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The story of Thomas and Ellen Fanning Smyth is a unique saga of early Kent and begins with Thomas’ father, Andrew Smyth, who was born in Ireland in 1806.
In 1828, stories of the land and prosperity that could be had in Canada caused him to migrate to the new world.
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He at first located at what is now London, Ontario, but in 1835 he was able to secure land on the south bank of McGregor Creek, Harwich Township, just east of Chatham.
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