Thomas Johnson was born in Bampton, Westmoreland, England in 1789. Ordained deacon in 1815 by Vernon Harcourt, the Archbishop of York in the United Church of England and Ireland and priest by the Bishop of Carlisle in 1817, in 1819 he was sent to Canada, to the Diocese of Quebec, by the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts. He served as Missionary for the SPG for 32 years. He was assigned to the mission of Charleston (Hatley) before being transferred to Abbotsford in 1830. Rev. Johnson traveled in the Eastern Townships founding schools and churches. He was rector at St. Paul’s Anglican Church in Abbotsford, Quebec, as was his son-in-law Canon Frederick Robinson. He was also involved with the founding of Compton Ladies College and Dunham Ladies College (St. Helen’s School). In 1850 or 1851, he retired.
Thomas Johnson married Annis Spedding (b.1794) on April 15, 1819 in Bolton, Westmoreland, England. They had a daughter named Mary Jane Johnson (1824-1911). Rev. Johnson died in 1881 at the age of 92.
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The fonds contains source material on the work of the Reverend Thomas Johnson, the Reverend Frederick Robinson and the Archdeacon George Jehoshaphat Mountain from 1829 to 1845 and is also of value as a source of information on the settlement of Abbotsford, originally called Yamaska Mountain. The fonds consists of photocopies of originals dated 1830 to 1845: the Journal of Visitation in the Eastern Townships by George Jehoshaphat Mountain in 1829, correspondence, circular letters, receipts, and biographical notes on Rev. Johnson. It is comprised of the following series: Thomas Johnson, Rev. ([197-?]), Frederick Robinson, Rev. ([197-?]), Abbotsford ([197-?]), and George Jehoshaphat Mountain ([197-?]).
While the documents' original lot numbers were ignored in the arrangement of the fonds, they are identified on the document backs.
The documents were donated in three accessions by Reginald E. Buzzell from California (lot 1), Richard D. Moysey from Montreal (lot 2), and Linda Buzzell-Saltzman from California in 2023.
No more accruals are expected.
29 September, 2023
The original journal of G.J. Mountain is housed at the Quebec Diocesan Archives, Bishop's University.
Title is based on contents of series.
The documents are in English.
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The series contains source material on the life of Reverend Thomas Johnson from the 1970s. It contains correspondence and biographical information of Reverend Thomas Johnson.
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Item is a digitized photograph of Reverend Thomas Johnson in 1874. The original photograph was taken in Abbottsford.
The digital photograph was donated by Linda Buzzell-Saltzman in 2023.
Title is based on contents of series.
The documents are in English and French.
Frederick Robinson was born in 1821 in Waterloo, Quebec to Hezekiah Robinson (1791-1851) and Seleucia Knowlton (1800-1876) who were both born in Newfane, VT and moved to Waterloo, Quebec. Seleucia was the granddaughter of Hon. Luke Knowlton, Supreme Court Justice in Vermont, who also lived in Newfane and was an Empire Loyalist during the American Revolution. Canon Robinson wrote a biography of Judge Knowlton that is in the historical museum in Newfane.
Frederick Robinson graduated from Bishop’s College. He was ordained deacon in 1847 and priest in 1848 by the Bishop of Quebec. Robinson was appointed to Coteau-du-Lac in 1847; Incumbent to Rougemont and Curate to Abbotsford in 1848. He also had temporary charge of Granby and Milton in 1850, of Milton in 1864 to 1866 and of St. Hyacinthe from 1871 to 1873. He was appointed a Trustee of Bishop’s College, Lennoxville, in 1874. He also served as Canon of Christ Church Cathedral.
Canon Robinson married Mary Jane Johnson (1824-1911), the daughter of Rev. Thomas Johnson. Canon Robinson died in 1893.
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The file contains source material on Reverend Frederick Robinson from the 1800s to the 1970s. It contains biographical information and correspondence regarding the Anglican Church.
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Item is a photograph of an oil portrait depicting Canon Frederick Robinson around the 1870s. The original portrait was painted by Margaret Sanborn, a Montreal artist.
The digital photograph was donated by Linda Buzzell-Saltzman in 2023.
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The documents are in English.
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The series contains source material on the history of Abbotsford and some of its settlers from the 1970s. It contains notes on early settlers of Abbotsford previously known as Yamaska Mountain.
Title is based on contents of series.
The documents are in English.
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The series contains source material on the Archdeacon George Jehoshaphat Mountain from 1829. It contains a copy of the journal of visitation by the Archdeacon. The journal contains information on his trip to the Eastern Townships with details on travelling in Quebec, where he stopped and the state of various settlements, including information on schools and churches.