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                  <text>QUEENS HOTEL: ::::

â€¢

.J-fv02::: Ve..e..de..d ;to Be..njamin Ha.tuu,c,on by David Cowan.
Be..nj amin Hcuu:li.A on 6ough;t in Co.l. PfU.n.n,{_ngJ.i Re..g;t. o 6 Ma.M :Utoop.6 du.JU._n:
;the.. AmVU:.c..a.n Re..volu;t;_on . He.. Wa.J.i ;ta.k.e..n p!U...6one.JL a.;t Que..be..c. and he..ld
6oJz., :two ye..a.M .AO;te.JL ;the.. fl,{_ghtin.g he.. J.ie..Ule..d in Wa.;te.Jtloo ( Fou Ejz_j_e..)
7797.

He.. m~e..d MMy Jane.. Wa.Jz.,Jz._e..n, ;the.. da.ugh;te.JL 06 Col . John Wa.Jz.,Jz._e..n.
She..Â· Wa.J.i ;the.. 6ill;t wllie.. child ;to be.. boJz.,n. a.;t ;the.. Fau Ejz_j_e.. poJ.i;t .
The.. had ugh;(: c..hilMe..n. and ":to hoUJ.ie.. ;the..m Be..njamin buil;t ;the.. lMge..
:two J.i:toJLy bjz_j_c.k. home.. a.;t ;the.. 6oo;t o{.Que..e..n S;t. 6a.ung ;the.. fl._j_ve.JL.
The.. wq,,ll6 06 ;the.. old home.. We.Jte.. 15 inc.hu ;tfU.c.k., and :the.. in;teJU.oJz., :tA,,
Wa.J.i bla.c..k. wa.ln.u;t, and ;the.. mMbe..l 6j_fl._e..pla.c.u We.Jte.. :Utan.J.i poJz.,;te..d 6Jz.,om
UClly in a. .6 a.j_l;_ng v U.6 e...
In fU.J.i w~ wJz._j_;t;te..n. in l825, Be..njamin le.a.vu: ;to fU.J.i J.ion. Va.vid ;th(
homu;te..AV FARM, ANV THE BRICK HOME WHICH IS CLEARLY STATED.

185'5: : :
The.. pJz.,ope..Uy including ;the.. home.. Wa.J.i pMc.ha.J.ie..d by W~am Wa.lla.c.e..,
;thw builde.JL 06 ;the.. Bu66a.lo ,8Jz.,a.n;t6oJz.,d and GodVU:.C..h Railway, wfU.c.h
had ;_;t ' .6 yMM on ;the.. .6 ou;th J.i ide.. o 6 Que..e..n S;t . pJz.,U e..n:tly ;the.. .6 ,{_;te..
06 ;the.. Le..gion Hall.

â€¢

1880'.6

By ;thj_J.i ;t,{_me.. ;the.. old homu;te..a.d had be..e..n c..onve..Ue..d in;to a. Ho;te..l
w;_;th N. A. Vane.. a.J.i pJz.,o pjz_j_uoJz.,.
â€¢ ,'

MM.. 14; U98: . RobeM_ Ma.JtU.u.

e: - Â·-

6Jz.,om Ja.mu 1-loMn. t Lyd-la Holtan. hil .w i 0
â€¢'i

T. - " ...

J(Jy_IJ 30,

1970-. B.S. SMa.h MaJtLi.n e.x.t . 06 Robe.JU W. MMtin. .to HaNty Haii.JIU..n.o â€¢

. 79 3 7 â€¢

Conve..Ue..d in;to ugh;(: apM:tme..n;tJ.i and
d
.
d
Jz.,ld
'
, . . e..mune.. a.J.i .6 LJ(l h ~ ;the..
WM.Ho.M..y by :then had .JIÂ£:;{:11:tCfied-'.:to -".the.. -ha:t:e";f; bUJ.iA::n.12.;6:0.
F'Bb. 27, J.ie..c..on _wo
1948. HMJz.,y ffawfu.Jt6 w..i..dowe.JL and FJte..d Poo-te.. o6 .the.. -:t..hJ.Ad oM.t .
h

â€¢

.to _N..i..c.hola.6 RUJ.i..i..c./i t: FJtank. P..i..d:z.a.me..c..k.y.

Aug.

,

4, 195q:, N..i..c.ho.R.M RM.ic.k. t: F.1umk. P.&lt;.dzame..c..k.y g W..i..6e.. ;to Rhoda Hook.

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maJVt,(_e..d Woman: 1Me..ph Cib.&lt;.Mk.a.-0: and Robe..Jz.,;t Swuna..

7960

Ap!t.
T

,., â€¢Â·

-.1(\..Yl. ~Â· L .'.&gt; J

The.. ne..w ownn
d
~L/.) Jte..mo e..lle..d :the.. old Ho;tle ;to double.. j_;t'.o .oize...
1, 7965 Roben..t .t. RI da
â€¢
to
SUJz.,ma w..i..6e .. who mo ba.M )OJ.ie..ph C..tb..i..n.J.ik.M
unma.JVt,(_ed .Â·.to Queen' .6 Ho;te..l ( FoJt;t EJU..ef LilnLt.ed.
1974 Que..e..n'.o Ho.tel L:td. ;t G
Â·
o Â· e..o.1r..g e S.in.k.UJ.i t. J.i.:ta.J.i e S.btf?..M j,. j_.
h

,

Â·

$300.000 . 00 .

â€¢

7978

On .the.. 37J.i;t. 06 May The.. Que..e..n.J.i Wa.J.i PMC..ha.J.iud by Col We..bb o6
ToJz.,on;to and hj_J.i Wi6e.. Loa.nne.. .

De.Â·2. . 28 . 7986 .

Qeen ' .o Ho;tel du:Utoye...d by 6..i.Jte.. .

�f'..o.t

â€¢

Ma.y

i qe.e.n.

AtJ;/o:te,U:: 63

lâ€¢Jio..gaJw. W!. vd.

P.e.a. 11. 504 â€¢

6 , 17 9 6 â€¢ C.1wwV1. .to He.wr..y Wivi. de..c.lz.e.-'r.. 150 ac.r...e.J.i : oY1 to:t N0 â€¢ 2 â€¢

Au.g. 7, 7796. B.S. He.ruty Whtde..cfieA .to David CoVJaVI. : 250 ctc.JLe..:,

1;..

Lo.t NO. 2: c..on.1 g 2.
Nov. 10, 1801.B.S. Vav.ld Cowavi :to Benjamin Han..d...f....oon, alJ!... e.x.c..e.pt..lvig
l'...o:t NO. 2.
May 3 1 , 182 3 : LV.U.J'...: be..n j a.m..&lt;..n. HaA.d.1.6 on :to David HaA.d,U., on t. he.J,Jii) â€¢

1827. Jane.. Han..fuon. w,l.6e. 06 BeWJjarru.n :to Rh:!. haltd Thomp.bon.
1833 R. Thomp.oon .to .6on Ja.ae...6 1Uc..iuvtd Thomp.bon.
May 21, 1844. David Ha.ltfuon :to Ale..x..cmdeJt Â·oau.g!..cu: 50

a.CJLe.6.

#o a.CP~v.i â€¢

Aug â€¢ 29 , 18 5 3 â€¢ B. S â€¢ Ale.:x.a.vW.eJt Vo u.glla.6 :to Wili...iam tva..Ua..c. e 1

Jul..y 24, l873. Wil.Uam Wa...Ua.c..e. t. La.ww. iUJ.. w,l.fie :to 'Dav.ld. F. Vay:

~CRE:
Oc...t.

â€¢

N.E. CJz... 06 Qu. e..e.n. and Nl.a.ga1u1 S.t.6. (Ho:te..t .o..lte.)

1, .t875. Q.C.: -Oa.vidfF. a.nd He...f.Â£e.nM TJa..y,t..o (1U.1...U . arn HoJ.Â£:P~of.l.. 1 ;y..,1

1/2 ac.JLe.6 N.E. CR.
Oc..t.y 16, 1881.WM. Hall :to Jahn. Vona.Jwe.: 1/2 a.CJ1~e.. N.E. CJL.
Oc...t. 16, 1884. John Vona.hoe.. e..tu.x. .:to EÂ£l.zabet.h Ma..gwood.
Oc.t.
1884. Eliza.be.th Magwood widow ;to Eliza. Von.a.hoe. â€¢
Ja.n. 16, 1885. Eliza. 'Donahoe. g Bohn. Vona.hoe.. :to Jo-Oe..p~'~ktdde.n..
e..tc... e..tc....
Ma/r...

4 1908. Ja.me.6 Ho.1ta.v1. ( /fo,te.Â£ oivn.eJt an.cl ope.JW;toJt)

J.iJb;VSh

t Lydl.a

Hor...an w..l6e.. :to Robvr..t W. MaJLtin..

J u..ty 3O 191 Oâ€¢ Sa.1w.h Mail.tin e:x..e..c.u;tJu.:x.. o &amp; Ro be..M: Ma..'liln. :to fw.JUty Hawiu. r...o â€¢
Fde.. 27, 1948. G1w.n..t. Hwuuj Ha.iofun.o ividoweJt. o 6 .the. ..U.t po..11.Z, a.n.d FJte..d Poole. o'
Poa.te.
.the. :tllid pcvr..:t:. gtw.n..t ao N.ic.holcv., Ru..6..i..c..k. t 6.1ta.n.k. PidzwM

on

Aug.

4, 19 50. Nl.eholcv., Ru..6J..d_ i FJta.nk. P..ldzame..dl!J t. wine. ;to R.hocla. Hool&lt;., J

)Me..ph C,(.b..lMb.cv.,

â€¢

f,,

Robe..JI..,t Swuna.. Mou. $ 2S .000 .OtJ

�â€¢

MaJL. 14 , 1898: Robe.JLt Ma.n..;U.n

n~om

Jame.J.i

Ho~an t

Lydia

Ho~an h1J.,

wine .

July 3O, 19 10 . B. S . SaJLah Ma.n..;U.n ex;t. on Rob e.JLt W. Ma.n..;U.n ;to H~y HawfU.vtJ.i .
FEb. 27, 1948. H~y HawfU.vtJ.i widow~ and F~ed Poole on ;the ;t~d p~
Aug.
Ap~.

;to Niehola.o RU/.)ie~ t F~an~ Pidzamee~y.
4, 7950 : Niehola.o RU/.)ie~ t F~an~ Pidzamee~y t wine ;to Rhoda Hoo~
m~ed woman: Joheph CibivtJ.i~a.o: and Robe.JLt SuJWia.
7, 7965. Robe.JLt t Rhoda SuJWia wine, who ~o b~ Joheph CibivtJ.i~a.o
unm~ed

;to Queen'h Ho;tu(Fo~ E~e) Limi;ted.
Jan.25 , 1974 Queen'h Ho;ttl L;td. ;to Geo~ge Sin~U/.) t h;ta.oe Sin~U/.) j.;t.

~Â·

May 31,

$300.000.00 .
Queen'h Ho;ttl L;td. hold ;to Col. Webb t Loanne Webb, win e

Vee. 28.1986.

Qeen'h Ho;ttl

de.J.i~oyed

by

n~e.

�":J.'i;.;.

''-~&lt;IF-.

â€¢

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'f

;l

Aug.

4, 7950: NieholaJ.i RUJ.iieQ:
Rhoda HooQ:

n~anQ

PidzameeQy t wine

Jo~eph Cibi~QaJ.i

In 7957 Rhoda HooQ

t

~old ~o

Rob~ S~ma.$25,000.00

m~ed Rob~ S~ma.

The

~~ee

p~n~ ~~~ed ~h~ pla~ no~ ~he ~emod~ng

on

~he Queen;~.

be doubled in ~ize
~a ea~~ on $55.00o.OO.F~~hingh and equipme~
~o ea~~ an ad~onal $ 45.000. The eoe~ail lounge
~ ~o

â€¢

~he

ho~el ~ ~o

dining

~oom

75: and

~he men'~

bev~age ~oom

ladi~ bev~age ~oom ~o

enl~ged ~o

Aeeomod~on ~ ~o

n~om

â€¢

hold 60,

The

75

~o

80 .. The
hold 115.

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