Certificate
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| Nom de l'objet : | Certificate |
| Numéro d'accession : | BR2011.10.31 |
| Date de début de production : | 1977 |
| Description : | A 50th anniversary certificate mounted on a wooden and glass plaque. The certificate is printed on white paper with an intricate black and white border. At the top of the paper is the crest for Ontario in colour. The script on the certificate is in a fancy old english like black font and congratulates Mabel and John Alcott on their 50th wedding anniversary. It is dated April 2nd 1977 and is signed by Premier William G Davis. Small italic script at the bottom notes that it was presented by James W. Snow, M.P.P for Oakville. There is a blue watermark under the script. The watermark depicts and crown and laurels with 1977 in its centre. It has a banner which reads "The Queen's Silver Jubilee". In the bottom left hand corner is the red seal of the Premier of Ontario. The certificate is encased on a wooden plaque under a glass front piece. The glass is screwed onto the wood at its four corners. The screws have been screwed through four round decorative metal pieces which have an embossed image of a trillium with the screw forming the centre of the flower. |
| 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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