Devon Township
| Devon | |
|---|---|
| Rural Finnish settlement | |
| Coordinates | 48.08889, -89.80306 |
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Devon is a rural community near Thunder Bay, Ontario, one of the mainly Finnish settlements founded outside the city by immigrants who arrived in the late 1800s and early 1900s.[1] It lies about 52 km southwest of central Thunder Bay. (Map point: the centre of the geographic township.)
In the Chronicle of Finnish Settlements
A Chronicle of Finnish Settlements in Rural Thunder Bay (1976), edited by Gordon Burkowski for the Thunder Bay Finnish Canadian Historical Society, covers Devon in its own chapter, pages 144 onward.[2]
Families named in the Chronicle
People and families named in the Devon chapter, from Bill Martin's index to the book:[2]
| Surname | People and families (page) |
|---|---|
| Aho | Emil Aho (p. 145) |
| Ahola | Rudolf Ahola (p. 148) |
| Alanen | Hervey M. Alanen (p. 148); Matti Alanen (p. 148); Mike Alanen (p. 146) |
| Ampi | Kalle Ampi (p. 148) |
| Backstrom | Runnar Backstrom (p. 146); Toini Backstrom (p. 146) |
| Barber | Karl Barber (p. 148) |
| Barden | Mike Barden (p. 144); Mike Barden (p. 146) |
| Brown | Fred Brown (p. 144) |
| Clark | Don Clark (p. 144) |
| Ehn | A. Ehn (p. 148); Alarick Ehn (p. 144); Emil Ehn (p. 144); Hilka Ehn (p. 145) |
| Elland | Eero Elland (p. 148) |
| Eskilsetala | Lauri Eskilsetala (p. 148) |
| Finholm | Sanfrid Finholm (p. 144); Warner Finholm (p. 146); Warner Finholm (p. 146) |
| Flink | Arvid Flink (p. 144); Arvid Flink (p. 146) |
| Friberg | Emil Friberg (p. 146) |
| Gikka | Allan Gikka (p. 148) |
| Granroos | Frans Granroos (p. 148) |
| Granros | Eliida Granros (p. 146); Frank Granros (p. 146) |
| Harju | Eddie Harju (p. 148) |
| Harkanen | Tom Harkanen (p. 148) |
| Hennesey | John Hennesey (p. 148) |
| Huhta | Michael Huhta (p. 148) |
| Ikavalko | Aune Ikavalko (p. 145) |
| Jaakkola | Ivar Jaakkola (p. 144) |
| Jackson | Orban Jackson (p. 148) |
| Jefferson | Mr. Jefferson (p. 144) |
| Jibbs | Roy Jibbs (p. 148) |
| Johnson | E. Johnson (p. 144); Leander Johnson (p. 146) |
| Kangas | Richard Kangas (p. 148) |
| Keskinen | Ernie Keskinen (p. 146); Svante Keskinen (p. 146); Yrjo Keskinen (p. 148) |
| Korhonen | Paul Korhonen (p. 144); Paul A. Korhonen (p. 146) |
| Lampinen | Oscaar Lampinen (p. 144) |
| Maenpaa | Tauno Maenpaa (p. 148) |
| Maja | Heikki Maja (p. 148); Henry Maja (p. 146); Matti Maja (p. 148) |
| Makela | Evard Makela (p. 144); Evert Makela (p. 144); Rose Makela (p. 148) |
| Maki | Paul Maki (p. 145); Paula Maki (p. 148); Tatu Maki (p. 148) |
| Matso | Edwin Matso (p. 144) |
| Matson | Edwin Matson (p. 146); John Matson (p. 144); Sam Matson (p. 146); Urho Matson (p. 148) |
| Mikkola | Woitto Mikkola (p. 148) |
| Miller | Fred Miller (p. 148) |
| Nappala | Eino Nappala (p. 148) |
| Napponen | Ahti Napponen (p. 148) |
| Niemi | Einar Niemi (p. 146); Nick Niemi (p. 148); Rauha Niemi (p. 146) |
| Nieminen | Heino Nieminen (p. 148); Toivo Nieminen (p. 148) |
| Norgard | Victor Norgard (p. 148) |
| Nygard | Gunnar Nygard (p. 144); Mamie Nygard (p. 144); Oliver Nygard (p. 146); Rodney Nygard (p. 148) |
| Ostrum | K. Ostrum (p. 148) |
| Pajunen | Reino Pajunen (p. 148) |
| Palo | Peter Palo (p. 148) |
| Parti | W. Parti (p. 146) |
| Pekkala | Matti Pekkala (p. 144); Signe Pekkala (p. 146) |
| Perala | Ernest Perala (p. 146) |
| Puukial | Jack Puukial (p. 148) |
| Puukila | John Puukila (p. 144); Juho Puukila (p. 148); Kustaa Puukila (p. 144); Kusti Puukila (p. 144) |
| Randle | Wm. J. Randle (p. 148) |
| Ranta | J.R. Ranta (p. 148) |
| Rissanen | Esther Rissanen (p. 145) |
| Ruuska | Andrew Ruuska (p. 146); Antti Ruuska (p. 144) |
| Salmi | Thomas Salmi (p. 148) |
| Salo | Alex Salo (p. 148) |
| Schultz | Paul Schultz (p. 146) |
| Seppala | Urho Seppala (p. 148) |
| Sillanpaa | John Sillanpaa (p. 144) |
| Sjoback | Mrs. Sjoback (p. 146); Emil Sjoback (p. 146) |
| Skogman | R. Skogman (p. 145); Ragnar Skogman (p. 144) |
| Skorman | Ragner Skorman (p. 148) |
| Spuzak | William Spuzak (p. 148) |
| Stoback | Emil Stoback (p. 144) |
| Syrjanen | Arvi Syrjanen (p. 148) |
| Tenhunen | Pentti Tenhunen (p. 144) |
| Uusitalo | ? Uusitalo (p. 148); Aino Uusitalo (p. 146); Jalmar Uusitalo (p. 144) |
| Vataja | Waino Vataja (p. 144) |
| Ylasalo | Henry Ylasalo (p. 148) |
| Ylatalo | Eric Ylatalo (p. 148); Matti Ylatalo (p. 144); Nestor Ylatalo (p. 144); Reino Ylatalo (p. 148) |
References
- ↑ Bill Martin, index to A Chronicle of Finnish Settlements in Rural Thunder Bay, introduction. Archived.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 A Chronicle of Finnish Settlements in Rural Thunder Bay (Bay Street Project No. 2), ed. Gordon Burkowski (Thunder Bay: Thunder Bay Finnish Canadian Historical Society, 1976), pp. 144 onward; indexed in Bill Martin, index to A Chronicle of Finnish Settlements in Rural Thunder Bay. Archived.