Among the items found inside the chest were books of poetry signed by Wilson. The books were published in the 1860s and 1880s
So when the Sault native -- currently a Thessalon-based PUC Services instrument technician -- discovered an old chest containing four books of poetry published in the 19th century in the Sault attic of a now-deceased relative, he was in his element.
“All the possessions in the house are being left to somebody else but I’ve been given permission to go through and look for any family heirlooms so when I found this item in the attic I thought ‘this chest looks really old.’ “I don’t know how it ended up at my aunt and uncle’s house. I’m assuming when my grandmother passed away in the 1990s my uncle must have said ‘I’m interested in that’ and it got put in their attic.”Wilson was born on March 18, 1818 in Perthshire, Scotland.
His house remained standing until 1931 when it was demolished to build the Eaton store located at the corner of Queen Street and lower March Street.
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