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  • The Coakwell Family
    The Coakwell Family
    Imagecomment       The Coakwell family settled at Whitby in 1863 with almost all of their children fully grown. Charles (1816-1897) and Charlotte (1815-1904) Coakwell were married in Yorkshire, England in 1840. They had 8 children: Barnett, William, Thomas, George, James, Charles, Jane, and John. The Coakwell family settled on the north half …
    Imagecomment     The Coakwell family settled at Whitby in 1863 with almost all of their children fully grown. Charles (1816-1897) and Charlotte (1815-1904) Coakwell were married in Yorkshire, England in 1840. They …
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  • Dryden Public School Class, c.1880-1890
    Dryden Public School Class, c.1880-1890
    Imagecomment       Dryden School, so called because it was on the James Dryden farm, was officially known as Union School Section No.6 and it combined Whitby and East Whitby Townships. The school house was built in 1880 on the north-east corner of Concession 7 and Thickson Road. It was closed by the …
    Imagecomment     Dryden School, so called because it was on the James Dryden farm, was officially known as Union School Section No.6 and it combined Whitby and East Whitby Townships. The school …
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  • Mrs. Timothy Fisher (Margaret Bedford), c.1890
    Mrs. Timothy Fisher (Margaret Bedford), c.1890
    Imagecomment       Margaret Bedford was born at Upper Canada on November 8, 1820 and was married to Timothy Fisher at Whitby Township on August 16, 1842. They lived on a farm near Ashburn. She died at Oshawa on March 29, 1901 and is buried at Union Cemetery, Oshawa.
    Imagecomment     Margaret Bedford was born at Upper Canada on November 8, 1820 and was married to Timothy Fisher at Whitby Township on August 16, 1842. They lived on a farm near …
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  • Adam Duff, c.1890
    Adam Duff, c.1890
    Imagecomment       Adam Duff, was born in County Monahan, Ireland in 1819 and came to Canada in 1846 with John Fenny's family (of Pickering Township). About 1850 he and Rachel Park were married. In 1862 they moved to Myrtle where Adam Duff acquired more than 500 acres of land in the north …
    Imagecomment     Adam Duff, was born in County Monahan, Ireland in 1819 and came to Canada in 1846 with John Fenny's family (of Pickering Township). About 1850 he and Rachel Park were …
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  • Miss Ann Eliza Dryden, c.1890
    Miss Ann Eliza Dryden, c.1890
    Imagecomment       Ann Eliza Dryden, daughter of James Dryden, was born in Whitby Township on June 16, 1848. She died at Toronto on February 14, 1927 and is buried in the Dryden Baptist Cemetery, Whitby.
    Imagecomment     Ann Eliza Dryden, daughter of James Dryden, was born in Whitby Township on June 16, 1848. She died at Toronto on February 14, 1927 and is buried in the Dryden …
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  • Mrs. Leonard Burnett (Sarah Jane Dryden), c.1890
    Mrs. Leonard Burnett (Sarah Jane Dryden), c.1890
    Imagecomment       Sarah Jane Dryden was born in Whitby Township on February 16, 1846 and was married to Leonard Burnett of Pickering at the Rossin House, Toronto on January 5, 1870. Her husband was Liberal candidate for South Ontario in 1896 and they lived at Greenbank. She died in Reach Township on …
    Imagecomment     Sarah Jane Dryden was born in Whitby Township on February 16, 1846 and was married to Leonard Burnett of Pickering at the Rossin House, Toronto on January 5, 1870. Her …
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  • Thomas Hall Wilson, c.1890
    Thomas Hall Wilson, c.1890
    Imagecomment       Thomas Hall Wilson, son of James Wilson, was born at Windsor Harbor (Port Whitby), on June 15, 1837. He became a harness maker and for some time kept a toll gate on the Kingston Road, 1st Concession, Whitby Township. About 1880 he moved to Brooklin where he had a harness …
    Imagecomment     Thomas Hall Wilson, son of James Wilson, was born at Windsor Harbor (Port Whitby), on June 15, 1837. He became a harness maker and for some time kept a toll …
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  • James Ironside Davidson, c. 1890
    James Ironside Davidson, c. 1890
    Imagecomment       James Ironside Davidson was born at Monquhitter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, on June 8, 1818, settled on Lot 1, Concession 8, Pickering Township, near the village of Balsam, in 1842. He began breeding Clydesdale horses and Shorthorn cattle in 1859. In 1871 he began importing animals from the famous breeder, Amos Cruickshank, …
    Imagecomment     James Ironside Davidson was born at Monquhitter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, on June 8, 1818, settled on Lot 1, Concession 8, Pickering Township, near the village of Balsam, in 1842. He began …
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  • William Sinclair, c. 1890
    William Sinclair, c. 1890
    Imagecomment       William Sinclair was born at the Parish of Culter, Lanarkshire, Scotland, on July 11, 1810, and came to Canada in 1833. He was hired by local farmers in Whitby Township for a few years and for 14 years farmed on his own at Almonds. In 1861 he settled on lot …
    Imagecomment     William Sinclair was born at the Parish of Culter, Lanarkshire, Scotland, on July 11, 1810, and came to Canada in 1833. He was hired by local farmers in Whitby Township …
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  • Mrs. William Sinclair (Margaret Prentice), c. 1890
    Mrs. William Sinclair (Margaret Prentice), c. 1890
    Imagecomment       Margaret Prentice was born in the parish of Crawford-John, Lanarkshire, Scotland, in 1812. She married William Sinclair in Scotland in 1833. The Sinclairs came to Whitby in 1833 and resided at Almonds until 1861 when they purchased Glenrath Farm at lot 18, Broken Front Concession, Whitby Township. This farm was …
    Imagecomment     Margaret Prentice was born in the parish of Crawford-John, Lanarkshire, Scotland, in 1812. She married William Sinclair in Scotland in 1833. The Sinclairs came to Whitby in 1833 and resided …
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  • Officers of the Eastern Star Lodge, I.O.O.F., c.1890
    Officers of the Eastern Star Lodge, I.O.O.F., c.1890
    Imagemysterycomment       Oddfellows Hall was built in 1873-1875 on the east side of Brock Street north of Dundas Street and demolished in 1964.
    Imagemysterycomment     Oddfellows Hall was built in 1873-1875 on the east side of Brock Street north of Dundas Street and demolished in 1964.
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  • Timothy Fisher, c.1890
    Timothy Fisher, c.1890
    Imagecomment       Timothy Fisher was born at Lennox and Addington Counties, Upper Canada, on June 14, 1817 and settled on a farm near Ashburn. He died at Oshawa on August 19, 1901 and is buried at Union Cemetery, Oshawa.
    Imagecomment     Timothy Fisher was born at Lennox and Addington Counties, Upper Canada, on June 14, 1817 and settled on a farm near Ashburn. He died at Oshawa on August 19, 1901 …
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