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Bodwell, James Vining Sr.
Personne · October 1819 - 9 August 1891

The son of Captain James W. and Abigail Eason Smith (nee Vining), James Vining Bodwell was born in Aroostook, Maine in October 1819. He married Mary Ann Sinclair (1825-1894), in the Township of Nissouri, District of Brock, on October 28, 1848, and eventually settled on Lot 11, Concession 5, Dereham Township. The couple would go on to have five children: Hiram Alphonso (1849-1913) Hason Fletcher Sinclair (1852-1932), Ralph W. (1856-1921), Sarah Abigial (1857-1931), and James Vining Jr. (1866-1909). In July 1850, he was appointed Lieutenant & Adjutant in the Sixth Battalion of the Oxford Militia by the Right Honour James, Earl of Elgin and Kincardine. A dairyman and farmer, for many years he served as the Superintendent of Schools for Dereham Township. He died on August 9, 1891, in Mt. Elgin, Ontario.

Bodwell, Ebenezer Vining
Personne · 30 April 1827 - 18 October 1889

The son of Captain James W. and Abigail Eason Smith (nee Vining) Bodwell, Ebenezer Vining Bodwell was born on April 30, 1827, in Nissouri Township, Middlesex County and later moved to a farm in Dereham Township with his family. He studied at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. A general merchant in Mt. Elgin, he also served as Clerk and Treasurer for the Township of Dereham. In addition, he served as a member of the Township Council, Dereham was elected Township Reeve and eventually elected Warden for Oxford County, in 1863.

He married Esther Dillingham Crandon in Brantford Ontario on June 6, 1854, and the couple would go on to have seven children: James Cowland Ebenezer (1855-1858), Ernest Victor Dillingham (1856-1918), Fredwald Hiram Gordon (1857-1907), Jame Marie Esther (1860-1945), Frank Vining Fyfe (1863-1926), Anna Eason Lillie (1870-1921), and Agnes Ruth (1874-1958).

After the death of George Skeffington Connor in 1863, Bodwell ran in the by-election for the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada but was defeated by George Brown. In the 1867 Canadian federal election, he was elected to the House of Commons of the 1st Canadian Parliament from the South Riding of Oxford. In 1875, Bodwell was appointed superintendent for the Welland Canal and served until 1879, when he was named government accountant for the Canadian Pacific Railway and sent to British Columbia. In 1887, he moved to Vancouver where he would serve as the second president of the Vancouver Board of Trade.

Ebenezer Vining Bodwell died on October 18, 1889, at Morley, Alberta and is buried in Vancouver. His great-grandson, Garth Turner, also served as a Member of Parliament and a former cabinet minster.

Bodwell, James W. (Captain)
Personne · 28 December 1795 - 4 December 1874

The son of James M. and Mariah (need Glidden) Bodwell, Captain James W. Bodwell Jr. was born in Maine, New England on December 28, 1795. In 1819, he married Abigail Eason Smith Vining (1799-1883) in Sweden, New York. They moved to West Nissouri Township, Middlesex, County, in 1821 and belonged to the West Nissouri Baptist Church. By 1837, the family had relocated to Dereham Township where he served as Township Clerk from 1981-1842. In 1848, he built the impressive Bodwell home in Mt. Elgin called Elgin Hall. There the family were active members in the Mt. Elgin Baptist Church. James Bodwell Jr. passed away at Mt. Elgin, Ontario on December 4, 1874.

Bodwell family
Famille · 1795-

The son of James M. and Mariah (need Glidden) Bodwell, Captain James W. Bodwell Jr. was born in Maine, New England on December 28, 1795. In 1819, he married Abigail Eason Smith Vining (1799-1883) in Sweden, New York. They moved to West Nissouri Township, Middlesex, County, in 1821 and belonged to the West Nissouri Baptist Church. By 1837, the family had relocated to Dereham Township where he served as Township Clerk from 1981-1842. In 1848, he built the impressive Bodwell home in Mt. Elgin called Elgin Hall. There the family were active members in the Mt. Elgin Baptist Church. James Bodwell Jr. passed away at Mt. Elgin, Ontario on December 4, 1874.

His son, James Vining Bodwell was born in Aroostook, Maine in October1819. He married Mary Ann Sinclair (1825-1894), in the Township of Nissouri, District of Brock, on October 28, 1848, and eventually settled on Lot 11, Concession 5, Dereham Township. The couple would go on to have five children: Hiram Alphonso (1849-1913) Hason Fletcher Sinclair (1852-1932), Ralph W. (1856-1921), Sarah Abigial (1857-1931), and James Vining Jr. (1866-1909). In July 1850, he was appointed Lieutenant & Adjutant in the Sixth Battalion of the Oxford Militia by the Right Honour James, Earl of Elgin and Kincardine. A dairyman and farmer, for many years he served as the Superintendent of Schools for Dereham Township. He died on August 9, 1891, in Mt. Elgin, Ontario.

His younger brother, Ebenezer Vining Bodwell was born on April 30, 1827, in Nissouri Township, Middlesex County and later moved to a farm in Dereham Township with his family. He studied at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. A general merchant in Mt. Elgin, he also served as Clerk and Treasurer for the Township of Dereham. In addition, he served as a member of the Township Council, Dereham was elected Township Reeve and eventually elected Warden for Oxford County, in 1863.

He married Esther Dillingham Crandon in Brantford Ontario on June 6, 1854, and the couple would go on to have seven children: James Cowland Ebenezer (1855-1858), Ernest Victor Dillingham (1856-1918), Fredwald Hiram Gordon (1857-1907), Jame Marie Esther (1860-1945), Frank Vining Fyfe (1863-1926), Anna Eason Lillie (1870-1921), and Agnes Ruth (1874-1958).

After the death of George Skeffington Connor in 1863, Bodwell ran in the by-election for the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada but was defeated by George Brown. In the 1867 Canadian federal election, he was elected to the House of Commons of the 1st Canadian Parliament from the South Riding of Oxford. In 1875, Bodwell was appointed superintendent for the Welland Canal and served until 1879, when he was named government accountant for the Canadian Pacific Railway and sent to British Columbia. In 1887, he moved to Vancouver where he would serve as the second president of the Vancouver Board of Trade.

Ebenezer Vining Bodwell died on October 18, 1889, at Morley, Alberta and is buried in Vancouver. His great-grandson, Garth Turner, also served as a Member of Parliament and a former cabinet minster.

Love, Archibald
Personne · ? - ca. 1872

Archibald Love was a resident of the Township of Dunwich in Elgin County, Ontario, He had at least five daughters: Annie, Mary, Flora, Catherine, and Margaret, to each of whom he left a bequest in his will. He was likely related by marriage or blood to Catherin Love (widow of Neil Love of Scotland) and Mary Love (unmarried), both of St. Thomas, Ontario.

Walker, Elisabeth
Personne · 1912-1995

Most likely Mary Elisabeth Walker, born February 11, 1912 in Toronto to Ewart Buchan Walker (son of Sir Edmund Walker) and Grace Edith Mills. Not much can be discerned about her early life or her education. On February 7, 1948 she married Nigel Gordon Foulkes, a prominent British businessman, and she would live out the rest of her life in England. She died in Branbury, England in March of 1995, it is unknown if she had any children.

Burlington International Games (B.I.G)
Collectivité · 1969-2010

Burlington International Games (B.I.G) was a long-time running sports program that started in 1969 and built relationships between youth competitors and international partners together through sports. In collaboration with Burlington, Vermont and Iowa, Burlington, Ontario, founded the Burlington International Games with the purpose of promoting goodwill and understanding among the participants.

The games were held annually in July, alternating each summer between Burlington Ontario, and the Burlington cities of Vermont and Iowa. Try outs were open to all Burlington residents 17 years of age and under. Sports included baseball, basketball, golf, gymnastics, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball, wrestling, 10 pin bowling, boardsailing and racquetball.

The games celebrated their 40th anniversary in 2009 and the competition ceased in 2010 due to limited participation in later years.

Wood, James
Personne

James Wood was the caretaker of the Ottawa Motorboat Club from 1922-1926 and the Dows Lake Boathouse from 1937-1947. His son, Gilbert, succeeded his father in this position in 1948, remaining as caretaker until 1966.

Durocher, Olivier, 1844-1932
Personne · 1844-1932

Olivier Durocher (1844-1932) was a shoemaker who turned to politics as an Alderman for the City of Ottawa from 1877-1891 and then as Mayor 1892-1893. He was also quite active in his church where he was President of L'union St. Joseph from 1868-1918, and a patron of St. Joseph's Orphanage.

Nicol, John, 1844?-1930
Personne · 1844?-1930

John Nicol (1844?-1930) was an Ottawa resident who worked at the Ottawa Milling Company. He later became Sessional Messenger for the House of Commons.