Settler of township lot: Lot 1, Conc. 6, Stanhope

Location: The map point is the approximate location within this 100 acre lot west of Kushog Lake Road, north of Oliver Crescent.

Land acquisition: This lot was patented on 27 Jan 1927. Ontario Land Parcel Register - Stanhope (Image 2).

Date of residency: 

• 1901 Census of Canada: Lot 2, Conc. 5 with father, Nicholas and family
• 1913 Marriage: Carnarvon. John Henry HARRISON, 29, farmer, of Minden twp., s/o Nicholas HARRISON, farmer, &Agnes ALLSWORTH, married Elizabeth COOPER, 23,house keeper, of Halls Lake – Stanhope twp., d/o James COOPER, farmer, & Emma WYATT, witn: Clifford HARRISON & Eva FRY, both of Carnarvon, 26 Feb 1913 at village of Minden.
• 1921 Census of Canada, Minden Twp

Interesting facts: aka Jack Harrison

Preceding landowner: The Crown

Succeeding landowner: 1938 Angus Coulter for $750.

Link to Settlers of Algonquin Highlands family tree

• John Henry Harrison, b. 01 Oct 1881, Haliburton, d. 1974, Haliburton (Age 92 years). Buried: St Stephen's Cemetery
  Parents:
  • Nicholas Harrison  b. 12 Aug 1838, Lambton, Ontario,d. 14 Jul 1922, Stanhope, (Age 83 years)
  • Agnes Allsworth  b. 1846, Ontario, d. 1893  (Age 47 years)
• Elizabeth Emma Cooper, b. 8 Apr 1888, Stanhope, d. 1979  (Age 90 years)
  Parents:
  • James Cooper, b. Sep 1845, England d. 24 Jan 1928, Minden, (Age ~ 82 years)
  • Emma Wyatt, b. Abt 1853, England d. 17 May 1891, Haliburton, (Age ~ 38 years)

Photo: Ray Welch and mother, Jim Cooper, Lizzie and Jack Harrison