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                  <text>lot #1. on the west side of Niagara st. as marked on the plan
of the village of Victoria; Township lot # 7.

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Mar.

C rown to Henry Putman all of lot # 7. 216 acres â€¢
1830. Henry Putman to Richard Thompson 1/9 pt. lot 7

cons 1 8:. 2.
Jan. 18, 1832. Wil1iatr Putman;to Hirman..cSwaze.
his 9th. pt. of lot 7. con. 1 &amp;2: 216 acres
July 5, 1832. Q.â€¢ Claim: Hiram Swayze to Wm. Forsyth: 216acres.
1832. Jacob Putman &amp; hanna his wife all her in-cerest- in
June
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J..,.

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Township lot 7.
William Griffin 8,: Jane to Wm. Forsyth all interest
in t,l. lot 7.

1840. Will: Wm. Forsyth to son Collingwood Forsyth lot 7.
Mar.

1844- Q.C. Collingwood Forsyth to Jane Forsyth.
etc. etc.
Q.C. Walter Forsyth to Nalson:Forsytht 216 acres.

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June 7. 1852.
Nelson Forsyth to Thomas Mc. Clumm
Nov. 15' 1852.
etc. etc.
Wm. Brock Fors' th to Edi'.?ar John Jarvis; lot 1.
Mar. 20 18 1.
Edgar Jarvis etux to .Ste-phen Jarvis~ lot 1.
June ?8, 1872.
SteÂ· hen Jarvis to Metro Joli ton Perm Buildin Societv.
1 '72.
Stephen Jarvis to Silas Carter lot !Â±.
June 28, 1873Silas Curtis to Nellie Sherman; village lot fl
July 17' 1874.
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�lot #2. west side of Niagara Street: Bridgeburg ..

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1872 to Stephen Jarvis:::
July 7$ 1873,. Stephen Jarvis to Jane Bardgett~
May
7, 1874 .. Jane Bargett wife of Thomas Ba.rgett to Robert Johnson ..
June 30, 1880., Jane Bardgett widow to George Re.mage"
Feb.12, 1883., George Ramage to Jane HUffrnan ~Jot #2.,
etc .. etc.,
May 21, 1918 .. Jeanette Blieler &amp; Frank Huffman to Georgina Novdngs
t interest in lot #29
Oct. 18, 1918: Will~ Georgie Mowings to Winnie Ee Geiger &amp;
Carrie Mero( also kn01im as Drew) during their_ lives,
then to Lois G. Geiger~
Dec. 16, 1925., Re estate fo Georgie Mowings 1rj_dow, vested in
Herbert and Josephine Topping as JnT .
1932. Herbert H. Topping &amp; wJ..fe to Katherine Fritzj
unmarried 1,voman.
(From this time to the period of 14 years Mrs .. Maybel Â·
Rung ran the building as the Howard Hotel .. )
Aug â€¢. 1, 1945. Herbert Montillon ext., of.Katherine(Fritz)B .. T.
Davidson to Andrew Zaiac,

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RUNG from above :William Rung came to tge tovm .
shortly after marrying his girlfriend Maybel
Ee worked with his Â· father for a time in the store
on Jarvis St. then took over the Hotel Howard,
running it for fourteen years .. When sold it was
renamed the Ohio ..
May 15, 1947., Andrew Zajac &amp; wife to William Saranic &amp; wife Maria
as J.T ..
Nov.,29, 19Li-7 .. Wm5 Saranic &amp; wife to Paul Chvostek &amp; Mary as J eT.,tint ..
Nov., 29 5 1947" Wm., Saranic &amp; wife to Mi c hael Bolvansky &amp;Â· wife Annie ~
t int ..
May 31, 1950e Paul Chvostek &amp; wife Mary &amp; Hichael Bolvansky &amp; wife
to Joseph Dolanjski .
Sept e
1 7 1951 .. Joseph DolanjskL &amp; wife to Wil fred Aubin ..
Mar .. 29, 1964$ Wilfred Aubin &amp; wife to Stanley Rent on 8-: wife

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Dorien e
T , 1Â· 9 , 1_971 . s.t anl evv Renton ,~: wife to Walter &amp; J ean i-!lychalewyc z ..
can
They enlar ge d both bevera ge rooms &amp; improved the bar .
May 24, 1985

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Walt er Mychalevr1 c z

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wi f e to S. Willi ck

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S ons Ltd ..

�lot # 3 west side of Niagara

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Bridge burg.

Property to Stephen Jarvis :: :: 1872 â€¢
etc. etc.

1889::: Isaac

&amp;: Anna Radford to LTane Huffman

etc. etc.
Dec.
1, 1925: Charles E. Kreiger 8: wife to Katherine :F'ritz.
Sept. 22, 1946. G. Trm:t &amp; Â·sxts. of Katherine Da:vidst:n-:1 to
l\Â·!aybel D. Guess.
etc. etc.

1964: Maybel Guess to Herbert T. Guess and Maybel Guess
as J. r-p.
J an. 13, 1967: Herb'ert T. Guess &amp; wife to Dieter Weinman.
Etc. etc.
M ay 22, 1 980: Alma E. Guess as exts. of Herbert 'I'. Guess to
Karl D. Weinman &amp;: Constance Weinman as J. T.
i997

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owner Joe MarLo:-For'S :::::rie.

This tract of land situated between the apartment building
on the north west er. of Niagara Blvd. &amp;~ Dufferin'liiÂ§"tÂ· and the old
Ohio Hotel is not occupied by a building. It is used primarily
to store heavy equipment for the Weinman Slectrical Corn pany â€¢

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nT #7., Con 1. N. RtÂ·~.
;-f
1827;

FtÂ·.

m~nry

Putman

Putman.
farm. Niagara River road.

between dufferinÂ· 7 Phipps.

Dec. 31, 1798. Crown to Henry Putman Lot 7, con.l &amp; 2:::- 216acres.

Sheriff,,;;deed:

t1ar. 30, 1820. : Ttomas Merr:htt, Sheriff of N1agara.
act. of Jas. Chewitt to Bartholomew Beardsley:::
undevided i/3 pt. of lot 7, 1st. con.

B&amp;S. Mar. 9, 1830.::: Henry Putman one of the devises of Henry Putman
deceased : to Richard Thompson, undevided 1/9 pt.,
of lot 7 in 1st., &amp; 2nd., con. N.R. $ 160.00
B.&amp;S. Sept. 1829.:::

John Putman to Robert Mc.Pherson l/3pt. of 1st.
&amp; 2nd. con.being the 3rd. part .of 216 acres.

B.&amp;.s. Mar. 9, 1830.::: Daniel Martin to Richard Thompson undevided 1/3
pt. of lot 7 in 1st., &amp; 2nd. con.$ 140.00
B.&amp;.S. Jan. 18, 1832: Wm. Putman to Herman Swayze: the undevided share o:
the north pt. of lot 7, in the 1st., &amp; 2nd, cons.
contai ning 216 acres, in the whole.
Q.C. July 5, 1832.
Herman Swayze to Wm. Forsyth: 216 acres.
Q.C. July 5, 1832

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Hannah wife of Herman Swayze all her interest in
216 acres.

Will 401.Jan.28,1840. Wm. Forsyth to Collingwood Forsyth: 216 acres.
B.&amp;.S. Oct.19, 1851.

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James A. Hurst etux to Alonza Quakenbush.

B.&amp;.S. dee. 11, 1851. Alonza Quakenbush to James
Hur.&amp;t-1/3 pt. of lot 7,
con .1, &amp; 2.
,:;.;~.

Q.C. June

1852, Walter Forsyth to Nelson Forsyth: ?16
acres.'
'
B.&amp;.S. Nov. 15, 1852. Ne4;!on F or:Â§:Â¥tb._.!'. o Thomas
c. Macklem: 216 acres.
7,~h.

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B.Â¢ s.

Dct.24J
Will J~.n. 18,
Sheriff

Cert.

1837. James Oswald etux to T.Clarke Davis: 216 acres.
Richard Thompson to Jmes Richard Thompson
City Bank ~antiffs to Edgar Jarvis &amp; Stephen M.
Jarvis def.

B.&amp;.S. Jan. 4th., 1873, Stephen M. Jarvis to James Bardgett.
B.&amp;.S. Nov. 16,

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1872. Stephen Jarv~s etux to John E. Burch, Helen E.
Burch wife: Henry A. Burrows ,Ellen Sarah Burrows
wife: John G. Burrows &amp; Franklin S Huell

�lot 8 in the 1st . con . pan 25 .
west side of Niagara er . Highland Ave .

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Crovm to Philip Wintemute : 60 acres .

1806

etc.
B. 8, .

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Nov . 17

Abraham Winte mute : Anna Bailey: late A. Winte mute :
&amp; Eliza Bailey to Wm. Forsyth : 30 acres pt/ lot 8 .

1832

Will

1840

Wm Forsyth Sr . Re g. July 1841 to his son
Issac Brock Forsyth .

(~.01)

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,, .........

�IDT 9. Con.1. N.R.

or 1 BURNS PLACE FORT ERIE::: Inf. Welland regt. office.

THE HOME OF REV, JOHN ANDERSON, KNOWN AS THE GRANGE.HE WAS IST. RESIDENT.
RECTOR OF. ST. PAUL"S CHURCH.::: 1826- 1849.
Apr. 12, 1816.

Crown to Philip Wintemute: N.PT. of S.PT. 1/2 of 60 acres

Nov.

1, 1820.

Crown to William Powell; n. pt. 60 acres.

Mar.

1, 1832.

B.&amp;.S.

Apr.

7, 1837. William Yule held mortgage on Fort Erie farr:i:: 650 pounds.

July

1, 1845. Wm. Powell to John Russel:

May
Jan.

wm. Powell &amp; wife Hebecca to rev. John Anderson:36.223 acrs.
400 pounds. ( Regt no. 8532)
middle pt.

30 acres. N. part.

26, 1846. B.&amp;.S. John Russel to Rev. John Anderson: 30 acres: N. pt.650 pounds.
5, 1849. Will of John Anderson: Bequeathed all hisestate to his wife Helen
during her lifetime, for

ti~euse

of her children, and the residusat

her death to be devided among all her children share and sharealike.
executors:Helen: Alexander Douglas: John Yule; &amp; Horatio SrnithiU"iderson.
Regt, no, (1698)
May Â· 2, 1849. AbrahAI"i Hershey Sr. sold to Abraham Jr. : 120 acres: N. pt.
Apr. 30. 1853. Thomas St. ext. of Thomas Clarke to Alexander Douglas, ext.

of

Rev, John Anderson.
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May 9, 1858. Benj â€¢ Hershey to Edwin Hershey: 120. acres .by will4f~.- ~ "'
Aug. 9, 1893. B.&amp;.S. Margaret L.G. Grasett, widow to William Anderson 12 acres.
1 undivided sixth interest in the middle section lot 9 .â€¢â€¢ Bgt. no. 7737.
Aug.

9, 1893. B.&amp;.S. Hedley L. Anderson etux to Wm. Anderson 12 acres. 1 undivided
interest in the middle sect.lot 9 â€¢â€¢.â€¢ (7738)

Apr.

7, 1899 â€¢. Prob. Will::Helen Anderson Spinster to Wm A. Anderson 1/ 6th. interest

dgh1.

in the old homestead and farm cont. 12 acres more or less :and the
balance of the farm 198 acres, more or less,to her brother WM.
A. Anderson: Caroline Ritchie, and tow nieces Helen and Emily anderson
to have 1/3rd joint interest.

Aug, 31, 1899.

Caroline Ritchie widow, Hedley L. anderson &amp; wife~::afa&amp;Â·:--Eeln~J.~Mde:rnon
and nnily L. anderson spinsters: helen B. Snider,Married: Mary Thompson
widow: Heru..-y J. gra sett &amp; wife: Charles Grasett: Edmund Y Grasett&amp; wife:
Arthur E. Grasett &amp; wife:Caroline J. Ritchie:Catharine E. Thompson married:Â·
Issabelle

w.

Grasett, by her atty: Henry J. Grasett grant to

Frank V.E. Bardol(Erie Beach Corrp.)

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/

�Lot 9, con 1 Bertie
Grant
Oct. 1922.

cont.

to Caroline Ritchie: Helen L. Anderson. Helen J.
Anderson:spinster, Emily Anderson spinster,
Helen B. Snider married: Mary E. Thompson widow:
2enry J. Grasett &amp; wife:. Charles J. c. Grasett
Edmund Y. Grasett &amp;, 1Nife, by their atty.
Carloine J. Ritchie : Catherine E. Thompsonmarried:
Elizabeth A. G:rasett widow: 8, Issabelle. W. Grasett
widow by her atty, Henry Grasstt.
to F:~:i.NK BARDOL for '.:\; $37, 000. 00

Grant i923. Â·
Reg. Ear. 10

Frank BardoJ_

&amp;

wife to the Erie Beach Comp.

1927.
Gra:nt.
July 5, 1927.
July 12, 1927.

â€¢

Erie Beach Company to Welland Securi ties.I,tc_.
.,
65. 67 acres pt. lot 9.
.J,..,

PARKVIEW su-bd:L vision

pt. of lot 9 in ist con.

etc .. etc â€¢
01::1118

9' 1943 ..

Welland Securities tn Julie Brock: pt./ of north.

Grant. Nov. 22, Welland Securities to John Charles pt./lot 9.

1946
Grant. Dec. 9,

1946.
Grant Jan.
191+7.

Grant: Feb. 18,

John Charles &amp; 'liVife to Leonard J. Russel &amp;, 1vife
Issabell Rusell part/ lot 9.
John Charl 'S to Joseph Schrrridt
pt./ lot 9.
Wellana Securj_b_es to Ellen

g'(

Ela:ciine his wife:

o. Herrin.

1957
Grant. Sept. 2Lh Welle.nd .Securities to John Campbell, -ividovve::c".
'

â€¢

1060
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