John Nixon*

1817 - 1899  (82 years)

• Name	John Nixon*  [1, 2]
  Born	Jun 1817	Hall, New York state   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	13 Aug 1899  [1]
  Person ID	I811	Brick Street Cemetery
  Last Modified	5 Apr 2020

  
  

  Father	James Nixon*,   b. 1788, Cumberland, England ,   d. 25 Dec 1873  (Age 85 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Margaret Summers*,   b. 1795, Cumberland, England ,   d. 05 Feb 1890  (Age 95 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F335	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Nixon 3 never married, lived with sister Margaret -the business and financial head of the family -owned several farms in Westminster -Justice of the Peace for 35 years -Reeve of Westminster Tp -served onWestminster Tp. Council for 32 years, except 1872-75 when visiting England -a director of Westminster Mutual Fire Insurance Company for 30 years -a director of bothe Western Fair Board and East Middlesex Agricultural Society -Church of England member -noted for strict integrity -respected by all [HCM, p. 945]: John Nixon, a member of the Township Council, is a descendant of a prominent family, the male members of which have been farmers of England for several hundred years, and were the owners of landed estates, on which the ruins of the family castle can still be seen. John was born in New York State, in 1817, and came to Canada with his parents, but owing to the newness of the country the school facilities were very poor. Indians were very plentiful at that time, and the woods were filled with wild game of all kinds. John grew to be skilled in woodcraft, and the hardships of pioneer life were as naught to him. He has been Justice of the Peace for probably thirty-five years, and has also been a member of the Township Council for thirty-two years, with the exception of three years spent in visiting England, from 1872 to 1875. He has been a Director of the Westminster Mutual Fire Insurance Company for thirty years, and holds the same connection with the Western Fair Board and the East Middlesex Agricultural Society. He is a member of the Church of England, and is the owner of 425 acres of land, all of which is well improved; and he is noted throughout the county as a man of strict integrity, and has the respect of all who know him for his affection and fidelity to his aged mother, for whom he has always made a home.

  
  

• Sources

  [S10] Brick Street Cemetery marker. [S20] Glen Curnoe records.