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Colonial Settlers : Robert Craig Garner | ||||||||
The Land | Robert C. Garner (1832-1912) was an American from Jackson City, Missouri who arrived in Chilliwack in 1864. He farmed in the Deroche and Chilliwack areas before opening Chilliwack's first store in a log building in 1867. In 1869, he married Alice Joseph and they had seven children. Garner was the Postmaster from 1874 to 1876 before selling his stock to the Ashwells. |
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P456 - Formal Portrait of Robert Craig Garner | ||||||||
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