Résultats

      Framed certificate of the Grand Lodge of Canada admitting Charles Fizette as a M.M. in Niagara Lodge, No. 2, Niagara, dated Hamilton, January 11, 1879. A parchment document issued by William Henry Weller, Esquire, Grand Master of The Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Canada in the …

      Robert Fizette was a ship carpenter by trade and served many years with the Niagara Harbour and Dock Company in ship-building business from 1840-1855. Mr. Fizette was an honorary member of Niagara lodge No. 2, G. R. C. of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons, and at the time of his …

      Framed masonic certificate of James Pendergast, Niagara Lodge, No. 2. A document issued in 1872 by James Seymour, Esquire M.P., Grand Master of The Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Canada in the Province of Ontario; in English and Latin; with the seal of the Grand Lodge …

      An envelope addressed to James Pate. The date stamped is March 27th, 1872.

      This deed documents the sale of a plot of land to David W.J. Havill from the Canada Permanent Building & Savings Society. Charles and Rose Chamberlain had originally contracted a mortgage for $400 on their property in 1869, but defaulted on their payments and the land was put up for …

      This 1870 land indenture between Hiram Capron and Lyman Gleason transfers lot 6 on the north side of Capron Street in exchange for $50. The location of this lot can be found on page 40 of the Brant County Illustrated atlas, linked to on the right.

      This land indenture records the transfer of a plot of land from Andrew H. and Cynthia C. Baird to Robert W. Dawson and James Finlayson, all of Paris, in return for $200. The plot is described as being lot number 4 on the northern side of Jane Street in Paris.

      This 1873 land indenture documents the transfer of a plot of land from William and Jessie Deans of South Dumfries to Thomas Hill in the Township of Blenheim, Oxford. The land is a plot in Blenheim, comprised of the north half of lot 2 in the first concession. The indenture …

      In this 1862 mortgage, Wesley and Emma Howell of the Township of Blenheim, Oxford, mortgaged a property to Aaron Nash of Paris.

      This land indenture between Annie Grundy & family members and Ada Freehauf trades a lot of land in Paris for $400. The lot is identified as the east halves of lots 1 and 2 on the east side of Franklin Street according to the Peter Gardner survey. The location of …

      This 1870 assessment of Hiram Capron’s lands lists all of the land he owned at that time, by location, and the dollar value of each lot. This assessment may be a copy of the tax assessment referred to in a letter contained in 1999.0405.01, also included in this collection. A …

      This copy contains dated, typewritten records of receipt by two registrars, which document that it was received in the Registry Office of the County of Oxford in 1873 and in Toronto in 1893, as well as a handwritten note from a third registrar, 1879, noting that this copy was used …

      This deed documents the sale of some of Hiram Capron's land by his estate to John Penman in 1876. The land sold was a portion of lot 31 near Penman's dam on the Nith River, in addition to a right of way to this land, in exchange for $2000. The …

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      This is a Land Sale Grant issued to Joseph Charlton of the Township of Onondaga on April 26, 1871. Charlton received over 64 acres of land for $871.05 Canadian dollars. The original document was provided by Calvin Hager during a Scan & Share Day event held at the Onondaga Hall …

      This is a mortgage document between Thomas Armour of the Township of Onondaga and Joseph Robinson dated 1877. The original document was provided by Al Robinson during a Scan & Share Day event held at the Onondaga Hall on February 11, 2012.

      This is an indenture made between the Council of the Village of Onondaga and William Douglas regarding a certain parcel of land in the Caledonia Cemetery dated January 21, 1871. The original document was provided by Karen Richardson during a Scan & Share Day event held at the Onondaga Hall …

      This is an image of the Indian land grant issued to James Grant of the Township of Onondaga on March 17, 1874. The original document was provided by John Douglas during a Scan & Share Day event held at the Onondaga Hall on January 14, 2012.

      This indenture documents the finalization of the sales of the properties which had belonged to Hiram Capron at his death. His will had specified land to be left to his wife, certain daughters and Banfield; however, other children were not accounted for, and many of his lands were not explicitly …

      This collection of miscellaneous memos by Hiram Capron contains notes on a wide variety of topics. These include the weather (the summer's rain and extraordinary winter colds), farm tasks, finances, and farm advice copied down from the Rural New Yorker.