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- John is the son of Sarah SALLY Day, & John Devins Sr.
J. C. DEVINS, Lot 20, Con 6, born in 1809 on the farm, a portion of which he still resides upon, is the son of the late Isaac Devins, who with his people, who were U.E. Loyalists, came to York County with Governor Simcoe. The grandfather was Abraham Devins; he & 4 sons settled in the southern portion of York Township. One of the sons died in military service under General Brock in 1813.
Isaac bought & settled upon a farm located in the north-west portion of York Township as above. He married Miss Polly Chapman, of Genesee, N.Y., a native of New England, before he came to Canada. The sister of the subject of this sketch Elizabeth Devins, is thought to be the first white child born in Toronto.
Isaac & his brother-in-law, Nicholas Miller, erected the mill at Lambton.
John C. Devins received from his father 100 acres of land, which he cleared & brought into a flourishing state of cultivation, & which he yet resides upon. He married in 1832 Jeanette Rodger, a native of Scotland, the issue of their union being 11 children; 8 sons & 1 daughter are still living, Mr. Devins in 1837 set off to join Mackenzie' s forces, but was intercepted & taken prisoner, the Loyalists being aware of his sympathy with the Reform Party. Mr. Devins father, although a U.E.
Loyalist, never received the land from the Crown to which he was entitled.
Monument inspiration:
IN MEMORY OF JOHN DEVINS
WHO DIED JAN. 8, 1884
AGED 61 YEARS 8 MO'S & 26 DAYS. - - - [1]
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1822 - 1884 (61 years)