154 A Bridge To The Past

Ann (1798-1871) married Peter Mabee Huestis.

John

Sally

George (1807-1864) farmed on the present-day Kenneth Huestis farm. Cornelius (ca. 1808-1877), married, and had a son, Allison.

James (1810-1871) farmed on the homestead.

Charity

Following John’s death his son, James, farmed the property. James married Rachel ________ (1813-1839), and they had four children: Calvin (1834-1896), Isaac, Sophia, and Martha (1838-1886) who married Charles Corish. (See Corish)

James willed his son, Calvin, the fifty—acre homestead property as well as fifty acres of land in Lot 19, near the Grove School House, or Wilmot Valley School. Calvin farmed and did not marry.

HOGG

John William Hogg (Dec. 23, 1869—Aug. 6, 1948) was the son of Walter Weeks and Eliza Hall Hogg who farmed on the Taylor Road. John William helped his uncle, Herbert, and his aunts, Jennie and Sarah with their farming for several years. He was willed fifty acres of land by Herbert, and this lies between Irving Hogg’s home and Earle Hogg’s home. In 1898 John W. bought the Calvin Lefurgey property west of the Horace Huestis home, and began building the present house in 1900. This large ell-shaped farmhouse was constructed by George Easter and the labour cost one hundred and twenty-five dollars.

In November, 1901, John married Sarah Ada Clark (1878-1956), daughter of Edward and Eliza (Reeves) Clark. John farmed, and did custom-farming both inside and outside of Wilmot Valley, including the digging of mussel mud, sawing wood, threshing grain, and hauling ice. During the First and Second World wars John‘s wife was very active in Red Cross work.

John and Ada were very sociable and dances were often held at their home. Music was provided, with Horace Huestis at the mouth-organ, Lilly Huestis on the piano, and Darius Hogg and Harry Curtis playing violin. Residents of the community who have heard this band declare that they could have rivalled “Don Messer and His Islanders.”

Of course, when one opens one's home to social gatherings one might suffer some occasional inconvenience. However Ada's hospitality seemed