Settler of township lots: Lots 27 & 28, Conc. 1, Stanhope

Location: Map point is the approximate location on Lot 27, Conc. 1 which is one lot east of 25th Line Road running north from Tulip Road

Land acquisition: These lots were patented on illegible. Ontario Land Parcel Register - Stanhope ( Lot 27, Conc. 1 - Image 262; Lot 28, Conc. 1 - Image 267).

Dates of residency:

• 1893 Stanhope Directory: Dunn Gibbs, Carnarvon at Lot 27, Conc.1, Stanhope
• 1896 Death of Daughter Meta Selina at Lot 26, Conc. 1, Stanhope
• 1899 Stanhope Directory: Dunn Gibbs, Carnarvon at Lot 27, Conc.1, Stanhope
• 1900 Marriage: Ellen Isabella "Ellie" Sisson (1877–1914) Minden
• 1901 Census of Canada, Stanhope: Dunn & Ellen Gibbs with daughter Emma S at Lot 27, Conc. 1
• 1903 Birth of Daughter Ada Viola Gibbs, Lot 27, Conc. 1, Stanhope
• 1903 Business Directory, Stanhope: Dunn Gibbs, Carnarvon, Lot 28, Conc. 1
• 1903 Stanhope Voters List: Dunn Gibbs, farmer, Lots 27 & 28, Conc. 1
• 1908 birth registration of son Wilbert
• 1911 Census of Canada, Somerville Twp
• 1914 Death of Wife Ellen Isabella Sisson (1877–1914) Fenlen Falls
• 1914 Marriage: Rosa Anna "Annie" Pritchard (1879–1961) Haliburton
• 1918 Death of Daughter Emma Selena at Lot 2, Conc. 5, Maple Lake
• 1921 Census of Canada, Minden Twp
• 1953 Death: Maple lake
• 1961 Death of Wife Rosa Anna "Annie" Pritchard (1879–1961) Stanhope or Minden Twp

Other residents:

• 1890 Stanhope Voters List - Thomas Wells (not in AH Family Tree) is listed at Lot 28, Conc. 1 as owner
• 1893 Stanhope Directory - John Gibbs (father) Carnarvon Lot 26, Conc. 1

Interesting facts:

Preceding landowner: The Crown

Succeeding landowner:

• 1915 Charles E. Packard for $500 each lot
• 1926 Stafford John Packard

Link to Settlers of Algonquin Highlands family tree

• Dunn Gibbs, b. 10 Aug 1871, Middlesex, Ontario, d. 16 Sep 1953, Maple Lake (Age 81 years). Buried: St. Peters Cemetery
  Parents:
  • John Gibbs, b. 15 Jan 1844, England  d. 05 Jan 1901, Stanhope, (Age 56 years). Buried: St. Peter's Cemetery
  • Sarah Jane Dunn, b. 30 Oct 1837, England  d. 19 Jan 1905, Ontario,  (Age 67 years). Buried: St. Peter's Cemetery
  Brother: Thomas Dunn Gibbs, b. 28 May 1868, Ontario,  d. 1953  (Age 84 years)
• Family 1. Ellen Isabella "Ellie" Sisson, b. 12 Jun 1877, Stanhope d. 08 May 1914, Fenelon Falls,(Age 36 years)
  Parents:
  • James Henry Sisson, b. 14 Jan 1851, Ontario, d. 09 Dec 1918, Ontario, (Age 67 years)
  • Emma Dawson, b. 24 May 1856, Cavan, d. 18 Nov 1935, Carnarvon, (Age 79 years)
  1. Emma Selina Gibbs, b. 02 Dec 1900, Haliburton, d. 30 Dec 1918, Minden, (Age 18 years), Cause of Death: Pneumonia. Buried: Maple Lake
  2. John Ellis Gibbs, b. 17 Nov 1902, Stanhope
  3. Ada Viola Gibbs, b. 19 Apr 1905, Stanhope d. 1985  (Age 79 years)
  4. Wilbert Dunn Gibbs, b. 2 Jul 1908, Carnarvon
  5. James Gibbs  b. 27 Oct 1910, Coboconk,  d. 20 Nov 1910, Coboconk,(Age 0 years) 
  6. Bessie Isabelle Gibbs, b. 11 Apr 1914, d. 23 Jul 1993  (Age 79 years). Buried: St. Peter's Cemetery
• Family 2. Rose Anna Annie Pritchard, b. 23 Mar 1879, Stanhope, d. 15 Jul 1961, Maple Lake (Age 82 years) Buried: Minden Village Cemetery
  Parents:
  • Joseph Pritchard, b. 26 Aug 1845, Cavan, d. 12 May 1921, Haliburton, (Age 75 years)
  • Elizabeth Hobden, b. 13 May 1858, Ontario,  d. 27 Jan 1941, Anson, (Age 82 years)
  First Husband: Duncan Buchanan Prentice (1877 - 1909) Killed in accident at Prentice sawmill
  1. Bruce Oscar Gibbs, b. 4 Sep 1915, Ontario,d. 22 Mar 2018, Minden, (Age 102 years)
  2. Lester Ernest Gibbs, b. 10 Dec 1916, Ontario, d. 05 Nov 1973, Scarborough, (Age 56 years)
  3. Doris Gibbs, b. 29 Jan 1918, Ontario
  4. Phyllis Elizabeth Gibbs, b. 3 Jul 1921, Minden, d. 22 Feb 2011 (Age 89 years)
  5. Esther Annie Gibbs, b. 18 Feb 1924, Ontario, d. 3 Jun 1989 (Age 65 years)
  6. Living

Photo 2: Rosa Annie Prichard (Prentice) - Gibbs. Source: Ancestry. ca Our1family originally shared this on 10 Apr 2012