Belleville Chronology 1615-1914
- CA ON00156 TR/0150-1
- File
- 1615 – 1914
File contains 2 copies of “Belleville Chronology” chapter 1, and 1940 Belleville chronology article.
Belleville Chronology 1615-1914
File contains 2 copies of “Belleville Chronology” chapter 1, and 1940 Belleville chronology article.
Justice of the Peace, and Parish Officer
File contains a photocopy of the front page of “The Justice of the Peace, and Parish Officer” by Richard Burn, LL.D., 16th Edition, Four Volumes, printed London 1788. Two of the four volumes are in the Law Library of the Hastings Law Society.
File contains a photocopy of a newspaper article, 23 May 1953 concerning the life of Edward Thurlow, 1731-1806, Chancellor of England, in whose honour Thurlow Township was named. Also present is a a newspaper article ca. 1970s concerning prize-winning designs for a new promotional Belleville pennant.
Ketcheson, William Family History
File contains the family history and biography of William Ketchison (b. 1760, d. 1848).
The Wanamaker fonds consists of textual records and graphic materials of genealogical histories of various families. The fonds also contains records, brochures, pamphlets, publications, books, and other textual records from towns and cities throughout Ontario, predominantly from the Quinte Area and Hastings County.
Genealogical family research names:
Wanamaker, Castello Loral Roy
File containing historical timeline of the Masons in Belleville and a copy of The Tweed News dated 21 May 1970.
Teacher's Guide to Quinte in 1785
Part of Map collection
Map showing the Bay of Quinte to Presqu'ile to the eastern tip of Grande Isle (Wolfe Island) used as a teacher's guide to the area in 1785. The 20th century names are in capital letters as per the Legend.
This file contains a copy of a c.1788 Upper Canada Proclamation, made by Geo. Pownall. Mentioning; “The Bay of Quinty”and also with references the Trent River, Sidney Township.
Ponton, Dr. Mungo : marriage license
File contains a manuscript marriage license dated 24 August 1797 of Mungo Ponton and Grace Nisbet, issued in Edinburgh Scotland in 1798. Also present is a manuscript dinner invitation issued to Captain and Mrs. Ponton by Dr. and Mrs. Burrows, 21 February 1860.
Ponton (family)
Survey – First survey of Thurlow 1799
File contains a photocopy of the first survey of Thurlow.
The Belleville Gas Company of Hastings
File contains a copy of a blank receipt for the purchase of Capital Stock of the Belleville Gas Company of Hastings, Ontario.
File contains 2 business cards; 1) Glasgow Warehouse (Dry Goods, Carpets, Linoleum & House Furnishings), Belleville and 2) Oak Hall (Clothing), Front Street, Belleville
Missionary Lorenzo Dow 1801-1829
File contains newspaper clips of Lorenze Dow's journal with excerpts from ca.1801 and 1829 on his crossing into Canada.
Masonic; minutes of instruction 1803
File containing minutes of a meeting of Masons from 5 May 1803, Lodge #06 at Kingston. Also a newspaper clipping on the founding of Lodge 11in Belleville.
Land Papers - Martin Foster, Thurlow
Collection of deeds, Martin Foster, lot 7, concession 5, Thurlow Township; property registered before 1790.
Land Papers - Jacob Gough, Huntingdon Township
Grant for Jacob Gough, concession 12, lot 9, Huntingdon Township.
Abstract of Title; Lot 233, George Street, Trenton, Ontario
The file contains an Abstract of Title for the east one third of Lot #233, on the south side of George Street in the Town of Trenton, from 1804 to 1939.
The fonds consists of 10 boxes of textual and graphic material about the Hutton-Ponton family. The fonds is organized chronologically by the following categories: Military and Civilian. The fonds consists of the following categories:
Boxes 1-3 files 1-26 (1879-1916 15th Battalion Argyll Light Infantry- correspondence: telegrams, financial/inspection reports, inventory lists, medal applications, order books, sergeant's mess meeting minutes, service rolls and how the infantry was named)
Boxes 3-5 files 27-46 (1896-1903 Belleville Rifle Range, 1896-1900 Bicycle Corps, 1900 Canadian Patriotic Fund, Deseronto Militia Company, Militia Headquarters-Ottawa: 1895-1906 discharge and pension documents, 49th Hastings Rifles Battalion order book, 1879-1917 infantry tests and military schools: applications, notebook of notes about Toronto School of Musketry, invitations to various events, letters, documents, militia orders and newspaper articles)
Box 5 files 46-53 (empty envelopes, documents about Queen Victoria's Jubilee, The Red Cross: booklet, The School for the Deaf: letters, the South African War: letters, applications and militia orders, World War 1 and "Wrinkles": letters and wall posters, pamphlets and newspaper clippings)
Box 6 files 54-64 (family papers: certificates, letters, notebook, family history:Hutton/Putton house, wills, estate matters and journal/travel/address book)
Boxes 6-7 files 65-76 (family accounts from 1869-1903)
Box 7 files 77-90A (Belleville Industrial Committee: minutes from meetings, letters, newspaper clippings and various documents about opening different factories in Belleville)
Boxes 7-8 files 91-101-2 (Land and Estate Papers: grants, deeds of land and mortgages and sale of part of a cricket field)
Box 9 files 102-106 (Legal papers: daily journal and legal documents)
Boxes 9-10 files 107-112-4 (Programs and invitations to various programs and events)
Box 10 files 113-117-2 (misc correspondence and newspaper clippings: letters, certificate, and notes)
Box 10 files 118-127 (misc business and other items: reports, letterheads, advertisements, postcards and brochures)
3 red books (The Quarterly Militia List:1897-1900)
small reddish brown book (Infantry Drill by Authority-1889)
2nd larger reddish brown book (Field Artillery Training-1914)
greyish book (The Militia Lists-1886)
Ponton (family)
Belleville Business Advert. 1810-1827
File contains newspaper advertisements, flyers, etc advertising Belleville Businesses between 1810-1827.
Lot 4 Plan in Thurlow Township 1811
Part of Map collection
A map of a tract of land known as Lot # 4 in the 1st and 2nd Concessions of the Township of Thurlow in the Midland District of Upper Canada. Part of 428 acres purchased from Mississauga First Nations peoples. The total area was East and West of Moira River extending to the Bay of Quinte. By Grant, Surveyor General's Office York and Jos. Ridout, Surveyor General on September 6th, 1811. Scale: 20 chains to an inch.
Ridout, J.