Carlisle and Progreston
George Wyatt Eaton
In 1857, George Eaton, grandson of the founders of the village of Carlisle,
married Martha Thompson. Five years later, he purchased (from James Harper)
50 acres just south of Carlisle Road on what is now Highway #6. He began
at once to clear the land and build a log cabin which was later replaced
by a rough cast house. This second house burned to the ground in 1913,
and the present house was constructed on the same foundation. The frame
was made of heavy timbers from a barn, brought down by horse team from
Puslinch. During construction, the Eaton family made their home with neighbours,
the Fordes.
George and Martha had two children. Their son, Case, bought the farm
from his parents in 1906, married Myrtle Kerns, and produced eight children
- George, Edgar, James, Grant, Alicia, Harold, Charles and Evelyn. In
later years, young George recalled coming home from school one day when
he was eleven years old, and finding that the family home built by his
grandfather, had burned down.
George Jr. and his wife, Isabel Dyment, later operated the family farm
where they raised hogs, cattle, chickens, vegetables, and berries. Most
of their produce was taken to Hamilton Market for sale. Their son, Donald,
and his wife, Georgean, now reside on the original farm.
George and Isabel retired in 1985 to a suite in Eaton Place, a senior's
facility erected at a cost of $1.2 million. This magnificent building
consists of 30 apartments, and overlooks Twelve Mile Creek and the Conservation
Area. George and Isabel cut the ribbon at the opening ceremony at Eaton
Place, and were the first residents of the complex.
-Excerpts from Carlisle Beginnings by Dorothy Turcotte
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