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Renwick Memoirs of Beatto ck Farm Move to Ontario 1833
Renwick family writes of leaving Beattock Dumfrieshire for Ontario in 1833. Herbert Renwick and wife Sarah Wightman along with eight children travel from Scotland to Cobourg and settle on Lot 30 in Clarke Township Durham County. The 100 acre farm later named Hopeton becomes home as they begin a new life in Canada.
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Renwick
Lena Renwick
Beattock
Moffat
Upper Dumfrieshire
Scotland
Herbert Renwick
Sarah Wightman Renwick
Ontario
Canada
William
John
Upper Canada
Lake Ontario
Herbert
Sarah Renwick
Liverpool
Detroit
Michigan
Janet
John A. Gairdner
Elizabeth
Edmund Mae Nachten
Agnes
Jane
Montreal
Lachine Canal
Cobourg
Northumberland County
Kingston Post
Kingston
Queens University
Toronto
Newcastle
Herbert and Son
Clarke
Durham County
Province of
Middleton
Hopeton