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| Colonial Settlers : Chester & Hannah Chadsey | |||||||||
| The Land | Chester Chadsey (1837-1910) was the eldest of a family of four brothers and two sisters who came to British Columbia from Ontario. Chester and his brother James were the first to arrive in 1862. Supplying gold seekers in the Cariboo with hay and butter proved to be more profitable to the two brothers than seeking gold. Canned butter, for example, sold for $1.25 to $1.50 per pound while hay sold for $20 to $50 a ton.
In 1866, Chadsey returned to Ontario to marry Hannah Fiddick (1846-1919), who was born in Colbourne Ontario. The couple had two sons. Chadsey's dairy and grain farm, that grew to 340 acres, was considered a showcase for area residents. Their farm was located in the Sumas (Greendale) area. |
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P15- Formal portrait of Hannah Chadsey, ca. 1890
P13- Formal portrait of Chester Chadsey P14- Formal portrait of Hannah and Chester Chadsey, c. 1866 |
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