Pioneer Skizzen der langen Punkt Abrechnung: oder, Norfolk's Foundation Bauherren und ihre Familie Genealogien. Grund zu believethat Maria Sitts Nelles wasthe nur weiße Frau liv-in der Provinz an Niagaraand thistime zwischen den Detroit River ing vereinbaren. Als Gouverneur Simcoemade seine Overland Detroitin journeyfrom Newark für den Monat Februar, 1793, die Partei, die con-sisted des Gouverneurs, Cap-tain Fitzgerald, LieutenantSmith, Oberst Talbot, Lieutenant Grau, Lieut - enant Givens, und theGrand MajorLittlehales, überquert den Fluss, wo große Nelles lebte. Der Ort war knownas Nelles Haus, ein

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Pioneer sketches of Long Point settlement : or, Norfolk's foundation builders and their family genealogies . reason to believethat Mary Sitts Nelles wasthe only white woman liv-ing in the province at thistime between the Niagaraand Detroit river settle-ments. When Governor Simcoemade his overland journeyfrom Newark to Detroitin the month of February, 1793, the party, which con-sisted of the Governor, Cap-tain Fitzgerald, LieutenantSmith, Colonel Talbot, Lieutenant Gray, Lieut-enant Givens, and MajorLittlehales, crossed theGrand River where Major Nelles lived. The place was knownas Nelles house, and was one of the principal points on themain forest trail between the Niagara and 1 )etroit Rivers. In 1796 our heroine married George Cunningham, a Scotch-American, and settled on the Grand River, on the spot whereLittle York is now situated. Early in the century they cameinto Norfolk, and settled in Boston, being among the firstsettlers in that old settlement. They moved up in the latterpart of summer, with all their personal belongings loaded on asled, which was drawn by a yoke of oxen. She had four. GEORGE CUNNINGHAM, JUN. 406 PIONEER SKETCHES OF LONG POINT SETTLEMENT. children at this time, the j^oungest of whom, George Cunning-ham, she carried on her back as she trudged on foot behindthe sled-load of household effects. The lot known as theJohnson homestead, at Boston, was purchased by Mr. Cunning-ham, and here they settled. While engaged at a raising at thehome of one of the Corlisses, Mr. Cunningham met with anaccident which terminated his life. Subsequently Mrs.Cunningham married John Johnson, an Englishman, who cameto the • settlement a short time previous to Mr. Cunninghamsdeath. Mr. Johnson was a man of admirable character. He waskind, affectionate, noble and generous; and no one among theold pioneers applied the golden rule in the daily affairs of lifemore closely than he did. He was a father and true counsellorto his wifes fatherless children, purchasing lands f

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• bookcentury1800
• bookdecade1890
• bookpublishertoron
• bookyear1898