colonization & settlement - ETRC

P997/001.04/007Perkins Family. - [after 1875]-1977. - 6 textual records. - 1 photograph.Scope and content :The file consists of documents related to the genealogy of the Perkins family. The files provides information onthe settlement of the Perkins family in the Eastern Townships in the 19th century.Notes:Title based on contents of file.The documents were donated in 1993. The donor wishes to remain anonymous.The documents are in English.No further accruals are expected.P997/001.04/008Draper Family. - [18--]. - 2 textual records.Biographical Sketch:Calvin Draper was born on 9 March 1815 in the township of Compton. He was the son of Jonathan and RuthDraper. Calvin died on 7 May 1874 in the township of Compton.Rosella Quimby was born on 13 June 1812 in the township of Barnston. She was the daughter of Jonathan andCatherine Quimby. She died on 31 May 1875 in the township of Compton.Calvin Draper and Rosella Quimby got married in February 1842. They had three daughters: Mary born on 6April 1843, Catherine born on 5 July 1844, and Julia Elizabeth born on 16 December 1853.Scope and content:The file consists of family records of births, marriages and death of Calvin Draper’s family of the township ofCompton.Notes:Title based on contents of file.The documents were donated by the Bishop’s University Library in 2005. The donor to the Library is unknown.The documents are in English.P997/001.04/009Edward William Brewster. - 1995-1998. - 3 textual records.Scope and content:This file consists of research and part of a PhD thesis. The file contains information on Edward WilliamBrewster, a farmer from the township of Compton, and his activities as a Canadian Farmer Delegate to theregion of Shropshire in England at the beginning of the 20th century.Notes:Title based on contents of file.The document was donated to the Eastern Townships Research Centre in 2005 by Donald F. Harris.The document is in English.P997/001.04/010Mitchell Family. - 1867-1936, 2007. - 0.08 m of textual records.Scope and content:The file contains source material on the births, marriages and deaths in the Mitchell family from DurhamTownship from the late 1860s to the 1930s as well as genealogical information on the Mitchell and Hyndmanfamilies. The file consists of a family Bible and genealogical research.Notes:Title is based on contents of fileThe Mitchell Family Bible was sent to a restorer by the Hyndman family.The file was donated by Peter Hyndman in 2005.The documents are in English.P997/001.04/011Stone and Hunting families. - 2006. - 3 textual records.Scope and content:The file contains information on the genealogy of the families Leonard Stone and his wife Katy Kendall, of thestate of Massachusetts. Mary Polly Stone, a daughter, married William Hunting, a founder of Huntingville, inAscot Township. It consists of a Stone family genealogy, one letter and notes on the Kendall family.Notes:Title based on contents of file.The file was donated in 2006 by Elizabeth Toop.The documents are in English.No further accruals are expected.For primary source material on the Stone family, researchers may consult the Hunting family fonds (P160).P997/001.04/012Lieutenant Charles Rose. - 1835-1847, 2008. - 6 textual records.Scope and content:The file contains source material on Lt. Charle Rose’s family’s settlement and farm in Melbourne from 1835 to1847. It consists of three letters, with transcriptions, from family members to Lt. Charles Rose, R.N.Notes:Title based on contents of file.The letters were photocopied in 2008. The file includes copies of the letters transcribed in 2008.The documents are in English.No further accruals are expected.P997/001.04/013Caroline Parsons Coombs. - 1954. - 1 textual record.Scope and content:The file contains source information on the life of Caroline Parsons Coombs (1818-1907) and her family’simmigration and settlement experiences in Bury, Sherbrooke and Orford, Quebec. Caroline immigrated toCanada with her family in 1836. She married John Coombs in 1837. The file consists of a memorial bookletwritten by Eva A. Coombs, Caroline’s grand-daughter.Notes:Title based on contents of file.Donated by Marjorie Goodfellow in 2008.The document is in English.No further accruals are expected.P997/001.04/014Wilson Family. - 1871-1891, 1971. - 0.04 m of textual records.Biographical sketch:William Wilson (1773-1848) was born in Lincolnshire, England where he married his wife, Eleanor Chapman(1780-1864) in 1799. They immigrated to quebec in 1830 where they eventually settled in Leeds.Scope and content :This file contains source information on the Wilson family. It consists of photocopies of transcribed lettersbetween William Wilson, the grandson of the aforementioned William Wilson and his wife Eliza Jane Orr inMegantic County dating from 1871-1891. This file also contains information on the Wilson family tree andfamily history.Notes:Title based on contents of fonds.Donated by Lawrence Cox in 2011.The documents are in English.66 67