Fonds TD - Records of the Town of Deseronto

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CA ON00156 TD

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Records of the Town of Deseronto

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  • 1872-2008 (Creation)

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1m of textual records

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(1889-)

Administrative history

Deseronto, Ontario was incorporated as a town in 1889. The settlement had become a village in 1871, known as Mill Point. It was given the name Deseronto in 1881, after Captain John Deserontyon, the leader of the 20 families who settled in the area as the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte in 1784.

Archival history

The majority of these items were collected from Deseronto Town Hall in August 2016.

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Transferred from Deseronto Archives to the Community Archives in September 2016.

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Minute books and financial records from the Town of Deseronto:

  1. Council Minutes (bound volume), 1872, Jan 18 – 1887, Dec 20
  2. Council Minutes (bound volume in envelope – in poor condition), 1916, Jul 18 – 1920, Feb 12
  3. Council Minutes (bound volume), 1920, Mar 16 – 1927, Jul 18
  4. Council Minutes (bound volume), 1927, Aug 15 – 1934, Aug 24
  5. Council Minutes (bound volume), 1934, Sep 17 – 1941, Sep 15
  6. Council Minutes (bound volume), 1941, Oct 20 – 1945, May 4
  7. Council Minutes (bound volume), 1945, May 21 – 1953, Feb 16
  8. Council Minutes (files), 1993-1996
  9. Council Minutes (files), 1997-2008
  10. General Journal, 1943-1965
  11. General Journal, 1966-1973

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