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Circa Early Buff colored brick small church that was also built in 1861, the same year as our house. It has the same look as our home and the same brick. Years ago farmers used to deed over a


maker for many years now. On the corner of our property sits an


congregations since it was built and the lat- est use was as Bethel Church a multi denominational church used by a retirement facility run and own by a wonderful woman who is in her 80’s now but was married to a


years ago used to tell me wonderfully inter- esting stories of the people and times he had living here in the area as a young man. One of the stories was of a young man killed by the train that goes by our property. Appar- ently there were two men in a wagon pulled by two horses. They’d stopped the horses at the track as the train approached and the one fellow got out to hold the horses as the hors- es were young and inexperienced. Unfortu- nately one reared up, knocking the poor fel- low right under the train as it sped by... killing him instantly. The church has passed through several


cemetery with headstones that are tilted and heaved, broken and in most cases the inscriptions chiselled into their faces are dif- ficult if not impossible to read. Most date back to the 1800’s, most prior to the church being built. We love to visit the small plot and read what we can on the stones, envi- sioning the past and the lives of the families who once lived and worked our lands. An elderly neighbour who passed a few


small lot off their farms to a church commu- nity for use as a place of worship. It was usually written that if the congregation had no further use for the church that it would revert back to the original grantor. Out behind the church is a very small


it. As it can still be used as a place of wor- ship we may restore it, add heat and electric- ity and offer it to rent for weddings. But we are pleased it is still there, still standing tall and protecting the early settlers who lay resting in the shadow of its frame.


Teri Davidson is Broker Owner of Associate Realty Brantford Inc., Brantford’s largest independent Real Estate firm. Teri has been a licenced Real Estate salesperson for 36 years. She and her family also own and operate “White House Farm” where they raised AKC Registered Longhaired Over- sized German Shepherd dogs and quality AQHA Quarter horses and APHA Paint horses.


You can contact Teri at 519-758-7307 or teridavidson@rogers.com


after a lot of talk and investigating with the municipality we have purchased the church building. The original pews are still there, the high ceilings and the cemetery (which was still part of our farm as it had never been deeded over to the municipality). We aren’t sure yet what we will do with


old building being demolished. His grand- parents William Hunt and Ida Mannen had been married in this church, his mother had been baptised as had her brother in the church. His family attended their Sunday service for many years. He wanted to save the little church. He approached the congregation and


direct descendant of Joseph Brant, a local native Indian with a rich historical back- ground. A stroke and old age have meant the end of a lot of the involvement this mar- velous historian widow has been able to stay involved in and as time has passed the church slowly stopped being utilized and soon no one came on Sundays to worship and the only visitors were those who came for an annual picnic and day of reflection of the old days spent in the church building. There was talk of tearing the building down. My husband was aghast at the beautiful


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Historical Two Storey Triple Brick CIrCa 1800's on a well landscaped 3 acre lot sur- rounded by split rail fencing and enhanced by a 30' x 50' board & batton barn with 25' x 25' run in. Open country fields surrounds this property. Tremendous appeal for Olde Home lovers. Gracious foyer with ornate plaster mouldings, hand-painted faux marble walls, signed & dated in the 1850's. Pine plank flooring throughout except for the maple hardwood in kitchen. High ceilings, huge kitchen/great room with original old wood cookstove. Six over sized windows,


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Call Teri Davidson, Broker/Owner,


Associate Realty Brantford Inc. 519-647-3330


See picture of these properties at www.venturehomes.ca under Teri's Listings.


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