Address:
69 Dunn Street - The home of Samuel Jull Sr. and Mary
Summary:
William Chisholm initially owned the lot at 69 Dunn St., which eventually passed through several owners, before being purchased by Samuel Jull Sr. in 1853, who lived at 65 Dunn St. with his wife Mary.
Property Details:
The lot on which the house at 69 Dunn St. sits was initially owned by William Chisholm. In 1834 he sold Lots D and E, Block 16 to George Avery who was a shipwright and built a house in 1835 on the northeast corner of Dunn and William Streets which is now 65 Dunn St. In 1842, George Avery sold the property to Michael Kane and relocated to Toronto, and eventually, St. Catharines.
Samuel Jull Sr. was born in England in 1798 and emigrated to Canada, settling in Trafalgar Township where he ran a sawmill. Jull was also a contractor and he, along with William Moulds, built the new schoolhouse in Oakville located on Navy St. which was ready for occupancy in 1850. In 1854, Samuel, George K. Chisholm and David Duff were commissioned to purchase the first fire engine for Oakville called the Cataract.
In 1853, Samuel Jull Sr. purchased Block 16, part lots D and E from Michael Kane and lived at the old Avery house (65 Dunn St.) with his wife Mary.
According to the 1861 census, Samuel Jull Sr. and his wife Mary were living in a 1 1/2 storey house and next to them on the census lived their son Samuel Jr., in another 1 1/2 storey house. This is believed to be the house at 69 Dunn St., and is the earliest that records place a house there.
This is further substantiated by the will which was drawn up by Samuel Jull Sr. on July 17, 1866, in which he states that "First I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Mary Jull all my household furniture. I do also bequeath to the said Mary Jull my beloved wife, the entire exclusive and undivided use of the dwelling house and North Westerly parts of Lots D & E in block number Sixteen as it is now divided and occupied by my son Samuel Jull situated in the Town of Oakville aforesaid to have and to hold the same for her use and benefit during her natural life" He then states "Secondly, I give and bequeath to my son, Samuel Jull partly upon the same consideration and partly in consideration of his having all debts and expenses to pay the dwelling house and premises I now reside and occupy, situate and being parts of Lots D & E in block Sixteen in the Town of Oakville adjoining William St." The northwesterly part mentioned is where 69 Dunn St. is located, and the part adjoining William St. Is where 65 Dunn is located.
When Samuel Jull Sr. died in 1869, the property passed to Samuel Jr. as stated in his father's will. Later that year he sold 69 Dunn St. to Oslow Wickwire, and in 1871 sold the rest of lot D and E to Warren Clarkson.
The Jull family, including widowed mother Mary, Samuel Jr's wife Sarah, and the first of their 4 children moved to Dundas where they resided for a time before settling again in Simcoe, Norfolk County where they remained for the rest of their lives.
Samuel Jull Sr. was born in England in 1798 and emigrated to Canada, settling in Trafalgar Township where he ran a sawmill. Jull was also a contractor and he, along with William Moulds, built the new schoolhouse in Oakville located on Navy St. which was ready for occupancy in 1850. In 1854, Samuel, George K. Chisholm and David Duff were commissioned to purchase the first fire engine for Oakville called the Cataract.
In 1853, Samuel Jull Sr. purchased Block 16, part lots D and E from Michael Kane and lived at the old Avery house (65 Dunn St.) with his wife Mary.
According to the 1861 census, Samuel Jull Sr. and his wife Mary were living in a 1 1/2 storey house and next to them on the census lived their son Samuel Jr., in another 1 1/2 storey house. This is believed to be the house at 69 Dunn St., and is the earliest that records place a house there.
This is further substantiated by the will which was drawn up by Samuel Jull Sr. on July 17, 1866, in which he states that "First I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Mary Jull all my household furniture. I do also bequeath to the said Mary Jull my beloved wife, the entire exclusive and undivided use of the dwelling house and North Westerly parts of Lots D & E in block number Sixteen as it is now divided and occupied by my son Samuel Jull situated in the Town of Oakville aforesaid to have and to hold the same for her use and benefit during her natural life" He then states "Secondly, I give and bequeath to my son, Samuel Jull partly upon the same consideration and partly in consideration of his having all debts and expenses to pay the dwelling house and premises I now reside and occupy, situate and being parts of Lots D & E in block Sixteen in the Town of Oakville adjoining William St." The northwesterly part mentioned is where 69 Dunn St. is located, and the part adjoining William St. Is where 65 Dunn is located.
When Samuel Jull Sr. died in 1869, the property passed to Samuel Jr. as stated in his father's will. Later that year he sold 69 Dunn St. to Oslow Wickwire, and in 1871 sold the rest of lot D and E to Warren Clarkson.
The Jull family, including widowed mother Mary, Samuel Jr's wife Sarah, and the first of their 4 children moved to Dundas where they resided for a time before settling again in Simcoe, Norfolk County where they remained for the rest of their lives.
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