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A tiny piece of the farm Recently, The Sidekick and I decided to look at a piece of farm equipment I'd researched on the internet. It was located in Port Colborne area. The day was perfect as we made the two hour trek, taking in the sights as we drove through the Niagara area. We arrived at our destination, and looked at the equipment but decided to pass on it--- end of that story. The actual story started as we headed home. In the 1790s, the Browns settled in the area of Fonthill, which is only a short distance from where we looked at the equipment. Many years ago, I had driven my dad to the area. After several hours of driving up and down old country roads on either side of the Chippawa Creek, we were delighted to find the burial place of my great, great, great-grandparents, Alexander Brown, and his wife Hannah (Palmer) Brown. They are buried in a small family cemetery called Farr's Cemetery, which was originally located on the Farr family farm. The last time I was there was in the mid-1990s, so my recall was a bit foggy. I knew it was directly across the river from the Brown farmstead, so all I had to do was find one to take me to the other. Things had changed since the 1990s, and it was tough to recall the exact places. I did however know that the old Brown farm is now a golf course, but there were several golf courses in that area. The Sidekick had never seen these graves, only heard me talk about them, so I was quite adamant that I find them. After driving up and down River Road, I finally stopped to ask directions. A pair of women were sitting on a bench outside an ice cream stand, and I asked if they were locals. They were, so I asked about Farr Cemetery. "Oh sure, I know exactly where it is," said one, "You just drive down this road for about four kms-- it's on the right." Filled with renewed enthusiasm, we drove down the road. After six kms I was feeling a bit like she was wrong, and then a small cemetery came into view. "Reilly Cemetery" read the sign. WASTEWISE A COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTRE FOR HALTON HILLS 7 ·The IFP· Halton Hills, Thursday, September 20, 2012 New www.WASTEWISE.ca Visit us at: Ted Brown First impulse I figure she'd got it wrong, and I said to The Sidekick "Time to go home." "Just drive a bit further," she suggested. "It might be here ." So on I went, and within a couple kms there stood Farr Cemetery, the small patch of land perfectly manicured, just as the last time I was there. I approached the grave of my great, great, great-grandfather, and looked at the stone. This was the man who had purchased my farm, then handed it over to his eldest son, my great, great-grandfather James Brown. James built my farmhouse, and one of my barns at home, and cleared a good portion of the farm. I wanted to leave something behind, in honour of being there. The Sidekick suggested I place a stone or pebble on the grave, but I had nothing with me-- a thought came to me. "The floor mat!" I said, and opened the door to my SUV and found a little pebble that had been caught in my shoe and left on the floor. I placed it on the grave, a tiny piece of the same farm he had purchased back in 1826-- the same farm which went on to establish the Browns in Limehouse, me being the sixth generation to have my name on it. As far as I can ascertain, Alexander Brown probably never set foot on my farm, just briefly owned it before transferring it to his son James. As we drove home, I thought about Alexander and Hannah Brown. I had stood on the same ground that their family members had stood when both their bodies were interred into the ground, and now I was making the trek back to Limehouse, like their eldest son James had done. It was a strange, almost spiritual feeling. 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