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Davis, Lillian Emily

  • Person
  • 1907-2005

Lillian Emily Kent was born in Simcoe County, Ontario, on 5 August 1907, the daughter of Horace Kent and Emily Pugh. She married Cecil Henry Davis, a Canadian National Railways employee in Belleville and the couple had three sons. They lived at 143 Lingham Street, Belleville. Cecil died in 1975 and Lillian died on 8 January 2005.

Waddell, J. Clarence

  • Person
  • 1892-1970

Jesse Clarence Waddell was born on 9 February 1892 in Thurlow Township, Hastings County, Ontario. He married Mary Elinor Humphreys (1887-1968) and the couple had one daughter, Doris (1919-1990). J. Clarence Waddell worked at the Post Office in Belleville, Ontario.

Northrup, Anson Gilbert

  • Person
  • 1832-1904

Anson Gilbert Northrup was the clerk for the Hastings County Court in Belleville, Ontario, for over 50 years. He was born in Ogdensburg, New York, on 21 August 1832 and died in Belleville, on 28 December1904.

Latta, George W.

  • Person
  • 1882-1943

George W. Latta was a photographer active in Toronto between 1918 and 1922.

Keller, Joyce Pearl

  • Person
  • 1926-2014

Joyce Pearl Vardy was born in Bancroft on 6 August 1926, the child of Calvin and Pearl (Musclow) Vardy. She married Donald Edward Keller and the couple had two children. Joyce died on 20 January 2014.

Bird, Maribeth Lillian

  • Person
  • 1930-2009

Maribeth Lillian Holgate was born in Cannifton, Ontario, in 1930, the third child of Charles Arthur Holgate and Myrtle Alice Winsor. She married Herbert Stanley Bird and was a longtime member of the Hastings County Historical Society. She died in Belleville, Ontario on 21 July 2009.

French, Orland

  • Person
  • 1944-

Orland French was born in Midland, Ontario in 1944. He is a resident of Belleville, Ontario, and is active in the Hastings County Historical Society, serving as president for ten years and past-president for another ten. He is a past director of the Ontario Historical Society and a member of the board of trustees of the Old Hay Bay Church, a national historic site.

Woodhouse, Edith

  • Person
  • fl. 1943

Edith Woodhouse lived at 50 Octavia Street, Belleville, Ontario. Her husband, Alfred Woodhouse, worked as a cook for the Canadian National Railways.

Emerson, John, P.L.S.

  • Person
  • 1799-1884

John Emerson was born near Clones, Ireland on January 16, 1799. He learned the skill of surveying at a young age while still in Ireland. He immigrated to Canada in 1832, settling on a farm in Tyendinaga Township, near Roslin with his sister, Anne. He never married. Throughout his surveying career, he mapped the counties of Hastings, Prince Edward, Northumberland and Lennox and Addington as a Provincial Land Surveyor. He died on February 24, 1884 and was buried in Roslin, Ontario.

Ransom, Thomas Saunders, P.L.S.

  • Person
  • fl. 1960

Thomas S. Ransom was a Provincial Land Surveyor who was active in the Hastings County area during the 1960s. His father, John Thomas Ransom, was also a provincial surveyor in the area.

Cass, Hon. Frederick McIntosh

  • Person
  • b. 5 Aug 1913 - d. 25 Nov 2000

Fred was born on August 5, 1913 in Chesterville, Ontario to William and Isabel Cass.
His great-grandfather is responsible for "McIntosh Apples."
In 1936, he was called to the Bar and practiced with his father under the name "Cass & Cass."
During 1959-1961 he served as the Minister of Highways.
He died at 87, on November 25, 2000.

Fulton, W. J.

  • Person
  • fl. 1959

He served as Deputy Minister in the Department of Highways from 1959-1961.

Carton, Hon. Gordon Robert

  • Person
  • b. 14 Jul 1921 - d. 6 Apr 2017

Gordon was born on July 14, 1921 in Toronto, Ontario to Arthur Carton and Lucinda Bain.
He attended Victoria College and Osgoode Hall Law School, finally graduating in 1949. Before entering politics he worked as a lawyer.
During 1972-1974 he served as the Minister of Transportation and Communications.
He died at 95 years of age on April 6, 2017.

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