http://www.fepl.ca/localhistory/files/original/9e13ba0f7637bd0d946fbfd963867914.pdf cca3612fa7a8bfff975406e798b23d87 PDF Text Text FH.E:P.~BTJRY: • :: d. ~ar. l~, 18~3. 52 yrs. w:i.fe: J'OHN F.REEBUR 'i ,J1\NE li'REEBUR'.r· s (Jt.1: wife: William Free1rnr..r Sophia t. 1(362 Charles Viola b. 1586. b. 18~9. d. A 23.1G91. 58 yrs. ,, '-..I' d. 15~8~ d 1~91. -----·------------------~--------------------------- ,JOSEPH FREEBU.HY G~;org:e Freebury ADA Freebury . b. ti b, . d 1·~57 d . 192'.) . John & Jane. 1 ~~'4 -'-'· { ' . Cl 'rhis family burried i~1. GT . paul.s Ce111.;.;tery ·Fort all remembered on one 1a.:rge up:riglrt. marke:r. 190~)' . Erie. ----------------------------------------·------------- • • sons 1~65 LOf �Rev. John Anderson::: Rev. John Anders on : • ...... b. 1805 . d. July 3rd. 1849. marr; Helen Y·1:u_le of Chambley Quebe c • ~- bur: St. Paul's Cemeter y. The Rev. John Anderson came to F(i::rt Erie in 1828 when j_t was called Waterloo; to replace the Rev. Robert Addison of Ni agara on the Lake. He came on a six months trail; and was t he first resident ministe r , The congregation wish ed h i m to stay on; and on the 6th. O '.~ May 1836 he was j_nclucted theist Rec tor of WaterlOC( ,St. Paul's) and remained for t wenty years • • �THE GRANGE: :: THE OLD ANDERSON HOME FORT ERIE:: :# 1. Burns Place . • • The land o,j1which this old home stands was deeded to William Powell i\ in 1796 . Fsb . 10 . 1832 Wm. Powell and Rebecca r is wife sold to John Anderson the middle pt . 36 . 2. 23. acres for $ 1600 . There is some question as to the date of this old home • . The Anderson family lived first in the old Stanton home on tr1e N.E. Cr. of the Niagara Blvd. and Bertie St.( from records of relative Winifred Willis St. Catharines) In the records of St. Paul's Church it mentions that many were lost at the time of the fire at the home of Rev . John Anderson . Ref . Records of W. Willis: re . Buffalo Mar . 31st. 1836 . 11 A list of 18 names and contributions::: n Deeply sympathizing with Rev . John Anderson in his late misfortune: led by William Shel tot> Buffalo clergyman. Quote from Emily Anderson ' s obituary::: .The Grange Farm::: con .1, lot 9 . Bertie Township Welland County . 11 As described in 1886, for insurance purposes::: A building , two story wood house: 30 by 40 ft . with kitchen attached at the rear, 22X 24 ft . and 20 by 20· ft . A long tree lined drive way lend to the house at one time. 11 Helen( Yule)Anderson l ived here in the 1860's and descendants do not recall it being out of the fawily till sold when Mrs. c. Ritchie and her neices Helen J. and Emily moved to 18 Eastborne Ave. Toronto. above __ inf . from the records of W. Willis great- grandaughter of Rev. Johm Anderson. In July of 1922 when Frank Bardol bought the estate from the executors of Wm. Anderson it stated that the home was built some 90 years ago, or 1832 . This would compare vlith the date William Powell and wife sold the land to John Anderson. This was called the middle part of the property: 36.2.23 acres . No doubt after the fire in 1836 the house was greatly restored . Again in 1846 John Anderson was sold the north part of the property by the executor John Rusell • • �-· .Someti me a ft er the Anderson fami l y a Mr. C'a rson rented the old homestead. I n the late 20 1 s after the opening of the Peace Bridge the land surrounding the h ous e was to become the Ri o Vi.sta subdivis i on under the management of Char l es Frankl in of Fort Erie. At the s a me time a 19 hol e Gol f Course " The Rio Vi sta 11 was pl anned t o attract more Buffal o pe opl e t o the area. The Anderson home was t o be c ome t he Cl ubhous e. Un f ortunate l y with t he c ommi ng of the depression n one of the se pl ans materiali zed, exc ept t he Gol f Cours e which was c ompl eted t o 9 hol es. Mr. Char l es Frankl i n moved into the fr ont of the Anders on house at this tim::, r:nd t he Oswal d family occupied the back. J'fir. Fran..kl in r a n outi ngs at t he home for his many busi ness fr i ends fro m Buffalo. The home then wen t to Harry Oaks and the We lla nd Se c uri t ies , wh o bought a great deal of t he l and borderi ngthe Ni agara Ri ver. Death notice of W. A. Anderson Feb . 26, 1912. 11 • born in the old Stanton house. N.W. er . of Bertie & Niagara St.July 22nd . 1831. A few months after his birth his family moved back to the old homeste ad, below what is now Bridgeburg . 11 11 a list belonging to Birth: July 22 1831,. Winefred Willis, now in possession of JohnBurtniak of Brock University, gives the names of a number of people sending donations and sympathy in his recent loss , dated~_'.1836. The land was purchased from Wm . Powell & \Jife Rebecca March ist. 1832. John received 80 acres , the middle part with other lands .. :He no doubt got help from his wife ' s family , for Apr . 7, 1837 Wm . Yule held a mortgage on the farm and Grange . The Yules of Chambly Quebec had a great deal of money, and their was still being managed in 1900, . From the dates above it is safe to say the house was built in 1832 and reconstructed • after the tragety(the fire) in 1836 • �,JOHN ANDERSON: : : : 30acres. N/part of lot 9 , 1st. con . N.R. This tract of land was deeded from the Crown to Wm. Powell 1796 . : ,~· • 'Feb ..... 10th. -1:83£ it went from Wii~-ttam Pott.ell-Rev. John Anderson • midd le pt. Fire 1836 . Jan . 5th., 1849 ,John .Anderson w:Llled hi.s land and the home t hereon to his wife Hellen and c ~ildre n . Exrs. of will : John Yule , Helen , Alexander Dpu glas and Horatio Srnith Anderson. I .; ·:...,_ -- -· ._.. ~ .. - Jol-tN • ' • �BOW.EH ROAD:: 1800' s. originally called Ferry Rd. At the foot of this St. was the lower Ferry Landing. The boats were no larger then row boats. To the north before caroming to Frenchrnan"s • Creek stood a grain elevator: blacksmith shop: shoe Shop : 2 hotels: a dance hall and a customs house; a dock and a shingle mill operated by Stockdale & tait. The dock vvhere the Fennians landed was directly at the foot of Bowen( the site of Williams dock inlate 20's). On the S.W. er. stood the Ferry house and tavern of FreeberrjFreeberry's Landing. In the 1860' s this tavern was run by Joseph Stevens .he also ovmed the dock and shingle mill for anumber of years.From J. Stevens the taver went to Joe Lanigan . • �1 850's, • • • 50, s .& 60 1 s.::: Bow en Rd. & Niagara Blvd . by George Ta i 1 9 27. About the year 1 ~ 51 and H'352 the late James Haggart started a Ferry between Freebury's landing at the foot of Bowen Rd. to Hertel Ave . at Black Rock on the American side. His fine little side wheeler steamer the "Cygnet" , under her captain Dick Taylor, was placed on the route, but only operated during the summer months. After a trail of two possibly three seasons, the service was discontinued ; possibly for want of suffic tent patronage . Another gentleman by the name of James Haggart, who at the time was Capt. o 1 the Fort Erie Ferry bGat , and afterwards conductor of tre Dummy over the Internatilioaal Bridge; said he ran the Ferry for one seasor Clustered around the foot of Bowen Rd.at the time was a grain warehouse, blacksmith shop, shoe shop, dance hall , and two hotels . One of the hotels was kept by a man named Freebury, and following h j Joseph Stevens, and the last was Joseph Lanigan , who had a licence 1 ~ 75. A considerable business was done in ferry ing people and g oods over the river, in small boats and yawls. There was a custom's offi c stationed there, and on the dock was a Customs house, andalso the shingle mill of Messrs. S~ockdale and Tait. It was at this dock th9. t the Fenians landed on a fine morning of June l e 66. The shingle mtll was not burned, but was torn down after the raids. ( O"Neil of cours did not damage the hotels) All the buildings have disappeared, howev remains of the old dock can still be seen. It was at this point that the old Western Union Te legraph C ins talled their first submarian teleg raph cable. It was abandoned wt the International Bridge was completed, and the cable ran over it ." Shortly after the F enian raids Joseph Stevens left the Hotel , and purchased a farm on the Gilmore road lot 5 cci~. 5 the west half . � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Louis McDermott Collection Subject The topic of the resource Local history, Fort Erie and surrounding area. Description An account of the resource A collection of historical documents, photos, news clippings, letters, and writings, assembled by local historian, Louis McDermott, and donated to the Fort Erie Public Library. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Louis McDermott Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived FEPL-LH -Louis McDermott Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Included in this collection are writings, historical documents, news clippings, images, maps, and more. They were written and compiled by Louis McDermott into a series of binders. The digital collection has been scanned from these physical copies. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Fort Erie Public Library and Louis McDermott Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rev. John Anderson Description An account of the resource Listed here is a document pertinent to Reverend John Anderson and his property. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Louis McDermott Collection 1800s Fort Erie Louis Mcdermott Collection