Settler of township lots: Lot 24, Conc. 2, Stanhope

Location: The map point is the approximate location within Lot 24, Conc. 2 97 acre lot south of Maple Lake.

Land acquisition:

• 1872 This lot was registered as a Free Grant through the Free Grant and Homestead Act of 1868 under the locatee name James Johnson,
• 1876 Patent from The Crown; Ontario Land Parcel Register - Stanhope (Image 161).

Family locations: Conc. 2 - all one lot south of Hwy 118 on both sides of 25th Line Road

• Lot 24: James Johnstone - father
• Lot 25: Mathew Johnston - son
• Lot 26: John Johnston - son
• Lot 27: William James Johnston - son

Other land:

• Lot 26, Conc. 1, Stanhope:
  - 1872 This  lot was registered as a Free Grant through the Free Grant and Homestead Act of 1868 under the locatee name James Johnson.
  - 1877 Patent from The Crwon. Ontario Land Parcel Register - Stanhope (Image 255).

Dates of residency:

• 1854 Birth of Daughter Janet Johnson (1854–1935) Minden
• 1872 Death of Daughter Eliza Elizabeth Johnson (1866–1872) Stanhope
• 1881 Census of Canada, Stanhope: James & Hannah Johnston 6 children including sons Robert and William James.
  - Wife Hannah was enumerated at Lot 26. Conc. 1.
  - Son John Johnson and his family were enumerated at Lot 26, Conc. 2
  - Son Matthew Johnston and family were enumerated at Lot 25, Conc. 2
  - no enumeration at Lot 27, Conc. 2

Interesting facts:

Preceding landowner: The Crown

Succeeding landowner:

• Lot 26, Conc. 1:
  - 1884 to son John Johnston for $500
  - 1890 Thomas Dunn Gibbs
  - 1948 Thomas Dunn Gibb to 2 others
• Lot 24, Conc. 2:
  - 1881 to son Mathew Johnston for $150

Link to Settlers of Algonquin Highlands family tree

• James Johnston, b. 4 Aug 1822, Ireland d. 18 Aug 1894, Ontario
• Hannah Sidey, b. 21 Jun 1829, Scotland, d. 17 Feb 1910, Ontario
  Parents:
  • Peter Sidey, b. 1797, Scotland
  • Janet Foord, b. Abt 1806, Scotland
• Sons:
  1. John Johnston, b. Abt 1848, Ontario
  2. Margaret Johnston, b. Abt 1849, Ontario
  3. Matthew Johnston, b. 1850, Hamilton
  4. Ellen Johnston, b. Abt 1852, Ontario - Married John Henry Fitzsimonds (1849-1931) and moved to USA
  5. Janet Johnston, b. Abt 1854, Hamilton - Married William Oakman
  6. Mary Jane Johnston, b. Mar 1856, Ontario - Married William Howell and moved to the USA in 1891
  7. William J Johnston, b.1858, Ontario
  8. Susannah Johnston, b. Jul 1860, Ontario - Married Sandy Loeb
  9. Hannah Johnston, b. 1862, Ontario
  10. Robert H Johnston, b. Oct 1864, Ontario
  11. Eliza Isabella Johnston, b. 1867, Ontario, d. 08 Nov 1872, Stanhope, (Age 5 years)
  12. Jemima Elizabeth Johnston  b. 26 Nov 1871, Stanhope,  d. 30 May 1881, Stanhope, (Age 9 years)

Photo 1: Hannah Johnston, with 4 daughters, Janet, Susannah, Elenor, Mary Jane, and 2 grand daughters, Violet Oakman, and Minnie Howell.  Minnie Howell & Violet Oakman in the front. Source: Ancestry.ca JoyceOakman402 originally shared this on 02 Sep 2012

Photo 2: Hannah Sidey, & Janet Oakman. Source: Ancestry.ca HaroldRolls originally shared this on 05 Sep 2012