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Accession # |
2016.5.1 |
Description |
Circa 1825 rectangular wooden money box nailed together with a hinged lid. The box is covered in protective sealskin. Parts of the sealskin have worn or torn off. Brass handle on top of lid. Interior is plain with no lining. The two metal hinges are so rusted that only the sealskin covering holds the lid to the base. There is no locking mechanism. |
Date |
1825 CIRCA |
Provenance |
The money box, circa 1825, belonged to William Johnson Stockton of New Brunswick who brought it to Dumfries Twp, Brant County with him; it was passed down to oldest sons of each generation. It first passed to his son, Samuel (1839- ) who farmed in Dumfries and then moved to Minto Twp (1891 census) and then to son Alva Stockton (1865- ) who first farmed in Dumfries Twp and then, after 1882, farmed at Concession 6, Minto Twp, and then moved to Harriston. Alva's son, Suttell Stockton, was born in 1889 and his son Stewart was born in 1914. Stewart and his wife Jean (d.April 2015) lived in Harriston on Robertson Street; their children were Allan and Joan (Hill). The Stockton families are buried in Clifford and Harriston cemeteries. According to family history written by Samuel Stockton, Suttell's brother: "William Johnson Stockton was the son of Lieutenant Andrew Hunter Stockton and grandson of Major Richard Witham Stockton.... William carried his money and other valuables from New Brunswick to Upper Canada in 1825 and purchased a farm in Dumfries Twp... He married Ann Nevers of the Home District and had five children... William bequeathed half of his farm to Samuel and the other half to his brother Andrew. After the death of his mother in 1882, Samuel sold his 75 acres to Andrew and moved to the new township of Minto in Wellington County. |