Settler of township lots: Lot 8, Conc. 3, Guilford (Stanhope area)

Location: Map point is the approximate location within this 100 acre lot running south from Eagle Lake Road, one lot east of Hwy 118

Land acquisition: 1940 from Mark Sisson. Ontario Land Parcel Register - Guilford (Image 8)

Other land:

• Lot 8, Conc. 4, Guilford - 1927 from Hattie Sisson (widow). Ontario Land Parcel Register - Guilford (Image 108).
• Lot 26, Conc. 6, Stanhope - 1924 from William H Thompson, 100 acres; 1930 to Isaac  Boice. Ontario Land Parcel Register - Stanhope (Image 132)

Dates of residency:

• 1901 Census of Canada, Guilford, Ontario; Page: 3; Family No: 22.
• 1917 Enlisted in the Army, WWI, Lindsay (see photo below)
• 1928 Stanhope Voters List: Wilbert Barry at Lot 26, Conc. 6, Stanhope; also James Barry
• 1967 Death: West Guilford

Interesting facts: 

Preceding landowner:

• 1865 C L & E Co Ltd from The Crown
• 1931 Dysart Land Company

Succeeding landowner: 

Link to Settlers of Algonquin Highlands family tree

• Wilbert Ray Barry, b. 29 Jul 1896, West Guilford, d. 3 Mar 1967, West Guilford  (Age 70 years). Buried: Maple Lake Cemetery
  Parents:
  • George Bailey Barry, b. 30 Mar 1857, Dunnville, d. 01 Jul 1926, Dysart, (Age 69 years)
  • Mary Jane Sawyer, b. 01 Sep 1862, Ontario,  d. Dec 1924, Ontario, (Age 62 years)
• Laurena "Rena" May Dennison, b. 20 Jan 1899, Minden, d. 26 Apr 1985 (Age 86 years). Buried: Maple Lake Cemetery
• Children:
  1. Therma Doreen Barry, b. & d. 25 Mar 1923, West Guilford. COD: Premature, influenza
  2. Living
  3. Lloyd Douglas Barry, b. 9 May 1931, Ontario, d. 21 Nov 2011, Ontario, (Age 80 years)
  4. Marilyn Jean Barry, b. 7 Apr 1933, Ontario, d. 12 Dec 2002  (Age 69 years)

Photo: Canada, WWI CEF Attestation Papers, 1914-1918. Source: Ancestry.ca