The Lapish Family“Drop The Anchor, Boys!” Mrs. Elizabeth Lapish Ordered, And Hence Became The First Settlers Of Laird TownshipThomas Lapish had come to Sault Ste. Marie as early as 1865. His aunt, Maria Lapish Hetherington, was housekeeper to Colonel John Prince, and as a landowner in that locality, sheContinue Reading
THE EVOY FAMILYThey Were Both Lay-Preachers And Blacksmiths, And Set About “Cutting Hay In The Meadow” Because he could see a dim future for his family in Marlborough Township, Carleton County, John Evoy applied for and was granted land in Laird Township, namely 309 acres in Section 3. In theContinue Reading
THE FREMLIN FAMILYResilience Prevailed And They Bounced Back From All Disasters Fate Handed ThemIt was late in the fall of 1879 that the Fremlin family arrived at the wharf at Marksville on St. Joseph’s Island from Collingwood. William David Fremlin was born to “comfortable circumstances” in England, and was untrainedContinue Reading
THE TOMLINSON FAMILYCommunity Spirit With Farming, Township Clerk, School Board, And Even Bell CanadaCaptain Nicholas Tomlinson came from England by boat with his brother who settled in Southern Ontario. Captain Nicholas settled in Laird, the deed stating the date 1883. Thomas Matthew, son to Nicholas and Martha, was born inContinue Reading