York University Libraries Clara Thomas Archives & Special Collections

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

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

Fur trade General

Solomons, Levy (d. 1792, Montreal). Solomons, Levy or Solomon Levy (1730-1792) was one of the five members of the Great Lakes fur trade syndicate that was disrupted by Pontiac's uprising in June 1763. The Solomons/Levy family.

Solomons, Levy (d. 1792, Montreal). Solomons, Levy or Solomon Levy (1730-1792) was one of the five members of the Great Lakes fur trade syndicate that was disrupted by Pontiac's uprising in June 1763. The Solomons/Levy family.

Solomons, Levy (d. 1792, Montreal). Solomons, Levy or Solomon Levy (1730-1792) was one of the five members of the Great Lakes fur trade syndicate that was disrupted by Pontiac's uprising in June 1763. The Solomons/Levy family.

Solomons, Levy (d. 1792, Montreal). Solomons, Levy or Solomon Levy (1730-1792) was one of the five members of the Great Lakes fur trade syndicate that was disrupted by Pontiac's uprising in June 1763. The Solomons/Levy family.

Drummond Island/St. Joseph's Island/Penetanguishene. The British Loyalists who inhabited Mackinac Island were obliged to leave by the Treaty of Ghent that ended the War of 1812. In 1815 they moved to Drummond Island which the British subsequently agreed, was in American territory. The British settlers left their new home in 1826 and reestablished themselves at Penetanguishene and St. Joseph Island.

Drummond Island/St. Joseph's Island/Penetanguishene. The British Loyalists who inhabited Mackinac Island were obliged to leave by the Treaty of Ghent that ended the War of 1812. In 1815 they moved to Drummond Island which the British subsequently agreed, was in American territory. The British settlers left their new home in 1826 and reestablished themselves at Penetanguishene and St. Joseph Island.

George Benjamin - Ancestry

George Benjamin - Collaterals and their descendants. Nancy Benjamin Cooper (b.1927)

George Benjamin/Thomas George Joans. Joans, and Englishman who arrived in New Orleans about 1830, was editor and proprieter of the Mercantile Advertiser, and married Isabella the daughter of Levi Jacobs on 5 May 1832. He left New Orleans by March 1834. Benjamin, and Englishman who was later founder of the Belleville Intelligencer, arrived in New Orleans about 1830, and married Isabella, the daughter of Lipman Jacobs 5 Febrary, 1832. He left New Orleans and arrived in York, U.C. by the end of 1833.

George Benjamin/Thomas George Joans. Joans, and Englishman who arrived in New Orleans about 1830, was editor and proprieter of the Mercantile Advertiser, and married Isabella the daughter of Levi Jacobs on 5 May 1832. He left New Orleans by March 1834. Benjamin, and Englishman who was later founder of the Belleville Intelligencer, arrived in New Orleans about 1830, and married Isabella, the daughter of Lipman Jacobs 5 Febrary, 1832. He left New Orleans and arrived in York, U.C. by the end of 1833.

Belleville -- 1840s

Benjamin Contemporaries

Correspondence, George Benjamin/John A. Macdonald Letters. (1856-1864). Includes photocopies and typescripts of letters from all sources including those privately held. Typescripts and copies of letters to and from others.

Correspondence, George Benjamin/John A. Macdonald Letters. (1856-1864). Includes photocopies and typescripts of letters from all sources including those privately held. Typescripts and copies of letters to and from others.

Cohen Esdaile P., in Montreal by 1832.

David, Eleazar (Lazarus) David, (1811-1887).

Davis, Samuel, (b.c.1792) in Montreal by 1832, tobacco merchant.

Davis, Mrs., Montreal, 1779.

Franks, John (c.1720-1794) Halifax by 1749, Quebec by 1760, d.Mtl. as ff: John Franks, Philadelphia pre 1749 and 1757-61.

Franks, John (c.1720-1794) Halifax by 1749, Quebec by 1760, d.Mtl. as ff: "Inspector of Chimneys" for Quebec, Montreal and Three Rivers, 1768 (first Jew in a British country to be appointed to public office by Commission).

Franks, John (c.1720-1794) Halifax by 1749, Quebec by 1760, d.Mtl. as ff: "Inspector of Chimneys" for Quebec, Montreal and Three Rivers, 1768 (first Jew in a British country to be appointed to public office by Commission).

(Franks), Rebecca Franks Kemble (1780-1839) daughter of John.

Hart, Aaron (1724-1800, Three Rivers) in Quebec by 1761. See Aaron Hart Will.

Hart, Aaron Ezekiel (1803-1857) son of Ezekiel Hart and Frances Lazarus.

Hart, Moses (1768-1852).

Hart, Ezekiel (1770-1843).

Henry, Elias, Montreal 1763-5.

Jacob Daughters. Photocopies of Correspondence between Samuel Jacobs and his daughters from the Jacob Papers.

Henry Hague Judah

Levy, Eleazar, (c.1716-1811) Canada's first Jewish Notary Public, was in Quebec by 1760. In 1764 his goods were taken by officers of the British Army during military government and after eleven years of unsucessful lawsuits he went to the Unitied States. He bought land in New York which was later expropriated for the establishment of West Point.

Levy, Eleazar, (c.1716-1811) Canada's first Jewish Notary Public, was in Quebec by 1760. In 1764 his goods were taken by officers of the British Army during military government and after eleven years of unsucessful lawsuits he went to the Unitied States. He bought land in New York which was later expropriated for the establishment of West Point.

Levi/Mohr family, including Philip Levi (in Quebec 1836) whose daughter Flora ("Blume") b.c.1841, married Sigismund Mohr (1827-1893) who was responsible for the installation of street lights and other public works in Quebec.

Levi/Mohr family, including Philip Levi (in Quebec 1836) whose daughter Flora ("Blume") b.c.1841, married Sigismund Mohr (1827-1893) who was responsible for the installation of street lights and other public works in Quebec.

Michaels, Levy (1723-1815) and Myer (1760-1815). Levy Michaels came to Canada from Long Island about 1765. His son Myer, a fur trader in the "upper country," married Frances, the sister of David, Samuel and Moses David. He is recorded as coming back to Montreal by canoe in time for the High Holidays in 1804. He was awarded the Beaver Club Medal. See Frances Michaels Will.

Michaels, Levy (1723-1815) and Myer (1760-1815). Levy Michaels came to Canada from Long Island about 1765. His son Myer, a fur trader in the "upper country," married Frances, the sister of David, Samuel and Moses David. He is recorded as coming back to Montreal by canoe in time for the High Holidays in 1804. He was awarded the Beaver Club Medal. See Frances Michaels Will.