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The founder of the family, Benjamin Tett (1798-1878) was born at Hinton-St. George, Somerset, England, and came to Canada in 1818 settling first at Perth and later at Isthmus (now Newboro). Benjamin Tett was contracted to apprentice with James O'Hare, Surgeon and Apothocary of Perth for four years from 1818 to 1822; it is not likely that he fulfilled the contract. He also had a teaching position with Reverend Harris during his time in Perth. He had business dealings with Samuel Chaffey at Chaffey's Locks and opened a sawmill at Buttermilk Falls (now Bedford Mills). When he moved to Isthmus he held a variety of positions including postmaster, justice of the peace, coroner and government land agent. He was a member of the district council for Johnstown and later for Leeds-Grenville. He became reeve in 1855 and a member of the Assembly of the united provinces in 1858. In 1867 he was a member of the Ontario Legislature. Besides the sawmill at Bedford Mills, Benjamin Tett was engaged in buying timber, having it transported along the Rideau Canal and was the owner of timber limits. He was official lumbering agent for the Crown and Clergy Reserves Land in South Crosby. He also operated stores at Bedford Mills and at Newboro. In 1833 Benjamin Tett married Julyanna Poole and they had two sons, John Poole Tett and Benjamin Tett, Junior; and three daughters. The sons continued their father's enterprises and formed a partnership, J.P. Tett and Brother. Their business activities included a grist mill, flour mill, sawmill, stores and a boarding house.They also owned several barges and tugs which plied the Rideau to Ottawa or Kingston. Later, they established an electric plant which provided the area with electricity and at one period operated a canning factory. The electrical plant, until it was taken over by the Ontario Hydro Commission, was run by Edmund J. Tett, grandson of Benjamin Tett.

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Born on October 29, 1921 in Perth, Ontario, Emma Campbell was the daughter of James and Jenny Acheson, and sister of Annie (Acheson) Fournier. Emma Campbell graduated as a registered nurse in 1943 from the Brockville General Hospital and spent much of her career as an operating room nurse. She passed away July 28, 2011.

Born on October 29, 1921 in Perth, Ontario, Emma Campbell was the daughter of James and Jenny Acheson, and sister of Annie (Acheson) Fournier. Emma Campbell graduated as a registered nurse in 1943 from the Brockville General Hospital and spent much of her career as an operating room nurse. She passed away July 28, 2011.

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The Drummond family is the line of Capt. Peter Drummond of Jessup's Loyal Rangers.

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The Rankin family traces its ancestry in the Kingston district to one Captain Daniel McGuin, U.E.L. He was one of the leaders of the Associated Loyalists who settled Kingston Township in 1784. McGuin's son, Anthony, established the family at Collins Bay in 1806 when he bought land out of the "Mile Square" from the Reverend John Stuart. Anthony McGuin and his son, also named Anthony, established a prosperous milling business on Collins Creek and over the years built three fine stone houses along the "Bath Road" near the mills. Anthony Jr. never married and passed on his estate, two of the stone houses and the mills, to his nephew David Rankin. Dr. William Henry Rankin was a grandson of David Rankin. After graduating from Queen's University, M.D. 1889, and studies in Scotland, Dr. Rankin established a successful medical practice near New York City. His wife the former Jennie Reid, purchased the western most of the three Rankin houses in Collins Bay, now 4111 Bath Road, for use by their family. The house was extensively renovated to become a rich man's summer home and the family spent most of their summers there from that time on. The house and these Fonds passed through inheritance to Dr. Rankin's son Reid and from him to the Diane Kennedy the former wife of Mr. Robert Kennedy a grandnephew of Dr. Rankin.