Settler of township lots: Lot 2, Conc. A, Stanhope

Location: The map point is the approximate location on the 100 acre lot at Hwy 118 east of Bobcaygeon Road including Little Hindon Lake

Land acquisition:

• 1866 Lands Liable to Taxation: Township of Stanhope Patent Register. 102 acres taxed to John Jarvis
• 1866 Patent from The Crown, all 100 acres. Ontario Land Parcel Register - Stanhope (Image 7).

Other land: Lot 4, Conc. 13, Minden - 1874 Patent from The Crown; 1876 to William Jarvis. Ontario Land Parcel Register - Minden (Image 197).

Dates of residency:

• 1861 Census of Canada: Peterborough / Minden & Stanhope.
• c1881 Moved to Minnesota

Interesting facts:

John Jarvis and his family emigrated to the United States. By 1885, they were living in North Dakota. According to the birthplaces of their children, in the next twenty years they moved to Wisconsin, back to North Dakota, then to Minnesota before returning to North Dakota around 1905. They later moved back to Minnesota where John died in 1918.

Preceding landowner: The Crown

Succeeding landowner:

• 1876 William Jarvis by deed
• 1877 William Jarvis to Thomas L. Moore

Link to Settlers of Algonquin Highlands family tree