The Chilliwack Progress from Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada • Page 11

THE CHILLIWACK PROGRESS, Sunday, October 1 5, 2000 1 1 The Progress' Milestones Ayes' presents William and Mary jane Chadsey Early Sumas settlers "Scare You Pare" mm i-r October 15 30, 10 a.m 8 p.m. 47090 Greenhill Road Oscar Leist; and Olive Eva 1887-1918, who mar-r i Albert Reid. Will-i a Chadsey passed away on Novem hi i $Sl00 Archives aaJ pumpkin extra Bonfire After 6:30 p.m. ber 3, 1906 at his home on Majuba Hill at the age of 63. Mary Jane (Town) Chadsey died August 27, 1936 in Vancouver at the age of 91.

Large Groups, Please RSVP 858-9917 7th Annual B.C. i 1 1 I Eloise 1871-1933, who married Andrew Clark; Emma who married William Kipp; Laura who married riverboat Captain Dougal "Duke" Patterson; William Harvey, 1877-1940; James Alonzo, 1878, who died at 9 months; Lockhart Eugene, 1879-1942, who married Ola Adeline Marcy; Allan Chester, 1880-1924, who married Margaret Bonsalle; Edith May, 1882-1944, who married George Charles Dolman; Sophia 1886-1946, who married new method of marketing the butter that they were producing. They transported 2500 pounds, hermetically sealed in 2, 5, and 10 pound cans, from Sumas Prairie to Williams Creek, in the Cariboo, by oxen team." The couple had a large family of 12 children. In chronological order they were: Clara Jane 1867-1903, who married local school teacher John MacLeod; Clarence "Herbert" 1868-1896, who died accidently from a gunshot wound at age 28 when his rifle fell over and discharged; From the files of the Chilliwack Museum and Archives William Chadsey was born in Frankford, Prince Edward country, Ontario on October 5, 1843. Mary Jane Town was born August 26, 1845, and the couple married in 1866.

That same year William's brother Chester returned from Sumas, British Columbia to his old hometown in Ontario, where he married Miss. Hannah Fiddick of Colborne, Ontario. In 1867 the two brothers William and Chester made the return trip to Sumas with their wives. According to a 1958 history written by Earl Macleod the two couples left Brighton, Ontario on February 16th, 1867, and travelled by train to New York. After a few days in New York they boarded the steamer "Henry Chauncey" for the trip to Panama.

They crossed the Isthmus by train, and "proceeded north to San Francisco by SS Constitution and after several days delayed there, proceeded by SS Onward to New Westminster." Docking difficulties in New Westminster caused them to continue upriver to Sapperton, founded by the Royal Engineers east of the original townsite of New Westminster. Once at Sapperton their steamer ran aground on a sand bar, with the result that local First Nation people were employed to take the passengers ashore by rowboat. From Sappeiton they continued their journey up the Fraser River, boarding "the first river steamer of the season to make the trip, the SS Hope," reaching Sumas Landing on March 21st, 1867. The couple pre-empted 160 acres, District Lot No. 88, due south of southern tip of Chilliwack Mountain, farming directly to the east of William's brother George Washington Chadsey.

The wagon road from Miller's Landing met with the Sumas and Chilliwack wagon road near the western border of their property. By July of 1968 William and his brother James had created "a A Show and Sale for the Public and Trades Industry of Wood, Woodworking Tools, Woodcrafts Supplies, Tole Painting Supplies, Tools Machinery, Cabinetry I Hardware, Books Literature FREE SEHMS CUVERDIILS RODEO canBmoN grounds 171171 Friday 14, Saturday 104. Sunday 10-5. ADMISSION: S7.00 SENIORS S5.00 12 and Undar FREE with an Adult iltjJfe DEMONSTRATIONS TOOL SHARPENING SOAP MAKING TOlH'WOOOWORKlNe'TOaS REFiNISHING ROUTER SCROLL SAW BANOSAW TABLE SAW TECHNIQUES CHIPCARWNG FRED GERRY WORKSHOPS CANOE BUILDING PORTABLE SAWMliS ladies Ki4S Open Burning Restriction Lifted fcicfc6-l6 British Columbia th All foUfKlimwJ Wish' Children' CANADIAN OPEN mum Youth, Adult, Senior(5S) yj HOSTED BY: Windsor Ply wood van-ICT Halted By: GrMUr Vancouwr Woodturner Guild S30O0.00 in CASH PHIZES NEWSPAPERS Pkfcup your Entry Form at Windtor Pry wood the lAngley Advance Nrwi or on -lint at: wwwtewood.hoavvcom The lighting, fuelling or use of open burning to dispose of paper, cardboard, slash, lumber, brush, grass, yard, agricultural materials or other debris is now permitted in the South Island, Campbell River, Sunshine Coast, Squamish and Chilliwack Forest Districts. These types of fires are defined in section 23 of the Forest Fire Prevention and Suppression Regulation (B.C.

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