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Arnold, William Thomas
Person · 1885-[?]

William Thomas Arnold (regt. no. 120499) was born on August 6, 1885 in England. Nonetheless, Upon enlisting, he listed Knowlton, Quebec as the address for his next-of-kin. Arnold, a lumberman, enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force and volunteered for overseas service in Montreal on August 19, 1915 having served in the Scottish Light Dragoons for seven years before that. Upon enlisting, he was posted to the 69th Battalion (Canadien-Français) as a Private. His records indicate he served with the 13th Scottish Light Dragoons between August and October 1914. Confusingly, his records also state that before enlisting in 1915, he enlisted with the 13th Battalion (Royal Highlanders of Canada) in 1914 but was discharged for erysipelas. Arnold arrived in England on April 28, 1916 and was posted to the 23rd Reserve Battalion. In September 1916 he was drafted to the 60th Battalion (Victoria Rifles) with whom he served in France until January 1917 when he was posted to the 3rd Can. Div. HQ. In March 1917 he was posted to the 87th Battalion (Canadian Grenadiers Guard) and in June was transferred to the 1st Quebec Reserve Depot in England. In November 1917 he was returned to Canada and was sent to the Grey Nun’s Convalescent Hospital in Montreal for defective hearing and osteo-arthritis. He was discharged as medically unfit in January (or February) 1918.

Corporate body · 1925-[1972 or 1973]

Asbestos United Church was organized in 1925. During its first years, services were conducted in the Protestant school, until 1929 when the church was erected from the frame building reconstructed from the Danville Methodist Church, which was moved to Asbestos after the closure of the church. In 1970, with the Jeffrey Mine Open Pit coming closer to the Church, it was decided to sell the building to the Canadian Johns-Manville Corporation in Asbestos. Asbestos United Church amalgamated with Trinity United Church in Danville in 1972 or 1973. Asbestos United Church was under the jurisdiction of the Quebec-Sherbrooke Presbytery of the Montreal and Ottawa Conference of the United Church of Canada. The Church was governed by the Official Board, the Board of Stewards, and the congregation in cooperation with organizations within the Church, such as the Sunday School, the Ladies' Aid, the Evening Women's Association, and the Young People's Society.

Corporate body · 1867-

The Ascot Masonic Lodge, No. 30, was established in Lennoxville in 1867. It was one of the larger freemasons lodges in Quebec, and worked to help build the communities surrounding the Lennoxville area while also working closely with the Grand Lodge of Quebec and other lodges. Members frequently attended meetings and worked on annual projects. The mission of the Ascot Masonic Lodge was to "turn good men into better men." All members were permanent residents of Quebec, and applicants were required to be 21 years of age or older.

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.

BUArtColl · Person · 1785- 1851

John James Audubon was an American ornithologist, artist and naturalist known for his studies, drawing and paintings of North American birds. He was born on April 26, 1785 in Les Cayes, Saint Domingue, Hispaniola (a former French Colony; now Haiti). Audubon conducted his first scientific studies from his father's Pennsylvania estate. After trying and failing in several different types of business ventures, he concentrated on drawing and studying birds, and began traveling around the country to pursue this work. Audubon's four-volume "Birds of America" was published in London in 1827. He died in New York city in 1851.

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.

Corporate body · [ca. 1855]-1968

Austin United Church, also known as the East Bolton United Church, was initially of Methodist denomination. It was probably organized around 1855 as part of the East Bolton Circuit, which included Bolton Centre. In 1925, when the United Church of Canada was founded, amalgamating the Methodist, Presbyterian and Congregational Churches, the East Bolton Circuit joined the Union and was later renamed East Bolton United Church, and then Austin United Church. During the 1960s, Austin United Church was a part of the Mansonville-Austin Pastoral Charge. In 1968, the church was sold to the Butters Memorial Hospital. In 1974, the church building was purchased by Mr. and Mrs. McMaster and moved on their farm. Austin United Church was under the jurisdiction of the Quebec and Sherbrooke Presbytery of the Montreal and Ottawa Conference of the United Church of Canada. The church was governed by the Board of Trustees, the Official Board, and the Congregation in cooperation with the organizations within the Church, such as the Women's Organizations.

Austin, Byron
Person · d. 1934

Byron Austin married Cora Sunbury in 1885. He died in 1934.

Ayer's Cliff Water Company
A001 · Corporate body · 1908

The Ayer's Cliff Water Company was formed in 1908 by Leon L. Clough, Aaron G. Clough, Cecil L. Brown, Henry Place, and Charles E. Standish.

Corporate body · 1962-

The Ayer's Cliff-Magog Pastoral Charge, initially called the Ayer's Cliff-Coaticook-Way's Mills Pastoral Charge, was formed in 1962. It then included 3 churches facing decreasing membership and financial difficulties: Beulah United Church in Ayer's Cliff, Sisco Memorial United Church in Coaticook, and Way's Mills United Church. In 1971, two more churches were added: St. Paul's United Church in Magog and Georgeville United Church. The Pastoral Charge was then renamed Ayer's Cliff-Magog Pastoral Charge. The Ayer's Cliff-Magog Pastoral Charge is under the jurisdiction of the Quebec-Sherbrooke Presbytery of the Montreal and Ottawa Conference of the United Church of Canada. The Pastoral Charge is governed by the Official Board in co-operation with organization and Committees.

Baier, Nicolas (1967- )
BUArtColl · Person · 1967-

Born in Montréal in 1967, Nicolas Baier studied at Concordia University. He has shown his work since 1992. He is representd by the René Blouin Gallery ( Montréal) and Jessica Bradley ART + PROJECTS (Toronto). He was awarded in 2000 the Pierre-Ayot Prize, Excellence in Montréal visual art creations, by the Contemporary Art Galleries Association (AGAC) and the Service du développement culturel et de la qualité du milieu de vie de la Ville de Montréal. He lives and works in Montréal.

Bailey, Helen
Person · 1879-1967

Helen Learned (August 31st, 1879 to January 22nd, 1967) was married to Edward Arthur Bailey (July 10th, 1882 to June 20th, 1950). They had no children. Helen's great-grandfather, Ebenezer Learned Sr. (June 26th, 1775 to June 1842) was one of the first settlers in the Township of Eaton settling on the farm just south of the fair grounds in Cookshire. He was a commissioner of the court. Ebenezer married Theodota Smith (1773 to May 22nd, 1846 or 1848) in 1799. Ebenezer and Theodota had seven children together: Royal (1801 to November 22nd, 1821), Alden (March 31st, 1803 to February 25th, 1882), Polly (b. November 25th, 1805), Flava (b. September 27th, 1807), Marina (August 8th, 1809 to October 18th, 1821), William (b. July 6th, 1812), Israel (b. April 2nd, 1814). Helen's grandfather was William Learned (July 16th, 1812 to May 7th, 1874). William married Margaret Keenan (March 15th, 1821 to February 28th, 1894) on July 27th, 1841. William and Margaret had three sons, one of them being Helen's father, William Henry (May 14th, 1845 to October 2nd, 1910). William Henry married Alwilda E. Fisher (June 7th, 1853 to December 30th, 1936) in July 1876. William was employed by the Cookshire Mill Company as a confidential clerk and store manager. Helen’s husband Edward Bailey's parents were Charles Cleveland (May 12th, 1851 to December 14th, 1922) and Ella Maria Pope (1860-1911). Edward's grandparents were Cyrus Alexander and Emily French. His great-grandparents were Ward Bailey Esq. and Sarah Rogers. His great-great-grandparents were Orsamus Bailey and Margaret Whitman.

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.

Baker (family)

The Baker family lived in Danville at the start of the 20th century.

Baker, Abigail, 1861-1883
Person

Born in 1861 to William Stevens Baker and Harriet Eliza Clapp Baker, Abigail Baker was the youngest sister of Malcolm Clapp Baker. She appears in the 1881 Census for Missisquoi County, Quebec. In 1881, Abigail was just 20 years old and was a member fo the Church of England. Her father, still alive at the time, was the head of household. Abigail died in 1883. The cause of her untimely death is unknown.

Baker, A.H.
B003 · Person · 19th cent.

A.H. Baker, affectionatelly referred to as "Aunt Abbie", was the aunt of Malcolm Clapp Baker.

Person · 1877-1916

George Harold Baker (regt. no. 781664) was born on November 4, 1877 in the village of Sweetsburg. He served in the Canadian Militia (with the 6th Hussars and 13th Scottish Light Dragoons) and lived in Bolton Centre before enlisting with the Canadian Expeditionary Force for Overseas Service on May 31, 1915. Before the outbreak of the War, he was a lawyer by training and was elected MP for Brome in 1911. While serving overseas, he remained a sitting MP. Upon enlistment, he joined the ranks of the 5th Canadian Mounted Rifles with the rank of Lt-Colonel. The 5th C.M.R. sailed from Canada on July 18 1915 and landed in France on October 24, 1915. Baker was wounded on 3 June 1916 and subsequently died of his wounds later that day.