Settler of township lots:  Lot 15, Conc. 1, Stanhope

Location: Map point is the 100 acre lot on north west corner of Hwy 35 and West Road in downtown Carnarvon.

Land acquisition:

• 1862 Lands Liable to Taxation: Township of Stanhope Patent Register. 101 acres to John Fee; subsequently 1872 to Henery Fitzsimmonds
• 1872 patent to Henry Fitzsimmonds. Ontario Land Parcel Register - Stanhope (Image 171).

Other properties in his name:

• Lot 15, Conc. 2: 1872 Patent. Ontario Land Parcel Register - Stanhope (Image 171).
• Lots 18 & 19, Conc. 3: 1881 from Jane Sisson for $250 each. Ontario Land Parcel Register - Stanhope (Images 316 & 333)
• Lot 12, Conc. 4, 21 acres - Matabanick Inn: 1877 Patent. Ontario Land Parcel Register - Stanhope (Image 130).
• Lots 12 & 13, Conc. 5:  1877 Patent to Henry Fitzsimmonds. Ontario Land Parcel Register - Stanhope (Images 96 & 116).
  -  the Niven insurance drawing (see image below) shows that he had built what is described as barns, sheds and shacks there by 1874.

Other properties in family: No Map Points for these locations.

• Lot 14, Conc.1: 1885 Patent to Mary Jane Fitzsimmonds, Henry's daughter. Ontario Land Parcel Register - Stanhope (Image 149). 1862 Lands Liable to Taxation: Township of Stanhope Patent Register. 107 acres to William? Percy (not in AH Family Tree); 1876 to Mary Jane Fitzsimmonds.
  - Robert Fitzsimmonds (b. 1859), Henry's son, was enumerated at this lot on the 1881 census. 1/2 acre of this lot was sold to Zion Methodist Church in 1891 for $1
• Lot 16, Conc. 1: 1872 Patent to John Fitzsimmonds, Henry's son. Ontario Land Parcel Register - Stanhope (Image 211).
• Lot 20, Conc. 3: 1878 Patent to James Fitsimmonds, Henry's son.

Dates of residency: He emigrated to North Dakota in the 1880s.

• 1849: Marriage Catherine Marguarete Morrison (1828–1894) Valleyfield, Québec
• 1864 Birth of Son Joseph Fee Fitzsimonds (1864–1938) Minden
• 1868 Birth of Daughter Rubina (Ruby) Fitzsimonds (1868–1949) Minden
• 1870 Peterborough County Directory, Stanhope: Henry Fitzsimmons, pt Lot 21, Conc. 4
• 1871 Census of Canada, Stanhope Henry & Catherine Fitzsimmonds with 10 children
• 1881 Census of Canada, Stanhope: Henry & Catharine Fitzsimonds with 6 children
• 1883 Stanhope Voters LIst: Henry Fitzsimmons, senr. owner, Lots 14 & 15, Conc. 1
• 1885 Emigrated to the US 
• 1894 Death: Nebraska

Interesting facts:

Henry Fitzsimmonds was a Councillor on the first Township of Stanhope Council when the township was formed in 1874.

Preceding landowner: The Crown

Succeeding landowner:

• Lot 12, Conc. 4: 1881 Henry Sisson for $750; 1894 Thomas McLeod Sisson; 1922 Leigh Laverne Sisson; 1922 Thomas Edgar Archer (Matabanick) 2 acres; 1923 Wilfred H Houser pt
• Lot 14, Conc. 1: 1885 Arthur Warner for $600; 1912 William Silas Moore B&S; 1913 Oran Cryderman B&S; 1917 William Henry Harrison.
• Lot 15, Conc. 1:1905  Arthur Warner for $200; 1891 Zion Methodist Church; 1912 William Silas Moore B&S; 1913 Oran Cryderman B&S; 1917 William Henry Harrison.

Link to Settlers of Algonquin Highlands family tree

• Henry Fitzsimonds, b. 2 Feb 1920 Northern Ireland d. May 1904, Bay Centre, North Dakota
• Family: Catherine Morrison, b. 12 Feb 1928, Scotland, d. Jun 1894, Harrisburg, Nebraska
  1. John Fitzsimonds, b. Sep 1849, Quebec, Canada 
  2. Margaret Fitzsimonds, b. 31 Jan 1851, Quebec,  d. 11 Nov 1932, North Dakota, USA (Age 81 years)
  3. James Fitzsimonds, b. Abt 1853, Quebec
  4. Mary Jane Fitzsimonds, b. Abt 1856, Quebec
  5. Alexander Fitzsimonds  b. Abt 1857, Quebec
  6. William Fitzsimonds, b. Abt 1858, Quebec
  7. Robert Fitzsimonds  b. 29 Oct 1859, Quebec
  8. Henry Fitzsimonds, b. 08 May 1862, Millbrook, Ontario d. 07 Jan 1947, Colorado, USA (Age 84 years)
  9. Joseph Fee Fitzsimonds, b. Abt 1865, Stanhope
  10. Lettia Fitzsimonds, b. Abt 1867, Ontario
  11. Rubena Fitzsimonds  b. Abt 1868, Ontario
  12. Sarah Frances Fitzsimonds  b. 05 Apr 1873, Stanhope

Photo 1. Henry Fitzsimonds II. Ancestry.ca. Thanks to Enid Fitzsimonds and John Allan for their work on the Fitzsimonds family tree. From the Henery Jane generation page.luckyhobo originally shared this on 30 Oct 2014. Right: Catherine Morrison. luckyhobo originally shared this on 30 Oct 2014

Photo 3: Fitzsimmons Generation Two from "The Fitzsimonds family History: from Addie to Winnie" by Enid and Jack Fitzsimonds. Source: Ancestry.ca gminniemouse originally shared this on 21 Aug 2014

Photo 4. Alexander Niven's Insurance Survey notebook - Haliburton Highlands Museum

Photo 4: Fitzsimonds Family Group picture by Jos Kitchin, Walhalla, ND (Fitzsimonds Family). Transcription "Mrs. Olson Cavalier" "Starting Left to Right, Short man under lanfrost" and "P1034" -- Handwritten on back of photograph.   Left to right, people standing in the back row: "James Fitzsimonds, Alex Fitzsimonds, Tom Chambers, Mrs. Alex (Lena Fee) Fitzsimonds, Robert Fitzsimonds, John Fitzsimonds, Mrs. John (Ellen Johnston) Fitzsimonds, Will Johnston, Mrs. William (Mary) Howell, Mrs. Fred (Minnie Howell) Dalzell [standing short girl in white dress], Robert (Long Bob) Johnston [standing in back with hat], Mrs. Maggie (Fitzsimonds) Johnston, Mrs. Lobb (Johnston), Matt Reid's daughter ?, Mrs. Matt (Nellie Reid) Howell, [last women standing on right not listed. Front row, people sitting down, left to right]: Mrs. Tom (Mary Johnston) Chambers, Robert (Shorty) Johnston, Mrs. Arthur (Mary Ellen Fitzsimonds) O'Keeffe, William Lobb, William Howell, Percy Howell, Kate Fitzsimonds, Mrs. Wes (Frances Johnston) Hoover, Robert Howell, Annie Johnston, Wilbur Lobb, Mrs. Hannah Johnston, Reid Child? ?, Matt Reid"--Information handwritten on photocopy of photograph numbered and names listed according to numbers. Source: Ancestry.ca luckyhobo originally shared this on 22 Nov 2014