Settler of township lots: Lot 5, Conc. 7, Stanhope

Location: Map point is the approximate location within this 101 acre lot south of Lower Welch Lake

Land acquisition: 1916 Patent to William George Hewitt, his father, from The Crown. Ontario Land Parcel Register - Stanhope (Image 20).

Dates of residency: 

• 1903 Business Directory, Minden: Albert Hewitt, Boskung, Lot 5, Conc. 7
• 1909 Birth of Daughter Margaret Wilhemina Hewitt (1909–1935) Stanhope
• 1911 Birth of Daughter Dora Brittan Hewitt (1911–1990) Lot 1, Con 5, Anson & Hindon Twp
• 1911 Census of Canada, Anson: Lot 1, Conc. 5, Anson
• 1914 Birth of Son Harold Raymond Hewitt (1914–1974) Oshawa
• 1921 Census of Canada, Anson & Hindon

Interesting facts:

The present frame school [S.S. No. 3 - Boskung School, 1876 to 1965], built on land purchased for $10 from Joe Beatty, was contracted for in 1905 by Albert J. Hewitt, a descendent of Mrs. James Hewitt, who saved Tom Mason. Source: In Quest of Yesterday by Nila Reynolds. Published by The Provisional County of Haliburton, Minden, Ontario 1973 pg. 311

Preceding landowner: 1916 William George Hewitt from The Crown

Succeeding landowner:

• 1930 willed to Joseph Hewitt
• 1944 David A Hyslop
• 1948 Alfred Bertram Warder
• 1950 Martin Brothers

Link to Settlers of Algonquin Highlands family tree

• Albert James Hewitt, b. 13 Apr 1876, Stanhope, d. 21 Dec 1946, Anson, (Age 70 years). COD: {unrrhoea & multiple abscesed teeth. Buried: Minden Village Cemetery
  Parents:
  • William George Hewitt, b. 16 Mar 1851, Trafalgar, Halton, Ontario, d. 13 Apr 1938, Stanhope, (Age 87 years)
  • Harriet Collins, b. 28 Apr 1849, England d. 22 Jun 1910, Stanhope, Age 61 years)
• Sarah Elizabeth Coulter, b. 22 Sep 1883, Stanhope, d. 27 Dec 1960, Minden, (Age 77 years). Buried: Minden Village Cemetery
  Parents:
  • Father Hugh Coulter, b. 1 May 1837, Ireland d. 05 Nov 1918, Haliburton, (Age 81 years)
  • Margaret Taylor, b. 1 Aug 1843, Ireland d. 22 Sep 1922, Haliburton, (Age 79 years)
• Children:
  1. Margaret Wilhelmina Hewitt, b. 12 Jul 1909, Stanhope, d. 18 Feb 1935, Minden, (Age 25 years)
  2. Dora Brittan Hewitt, b. 13 Nov 1911, Minden, d. 11 Feb 1990, Peterborough, (Age 78 years) 
  3. Raymond Harold Hewitt, b. 11 Mar 1914, Ontario, d. 19 Sep 1974, Minden, (Age 60 years)
  4. Gladys Elveena Hewitt, b. 05 Jul 1915, Ontario, d. 15 Feb 2007, Minden, (Age 91 years)
  5. Alice Ellen Hewitt, b. 3 Feb 1918, Ontario, d. 20 Jul 2002  (Age 84 years)
  6. Murray Albert Hewitt, b. 8 Apr 1920, Ontario, d. 12 Aug 2003  (Age 83 years)
  7. Jennie Ieleen Hewitt, b. 29 Dec 1921, Ontario, d. 23 Jun 2012  (Age 90 years)
  8. William George Hewitt, b. 26 Jul 1924, Ontario, d. 16 Sep 2014  (Age 90 years) 

Photo: Sarah Elizabeth (Coulter) Hewitt. Source: FB_IMG_1453290670740 DicksonClanJPJ originally shared this on 20 Jan 2016