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Person · 1855-1914

Born in Waterloo, Que. son of Rufus E. And Eliza (McVicar) Parmelee June 1, 1855; married in 1887 Christina McLean, d. of Henry Rose who published Waterloo Advertiser 1869-1875 and again 1880-1882; Parmelee published Waterloo Advertiser 1875-1880 and again 1883-1908; he had apprenticed with J.P. Noyes; represented Shefford in House of Commons 1896-1908. While in Parliament was chairman Standing Committee in Printing; appointed King's Printer February 1, 1909, died January 23, 1914.

Person · 1854-1920

Born in Farnham in 1854 son of Robert and Margaret (Meehan) McCorkill. Educated at McGill University-called to the Quebec Bar in 1878-advocate District of Bedford 1886-Mayor of Cowansville several yearsappointed member of the Quebec Legislative Council for Bedford Distict 1898-Provincial Treasurer 1903-1906- Judge of the Superior Court of Quebec 1906-1919 - when in Cowansville lived in the beautiful residence called "Fairfield" apart from his many duties, always took an active interest in educational matters-president of Missisquoi Historical Society for some years-died March 9, 1920.

Person · 1860-1931

Born in Knowlton June 21, 1860 son of Samuel Willard Foster and wife Ellen Greene Foster-married in 1896 Mary Maud, daughter of Hon. Judge G.C.V. Buchanan-Foster was member of the firm of Foster, Place, Hackett, Mulvena and Martin-in 1917 he was created a Senator-was elected batonner of the Montreal Bar in 1919- always a strong Conservative-president of the Orford Mountain Railway-director of Brome County Historical Society-worked with J.P. Noyes on publishing the book entitled "Sketches of Some Shefford Pioneers" which commemorates

Foster's own ancestors the most notable being Dr. Stephen Sewell Foster of Frost Village, the first medical practioner to settle in the Shefford and Brome area. G.G. Foster family lived in Montreal and at Blarney Castle, Knowlton. -a great Canadian patriot- died May 1, 1931-.

Corporate body · 1843 to present

The University Archives consists of all documents which give evidence and information about the University’s history, organization, function, and structure. The mission of the University Archives is to select, describe, preserve and make available for research those records which have enduring value to the University for administrative, legal, fiscal, and historical purposes. Archival holdings include records and publications of the administration, students, faculty, staff and alumni. Within these collections are a variety of media such as photographs, drawings, maps and plans, microfilms, and computer, video and audio tapes. Trophies, medals, badges, and other memorabilia are also collected by the archives.

Person · 1740-1819

Peter Miller, Palatine Irish American and United Empire Loyalist, has been put on record in, The Loyalists of the Eastern Townships of Quebec (1984). He was among those Loyalists who had joined in with the British Army at Crown Point in the autumn of 1776. He had served with Captain Robert Leake's Company until his honourable discharge in 1781. His family, like other New York State Loyalist families, had been removed from their farm because they had joined the enemy. Peter and Garrett Miller and their families lived in the camp provided for the refugees at Sorel until the War ended in 1783.

They came to Missisquoi Bay in 1784 and settled on adjoining lots in St. Armand Seigniory which turned out to be later located right on the Vermont boundary line.

These papers deal mostly with the family and descendants of Peter's son, Charles who continued to live on the same property. Documents show that Captain Charles Miller served in the 4th Battalion of St. Armand Militia for several years.

The Peter McCutcheon mentioned in the early documents was the father of Margaret McCutcheon, wife of Charles Miller. The book mentioned above lists descendants of Peter Miller living today.

Tarbell-Kimball Family
Family · 1811-1975

The first member of the Tarbell-Kimball family to come live in the Eastern Townships was Edward Horace Tarbell, (1841-1916), son of Horace W. Tarbell and Charlotte Leach, who married Catherine Kimball (1837-1920), daughter of Albert Kimball (1811-1891) and Sarah Ann Williamson, on November 1st, 1864 in Knowlton. The couple had three children: Albert Edward (1870-1873), Herbert Kimball (1874-1944) and Sarah Catherine (1876-1967). Herbert K. Tarbell married Nellie Ruth Farmer, adopted daughter of Alvin Farmer and Catherine Inglis, being a Home Child born in England. They went to live in the United States, but Nellie came back to Knowlton probably after her husband died. She was very fond of her sister Glenna Mae Farmer (1889-1960), who married Sydney Taylor Smith (1875-1964) and had only one child Ronald Alvin Smith (1923-1985).

Prime Family
Family · [ca. 1820]-1913

Benjamin Worcester Prime (1805-1884) and his brother Thomas Merrell Prime (1800-1844) came to live in Dunham Township around 1820. The two families went to live in Brome, where Benjamin was a shoemaker and Thomas purchased a piece of land in 1842 at the southeast corner of Brome, near the West Bolton line on the old Magog Road [Stagecoach]. There, he built a hotel, which became known as the Prime Tavern. The farm was partially abandoned afterwards and was bought by the Farmer family. His wife Elizabeth Clement remarried in 1850 with William Gates and the family moved to Dunham. Their son Thomas Merrell Prime Jr (1836-1913), who was born in Dunham, studied medicine in the U.S.A. He bought out the practice of Dr. Charles Cotton and lived in Brome until 1874, when he moved to Knowlton.

Pierre Girard
Person · 1859-1920

Pierre Girard voit le jour à Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir le 14 février 1849. Il fait ses études au Collège de Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir et est ordonné prêtre le 23 septembre 1871 à Saint-Hyacinthe. Professeur au Collège de Sainte-Marie entre 1871 et 1874, l'abbé Girard occupe ensuite plusieurs fonctions au Séminaire Saint-Charles-Borromée, de 1875 à 1888. Il est professeur, premier directeur (1875-1878), deuxième supérieur (1878-1888), sans oublier son rôle d'initiateur des Chroniques du Séminaire. En 1888, il entre chez les Pères Rédemptoristes en Belgique où il occupe plusieurs postes. L'abbé Pierre Girard décède le 1er juin à Buckingham au Québec.

Lucien Bessette
Person · 1945-1967

Lucien Bessette nait à Waterville le 1er février 1925. Il étudie au Séminaire Saint-Alphonse de Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, puis au Grand Séminaire de Sherbrooke. Il est ordonné prêtre le 4 juin 1950 par Mgr Philippe Desranleau. Il est d'abord nommé vicaire à Christ-Roi de Sherbrooke en 1950. De 1950 à 1954, il enseigne au Séminaire de Sherbrooke et à nouveau de 1957 à 1991. Entre ces deux périodes, il reprend les études à l'Université de Montréal. Il décède à Sherbrooke le 17 décembre 2017.

Gallop, John
Canada · Family

John W. Gallop graduated from Bishop's University in 1957, and married Nancy Estelle (Willis) Gallop who also graduated from Bishop's in 1958. Nancy passed away on February 20, 2021.

Blackwood, Homer Mitchell
Person · 1924-1999

Homer Mitchell Blackwood was born in Knowlton in 1924, son of James Court Blackwood and Bertha May Tibbits. He went to the Knowlton High School where he graduated in 1941, and started working for Bell Canada right away. In 1943, he joined the Royal Canadian Air Force and graduated as a pilot. At the end of WWII, he came back to Knowlton and continued working for Bell Canada until his retirement in 1979. In the meantime, he was elected as a councilor in 1970 and became mayor of Brome Lake in 1971. Except for the 4-year term of 1987 to 1991, he was always reelected until he retired in September 1999. He died of a heart failure September 15, 1999, just two weeks after his difficult decision. Homer M. Blackwood was also a dedicated volunteer at the Brome County Historical Society and was elected President from 1968 to 1970.

Nichols, Joshua Levi
Person · 1832-1917

Joshua Nichols was born in Bridgewater, Vermont, son of Jonathan Nichols and Deborah Coolidge. As a young man, his hip was broken by a falling tree and he remained crippled for the rest of his life. To earn a living, he became a salesman (peddler) of Currier and Ives prints in Northern Vermont and the Eastern Townships. He eventually went around the province, even as far as Kamouraska and Rivière-du-Loup. He married Jemima Carter, daughter of William Carter and Thankful Turner, in 1879 and came to live in Potton Township. They had a son, George, in 1880 and he lived in Mansonville.

Corporate body · 1951-[ca. 1971]

The Brome County Farm Forum Association is a non-profit organization created under the Provincial Farm Radio Forum Office. It allows the farm owners to participate in regular meetings to discuss agricultural topics as broadcasted on the Farm Radio Forum. The mission is to help Brome County's farm owners by sponsoring actions projects and undertake activities of benefit to the community. The board of directors was composed of representants of the following territories: East Farnham, Mountain Road, Sutton, the Creek, Beaver Pond, North Potton, Mansonville, Knowlton and Sutton Junction. In 1951, the president was George Claude Whitcher of Foster. For the year 1955, the president was Fred Shufelt and the secretary was Velma Smith. Other members include Edgar Lawrence, Albert Smith, Gordon H. Shufelt, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Hastings and Grayson Cousens.

Ware, John
Person

Born in Brome Township, son of Lemuel Pratt Ware 1800-1855 and wife laura Fessenden 1804-1884. Mary Ware, sister of Lemuel Pratt Ware married Luke Knowlton and they both lived south of Knowlton on a cross road joining what is now Sugar Hill Road and Mt. Echo Roads. The mother of Lemuel Ware and his sister Mary was a Pratt which was another Brome family that settled in Brome Village. The Ware name is preserved in Brome history through the name of the Ware Schoolhouse shown on Walling's map of 1864, and, also by the present usage of the name Ware Hill located on the road to Brome from Knowlton. John Ware (Jack as he was called) bought the farm on this hill land, settled there, he had a pair of oxen, no bed slept on straw. Then he married Louisa Smith, who had been teaching school and had a litle saved and they got a cow. They built the present house and barns. He raised colts to built his large barn. His son Anson Lemuel Ware 1882-1959, and wife Grace E. Tilton 1884-1967 lived on the farm after.

These documents and papers show there is a relationship with an early Stone family that settled in Brome. This was through Mrs. John Ware (Mary Louisa Smith) daughter of Plutarch Stone, grandson of Ephraim Stone first settler in Brome.