Christopher Barry / Mignonette Barnum / Ada Barnum
Settler of township lots: Lot 3, Conc. 6, Guilford (Stanhope area)
Location: Map point is the approximate location within this 96 acre lot running south from the intersection of Binscarth Trail and Barry Line.
Land acquisition: 1934 from The C .L. & E. Co. Ontario Land Parcel Register - Guilford (Image 11).
Other land: Lots 5 & 6, Conc. 6, Guilford - 1930 from Archie A Morrison. Ontario Land Parcel Register - Guilford (Images 33 & 50)
Dates of residency:
- 1903 Business Directory, Guilford: Christopher Barry, Maple Lake, Lot 5, Conc. 6
- 1911 Census of Canada, Guilford: Christopher & Ada Barry, Lot 3, Conc. 6
Interesting facts:
Brothers George, James, Mathias, Frank and Christopher Barry came from Dunnville in Haldimand with the their 75 year old father, James Sr. Source: In Quest of Yesterday by Nila Reynolds. Published by The Provisional County of Haliburton, Minden, Ontario 1973 pg. 157
To be lost in the rugged bush country north of the settlements was an ordeal few survived. Not long after his arrival from Haldimand County, Christopher Barry was accidentally separated from hunting companions at Cat Bay, on Kennisis. With only a few matches and a small rifle he wandered for 3 days and 2 nights until, his clothing shredded and his boot soles worn through, he staggered into a clearing at Crab Lake where Dick Johnson and Bob Moore had a hunting camp. So terrible was this experience that he never discussed it afterwards. Source: Ibid pg. 161
Preceding landowner: 9 May 1865 The Crown The C .L. & E. Co
Succeeding landowner:
- 1936 Arthur Everett Barry, his son
- 1971 Brown Camping Supplies Ltd