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HOW THE MOONEY FAMILY ARRIVED IN MASSEY

5/30/2016

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Submitted by Ellen Mooney

Robert John and Ella Mooney were not the first in the family to move to and settle in the Massey area.  RJ’s sister and brother-in-law, Mary and Frank McIntyre came first. and they convinced RJ and Ella that Temperance Valley was the place to farm. 

In March 1899, Robert John and Ella and their two year old son Manson, came from Guyon, Pontiac County in Quebec.  They packed up their belongings and livestock and loaded it all on a boxcar in Arnprior, Ontario and headed for their new home in Massey.  RJ rode in the caboose so he could tend to the livestock.

Shortly after settling in, Dora May was born on May 7th and they went on to have ten children in total: Manson, Dora (McLaren), Keith, Arnold, Grace (Walford), Marjorie (Clarke), Bernice (Thornton), Allen, Wallace and Edith (Wolgemuth).

At first they rented a small log cabin but, by summer, a house had been built and about three acres cleared and seeded with grain and potato’s. By years end, a barn had been built for the livestock.

Robert John had a comprehensive interest in the community, church, school and municipal government and served as reeve of the municipality for many years, as secretary of the local school board and as an elder of the Massey United Church.
 
My grandparents were true pioneers.  They hacked a hole in the bush to build a home and farm.  
A farm that, 3 generations later is still in existence today. 

Jonella Farms, a successful dairy operation is a proud tribute to what my grandparents started 117 years ago.
 
This summer (2016), Mooney’s will have a reunion to celebrate and remember our family heritage.
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    • First Nations
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    • Holy Bible
    • Hugh Cummings Photography
    • James Henry Massey
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    • Photos
    • Pointer Boat
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