John Wood
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Born 1821 in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenwich,_England Greenwich, England] | Born 1821 in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenwich,_England Greenwich, England] | ||
− | He came to Quebec from England sometime between 1837 and 1843. | + | He came to Quebec from England sometime between 1837 and 1843, settling first at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Prairie,_Quebec La Prairie, Quebec] where he was a Leather Tanner and Captain of the Militia (Military Service). In 1850 he moved to the area that would later become the town of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roxton_Falls,_Quebec Roxton Falls, Quebec]. |
− | + | In 1863 he was elected the first Mayor of Roxton Falls, a position he held until 1880. He retired from his occupation as a Leather Tanner in 1888. | |
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+ | <blockquote>Thanks to the unslacking devotion of John Wood, mayor of Roxton Falls, the first goods train of South Eastern Townships Railways made it's appearance in 1877.</blockquote> | ||
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+ | He died 16 Jul 1899 in Acton Vale,Quebec, Canada | ||
Buried at the Cemetery of St Mark, Acton Vale, Quebec, Canada | Buried at the Cemetery of St Mark, Acton Vale, Quebec, Canada | ||
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Census: 1871 Roxton Falls,Shefford Co,Quebec | Census: 1871 Roxton Falls,Shefford Co,Quebec | ||
Census: 1881 Roxton Falls, Shefford Co, Quebec | Census: 1881 Roxton Falls, Shefford Co, Quebec | ||
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