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      Dr. Jonathan Foote was born in the State of Vermont, U.S.A. on October 31, 1804 and graduated from the Vermont Medical College at Castleton in 1829. In 1830 he traveled from Rutland Vermont through Buffalo, N.Y. to the village of York (Toronto). He settled in Whitby Township in 1830 and …

      John Oscar Dornan was born in the north of Ireland, likely County of Antrim, in 1814. He came to Canada as a young man and resided for some time in Prince Edward County. He came to Whitby in 1851 and in partnership with John Ham Perry, was proprietor of the …

      Charles Clark was born at Chester, Connecticut, U.S.A. on March 13, 1796. He opened a brewery on Ash Street in Whitby in 1843 and continued this business until he left Whitby for the United States about 1863. Until 1851 he was in partnership with his son, Philander M. Clark. In …

      Emily Ann Stone was born in Whitby Township, on July 12, 1839, and was married to Whitby lawyer Samuel H. Cochrane at Whitby on March 17, 1860. Mr. Cochrane was Crown Attorney of Ontario County from 1863 to 1872. Mrs. Cochrane continued to live in Whitby after her husband's death …

      Hannah Lucas née Breckon with sons Franklin (standing) and Alfred. She was married to Cecil Franklin Lucas.

      Possible location of the second newspaper office in Cobourg which published the Cobourg World. In 1918 with Martin Jex and Co. as contractors, Mrs. Florence Sutherland transformed the old Commericial Hotel into a new motion picture theatre and leased it to Jule and J.J. Allen who named it the Allen. …

      In preparation for the Prince's visit on September 7, 1860 (for the official opening of Victoria Hall) a number of arches were built. This one at the corner of King and Division Street had suspended festoons of coloured drapery attached and formed an open pavilion. Transparent materials and multi-colored lamps …

      Maria Ann Losie was the daughter of Joseph G. Losie, a wealthy land owner in Whitby in the 1820s. She was married to Ezra Annes in 1822. In 1857, her husband, Ezra Annes, was elected as Whitby's third mayor. Mrs. Ezra Annes died at Whitby on February 12, 1861 and …

      An unnamed woman. Stamped on the back of the photograph: "L. WILSON, St. Mary's, C.W."

      Ellen Stewart; sister of Mrs. Laidlaw of Glen Williams

      Mrs L Kuott

      Tintype of unknown elderly lady.

      A view across the Silver Creek valley showing the Charles Kennedy Saw Mill at Wildwood (now The Watchtower property).

      Son of Thomas and Charlotte (née Cleaver) Alton. David Alton married Mary Ann Breckon on February 2, 1854

      Daughter of John and Isabella Breckon. Mary Ann married David Alton February 2, 1854.

      The Thomas Alton Homestead was designated under the Ontario Heritage Act in 2007, amended in 2008. The property owners were awarded a Restoration Heritage Award in 2009. Its address is now 3215 Settlement Court. The house is featured in Mary Byers and Margaret McBurney's book, The Governor's Road (University of …

      James Rixon was born in Woolwich, Kent, England. He married Mary Davidson (1806-1876). They had four sons and four daughters. In 1819 he settled on his farm near Milton. This photograph was taken from the booklet "Milton Semi-Centennial 1857-1907". Further information regarding James Rixon can be found in "Milton Area …

      William Willmott married Ann Coates in 1834. They had three sons. This picture was taken from "Milton Semi-Centennial 1857-1907". For further information on William Willmott please see "The Willmott Family and Alliances 1770-1905"

      Philip Walker was born in North Carolina in 1785 to William and Sarah Walker. His parents came to Canada and settled in Beamsville. He married Susannah Cline. Of their fifteen children ten lived to maturity. In 1827 Philip Walker purchased property near Milton and resided there the rest of his …

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