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- 'Percy was raised at Peterborough Ontario,a Farmers son and who like somany people of this up bring found that farming more than a job but away of life, hard work but vary rewarding. Percy left Ontario and headed west to Saskatchwan in hopes ofhomesteading his own land . He found land near Old Wives, Saskatchwansome time between 1914-1917. It was here that Percy meet the district school teacher FannyElizabeth Ridge. They where married on April 11,1917. For the next 8 -9years they farmed thier 1/2 section and began their family two son's andfour daughter's. As a child Percy was vary sick with rhematic fever and this left himwith a damaged heart valve. The life of homesteading was starting to showon Percy . Percy and Fanny decided to try to find a easier life and movedto Moose Jaw Sasatchwan. Here Percy went to work as travalling salesman, working the outer areas of Moose Jaw . this work all though physicallyeasier was just ahard on Percy with long days vary rough roads and poorcars of the day. At only 36 with a young family to worried about and the knowledgethat he was not going to get better Percy returned to farming . This lifehe new well a he new it would provide food and a home for his family. He would need help to start a new homestead and with his son now 10and 12 they where big enough to do alot . they found land near MayviewSaskatwan and began the task of developing thier farm. Percy's health continiued to fail and on May 1, 1935 Percy passedaway.' By Warren Brooks June 20,1996
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