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    Sylvester E. Briggs was born in Whitby Township, east of Myrtle, on April 10, 1846. He moved to Toronto in 1873 and joined the firm of Steele Brothers with R.C. Steele with whom he had worked in Osha

    Van Buren Woodruff was born on March 15, 1860 and was a hotel keeper in Oshawa and Whitby. In 1889 he purchased the Armstrong House Hotel at the south-west corner of Brock and Dundas Streets in Whitb

    William Paxton was born at Durham, England on April 15, 1791. He married Elizabeth Liddle, formerly Mrs. John Dryden, in England in 1819. The family came to Whitby Township in 1820 and he lived for m

    Arthur William Till was born in Whitby, a son of William Till and Mary A. Hales. He served during the South African War, 1899-1902 and stayed there until 1905. He died at Prince Albert, Saskatchewan

    Marjorie Georgina Ruddy was born at Millbrook, Ontario, on February 2, 1908, a daughter of lawyer Robert Ruddy. The family moved to Whitby in 1917 when Robert Ruddy was appointed junior Judge for the

    Son of William Hodgson and Rebecca Spencer, Frederick William Hodson was born at Whitby Township, north-east of Brooklin, in October 1856. From 1880 to 1882 and 1887 to 1894, he was editor of The Far

    Philip Bennett Whitfield was born in Cornwall, England on November 12, 1819. He came to Canada in 1841 and settled in Whitby about 1855. He was a builder by trade. Mr. Whitfield died at Whitby on Jan

    Joseph A. Bandel was born at Sneidham, Wurtemburg Province, Germany, on January 17, 1826. In 1852 he emigrated to Canada, coming to Toronto via New York. He was a shoemaker by trade and moved to Whit

    Joseph King was born at Prague, Austria-Hungary, on November 4, 1835. In 1863 he came to Whitby where he and his brother Charles established the King brothers' Tannery. In 1866 he did sentry duty at

    John Hubbell (1788-1865) was an early settler of the Myrtle area. He was born at Westfield Township, New York, USA on November 14, 1788 and died at Whitby Township, Canada West on June 28, 1865. He i

    Seth Hubbell (1825-1888) was born at Whitby Township, Upper Canada, near Myrtle on March 2, 1825. He died at Kewadin, Michigan, USA on July 13, 1888 and is buried at Maple Grove Cemetery, Elk Rapids,

    Mrs. Seth Hubbell (Rachel Almira Kellogg) (1834-1911) was born at Haldimand Township, Upper Canada on November 1, 1834. On August 20, 1851, she and Seth Hubbell were married at Whitby Township, Canad

    George William Dryden was born on Maple Shade Farm, lot 19, concession 7, Whitby Township on February 3, 1844. After entering business in Port Perry, he was appointed Ontario County Registrar of Deed

    George William Dryden was born on Maple Shade Farm, lot 19, concession 7, Whitby Township on February 3, 1844. After being in business in Port Perry, he was appointed Ontario County Registrar of Deed

    William Warren was born at Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland, on October 18, 1800 and came to Whitby Township with his brother John Borlase Warren in 1821. They farmed on the third concession for about a

    William Warren was born at Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland, on October 18, 1800 and came to Whitby Township with his brother John Borlase Warren in 1821. They farmed on the third concession for about a

    William Briggs was born on June 5, 1800 in either Hancock, Massachusetts or Stanbridge East, Quebec, and moved to Whitby Township about 1835 or 1836. In 1836 he is listed as residing on Lot 21, Conce

    David Leslie Briggs was born at Whitby Township, east of Myrtle, on June 30, 1848. About 1873 he went into partnership with David A. Brown in a general store at Myrtle, called Brown & Briggs. After t

    Frank Roberts was born at Paris, ON on 11 February 1882. He joined the Bell Telephone Company at Woodstock in 1900. Roberts came to Whitby in 1917. He retired in 1940 and was made a life member of th

    Robert Bradford Collins was born at Whitby on 12 September 1924. He was the fourth generation of the Collins family to operate Collins Shoe Store in Whitby. In 1969, Collins purchased the shoe store