History of Victoria County Ontario

Kirkconnell, Watson. Victoria County, Ontario Canada Centennial History. 1921.

Victoria County Soldier Dead

Adam, Charles, Private, Infantry, Lilidsay. Aidous, Thos. Grenville, Private, Infantry, Fenelon Falls. Alldred, Wilbert Phillip, Lance Corporal, Infantry, Bobcaygeon. Alien, J., Battalion Sergt. Major, Infantry, Lindsay. Allin, E. C., Lieutenant, Infantry, Lindsay. Alton, W. R., Private, Infantry, Victoria Road. Arscott, Thos. Albert, Private, Infantry, Bobcaygeon. Akester, Geo. Wilbert, Private, Infantry, Fenelon Falls. Anderson, Wm. Kay, Lieutenant, Infantry, Lindsay. Andrews, Harry Wm., Private, Infantry, Lindsay. Angiers, Patrick Herbert, Private, Infantry, Coboconk. Arnold, Oliver, Private, Infantry, Mariposa Tp. Bailey, Joseph Paget (M.M.) Lieutenant, Infantry, Lindsay. Bailey, W. E., Private, Infantry, Bexley. Barge, Alfred Arthur, Private, Infantry, Mariposa Tp. Barjarow, Tracy, Private, Infantry, … Read more

Persisting Pioneer Families Ops, Ontario, Canada

In the former list the farms are indicated. The concessions are shown in Roman numerals and the lots in Arabic numerals. Descendants of the following 56 pioneer patentees in Ops still hold the original farms today: Robert Blaylock XI 5 Francis Brady, V 6 William Brady, V 6 Owen Carlin, VI 9 Arthur Collins, IX 15 John Connell, III 7 Wm. Corley, IV 20 Charles Corneil, XI 7 Andrew Costello, I 22 John Cudahee, I 10 Patrick Cunningham, VIII, 15 John Doyell VIII 4 and 5 George Downey, VIII 6 Timothy Finnegan, II 13 James Graham ,II 24 Wm. Graham, … Read more

Persisting Pioneer Families in Emily, Ontario, Canada

In the former list the farms are indicated. The concessions are shown in Roman numerals and the lots in Arabic numerals. The farms of the following 63 Emily pioneers were granted to them by the Crown and still remain in the same family: Moses Begley, X 16 David Best, 112 Henry Best, 113 James Boate, V 22 William Boate, V 22 John Callaghan, XIII 9 Patrick Callaghan, VII 7 John Carroll, VII 16 Timothy Carroll, VII 16 Martin Carroll, VIII 10 Michael Costello, X 10 Timothy Dorgan, XI 14 Bartholomew Downey, IX 6 Thomas Fee, V 12 William Fee, V … Read more

Patentees still in Emily, Ontario, Canada

The family names of the following 145 original patentees are still to be found in Emily but not on the original farms: Edward Bailey, David Balfour James Balfour William Barrett James Best John Best Wm. Best John Blackwell Wm. Bradley Cornelius CaIlaghan Jeremiah Callaghan Samuel Carew Thomas Carew Edmond Callaghan Charles Chambers Patrick Clancy John Clark John Collins Michael Collins Dennis Connell George Connell John Connell Patrick Connell Samuel Cottingham William Cottnigham Samuel Davidson Daniel Donoghue Dennis Donoghue Maurice Donoghue John Dorgan Francis Duffy Thomas Elliott Robert English William Elliott Henry Fee Samuel Ferguson Daniel Fitzpatrick Patrick Fitzpatrick John Flynn … Read more

Patentee Survivors in Verulam, Ontario, Canada

In the former list the farms are indicated. The concessions are shown in Roman numerals and the lots in Arabic numerals. The following 25 Verulam patentees are still represented on their original farms: Wm. Brandon, II 30 Wm. Brown, VIII 9 John Davidson, IX 4 John Duggan, I 25 William Elliott, VI 28 Wm. Flett, IV 32 Thomas Forest, VIII 2 William Foster, IX 31 Matthew Ingram, VIII 20 and 21 John Junkin, III 14 Wm. Kennedy, II 2 Richard Middleton, VIII 8 Robert Mitchell, V 3 Peter Murdock, VI 6 John McDonald, V 4 James McFeeters, VIII 1 James … Read more

Patentee Survivors in Mariposa, Ontario, Canada

In the former list the farms are indicated. The concessions are shown in Roman numerals and the lots in Arabic numerals. The farms of the following 22 Mariposa pioneers are still held by their descendants: Hugh Cameron, III 9 John Campbell, XIV 10 Kenneth Campbell, XIV 10 Wm. Clark, XV 2 Wm. Copeland, XIII 6 Hugh Dundas, VIII 22 Stephen Dundas, VIII 22 Wm. Eakins, VI 22 Robert Edwards, I 16 John Ferguson, V 2 Archibald Glenny, V 17 Samuel Kirkland, X 10 Daniel Lee, XI 15 Malcolm McArthur, XV 16 Andrew McKay, XIII 16 Donald McKinnon, II 3 Norman … Read more

Patentee Survivors Fenelon Township, Ontario, Canada

In the former list the farms are indicated. The concessions are shown in Roman numerals and the lots in Arabic numerals. The following 18 Fenelon patents are still in the original hands: James Bate, V 6 Dougald Brown, IV 20 Amos Coates, 18 and 9 John Cook, VI 9 Wm. Hall, III 8 John Hay, X, 6 Charles Hore, X 3 John Irwin, XI 3 Joseph Littleton, IX 19 Angus McFadyen, III 15 Randal McFadyen, III 15 Donald McKenzie, VI 1 Archibald McNeevin, V 21 Robt. McNeevin, IV 20 Elias Palmer VI 24 Thomas Smithson, III 19 and 20 Robt. … Read more

Patentee Survivors Eldon Township, Ontario, Canada

In the former list the farms are indicated. The concessions are shown in Roman numerals and the lots in Arabic numerals. The following 56 Eldon patentees families still persist on the original farms: Mary Black, XI 17 Neil Brown, IX 19 Alex. Cameron, VI 25 Alex. Campbell, II 12 Archibald Campbell, II 12 Donald Campbell, V 20 Neil Campbell, II 9 John Ferguson, XI 15 John Fraser, VII 22 Charles Fry, SPR 55-6, John Gillespie, VII 11 Thomas Graves, X 20 Angus Logan, X 20 Thomas Lyons, V 6 Moses Mitchell, NPR 53-4 Roger Moran, X 12 John Morrison, VI … Read more

Patentee Survivals in Somerville, Ontario, Canada

In the former list the farms are indicated. The concessions are shown in Roman numerals and the lots in Arabic numerals. The following 13 patentees farms in Somerville remain with the original families: Ralph Byrne, VIII 3 John Coulter, II 2 Wm. Caudill, FR 12 George Eades, II 24 John Fell, I 13-14 Edward Hopkins, I 7 and II 6 Wm. Mason, FR 10 Donald Murray, FR 53 Thomas Smith, I 12 Isaac Watson, FR 5 James White, FR 55 Ann Wilson, XIII 7 William Young, VII 2

Patentee Survivals in Laxton Township, Ontario, Canada

In the former list the farms are indicated. The concessions are shown in Roman numerals and the lots in Arabic numerals. The following 26 Laxton patentees are still represented on the original farms: Augustine Angers, XI 2 Gideon Bailey, III 5 Mary Bailey, IV 7 Alexander Boyce, XI 12 Peter Burgess, IV 11 Edward Butterworth, I 8 and II 4 James Campbell, VIII 7 Edward Commerford, III 13 Edward Elson, VII 7 Michael Foley, I 13 Frank Hero, XI 1 Richard Hoskin, XI, 11 Elizabeth Martin, IX 6 George Martin, VIII 6 Jesse Parkin, IX 12 G. M. Perkins, XI … Read more

Patentee Survivals in Dalton Township, Ontario, Canada

In the former list the farms are indicated. The concessions are shown in Roman numerals and the lots in Arabic numerals. The following 24 Dalton patentees farms are still in the original families: Christopher Adams, I 17 Thomas Brooks, XIII 28 John Campbell, XI 16-17 John Carler, III 28 Wm. Chrysler, I 11 Wm. Eldridge, VIl 24 John Fleming, IV 21 John Gilmore, II 1 Frederick Gregg, VII 25-26 Thomas Hart, IX 26 Thomas Joslin, IX 28 Charles Kett, VIII 24 James Kett, VII 28 William Kett, VII 29 Thomas Morton, VIII 21 Wm. McCutcheon, XIII 17-21 Alex. McFadyen, III … Read more

Patentee Survivals in Carden, Ontario, Canada

In the former list the farms are indicated. The concessions are shown in Roman numerals and the lots in Arabic numerals. The following 41 Carden patentees farms are still held by their descendants: Mary Ann Barrett, VII 4 Edward Burke, IV. 2 Patrick Cronin, VII 1 John Chrysler, IV 16-17 Moses Dack, III 12 Thomas Dack, III 13 Robert Dack, III 13 Daniel Day I 22 Isaac Day, I 23 Joseph Deverill, VI 21-22 Charles Duggan, X 8 John Finn, VI 6 Wm. Finn, VI 6 George Fox, III 16 Wm. Holder, IX 11 Robert Irwin, III 15 Wm. Ivory, … Read more

Original Patentees, not on original farm, Verulam, Ontario Canada

Descendants of the following 40 patentees are still in the township but not on the original farms: David Ball Thomas Beatty Alexander Bell Henry Brandon John Brandon James Brooks Mary Coulter John Crowe Edward Davidson Henry Devitt John Devitt Thos. Devitt Wm. Devitt Andrew Finley Robert Graham Patrick Henderson David Hunter Garner Hunter John Hunter James Junkin Lancelot Junkin Edward Kelly James Kennedy David Lamb John Lamb David Long Wm. Long Lewis Meyers David Murdock James Murdock Hugh McCallum James McCallum Peter McDonald Robert Parker Edward Prescott Andrew Robertson John Sproule John Taylor Christopher Thompson George Thompson Jabez Thurston.

Original Patentees, not on original farm, Ops, Ontario, Canada

The following 89 patentees families are represented but not on the old farms: Thomas Bell Philip Bennett Wm. Best James Blackwell John Blackwell Wm. Blackwell Michael Brady Philip Brady Garrett Brock Samuel Brown Charles Burke Elizabeth Burke Patrick Burke Robert Clarke Catherine Collins Timothy Collins Richard Connor David Corneil James Cudahee James Cunningham John Cunningham Joanna Curtin John Ellis Philip Farrelly Daniel Finnegan Patrick Finnegan Duncan Fisher Patrick Fitzpatrick Robert Finnegan John Graham Andrew Hall James Hall Cornelius Hogan James Hogan John Hogan Patrick Hogan Martin Hogan Richard Houghton Alex. Hunter Francis Hutton James Hutton George Jackson John Kennedy James … Read more

Original Patentees, not on original farm, Mariposa, Ontario, Canada

Descendants of the following 97 patentees are found on farms other than those originally granted by the Crown. Henry Armitage Jesse Armitage David Benson John Black Abraham Bowes Hollis Bowes John Broad George Brown Peter Brown Samuel Campbell Donald Campbell Hugh Carmichael Donald Carmichael Aaron Choate Jacob Choate Nathan Choate Thomas Choate Ira Clarke Paul Cole Archibald Currie Thomas Clarke Samuel Davidson John Davidson Seymour Dean Theodore Dean David Dundas Henry Dunn James Emmerson Ann Ferguson Malcolm Ferguson Martha Ferguson Neil Ferguson Robert Foster Wm. Galloway Robert Glenny Edward Graham Elizabeth Grant Hector Grant Reuben Grant James Hall John Hall … Read more

Original Patentees, not on original farm, Fenelon Township, Ontario, Canada

The following 53 patentees are represented on farms other than their own original holdings: Alexander Beggs James Brien Thomas Brien Francis Brown Donald Campbell James Campbell John Chambers Benjamin Clark John Douglas William Ellery John Daniel William Ellis Ralph Faulkner Samuel Faulkner Duncan Graham Thomas Graham Wm. Graham Andrew Hall Edward Hamilton Andrew Hamilton Francis Hay James Hay George Irwin James Irwin Robert Irwin Wm. Kennedy Martin Lee Wm. Marsh John Moffat Isaac Moynes Thomas Moynes John McArthur John McCarrell CoIin McFadyen Mary McKay Isabella McKenzie Donald McKinnon Alexander McNabb Hiram Nelson Thomas Oakley Margaret Patton Henry Powell John Powell … Read more

Original Patentees, not on original farm, Eldon Township, Ontario, Canada

The following 99 patentees are represented on farms other than those originally held: John Bell Duncan Brown Frederick Brown Angus Cameron Archibald Cameron Donald Cameron Ewen Cameron James Cameron John Cameron Lachlan Cameron David Campbell Duncan Campbell John D. Campbell James Campbell Hugh Campbell George Campbell Peter Campbell William Campbell John Collins Walter Coulter Wm. Dixon Wm. Dunn Angus Ferguson Alex. Ferguson Israel Ferguson Donald Fraser Thomas Fraser Hector Frazer John Fry Donald Gilchrist James Gilchrist John Gilchrist Alex. Gillanders Dugald Gillespie John Gillies John Gilmour Donald Grant Finlay Grant John Grant Roderick Grant Wm. Grant Dougald Mathieson Wm. Mitchell … Read more

Original Patentees, not on original farm Somerville, Ontario, Canada

Descendants of the following 18 patentees are in the township but not on the original holdings: James Blackwell Benjamin Burtchaell George Cavanagh Joseph Eades Christopher Fell Amos Feren Eli Feren James Mitchell Alex. Murray Thomas Murray Robert Magahey Henry McGee Roderick O’Brien Alexander Rettie George Rumney Richard Stewart John Taylor James Umphrey