James Gordon Carr

Settler of township lots: Lot 28, Conc. 6, Stanhope

Location: Map point is the approximate location within this 100 acre lot which runs north on North Shore Road east of Franks Lane.

Land acquisition: 1937 Gordon & Geraldine Carr from Sylvester Barry. Ontario Land Parcel Register - Stanhope (Image 157)

Other land: Lot 26, Conc. 6, Stanhope - 1949 from Isaac Wesley Boice. Ontario Land Parcel Register - Stanhope (Image 1132)

Dates of residency: 

  • 1921 Census of Canada: Dysart. Single; Relation to Head of House: Stepson with Harvey Switzer
  • 1928 Stanhope Voters List: Gordon & Albert Carr listed as entitled to vote at Elections to the Legislative Assembly
  • 1980 Death of Wife Elva Geraldine Louise Sisson (1912–1980) Maple Lake

Interesting facts: aka James Gordon Carr

First landowner: 1905 George Nelson Clark

Succeeding landowner: 

Link to Settlers of Algonquin Highlands family tree

  • James Gordon Carr, b. 19 Dec 1902, Dysart, d. 1987  Stanhope (Age 84 years). Buried: St. Peter's Cemetery
    Parents:
    • Nathan Erwood Carr, b. Abt 1880, Ontario, d. 28 Jan 1916, Lindsay, Ops, Victoria, (Age ~ 36 years)
    • Gyulia Ann Barry, b. 17 Aug 1881, Stanhope, d. 12 Nov 1963  (Age 82 years). Buried: Maple Lake Cemetery
  • Elva Geraldine Louise Sisson, b. 26 Jul 1912, Stanhope,  d. 1980  (Age 67 years). Maple Lake Buried: St. Peter's Cemetery
    Parents:
    • John Herbert Sisson  b. 02 Jun 1876, Stanhope,  d. 4 Dec 1941, Stanhope, (Age 65 years)
    • Sarah Catherine Rachel McPhail, b. 22 Sep 1876, Stanhope, d. 01 May 1915, Stanhope, (Age 38 years)

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