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Echoes from the Past
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This article first appeared in the "Echoes from the Past" column of the The Low Down to Hull and Back News.
Reprinted with permission. Search complete list of Low Down Articles.
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Jeff's Lake .... Which Became Kingsmere
An 1875 map shows that Kingsmere Lake was named Jeff's Lake and the William Jeff family occupied lots to the north and south of the lake in 1863. The name was changed to "Kingsmere" (not after Prime Minister King) about 1880.
William Dunlop owned and occupied to the west of Jeff's Lake, also in 1863. Raiff Kenny held half of Lot 19B in 1963, which was transferred to Timothy Sheean at the time the Lake became Kingsmere.
A person name Warricker had the other half of Lot 19B, to the south of Kenny in 1863. Warricker, a harness maker, forbear of the Ottawa firm of saddlers of the name.
There were three families with the name of Blair, John, Hugh and James. Others were Joseph Fleury, Charles Walker and a Mr. Sims. All these owned lots around Kingsmere in 1863.
Note 1. Prime Minister King bought part of his growing estate from a member of the Fleury family, of above mention.
Note 2. Lot 19b is in the 7 Range.
Note 3. Chris Cuzner, in 1975 wrote: Some people believe that King Mountain was named after either our former Prime Minister or Dr. John King who fixed the zero geodetic survey point at the cairn on top of King Mountain in 1905. But the records show that it had been named King Mountain long before the 20th century by an officer in Queen Victoria's force in Bytown barracks. He proclaimed it "King" of all the mountains around.
About 1880 Mr. Hellier Noel, Dr. JG. Bourinot and Col. Dennis requested the name changed.