Certificate
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| Nom de l'objet : | Certificate |
| Numéro d'accession : | BR2011.10.34 |
| Date absolue : | 1977 |
| Description : | A 50th wedding anniversary certificate in a black wooden frame with glass. The certificate in on tan paper. At the top in colour is the Canadian Coat of Arms. Below the crest are the names "Mr and Mrs. John Alcott" in Old English font. Below in a cursive font it says "Heartiest congratulations and very best wishes on the occasion of your 50th wedding anniversary". In the bottom right hand corner it is signed by the Prime Minister of Canada, Pierre Trudeau. The frame is dark wood with a thin silver inner border, a glass front and a cardboard back. |
| Fonctions : | Mabel Alice Crowther ( April 18, 1905-Sept 9, 1995) was born in Leeds, England and moved with her parents, Stephen and Sarah Crowther, to Canada at the age of 10. They purchased land near Scarlett Road and Royal York Road in Toronto where they worked as market gardeners. A few years later they purchased 15-20 acres on the First Line East (now Cawthra Road) and Dixie Road. They continued to work as market gardeners selling most of their produce to the food terminal in Toronto but also to private people. This house still stands and is a State Farm Insurance office today. Mabel attended Burnhamthorpe Public School in Dixie. She married John Emerson Alcott on April 2, 1927 in Port Credit at the age of 22. John Emerson Alcott was born May 11, 1905 in Cooksville. He was raised on a farm on Burnhamthorpe Road between hwy 10 and First Line East (Cawthra Road). After marrying Mabel, John worked part time on the farm next to where he lived as a child for Professor Loudon, who taught at the University of Toronto. Eventually John and Mabel purchased 50 acres from Professor Loudon located at 256 Burnhamthorpe Road East of Hwy. 10 in Cooksville. They paid $500 for their land. They raised chickens, turkeys, pigs, cows and grew grains and hay. Eventually John went to work for the Toronto Township Works Department in the 1950s. The depot was located on Mavis Road. While working for the Works Department, John suffered an accident losing his left leg from his calf down. He received a prosthesis and continued to work for Toronto Township until June 1970. John also was a Volunteer Fireman for the Cooksville Fire Department under Fire Chief Jack Braithwaite. This fire hall was located at Hwy 5 & 10 in Cooksville. Mabel and John sold off five acres of their farm in the 1950s to Toronto Concrete Vaults. In 1973 they sold the property and moved to Oakville. Part of the property where the house and barn were is still vacant today. The surrounding area is filled with hours and a large apartment building. John passed away on November 28, 1984. Both Mabel and John are buried in St. John's Cemetery. Mabel's parents, Stephen and Sarah Crowther, who both died in the 1950's are also buried the same cemetery. Mabel and John had one son, Ray Alcott. |
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| Ville de l'établissement : | Mississauga |
| Province de l'établissement : | Ontario |
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