David Henry Harrison

Settler of township lots: Lot 9, Conc. 3, Stanhope

Location: Map point is the approximate location within the irregular, waterfront Lot 9, Conc. 3 on the west shore of Boshkung Lake including Nu-Ne Lane.

Land acquisition: 

  • 1863 Lands Liable to Taxation: Township of Stanhope Patent Register - 50 acres to Thomas Mason.
  • 1930 50 acres more or less from The Crown. Ontario Land Parcel Register - Stanhope (Image 150).

Other land:

  • Lots 6 & 7, Conc. 3, Stanhope: 1915 North half from G. W. Stevens & William H. Stevens. Ontario Land Parcel Register - Stanhope (Images 45 & 77)
  • Lot 8, Conc. 3, Stanhope: 1930 all but 10 acres from Incorporated ? ? of Toronto. Ontario Land Parcel Register - Stanhope (Image 121).

Dates of residency:

  • 1883 Stanhope Voters List: David Henderson, owner, Lots 29, 30, 29, 30, Conc. 4, 4, 3, 3
  • 1921 Marriage: Laura M J Voisey (1901–1984). David Henry HARRISON, 26, farmer, Stanhope Tp., same, s/o Nicholas HARRISON & Maggie VOISEY, married Laura VOISEY, 20, Minden Tp., same, d/o Thomas VOISEY (b. Blairhampton) & Ella NESBITT, witn: Lewis J. KENT of Hindon Hill & Daisy FIERHELLER of Minden on March 23, 1921 at Minden.
  • 1928 Stanhope Voters List: Lots 6, 7, 8, 9, Conc. 3
  • 1933 Birth/Death of Daughter infant girl Harrison (1933–1933) Stanhope
  • 1980 Death: Haliburton

First landowner: The Crown

Succeeding landowner: 1936 broken up into many lots

Link to Settlers of Algonquin Highlands family tree

  • David Henry Harrison, b. 3 Sep 1894, Stanhope, d. 17 Jun 1980, Haliburton, (Age 85 years). Buried: Twelve Mile Lake Cemetery
    Parents:
    • Nicholas Harrison, b. 9 Aug 1842, Lambton, Ontario, d. 14 Jul 1922, Stanhope, (Age 79 years)
    • Margaret Jane Voicey, b. 17 Nov 1869, Minden, d. 6 Jan 1946, Boskung, (Age 76 years)
  • Laura M. J. Voicey, b. 01 Mar 1901, Minden, d. 29 Sep 1984  (Age 83 years). Buried: Twelve Mile Lake Cemetery
  • Children:
    1. Gordon David Harrison, b. 1922, d. 1979  (Age 57 years)
    2. Grant T. Harrison, b. Jul 1924, d. 09 Jun 1980  (Age ~ 55 years)
    3. Private Infant, b./d.  20 Apr 1933 Boskung COD: Born dead
    4. Harold Levern Nickelos Harrison, b. 17 Dec 1934, Stanhope,d. 12 Sep 2009  (Age 74 years)
     

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