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| SMITH'S 1846 CANADIAN
GAZETTEER : JOHNSTOWN DISTRICT |
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| Consists of the Counties of Leeds and Grenville : it is bounded on the south-east by the
River St. Lawrence, and is watered besides by the Rideau River and lakes; and several other
lakes, some of which are very large, are scattered over the district. The Rideau Canal runs
through the north and west of the district. There is a considerable quantity of good land in
the district, although a large portion of that bordering on the canal and lakes is poor and
rocky. Altogether the District is well settled, and contains some good farms. The inhabitants
are principally Scotch and Irish. Brockville, the district town, is handsomely situated, and
contains some good stone buildings. 13,355 acres of Crown lands are open for sale in the
Johnstown District, at 8s. c'y per acre, to purchase any of which application must be made
to the Crown Lands Agent at Prescott. Population in 1842 : 36,768, since when it has
probably increased one- |
| Date. | No of Acres Cultivated. |
| Milch Cows. | Oxen, 4 years old, and upwards. | Horned Cattle from 2 to 4 years old. | Amount of Ratable Property. | |||||
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| 1842 | 111734 | 26 | 46 | 11915 | 2921 | 4997 | £402,922 | ||||
| 1843 | 120168 | 26 | 56 | 12719 | 3142 | 5785 | £428,105 | ||||
| 1844 | 125095 | 25 | 62 | 13251 | 3363 | 5362 | £442,992 | ||||
| Judge of District Court | George Malloch | Brockville |
| Sheriff | A. Sherwood | Do. |
| Treasurer | A.N. Buell | Do. |
| Inspector of Licenses | J. Weatherhead | Do. |
| Clerk of Peace and District Clerk | James Jessup | Do. |
| Registrar of County of Leeds | David Jones | Do. |
| Do. of County of Grenville | John Patton | Prescott |
| Clerk of District Court | J.D. Campbell | Brockville |
| Warden | R.F. Steele | Do. |
| Crown Lands Agent | W.J. Scott | Prescott |
AUGUSTA. |
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| A Township in the Johnstown District : is bounded on the east
by the township of Edwardsburgh; on the north by Oxford and Walford; on the west by
Elizabethtown; and on the south by the river St. Lawrence. In Augusta, 44,313 acres are taken
up, 17,823 of which are under cultivation. The land bordering on the St. Lawrence, in this
township, is generally good; but the back of the township contains much poor land. In Augusta,
there are 250 acres of Crown lands for sale. There are six saw mills, one grist mill, and
four distilleries in the township. The town of Prescott is situated in the south- |
BASTARD. |
| A Township in the Johnstown District : is bounded on the north- |
BELLAMY or NORTH AUGUSTA. |
| A Village situated in the east of the township of North Augusta; it contains about 50 inhabitants, one store, two taverns, one ashery, one tannery, one blacksmith. |
BEVERLY. |
| A Village situated in the south-west corner of the township of Bastard; contains about 60 inhabitants, grist and saw mill, and carding machine, one store, one tavern. |
BROCKVILLE. |
| The District Town of the Johnstown District, in the county of Leeds,
situated on the St. Lawrence, 56 miles east from Kingston; the eastern road
passing through it. It was laid out in 1802, and is now incorporated. This is a handsome town,
most of the houses and other buildings being constructed of stone, many of which have cut
fronts. Being situated on a bed of limestone, this material is found the cheapest that can be
used for buildings and its general adoption gives the town a very substantial appearance.
Granite is also to be obtained in the immediate neighbourhood of the town, but being harder to
work is not at present used. The court house and jail is a handsome stone building. There are
six churches and chapels, viz., Episcopal, Catholic, Presbyterian, Methodist, Baptist and
Congregational, all of which are of stone. During the season, the steamboats call here
regularly, on their passages to and from Montreal and Kingston. A road is constructed from this
place to Perth, the capital of the Bathurst District, which is about 40 miles north- The following government and district offices are kept in Brockville: Judge of District Court, Sheriff, Treasurer, Clerk of Peace, Registrar of County of Leeds, do. of Surrogate Court, Collector of Customs, Inspector of Licenses, Superintendent of Schools, Clerk of District Court, District Clerk, Deputy Clerk of Crown. Professions and Trades : Three physicians and surgeons, seven lawyers, one grist mill, 18 stores, four tanneries, two asheries, one bookseller, one brewery, one foundry, two printers, two saw mills, three chemists and druggists, ten taverns, four waggon makers, four blacksmiths, two tinsmiths, two gunsmiths, two watchmakers, two saddlers, six tailors, eight shoemakers, three cabinet makers, six groceries, two hatters, four bakers, three painters, two bank agencies : "Montreal," and "Commercial." Forwarders and Commission Merchants : Sanderson & Murray, H.& S. Jones. Land Agent : Andrew N. Buell. Principal Tavern : "Wilson's." |
BURGESS, SOUTH. |
| A Township in the Johnstown District : is bounded on the north-east
by the township of South Elmsley; on the north- |
CHAMBERLAIN'S CORNERS. |
| A Settlement on the Perth road, in the township of Kitley, two miles north of Frankville. It contains about 40 inhabitants: one store, one tavern. Post office: post twice a-week. |
CHARLESTON. |
| A small Village situated in the north-east of the township of Yonge. It contains about 100 inhabitants: one store, one tavern, one tannery, one shoemaker, one cooper. |
CROSBY, NORTH. |
| A Township in the Johnstown District : is bounded on the north-east
by the township of North Burgess; on the north- |
CROSBY, SOUTH. |
| A Township in the Johnstown District : is bounded on the north-east
by the township of Bastard, on the north- |
EDWARDSBURGH. |
| A Township in the Johnstown District : is bounded on the east by the township of Matilda; on the north by South Gower and Oxford; on the west by Augusta; and on the south by the River St. Lawrence. In Edwardsburgh 31,557 acres are taken up, 7,748 of which are under cultivation. The land on the river is generally good, but back, for about 17 miles, it is mostly poor and much of it swampy, the farmers raising scarcely sufficient produce for their own consumption. In Edwardsburgh 950 acres of Crown lands are open for sale, at 8s. c'y per acre. There are three grist and six saw mills in the township. Population : 2,837. Ratable property in the township : £31,174. |
ELIZABETHTOWN. |
| A Township in the Johnstown District : is bounded on the east by the township of
Augusta; on the north by Kitley and Wolford; on the west by Yonge; and on the south by the
River St. Lawrence. In Elizabethtown 48,187 acres are taken up, 21,834 of which are under
cultivation. There are four small lakes in the township, each containing about 600 acres, viz.
-- Jones' Pond, Lamb's Pond, Mud Lake, and Atkin's Lake. The Petite Nation River takes its
rise in this township, nearly in the rear of Brockville; and the south branch of the River
Rideau takes its rise in Mud Lake. Limestone is to be obtained in abundance throughout the
whole township. The soil varies in quality, some parts being excellent, and others hilly and
broken. Timber : principally hardwood, intermixed occasionally with pine and hemlock. The town
of Brockville is situated in the south- |
ELMSLEY, SOUTH. |
| A Township in the Johnstown District : is bounded on the east by the township of
Montague; on the north by the Rideau Canal and Otter Lake; on the west by Burgess; and on the
south by Kitley and Bastard. In South Elmsley 10,275 acres are taken up, 3,566 of which are
under cultivation. The River Tay passes through this township from north- |
FARMERSVILLE. |
| A Village in the centre of the north of the township of Yonge. It contains about 200
inhabitants, who have a Methodist meeting- |
FRANKVILLE. |
| A Settlement in the township of Kitley : situated on the Perth road, 22 miles from Brockville. It contains aobut 50 inhabitants, one store, two taverns, one saddler, and one blacksmith. |
GANANOQUE. |
| A Village in the township of Leeds : situated on the River St. Lawrence, at the mouth of the Gananoque River, 16 miles east of Kingston; the eastern road passes through it. It contains about 300 inhabitants, who have a church (Presbyterian). Post Office : every day. Professions and Trades : Grist mill (four run of stones), saw mill, nail works, carding machine and cloth factory, pail factory, three stores, two taverns, one physician and surgeon, one tailor, two shoemakers. |
GOWER, SOUTH. |
| A Township in the Johnstown District : is bounded on the north-east by the township
of Mountain; on the north- |
GRENVILLE. |
| A County in the Johnstown District : it comprises the townships of Augusta, Edwardsburgh, South Gower, Oxford and Wolford. It returns a member to the House of Assembly. |
ISTHMUS, THE, or NEWBORO'. |
| A small Settlement in the township of North Crosby, on the Rideau Canal, 20 miles from Oliver's Ferry, and 42 from Kingston. It contains about 80 inhabitants, four stores, one tavern, two shoemakers, one blacksmith. |
KITLEY. |
| A Township in the Johnstown District : is bounded on the north-east by the township
of Wolford; on the north- |
LANSDOWNE. |
| A Township in the Johnstown District : is bounded on the east by the township
of Yonge; on the north by Bastard; on the west by Leeds; and on the south by the St. Lawrence.
The assessments for Lansdowne and the adjoining township of Leeds have been made together; and
the townships are divided into Leeds and Lansdowne in front, and Leeds and Lansdowne in rear.
In Leeds and Lansdowne in front 27,496 acres are taken up, 5,821 of which are under
cultivation. In Leeds and Lansdowne in rear 18,212 acres are taken up, 4,978 of which are under
cultivation. The principal part of the great Gananoque Lake is situated in the east of the
township -- it empties itself into the Gananoque River, which enters the St. Lawrence in
the township of Leeds. There are two small lakes in the north- |
LEEDS. |
| A County in the Johnstown District : comprises the townships of Bastard, South Burgess, North Crosby, South Crosby, South Elmsley, Elizabethtown, Kitley, Lansdowne, Leeds, and Yonge. It returns a member to the House of Assembly. |
LEEDS. |
| A Township in the Johnstown District : is bounded on the east by the township
of Lansdowne; on the north by Crosby; on the west by Pittsburgh; and on the south by the
St. Lawrence. There are three lakes in this township, viz., Grippen Lake, in the north; South
Lake, west of the centre; and Oven Lake, east of the centre; the whole of which are
connected together by means of small streams, and discharge themselves into the Gananoque
River, which falls into the St. Lawrence, in this township. The Rideau Canal passes through
the north- |
MAITLAND. |
| A Village in the township of Augusta : situated on the St. Lawrence, five miles east
of Brockville; the eastern road passing through it. It was built on the site of an old French
fortification. The Kingston and Montreal steamboats touch here. Maitland contains about 100
inhabitants, who have an Episcopal church. Post Office : post every day.
Professions and Trades : One steam grist- |
NEWBORO' : (See ISTHMUS, THE.) |
OXFORD. |
| A Township in the Johnstown District : is bounded on the north-east by the township
of South Gower; on the north- |
PHILLIPSVILLE. |
| A small Village situated in the south-west of the centre of the township of Bastard. It contains about 40 inhabitants, one store, one tavern, and one blacksmith. |
PORTLAND. |
| A small Village in the north of the township of Bastard : situated on the south of Rideau Lake. It contains about 80 inhabitants, tannery, three stores, two taverns, one blacksmith. Post Office : post twice a week. |
PRESCOTT. |
| The County Town of the county of Grenville, in the township of Augusta : situated on
a rising ground on the banks of the St. Lawrence, 12 miles east from Brockville, and opposite
the American town, Ogdensburgh. The eastern road runs through it. This was a place of
considerable trade previous to the opening of the Rideau Canal, since when it has increased
very slowly. It was incorporated in the year 1834, and now contains about 2,000 inhabitants.
There are in Prescott four churches and chapels, viz., Episcopal, Free Church, Catholic, and
Methodist. There is also a custom house. A company of Canadian Rifles, and a few Artillerymen
are stationed here; and a steam ferry boat plies between Prescott and Ogdensburgh.
The St.
Lawrence is here about one mile and a quarter across. The office of the Registrar for the
county of Grenville is kept here. A considerable quantity of pot and pearl ash is exported.
Post Office : post every day. Professions and Trades : Four physicians and surgeons, three lawyers, one notary public, one brewery, three distilleries, two tanneries, 12 stores (two of which also sell drugs), one ashery, one steam grist mill, eleven groceries, eight taverns, two saddlers, two watchmakers, one pottery, one axe factory, two livery stables, two bakers, two tinsmiths, four masons, three waggon makers, one hatter, one confectioner, two tallow chandlers, four coopers, two cabinet makers, six tailors, three butchers. Principal Taverns : "Commercial," and "North American." Forwarders and Commission Merchants : Hooke, Holter & Co.; Macpherson, Crane & Co.; Pioneer Steamboat Company; S. Fraser. |
COUNTY OF PRESCOTT. (See listing in Ottawa District) |
RIDEAU CANAL. (See listing in Bathurst District) |
ST. LAWRENCE RIVER. (See listing in Eastern District) |
WINDMILL POINT. |
| A Point of Land on the shore of the St. Lawrence, about one mile east from Prescott; so called from the circumstance of a large windmill being erected there. Previous to the late rebellion there was a flourishing settlement here, which contained several good stone houses. Two battles were fought here during the rebellion; after the last of which the houses were set on fire by the military, and have not since been rebuilt. |
WOLFORD. |
| A Township in the Johnstown District : is bounded on the north-east by the township
of Oxford; on the north- |
YONGE. |
| A Township in the Johnstown District : is bounded on the east by the township of
Elizabethtown; on the north by Bastard and Kitley; on the west by Lansdowne; and on the south
by the river St. Lawrence. In Yonge, 38,214 acres are taken up, 15,017 of which are under
cultivation. The great Gananoque Lake extends into this township from the township of Lansdowne,
and there are also three smaller lakes in the township; one of which is in the north, another
near the centre of the township, and the third nearly midway between the two; the whole of
these are connected by means of small streams with the Gananoque Lake. There are two marshes in
the south of the township, both of which discharge themselves into the St. Lawrence. This
township is well settled, and contains good farms. In the north of the centre of the township is
a settlement called "Farmersville," and in the north- |
| Post Offices in the Johnstown District | |||||||||
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| List of Post Offices | Distances in Miles from: | ||||||||
| Name of Office | Name of Town, Village or Township | Name of Postmaster |
Toronto | Kingston | London | Cobourg | Chatham | Goderich | Barrie |
| Beverly | Bastard, t'p | P. Schofield | 259 | 82 | 397 | 87 | 460 | 414 | 329 |
| Brockville | Brockville, t'p | Henry Jones | 233 | 56 | 371 | 169 | 434 | 388 | 293 |
| Burritt's Rapids | S. Burritt | 113 | 136 | 446 | 187 | 512 | 413 | 339 | |
| Edwardsburg | Edwardsburg, t'p | W.S. Akin | 254 | 77 | 392 | 182 | 458 | 408 | 314 |
| Farmersville | Yonge, t'p | W. Landon | 249 | 72 | 387 | 175 | 453 | 404 | 309 |
| Gananoqui | Gananoqui, v | I. McDonald | 207 | 24 | 332 | 129 | 398 | 356 | 261 |
| Kemptville | Oxford, t'p | W.H. Bottum | 269 | 92 | 436 | 197 | 502 | 423 | 329 |
| Kilmarnock | Montague, t'p | J. Maitland | 302 | 99 | 440 | 230 | 506 | 457 | 362 |
| Kitley | Kitley, t'p | W. Chamberlain | 253 | 76 | 395 | 181 | 461 | 408 | 313 |
| Maitland | Maitland, v | W. Garvey | 238 | 61 | 390 | 166 | 456 | 392 | 312 |
| Merrickville | Merrickville, v | W.H. Whitmarsh | 282 | 105 | 446 | 236 | 512 | 440 | 368 |
| Newboro' | North Crosby, t'p | B. Tett | 274 | 97 | 412 | 198 | 478 | 429 | 344 |
| North Augusta | Augusta, t'p | S.J. Bellamy | 249 | 72 | 401 | 177 | 467 | 404 | 317 |
| Portland | Bastard, t'p | Unknown | 269 | 92 | 386 | 99 | 452 | 415 | 337 |
| Prescott | Prescott, t | A. Jones | 245 | 68 | 383 | 173 | 449 | 399 | 305 |
| South Gower | South Gower, t'p | W. Bower | 265 | 88 | 403 | 193 | 469 | 419 | 325 |
| Yonge | Yonge, t'p | Robert Harvey | 243 | 46 | 381 | 171 | 447 | 398 | 303 |
| Magistrates who have qualified in the Johnstown District | |
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| George Malloch | Brockville |
| Alex. McMillan | Johnstown |
| W.H. Bottom | Oxford |
| Truman Hurd | Do |
| Philip Dulmage | Augusta |
| John Weatherhead | Brockville |
| Archibald McLean | Yonge |
| Dunham Jones | Augusta |
| William Brown | Wolford |
| James Morris | Elizabethtown |
| Basil R. Church | Wolford |
| James McIlmoyle | Edwardsburg |
| Peter Schofield | Bastard |
| John Leggatt | North Crosby |
| Robert Powell | Elizabethtown |
| William Freeland | Augusta |
| Paul Glassford | Elizabethtown |
| John L. Reade | Wolford |
| H.D. Jessup | Augusta |
| Henry Bradfield | Elizabethtown |
| James L. Scofield | Brockville |
| Nicholas Horton | Elizabethtown |
| Thos. Sheffield, Jr. | Crosby |
| John Kilburn | Crosby or Wolford |
| James Shaw | South Crosby |
| Richard Johnston | Lansdowne |
| Joseph Goff | Elizabethtown |
| Nicholas Brisee | Bastard |
| Alexander McCrie | Wolford |
| Milo McCargar | South Gower |
| Samuel Reynolds | Brockville |
| Ephraim Dunham | Do |
| Philemon Pennock | Augusta |
| Thomas McCargar | Oxford |
| John Bleakley | Bastard |
| Benjamin Tett | Crosby |
| W.S. McDonald | Gananoque |
| Ephraim Webster | Do |
| James Sabine | Elizabethtown |
| John McLean | Do |
| William Buell | Brockville |
| John G. Booth | Elizabethtown |
| Joshua Bates | Yonge |
| Joseph Wiltse | Do |
| Aaron Merrick | Wolford |
| Dr. T. Gainfort | Prescott |
| Samuel Crane | Do |
| Matthew Howard | Elizabethtown |
| Palmer Lee | Yonge |
| John Crow | Edwardsburg |
| John Booth | Yonge |
| Thomas Purvis | Do |
| Peter McSweeny | South Gower |
| James Brooker | Yonge |
| George Dougherty | Oxford |
| William Garrey | Maitland |
| W. Chamberlain | Kitley |
| Richard Holmes | Do |
| Peter Adams | Edwardsburg |
| John Brennan | Kitley |
| Samuel J. Bellamy | Augusta |
| William Simpson | Elmsley South |
| Walter McCrae | Wolford |
| William Green | Lansdowne or Y. [sic] |
| Jesse Delong | South Crosby |
| Robert Romanes | Elmsley South |
| W.W. Howard | Lansdowne |
| James McDonell | Bastard |
| Arthur Fox | Yonge |
| John Ketchum | Elizabethtown |
| Elisha Landon | Elmsley |
| John Holden | Prescott |
| Joseph Adams | South Gower |
| John S. Archbold | Do |
| George W. Arnold | Brockville |
| H.W. Blanchard | Elizabethtown |
| Richard Bolton | Wolford |
| Henry Bolton | Edwardsburg |
| William Briant | Wolford |
| Adminden Burritt | Augusta |
| Edmund Burritt | Wolford |
| William Campbell | Oxford |
| Andrew Carson | Do |
| Duncan Clarke | Edwardsburg |
| Roswell Cook | Do |
| Elisha Coller | Wolford |
| John Craig | Oxford |
| Peter Davis | Elizabethtown |
| William Earl | Lansdowne |
| Samuel S. Easton | Wolford |
| James Edgar | Kitley |
| Henry Farre | Elizabethtown |
| Robert Ferguson | Kitley |
| John Forrester | Edwardsburg |
| John S. French | Oxford |
| James Frooms | Edwardsburg |
| William Gibson | Do |
| Asa H. Giffin | Wolford |
| Ogle R. Gowan | Brockville |
| Edward Green | Leeds |
| Robert Headlem | Augusta |
| James Higgins | Prescott |
| Thomas Hill | Elizabethtown |
| Timothy Hogan | Augusta |
| Noah Holliday | North Crosby |
| Alfred Hooker | Augusta |
| Adam Horton | New Dublin |
| Henry Johnston | Lansdowne |
| John Johnston | Escott |
| William Johnston | Kitley |
| James Keeler | Edwardsburg |
| Robert Kernehan | Oxford |
| Thomas Kidd | Escott |
| Andrew Laidlow | Edwardsburg |
| Heman Landon | Elizabethtown |
| Thomas Mair | Brockville |
| Ira Mallory | Yonge |
| William Meneally | Augusta |
| William Moses | South Gower |
| William Moulton | Yonge |
| J.L. McDonald | Gananoque |
| Thomas Newson | Beverley |
| Richard Osborne | Yonge |
| Peter O'Brien | Augusta |
| John Patton | Do |
| William Parkins | Brockville |
| J.W. Parmenter | Gananoque |
| Albert Parsons | Augusta |
| Robert Peden | Brockville |
| Richard Preston | South Crosby |
| Robert Putnam | Wolford |
| John Reid | Brockville |
| John Rogers | Bastard |
| Robert Rorison | North Crosby |
| Abel Russell | Leeds |
| Robert Shepherd | Augusta |
| George Sherwood | Brockville |
| Hial Sliter | Leeds |
| Septimus Soper | Kitley |
| John Spencer | Elizabethtown |
| Cleveland Stafford | Lansdowne |
| Allan Sweet | Leeds |
| Sam. T. Thomas | Augusta |
| James Thompson | Escott |
| John Vanston | Do |
| William Webster | Lansdowne |
| Isaac Brock Wells | Augusta |
| E.H. Whitmarsh | Wolford |
| Joseph Wright | Augusta |
| John Yonge | Yonge |
| William Young | Bastard |
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