PETER
GLASGOW, a retired farmer of the Gore of Chatham, residing on Lot 30,
Concession 1, owns a fine farm of 151½ aces to which he came in 1865
from Glencoe, Ontario. He was born in Scotland July 1st,
1829, and is a son of Thomas and Euphemia (Burns) Glasgow, the former a
farmer in that country. Thomas Glasgow was born in Linlithgowshire,
Scotland, and died in 1843, aged fifty-six years, and his widow died in
1848, aged fifty-seven years. Both were members of the Presbyterian
Church. Their children were: Janet; Agnes, wife of Thomas Gillen;
Elizabeth; Sophia; John; Thomas; Peter; and James, of Australia. Peter
and James are the only survivors. The paternal grandparents were John
and Agnes (Gray) Glasgow, natives of Linlithgowshire, where they were
farming people and spent their entire lives. The maternal grandparents
were Robert and Janet (Hume) burns, of Scotland.
On
March 4th, 1856, in Newbury, Ontario, Peter Glasgow married
Janet Bryden, and children as follows were born of that union: (1)
James, a farmer of Glencoe, Ontario, married Phoebe Stenson, and has
three children, Peter B., Loretta and Florence May; (2) Thomas J., a
farmer on the old homestead, married Sarah Hood, and has three children,
William J., Mary I. and Hugh Archie; (3) Gordon K. Mrs. Glasgow, who
was born in Dumfries, Scotland, died in July, 1888, aged sixty-four
years, and was interred in the cemetery at Dresden. She was a daughter
of John and Janet (Lockerby) Bryden, of Scotland, who came to Canada in
1855, locating in Newbury, Ontario where the father carried on his trade
of blacksmithing.
Mr.
Glasgow remained with his parents until after the death of his father,
at the age of sixteen years commencing to work for the railroad, and
thus he continued, coming to Canada in 1852, at which time he located at
Montreal. For two years he continued there, employed in railroad
serviced, and then removed to Newbury, still continuing with the
railroad, being section boss for thirteen years. He then purchased his
present farm, which was all wild, and which he has since developed into
one of the finest pieces of property in the township. Since his
retirement from active work Mr. Glasgow has given the property to his
son, and built him a beautiful brick home on one portion of the
homestead, while he himself occupies the old home. Fraternally Mr.
Glasgow is a member of the Blue Lodge of the Masonic Order. In
religious belief he is a Presbyterian and takes an active interest in
the good work of that denomination. His political views make him a
staunch Reformer, but he has never aspired to office. While advance din
years, he retains all his faculties and is remarkably active, taking a
deep interest in the work of the farm and the management of affairs.
During a long and useful life he has made and retained many friends, all
of whom deeply esteem this honourable old gentleman, who in his
declining years is still so useful a member of society, and an
entertaining companion as well.
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