Ann Eliza Hepburne Rooth fonds, 1837-1897

Ann Eliza Hepburne was born in Chippawa, Ontario, in 1821, to William Hepburne and Susan Shannon. In 1842, she married William Anthony Rooth in St. James Cathedral in Toronto. They continued to live in different parts of the Niagara region, including Drummondville, Welland and Port Colborne. William was the editor and proprietor of the Drummondville Reporter, as well as an accountant and insurance agent, and later worked for the Customs Service in Port Colborne. He died in 1878, and Eliza in 1899. Both are buried in Drummond Hill Cemetery in Niagara Falls, Ontario.

Letter (unsigned) to R.A. Lucas suggesting that the mapping of the marsh be put off until after the next meeting

Letter (unsigned) to R.A. Lucas suggesting that the mapping of the marsh be put off until after the next meeting. The rest of the letter deals with licenses, Nov. 29, 1882.