Stanstead Canada

1851 Stanstead Canada Directory

A Village situated in the Township and County, of Stanstead, District of St. Francis, C. E. distant from Sherbrooke, 35 miles from St. Johns, 75 miles and from Montreal, 100 miles usual stage fare to Sherbrooke, 8s. 9d. to St. Johns, 15s. and to Montreal, 20s. In the following Directory the names which appear in CAPITALS are those of subscribers to the work. Alphabetical List Of Professions, Trades, &C. BUTLER, T. C., dealer in drugs, medicines, &c. and agent for Cheney & Co’s. express at the Line Store, Rock Island. COLBY, WILLIAM B., tavern, hotel and boarding house keeper. WOODMAN, … Read more

Biography of Rev. Jason Lee

REV. JASON LEE. – Jason Lee was the pioneer of pioneers. It is not possible for any other name to take precedence of his, whether we speak of the time of his coming to this coast, or of the power he exerted over the beginnings of civilization and christianity here. In these conditions he was first and mightiest. Jason Lee was born in Stanstead, Canada East, in 1803. Though born in Canada, he was of New England parentage, and had in him no trace of foreign blood; so that he was a thorough American. His early life was spent in … Read more