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Weller Family

The file contains a letter dated 9 May 1924 from Harwood Weller Quipp looking for information about the Weller Family of Carrying Place. Also, two newspaper articles; one on the death of Lottie Weller (nee Bingley) and one dated 14 April on the 105th Birthday of Mrs. Laura Weller (nee Roberts). Both women descending from local pioneer families.

Materials relating to the Kente Portage Heritage Conservation Society

  • CA ON00156 2020-068
  • File
  • 1998-2020

File containing:

  1. 9 photographs of the construction of the restored Block House at Fort Kente in Carrying Place, 1998
  2. Photocopy of article by Paul Germain in Historic Kingston journal 'Rediscovering Kente', 1999
  3. Letter from Jane Beecroft to Paul Germain concerning a Trillium Foundation application relating to Fort Kente, 21 May 1999
  4. Article by Kente Portage Heritage Conservation Society on 320 year old documents, 1999
  5. Article by Mary-Lynne Morgan on the history of the Kente portage, 2020

Morgan, Mary-Lynne

Young Family History

File contains the genealogy for George & Mary Lawrence Young, descended from Oliver Cromwell, settled Hastings County and donated land for present day Belleville Cemetery. The file also contains newspaper clippings from 1955 about the celebrations for Beniah Young's 101st birthday (January 12, 1955) and his obituary (November 2, 1955). Mr. Ben Young was born in Roblin's Mills, Prince Edward County and died in Trenton, Ontario. He is buried in Carrying Place Cemetery. Mr. Beniah Young was a decedent of George & Mary Lawrence Young.

Weller's Bay

This file contains a copy of a newspaper article about the history of Weller's Bay at the south end of Carrying Place. The article also references Capt. Thomas Burrowes and his various water colour drawings.