Settler of township lot: Lot 23, Conc. 3, Stanhope

Location: Map point is the approximate location of this irregular waterfront 88 acre lot on the south shore of Maple Lake east of Ninatago Lane.

Land acquisition:

• 1875 Lands Liable to Taxation: Township of Stanhope Patent Register - 88 acres to Paul Norman.
• 1875 Patent from The Crown. Ontario Land Parcel Register - Stanhope (Image 395).

Dates of residency:

• 1874 Marriage to Mary Graham (Age 17) from Anson; he was living in Stanhope
• 1884 Marriage to Ellen Jane Jones in Stanhope
• 1885 Residence: Pembina, Dakota Territory, USA
• 1900 US Federal Census, North Dakota: Paul Norman, Ellen J Norman, Robert J Hadden William Burnell

Interesting facts:

Preceding landowner: The Crown

Succeeding landowner:

• 1882 William Welsh for $250
• 1886 William Welsh Jr. for $300

Link to Settlers of Algonquin Highlands family tree

• Paul Norman, b. Mar 1854, England d. 30 Apr 1928 d. 30 Apr1928, North Dakota
• Family 1: Mary Graham, b. Abt 1857, Ontario
• Family 2: Ellen Jane Jones, b. 01 Dec 1857, Durham, Ontario,  d. 29 Aug 1929, N, North Dakota, 
  Parents:
  • Thomas Jones, b. 10 Mar 1833, England d. 22 Feb 1917, Stanhope, (Age 83 years)
  • Catherine Elizabeth May, b. 09 Jun 1834, England d. 01 Jul 1911, Stanhope, (Age 77 years)
  1st Husband: George A. Hadden, b. Jan 1852, Sydenham, Ontario,  d. 21 Apr 1883, Stanhope, (Age ~ 31 years)

Photo: Ellen Jane Jones and her grandchildren Willie, Dorothy & Norman

Photo 2: Florence (Welch) Clancy and Ellen Jane (Jones) Norman. Source: Ancestry.ca WendyOtness43 originally shared this on 23 Nov 2008