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Kentiana : the story of the settlement and development of the County of Kent

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Wilson, Pearl, Author

McKeough, G. T.

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Hamil, Frederick Coyne

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McKeough, W.G.

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Mitchell, George

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Lauriston, Victor

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Scullar, Thomas

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Watson, O.K.

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Holmes, T.K.

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Beeston, Chas. E.

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Weir, James C.

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Gemmil, J.R.

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Walker, John A.

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Lauriston, Victor

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Books

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Contents:

Preface p. 5
Table of contents p. 6
The early Indian occupation of Kent p. 7
Fairfield, the first Moravian village on the Thames p. 16
Early settlement and surveys along the river Thames in Kent County p. 25
Lord Selkirk’s Baldoon settlement p. 37
Tecumseh p. 41
Beginning of settlement on the Sydenham p. 53
The birth of Chatham p. 57
Pioneer on the Thames p. 60
Along the Talbot road p. 64
Pioneer life in Kent County p. 70
The old log school house p. 74
The beginning of church life in Kent p. 76
The history of the 24th regiment of Canadian militia p. 81
Historical sketch of the press of Chatham p. 87
Municipal government in the County of Kent p. 90
Negro colonies in Kent County p. 95
Bothwell and Kent’s first oil bloom p. 99
Historic sites in Kent p. 103
Index p. i

Publisher

Kent Historical Society

Place of Publication

Chatham, Ont.

Pagination

p. 115

Date of Publication

1939

Subject(s)

Chatham (Ont.)--History.
Frontier and pioneer life--Kent (Ont. : County)
School buildings--Kent (Ont. : County)--History-19th century.
Selkirk, Thomas Douglas, Earl of, 1771-1820.
Scots--Baldoon (Ont.)--History-19th century.
Frontier and pioneer life--Baldoon (Ont.)
Municipal government--Kent (Ont. : County)--History--19th century.
Press history--Chatham (Ont.)--19th century.
Military history--Kent (Ont. : County)--19th century.
Kent (Ont : County)--History--Indian occupations.
Moravian Church--Missions--Fairfield (Ont.)
Indians of North America--Missions--Ontario--History--19th century.
Tecumseh, -- Shawnee Chief, -- 1768-1813--Monuments
Blacks--History--Kent (Ont. : County)--19th century.
Petroleum industry and trade--Kent (Ont. : County)--History.
Petroleum industry and trade--Bothwell (Ont.)--History.
Historic sites--Kent (Ont. : County)
Frontier and pioneer life--Sydenham (Ont.)
Church and the world--Kent (Ont. : County)--History--19th century.

Language of Item

English

Geographic Coverage

Kent

Ontario, Canada

Latitude: 42.41679 Longitude: -82.1665

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Kent Historical Society

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