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                  <text>THE BENNER Â·HOUSE
I don't remember much about the Benner House, although I was often
in it on errands orÂ· to visit Mrs Benner's mother, Mrs. Johnson. I know
it was divided into two. halve so that Mrs John~on had a sect:lon for herse'lf
I know they had many nephews, arid neices with whom I sometimes played, but
other than that they did not associate much with the other people on the
street .
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No. 80 ,Niagara Blvd. Fort.Erie::: new no. 463.

â€¢

180 ft. frontage â€¢

June 11, 1894

to caroline L. nitchell

wife of

\ftJm.

Mitchell (mail clerk)

sold to Isaac Bousberg Buf:!:alo N.Y.
part of north easterly part of lot NO. 5 in ist Con. Bertie.
132 Ft of south land between lot 5 &amp; 6, on the

south east er.

of lot 6, known as the Benj. Wintermute lot, occupied by
~itchells

April 18, 1884.

V.Jn1.

knrnm as Fair Holme.

Mullon Black

&amp;

wife Amy to Wm. Badget Pierce.

July 3. 1886. win. 3adget Pierce &amp; Lucie pierce to Caroline Lucretia ::vlitchell
wife of 'Jlim. Mitchell.
Dec., 31, 1914:
t'iar,

1, 1918.,

Grant $1,00 ';l\1m. E. Hunt

Anna to James h1hite of Hamilton.

Mary L. 3urton to John 3. fitzgibbon: lot 29:$100

July 30, 1926. John

â€¢

&amp;

B. &amp;

Elsie Fitzgibbon to Abbie and

D.

Montillon. Â·

July 30. 1926.

Grant: abbie Montillon to Elsie Fitzgibbon.

Oct .

Elsie Fitzgibbon-to Jon I3. &amp; elsie Fitzgibbon.

1926.
1934.

Elsie Fitzgibbon widow and Exects. of

Johnfillil~t.zgibhon

grant to Albert T. Elliot.

Feb 15.

1940.

Albert elliot

1947.

W.J,Sanderson to Erie Securities Ltd.

&amp;

wife to tiT.J .Sanderson.

1960. W.J. Sanderson to James

c. Statton

George

&amp;

H.

stratton jr.

as River Apts.
Mar. 1.

1961.

Â·Elsie Fitzgibbon widow to Jolm R. Le\Jis&amp; Florence Lewis
pt. of lot 29.

1962.

â€¢

John Levis to Bertie

High School: pt. of lot 29.

Sept. 15, 1964.

JaMES C. &amp; George H. Stratton, River apts. to James C, Stratton.

Â·Feb.

1.

1967.

James C. stratton to Directors of vetrans Land Act.

Oct. 13.

1978.

Vetrans Land i\ct. to James C.

Oct. 17.

1978.

James

Feb .

1983.

1.

c.

&amp;

Nancy L. Stratton. J .T.

Stratton &amp; wife to nancy A. thomas.

Nru.1cy A. Thomas to Gregory A.

&amp;

Nancy A. Thomas pt. lot 29.

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�No . 80(0ld ) Niagara Blvd.

new 463 Niagara Blvd .::: 1880 ' s Harry Stone .

Harry Stone was the first druggist in old Fort Erie . His place of

â€¢

business was in the north section of the old Pool room building
on the riverside of Niagara Blvd. ; owned by Ed. Hawk ins . The south
end of the building housed a grocery store , and the rear 9f the
building housed the pool hall.This a.ctually was a betting parlor , however
in later years it became a regular pool , a billiard hall .
. â€¢. ' -

In 19 /J

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John &amp; elsie( Montillon) Fitzgibbon moved into the home , with
their children after a move from Port colborne . After the death of
Mr . Fitzgibbon

1

, Elsie moved with her daughter Mary back

to the old Montillon home at No . 96 Hiagara blvd .
she sold the home to Albert T. Elliott : Apr . 26th . 1934 .

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