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Beare, was born in Bideford, England and came to Upper Canada at the age of 19 and worked as a tailor until 1843.
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John Beare
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In that year, he homesteaded 100 acres (040 km2) in Reach. His farm grew to 200 acres (081 km2) and he acquired a flour and grist mill. Beare was an enterprising and progressive farmer.
His prosperity allowed him to be the leader in the use of farm machinery such as reapers, rakes, seed-drills, threshing machine, and gang-ploughs.
In turn, his farm was the most successful in the area. John Beare was an important figure of his time.
He embodied the ideal homesteader who developed the country and succeeded financially. Homesteading often was a subsistence economy.
In turn, he placed his large family in a good position to prosper and help the country grow.
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He successfully turned his life"s work into a venture in capitalism.
