1812 Papers, 1789-1815: James Nixon, private in militia, captured at Detroit

Middlesex Death Record: James Nixon, 85, Farmer, died 25 Dec. 1873; b. England; died old age and cold on the lungs; Physician: J.J. Lancaster; informant: John Nixon farmer of Westminster; Religion: Church of England

[HCM, p. 945]: James Nixon was born in England, and was there married to Margaret Summers, and with her immigrated to America in 1816, locating in New York State, where he resided three years, and then came to Canada and settled on and cleared the farm now occupied by his son John, which consists of between 700 and 800 acres. He and wife became the parents of the following children: - John, Robert, George, William (deceased), James, Margaret, Mary and Elizabeth. At the time of their settlement Westminster Township was a wilderness, and he and wife were compelled to suffer many of the privations and hardships incident to pioneer life. He died December 25, 1873, at the age of eighty-five years, but his wife is still living at the advanced age of ninety-four years, and possesses her strength and mental faculties to a remarkable degree. Mr. Nixon was a member of the Church of England, and was an honorable and upright citizen.

James married Margaret Summers*. Margaret (daughter of Robert Summers* and Margaret Bell*) was born in 1795 in Cumberland, England; died on 05 Feb 1890. [Group Sheet]

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Nixon 3

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came to Canada in 1819
bought L36 & L37 C1 in 1820
[History of the County of Middlesex, Canada p.572] "Robert Summers came from Cumberland County, England, in 1819, bringing with him his family. It is stated that the family came the time that James Nixon's family came; but this is wrong, as the Nixons settled in New York in 1816, and came to Westminster in February, 1819
[London Township Families Past & Present, p485] "Robert Summers (1756-1833) was a farmer and weaver in Bewcastle, Cumberland, England. His wife was Margaret Bell (1767-1858). They immigrated to Upper Canada in 1819 with their three sons and four daughters and settled in Middlesex County. They spent the first winter on Con. 2, then moved to Brick St., Westminster Twp. in 1820 where the parents lived out their lives. Some of their children married people from London Township. The children were Margaret (Mrs. James Nixon), Jane (Mrs. George Routledge), Mary (Mrs. Eli Trowbridge), John, Elizabeth (Mrs. George Robson), Robert Jr. (Isabella Robson), and Thomas.
Summers 11

[HCM, p. 1013]: Robert Summers was a farmer and weaver by trade, and when sixty-four or sixty-five years old came to Canada, in June, 1819, and nine weeks fromt the day he started landed in Quebec. He came soon after to Middlesex County, and the first winter lived on the 2nd Concession. Early in February, 1820, he bought a place on Brick street, in Westminster Township, and moved there on the 1st of May. Here he lived until his death in August, 1833, at the age of seventy-seven years. His wife died in 1858, at the age of ninety-one. their family consisted of three sons and four daughters, whose names are as follows: -- Margaret (the wife of James Nixon), Jane (wife of George Routledge, died in 1847), Mary (wife of Eli Trowbridge, who is also dead), John (died 11th of April, 1889), Elizabeth (wife of George Robson), Robert and Thomas. Four of the children are now living. Margaret, the eldest daughter, is ninety-four years of age; Mary is eighty-five; Robert is seventy-nine; and Thomas is 72.

[HCM, p. 1029]: Robert Summers came with his family from Cumberland County, England, in 1819, and to his marriage were born six children -- Jane, Mary, Joh, Elizabeth, Robert and Thomas. Mr. Summers settled on Lot 36, 1st Concession, \nx li sx fhsds fhs dsm\inxsd oc hiz x\yz. s xisx in fhs ys\d 1833 at the age of 77. He was the owner of about 500 acres of land, and was a well-to-do farmer.

Robert married Margaret Bell*. Margaret was born in 1772 in Cumberland, England; died on 17 Nov 1862. [Group Sheet]

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Summers 10

John married Elizabeth Kennedy. [Group Sheet]