Settler of township lot: Lot 18, Conc. 1, Stanhope

Location: Map point is the approximate location of the 100 acre lot which runs west from Hwy 118 north from Tulip Road.

Land acquisition:

• 1867 Lands Liable to Taxation: Township of Stanhope Patent Register - 100 acres to John Noice subsequently registered to Andrew Brown in 1866.
• 1869 Patent from The Crown. Ontario Land Parcel Register - Stanhope (Image 228).

Other Properties:

• Lot 25, Conc. 1, Stanhope: 1884 from William John Begg for $130 and sold to John T. Mason in 1904 for $200 B&S. Ontario Land Parcel Register-Stanhope (Image 252)
  • Resident: George Brown, b. 1874. Probably a tenant, not in AH Family Tree. 1901 Census of Canada, Stanhope
• Lots 15 & 16, Conc. 12, Minden: 1880 Patent from The Crown; 1885 to Henry Sisson. Ontario Land Parcel Register - Minden (Images 65 & 112).
• Lots 25 & 26, Conc. 12, Minden: 1881 from The Crown. Ontario Land Parcel Register - Minden (Images 144 & 149),).
• Lot 17, Conc. 13, Minden - 1876 from William Brown; 1888 to James Higgenbottom. Ontario Land Parcel Register - Minden (Image 383).

Dates of residency:

• 1871 MInden Directory: John Brown, 12 half 16
• 1893 Minden Township Directory: John Brown, Sr, Carnarvon
• 1899 Stanhope Directory: John Brown, Sr & John Brown Jr, Carnarvon
• 1901 Census of Canada, Stanhope: George Brown b. 1874 at Lot 25, Conc. 1 with no family.
• 1903 Business Directory, Minden: John Brown Sr, Carnarvon, Lot 27, Conc. 12
• 1901 Stanhope Voters List: George Brown, farmer, do ownership status, no location
• 1903 Business Directory, Stanhope: George Brown, Carnarvon, Lot 25, Conc. 1
• 1903 Stanhope Voters List: George Brown, farmer, Lot 25, Conc. 1

Interesting facts: 

Preceding landowner: The Crown

Succeeding landowner:

• 1872 Andrew Brown for $70
• 1885 William Cowan for $160.
• 1907 James Cowen B&S
• 1956 William Raymond Cowen
• 1966 Brown Camps Limited

Link to Settlers of Algonquin Highlands family tree

• John Brown, b. Abt 1869, Stanhope d. 9 May 1918, MInden Twp COD: Neghustis, dropsy
  Parents:
  • Andrew Brown  b. 28 May 1840, Ireland d. 25 Jun 1913, Winnipeg, (Age 73 years)
  • Maria McLarty  b. 16 Jun 1848, Ontario, d. 23 Nov 1934, Winnipeg, (Age 86 years)