Settler of township lots: Lot 24 & 25, Conc. 2, Stanhope

Location: Map point is the approximate location within this South half of this 100 acre Lot 25, Conc. 2 running west from 25th Line Road one lot south of Hwy. 118.

Land acquisition: 

• Lot 24, Conc. 2, Stanhope: 1887 from Joseph Cook B&S. Ontario Land Parcel Register - Stanhope (Image 161).
• Lot 25, Conc. 2, Stanhope: ? from Joseph Cook B&S. Ontario Land Parcel Register - Stanhope (Image 163).

Dates of residency:

• 1891 & 1901 Census of Canada, Minden
• 1908 Marriage to second wife, Mary Howell, Stanhope Township
• 1911 Census of Canada, Stanhope: - Lot 24, Conc. 2
• 1911 Stanhope Voters List: John Cowen, Sr Lot 24 & 25, Conc, 2
• 1911 Stanhope Township Post Office List: Lot 25, Conc. 2
• 1911 Stanhope Post Office List: J Cowen Sr, Maple Lake Lot 24, Conc. 2
• 1918 Stanhope Post Office List: Jno. Cowen, Maple Lake Lot 24, Conc. 2
• 1924 Death: Stanhope at the address where he had lived for 16 years

Interesting facts:

John Cowen was for many years a blacksmith at Maple Lake. In his barnyard, its uplifting atmosphere may have edified several generations of pigs and poultry. Source: In Quest of Yesterday by Nila Reynolds. Published by The Provisional County of Haliburton, Minden, Ontario 1973 pg. 316.

Preceding landowner:

• Lot 24, Conc. 2:
  - The Crown to Mathew Johnston for $150
  - 1887 Joseph Cook for $500 1911 Stanhope Post Office List

Succeeding landowner:

• Lot 24, Conc. 2 South half:
  - 1908 Mary Cowen (widow). 1928 Stanhope Voters List: Lots 24 & 25, Conc. 2; William Henry Cowen on 1929 Stanhope Voters List
• Lots 24 & 25, Conc. 2:
  - 1916 James & Samuel Fader north half of each lot
  - William Henry Cowen (son) south of each lot. 1929 Stanhope Voters List: with wife Vera

Link to Settlers of Algonquin Highlands family tree

Photo: John Cowen and second wife Mary Howell Cowen. (Courtesy of Bob Chambers.) Source: Ancestry.ca