Josiah Eliza Royce

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“Josiah Royce was born on the old Royce homestead, in Wellington county, Canada, February 18, 1834, and was there brought up and educated. Choosing for his life work the independent occupation to which he was reared, he took up a tract of heavily timbered land when young, and with true pioneer courage and grit began the arduous task of redeeming a homestead from the forest. Laboring with indomitable perseverance, he succeeded even beyond his most sanguine expectations, his farm of one hundred acres, known as Cedar Brook Farm, being one of the most highly improved and richly productive of any in Eramose township, Wellington county, Ontario. He is a venerable and highly esteemed citizen, bearing with ease his burden of years, and is a member of the Christian, church.
Josiah Royce married, September 12, 1854, Jeanette Steward, who was born in Little Dundee, Scotland, April 1, 1835. Her father, David Stewart, located in Eramosa township, Ontario, where he cleared and improved a valuable homestead. On September 12, 1904, Mr. and Mrs. Josiah Royce celebrated the golden anniversary of their wedding at their old home, their children, grandchildren, and a host of friends gathering in large numbers to assist in the festivities, the occasion being a memorable one. Thirteen children were born of their union, namely: Robert A.; David S.; John C.; Lizzie M.; James Stewart; Edwin S.; Henry L.; William A., died in infancy; Jessie E.; Mary, lived but nine years; Josiah C.; Ida May; and Jennie Kate." – From “A History of the Northern Peninsula of Michigan” written by Alvah L. Sawyer and published by The Lewis Publishing Company of Chicago, 1911.