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Timothy Eaton Island? Cowper Township, Parry Sound District

Timothy Eaton Island? Cowper Township, Parry Sound District

Posted: 19 Sep 2013 6:35PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Burns
Hello

While researching, I have a family member who died in 1955. Keith Gillies Burns was born in McDonald's Corners, Lanark but immigrated to Seattle Washington in the 1920's where he became a American Citizen. His Death records shows that he died in Canada on July 4, 1955 at Timothy Eaton Island, Cowper Township, Parry Sound District. Of course, I know who Timothy Eaton was but I am wondering if anyone knows the actual name of the island. I am guessing the Eaton's had some sort of cottage in the area and Keith may or may not have been visiting the Eaton family or possibly it was known as that because of their cottage but others also owned on the same island. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks

Re: Timothy Eaton Island? Cowper Township, Parry Sound District

Posted: 27 Sep 2013 12:26PM GMT
Classification: Query
Sorry that I cannot directly answer your question, but this map (link below) on the Library and Archives Canada site could prove useful to you should you obtain more information:

http://collectionscanada.gc.ca/pam_archives/index.php?fuseac...


Click on the image icon and then on the subsequent page, click on Image 2. That will provide you with a map that can be enlarged and dragged around. There are many named islands in Cowper Township, though I can't detect one that is named Timothy Eaton Island. You may want to take a closer look yourself.

Re: Timothy Eaton Island? Cowper Township, Parry Sound District

Posted: 9 Oct 2013 6:47PM GMT
Classification: Query
Hi,
Cowper Township is now part of The Township of The Archipelago. Their office is in Parry Sound. There is a good possibility that someone at the municipal office would know of Eaton's island, since they were a well known family. Good Luck ...

Re: Timothy Eaton Island? Cowper Township, Parry Sound District

Posted: 10 Apr 2014 2:05AM GMT
Classification: Query
I know there is the Eaton cottage on Lake Rosseau in Muskoka Ontario just south of Parry Sound. I was there last year and Martin Short owns it now. But it is not an island as we drove there. I was one of the people hired to clean in the spring of 2013.

Re: Timothy Eaton Island? Cowper Township, Parry Sound District

Posted: 10 Apr 2014 2:18AM GMT
Classification: Query
Hi, Yes I did a little more research and also determined it was not an island. I found a property listing by Moffat Dunlop Brokers that had a property around Boundary Bay. It had listed that it was the Eatons Hunting Preserve Established in the 1940's. I have enclosed the brochure to see if it is the same property you are talking about. If so, it will be a great addition to add that Martin Short now owns it. If not then that means they owned more than one property.
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