John Howell / Ann Cox

Settler of township lots: Lot 17, Conc. 11, Minden (Stanhope area)

Location: Map point is the approximate location within this 100 acre lot running east from Blairhampton Road.

Land acquisition: 1884 Ann Howell Patent from The Crown. Ontario Land Parcel Register - Minden (Image 319).

Dates of residency:

  • 1871 Minden Directory: John Howell, sen., 11 half 17
  • 1877 Death: Blairhampton

Interesting facts:

Preceding landowner: The Crown

Succeeding landowner:

  • 1887 Henry Howell
  • 1908 Samuel Sheffee
  • 1911 William Harrison
  • 1917 Lawrence Harrison
  • 1921 Eliza Jane Reynolds
  • 1922 John Arthur Trumbull part

Link to Settlers of Algonquin Highlands family tree

  • John Howell, b. 1816, England d. 03 Mar 1877, Blairhampton, (Age 61 years). COD: Consumption. Buried: Twelve Mile Lake Cemetery
  •  Ann Cox, b. 1819, England d. 10 Jun 1895, Otonabee (Age 76 years) COD: Heart Failure while living with daughter Charlotte in Peterborough.
  • Children:
    1. Jonathan Howell, b. Abt 1839, England d. 05 May 1901, North Dakota, (Age ~ 62 years)
    2. Sarah Ann Howell, b. Abt 1841, England d. 14 Jun 1934, Peterborough, (Age ~ 93 years) 
    3. Edward Howell, b. Abt 1845, England 
    4. Charlotte Howell, b. Abt 1847, England
    5. Henry Howell, b. Abt 1849, England
    6. Eliza Howell, b. 1851, England
    7. John Howell, b. 02 Jun 1852, England d. 01 Jan 1934, Roland, Manitoba, (Age 81 years)  
    8. William Howell, b. Jan 1855, England 
    9. Mary Howell, b. 20 Nov 1856, Hamilton, d. 1933  (Age 76 years)
    10. Alice Howell, b. 21 Mar 1858, Hamilton, d. 12 Jul 1923, Carnarvon, (Age 65 years)

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