Arthur Hewitt / Minnie Agatha Welch

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


Link to Arthur Hewitt Family on the Settlers of Algonquin Highlands family tree website


Location: Map point is the approximate location within this 100 acre lot running along the east side of  Buckslide Road.

Land acquisition: 1900 from Thomas Godwin for $400. Ontario Land Parcel Register Book - Stanhope Concession 6 (Image 22).

Other land: Lot 14, Conc. 10, Stanhope - 1920 from The Crown in 1920; 1923 to Thomas S. Fletcher. Ontario Land Parcel Register Book - Stanhope Concession 10 (Image 139)

Dates of residency:

  • 1901 Stanhope Voters List
  • 1903 Business Directory, Stanhope: Arthur Hewitt, Boskung
  • 1903 Stanhope Voters List: Arthur Hewitt, farmer, Lot 8, Conc. 6
  • 1911 Census of Canada, Stanhope: Arthur & Minnie A Hewitt
  • 1911 Stanhope Voters List: Lot 8, Conc. 6 & Lot 14, Conc. 10
  • 1911 & 1918 Stanhope Post Office Lists: Lot 8, Conc. 6
  • 1928 Stanhope Voters List: Muriel Hewitt is listed at Lots 8 & 10, Conc.  6, but stroked off for the next year

Interesting facts:


Preceding landowner: 

  • 1874 Joshua Davis received patent.
  • 1877 Thomas Godwin purchased from Joshua Davis for $400.

Succeeding landowner:

  • 1921 Allan Hewitt
  • 1926 Alexander Hewitt

Photo: Boshkung House: Arthur Hewitt on Boshkung Lake Road. Source: Peter Hewitt's Photo Collection

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