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farmer, then introduced this area's first knitting machine 1869 and established a custom knitting shop in Byron; 1879 his four daughters established large knitting trade in London;
8 children
Photo of him from London library on file.
HCM, p. 1013]: Robert Summers, a resident of the 2nd Concession of Nissouri Township, Middlesex County, was born in County Cumberland, England, on the 14th of July, 1810,, his parents, Robert and Margaret (Bell) Summers, being natives of the same county....Robert has been a farmer the greater portion of his life, but for a time was engaged in merchandising. In 1865 he went to Massachusetts, and for about four years was engaged there in a cotton factory, but then returned to Middlesex County. Since that time he has resided five miles south-west of London, and is one of the oldest and most honored residents of the county. Although seventy-nine years of age, his memory is remarkable, and he recollects with distinctness incidents that happened when he first came to this county. He has always been a Reformer in politics. July 29, 1833, he was married to Miss Isabella robson, who was born in Cumberland County, England, and immigrated to Canada in 1820. The following are their children who are living: -- Margaret (Mrs. Kenny), Robert (in San Jose, California), Ann (wife of Albert McCulloch, in New York State, near Rochester), Jane (wife of Thomas H. Orrell), Isabella, Mary and Katherine. John, the eldest son, died in California on Christmas Day, 1878.
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1810 - 1897 (86 years)
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