Settler of township lots: Lot 24, Conc. 6, Stanhope

Location: Map point is the approximate location within the North half of this lot which runs east of from Dawson Road.

Land acquisition: 1902 from George Henry Barry. Ontario Land Parcel Register - Stanhope (Image 122)

Other land:

• Lot 23, Conc. 7, Stanhope - 1930 from Jacob Clancy South half for $400
• Lot 24, Conc. 7, Stanhope - 1917 from George Henry Barry for $1,000; 1963 to Frederick & Edith Griffin; 1967 Brown Camps

Dates of residency:

• 1901 Census of Canada: Stanhope, Victoria (north/nord), Ontario; Page: 9; Family No: 87.
• 1911 Census of Canada, Stanhope: Lot 21, Conc. 3 son living with parents and siblings
• 1915 Marriage: Berta Victoria McBrien (1897–1987) St.Peters Anglican Church, Maple Lake
• 1918 Birth of Daughter Mary Erma Irene Dawson (1919–1999) Maple Lake
• 1921 Census of Canada, Stanhope
• 1931 Birth of Daughter Phyllis Mae Dawson (1931–2004) Maple Lake
• 1963 Death: Maple Lake

Interesting facts:

First landowner: 1883 Hugh McPhail from The Crown

Succeeding landowner: 1963 Frederick & Edit Griffin; 1967 Brown Camps Leasing Limited; 1984 Anna Mae Lee & Barbara Ramsey

Link to Settlers of Algonquin Highlands family tree

• Milton Leslie Dawson, b. 23 Jan 1894, Maple Lake,  d. 14 Aug 1963, Stanhope, (Age 69 years). Buried: St. Peter's Cemetery
  Parents:
  • Richard Henry Dawson, b. 21 Jan 1850, Cavan, Ontario,d. 24 Aug 1923, Stanhope, (Age 73 years)
  • Mary Beatty, b. 18 Jul 1867, Haliburton, d. 08 Jun 1931, Haliburton, (Age 63 years)
• Berta Victoria McBrien, b. 21 Oct 1897, Maple Lake, d. 18 Jul 1987, Stanhope, (Age 89 years). Buried: St. Peter's Cemetery
  Parents:
  • Robert John McBrien, b. 15 Apr 1869, Ontario, d. 19 Dec 1934, Cavan, Ontario, (Age 65 years)
  • Teresa Sisson, b. 29 Aug 1869, Cavan, Ontario, d. 18 Feb 1941, Maple Lake, (Age 71 years)
• Children:
  1. Mary Erma Irene Dawson, b. 10 Apr 1919, Ontario, d. 06 Mar 1999 (Age 79 years)
  2. Clifford Arnold Dawson, b. 17 Jun 1920, Haliburton, d. 12 Dec 1997, Haliburton, (Age 77 years)
  3. Doreen Ella Dawson, b. 03 Jul 1922, Haliburton, d. 12 Jan 1992, Barrie, (Age 69 years)
  4. Richard Harold Dawson, b. 23 Dec 1922, Maple Lake, d. 25 Jul 1944, France  (Age 21 years) Member of the Black Watch
  5. John Stanley Dawson, b. 05 Jul 1925, Stanhope,  d. 04 Apr 1995, Ottawa, (Age 69 years)
  6. Phyllis Mae Dawson, b. 14 Sep 1931, Stanhope, d. 9 Jun 2004 (Age 72 years)
  7. Gerald Milton Dawson, b. 4 Jan 1933, Stanhope, d. 18 Oct 2013 (Age 80 years)
  8. Living

Photo 1: Milton Leslie and Berta Victoria Wedding Photo. Source: Ancestry.ca IMG_3155  jwgray49 originally shared this on 03 jul 2010

Photo 2: Joseph Milton and Berta Wedding Day. Left to Right: Joseph Dawson, Milton Dawson, Berta McBrien. Source: Ancestry.ca mystrwolf originally shared this on 07 Mar 2016

Photo 3: Milton and Berta Dawson from Carolyn Fuerth. Source: Ancestry.ca mystrwolf originally shared this on 17 Sep 2014

Photo 4: Milton Dawson's Lot House. Source: Peter Hewitt's Photo Collection. Peter does not know the location.

Photo 5: Milt Dawson Farm: Peter Hewitt's Uncle Milt married one of the McBrien twin – Berta. Dawson Road and Barry Line 22 yards east on Barry Line. This is where all the Dawson grew up. Anna Mae’s place. 1940’s. Source: Peter Hewitt’s Photo Collection ‘Milt Dawson farm'.