John Grier Peck

Settler of township lots: Lot 14, Conc. 3, Stanhope

Location: Map point in the approximate location in the irregular, waterfront property on the east side of Boshkung Lake on both sides of the channel from Beech Lake.

Land acquisition:

  • 1862 Lands Liable to Taxation: Township of Stanhope Patent Register - 102 acres to William J Cameron (not in AH family tree); 1868 registered to John G Peck.
  • 1868 Patent from The Crown. Ontario Land Parcel Register - Stanhope (Image 170).

Other land: Lot 15, Conc. 13, Minden - 1868 Patent from The Crown; 1868 to Samuel S Peck; 1879 to John Hogg; 1884 to Alfred Thomas; 1903 to Alfred W Moore. Ontario Land Parcel Register - Minden (Image 317)

Dates of residency: No record. Lived his whole life in the Prince Edward County area

Interesting facts:

Preceding landowner: The Crown

Succeeding landowner:

  • 1868 to Samuel Stanley Peck (w. Sarah Ann Harder), his brother, for $400
  • 1886 Warden to Charles Wright
  • 1905 Stanley Grey
  • 1922 Martha Irwin part; 1923 ? McBrien part

Link to Settlers of Algonquin Highlands family tree Not listed

  • John Grier Peck, b. 9 Feb 1844  Albury, Ameliasburg, Prince Edward Cty, d. 4 Sep 1917 • Rossmore, Prince Edward Cty
    Parents: James Coshen "Cosh" Peck 1803-1890. Anna Weese 1807-1890
  • Nancy Jane Weese, 1847–1919 Ameliasburg Township, Prince Edward, Ontario
  • Brother: Francis Peck b. 21 Feb 1828, Albury, Ameliasburg Twp  b, Prince Edward County d. 14 Oct 1909 Minden. 

Photo: John Greer Peck & Nancy Jane. Source: Ancestry.ca Karen Otibu originally shared this on 09 Aug 2017

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