Pioneer sketches of Long Point settlement : or, Norfolk's foundation builders and their family genealogies . familyaltars in Long Point settle-ment, were actuated by-most praiseworthy foundation built bythem was broad and was laid on a concretecomposed of three ingredi-ents—fear of God, love ofhome, and loyalty to coun-try. This foundation willendure forever, and it isfor us to see that the su-perstructure is worthy ofits foundation. One of the most prominent men among these old founda-tion builders was Oliver Mabee. The Mabee family played animportant part in the settlemen
Pioneer sketches of Long Point settlement : or, Norfolk's foundation builders and their family genealogies . familyaltars in Long Point settle-ment, were actuated by-most praiseworthy foundation built bythem was broad and was laid on a concretecomposed of three ingredi-ents—fear of God, love ofhome, and loyalty to coun-try. This foundation willendure forever, and it isfor us to see that the su-perstructure is worthy ofits foundation. One of the most prominent men among these old founda-tion builders was Oliver Mabee. The Mabee family played animportant part in the settlement from its very beginning;indeed, it is more than probable that they erected the first log-cabin in Charlotteville, if not in all Long Point country, aswill be seen in sketch Buried in a log Coffin. Oliver was amere lad during his experience on Turkey Point, being aboutsixteen years old at the time of Governor Simcoes visit Hismother was awarded a U. E. Loyalist land grant of six hun-dred acres on the lake front as the wife of a U. E. land was located near Vittoina, but he sold it and. OLIVER MABEE. ONE OF THE OLD PIONEER DEACONS. 317 bought Jesse Smiths grant, being Lot 17, in the 5th he settled and reared his family. He married Mary,daughter of the original Abraham Smith. Oliver Mabee was one of natures noblemen. His educationwas quite limited, as, indeed, was the case with all the originalpioneers who came into the settlement in youth. Just the timewhen they should have attended school, was the very timewhen there was no school to attend. No one of the pioneersof this class regretted, in after life, this lack of education morekeenly than did Oliver Mabee. On one occasion while was discussing the advantages of an education withJudge Mitchell, he exclaimed, Oh, well, Judge, youve got agood education, but I can outrun you. The Judge acceptedthe challenge, and Mabee came out second best. This littleaffair was the cause of much merrimen
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