Woodstock Canada

Biographical Sketch of Michael McNamara

MICHAEL McNAMARA. – This prominent resident of Skagit county was born in Woodstock, Canada, in 1848. His early years, however, were spent in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and at Chicago, where he completed his growth and education at Chatham, Canada. In 1865 he came overland to California, and the next year reached Puget Sound, finding employment ten years in the logging camps. In 1876 he was able to set up a business of his own, keeping a hotel at Stanwood, and three years later building his present commodious hotel, the Ruby House, which is first class in every respect. His own residence … Read more

1851 Woodstock Canada Directory

The County Town of the County of Oxford is situated in the Townships of Blandford and East Oxford, C. W. The town is in the centre of a fine agricultural country, and the Great Western Railroad will pass through it – distant from Toronto, 98 miles from London, 32 miles usual stage fare, 8s. 9d. Usual stage fare to Brantford, 7s. 6d. to Hamilton, 13s. 9d. Public Officers BARWICK, H. C., postmaster and county treasurer. CARROLL, JAMES, sheriff of the county. Charles, Gordon, revenue inspector. FOUQUET, IL, deputy clerk of the Crown, clerk of the county court and commissioner in … Read more

Biographical Sketch of Edmund A. Fraser

The young and eminently successful gentleman whose name appears above is one of the leading men of Malheur county, being the owner of a controlling interest in the Malheur Mercantile Company, a large general merchandise establishment of Ontario, which does an immense business not only from the country adjacent to Ontario, but also from the interior of Malheur and Harney counties. Our subject was born in Woodstock, Canada, on September 2, 1870, being the son of George and Sarah (Sheperd) Fraser. He attended the common school, and at the age of twelve was ready to enter the Upper Canada College … Read more