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Mr. and Mrs. James Ball came from Ontario to Cartwright in the late 1890's.15
Percy and Mary Black1895
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Percy and Mary Black. Mary Pugh was born on her father's homestead on February 28th, 1895.17
Samuel Blackwell the first permanent family to settle Cartwright.1880
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The first permanent family to settle in the Cartwright district was Samuel Blackwell. The family came to Canada from Ireland on sailing ships before the Great Famine in 1832 and 1841. They walked from Quebec to near London, Ontario, 300 miles through the wilderness, the men carrying 90 pound packs on their backs to carve out fifty-acre farms in the primeval forest. The family reached Badger Creek on April 8, 1880.19
Mrs Robert Bourns Sr. (Sarah Strong)1882
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Mrs. Robert Bourns Sr., (Sarah Strong), was born in 1838 at Perth, Ontario. When her husband died in 1886, she came west to Cartwright with her two youngest children, William James and Ester Caroline in 1887. Her son John, was already established on a homestead in the Chesterville district since 1882.21
Robert Bourns' farm1888
22
Robert Bourns, son of John and Margaret Bourns, was born in 1888. He was raised on section 6-1-14 which was the original John Bourns' farm.23
William James Bourns and his sister Ester.1887
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William James Bourns arrived in Cartwright in 1887. He came by train from Perth, Ontario, accompanied by his mother, Sara and his younger sister Ester.25
George Boxshall and family1902
26
George Boxshall was born in Tunbridge, Wells, England, in 1885 and came to Cartwright in 1902 at the age of seventeen.27
Joseph Bradley1895
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