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From: Steve Ostrom <>
Subject: Re: [Can-Ont-Carleton] Re: OTTAWA FREE PRESS - 1881 - MARRIAGES (Jan-June)
Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2003 23:17:18 -0500
In-Reply-To: <3E80CDF8.2080306@uakron.edu>


I suspect you will find that this refers to Masson (or Buckingham) on the
Quebec side of the river.
I think that both of these communities may have become part of the new
amalgamated city of Gatineau.


http://iquebec.ifrance.com/maclaren/hisryan.html
The North Star Phosphate Mine operated on the east side of the river. It
took its ore to Buckingham and before the advent of the C.P.R., Railroad
branch to Buckingham, it loaded the ore on wagons and drew it to the"Basin
du Lievre". From there it was reloaded on barges or shipped by rail to its
destinayion. ln the wintertime, the ore was transported by sleigh from the
mines to the Basin and loaded on railway cars.

http://iquebec.ifrance.com/maclaren/HISTSAW2.htm
Each of the two sawmills in Buckingham, in the early days before 1906, had
a water slide
in which the sawn lumber - all White Pine - was carried in a 3' trough bu
water from the
sawmill to the piling grounds at the Basin (now Masson). From this piling
ground the
lumber was shipped, largely on scows which were towed down the Ottawa River to
Montreal, or farther to New York points.

http://iquebec.ifrance.com/maclaren/hist1895.htm

Buckingham as a town owes its existence to the lumber industry practiced
extensively here since the beginning of the 19th century. The natural
beauty and the industrial potential of this region was a factor in
attracting pioneers to settle their businesses here.
The population of the town is about 3,500 which includes the basin of the
river "Lièvre" being a portion of the town at the C.P.R. station.


At 04:45 PM 25/03/2003 -0500, Alison McIntyre wrote:
>Thanks for the interesting quotes. This one is the marriage of my
>grandfather's brother.
>
>"Mar 22, at Basin du Lievre, R.J. MCARTHUR, to Charlotte A. KENDALL,
>daughter of W.C. Kendall of Basin du Lievre."
>
>Could someone help me with one thing? Where is Basin du Lievre? I can't
>find it in the Canadian Geographical Names site. The information I had
>from the Ontario Marriage Index was that they married at Buckingham,
>Quebec. This brings up another question. Why was the marriage recorded in
>Ontario if they married in Quebec?
>
>Thanks for any help,
>Alison McIntyre
>
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