William Buck
Settler of township lots: Lot 1, Conc. A, Stanhope
Location: Map point is the approximate location on this 100 acre lot east of Bobcaygeon Road bisected by Hwy 35, south of Little Hindon Lake
Land acquisition:
- 1872 Lands Liable to Taxation: Township of Stanhope Patent Register. 100 acres taxed to William Buck
- 1872 Patent from The Crown. Ontario Land Parcel Register - Stanhope (Image 3).
Dates of residency:
- 1870 Peterborough County Directory, Stanhope: Wm Buck Lot 3, Conc. 3.
- 1900 Residence: North Dakota, USA. Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Brother in Law
- 1916 Residence: Montrose, Kindersley, Saskatchewan. Still living with nephew, Lawrence Buck and his family but they have all moved from North Dakota to Saskatchewan.
Other residents: 1893 Stanhope Directory: Daniel Buck (his father), Petersons Corners at Lot 1, Conc. A
Interesting facts:
William Buck purchased Lot 4, Conc. A, Minden from The Crown in 1866. It was subsequently owned by Daniel Buck and George and Samuel Dickson. Source: In Quest of Yesterday by Nila Reynolds. Published by The Provisional County of Haliburton, Minden, Ontario 1973 pg. 299
Preceding landowner: The Crown
Succeeding landowner:
- 1876 B & S from William Buck to Daniel Buck Jr.
- 1872 by Will of Peter Dawson to widow Jane Dawson with other provisions - recorded on this land registry page in error?