Settler of township lot: Lot 30, Conc. 2, Stanhope

Location: Map point is first lot running west from the south end of 30th Line Road.

Land acquisition: On July 4, 1900, Henry Smith Deacon, his father, described as a Free Grant Settler, sold Robert  Deacon  95 acres in this Lot for $600. This information is found in Ontario Land Parcel Register index - Stanhope Conc 2 (Image 174) and Instrument #330 in Volume 95, page 46 & 47 in the Land Registry Deeds Copy book.

Other land: Lot 29, Conc. 2, Stanhope -1875 Patent from The Crown. Ontario Land Parcel Register - Stanhope (Image 29).

Dates of residency:

• 1899 Stanhope Directory. Maple Lake
• 1901 Census of Canada, Stanhope: Robert Deacon, alone
• 1903 Business Directory, Stanhope: Robert Deacon, Maple Lake
• 1903 Stanhope Voters List: Robert Deacon, farmer, Lots 29 & 30, Conc. 2
• 1911 Census of Canada, Stanhope: Robert & Elizabeth A Deacon with 5 children. Lot 29, Conc. 2, Stanhope 
• 1911 Stanhope Voters List

Interesting facts:

Preceding landowner: 1875 The Crown to Henry Smith Deacon, his father.

Succeeding landowner: 1914 Joseph Voicey - both lots

Link to Settlers of Algonquin Highlands family tree