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John W Wingrove  and Mary Goodwin       1st Generation in Canada

HALTON County
Nassagaweya  TOWNSHIP    Partial Map

Concession 1 Lot 9  East Half  
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James Wingrove  purchased this 100 acre tract of land January 16, 1855 from the Hon George Jarvis Goodhue and his wife. Portion of this remained in the Wingrove family until 1974. James Wingrove already had purchased land in East Flamborough in 1838 and was building the stone house on that property in this same year.

James' second oldest son Daniel took over the farm in 1877, following probate, subject to certain conditions. Daniel Wingrove was 34 years of age at this time and both he and Elizabeth Gunstone already had a growing family of 4 children with two more added in subsequent years. Elizabeth Gunstone was a local girl, in fact a sister of Fred Gunstone who owned the property at Lot 8 Concession 1. April 24, 1886 Daniel purchased an additional 50 acres,  E 1/2 of W 1/2 of the property together with certain right of way.

Daniel's two sons - Henry took over the farm in 1915 after Daniel's death. Henry Wellington Wingrove the front 100 acres subject ot legacy ( Elizabeth was to remain in her home) James William Wingrove received an additional 50 acres part of the lot.
In 1918 Elizabeth Gunstone Wingrove, widow, turned over the 100 acres E 1/2 to Henry Wellington in consideration of $ 2, 000.00 Henry was to marry twice. Firstly to Margaret Tasker who died in 1921 and later Alma Pennington. Henry remained on the farm until his death in 1972. In 1931 James William Wingrove sold his portion of land to Roy Benson Wingrove in consideration of $ 666.00. Roy was to sell this portion in 1946.  In 1956  the Highway Department of Ontario needed this land  for the development of Highway 401. Henry's  granddaughter Joan and husband Neal Halstead bought the remainder of the farm in 1964 to pasture part of their herd of cattle, although Henry & Alma Wingrove remained in the home.

The original 100 acres was further diminished with a purchase in 1977 by Ontario Hydro of 15 or so acres for a right of way for their large hydro transmission towers. Joan and Neal had sold the farm 3 years previously in 1974. Thus the farm ceased to be in Wingrove possession after nearly 119 years.

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