Trafalgar Township Historical Society Digital Collections

Sketch of the Home of King Henry Munn and Family

Description
Media Type
Image
Text
Item Type
Drawings
Description
This a sketch of the home of the family of King Henry Munn at 32 Dundas Street East, Munn's Corners, Oakville (or Lot 15 Concession 1 SDS, at Dundas and 6th Line.) He was the youngest son of early Trafalgar Township settler, Daniel Munn.

This sketch from the 1858 Tremaine Map shows this house as a taller brick house. After a fire in the 1930s much of it was rebuilt with a lower roofline, new windows, etc. The brick quoins remain but the house was quite altered. (Information provided by the Town of Oakville Heritage Planner.)

Area teacher, Alexander Fleming, married Millicent Munn on December 30, 1914. They lived with Millie's father (King Henry Munn) on the Munn family farm and raised their family in this house. The family also owned land on Lot 14 1 SDS and Lot 15 1 NDS. Robert Dewart Fleming, son of Alex and Millie, in turn managed the farm and raised his family there.

This Munn farm was sold in the mid-1950s and later owned by the Hays family.
Notes
A link to a 2003 photograph of the house is in this record for your information.

A link to another photo connected with this house, that of a barn raising on the farm when it was owned by R.D. Fleming, is in this record for your further information.
Inscriptions
Residence of K.H. Munn, Esq. Munn's Corners
Subject(s)
Personal Name(s)
King Henry Munn, b.1820 d.November 15, 1905, and Ann Catherine Snider, b.April 10, 1821 d.August 24, 1884 Their daughter Millicent (called Millie) Munn married Robert Alexander (called Alex) Fleming. Robert Dewart Fleming, some of Alex and Millie, married Margaret M. Swift of Grimsby on December 30, 1914.
Local identifier
TTCVS000494
Collection
Trafalgar Township Historical Society
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • Ontario, Canada
    Latitude: 43.4800171016836 Longitude: -79.727947116394
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Sketch of the Home of King Henry Munn and Family
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Trafalgar Township Historical Society
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Trafalgar Township Historical Society Sponsor: Jeff Knoll, Local & Regional Councillor for Oakville Ward 5 – Town of Oakville/Regional Municipality of Halton
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