Timothy Eaton 1834-1907

Photo by Alan L Brown - Posted October, 2004

Photo Source - Canadian Heritage Gallery

Plaque Location

The County of Huron
The Municipality of South Huron
In Kirkton, in a parkette on the northeast corner of
Highway 23 and County Road 8
Note: The plaque photo above was taken at its old location

Coordinates: N 43 19.452 W 81 18.808

Plaque Text

Born at Clogher, County Antrim in northern Ireland, Timothy Eaton emigrated to Canada about 1854. In 1856, he and his brother James opened a general store of log construction about .4 km from this site in the hamlet of Kirkton. From 1860 to 1868 the Eaton brothers operated a dry goods business in the nearby community of St. Mary's. In the latter year Timothy moved to Toronto. There, in December, 1869 he opened a store, from which grew the nation-wide business that bears the Eaton name. Endowed with exceptional business acumen, he pioneered many aspects of retail merchandising in this country.

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Founding of St. Marys

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Posted October 8, 2011
They recently relocated the plaque to the centre of Kirkton in a parkette at the corner of Highway 23 and County Road 8. [Thanks. I've updated the location information and map.]

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