Charles H. Kathan

Sherbrooke Daily Record

  • « The Village of Rock Island », Supplement of the S. D. R., 17 décembre 1901, 4 p.
    • Charles H. Kathan
      • Né à Moe’s River le 3 avril 1834, il occupe, suite à ses études, le poste de commis pour le magasin Haskell de Rock Island, et devient partenaire dudit Haskell en 1856. À la mort de Haskell en 1866, il achète la part de ce dernier et devient le propriétaire unique du commerce. En 1897, il fait complètement reconstruire son magasin. Il a, en parallèle, occupé plusieurs postes de prestige : directeur de la Eastern Township Bank, commissaire de la Cour Supérieure, directeur de la Massawippi Valley Railway, gardien du comté (« warden ») de 1894 à 1898 et maire de Rock Island depuis la création de la municipalité en 1892.

BANQ

  • Greffes de notaires, District judiciaire de Saint-François, CN501, S23 Charles Anderson Richardson.
    • Acte : # 10353
    • Date : 30 décembre 1871
    • Deed of Sale by David Brodie, Manufacturer and Trader formerly of the Township of Stanstead now in the City and District of Montreal, to Charles H. Kathan, Trader of the said Township of Stanstead.
      • Résumé : Vente d’une partie du lot no 1 du 9e rang du Canton de Stanstead : « …commencing at a stake and stone set on the highway leading from the residence of A. P. Ball Esquire to Derby Line thence Southerly along the said highway to the point where the highway meets the road which passes the school house leading to the Tannery of Ozro Morrill, thence Northerly down the last mentioned highway to another stake and stone, thence Easterly seven rods and to the first mentioned stake or place of beginning and containing forty two square rods, more or less, and being the same parcel of land acquired by David Brodie from one George James […] together with the Dwelling house and other the buildings thereon erected and made […] ». Le lot est vendu pour la somme de 300 dollars américains.
  • Greffes de notaires, District judiciaire de Saint-François, CN501, S23 Charles Anderson Richardson.
    • Acte : # 11645
    • Date : 8 février 1878
    • Deed of Sale by Albert P. Ball, Manager of the Stanstead Branch of the Eastern Townships Bank, to Charles H. Kathan, Trader, and David A. Mansur, Farmer, all of the Township of Stanstead.
      • Résumé : Vente d’une partie du lot no 1 du 9e rang du Canton de Stanstead : « …with the Store and Shed standing thereon and formerly occupied by the late George Richardson Holmes and bounded and described as follows to wit. Beginning on the Easterly side of the highway leading from Derby Line, Vermont to Stanstead Plain, at the North Westerly corner of a parcel of land heretofore conveyed by the Honorable Justin [Gustin?] S. Morrill to Messrs. Porter & Wiley and running Northerly along the Easterly side of the said highway to the Canal, thence along the said Canal to the Mill Dam, thence along the Westerly side of the stream known as the Tomifobia River, Southerly to the Northerly line of the land of the said Messrs. Porter & Wiley, thence Westerly […] to the place of beginning […] ». Le lot est vendu pour la somme de 1 425 dollars.

The Eastern Township Gazetteer and General Business Directory

p. 68

  • Kathan, C. H., general merchant.

Stanstead Journal: « Pioneer Life on the Frontier », Feb. 7, 1952

  • Benjamin Wyman house now owned by H. M. Hovey
    • Owned the tannery

Stanstead Journal: « Pioneer Life on the Frontier », Feb., 1952 (biographical sketches)

  • George James: manufacture of boots and shoes, 1856, in a building north of Spalding’s store
    • 1858: purchased the Wyman property

Stanstead Journal, Mar. 8, 1945: “old landmarks demolished”

  • Jondro factory: The old building was on the site of the old tannery owned by Benjamin Wyman.
  • Mr. Wyman built the home and afterwards sold to H. M. Hovey, a long-time resident there.
  • The street as well as the old low bridge extending from the factory square to Main Street, received their names from Mr. Wyman.
  • Moses Pierce in 1824, bought the Wyman water, power and tannery which he continued to operate well in to the “thirties” at least.
  • For years after his time the Wyman street property was utilized in connection with shoe and leather industry. One of the early operators was George W. James. Other operators were: Ozro Morrill, Morrill & Judd, William Jondro, Jondro & Goodhue. The so-called Jondro factory was later used by Robins and Gilmore, overalls, etc., and later by H. G. Duncalfe and H. J. Gauthier, in the same line. The last use for industrial purposes was by H. J. Cordeau, plumber and tinsmith.

Forests and clearings (original publishing July 15, 1874)

  • Ozro Morrill:
    • In later years (late 1850s) George James bought the stand occupied by Benjamin Wyman, and carried on an extensive business in tanning and making boots and shoes. He afterwards sold out to Ozro Morrill, and the business has since been continued by Morrill & Judd. (p. 35)
  • Charles Pierce:
    • From 1834 to 1840, but little change occurred in the settlement. Willard Wood, Benjamin Wyman, and others were actively engaged in business and acquired property. Charles Pierce, and enterprising mechanic, built extensively, and laid the foundation for a large business in the manufacture of boots and shoes. He died suddenly and the business passed into the hands of Austin Foster. (p. 34-35)

The Eastern Townships Business and Farmer’s Directory, 1892

p. 463

  • Kathan Charles H, general store

Lovell’s Business and Professional and Farmer’s Directory of the Eastern Townships, 1898

p. 209

  • Kathan G. H.,[sic] general merchant.

Lovell’s Business and Professional Directory of the Province of Quebec, for 1890-91

p. 478

  • Kathan C. H., gen store

Lovell’s Business and Professional Directory of the Cities and Towns of … and of all Towns and Banking Village in the Dominion of Canada, for 1896-97

p. 983

  • Kathan, Charles H., mayor, gen store

The Eastern Townships Business and Farmer’s Directory for 1888-89

p. 147

  • Kathan Charles H, general store

The Eastern Townships Gazetteer & Directory for the Years 1875-76

p. 151

  • Kathan C H, general merchant

Putnam & Gray, Map of the District of St. Francis, Canada East, 1863

  • ROCK ISLAND AND DERBY LINE DIRECTORY
    • Kathan, C. H. General Merchant

Men of Today in the Eastern Townships, 1917

p. 166

  • FREGEAU, Arthur F., [...] in 1872 came to Rock Island and accepted position with C. H. Kathan, general merchant, continuing with firm and its successor, Kathan & Hopkins

Documents visuels

C. H. Kathan, Supplement from Sherbrooke Daily Record, 17 décembre 1901, p.1.

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