Coverage Dates: 1882 to 1907
County: Kent
Township: Camden
Lot: 8
Concession: 12
Gender: Male
Year of Birth: 1826
Year of Death: 1918
Ethnicity: English
Religion: Methodist
Occupation: Farmer
Relationships:
Father: John Snary
Mother: Elizabeth Bilton
Wife: Anne Tiffen
Sons: John Bilton, Walter, Richard Everton
Daughters: Mary Ann, Sarah Elizabeth, Alice Rose, Victoria, Catharine Vivian, Rosannah Rosina “Rose”
Sons: John Bilton, Walter, Richard Everton
Daughters: Mary Ann, Sarah Elizabeth, Alice Rose, Victoria, Catharine Vivian, Rosannah Rosina “Rose”
Archive: Kent Branch Ontario Ancestors
Posted on Rural Diary Archive: Yes
Age During Diary: 56-81
Coverage: 14 years
Biography:
Henry’s wife, Anne, dies in September 1884, and he stops keeping a diary. When he begins again, he is farming with his grown children who have not left home. He records the farm work that he and his son Walter do and sometimes refers to his daughters who are running the household. In 1900 he sells his livestock and implements and moves into Croton where he keeps a garden. Sometimes the time seems long, but he helps others, and his daughters drop in to help him with cooking and housework. He takes great pride in his penmanship which is a pleasure to read.
