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- From Cobden of the Past by Faysgenealogy
The property located at 36 Main St. Cobden (on the corner of Main and Crawford streets) was originally owned by Jason Gould?s sons James H. & Jason. With the foreseeable move of the Cobden business section to ?Upper Town? due to the installation of train service through Cobden in 1876, the Gould brothers had part of their property surveyed into village lots and auctioned them off. Jason Gould Jr. offered a prize of $50.00 to the first person to complete a house or place of business. Prior to 1876, the business section was located along the water on Bonnechere St.
John Delahey purchased the property at 36 Main St. on August 22, 1876. He completed the first business/residence in ?Upper Town? that same year.
John is listed as a merchant in the 1871, 1881 and 1891 Census for Ross Twp., which included Cobden at that time. In 1879, the Post Office was moved to ?Upper Town? by John Delahey, possibly to this building. John Delahey, son of Robert Delahey and Maria Acheson, was born about 1850 in Pakenham, Ontario died on 18 Feb 1895 in Ross Twp., aged about 45, and was buried in Cobden Union Cemetery. John married Susan Hill, daughter of Thomas Hill and Ann Burns, on 2 Feb 1871 in Beachburg, Ontario. Susan was born on 1 Aug 1849 in Cobden, Ontario, died on 3 Apr 1909 in Cobden, aged 59, and was buried in Cobden Union Cemetery. They had eight children: Robert, Thomas, Ida, Bertha, Alexander, Elizabeth Eleanor, Annie Maria and John Alexander.
John Delahey & his brother James A. were prominent merchants in Cobden. They factored into the development of 'Upper' town Cobden in a huge way. They later built a three story building across the street and ran the Delahey Brothers Dry Good Store there.
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