Francis Peck

Settler of township lots: Lot 14, Conc. 13, Minden (Stanhope area)

Location: Map point is the approximate location within this 76 acre lot running south from Hwy 118 & Hwy 35

Land acquisition: 1868 Patent from The Crown. Ontario Land Parcel Register - Stanhope (Image 287).

Dates of residency: 

  • 1861 Census of Canada, Snowdon
  • 1868 Birth of Son James Francis Peck (1868–1887) Minden
  • 1874-1901 birth of children in Ameliasburg
  • 1901 Census of Canada, Snowdon
  • 1909 Death: Lot 33, Conc. 8, Minden (Stanhope Death Records)

Interesting facts:

Preceding landowner: The Crown

Succeeding landowner:

  • 1875 John Hogg
  • 1885 Alfred Thomas
  • 1918 John Franklin Thomas
  • 1919 Alfred Thomas
  • 1922 Walter James Harrison

Link to Settlers of Algonquin Highlands family tree

  • Francis Peck b. 21 Feb 1828, Albury, Ameliasburg Twp  b, Prince Edward County d. 14 Oct 1909 Minden. COD: Heart disease. Buried: Albury Cemetery, Albury, Ontario
    Parents: James Coshen "Cosh" Peck 1803-1890. Anna Weese 1807-1890
  • Christiana Cline b. 1845, Ontario d. 27 Nov 1915, Ameliasburg, Ontario
  • Children: They had 11 children between 1868 and 1889
    1. Helen Christina Peck, b. 08 Oct 1883, Ameliasburgh, Prince Edward, Ontario, d. 04 Aug 1973, Minden, (Age 89 years)  
  • Brother: John Grier Peck, b. 9 Feb 1844  Albury, Ameliasburg, Prince Edward Cty, d. 4 Sep 1917 • Rossmore, Prince Edward Cty

Photo: James Cos Peck 1803-1882 and wife Anna Weese 1807-1890 about 1867. Probably the photography studio of Mrs Amy James, Belleville Ontario. Anna is daughter of  Francis Weese and Margaret Babcock. Collection of L. Sinclair. Source: Ancestry.ca MamaSinclair originally shared this on 09 Sep 2011

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