HomeMy WebLinkAbout1374Photocopy of an obituary, date and source are not available.Oldest Resident DiesWilliam Taylor,
Aged 96, Passes Away at Pickering.In the death of the late William Taylor, Pickering loses its
oldest resident. He reached the ripe old age of 96 years retaining all his faculties until the last
moment of his life. He emigated from Norfolk, England, in 1836 being 18 years of age on
arriving in Canada, Most of his life was spent in the locality where he died. Mr. Taylor was the
only surviving member of a family of eight. He leaves one daughter, Mrs. Geo. Heron of
Scarboro, one grandson. W.T. Heron, of West Hill, and one great grandson. He was a life-long
reformer. In religion he was a Presbyterian filling the office of elder in Dunbarton Church for
years. His love of his church was most marked never wearying in working for its interest.