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c6 tribune april 13 1988 wixson brothers were claremont area pioneers putting more volks into wagens when we say that at 8980 the new volkswagen fox is putting more volks into wagens we dont mean that you can put more volks into one wagen we mean that at such a modest price more volks can now afford a wagen and a german engineered one at that which also means that quality du rability and reliability are all standard equipmentwhich also means that fox drivers have street smarts which also means youre going to be seeing a lot more volks more wagens power to the people driving a lot by lillian gauslin the pioneers of the northern part of pickering township now the town of pickering were the wixson brothers joseph and joshua they came to the town toward the end of the 18th century from steuben county new york and put down roots in the vicinity of what is now the 9th concession their english ancestors had immigrated to america and set tled in the state of massachusetts in 1684 joseph took on the land west of brock road and erected a home just north of the bend in the road east of claremont he is rumored to have owned all the land on the west side of brock hoad from the 9th line to the 8th concession brother joshua made his home to the east of joseph it was there with his wife he raised 10 children theirdaughter ruth is believed to have been the first child born of white parents in the northern half of the township when the wixsons arrived there were no people to greet them no roads to travel no clear ings to build their homes and no stores to purchase clothing or food there was not even a buildj ing where they could worship joshua was voted elder of the first baptist church of christ in 1822 it was decided the church wouldj be constructed on joseph wixj sons lot but before it was com- pleted joshua died in 1866 they built a new brick church that is still in use today j while joshua was concerned with church affairs joseph was more interested in political life in 1811 he was appointed pound- keeper for the township he would later hold the position o councillor and deputy reeve i gm forsyth a direct deseenj dant of the wixson family settled on the street after retiring from the farming business in 1973 at the time of the mackenzie rebellion in 1837 many settlers demanded reform of the laws ofj the country among those whq took part were the barclays wixi sons and tracys three were caught and transj ported to england in chains the were kept there until 1839 when they were allowed to return toj america 2 light track while or grey reg 3299 qflqfl your choice ss while or grey antique and polished brass slightly higher while quantities last a i light a 99 reg 1699 isau- b 2 light loqq reg 2599 16u c 3 light ceiling pan nan reg 3999 ju d 3 light track 1am reg 4599 j4sau e 4 light track a an reg 5699 41 your choice while or grey antique and polished brass slightly higher b over 60 stores in canada uvin lighting we make your lighting tfjjm x rv bxi i mim sale ends aprx 23 1988 available at all ontario living lighting locations including 226 wellington st markham hwy 7 mccowan 2949557 larry cotter ford lincoln mercury the greatest little dealership on earth hwy 48 north of markham 6404541