James Appelbe House. View of Trafalgar, Northwest corner of the Intersection of Trafalgar Road and Dundas Street, Trafalgar Township
Description
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Photographs
- Description
- A view across the fields to the farmhouse and farm buildings, on the northwest corner of the intersection of Dundas Street and Trafalgar Road. This is the James Appelbe house that is being preserved (as of 2016). The photograph is undated but the barn and outbuildings have been demolished now.
The street address of the Appelbe house as shown here was 257 Dundas Street East. It was in the hamlet known as Post's Corners, then Postville and most recently, Trafalgar. As of October 2017, the Applebe house has been moved to 3041 Postville Street, Oakville.
James Appelbe came to Canada in 1815 with his mother and older brother, William Appelbe. They first settled in Esquesing Township. James apprenticed with a Hamilton merchant as a teenager, and went on to teach at Munn's school. In 1831 he married widow Jemima (Kaitting) McDuffy (or McDuffe/McDuffee); hers was an early family of settlers in Trafalgar Township, arriving in 1808. They built this brick house in 1866 when they accquired the property.
James Appelbe was postmaster, storeowner, Justice of the Peace, Treasurer of Trafalgar Township and one of the first directors of the Bank of Toronto. Squire Appelbe was well-known in Halton County. His children also were prominent people.
The essay, "Early Ward 5 History" on the the website of the Trafalgar Township Historical Society is linked to this record for further information. - Image Dimensions
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Image Width: 632px
Image Height: 284px
- Subject(s)
- Personal Name(s)
- James Appelbe, b.1802, County Cork, Ireland d.June 1878. In 1831, married Jemima (Kaitting) (McDuffy or McDuffee or McDuffe) Appelbe. Patience Appelbe, mother of James was born in 1802, County Cork, Ireland. William Appelbe, older brother of James was born in Ireland. James and Jemima's children were: John Kaitting, 1832-1899 ; William Lewis, 1834-1836 ; Robeert Swanton, 1837-1904 ; Ellen, 1840-1884 ; James, 1844-1932 ; Martha Sabina, 1846-1924 ; William, 1849-1850.
- Local identifier
- TTJB00018c
- Collection
- Trafalgar Township Historical Society
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 43.4877691967506 Longitude: -79.7212123492432
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- Recommended Citation
- James Appelbe House. View of Trafalgar, Northwest corner of the Intersection of Trafalgar Road and Dundas Street West, Trafalgar Township
- Contact
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Trafalgar Township Historical Society Sponsor: Jeff Knoll, Local & Regional Councillor for Oakville Ward 5 – Town of Oakville/Regional Municipality of Halton
