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=Central Ontario=
===Rawdon===
* [[Rawdon Gospel Hall, ON]] (OB) +1891-1904+** c/o William Henry Gibson @ Springbrook (b. Nov. 1, 1853 ON - d. 1916 Rawdon, ON) *** 1891: evangelist; lumberman*** 1st wife: 1854 @ Northumberland, ON m. Susan Scarlett (b. 1854 Cambridge, MA - d. 1900 Rylstone, ON), dau. of Robert Scarlett & Jane Watson Scarlett; *** 2nd wife: 1903 @ Hastings, ON m. Mary Pollock (b. 1870 ON), dau. of William Pollock (b. 1825 Ireland, 1847 emigrated, d. 1907 Rawdon, ON) & Agnes Meiklejohn (b. 1830 Scotland, Brethren by 1901, d. 1887 Rawdon, ON); *** Presby @ 1871;
===Shannonville===
