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Date
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Events In History
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Specific to Devereaux Family/House
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1800
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| 1808 Aug. |
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Elijah William born to John and Elizabeth
Devereaux in Canada, probably in the
St.Catherines area. |
| 1812 |
War or 1812 |
Elijah's father John dies in War; his mother
receives pension for John's two sons. |
| 1819 |
Township of Esquesing formed |
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| 1827 |
York-Guelph Road completed |
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| 1828 Nov.7 |
Adjutant General's Dept. of Upper Canada
orders Officers commanding each regiment of the provincial
sedentary militia to submit a nominal roll of men in their
units between 19 and 39 years of age. |
Elijah Devereaux is listed as #34 in Captain
Joseph Clement's Nominal Return for Company No. 4. He
is approximately 20 years old. This company was based
in Grantham Twp. Also listed is William Facer, husband
to his half-sister Catherine (daughter of the late John
Young, a Sgt. in Butler's Rangers.) |
| 1829 |
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Crown grants William Facer and wife
Catherine 200 acres on DH site. |
| 1831 Mar. 1 |
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Elijah William Devereaux purchases
100 acres from Facer (registered 1832). |
| 1832 Feb. |
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EWD marries Catherine Nhier, niece of
Lewis Travers, a neighbour of Facers. |
| 1834 Oct. |
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On death of first wife, EWD marries Elizabeth
Facer, William's Facer's sister. |
| 1835 |
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EWD purchased additional 50 acres from
Facer (registered 1839). |
| 1836 |
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On death of second wife, EWD marries
Elizabeth "Betsy" Cross. They eventually
Have 8 children, five of which are alive at
The time of EWD's death in 1883. |
| 1837 |
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Son Louis born (drowned, unmarried). |
| 1843 |
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Sons Walter George and David Elijah born. |
| 1845 |
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Daughter Nancy born (died prior to 1881) |
| 1846 |
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EWD purchased additional 50 acres from
Facer? (registered 1852). |
| 1849 |
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Son Joseph C.born |
| 1852 |
First fully nominal census |
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| 1854 |
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Son James Allan born |
| 1859 |
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Daughter Mary Jane "Jennie" born. |
| 1860 |
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Farmhouse built, no exact date: East Half
of Lot
18, Concession 7 in Hamlet of Stewarttown,
Esquesing Twsp. |
| 1861 |
Census |
Value of farm in 1861 census was $9000. |
| 1862 |
|
Daughter Martha born (died before 1881) |
| 1864 |
Georgetown incorporated as village; economic
boom time |
|
| 1873 |
Hamilton & Northwestern
reaches Stewarttown area. |
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| 1876 |
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EWD sold corner 4/10 acre for $42 to
Hamilton & NW Railway Co. to build rail
Line into Georgetown that is still in use. |
| 1883 May |
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EWD dies. Widow Elizabeth with 5
surviving children: Walter, Elijah D & wife
Joseph C & wife, James Allan & wife,
Mary Jane Moore & husband Allan.
Walter George farms the eastern portion and
Names it "Pleasant Lodge Farm." His brother
James Allan farms the western half. |
| 1883 Sept. |
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Walter George marries Mary Ann "Molly"
Brown. |
| 1884 |
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Mary Elsie born to Walter & Molly. |
| 1886 |
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Daughter Laura Luella born to Walter &
Molly. |
| 1889 |
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First son John Brown Devereaux born to Molly
and Walter George. |
| 1891 |
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Second son William Newhouse is born.
"Willie" dies age 12 by a fall in the barn.
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| 1912 |
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Walter & wife bequeath 200 acres to
son
John Brown Devereaux. |
| 1967 |
Canada's Centennial |
DH Farm "Century Farm". |
| 1972 Aug.11 |
|
John Brown Devereaux still on farm;
dies age 83. Parts of the original 200 acres
go to various heirs in parcels. The house sees a
series of tenants until the Town purchase in 1999. |
| 1978 |
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Toronto Star Weekly article "Sunset
at
Century Farm" by James Emmerson. |
| 1999 |
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Town acquires property at 11494 Trafalgar
Rd. as recommended by Community
Parkland Acquisition Strategy and overall
Master plan to provide for "Trafalgar Rd.
Sport Park" and a future cemetery. |
| 2002 |
Official Opening of
Trafalgar Sport Park
Groundbreaking ceremony |
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| 2004 |
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Heritage Halton Hills identifies DH as Heritage
Priority No. 7 in their Inventory.
Successfully recommend Town Council take
Measures to prevent further deterioration to allow community
fundraising to restore heritage property for public use. |
| 2005 Jan. |
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1st Meeting of the Friends of Devereaux
House, chaired by Ann Lawlor. |
| 2007 |
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Summer Work begins to preserve the Devereaux
farmhouse. |
| 2008 July |
Georgetown Soccer Club moves into 2nd floor. |
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| 2009 Oct. |
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Official opening of Devereaux House. |
| 2009 Oct. |
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Devereaux House nominated for the Trillium
Foundation Great Grant Award. |
| 2010 March |
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"Friends of Devereaux House" awarded
the Halton Hills Chamber of Commerce Green Award. |
* This history chart is a work in progress. Contributions
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