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About John Beare
- John Beare (November 14, 1820 – April 5, 1914) was a farmer and mill-owner from present day Reach Township, Ontario. Beare, was born in Bideford, England and came to Upper Canada at the age of 19 and worked as a tailor until 1843.
- In that year, he homesteaded 100 acres (0.40 km2) in Reach.
- By 1850, he had improved the farm to the point where he brought his fiancé from England and was married.
- His farm grew to 200 acres (0.81 km2) and he acquired a flour and grist mill.
- Eventually he acquired a second mill and enlarged his holdings of land so that all his sons could be located on their own farms within the township. 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.
- He successfully turned his life's work into a venture in capitalism.
- In turn, he placed his large family in a good position to prosper and help the country grow.
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