James McGregor
| James McGregor | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Farmer |
James McGregor was a farmer in Fort William, in the Thunder Bay District of Ontario.
The estate was probated in the Thunder Bay District surrogate court in 1925 and inventoried at $3,675.00 (equivalent to $66,312 in 2025). He died testate, leaving a will, and was survived by four children.[1]
In the Papers of the Thunder Bay Historical Society
James McGregor is mentioned in J. M. Hunt's account of early settlement in the Slate River district. In the fall of 1887, McGregor and Fred Gammond filed on their locations on Concession 3; in 1888 they moved their families out to those locations.[2]
In 1888 James Tonkin was sent by the Neebing council to cut trails for the settlers; the route ran south by way of McGregor's property toward Gammond's.[3] Hunt also names Dan McGregor among the later arrivals who helped establish the Slate River settlement.[3]
During the spring flood following the heavy snowfalls of 1892–93, McGregor set out for town and reached the Point De Meuron bridge at approximately 9 a.m. to find it lifted off all but its end piers by a jam of ice on the Kaministiquia River, rendering it impassable; he remained on the bank and observed the event before returning.[3]
References
- ↑ Probate record of James McGregor, Farmer, Fort William (1925), surrogate court probate file no. 1764. Canadian Regional Historical Wealth Micro-Data Collection, compiled by Livio Di Matteo, Lakehead University.
- ↑ J. M. Hunt."Pioneers of Paipoonge."[book].Papers of the Thunder Bay Historical Society.1924.p. 23 (scan p. 89).Link.(Rights: public_domain | Access: open)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 J. M. Hunt."Pioneers of Paipoonge."[book].Papers of the Thunder Bay Historical Society.1924.p. 24 (scan p. 90).Link.(Rights: public_domain | Access: open)