Jubilee history of Thorold township and town : from the town of the red man to the present. --

THE THOROLD ARMSJUBILEE HISTORYOFTHOROLDTOWNSHIP AND TOWNFROM THE TIME OF THE RED MAN TO THE PRESENT-X*)V.../BY H: THOMPSPUBLISHED MPSONJOHNFOR THETHOROLD AND BEAVERDAMS HISTORICAL SOCIETY.II I10ROI.D:TIIK TIIOKOU) I OST PRINTING AM) IT I .I.ISl II Ni I OMPANVSgy-SJEntered to Act of the Parliament of in theCanada, 1898,according year by JohnII. at the ofThompson, Department AgriculturePREFACEof the Provincial Historical AssociationIt was the suggestionthe of local histories that caused the Thoroldcompilingregardingforth thisand Beaverdams Historical toSociety work, althoughputa ofthe members had felt that the Township possessed historylongits own well worth recording.has been devoted to the Town of ThoroldConsiderable spaceRobinson and St.the of Portand to JohnsVillages Allanburgh,while briefer mentionwhich lie within the ;West, wholly Townshipwhich/ lies within Pelham. Ashas been made of Fonthill, partlyof is on the south side of thea small Wellandportion Chippawaonlyas from thesince the town is consideredCreek, and separateits has not beenfor all historyTownship municipal purposes,is that both theseincluded in this work. It however,hoped,due attention when the of Crowlandwill receive Townshipsplacestheir annals.and Pelham recordfrom the descendantsinformation has beenThe chieflygatheredwhereverof the settlers, although, possible, documentaryearlymade. Inbeen obtained to statementsevidence has also verify anyfromis to errors in ...