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Woodman, Dorothy Jane Neill
W017 · Person · (1923-2018)

Dorothy Jane Neill Woodman was born in Tooting, England in 1923. During the Second World War, Dorothy was a member of the Royal Air Force as she worked as a telephone operator. At this time, she met Murray Milton Woodman (1916-1983) who was serving as a seargeant for the Canadian Expeditionary Force. Dorothy and Murray were married and had their first son Anthony Murray Woodman in England. Once Dorothy emigrated to Canada she gave birth to their son Peter Allan Woodman (1945- ) and their daugther Ketha Florence Helen Woodman (1951 - ). Dorothy died on 19 February 2018 in Coaticook.

Marshall, Joyce
M016 · Person · 1913-2005

Author Joyce Marshall was born in Montreal on 28 November 1913, the eldest child of William W. Marshall and Ruth Chambers. After attending Westmount High School in Montreal she studied at St. Helen's School in Dunham from 1929 to 1932. She then went on to study English at McGill University, where she obtained her B.A. in 1935. Marshall had started to write fiction in her childhood and had her first publication, a short story, in 1936. In 1937 she moved to Toronto and continued to live there for most of her life, with a break from 1961 to 1963, when she lived in Denmark and Norway. Though her works consists mainly of short stories, Marshall has also worked in many other genres, including poetry, the novel, the essay, journalism, and criticism. Many of her stories have been produced for radio on the CBC program 'Anthology'. Marshall was a translator as well, and is known as an excellent translator of Quebec literature. In 1976, she won the Canadian Council award for translation for her version of Gabrielle Roy's "Cet été qui chantait". This translation and that of two other works by Roy gave rise to correspondence with Roy. Marshall's interests included work with national associations for the protection and promotion of writers and translators. In 1981-1982, Marshall was writer-in-residence at Trent University in Ontario.

Joyce Marshall passed away 22 October 2005.

Thomas, Mary Ann
E001 · Person · b. 1874

Mary Ann and Myra Baker were the twin daughters of John and Jane Baker. Mary Ann, a.k.a. Mamie, and her twin sister were born in Blanchard, Wisconsin in 1874. Around 1894, Mamie married Howard Thomas, a banker in Blanchard and in 1895, they had a son, Foster Keith.

Baker (family)
B005 · Family · 19th cent.

Heading the Baker family were William Stevens Baker and Harriet Eliza Clapp Baker. William, a native of Dunham, and Harriet, an American born in the state of Vermont, had eight children together. Seven of these these eight children are represented in the fonds. They include (from eldest to youngest): Frederick Stevens Baker, Amelia Baker Stevens, Malcolm Clapp Baker, Mary Peckham Stevens, Emma Louise Baker, Harriet Baker, and Abigail Baker. Please see the biographical sketches accompanying the individual files for further information.

Also included in this fonds are distant relations, including J.C. Moore, A.H. Baker, Frances, and Stewart. Several of Malcolm Clapp Baker's brother-in-laws are also represented in the fonds.

A002 · Corporate body · fl. 1918-1990

The Ascot Women's Institute was founded in 1918. It was initially known as the Spring Road Club, and was soon renamed the Ascot Homemakers' Club. Like the other Homemakers' Clubs, in 1921, it became a Women's Institute, whose motto is 'For Home and Country.' In collaboration with Macdonald College in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, the Ascot Women's Institute's mandate was to help rural women and stimulate community life. This institute was incorporated in 1932. It is a member of the Sherbrooke County Women's Institutes, the Quebec Women's Institutes, and the Federated Women's Institutes of Canada. Delegates attend the annual meetings of these organizations. Locally, an elected board of directors worked with various committees (Agriculture, Home Economics, Education, Citizenship, Health and Welfare, Publicity, Sunshine Communications, International Affairs, Ways and Means), to organize monthly meetings and activities. The latter includes lectures; horticultural contests; school fairs; and fund raising events in aid of the Canadian Red Cross Society, the Canadian Cancer Society, and other humanitarian organizations. Beginning in the 1970s, the Ascot Women's Institute began to involve itself with problems relating to the environment and women's rights.

Wark, Florence (1901-1993)
Person · 1901-1993

Florence Bryant, daughter of John Henry Bryant (-1934) of the J.H. Bryant Bottling Company, and Ida Wearne (d. 1924), was born in October 1901 in Sherbrooke. During her lifetime, Florence served as the organist for the Church of the Advent and was active in other artistic groups within the community. On 1 October 1927, Florence married James Wark (1897-1969). It may well be their shared appreciation for the arts that brought James and Florence together. The couple had two daughters, Catherine (1929-2009) and Barbara (b. 1930) who each pursued interests in the arts, focused around the theatre, dance, and music. Florence Wark died in Sherbrooke in 1993.

Person · 1895-1972

Edward Colston Green, aka Teddy, was born in London, England in 1895. He immigrated to Canada in 1913 and went to work in the Eustis copper mines, where he worked much of the time until the mine's closure in 1938. Teddy also worked for the Brompton Pulp and Paper Company for a time (ca. 1920). He married Lily (Lillian/Lillie) Digby (1901-2002) on 28 June 1917 (North Hatley Universalist Church) and together they had the following children: Gladys, Doris, Edward, Doreen, and May. Teddy Green died 8 April 1972 and was interred at the Reedsville (North Hatley) Cemetery.

Person · 1882-1974

Arthur Theodore Speid was born 10 January 1882 in Montreal, Que. to Henry Speid (of Ardovie) and Helen Sievwright. Around 1893, the family moved to Lennoxville, Que. Arthur T. was well educated, a teacher at Bishop's University, served two terms as Mayor of Lennoxville, and involved in local theatre and various business ventures. He married Mary White in 1912 and had three daughters; Janet Speid-Motyer (1919-2012), Catharine (Speid) Bensley (1915-2009), and Lorna (Speid) Stewart. Around 1919, Arthur purchased the Uplands property from Canon Archibald Campbell and his wife Julia (née Paddon) and remodeled it. He passed away on 11 December 1974, followed by Mary in 1979.

Person · 1907-1993

Earle Parsons Hall was born the 28 of August 1907 from the union of John S. Hall and Eva Isabel Parsons. He married Josephine Walter Hall the 17 of June 1939. They had a daughter Carole Jo Ann Hall in 1941. He died the 23 of February 1993 and was buried at St. Peter’s cemetery in Sherbrooke with his sister Viola Margareta Hall Beaton.
When his daughter was born he was already Lieutenant in the army. He was Lieutenant-Colonel of the 12th Armored Sherbrooke Regiment from 1954 to 1961. In the same years he was admitted as member of the Order of Canada. In addition to is military career, in the 70’ Hall was a real estate broker. At one point in his life he was involved with de Canadian Red Cross. He was also vice-president of the Eastern Townships Historical Society.

Nicol, Jacob (1876-1958)
Person · 1876-1958

Jacob Nicol was born the 25 of April 1876 in Roxton Pond from the union between Philip Nicol and Sophie Cloutier. He studied at l’Institut Feller in St. Blaise, McMaster University and University Laval in Quebec. He did his clerkship with Henry Thomas Duffy and Louis-Alexandre Taschereau. In August 1909 he married Emilie Couture (1880- August 6, 1965). He died the 23 of September 1958.
He was appointed to the Quebec Bar 8 July 1904. He was a lawyer until 1935 working with Wilfrid Lazure and Silfrid Couture, brother of Emilie Couture. From 1906 to 1921 he was Crown Counsel for St. François district. He was King’s Counsel in 1912.
In addition to being a lawyer, Senator Nicol was an entrepreneur. In 1910, he founded the newspaper La Tribune of Sherbrooke which he owned until 1955. He was also the owner of the newspaper: Le Soleil de Québec from 1927 to 1948; L’Événement in 1936; L’Événement-Journal from 1938 to 1948; Le Nouvelliste de Trois-Rivière until 1951. He was the owner of radio stations CHLN de Trois-Rivière and CHLT de Sherbrooke. He was also the director of the companies Sherbrooke Trust and Trust General of Canada. He was the president of insurances companies: Stanstead and Sherbrooke Insurance; Missiquoi and Rouville Mutual Fire Insurance; Sterling Insurance Company of Canada. He was director of Wellington Fire Insurance. Finally, he was the director and vice-president of the National Bank of Canada from 1945 to 1955.
Another part of his career was in politic. From 1921 to 1923 he was deputy of Richmond. From the 23 of November 1921 to the 30 of April 1924 he was Minister of Municipal Affairs of Quebec in the Taschereau cabinet. From the 23 of November 1921 to the 12 of September 1929 he was Treasurer of Quebec in the Taschereau cabinet. From 1923 to 1927 he was deputy of Compton, Quebec. From the 16 of September 1929 to his death he was Legislative Councillor of Bedford. From the 25 of November 1930 to the 25 of July 1934 he was speaker of the Legislative Council. In 1934 he was the chief organizer of the Quebec Liberal Party. From the 14 of July 1944 to his death he was Senator of Bedford.
Finally, in November 1947 Count Jean de Hateclocque, Ambassador of France to Canada presented Senator Nicol with the decoration of the Knights of the Legion of Honour. He also received the Foreign Affairs Medal and affiliation to l’Ordre Latin in 1940.

Grayson, Michael (1961-)
Person · 1961-

Michael Grayson grew up in England and graduated as a civil engineer in 1961. He emigrated to Canada a year later and settled down in British Columbia. He designed various structures in steel and concrete, prior to entering the emerging glue-laminated timber structure industry. As chief engineer of a glulam production plant, he was responsible for the design and fabrication of two major structures for Expo 67 (Montreal).
His work on a coal-export terminal in North Vancouver motivated him to acquire the skills to assess the environmental impacts of engineering projects during the design stage. He studied for a Master’s degree in Transportation and Environmental Planning (London UK).
In the early to mid-1970s, he worked for Quebec’s Municipal Affairs Department, as a transport and regional planner for a large area centered on Mirabel Airport, under construction at that time. After this, he took a different direction, going “back-to-the-land” and farming organically for a few years.
Returning to transport planning in the 1980s, he worked with the Quebec Government to study and develop public transport options in and around Montreal. In the early 1990s, he produced a Plan de transport for the City of Sherbrooke, with an emphasis on public transport, pedestrians and cyclists. After this, he participated in several projects of converting disused railway lines into cycling and multi-purpose trails (“Rails to Trails”). Design projects for cycling and walking trails in Stanstead and Danville focused on heritage buildings and the rich history of these communities. His love of old buildings and his expertise in timber structures led to a new orientation at this point.
In 1996, Quebec’s Religious Heritage Program allows many of the province’s churches (those that had been judged to have outstanding historic and/or architectural value) became eligible for restoration funding. With funding from the Ministry of Culture, Mr. Grayson assessed the state of dozens of Protestant churches in the Townships, as well as in other parts of Quebec. He managed restoration projects on a large number of these heritage buildings, dating from the 1830s onward. Other conservation and/or transformation projects included town halls, academies, barns and museums.
In the late 1990s, he broadened this focus to include the conservation and restoration of covered bridges, stirred into action by Compton’s intention to demolish Pont Drouin, formerly the Spafford Bridge. Since then, he has worked on many covered bridges across Quebec, including nearly all of those remaining in the Townships. The most memorable of these is the Powerscourt Bridge on the Chateauguay River, built in 1861 and a unique surviving example of a rare truss type (McCallum). Quebec’s Transport Department hired him to assess the condition of a large number of the 80+ covered bridges left in the province (out of nearly 1500 at one time). He has also written restoration guidelines for these historic and durable structures, which from 2010 became his sole engineering focus.

Person · 1870-1948

Francis Joseph Milne was born in 1870 in Rochdale, England. He married Catherine (Kate) Mallinson ([before 1870]-1924) and together they had the following children: Frank Milne (1894-1970), Allan Edward Milne (died 22 April 1900, aged 15 months), Jessie Dorcas Milne (b. 1904), Harry Austin Milne, and Doris Kathleen (b. 1914).

Francis J. Milne worked for the Dominion Textile Company in Magog where he was overseer of the Folding Room for almost 20 years, retiring in December 1935 after 47 years of service. He was well travelled, both before and after retirement and documented his travels with photographs. Included among his travels were the Chicago Wrold's Fair in 1933, England in 1934 and Washington, DC in 1936, as well as other US cities where his daughter, Jessie, lived with her husband, Harry Jackson, who worked with failing textile plants.

Francis J. Milne died 22 March 1948 at the Sherbrooke Hospital and is buried at the Pine Hill Cemetery.

Bowen, Alice (1825-1913)
Person · 1825-1913

Alice Bowen was born 3 July 1825 in Quebec City to Edward Bowen and Eliza Davidson. She died 14 December 1913.

Lemay, Noël, 1890-1967
Person · 1890-1967

Noël Lemay was born on December 25, 1890 in Garthby. He is the son of Pierre Lemay (d. 1899) and Arthémise Lepage (d. 1923).

In 1899, the family home in Garthby burned down following a large fire that also destroyed almost a third of the village of Garthby. Noël's family emigrated to the United States. Noël studied in East Hampton (Massachusetts, USA) from 1899 to 1904. His stay in East Hampton allowed him to study in English, but also to visit Boston and to discover many facets of American culture, notably the abundance of visual arts and photography. He became perfectly bilingual, which eventually opened many doors for him.

Noël married Marie-Louisa (Lauza) Campeau on July 17, 1916. They had 15 children, one of whom died at birth and another in his first year of life.

Noël was the local administrator for the Brompton Pulp and Paper Company from 1917 to 1930. Due to the Great Depression of 1929, the Brompton Pulp and Paper Company closed its Garthby office in 1930. Noël and his family moved to Bishopton. Noel worked for Mr. Sydney Bishop's casket making business there.

In the 1940's, Noël and his family moved to Ville Saint-Laurent (Montreal).
There, Noël worked for an architect for a few years. His mandates led him to design architectural details, and furniture, ornaments and decorations in large stores in Montreal.

He died on September 2, 1967 in Ville Saint-Laurent at the age of 76. His wife Lauza died in February 1976 in Montreal.

Racicot, Peter, 1944-
Person · 1944-

Roland Peter Racicot, also known as Peter Racicot, was born in 1944 to Roland W. Racicot (1919-1984) and Ruby May Racicot (nee Baldwin) (1922-2014). He grew up in Coaticook. He has a sister named Sharon who is three years younger than him (1947-). Peter is related to the Baldwin Family of Baldwin's Mills through his mother. In 1961 he visited his grandparents Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Baldwin there. As a child, he was a member of the First Coaticook Boy Scouts starting in 1956 along with his father Roland who acted as a chairman. He attended Coaticook High School in at least 1956 for his sixth-grade year and won a school board prize and honours certificate. He later attended Stanstead College from 1960 until at least 1961. In 1972 he lived in Groton, Connecticut, and in the winter of 1972, he spent some time in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. In 1972 he also visited family (Mr. and Mrs. Elvyn Baldwin) in Baldwin’s Mills. He eventually was married to Linda Mills and as of 2014 the two lived in La Canada, California.

Person · 1908-1964

Jessie Adelle Baldwin, also known as Adelle Baldwin, was born the 28th of April 1908 in Stanstead, Que. to Percival Arthur Baldwin (1874-1946) and Florence Lucy Ives Baldwin (1876-1966). She had one older brother, Sidney Ives Baldwin (1899-1972) who died in Ayer’s Cliff, Que. Adelle grew up in Judd’s Mills, Stanstead County, Que. where she received her high school leaving from Stanstead College, in 1924. She continued her education at Bishop’s University where she studied Philosophy. During her time at Bishop’s University (1924-1928), she was on the Ladies Basketball team as defense in 1926 and a member of the Glee Club, a member of the Maths and Science Club in 1927-28, and Secretary Treasurer for the Class of ’28. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1928. After graduating, she moved to New Haven, Connecticut, where she studied at Yale School of Nursing. She graduated from Yale School in 1931 as a Registered Nurse. During her time in New Haven, she met her future husband, Ulric Alcimus Lanoue (1903-2002), who was studying at Yale Divinity School for a Missionary career. They later married at the American Church in Paris, France on the 19th of December 1931 and Jessie Adelle Baldwin then became known as Mrs. Ulric Lanoue.
The couple left shortly after for Kimpese, Belgian Congo, where they remained and worked as missionaries for four years, with one year of furlough in 1937 in New York, followed by 5 more years of continued work in Kimpese, as missionaries, for the American Baptist Foreign Mission Society. They had 3 children during this time; Robert Lanoue Baldwin (1933-1967), Beverly Jean Baldwin (1939-?), and Richard E. Baldwin (1940-?). Upon their leave from the Belgian Congo in 1943, they moved to the United States of America. Adelle became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1949. During her professional career, she worked 8 months with the Victorian Order of Nurses in Montreal, followed by 18 months with the Lutheran Hospital in Hot Springs, South Dakota, then 11 years as a staff nurse for the Veterans Administrations’ Hospitals in Hot Springs, Tomah, Wisconsin, and Madison, SD. Adelle also served as the executive secretary of the Orleans County Chapter of the American Red Cross, in Newport, Vermont, for two years. In 1951, Ulric A. Lanoue formally changed his name to Russell E. Baldwin. This surname change was adopted by his wife and children too. During the years from 1955-1958, Adelle lived in Tomah, WI and then from 1958-1964 in Madison, WI.
On December 3rd, 1964, Adelle Baldwin, that is Mrs. Russell Baldwin, was tragically found deceased in Rockford, Illinois at the Inn Towne Motel. Her funeral was held at Lake Edge Congregational Church in Rockford, Illinois, and she was then buried in Monona, Wisconsin.

Ferrin, Clark Ela, 1818-1881
Person · 1818-1881

Clark Ela Ferrin was born in 1818 to Micah Ela Ferrin (1787-1863) and Lucinda Ferrin (née Conant; 1796-1880). He married Sophrenia Boynton. He died in 1881.

Mead, Smith, fl.1837-1839
Person · fl.1837-1839

Smith Mead was the son of William Mead (1762-1840) and Sarah Mead (née Smith; 1777-1835). He was the brother of Stephen Mead (1819-1875) and Sarah Smith Mead (1819-1870), among other full and half-siblings.

Stevens, Fred, 1872-1965
Person · 1872-1965

Fred H. Stevens was born in 1872 to Nason Stevens (1825-1883) and Susanna B. Stevens (née Marsh; 1830-1878). He immigrated from Canada to the United States around 1889. He married Emma Tryphena Wright (1873-1958) in 1893 and together they had the following children: Herbert Henry Stevens (1894-1972), Alma Emilena (1896-1985), Pearl M. (b.1898), and Vivian Lillian (1906-2004). He died in 1965 in Clearwater, Florida.

Person · 1893-1973

Leonard Arthur Auger was born 15 February 1893, in Magog, Que to parents Alfred Auger (1868-1950) and Ella Elmira Buzzell (1870-1934). On 25 November, 1915, Leonard married Clarida Darcy (1892-1969). Throughout his life, Leonard lived in Vermont, Massachusetts, and Quebec. He was employed as a personnel manager for Dominion Textile in Magog until his retirement in 1948. He also served on the Magog Protestant Board of School Commissioners. Leonard Auger became well known for his study of Indigenous and Eastern Townships history. He published several articles on his various history topics and lectured around the United States and Canada. He died on 25 January, 1973 and is buried with his wife in the Pine Hill Cemetery, Magog.

Heard, Capt. Edmund VI
Person · 1768-1830

Capt. Edmund VI Heard was born 16 February 1768, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, to parents Col. Edmund V Heard (1743-1814) and Sarah Willington (1743-1770). He was the oldest of two siblings, Sarah (1766-1849), and Luke VI (1770-1831) and two half-siblings, Samuel VI (1773-1815) and Hannah (1775-1831). As an adult, Edmund VI Heard signed up for the Worcester County Militia, and served under Capt. Ezra Sawyer. In 1792, Edmund VI Heard married Lucy Bennet (1774-1845). The couple had nine children, Edmund VIII (1795-1852), John Bennett VII (1797-1848), Lucy (1801-1873), Luke VII (1801-1873), Sarah (1803-1865), Tyler Wellington (1806-1877), Betsey Eaton (1810-1828), Leander Curtis (1813-1814), and Samuel Andrews VII (1815-1877). The family went on to settle in Newport Township, after Edmund VI’s father was able to secure a land grant for him in 1803. Just like his father, Edmund VI Heard, was instrumental to the establishment of Newport Township. He died 1830 and is buried in Maple Leaf Cemetery in Compton Quebec.

Heard, Capt. Edmund VII
Person · 1795-1852

Capt. Edmund VII Heard was born in 1795 in Lancaster, Massachusetts Bay Colony to parents Edmund VI Heard (1768-1830) and Lucy Bennett (1774-1845). He was the eldest of nine siblings, John Bennett VII (1797-1848), Lucy (1801-1873), Luke VII (1801-1873), Sarah (1803-1865), Tyler Wellington (1806-1877), Betsey Eaton (1810-1828), Leander Curtis (1813-1814), and Samuel Andrews VII (1815-1877). Edmund VII Heard was only eight years old when the family moved to Newport to escape the persecution faced by Loyalists in the aftermath of the American Revolution. In 1818, Edmund VII Heard married Mary Willard. The couple had three children, Mary Maria (1819-1898), Lucy Minerva (1824-1897), and Matilda Rosetta (1827-1870). Unfortunately, Mary Willard passed away in 1828. In 1831, Edmund VII Heard and Abigail Haskell (1797-1880) got married. Two more children resulted from this marriage, Edmund VIII Haskell (1836-1923), and Abigail Susanna. As an adult, Edmund VII Heard joined the militia and quickly was promoted from Ensign to Captain in 1831. During his military career he was involved in the suppression of the 1837 Lower Canada Rebellion. Edmund VII Heard also served as a grand juror for the Court of General Quarter Session of the Peace in 1824. Edmund VII Heard died in 1852 and is buried in Maple Leaf Cemetery Compton, Quebec.

Heard, Luke VII Heard
Person · 1801-1873

Luke VII Heard was born 1801 in Lancaster, New England Colonies to parents Edmund Heard VI (1768-1830) and Lucy Bennett (1774-1845). He was the last child of Lucy Bennett to be born in the United States. He had nine siblings, Edmund VII (1795-1852), John Bennett VII (1797-1848), Lucy (1801-1873), Sarah (1803-1865), Tyler Wellington (1806-1877), Betsey Eaton (1810-1828), Leander Curtis (1813-1814), and Samuel Andrews VII (1815-1877). As a youth, Luke VII worked at a mill in Stanstead where he met Persis Hubbard (?-1887). The couple went on to marry and have five children, Lucy Gibson (1830- 1875), Achsah Hubbard (1834- 1897), Samuel IX Newell (1837-1906), George IV Gibson (1838-1907), Julia A. (1844-1864). The family settled on and farmed the land adjoining to his grandfather, Edmund V Heard’s, original plot. Just like his brother, Samuel Andrews VII, Luke VII was an advocate for education, as shown by his service on the first school committee for the combined townships of Newport, Eaton, Ditton, and Clifton. Luke VII Heard died on 18 November, 1873, and is buried at Maple Leaf Cemetery, Compton.

Person · 1821-1893

Frederick Robinson was born in 1821 in Waterloo, Quebec to Hezekiah Robinson (1791-1851) and Seleucia Knowlton (1800-1876) who were both born in Newfane, VT and moved to Waterloo, Quebec. Seleucia was the granddaughter of Hon. Luke Knowlton, Supreme Court Justice in Vermont, who also lived in Newfane and was an Empire Loyalist during the American Revolution. Canon Robinson wrote a biography of Judge Knowlton that is in the historical museum in Newfane.

Frederick Robinson graduated from Bishop’s College. He was ordained deacon in 1847 and priest in 1848 by the Bishop of Quebec. Robinson was appointed to Coteau-du-Lac in 1847; Incumbent to Rougemont and Curate to Abbotsford in 1848. He also had temporary charge of Granby and Milton in 1850, of Milton in 1864 to 1866 and of St. Hyacinthe from 1871 to 1873. He was appointed a Trustee of Bishop’s College, Lennoxville, in 1874. He also served as Canon of Christ Church Cathedral.

Canon Robinson married Mary Jane Johnson (1824-1911), the daughter of Rev. Thomas Johnson. Canon Robinson died in 1893.

Hyatt (family)
Family

The Hyatt family came to the United States from England in the mid-17th century. Abraham Hyatt and his family were living in Schenectady, New York at the start of the American Revolution. He supported the Loyalist side and enlisted in the army with two of his sons, Gilbert and Cornelius. Around 1778-1780, Abraham Hyatt, his wife, and his ten children (Gilbert, Cornelius, Abraham, Jacob, Charles, Isaac, Joseph, Anna, Mary, and Merriam) took refuge in the province of Quebec. After the Proclamation of 1792 permitting the colonization of the Eastern Townships, Gilbert Hyatt and 204 associates requested the Township of Ascot. In 1792, having obtained authorization to survey the township, Gilbert and many members of his family settled in. It was not until 1803, however, that he and 30 associates received the letters patent for the land. Gilbert Hyatt held many public offices. He was appointed as Justice of the Peace in 1806 and in 1808, as Commissioner to administer the oath of allegiance to applicants for land in the Township of Ascot in 1808. He died in Sherbrooke on 17 September 1823, aged 62.

Hackett (family)
Family

Michael Felix Hackett B.C.L. was born into a Irish Catholic home on the 23rd of August, 1851. His parents were Patrick Hackett ([1810?]-1869) of Ireland and Mary Griffin ([18-?]-) of Granby, Quebec. His father was the first Mayor of Granby, Quebec who died when a bridge collapsed in April of 1869. Michael Felix Hackett studied locally at the Granby Academy College, as well as at the College of Sainte-Marie de Monnoir, and College of Saint-Hyacinthe. He studied law at McGill University and on June 17th, 1874 he was admitted to the Quebec provincial Bar. M.F. Hackett was married in 1883 to Florence Alberta Knight (1858-1913) daughter of Albert Knight M.P. (1817-1887) and Julia Ann Rose (1817-1894). They had a family of five: John Thomas (1884-1956), Sybil Rose (1886-1954), Felix Winfield (1890-1951), Florence Julia (1891-1912), and Mary Griffin (1896-1980). M.F. Hackett practiced law in the Stanstead community, was the Mayor of Stanstead Plain (1890-1904) and Prefect of the County (1891-1897). He was a Judge of the Superior court of Quebec and politician, participating in the Quebec Legislature elected in 1892. He assumed the position of Provincial Secretary until retirement. He also ran for the federal legislature (1900 and 1904), but was not elected. He was Director and Vice president of Stanstead and Sherbrooke Mutual Fire Insurance (1835-[19-?]). In addition to this, M.F. Hackett was the President of the Stanstead County Farmers' Institute, the Saint-Joseph Society, Eastern Township's Liberal-Conservative Party (Quebec) and the School Board Trustees. He also was a member of the Board of Examiners for School Teachers of Eastern Townships, Militia Captain, Batonnier of the Saint-Francois Bar (1892-93) and (1900-1901), and Grand President of the Catholic Mutual Benefit Association of Canada (1895-1916). M.F. Hackett passed away 12 April 1926 in Cowansville, Quebec. He is buried at the Mont Ste. Marie Cemetery in Stanstead.

John Thomas Hackett B.L., B.C.L. is the son of Michael Felix Hackett and Florence Alberta Knight. He was born in Stanstead, Quebec on June 12th, 1884. He was educated at St. Charles Seminary, Loyola College, Laval, and a graduate of McGill's Law school. It was there that J.T. Hackett founded the student council of McGill (1909). He was a resident of both Montreal and Stanstead, Quebec. He was married to Linda Harding (1884-1965) in 1912 and they had Florence Knight (1913-2009), Ann Kidder (1914-1931), Linda Mary (1916-1917), Guy Harding (1918-1951), Julia Alice (1919-1970), John David (1920-1980), Ruth Rose (1922-1928), Mary Cora (b. 1924), John Joseph (1925-1925). Hackett's occupation as Lawyer was followed by terms as a Federal Conservative M.P. (1930-1935, 1945-1949) and Senator (1955-1956). In his lifetime he participated on the board of governor's for McGill University, Executive Board of The Charity Organization Society, Catholic Social Service Guild, and Loyal Convalescent Home. He was also President of Jr. Bar Association (1919), Batonnier of the Bar Association of Montreal (1945-1946) and Canadian Bar Association (1947). John Thomas like his father was involved in the military as a Lieutenant of 55th Regiment, Irish Canadian Rangers. He was also the president of the Stanstead County Historical Society (1936-1956). He passed away 15 September 1956 and is buried in the Mont Ste. Marie Cemetery in Stanstead.

Linda Harding was born 14 January 1884, in Newton Centre, Massachusetts, daughter of David Baker Harding (d. 1897) and Annie Kidder. Following the death of her father in 1897, Linda and her mother moved to Derby Line, Vermont. Her mother, Annie, married Dudley William Davis in 1899. Linda received her Bachelors of Arts from Boston University. In 1941, she compiled the book Eleazer Fitch: The First Leader of Stanstead Township. Linda passed away 28 July 1965.

Hunting (family)
Family

Seth and William Hunting, the founders of Huntingville and involved in the establishment of the Universalist Church in the village, were the first Huntings to the Eastern Townships. Born in Hubbardston, Mass., William and Seth Hunting were two of the four children of William Hunting and Lydia Wheelock. William Hunting (1784-1832), their eldest son, and Mary (Polly) Stone (1782-1853) were married in 1809 and subsequently moved to Templeton, Mass., where Mary's family was from. Mary was the eldest daughter of Catharine Wyman and Leonard Stone, Catharine's second husband. Previously, Catharine had first married Aaron Kendall who died after 10 years of marriage, in 1881. From her mother's first marriage, Mary (Polly) Stone had three half-siblings. The family connections on the Stone side of the Hunting family are significant because much correspondence was received from these relatives in the United States. After the birth of two daughters in 1809 and 1811, William and Mary Polly Hunting moved to Ascot Township in Lower Canada in 1812. Although the reason for the move is not certain, it is likely that they were prompted by some of Mary Stone's relatives who had already made the move north.

By 1815, Seth Hunting (1788-1872) had brought his new bride, Nancy Davis, to the Eastern Townships as well and had bought land on the Salmon River, now the Ascot River, which would be the future site of Huntingville. At this time, William and his family moved from Ascot to join Seth were he had chosen to settle. Seth and Nancy Hunting had six children: Stephen (1815-1841), Susan (1816-1886), Henry W. (1830-1896), William Seth (1865-1950), Fredrick A. (1867-1868), and Charles P. (1864-1931). Although Seth had purchased the land where the mills would eventually be situated, it appears that he was a farmer rather then a miller and it would be William who would build the mills.

William Hunting and Mary (Polly) Stone had six children: Betsey (1809-1832), Catharine (1811-1838), William (1815-1892), Leonard (1820-1842), Lyman E. (1821-1850), and Ephraim, who died as an infant. William Hunting built and operated the first dam across the river and subsequently built a grist mill and a saw mill on its shores. Additionally, he operated another mill on the Eaton River. When he died in 1832, his eldest son, William, took over the mills at the young age of 17. By 1838, William's younger brothers, Leonard and Lyman, were helping at the mills. By the 1840s, Lyman had left the mills to work at the Fuller General Store in Lennoxville because of ill-health, some sort of lung disease, and, for time, lived in the United States. Descendants of William Hunting Jr. operated the saw and grist mills until 1960, when a fire destroyed both buildings. In 1961, a planing mill was built and operated by Ross Hunting but has since been shut down, although the building still stands next to the Salmon River in Huntingville.

Corporate body · 1923-1991

The Denison Mills Women's Institute was founded in 1923. Like the other Women's Institutes of Canada, whose motto is 'For Home and Country', this one was concerned with family life in rural regions. It was a member of the Richmond County Women's Institutes, the Quebec Women's Institutes, and the Federated Women's Institutes of Canada. Delegates attended the annual meetings of these organizations. The Denison Mills Women's Institute also worked jointly organizing activities with Macdonald College in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue. Locally, an elected board of directors worked with various committees (Agriculture, Family Economy, Education, Citizenship, Health and Welfare, Publicity) to organize activities and monthly meetings. The Denison Mills Women's Institute first Board of Directors decided in 1923 that the money raised by their organization would be used to build and maintain a community hall. Only four years later, in 1927, the hall was opened for use. The Women's Institute organized and was involved in many other activities over the years: public lectures; horticultural competitions; school contests and fairs; and fund raising (through bake sales, card parties, charity sales, and draws) for the Canadian Red Cross Society, the Canadian Cancer Society, and many other humanitarian organizations. In 1991, the Denison Mills Women's Institute was disbanded.

Corporate body · 1924-1998

The Brompton Road Women's Institute was founded in 1924. Like the other Women's Institutes of Canada, whose motto is 'For Home and Country', this one is concerned with family life in rural regions. It is a member of the Sherbrooke County Women's Institutes, the Quebec Women's Institutes, and the Federated Women's Institutes of Canada. As well, it organizes activities jointly with Macdonald College in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue and the Brompton Road Musical and Social Association. Its programming focuses on the education of mothers and rural women, on the health and welfare of children, the preservation of national traditions, and the development of patriotism. A committee of three members is elected to organize the various activities and the monthly meetings. The Brompton Road Women's Institute was disbanded in 1998.

Corporate body · 1914-

Founded in 1914, the Lennoxville Homemakers' Club at first devoted itself to the patriotic work of helping Canadian soldiers fighting in World War I. In 1921, the Club was renamed the Lennoxville Women's Institute and, like the other Women's Institutes of Canada, adopted the motto, 'For Home and Country' and the mandate of improving family life in rural regions. It is a member of the Sherbrooke County Women's Institutes, the Quebec Women's Institutes, and the Federated Women's Institutes of Canada. An elected board works with various committees to organize monthly meetings and activities. The latter includes lectures, horticultural contests, school fairs, and fund-raising events for humanitarian organizations.