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- James is the son of Margaret Carey & Jonathon Hale of Massachusetts.
On 7 Apr 1803, Toronto, York Co., Ontario Jonathon Hale married Margaret Carey, dau. of Bernard Carey.
Two brothers Hale brothers married two Willson sisters:
Benjamin Hale married Jane Willson, and
James Hale married Eliza Willson.
Historical Sketch of Huron co.
Canada Land Company's plan prepared in York. First to arrive was Alex McGregory. During this time also arrived John Wilson, who built a house & tannery on the harbor flat, being the first tannery the Huron Tract. Mr. [Jacob] Willson in the company with Jacob Cooper., Valentine & Michael Fisher & some others were sent up from York in a schooner at the expense of the Company. These were all Yonge street men. Before the establishment of a post office William Reid used to make semi-monthly trips to Guelph to bring the letters for the Company's agents, & any settlers who were so fortunate as to" receive letters mere charged extra for their 'carriage from Guelph. Of course during this time the new ' settlers' were obliged to endure the hardships & privations incident to pioneer. life - hardships which are too well understood to require a recital here; but, they were undertaken & borne with a patience & perseverance which soon began to beat fruit in the shape of substantial comforts such as unremitting toil can produce.
The Canada Company erected some cheap buildings - which should be called sheds - near the harbor for the accommodation & shelter of settlers until they could erect houses for themselves, In these sheds Wr. Reid fitted he first tavern or public house with which Goderich was blessed.
About. this time W. F: Gooding, was the first settler settler & trader, & was joined in mercantile enterprise by his brothers, Jasper & Edwin R. ; * soon after Benjamin Hale' arrived & opened the second store in the place. 1812, George Fraser arrived.
Ref: Clinton News Record newspaper, pub. 1912.11.21
. Research & transcription by PJ Ahlberg. 2019. Thank you.
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