James Fitzsimonds

Settler of township lot: Lot 20, Conc. 2 & 3, Stanhope

Location: Map point is the approximate location within this 91 acre Lot 20, Conc. 2 running south from Hwy 118 opposite Beech Lake (Dusty Lane)

Land acquisition:

Lot 20, Conc. 2, Stanhope: 1875 91 acres from The Crown. Ontario Land Parcel Register - Stanhope (Image 152).
Lot 20, Conc. 3, Stanhope: 1861 Lands Liable to Taxation: Township of Stanhope Patent Register - 78 acres to Israel Ferguson (not in AH Family Tree); 1875 registered to James Fitzsimmonds.
1875 Patent from The Crown. Ontario Land Parcel Register - Stanhope (Lot 20, Conc. 2 - Image 152; Lot 20, Conc. 3 - Image 357).

Dates of residency:

1867 Military: Private James Fitzsimmonds, 50th Battalion of the Volunteer Militia, Huntingdon Borderers, volunteer pay for the years ending June 1867 & 1869: $8.00 per year
1868 Birth of Daughter Rachael Fitzsimonds (1868–) Minden
1870 Peterborough County Directory, Stanhope: James Fitzsimmons, Lot 20, Conc. 2
1881 Census of Canada, Stanhope - James & Jane Fitzsimonds and children LIssia, Andrew, Rachel, Catharine & Rebecca at Lot 20, Conc. 2
1893 Residence: Grand Forks, Walsh and Pembina, North Dakota
1903 Death: St. Joseph County, North Dakota, USA

Interesting facts:

Preceding landowner: The Crown

Succeeding landowner:

James Fitzsimonds, b. Abt 1823, Ireland d. 2 Feb 1906, St. Joseph Cty, North Dakota
Sarah Brown, b. 02 Mar 1834, Ireland d. 31 May 1876, Stanhope, (Age ~ 42 years)
Children:
1. Mary Ann Fitzsimonds, b. Abt 1858, Ontario
2. Jane Fitzsimonds, b. Abt 1861, Quebec
3. Elizabeth Fitsimmonds, b. Abt 1863, Quebec
4. Andrew Fitzsimonds, b. Abt 1865, Quebec
5. Rachel Fitzsimonds, b. Abt 1869, Quebec,
6. Catherine Fitzsimonds, b. 07 Nov 1870, Stanhope
7. Rebecca Fitzsimonds, b. 07 May 1873, Stanhope

Photo: James Fitzsimonds & Sarah Brown. Source: Ancestry.ca gminniemouse originally shared this on 25 Sep 2014

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