Stormont
County is a historic county in the province of Ontario. The townships
within the county were: Cornwall, Finch, Osnabruck and Roxborough. In
1850, Stormont County merged with Dundas and Glengarry Counties to form
the United Counties of
Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry.
Cornwall Cheese and Butter Board
| HISTORY OF THE CORNWALL CHEESE AND BUTTER BOARD |
| JOHN A. RAYMOND |
John
A. Raymond  OHN
A. RAYMOND was born on the farm he now occupies — Lot 4, Sheik's
Island, Cornwall Township — December 5th, 1865. He is the son of
Solomon and Hannah (Annable) Raymond. His wife's maiden name was
Elizabeth Eaman, and he is the father of one son. He is a Methodist
in religion and a Liberal in politics. Mr. Raymond owns a 200-acre
farm which yields 1,500 bushels of grain, 100 tons of hay, 12 acres
of corn, 500 bushels of potatoes, 12 acres of corn and large quantities
of apples. He has 35 cattle, 4 horses, 50 swine and over 200 fowl.
Mr. Raymond is a member of the Cornwall Cheese Board and a patron
of the Lake View Factory where he delivers an average of 400 pounds
of milk daily during the season. He produces 500 pounds of butter
yearly. Mr. Raymond's grandfather settled here about eighty-five
years ago and the family have lived here since. Mr. Raymond's father
is alive and active at the. age of eighty-four years. |
| ____________________________________ ALEXANDER GADBOIS |
Alexander
Gadbois  LEXANDER
GADBOIS was eighty-four years of age and owned and occupied the
128-acre farm located Lot No. 2, Front, Indian Lands, Charlottenburg
Township, Glengarry. He has been farming all his life and his well-stocked
farm includes 20 head of cattle, 4 horses and a large number of
fowl. The farm yearly produced 350 bushels of grain and 40 tons
of hay, besides large quantities of potatoes, beans and corn. Mr.
Gadbois was perhaps the oldest Cheese Factory patron on the East
Front, and he delivered daily, during the season, 200 pounds of
milk to the Glen Walter Factory. He was a son of the late Mr. and
Mrs. Francis Gadbois. His wife's maiden name was Mary Deruchie and
he was the father of seven sons, two deceased, and three daughters.
In religion, he was a Roman Catholic, in politics a Liberal, and
a French-Canadian. Mr. Gadbois had served for twenty-nine years
as a member of the Glen Walter School Board, and for twenty-one
years had acted as its Secretary-Treasurer. Mr. Gadbois died December
6th, 1918. |
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