Settler of township lots: Lots 25 & 26, Conc. 5, Stanhope

Link to the Grimmett family on the Settlers of Algonquin Highlands Family Tree website

Location: Map point is the approximate location within the irregular, waterfront Lot 25, Conc. 5 on Maple Lake running north from Generation Trail through North Shore Road.

Land acquisition:

• 1877 Lands Liable to Taxation: Township of Stanhope Register - 30 & 34 acres assessed to John Grimmett.
• 1882 Crown Patent. Ontario Land Parcel Register Book - Stanhope Concession 5 (Images 203 & 229).

Dates of residency:

• 1881 Census of Canada, Stanhope: John & Eliz Grimmett with 6 children
• 1891 Census of Canada, Pipestone, Selkirk, Manitoba

Interesting facts: See obituary on the Family Tree website  for his life story.

Preceding landowner: The Crown

Succeeding landowner:

• David John Mitchell
• 1888 Ernest Mitchell
• 1918 Joseph Fader
• 1920 Samuel Redner
• 1921 William H. Thompson