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Title |
Colonel William Chisholm (1788-1842) |
Description |
William Chisholm (1788-1842) fought in the War of 1812 and in 1816 he settled on a farm on Dundas Street (now Trafalgar Road) in Nelson Township. Here he established a general store and soon became a leading merchant in the area. In 1827 he owned 5 schooners which he used to transport his goods. He was also a large active part of public affairsin the early 1820's. In 1831 he purchased an area of Crown Reserve land near the mouth of The Sixteen and obtained permission to build the first Oakville Harbour. Throughout his years living in Oakville he was a very influencial character owning multiple areas of land and building numerous buildings while continuing to be a flourishing merchant. He and his wife, Rebecca Silverthorn Chisholm (1795-1865) had TEN children: Andrew Chisholm (1813-1813), George King Chisholm (1814-1874), John Alexander Chisholm (1816-1843), Robert Kerr Chisholm (1819-1858), William McKenzie Chisholm (1821-1852), Esther Ann Romain (nee Chisholm) (1818-1911), Mary Jane MacDougald (nee Chisholm) (1826-1891), Rebecca Elizabeth Howse (nee Chisholm) (1829-1865), Thomas Charles Chisholm (1832-1873), James Bell FOrsyth Chisholm (1835-1868), and Barbara Amanda Wilson (nee Chisholm) (1839-1868). |
Catalog Number |
1950.3.263 |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Search Terms |
Dundas Street The Harbour Nelson Township Sixteen Mile Creek Chisholm Oakville People Men |
Neg # |
00263 |