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      Elliott Sprowle Rowe, youngest son of Whitby's first Mayor James Rowe and Sarah Jane Hamilton, was born at Whitby in 1859. He was ordained into the Methodist Ministry in 1889 after studying to earn a Bachelor of Arts and Doctor of Divinity Degree from Victoria College. He was a minister …

      Also P3479

      In 1885, Heron Bay was known as Heron Bay Subdivision, and was primarily used to supply locomotives with fuel. The steamer would fit between the shore and CPR Island (Coal Island), north of the Pic River mouth. Here the first steam locomotive on the spur line would be unloaded. This …

      Photograph showing the village of Jackfish, Ontario, circa 1889. Jackfish began as a fishing village in the 1870's. In 1884, the CPR began using Jackfish as a landing for construction supplies. Along with the wharf (lower left), a 600 foot trestle coal dock was constructed. Coal was unloaded from the …

      Marathon, Ontario, transportation, railway, railroad

      Condition; Copy is in good condition. Pen mark on one of the subject's faces.

      Dominion Life established in 1889 as Dominion Life Assurance Company. Bought by Manulife in 1985. See Detail photographs for closer view of the image.

      Albert Wilson Jackson was born in County Wicklow, Ireland on June 11, 1870. He immigrated to Canada in 1871. His family operated a store at Port Whitby. Albert and his brother Tom operated a steamboat service in the 1890s and early 1900s. Mr. Jackson was a member of the Whitby …

      Elmina Lynde, youngest child of Whitby pioneer Jabez Lynde, was born during July 1815 at Whitby Township. She died on June 12, 1893 and is buried at the Society of Friends' Cemetery, Pickering Township. In her last will and testament she left the family homestead to All Saints' Anglican Church …

      Sarah Blair was born at Guildhall, Vermont, U.S.A. in 1813, daughter of James and Anna Blair. She was the second wife of Whitby undertaker and cabinetmaker William Till. Mrs. Till died at Whitby, Ontario, Canada, on December 7, 1892 and is buried at Union Cemetery, Oshawa.

      William Walker (b. 1743) and his wife Sarah immigrated from North Carolina as United Empire Loyalists, petitioning for and receiving a land grant of 1200 acres in Grimsby in 1796. In about 1816 their ninth child, Philip (1785–1865) moved to Halton County with his bride, Susannah Cline, to settle on …

      Reverend William Stephen Westney had his first pastorate at the Anglican Church in Barrie, where he was a member of the Public School Board. From 1880 to 1889 he was rector of St. John's Anglican Church, Port Whitby. In later years he was Chaplain of Corinthian Lodge AF and AM …

      Mrs. William Waterhouse (Elizabeth Ann Anderson) was born in Scotland and came to Whitby about 1874. She lived in Whitby for many years and died at her daughter's residence in Acton, Ontario on May 18, 1925. She is buried at Union Cemetery, Oshawa.

      Studio portrait of Sarah Allen, who married William F. W. Fisher in October 1889.

      William Fisher married Sarah Allen in October 1889.

      Much additional information is written in pencil on back of the photograph. Photograph faded and in poor condition.

      Sarah Allen married William F. W. Fisher in October 1889.

      This picture was taken in front of the public school on the north side of Winchester Street west of Simcoe Street. According to "100 Years of Brooklin Schools", tit is believed that this picture was taken about 1889. Teachers and students in this photograph have not been identified.

      Central School was built in 1855 with many additions and renovations over the years and demolished in 1952. See also: P 81 and P 83 and H-9-9 and H-9-10 for other sections of the panoramic view. K 24 for full image.

      See also: P80 P 83; H 9 9 to H 9 11 and K 24 for full image.