Settler of township lots: Lot 19, Conc. 5, Stanhope

Location: Map point is the approximate location within this 100 acre lot running west from the north part of McPhail Road

Land acquisition: No record of ownership. Illegible date Patent to John Herbert Sisson. Ontario Land Parcel Register - Stanhope (Image 139).

Dates of residency:

• 1881 Census of Canada: Stanhope
• 1886 Married in Stanhope
• 1887 Birth of Son Esrom McPhail (1887–1949) Stanhope Twp
• 1891 Census of Canada: Stanhope, Victoria North, Ontario BUT not listed on our transcription of this census
• 1891 Stanhope Voters List: Charles McPail at Lto 19, Conc. 5 as owner

Interesting facts:

Link to Settlers of Algonquin Highlands family tree

• Wesley Charles McPhail, b. 18 Sep 1859, Murray, Ontario d, before 1901
  Parents:
  • Hugh McPhail, b. 15 Sep 1818, Scotland d. 5 Feb 1908, Stanhope, (Age 89 years)
  • Sarah Jane Wessels, b. 20 Jul 1820, Murray, Ontario,  d. 21 Jan 1883, Haliburton, (Age 62 years)
• Martha Harriet Taylor, b.16 Jan 1867, Stanhope, d. 17 Mar 1934, Penticton, British Columbia, (Age ~ 65 years)
  Parents:
  • William Nelson Taylor, b. Abt 1831, England d. 08 Mar 1895, Stanhope, (Age ~ 64 years)
  • Sophia Jane Dawson, b. 26 Aug 1837, England d. 10 Oct 1915, Stanhope, (Age 78 years
  Husband 2: Alexander Beatty, b. 28 Jul 1865, Stanhope, d. 09 Feb 1936, Penticton, British Columbia, (Age 70 years). Married: 1898 Rainy River, Ontario
• Children with Wesley Charles McPhail:
  1. Esrom McPhail, b. 1 Oct 1887, Stanhope, d. 08 Jun 1949, Penticton, British Columbia, (Age 61 years)
  2. Emily M McPhail, b. 25 Nov 1889, Stanhope