References
WILLIAM CRONIN was born in 1835 in Cork, Cork Ireland.
He died on 31 May 1906 in Culross, Bruce, Ontario, Canada (Age: 71). He married Mary Kelly, daughter of Thomas Kelly and Ellen Kelly, on 26 Nov 1858 in Huron, Ontario, Canada. She was
born in 1840 in Clare, Ireland. She died on 29 Oct 1925 in Culross, Bruce, Ontario, Canada (Age: 85).
Notes for William Cronin:
Early in 1854, William Cronin, aged 19 son of John Cronin and Abigail Folley, emigrated to Canada from County Cork, Irleand, following his three older brothers Michael, Timothy, and John. The elder three worked in the Guelph area and upon
learning of land in the Queen's Bush, Timothy and John together with William came to Bruce County, selected lots and attended the Great Land Sales at Southampton on September 29 1854. Timothy and John purchased lots in Culross but William
bought both Lot 12, Concession A, Carrick and Lot 12, Concession A, Culross, paying 3 pounds and 15 shillings down payment on each. He proceeded to clear the land, firstly in Carrick, and subsequently built a log house 20 X 26 feet together with a barn and stable.
On December 26, 1858, William Cronin was married in the original log church of Immaculate Conception in Formosa, to Mary Kelly, whose parents, Thomas and Ellen Kelly from County Clare, Ireland had settled on adjacent lots 13 and 14 , Concessions A Carrick.
The Cronins and Kellys later became two of the founding families of Sacred Heart Church when it was built in Teeswater, Ontario. William worked the farm and met all the conditions of purchase, i.e. sufficient land cleared and building erected; he paid $150.00 and on August 22 1870, received a Crown Patent for Lot 12 in Carrick. A Crown Patent was also granted on the south half of the Culross property, the north half having been sold.
William and Mary Cronin had fifteen children including two sets of twins.
History of Lot 12 Concession A.
· August 1870, William and Mary Cronin acquired 100 acres at Lot 12, Concession A of Carrick from the Crown
· February 1927 Joseph & Otillia Fortney bought it from Mary Cronin's Estate
· November 10 1927 the original house burnt down
· Spring 1928 A smaller house was built on the original site
· 1942 a brick house was built at its present location
· 1944 Frank Obermeyer bought the little house.Edward Waechter Construction of Formosa move it to its present location at lot 57, St John Street Formossa, Ontario. It is presently owned by Bruce Seigfried.
· Spring 1955 When Joseph Fortney died his widow Otillia sold Lot 12 to Wm L Kennedy and his wife Isabel Kennedy
· May 1957 Mr & Mrs Kennedy sold the property to Gregory and Anna Fisher. Their son Jim and his wife Doris, Theresa (3), janet(1 1/2) and their infant son Kenneth took up residence with them
· 1971 a 75 foot pig barn was built.
· 1974 a 75 foot driving shed and work shop was built. Before the framing was completed a severe wind storme destroyed the structure and it had to be rebuilt.
Taken from a book titled "Historical Walks Through Carrick and Mildmay" by The Mildmay-Carrick Historical Society 1989 page 118
| Additional Information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date of Birth | 1st Jan 1835 | |
| Date of Death | 31st May 1906 | |
| Father (First Name/s and Surname) | VIEW SOURCE | |
| Mother (First Name/s and Maiden) | Appolonia Abigain Faley | VIEW SOURCE |
