Settler of township lot: Lots 14 & 15 , Conc. 10, Minden (Stanhope area)

Location: Map point is the approximate location on the 100 acre Lot 14 between Hwy 35 and Blairhampton Road, east of Red Umbrella Road

Land Acquisition: 1913 from James Voicey (his father-in-law). Ontario Land Parcel Register - Minden (Images 142 & 144 ).

Dates of residency:

Interesting facts:

Father James Nesbitt was named as one of the builders of the Bethel Church near Horseshoe Lake around 1889. Source: In Quest of Yesterday by Nila Reynolds. pg 293. A quick rundown of an 1878 Minden township voters' list shows Alex McLarty, James Nesbitt and James Voicey. Ibid. pg 282/

Preceding landowners:

• 1880 Alex McLarty from The Crown
• 1904 Joseph Voicey/Voycey

Succeeding landowner: 1924 John Trumbull

Link to Settlers of Algonquin Highlands family tree Not Listed. Source: Ancestry.ca

• William Thomas Nesbitt b. 1868 Hamilton d. 1939 Haliburton
  Parents: James English Nesbitt 1847-1912; Margaret Little 1845-1924
• Wife 1: 1894 - Anne Voicey. Parents: James & Ellen Voicey
• Wife 1: 1912 - Mary Ann Voicey 1875-1911 Parents: Henry Voycey, farmer, Lenora Welch