Harold and Lois with Mother, Ethel (Conover) Biggar
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- Ethel, Lois and Harold are standing in the drive leading to the house on Glenclare Farm.
Michael L. Bigger is shown on the 1859 Tremaine Map of Halton County as owning the property, Lot 15, Concession 2 NDS Trafalgar Township, running north from Burnhamthorpe Road on the east side of 6th Line. The property name was also sometimes spelled "Glenclaire Farm".
Albert, son of Michael and Belinda, and his wife, Hettie, built the lovely house shown in this record, on the property in 1898.
The farm was renowned for its prize animals and generations of the Bigger family was active in local agricultural societies.
Lois grew up to be a teacher at Munn's School. She graduated from Teacher's College at age 17, and taught 30 children in all grades. She started the day by firing up the wood stove to heat the one-room schoolhouse and to cook oatmeal for the children's breakfast. She was paid $500 per year.
Wilbert bought an adjacent 300 acre farm for his son, Harold. The house on this property stands on the north side of Burnhamthorpe, just west of Trafalgar Road. As of 2016 his son, Norman Biggar, still owns some of this farmland. Before his retirement, Norman farmed 2500 acres in the area. - Subject(s)
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- Michael Lafey Bigger, d.December 10, 1921, married Belinda (Cronkrite) Bigger, d.December 31, 1898. Their son, James William Bigger, d.December 10, 1921. Their son, Albert Anson Bigger, b.November 13, 1856, d.June 24, 1938 married Henrietta (called Hetty) Almira (Munn) Bigger, b.October 26, 1860, d. November 26, 1962. Hetty's parents were King Henry Munn and Ann Catherine Snider. Children of Hetty and Albert were: Clara A. Bigger, b.February 13, 1884, d.1978. William James, b.July 26, 1886. Wilbert Henry, b.May 6, 1887 d.June 13, 1960. Wilbert married Mary Ethel Conover, b.1888 d.1949 on February 26, 1916. Wilbert and Mary Ethel's children were Harold C., 1917-2004, Clare O. Biggar, 1937-1945, Lois, 1919-1997, Russell and (twins) Martha and Kathryn born about 1927. Harold's wife's name is Isabel. Lois married Thomas Tyson, Clare died in an auto accident, Martha married Jack Patterson, Kathryn married John Allen.
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- TTJBT000428
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- Trafalgar Township Historical SocietyLoi
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 43.47955 Longitude: -79.72902
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- Harold and Lois with Mother, Ethel (Conover) Biggar
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Trafalgar Township Historical Society Sponsor: Jeff Knoll, Local & Regional Councillor for Oakville Ward 5 – Town of Oakville/Regional Municipality of Halton
