Settler of township lots: Lot 8, Conc. 6, Stanhope

Location: Map point is the approximate location within this 100 acre Lot 8, Conc. 6 running along the east side of  Buckslide Road.

Land acquisition: 1926 from Allan Hewitt. Ontario Land Parcel Register - Stanhope (Image 22).

Other land: Lot 10, Conc. 6, Stanhope - Illegible dates and names. Ontario Land Parcel Register - Stanhope (Image 32).

Dates of residency:

• 1911 Census of Canada, Stanhope: Son living with Joseph Hewitt at Lot 6, Conc. 6, Stanhope
• 1921 Census of Canada, Stanhope: Son
• 1926 Marriage: Muriel Edna Jane Cowan (1906–1993) Boskung
• 1928 Stanhope Voters List: Alex Hewitt, Lots 8 & 10, Conc. 6. Crossed off for 1929

Interesting facts:

First landowner: 1874 Joshua Davis from The Crown

Succeeding landowner: 1929 Benjamin Harrison

Link to Settlers of Algonquin Highlands family tree

• Alexander Hewitt, b. 3 Feb 1904, Stanhope, d. 17 Jul 1981, Minden, (Age 77 years). Buried: Zion Cemetery
  Parents:
  • Joseph Hewitt, b. 14 Sep 1877, Stanhope, d. 02 Nov 1964, Minden, (Age 87 years)
  •  Margaret Ann Coulter, b. 15 Jul 1878, Hindon Hill, d. 11 Sep 1964, Minden, (Age 86 years)
• Muriel Edna Jane Cowen  b. 12 Apr 1906, Carnarvon, d. 25 Apr 1993, Brampton, (Age 87 years). Buried: Zion Cemetery
  Parents:
  • John Cowen, b. 23 Jun 1878, Ontario, d. 21 Apr 1959, Carnarvon, (Age 80 years)
  • Eliza Edna Stevens, b. 29 Dec 1885, Stanhope, d. 7 Oct 1929, Stanhope, (Age 43 years)
• Children: Living