Economic Development - ETRC

P173
Elvyn M. Baldwin family fonds. - copied 1832-2002. - 0.74 m of textual records and other documents.
Biographical sketch:
The family of Levi Baldwin immigrated to Canada from Connecticut, USA, in 1799. They settled in Barnston Township where he was
a farmer. Levi Baldwin (d. 1843) was first married to Experience Goff (d. 1815) and, second, to Abigail Mills (d. 1830). The children
by his first marriage were: Huldah, Lotes, Richard, Deborah and Patience. The children by his second marriage were: Elizabeth, John
Percival and Huldah. John Percival Baldwin married Jeanette Baker and they settled near the outlet of Lake Lyster. He became a very
successful businessman, having established a sawmill on the Lake. John’s youngest son was Willis Keith (W. K.) Baldwin, who married
Lill Ferrin from Holland, Vermont. In his lifetime, W. K. was well-regarded and successful in business as wells as politics. While many
of the descendants of W. K. and Lill have left, a number still remain in Baldwin’s Mills and in the Townships.
The family of Hezikiah May (1775-1857) immigrated to Canada from Vermont, USA, in 1806. The settled in Stanstead Township where
he was a farmer. Hezikiah was married to Sarah (Sally) Hayes (1784-1871) and they had eleven children together: Electa, Sylvester,
Hannah, Willard, Lyman, Lorenzo, Ruby, Louisa, James, Mary Ann and Maria. Sylvester May moved from Stanstead Township to
Barnston Township, near Lake Lyster. Sylvester’s oldest son, Darius, also a farmer, married Emma Stevens. One of their daughters,
Ruth, married Harold Baldwin, which is how the Baldwins and Mays are related.
Scope and content:
The fonds contains primary source information on the family life; social, religious and economic activities; and education of various
members of the Baldwin family, May family and other relatives and friends during the 19th and 20th centuries. It also contains historical
information on the Stanstead County and Barnston Township areas, as well as genealogy. The majority of the records were produced
in the Eastern Townships, many come from the New England states as well as across Canada and worldwide. It consists primarily of
personal and business correspondence, postcards and photographs, maps, historical notes and family history. The fonds is comprised of
the following series: Baldwin family (1844-2000), May family (1863-[199-?]), Other Correspondence ([18--]-1958), Genealogy (1832-
1999), Photographs ([186-?]-1995) and Subject Files and Historical Research (1842-2002).
Notes:
Title based on request of the donor.
The fonds also contains 582 photographs, 584 postcards, 4 drawings and 27 maps. Included among the photographs are 2 ambrotypes, 2
daguerrotypes, 3 polyester negatives, 4 cellulose acetate negatives, 36 tintypes and 23 cellulose nitrate negatives.
The documents were donated by Eva Baldwin Morton and Louise Baldwin in 2008.
Correspondence written by one individual to another individual who both appear in the classification system has been organized with
the author of the correspondence. Envelopes have been preserved only when they contained pertinent information on the author or on
the date of the letter.
The documents are in English.
P173/001
Baldwin family. - 1844-2000. - 0.41 m of textual records and other documents.
Scope and content:
The series contains primary source information on the family life; social, religious and economic activities; and education of
various members of the Baldwin family. It consists primarily of personal and business correspondence, postcards and photographs.
The series is comprised of the following sub-series: John Percival Baldwin (1844-[19--], 1967), Willis Keith Baldwin (1877-1941),
Lill Mead Ferrin Baldwin ([188-?], 1902, 1918-1935), Harold Ferrin Baldwin (1904-1974, 1989), Mead Haskell Baldwin (1895-
1921), Ruth Stevens May Baldwin ([1909]-1970), Ruby May Baldwin (1929-1950, 1972-1973, 1993), W. Keith Baldwin (1940-
1950, 1959-1974), Elvyn Mead Baldwin (1938-2000), Eunice Ruth Baldwin (1939-1949, 1968-1974), Alice Lill Baldwin (1935,
1942-1949), Harold Richard Baldwin (1946-1949), Lester Stevens Baldwin (1946-1949, 1974), I. Ross Corey (1948-1952), I. Ross
Corey (1948-1952), Erline Jane Ross Baldwin (1960-1978, 1990-1993), Eva Baldwin (1975-1980, 1990), Louise Baldwin (1972-
1993), Mead Baldwin (1974) and Miscellaneous Baldwin family (1941, 1984, 1990).
Notes:
Title based on contents of series.
The series also contains 28 photographs, 501 postcards and 4 drawings.
Most of the documents are in English, some are in French.
P173/001.01
John Percival Baldwin. - 1844-[19--], 1967. - 7 textual records.
Edson, Eugene Arthur, Leslie Percival and Willis Keith. John Percival Baldwin died 8 August 1892 in Baldwin’s Mills.
Scope and content:
The subseries contains primary source information on the life of John Percival Baldwin from 1874 to the beginning of the 20th
century. It consists of land deeds and an Estate and Succession for J. P. Baldwin. The subseries is comprised of the following
files: Inventory of Estate and Successsion (1889-1892) and Land transactions (1844-[19--], 1967).
Notes:
Title based on contents of subseries.
The documents are in English.
P173/001.01/001
Inventory of Estate and Succession. - 1889-1892. - 1 textual record.
Scope and content:
The file consists of the inventory of the Estate and Succession of the late John Percival Baldwin, dated 11
October 1892.
Notes:
Title based on contents of file.
The document is in English.
P173/001.01/002
Land transactions. - 1844-[19--],1967. - 6 textual records.
Scope and content:
The file consists of land transactions and other documents regarding the sale or purchase of land by John
Percival Baldwin in the Township of Barnston from 1844 into the 20th century.
Notes:
Title based on contents of file.
Some documents are torn and exhibit evidence of residual adhesives.
A torn document was placed in a protective sleeve.
The documents are in English.
P173/001.02
Willis Keith Baldwin. - 1877-1941. - 0.06 m of textual records. - 2 postcards.
Biographical sketch:
Willis Keith Baldwin, better known as simply W. K., was born 17 March 1857 in Barnston and was the youngest son of John
Percival Baldwin and Jeanette Baker. W. K. was educated at Stanstead Weslyan College and appointed Justice of the Peace
in 1913. Included among his numerous business and political activities, he succeeded his father as owner of the Baldwin
family’s mills, was a director of both the Canadian Crocker Wheeler Company and Southern Canada Power, contributed
funds to construct roads in the Townships of Barnston and Stanstead, and was an extensive land owner throughout the Eastern
Townships and Vermont. He also was elected as a Member of Parliament as a Liberal from 1917 to 1930, when he retired
from politics. W. K. Baldwin married Lill Mead Ferrin (1859-1935), of Holland, Vermont, 17 March 1881. They had two
children: Harold Ferrin and Mead Haskell. W. K. Baldwin was murdered at his general store by Kenneth Brown, on 18 April
1935. They are both buried at Lakeview Cemetery in Baldwin’s Mills.
Scope and content:
The subseries contains primary source information on the life of Willis Keith Baldwin from 1877 to 1941. It consists of
correspondence, a Last Will and Testament, land deeds, ledgers and newspaper clippings. The subseries is comprised of the
following files: Correspondence (1899, 1912-1932), Land transactions (1877-1935), Death and estate (1935-1941), Political
life (1917) and Financial ledgers ([19--], 1902-1905).
Notes:
Title based on contents of subseries.
The documents are in English.
Biographical sketch:
John Percival Baldwin was born 28 October 1822 in Barnston, Quebec. He was the son of Levi Baldwin and Abigail Mills.
John moved from Barnston to a spot on Lake Lyster where he established a grist mill, the location that would eventually
become Baldwin’s Mills. In 1847, John married Mary Jeanette (or Jenett) Baker and they had four children together: John
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