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Pettes, J.C.

Born in West Brome April 14, 1820 son of Charles and Desire (West) Pettes. Attended High School at Bakersfield, Vermont where he was recommended by the Principal to be qualified to give instruction in common English branches.

He was one of the pioneer school masters and his scrapbook contains certificates to qualify him as a school teacher. In those early days a school master, was examined by the local commissioners. Some of the certificates are from Rev. C.C. Cotton of Dunham in 1842, Jacob Cook, commissioner of Brome in 1844, and Col. G.C. Dyer of Sutton in 1843. He taught in the Vail Neighborhood in Dunham, Fairfield, Vt., Sutton, Scottsmore, West Brome and in 1848 in Knowlton.

In 1849 he went to Brome Corner and went into partnership with his brother Nathaniel as merchants. In 1851 the brothers came to Knowlton and, as pioneer merchants built a store on the corner of what is now Knowlton Road and Mt. Echo Road opposite the Library. This building is still in use.

In 1850 Jeremiah married Susan Wheeler of Knowlton, daughter of Austin and Charlotte (Knowlton) Wheeler. In 1910 they celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. Children of this marriage were Ellen Florence born 1850 who married Wm. W. Lynch, Frances Carrie born 1855 married J.E. Fay and Austin W. born 1858.

J.C. Pettes was very greatly involved in the building and plans for the Pettes Memorial Library. He was President of the Library Association from the time it was built until his demise. He was interested in all literary programs, gave lectures and promoted reading clubs. He also wrote and had printed booklets of poetry.

Moore, P. H.

From The Dictionary of Canadian Biography 1871-1880

Moore, Philip Henry, farmer, soldier, Legislative Councillor and railroad president, born at Rhinebeck Dutchess Co., N.Y. 22 February 1799- , third son of Nicholas and Catherine (Streit) Moore, married Harriet A. Stone. They had six sons and two daughters. He died 21 Nov. 1880 at St. Armand Station, Missisquoi County, Quebec.

He was commissioned THE FIRST REGISTRAR OF MISSISQUOI COUNTY at Frelighsburg 19 June 1830.

He took a part in the Battle at Moore's Corner in the Rebellion of 1837 for which he was officiallythanked by Sir John Colborne.

On the Union of the provinces in 1841, P.H. Moore was called TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, a position which he held until Confederation.

In 1846 Moore had been CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE INSTRUCTED TO INVESTIGATE LOSSES OF INHABITANTS OF LOWER CANADA in the 1837-38 uprising.

At Confederation he became a candidate for the Federal House of Commons. He ran as an Independent Conservative and was defeated by the Conservative candidate Brown Chamberlin of Frelighsburg.

He was a PRESIDENT OF THE MONTREAL AND VERMONT Junction Railway until his death in 1880.

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This collection deals with the life and career of Joseph Amos McLoughlin, school principal and school inspector in the Missisquoi, Brome and Shefford areas, over 40 years in the mid and late 1800's. McLoughlin was appointed school inspector in 1870 taking the place of the first one, Inspector Rotus Parmelee. Travelling through the country from school to school in the winter months was not an easy life and he kept on as long as he was physically able. In October 1888 he applied for sick leave and on December 17, 1888 he died of consumption at his home in Sweetsburgh at the age of sixty-six years.

For other researchers it will be the papers of McLoughlin's second wife, Charlotte Willard, which will be most interesting, since she was the granddaughter of Samuel Willard, the Leader of the early Associates in settling Stukely Township. Interesting not only to Willard descendants, but, also to the Knowlton family descendants, as Charlotte's parents were William and Merab (Knowlton) Willard of South Stukely. There were three sons and three daughters born to Joseph and Charlotte (Willard) McLoughlin most of whom grew up to be talented citizens promoting an appreciation of the value of education.

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Miscellaneous collections of papers of the Litchfield family that lived for many years on the southeast lot of Potton, Township Range XI Lot 1 near the Boundary Line.

They are interesting because of Ezra L. Litchfield who was an American Civil War Veteran and lived there for some years after he was discharged from the War Dept. of U.S.A. in 1865. He is buried in the Leadville or Maxfield Cemetery nearby, where one may see an American Flag by his grave each year. He did not live long as the papers indicate. The farm was carried on by his widow, Mrs. Weltha (Cox) Litchfield (an American) and their son, Calvin C. Litchfield.

Huntington, L. S.

Born at Compton, Quebec 1827. He studied law and practised his profession in Shefford. The Eastern Townships Advertiser (later Waterloo Advertiser) was founded by Huntington in 1856 in Knowlton. Elected to the Federal Legislature for Shefford in 1861, solicitor-general 1863-64, brought charges against the government in connection with the Pacific Railway Scandal, defeated for Shefford in 1882, founder of Liberal party in Eastern Townships. L.S. Huntington married in 1853 Miriam Jane Wood, daughter of Major David Wood of Frost Village. By this marriage there were three sons. The second marriage in 1877 was to Mrs. Ellen Brown Marsh of New York City whose letters are in these papers. A son of this marriage was Lucius Stewart Huntington who is also mentioned in the documents.

Olmstead, F. A. Sr. and Jr.

Frederick Albyn Olmstead was born in the Township of Sutton January 16, 1862, the son of Alden and Harriet (Jackman) Olmstead. He married about 1884, Wealthy Valetta French, daughter of Tertius and Helen (Sweet) French. At a young age he commenced work with S.N. Boright in the village store and continued on in the business with Mr. Boright for many years under the title OLMSTEAD and BORIGHT, General Merchants. When Sutton Village was incorporated in 1896, its first mayor was Frederick A. Olmstead. By 1929, the son, Frederick A. Olmstead entered the business. After this the name F.A. OLMSTEAD and SONS appeared as the letterhead. The large brick residence on Maple Street which has been built by F.A. Olmstead Sr. was the home of the Olmsteads for many years and still stands in good condition. In 1920 the son had married Mildred Hawley of North Sutton and they continued to live there with the father and carried on the store. In 1945 Fred Olmstead died and his family carried on the business for some few years after.

French, T.

Tertius French 1824-1899 was one of the sons of Horace and Annie (Hawley) French of the Township of Sutton. He married as his third wife Helen A. Sweet 1836-1928. Their daughter Wealthy V. French married Frederick A. Olmstead Sr. of Sutton. One document mentions that Tertius was a carpenter and joiner which accounts for the fact that he was elected an overseer for the erection of Sutton's Town Hall in 1859. The correspondence reveals that in the 1880's Tertius was carrying on a lively business of exporting carloads of hay to buyers in Worcester, Mass, the papers give the impression that his business and family affairs were conducted in a way which showed that he was honest and trustworthy. His mother's people, the Hawley's were among the grantees of the Township of Sutton receiving land in North Sutton at the time of the granting of the Charter.

Eldridge, S.

SamuelEldridge 1784-1879 was a young man of eighteen years old when, in 1802 he came with his parents Gardner and Martha (Spink) Eldridge to settle in Brome Township in Lower Canada. This line of the Eldridge family was from Rhode Island. In 1783, the father, Gardner bought lands in Hancock, Mass., where they lived until moving to Canada coming in through St. Armand at first. In Brome they settled on Tibbits Hill just west of where the village of Knowlton is located now. Only two of Gardner's large family remained to live in the area, Samuel being one.

Great grandsons of Samuel still live in the Knowlton and Waterloo areas. Samuel married three times, eleven children by the first wife, two by the second, and seven by the third, from which last the above mentioned great grandsons are descended. The farm remained in the Eldridge family until recent years.

The papers give a glimpse into the way of life in the early 1800's in Brome Township. They are all handwritten. The other families with whom the Eldridges settled are named, early businesses from whom necessities were obtained are given, notices of the first meetings to set up schools are among their papers. Generally all are sharing in the work of developing the land and setting up comfortable homes. The family saved these precious papers which have been entrusted to the care of the Brome County Historical Society Archives by a great, granddaughter.

Dyer, E. A.

Federal M.P. for Brome County from 1891-1895. Merchant of Sutton.

McMaster, Andrew R.
M015 · Person · 1876-1937

Andrew Ross McMaster was born the 6 November 1876 in Montreal to Captain John Andrew McMaster and his wife, Amelia. He was educated at Montreal High School, Montreal Collegiate Institute, McGill University and the University of Edinburgh, graduating with a law degree. He was admitted to the Quebec bar in 1901 and eventually was appointed the King’s Counsel in 1910. He also served as a school commissioner in Westmount. McMaster married Florence B. Walker (1877-1960) on 25 June 1902 and together they had 6 children: Frances Ross (1903-2002), Amelia Wilkes (1904-1990), Florence Walker (1906-1990), Margaret Mona (1908-1999), John Andrew (1911-1999), and Helen Leeming (b. 1916).

A.R. McMaster began his political in 1917, when he was elected as a Liberal to the House of Commons as the Member of Parliament for Brome, a position he held until 1925. In 1929, McMaster entered provincial politics as he was appointed Provincial Treasurer for the Louis-Alexandre Taschereau government. Shortly thereafter, he ran for the Quebec Liberal Party in the riding of Compton in 1929, which he won. In 1930, McMaster resigned from cabinet. He passed away on 27 April 1937 in Westmount, Quebec and is buried at the Mount Royal Cemetery.

Cleveland, Harry Roland, Jr.
C008 · Person · 1899-1972

Harry Roland Cleveland Jr. was born in Danville, Quebec on 9 January 1899 to Harry Roland Cleveland Sr. and Mary Isabel Macdonald. He was enrolled in his second year of Arts Courses at Bishop’s College when he enlisted in WWI with the Royal Flying Corps on 31 May 1917 in Toronto. In 1918, Harry Roland Cleveland Jr. was commissioned to the Royal Air Force. In September 1939, during WWII, Cleveland Jr. enlisted once again and and served in the Corps of Royal Canadian Engineers as a Major. He received the British War Medal, the Defense Medal, the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, the War Medal 1939-1945, and the Efficiency Decoration. Cleveland Jr. was honorably discharged on 16 April 1945. Harry Roland Cleveland Jr. was married to Clara Champange in 1940. He passed away on 10 November 1972 and is buried in the Danville Protestant Cemetery.

Cleveland, Nelson
C010 · Person · 1812-1888

Nelson Cleveland was born in 1812. He was a farmer. In 1849, he was married to Mary Ann Lynch in Shipton, Quebec. He was the first mayor of Cleveland which was named after him. He was a captain in the Second Battalion of Sherbrooke militia. Cleveland died in 1888 and is buried in Danville, Quebec.

Cleveland, Harry Roland, Sr.
C009 · Person · 1873-1935

Harry Roland Cleveland Sr. was born to C.C. Cleveland (1849-1907) and Fluvia E. Cleveland (1850-1931) on 16 August 1873 in Danville, Quebec. Cleveland Sr. was married to Mary Isabel Macdonald in 1897 and together they had one child: Harry Roland Jr. (1899-1972). He studied at Danville Academy, at American high schools, and McGill University, from which he received a degree in Comparative Medicine and veterinary science in 1894. From 1894 to 1912, he practiced as a veterinarian in the United States and in Danville. Cleveland Sr. served as a school commissioner from 1902 to 1905, as a member of Danville's town council from 1906 to 1915, and as Mayor in 1910 and 1911. Harry Roland Cleveland enlisted with the 5th Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion on 1 February 1915 and served during WWI as a veterinary officer. He received the 1914-15 Star, the British War Medal and the Victory Medal. He was honorably discharged 30 November 1917. He died in 1935 at the age of 72 and is buried in the Danville Protestant Cemetery.

Gingras (family)
Family

Armand J. (a.k.a "Pete") Gingras (1892-1976), son of Napoléon and Virginie Gingras of Sherbrooke, married Leota Moss (1896-1961), daughter of Michael and Bertha Moss of Coaticook, on 25 September 1916. Armand spent his professional life working as a salesman at H.C. Wilson & Sons music store in Sherbrooke for 60 years. Armand and Leota moved to Lennoxville and bought a house on the corner of Academy and Meade Streets. Together, they had at least 2 children: Leonard (1917-2006) and Gerald (1920-1999). Both Leonard and Gerald fought in World War II with the Royal Canadian Air Force. Leonard married Wilma Campbell (1921-2011) on 17 June 1942.

Olivier, Estelle
O001 · Person · 1925-2012

Artist and poet Estelle Poulin was born in Sherbrooke in 1925 to Joseph Albert Poulin and Laurentine Bisson. She studied nursing and worked in various institutions and organizations. She married Irénée Olivier. Eventually, she was employed at the library of the Université de Sherbrooke and worked with the sick. In 1969, she decided to devote herself to literature and the visual arts. Since then, she has published many illustrated books of poetry and completed more than 500 paintings. In 1972, she was awarded the Prix Juge Lemay of the Société Saint-Jean-Baptiste du diocèse de Sherbrooke. She passed away in Sherbrooke on 3 August 2012 at the age of 87.

C005 · Corporate body · 2007-

Le Chemin des Cantons, also referred to as the Townships Trail was first launched in June 2007. The trail traverses over 30 towns, eight regional county municipalities and over 400 km of the Eastern Townships. The trail begins in Brome-Missisquoi and ends in Val-Saint-Francois. Following secondary routes, the Townships Trail explores the British, American, Scottish and Irish influence and legacy in the Eastern Townships through the 18th and 19th centuries. The trail is one among eight tourist routes recognized by Quebec’s Ministry of Transportation. It’s mandate is founded on showcasing the built and natural history and heritage of the Eastern Townships through the use of marked route signs. In addition to the trail signage, the Townships Trail also provides tourists with maps and audio guides that recount and narrate the memories, stories, and history through artists and locals from the region. First conceived in 2004, the cultural trail has materialized through a partnership between the municipalities, the Local Centres of Development for Haut-Saint Francois, the Regional Conference of Elected Officials of Estrie and Monteregie Est, the Quebec Anglophone Heritage Network, along with Tourism Eastern Townships.

The Corporation de la gestion du Chemin des Cantons is run by a Board of Directors of 15 members who are elected by the General Assembly for a period of two years. The members of the Board of Directors represent the eight regional county municipalities, Tourism Eastern Townships, the Conseil de la Culture de l’Estrie, the Anglophone Heritage Network, the friends of the Townships Trail and the Attrait-Etape. The Board of Directors also includes two co-opted members who are appointed by the Board. The Corporation de la gestion du Chemin des Cantons also has a coordinator Helene Deslauriers who has held this title since 2007. There are also a number of committees in charge of programming, routes, evaluation, marketing and relaunch.

Notable founding committee members of the route are : Julie Sage, secteur tourisme de Coaticook, Marc Cantin, secteur tourisme et culture Asbestos, Dominic Ferland, secteur culture memphremagog, Julie Pomerleau, secteur culture Haut-Saint Francois, Alain Deschatelets, Tourisme Sherbrooke, Josiane Ares, secteur culture Val- Saint Francois, Sylvie Vandal, Tourisme Granby Bromont, Denis Brisebois, DBSF, Sylvie Lamarche DBSF, Marie-France Bourdages, Tourisme Cantons-de-l’Est, Jocelyne Jacques, ministere de la culture et des communications, Line Brault, CLD Brome- Missisquoi, Melanie Duranleau CLC Haut St Francois, Dominic Ferland MRC Memphremagog, Jacynthe Ferland, CLD Val St-Francois, Jocelyne Jacques, MCC, Shirley Lavertue, MRC Coaticook, Diane St- Jacques, CLD Haut-St Francois, and Helene Deslauriers, Route Culturelle- Tourisme Cantons-de-l’Est.

C004 · Corporate body · 1918-1993

The Canadian Co-operative Wool Growers Limited was first established on 7 March 1918 under the Canadian Cooperatives Act. The national body was established under the recommendation of the Dominion and provincial governments.The mandate of the Co-operative is to market and regulate the price and quality of wool in Canada. Wool produced throughout the country is consigned to the Co-operative and settled according to a grade that is assigned to the product. In 1920, the Co-operative established its Quebec branch in Lennoxville. This branch operated out of a warehouse on Conley street which was constructed and supervised by Leandre Vadnais Parent until his retirement in 1961. This location served as the provincial warehouse and grading station for the Quebec region. In addition to the grading and marketing of wool, the co-operative sold sheep supplies and woollen products such as yarn and blankets. In 1929, the Lennoxville branch opened an office on 159 Queen Street, as the Conley Street warehouse continued to be used for receiving and grading of wool. In 1945, the co-operative established The Wool Shop, which was a popular wool specialty retail outlet. In 1993 the Lennoxville branch of the Canadian Co-operative Wool Growers was shut down as a result of the organization’s restructuring efforts.

The Coalition of Citizens of Val St. Francois was founded in 1998 to fight against Hydro-Quebec's project to built a new power line to interconnect the Hertel substation to the ''des Cantons'' substation and built a new substation at St. Cesaire. This project was announced by Hydro-Quebec at the end of January 1998 following the ice storm that knocked out the power in the Monteregie, Eastern Townships, and Centre-du-Quebec regions for many days. Hydro-Quebec presented this project as a solution to to reinforce the power line feeding south of Montreal.

At first, the Coalition fought to stop the construction of the power line; to convience the Government of Quebec not to bypass the environmental and public consultations by reversing its decrees; and, to impose a moratorium on the project. Then on 31 August 1998, the Coalition began its legal battle against Hydro-Quebec and the provincial government. In January 1999, the Coalition went back to the Superior Court to nullify the government decrees. On 23 February 1999, the Coalition won its battle. The Superior Court judgment ruled that the government decrees were illegal.

Therefore, the Govnerment of Quebec respected the judgment, stopped the works, and went forward with environmental and public consultations. In June 1999, the Government of Quebec enacted Bill 42 - a retroactive legislation that allowed construction of the first phase of Hydro-Quebec's Hertel-des Cantons project. Again the Coalition fought in court to rule Bill 42 unconstitutional. In August 2001, the Superior Court judgment ruled that Bill 42 was constitutional.

After this defeat, the Coalition stopped its legal fight. Only two citizens of Roxton Pond decided to appeal the decision.

The Newton District, created in 1975, is one of three subdivisions of the Girl Guides of Canada's Sherbrooke Division formed during the Division's reorganization in the early 1970s. It comprises companies in the municipalities of Sherbrooke, Scotstown, Bury, and Sawyerville. The District Commissioner is accountable to the Division for the District's good management and the development of the companies, in light of the By-laws of the national organization, which stipulate that the main objectives of all its sections are to enable girls 'to develop personal values and respect for self and others; to develop respect for nature and the order of things; to have new experiences and outdoor adventure; to make friends and have fun; to achieve a sense of well- being; to learn the importance of decision making; to function in small groups; to achieve a sense of pride in accomplishment; to acquire practical and leadership skills; to develop their ability and willingness to help'. The District Commissioner works with a committee consisting of herself, the Deputy Commissioner, the Secretary, the Treasurer, the Badge Secretary, a representative of the Local Association, the District Guider, the Guiders of the District, and, optionally, community representatives. This committee meets regularly to look after the District's organizational needs.

The Dufferin District, created in 1974, is one of the subdivisions of the Girl Guides of Canada's Sherbrooke Division formed during the Division's reorganization in the early 1970s. It first comprised companies in the Beebe, Rock Island, Stanstead, and Ayer's Cliff areas. Two years later, however, companies from the municipalities of Hatley, Magog, and Austin joined the District and those of the municipalities of Beebe, Rock Island, and Stanstead were grouped together under the rubric of 'Three Villages'. The District Commissioner is accountable to the Division for the District's good management and the development of the companies, in light of the national organization's By-laws, which stipulate that the main objectives of all its sections are to enable girls 'to develop personal values and respect for self and others; to develop respect for nature and the order of things; to have new experiences and outdoor adventure; to make friends and have fun; to achieve a sense of well-being; to learn the importance of decision making; to function in small groups; to achieve a sense of pride in accomplishment; to acquire practical and leadership skills; to develop their ability and willingness to help'. The District Commissioner works with a committee consisting of herself, the Deputy Commissioner, the Secretary, the Treasurer, the Badge Secretary, a representative from the Local Association, the District Guider, the Guiders of the District, and, optionally, community representatives. This committee meets regularly to look after the District's organizational needs.