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O EEtlanh ifiee (filmseum) gimme Er'and 116 THE FAMILY AND THE HOME Nestled among the stately pines on Ridge Road is the beautiful white frame house Which was the home of the Lee family for six generations. James Lee, of British soldier lineage , built a log cabin on this site when he, his wife Hannah, and his family arrived with the United Empire Loyalists from Maryland in 1792. He brought some furnishings and flowering plants with him and Several of these can still be found on the premises. He cut Virgin pine on the preperty and built some of the furniture, one Specific piece in the pioneer kitchen beinsg a seven foot china cupboard, made with wooden pegs instead of nails. James Lee was accidently killed by an axe flying from its handleeaythe raiSing of the first frame house built in Saltfleet Township. They had five sons and three daughters. John eldest son of James Lee, and Mary Lee were presented With the Crown Deed on their Wedding day in 1801. It was John who built the back part of the frame house the same year. This part forms the nucleus 01 the apartment at the back 01 the present houSe, John Lee served with the filth Lincoln Regiment in the war 01 1812. John and Mary had eleven children. he died in 1875. Abram »g¢35ust son of John Lee, planned the present home at the top of the_mountain on ”Ed emont Farm" in 1860 and the front part was built to the 401d house in 1873. g board and batten house is of Gothic architecture. It has green ‘ l V .1: vei*e “c is running along the gables- <4 The present white _ lo’ ‘1: Shu't, . UJWO bay Wink we “‘d “ . ‘“ , .- -- Theéengre made by‘ fourteenâ€"yearâ€"old apprentice, n med Moore. dis original pattern FeSembleS a paper chain of maple leaves, and the job took him a whole summer to complete“ Abram had married Jemima Pew in 1855. Erland was one of their three children, l r C E} I’VE __ In E « f rth eneration) inherited the family farm. He was born May 3 1864 and dgiindJ(§:W290u1926% Erland married Janet Robertson Chisholm (born Jan.u,1862’ diediBhO) Then he: five’children~ Marjorie, Hilda9 Gordon, Frank and Alice. alture givm . or of the g ury for nineteen years , Saltfleet dgFiCultual Society r for a numoer of years, and Saltfleet Township clerk for nearly 20 yeago Erla d became a school teacher. In 1885 he receiyed a Uertificate in agri by is “firipultuve "oi arts a sociation of Untario. he was a charter ‘17‘ .1. 7C}.,- V ‘ x. ‘ M 31,, l L Sfiretaryutreasure cnspirited, broad minded farmer and followed his ancestors t , ., .7 = .. ubli . . “Fland was a prominenf7 p d Jersey cattle, fancy dairy nutter, maple syrup and fruit. in mixed farming with purebre Mrs lanct Les wld a leacher in Hamilton. dhe and brland were married in l889. .V 9 vii .3 ... . J . .c ” .. . .. '-=r‘ "rr e?“ of , )1 mg. ,qp‘ M<i\ -YA,‘L 111 1596 LT‘lz’lIlIl near-r ”F5 Adelaide who) 1]. Jo 1 ‘ / ‘ 1.. _ ‘ ., 51,71? A. e11 Alt. [ ._> 14,1 pkrfil‘lvfiln L11 i ' ' " " : (J. '11., UN" in QEJAJilJl» m; lUVLH “Hg-rd erg limb-J . “5 ‘_. . ‘ , ,,- , , .. id”.. , w . U'nl on5 hold Lat data!» M) a J ~ b L j. 485711.21 LG