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      English-born watercolour painter Joseph Thomas Rolph specialized in engraving and lithography after moving to Toronto, where he was one of the most popular artists in this field in 19th century. When the Ontario School of Art was founded in 1876, he also worked there as a teacher of engraving.

      This log cabin was built by John Spencer (1786-1875) who settled on lot 29 of Concession 7 in 1833. David Burns (1850-1922), a poet in Brooklin, was born in this house on 6 August 1850 according to a caption under this photograph in his second book of poems published after …

      George Mowat emigrated to Toronto in 1879 and later settled at Whitby. Both he and his son, Roderick, found employment at Martin Manufacturing Company (the Buckle Factory) in Whitby.

      The Irish settled this area of Tiny Township starting in the 1850s. However, they soon moved on to other farming areas as families from Quebec moved to the vicinity for cheap and fertile land. The French Canadians, also Roman Catholic, inherited the parish and referred to their patron thenceforth as …

      These images are from the Burial Register for St. Michael's Cemetery, Toronto, for the years 1870-1879.