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					Colonial Settlers : Henry Kipp
			The Land Colonial Settlers Community of Villages Pre-emptions Agriculture Timelines Image Gallery		Born in Ontario, Henry Kipp (1842-1930) left home when he was only 16 years old and joined his elder brother Isaac in Bakersfield, California. In 1864, he decided to go to Barkerville in the Cariboo. He arrived in Victoria, crossed to New Westminster and canoed to Yale. He then walked from Yale to Barkerville but he returned to Yale where he worked for a time as a butcher for his cousin Jonathan Reece. In 1870, he traveled east and married Caroline Ann Trenamen (1852-1926) in 1871. The couple had seven children. Kipp's pre-emption was located near what became the commercial center of Chilliwack. He was a prominent Mason and a member of the Presbyterian Church. He farmed keeping cattle, sheep and Berkshire hogs, but at heart he was a horticulturist. His fruit growing operation was recognized throughout the area. He served for a number of years as member of the Municipal Council and was a member of the school board.
							Portrait of Colonial Settler, Henry Kipp.

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