Archive Record
Metadata
Accession # |
A2005.95 |
Title |
The Robert A. Stevens records (5), part 1 of 2, ca.1850 - ca.2000, -- 18 cm. |
Date |
1959-2000 CIRCA |
Description |
The Robert A. Stevens records (5), part 1 of 2, ca.1850 - ca.2000, -- 18 cm. The Robert A. Stevens records (5), ca. 1850 - ca. 2000, consists of materials used by the author in preparing "The Path We Came By, Volume 5". Included are research documents, reports from genealogical researchers, photographs, family trees for, principally, the Stevens and Armstrong families, as listed below. SERIES 1: Abel Stevens (ca. 1750-1825/1826). Roger Stevens [connections uncertain] - file 1: Biographical details, describing the work of Abel Stevens with the Baptist church in Leeds County. - file 2: "The Activity of Abel Stevens as A Pioneer", Ontario Historical Society, Papers and Records, Vol.XXXI, 1937. - file 3: "The Adventures of Roger Stevens: A Forgotten Loyalist Pioneer in Upper Canada", Ontario Historical Society, Papers and Records, Vol.XXXIII, 1939. - file 4: "History of Leeds and Grenville'", by Thad. W.H. Leavitt (Brockville: Recorder Press, 1879). SERIES 2: Adam Stevens (born 1753). John Wesley Stevens (born 1873). - file 1: Biographical details; includes information from Whitby Archives, Bowmanville Museum. SERIES 3: Thomas Harris Stevens (1807-1877). [great-great grandfather to Robert A. Stevens] - file 1: He married Sophia Hough / Huff; includes "A Huff Genealogy"; copy of "Historical Sketch of the United Counties of Northumberland and Durham" with Huff and Stevens surnames marked; obituary, memorial card for Sophia Stevens, 1903. SERIES 4: Joshua Stevens (born 1814). [anecdotal connection to Robert A. Stevens] - file 1: Biographical sketch of Joshua Stevens, Hampden County, Massachusetts; he was inventor of the Stevens rifle, and President of J. Stevens Arms and Tool Company, Chicopee Falls, MA; includes information on the company and its rifles, shotguns and pistols. [reference numbers 85, 90, 91, 92]. - file 2: Catalogue No.51: "J. Stevens / Arms & Tool Co. / Chicopee Falls / Massachusetts / USA / reprint edition", 136 pages; latest date 1902. - file 3: Photocopies related to the Stevens-Duryea automobile, manufactured jointly by J. Frank Duryea with J. Stevens Arms and Tool Co., 1901-1927. SERIES 5: James Stevens (1833-1892). [Married, 18 Feb. 1859, Jane Read (1840-1907)] - file 1: Descendants, 44 pages; photocopied images, 11 pages; latest date 1985. SERIES 6: Nathan Howard Stevens (1841-1921). - file 1: Biographical details, including information on his wife, Ada Jane (nee Burk), and their son, Frederick Burk ("Cap") Stevens. SERIES 7: William Lloyd Nathaniel Stevens (ca. 1907-1931) - file 1: Obituary and in memoriam card, 1931. SERIES 8: James Stevens (1836-1917). [son of Thomas Harris Stevens; married to Eliza Oales (1839-1914); Mayor of Ingersoll 1891-1893]. - file 1: Clippings, research materials; includes photocopy, sketch of his home, 316 Thames St. S., Ingersoll. SERIES 9: John Stevens, (1840-1923) [son of Thomas Harris Stevens; great grandfather of Robert A. Stevens; married to] Abagail Stevens (nee Weir, 1851-1902) [great grandmother of Robert A Stevens] - file 1: Obituaries, John Stevens; funeral card, Albagail[sic] Lavinia Stevens. SERIES 10: Clara Bragg (nee Stevens, 1882-1947) [sister to Thomas Allen Stevens] - file 1: Memorial card and obituary, following her death, 2 Jan. 1947. SERIES 11: Ida Maud Rockefeller (nee Stevens, 1881-1961), 1959. [sister to Thomas Allen Stevens] - file 1: Copy of will, dated 14 Jan. 1959. SERIES 12: Thomas Allen Stevens (1875-1949), 1909-1949. [son of John Stevens; grandfather to Robert A. Stevens] - file 1: Brigden Rural Telephone Company Ltd. Agreements; T.A. Stevens is listed as Secretary; Byron Stephens as President, 1909. - file 2: Ontario Dept. of Agriculture, Certificate as Butter-Maker, 16 Jan. 1912. - file 3: Creameries, 1924-1929. - item 1: The DeLaval Co. Ltd., letter to Thos. Stephens[sic], Manager, Fergus Creamery, 10 June 1924. - item 2: Fergus Creamery Co. Ltd, clippings, 1924-1926. - item 3: King Edward Creamery, Dunnville, Oxford County, clippings, research, 1929. - file 4: St. Catharines Lacrosse Association, programme 1938; Mr. T.A. Stevens was President, 1931; includes printed sign: "Stevens For Premier". - file 5: Request by T.A. Stevens, Dundalk, for birth certificate, 7 July 1942; obituaries, Aug. 1949. SERIES 13: Mrs. Thomas Allen Stevens (1875-1962) [nee Wilhelmina Eliza Armstrong; grandmother to Robert A. Stevens]. - file 1: Obituaries, will, 1962-1963. - item 1: Postcard from Edith Wraggett, Dundalk to Mrs. Thomas Stevens, Brigden, 3 Jan. 1903. - item 2: Obituaries, following her death, 3 May 1962. - item 3: Will, Eliza Wilhelmine Stevens, and probate 23 Nov.1962. [Includes letter closing the estate, from Margaret Hyndman, 17 Jan. 1963]. SERIES 14: Georgina Stevens (born ca. 1902). [sister of Howard Allen Stevens] - file 1: Newspaper clippings; postcard from Pearl [name], Brigden, to Miss Georgina Stevens, Wheatley, 1912. SERIES 15: Howard Allen Stevens (1901-1993), 1917-1993. [father to Robert A. Stevens] - file 1: Certificate, clippings 1917-1993. - item 1: High School Admission Certificate, Caledonia, 4 Aug 1917. - item 2: Melville United Church, Communion card, ca.date. - item 3: clipping, "Candidate, College of Optometry" [undated]. [See also composite photo, College of Optometry of Canada, Graduating Class 1928. Photo: Freeland, Toronto. [ph 19944: STORED O/S PHOTOS] - item 4: Valentine card: for Dearest Helen / from Howard", ca. 1927. - item 5: Letter from Wartime Prices and Trade Board, Ottawa, regarding the rent on the house in which Fred Garvin resides, 14 April 1941. - item 6: Obituary, Aug. 1993. SERIES 16: Mrs. Howard Allen Stevens (1905-1990). [nee Helen Wilson Phillips; mother to Robert A. Stevens] Subseries 1: Certificates, 1919; 1925. - file 1: Toronto Conservatory of Music, Introductory Certificate, 9 July 1919. - file 2: Ontario College of Art, Proficiency in the First Year, 1925; includes clipping reporting the annual Masquerade of the Ontario College of Art; Art Gallery luncheon, 1960. Subseries 2: Letters, Clippings, 1925-1961. - file 1: Letters, clippings, 1925-1961. - item 1: Invitation, from Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Wilson to Mr. & Miss Phillips, Miss Chamberlain, [ca. 1925]. - item 2: Clipping, music provided by Mrs. A.H. Stevens, Home Nursing instructor, Fergus Short Course, 1934. - item 3: Round-robin letter, 23 Sept. 1938 - item 4: From Gertrude Semple to "Tiny" [Helen Stevens], "Merely a greeting to one who is ill ... Hoping 1939 may bring you abundant health and happiness". - item 5: From Aunt Phebe, Guelph, to Helen Stevens, Mountain Sanitarium, Hamilton, 12 Feb. 1939. - item 6: From Aunt Hattie [Harriet Hunter (nee Armstrong)], Huttonville, 18 Aug. 1939. - item 7: To Howard and Helen Stevens, from Aunt Hattie, Vermilion, Alberta, 1 Feb. 1942. - item 8: From Bell Donaldson, Vinemount, Dundas, to Helen Stevens, 1 Feb. 1942. - item 9: Village of Fergus, Assessment notice, 1946. - item 10: Beatty Bros. order for CNE / Beatty picnic, 1951. - item 11: Wellington Fire Insurance Co., Guardian Insurance Co., insurance renewals, 1952-1953; 1955-1958. - item 12: From Wilfred [Ford, son of J.A.L. Ford], to Helen Stevens, 26 July 1954. - item 13: From Wellington County Fair, Committee of Management, Fine Arts, 1961. See separate records for the following series: SERIES 17: Robert Allan Stevens (born 23 May 1928). SERIES 18: General, background research. SERIES 19: Family trees, ca. 1600-2002. SERIES 20: Phillips family, 1866; 1939. SERIES 21: Fred Beatty, 1945; 1997. SERIES 22: Armstrong family, ca. 1850-ca. 1950. SERIES 23: Photographs, ca. 1850 - ca.2000 [3 records]. SERIES 24: Publications, 2005. |
Creator \ Maker |
Stevens, Robert A. [compiler] |
Item Name |
Record Group |
Person \ Organization |
Armstrong, Eliza Wilhelmina Beatty Brothers Bragg, Clara Brigden Rural Telephone Company Limited Burk, Ada Jane Chamberlain, (Miss) College of Optometry Corporation of the Town of Fergus De Laval Company Limited Department of Agriculture (Ontario) Donaldson, Bell Duryea, J. Frank Fergus Creamery Ford, Wilfred Garvin, Fred Guardian Insurance Company Hough, Sophia Huff, Sophia Hunter, Margaret Hyndman, Margaret J. Stevens Arms and Tool Company King Edward Creamery Melville United Church Oales, Eliza Cerintha Ontario College of Art Ontario Historical Society Phillips, Helen Wilson Read, Jane Rockefeller, Ida Maud Semple, Gertrude St. Catharines Lacrosse Assn. Stephens, Byron Stephens, Thomas Stevens, Abel Stevens, Abigail Lavinia Stevens, Abigail Lavinia Stevens, Abigail Lavinia Stevens, Adam Stevens, Clara Stevens, Frederick Burk (Cap) (Ap) Stevens, Georgina Stevens, Howard Allen Stevens, Ida Maud Stevens, James Stevens, John Stevens, John Wesley Stevens, Joshua Stevens, Nathan Howard Stevens, Roger Stevens, Sophia Stevens, Thomas Allen Stevens, Thomas Allen (Mrs.) Stevens, Thomas Harris Stevens, William Lloyd Nathaniel Toronto Conservatory of Music Wartime Prices and Trade Board Wellington County Fair Wellington Fire Insurance Company Wilson, Matthew (Mr. and Mrs.) Wraggett, Edith |
Place |
Fergus Leeds County Grenville County Whitby Bowmanville Northumberland County Durham County Massachusetts Chicopee Falls Ingersoll Brigden Fergus Dunnville St. Catharines Dundalk Wheatley Hamilton Huttonville Alberta Dundas |
Subject |
Genealogy |
Year Range from |
1959 |
Year Range to |
2000 |
Accession # |
A2005.95 |
Containers |
MU 572 |