Settler of township lots: Lot 11, Conc. 7, Stanhope

Location: Map point is the approximate location within part of this 100 acre lot at Buttermilk Falls.

Land acquisition: 1930 - 1941 from Arthur Oliver. Ontario Land Parcel Register - Stanhope (Image 71).

Dates of residency:

• 1936 Birth of Son Lewis Walter Hewitt (1936–1983) Minden
• 1938 Stanhope List of Electors: John & Mrs John Hewitt, farmer, Boskung

Interesting facts:

Buttermilk Falls Post Office: Lot 11, Conc. 7, Stanhope. 16941 Hwy 35, Algonquin Highlands. Date range: Mid 1930s to early 1970s
• John James Hewitt & his wife Cora May Cumming - 1935 to c.1938 - The small general store/post office with gas pump was destroyed by fire.

Preceding landowner: 

• 1874 Joshua Davis from The Crown
• 1921 Arthur Oliver

Succeeding landowner: 1946 Charles & Anita Watson

Link to Settlers of Algonquin Highlands family tree

• John James Hewitt, b. 22 May 1907, Boskung, d. 04 Apr 1977,  (Age 69 years). Buried: St. Stephen's Cemetery?
  Parents:
  • Joseph Hewitt, b. 14 Sep 1877, Stanhope, d. 02 Nov 1964, Minden, (Age 87 years)
  • Margaret Ann Coulter, b. 15 Jul 1878, Hindon Hill,  d. 11 Sep 1964, Minden, (Age 86 years)
• Cora May Cumming, b. 24 May 1909, Simcoe, d. 12 Dec 2002, (Age 93 years)
• Children:
  1. Lewis Walter Hewitt, b. 30 Aug 1936, Stanhope, d. 1 Jul 1983  (Age 46 years)
  2. Charles Hewitt: Died as an infant and is buried beside his parents at St Stephen's Anglican Church Cemetery. No dates given on cemetery transcription. Source: Ancestry.ca James Austen Family Tree

Photo: CUMMING, Cora. Source: Ancestry.ca cbrettnell originally shared this on 14 jul 2012