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Re 6 Cassandr a Curtiss was a daughter of John Curtiss who had the farm
on the first con ce ssion (or line?) n otth of Bowen .aod just south
of st . John's Bertie Pnglican Church, and who I believe was a. br other
of ~~ alter Curtis s who had the farm ne xt to 96 , iag ara . Bill Lewi s will
probably have i n formati on on the date on vhich .she married Henr y :ewis.
I am n ot sure about Cranmer Risely but I know that he was taller than
my father who was 6 1 3" and I thought he was even taller than Dick Graham .
The John Graham family wer e e ar ly pio neers and had a farm oJfiftfuae
Garrison Rd . U o 3 Hy .) Â·but lived next north to the Walter Curtiss family
Their fi.0::.Ul:!lE children '"'ere fl.my (mus ician ) r~ argaret, Mar y (Called Queen)
and Richard (called Dick ) J ohn Gr aham r an an insurance buisines s there
Â·1hich was car~i:ed on by Margaret after his death and then by Amy. After
_s@rvihg asÂ·ra Â· g1J.ar1i.in the army during _WWl along the Welland Canal, 'i)1G.k
develop~ T . B. and later wor ked on theI Mail train to and from Tor onto
and, I be lieve with the Insm:-ance .
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A. T . Elliot was the dr11qgest on the boulevard at t he corner where the
ferry boat docked .

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