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Cohen Family Postcards: a glimpse in the life of Montreal's Jewish "West Enders"

Documents relating to W. Earl Rowe

Hart Family Documents (John Horn Collection)

Portrait of Earl Rowe as Lieutenant Governor of Ontario

Commission appointing William Earl Rowe as Lieutentant Governor

Instructions to William Earl Rowe as Lieutenant Governor

Asher, Alexander, Kingston, 1819.

David, Moses, fur trader, b.Montreal 1768, d. Sandwich U.C. 1814

Dessauer, Louis Woolf, Daguerrotype Artist, in Waterloo, Kitchener and Toronto from 1841. Appears in the THC Records in 1862. May have been the Captain Dessaur who died at Chancellorswille, 1864.

Diamond, Abraham, b. Prince Edward County, 1828. (Identified by a descendant as Jewish).

Driskoll, Lizzie, "daughter of Jonas and Rebecca Driskoll," (b.Toronto, 1838). Married Alfred Myers of New York in Toronto Hebrew Congregration, 1862. Elizabeth Driscoll was the youngest of four children of Sophia Nathan of a Montreal Jewish Family and William Driscoll of Kingston.

Driskoll, Lizzie, "daughter of Jonas and Rebecca Driskoll," (b.Toronto, 1838). Married Alfred Myers of New York in Toronto Hebrew Congregration, 1862. Elizabeth Driscoll was the youngest of four children of Sophia Nathan of a Montreal Jewish Family and William Driscoll of Kingston.

Franks, C., tavern, hotel and theatre, N.W. corner of Colborne and Market Sts. Scene of play by Mr. and Mrs. Judah, 1826.

Frey, Jacob, Jewish Congregration Anshe-Sholem of Hamilton, 1863. See references to earlier Freys c.1800: Bernard, Phillip, Hannah.

Hart, Arthur Wellington, son of Benjamin Hart, in York, 1833.

Hart, Benjamin, of Montreal (1779-1852), son of Aaron and Dorothea Hart. Business in York 1833 with his sons.

Hart, Henry, son of Benjamin Hart, in Kingston, 1835.

Hart, Moses, of Three Rivers(1768-1862)son of Aaron and Dorethea Hart. Attempts to own land in Upper Canada, 1797-1800.

Benjamin Brothers, Toronto (1835-1842) Goodman, Samuel and William Benjamin.

Hart, Samuel P., 1837 patriot, owner of the "Plain Speaker" Cobourg and Belleville.

Hart, Simeon and Harry of New Brunswick to Upper Canada, 1817.

Hart, Theodore, son of Benjamin Hart, in York, 1833.

Head, Sir Francis Bond, Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada during the 1837 Rebellion whose Grandfather was Moses Mendes (d.1758)

Hirschfelder, Jacob Meier was Jewish on arrival in Toronto c.1840 to teach at Upper Canada College, but wife descendants not Jewish. Includes genealogical information from Joan S. Gilday, descendant. See also Mel Starkman, "A Meshamud at the University of Toronto" Canadian Jewish Archives Vol.5, Oct 1981, pp.70-90.

Hirschfelder, Jacob Meier was Jewish on arrival in Toronto c.1840 to teach at Upper Canada College, but wife descendants not Jewish. Includes genealogical information from Joan S. Gilday, descendant. See also Mel Starkman, "A Meshamud at the University of Toronto" Canadian Jewish Archives Vol.5, Oct 1981, pp.70-90.

Jacobs, Ferdinande, (1713-1783), chief factor of Hudson's Bay Company Post at Fort York c.1750. No record of his [Jewish] religion has been traced in the HBC Archives" according to his biographer Shirlee Anne Smith [D.C.B. vol.pp 383-4]. Captain John Rogers diary referred to his daughter as offspring of "Jacob (a Jew)."

Jacobs, Ferdinande, (1713-1783), chief factor of Hudson's Bay Company Post at Fort York c.1750. No record of his [Jewish] religion has been traced in the HBC Archives" according to his biographer Shirlee Anne Smith [D.C.B. vol.pp 383-4]. Captain John Rogers diary referred to his daughter as offspring of "Jacob (a Jew)."

Jacobs, Jacob, (b.c.1799), watchmaker in Montreal by 1819, to Kingston by 1821, returned to Montreal c.1823.

Jacob, Moses, (d.1823) Kingston 1793, Prince Edward County c.1800.

Jacobs, Samuel Thomas, Port Hope [Jewish ancestry?].

Thomas Jacobs, Governor of HBC, 1696

Benjamin, Alfred D. (d.1900) and Frank.

Joseph, Gershom A. (1821-1893) of Montreal, student of Upper Canada College in Toronto 1836-1839.

Joseph, John, (1801-1851) secretary to Sir Frances Bond Head as Lieutenant Governor. Probably son of Simon Joseph of London.

Joseph, Judah Gershom, (1798-1857) silversmith watchmaker, optician. arr. in Toronto 1838 with his family and became a leader of the small Jewish community. Includes Research Material provided by William Daniels. Includes article by Peter von Bitter.

Joseph, Judah Gershom, (1798-1857) silversmith watchmaker, optician. arr. in Toronto 1838 with his family and became a leader of the small Jewish community. Includes Research Material provided by William Daniels. Includes article by Peter von Bitter.

Judah, Emmanuel, an American Actor who with his wife performed at Franks' Theatre in York in 1826.

Binley, Jacob William, d. of cholera, Kingston U.C. June 30, 1832.

Braham, Alfred, Clothier, Toronto, (1844--).

Cohen, Fredrick, artist, Woodstock U.C. prior to 1837.

Cohen (or Cowan), Gilbert, Military Emigrant, settled at Murray Township, 1824.

Cohen, Solomon, Jeweller, Toronto 1835-c.1845

Davids, Isaac, York, 1819.

Judah, J. [Issac] of Montreal and Cornwall U.C. in 1804, probably became the first Jew to obtain Crown Grant of Lands in Upper Canada.

Moss, Sgt. Samuel, of the King's Royal Rangers was granted land beside Myers Solomon near Cornwall in 1797.

Myers, (Montgomery), Juda or Judith, (1759-1831). See also Myers, Rachel Abraham and Benjamin and Mordechai. Arrived in Gagetown New Brunswick with her mother Rachel and her brothers, in 1783. Married to Alexander Montgomery, she moved to York, U.C. about 1800 and operated a tavern at the SE corner of Queen and Younge Sts. Includes Article and research material provided by Neil Yetwin. Includes research material provided by Betti Paull, descendant.

Myers, (Montgomery), Juda or Judith, (1759-1831). See also Myers, Rachel Abraham and Benjamin and Mordechai. Arrived in Gagetown New Brunswick with her mother Rachel and her brothers, in 1783. Married to Alexander Montgomery, she moved to York, U.C. about 1800 and operated a tavern at the SE corner of Queen and Younge Sts. Includes Article and research material provided by Neil Yetwin. Includes research material provided by Betti Paull, descendant.

Rossin, Marcus, Samuel and Julius. M. Rossin & Bro. jewellers, est'd in Kingston U.C. in 1832, moved to York in 1843, built in Rossin House Hotel in 1855 (destroyed by fire 1862).

Solomons, James H. (d.Drummond Island U.C. 1826) of obscure origins, was probably born in Lower Canada. Lived in the Upper Country. Wife Kitty Hays was Jewish and son Myers Solomons was observant. Includes draft article (typescript) James H. Solomons' origins.

Solomons, James H. (d.Drummond Island U.C. 1826) of obscure origins, was probably born in Lower Canada. Lived in the Upper Country. Wife Kitty Hays was Jewish and son Myers Solomons was observant. Includes draft article (typescript) James H. Solomons' origins.

Levy Solomons

Solomons, Myers settled in Cornwall Townships 1789.

Steiner, Newman Leopold (1829/32-1903) research by SJG for DCB article in vol 13. Includes research material from Florence Blackwell, descendant.

Toronto Hebrew Congregration (1858-1878) --Marriage Records (Typescript.

Miscellaneous: Possible Jewish Settlers

Possible Jewish Settlers

Judah, Sarah married James Vickers of Toronto in St.James Anglican Church in 1838. John Manuel was a witness.

Charles Kohen

Koenig (King), Joseph and Charles, to Whitby, Canada West, 1863. Samuel King was Ontario's first Jewish lawyer.

Liebschitz, Samuel, founder of Jewsburg, [now known as German Mills] near Preston Upper Canada, 1836.

Manuel, Emanuel, husband of Miriam Judah of Montreal was a fur trader in the Upper Country c.1780.

Michael, George, (c.1835-1889) optician, arrived Toronto about 1866.

Michaels, Levy (1723-1815) and Michaels, Myer (1760-1815) Montreal fur traders who spent time in the "Upper Country" [Upper Canada].

Morell, Moses Samuel and Goldiana, arrived Toronto 1860, material recieved from Helen Rose Morell, d. Toronto July, 1994.

Dictionary of Canadian Biography - Article on Jacob Franks by SJG. Four(4)files containing correspondence, drafts, redrafts and copies of the final article and footnotes.

Jacob Franks Ancestry - Research File

Jacob Franks from 1794-1804. Copies of archival documents: John Lawe Papers and other sources.

Jacob Franks from 1804-1811. Copies of archival documents: John Lawe papers and other sources.

Jacob Franks/John Law, War of 1812. Copies of archival documents: John Lawe papers and other sources.

Jacob Franks - Business Career. Copies of archival documents: John Lawe papers and other sources.

Jacob Franks: Articles and Footnotes

Fur Trade Secondary, including photocopies of articles.

Jacob Franks - National Archives of Canada.

Correspondence with Ken Annett, Quebec City. Researcher on Lawe Family.

Mary Martin, Madison Wisconsin, researcher on John Lawe Papers. Correspondence and copies of archival documents.

Jacob Franks - Misc. Correspondence.

State Historical Society of Wisconsin - Correspondence.

George W. Lawe Papers - Chicago Historical Society. Correspondence and copies of archival documents.

Jacob Franks Article Summary of Changes Based on Changes after Dec/86

Jacob Franks Estate

Thomas L. Franks (d. Green Bay, 1853). Son of Jacob Franks and Therese La Guere dit La Rose. Information and copies of archival documents from the John Lawe Papers and Morgan Martin Papers provided by Mary C. Maring, Madison, Wisconsin.

Thomas L. Franks (d. Green Bay, 1853). Son of Jacob Franks and Therese La Guere dit La Rose. Information and copies of archival documents from the John Lawe Papers and Morgan Martin Papers provided by Mary C. Maring, Madison, Wisconsin.

Franks, William (d. by 1850) second child of Jacob Franks and Therese La guere dit La Rose.

Franks, Appolonia Sophia, (1817-1886), Windsor/Sandwich, daughter of Jacob Franks and Therese La Guere dit La Rose.

Captain George Lawe and Rachel Franks. Information and copies of archival documents provided by Ken Annet.

Lawe, John (1779-1846) the son of Rachel Franks of Montreal and Capt. George Lawe. A fur trader with his uncle Jacob Franks he was recorded in Yrk. He died in Green Bay. See John Law Papers, Wisconsin State Historical Society, Madison.

Lawe, John (1779-1846) the son of Rachel Franks of Montreal and Capt. George Lawe. A fur trader with his uncle Jacob Franks he was recorded in Yrk. He died in Green Bay. See John Law Papers, Wisconsin State Historical Society, Madison.

James Aird (d. 1819). Joined Jacob Franks, Robert Dickson, Allan Wilmot and George Aird in Dickson&Co.,a fur trade partnership at Michilimackinack, August 1804.

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Cohen Family Postcards: a glimpse in the life of Montreal's Jewish "West Enders"

Documents relating to W. Earl Rowe

Documents relating to W. Earl Rowe

Franks Family

Hart Family

Hart Family Documents (John Horn Collection)

Hays Family

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Portrait of Earl Rowe as Lieutenant Governor of Ontario

Commission appointing William Earl Rowe as Lieutentant Governor

Instructions to William Earl Rowe as Lieutenant Governor

David, Moses, fur trader, b.Montreal 1768, d. Sandwich U.C. 1814

Dessauer, Louis Woolf, Daguerrotype Artist, in Waterloo, Kitchener and Toronto from 1841. Appears in the THC Records in 1862. May have been the Captain Dessaur who died at Chancellorswille, 1864.

Diamond, Abraham, b. Prince Edward County, 1828. (Identified by a descendant as Jewish).

Driskoll, Lizzie, "daughter of Jonas and Rebecca Driskoll," (b.Toronto, 1838). Married Alfred Myers of New York in Toronto Hebrew Congregration, 1862. Elizabeth Driscoll was the youngest of four children of Sophia Nathan of a Montreal Jewish Family and William Driscoll of Kingston.

Franks, C., tavern, hotel and theatre, N.W. corner of Colborne and Market Sts. Scene of play by Mr. and Mrs. Judah, 1826.

Frey, Jacob, Jewish Congregration Anshe-Sholem of Hamilton, 1863. See references to earlier Freys c.1800: Bernard, Phillip, Hannah.

Hart, Arthur Wellington, son of Benjamin Hart, in York, 1833.

Hart, Henry, son of Benjamin Hart, in Kingston, 1835.

Hart, Moses, of Three Rivers(1768-1862)son of Aaron and Dorethea Hart. Attempts to own land in Upper Canada, 1797-1800.

Benjamin Brothers, Toronto (1835-1842) Goodman, Samuel and William Benjamin.

Hart, Samuel P., 1837 patriot, owner of the "Plain Speaker" Cobourg and Belleville.

Hart, Simeon and Harry of New Brunswick to Upper Canada, 1817.

Head, Sir Francis Bond, Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada during the 1837 Rebellion whose Grandfather was Moses Mendes (d.1758)

Jacobs, Jacob, (b.c.1799), watchmaker in Montreal by 1819, to Kingston by 1821, returned to Montreal c.1823.

Jacob, Moses, (d.1823) Kingston 1793, Prince Edward County c.1800.

Jacobs, Samuel Thomas, Port Hope [Jewish ancestry?].

Thomas Jacobs, Governor of HBC, 1696

Benjamin, Alfred D. (d.1900) and Frank.

Joseph, Gershom A. (1821-1893) of Montreal, student of Upper Canada College in Toronto 1836-1839.

Joseph, John, (1801-1851) secretary to Sir Frances Bond Head as Lieutenant Governor. Probably son of Simon Joseph of London.

Joseph, Judah Gershom, (1798-1857) silversmith watchmaker, optician. arr. in Toronto 1838 with his family and became a leader of the small Jewish community. Includes Research Material provided by William Daniels. Includes article by Peter von Bitter.

Judah, Emmanuel, an American Actor who with his wife performed at Franks' Theatre in York in 1826.

Binley, Jacob William, d. of cholera, Kingston U.C. June 30, 1832.

Braham, Alfred, Clothier, Toronto, (1844--).

Cohen, Fredrick, artist, Woodstock U.C. prior to 1837.

Cohen (or Cowan), Gilbert, Military Emigrant, settled at Murray Township, 1824.

Cohen, Solomon, Jeweller, Toronto 1835-c.1845

Davids, Isaac, York, 1819.

Judah, J. [Issac] of Montreal and Cornwall U.C. in 1804, probably became the first Jew to obtain Crown Grant of Lands in Upper Canada.

Moss, Sgt. Samuel, of the King's Royal Rangers was granted land beside Myers Solomon near Cornwall in 1797.

Rossin, Marcus, Samuel and Julius. M. Rossin & Bro. jewellers, est'd in Kingston U.C. in 1832, moved to York in 1843, built in Rossin House Hotel in 1855 (destroyed by fire 1862).

Solomons, James H. (d.Drummond Island U.C. 1826) of obscure origins, was probably born in Lower Canada. Lived in the Upper Country. Wife Kitty Hays was Jewish and son Myers Solomons was observant. Includes draft article (typescript) James H. Solomons' origins.

Levy Solomons

Solomons, Myers settled in Cornwall Townships 1789.

Steiner, Newman Leopold (1829/32-1903) research by SJG for DCB article in vol 13. Includes research material from Florence Blackwell, descendant.

Toronto Hebrew Congregration (1858-1878) --Marriage Records (Typescript.

Miscellaneous: Possible Jewish Settlers

Possible Jewish Settlers

Judah, Sarah married James Vickers of Toronto in St.James Anglican Church in 1838. John Manuel was a witness.

Charles Kohen

Koenig (King), Joseph and Charles, to Whitby, Canada West, 1863. Samuel King was Ontario's first Jewish lawyer.

Liebschitz, Samuel, founder of Jewsburg, [now known as German Mills] near Preston Upper Canada, 1836.

Manuel, Emanuel, husband of Miriam Judah of Montreal was a fur trader in the Upper Country c.1780.

Michael, George, (c.1835-1889) optician, arrived Toronto about 1866.

Michaels, Levy (1723-1815) and Michaels, Myer (1760-1815) Montreal fur traders who spent time in the "Upper Country" [Upper Canada].

Morell, Moses Samuel and Goldiana, arrived Toronto 1860, material recieved from Helen Rose Morell, d. Toronto July, 1994.

Dictionary of Canadian Biography - Article on Jacob Franks by SJG. Four(4)files containing correspondence, drafts, redrafts and copies of the final article and footnotes.

Dictionary of Canadian Biography - Article on Jacob Franks by SJG. Four(4)files containing correspondence, drafts, redrafts and copies of the final article and footnotes.

Dictionary of Canadian Biography - Article on Jacob Franks by SJG. Four(4)files containing correspondence, drafts, redrafts and copies of the final article and footnotes.

Dictionary of Canadian Biography - Article on Jacob Franks by SJG. Four(4)files containing correspondence, drafts, redrafts and copies of the final article and footnotes.

Jacob Franks Ancestry - Research File

Jacob Franks from 1794-1804. Copies of archival documents: John Lawe Papers and other sources.

Jacob Franks from 1804-1811. Copies of archival documents: John Lawe papers and other sources.