Settler of township lots: Lot 10, Conc. 5, Stanhope

Location: The map point is the approximate location of this 81 acre irregular waterfront lot on Boshkung Lake on the east side of Boshkung Lake Road south from Triple Creek Road to Fern Gully Lane.

Land acquisition: 1906 from William Welch; 1913 to Frederick Harrison. Ontario Land Parcel Register - Stanhope (Image 79)

Other land:

• South 50 acres Lot 13, Conc. 6, Stanhope - 1906 from William Welch. Ontario Land Parcel Register - Stanhope (Image 83)
• Lot 4, Conc. 7, Stanhope - 1912 Patent from The Crown. Ontario Land Parcel Register - Stanhope (Image 18)
• Lot 4, Conc. 8, Stanhope - 1912 Patent from The Crown. Ontario Land Parcel Register - Stanhope (Image 17)

Dates of residency:

• 1901 Stanhope Voters List: Lot 6, Conc. 6
• 1903 Business Directory, Stanhope: Charles Hewitt, Boskung
• 1903 Stanhope Voters List: Charles Hewitt, farmer, Lot 6, Conc. 6
• 1911 Stanhope Voters List: Lot 10, Conc. 6, Lot 13, Conc. 7, & Lot 4, Conc. 8
• 1911 Census of Canada, Stanhope: Charles & Elizabeth Hewitt, no children at Lot 10, Conc. 5
• 1911 & 1918  Stanhope Post Office Lists: Lot 10, Conc. 5
• 1921 Monaghan North Township, Peterborough West, Ontario

Interesting facts:

Preceding landowner: 1861 William Welch from The Crown

Succeeding landowner:

• Lot 10, Conc. 5: 1913 Frederick Harrison; 1939 Abe Upton 1/2 acre
• Lot 4, Conc. 7: 1913 David Wesley Coxe South half for $150; 1917 Gull River Lumber Company for $625; 1933 Bankruptcy to Fred M. Moffatt, Trustee 94 acres
• Lot 4, Conc. 8: 1914 David Wesley Coxe South half for $150; 1917 Gull River Lumber Company for $625; 1933 Bankruptcy to Fred M. Moffatt, Trustee 94 acres

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