20 Frimaire an X corresponds to 11th December 1801

Joseph Voisin acquired part of Lot 14, Concession II, 55 acres, in Willoughby Township, Welland, Ontario. Its modern address is: 4163 Miller Rd, Niagara Falls, Ontario.

The history of this parcel:

On 22 Jun 1800 (Reg 9 Jan 1800) Samuel Street sold to William Burns 45 acres part of Lot 14 Concession 2 from the Niagara River, Willoughby Twp. (A36 #461)

On 29 Jun 1802 (Reg 5 Jan 1802) William Burns sold to Henry Huber all 200 acres in Lot 14 Concession 1 with Broken Front and 45 acres part of Lot 14 Concession 2 from the Niagara River, Willoughby Twp. (A34 #462)

On 11 Jan 1803 (Reg 23 Jan 1803) Henry Huber sold to Benjamin Bowman Lot 14 Concession 1 with Broken Front and 45 acres part of Lot 14 Concession 2 from the Niagara River, Willoughby Twp. 200 acres (A38 #468)

On 25 Jan 1803 (Reg 25 Jan 1803) Benjamin Bowman gave a mortgage to Peter Hershey on Lot 14 Concessions 1 and 2 with Broken Front on the Niagara River, Willoughby Twp. 200 acres for £204.00 (A39 #470)

On 18 Jan 1804 (Reg 11 Apr 1804) Benjamin Bowman et ux sold to Jacob Miller Lot 14 Concessions 1 and 2 with Broken Front on the Niagara River, Willoughby Twp. 200 acres (A41 #630)

On 20 Apr 1830 (Reg 11 Jun 1830) Samuel Street executor sold to Benjamin Colerick 55 acres in the west end of Lot 14 Concession 2 from the Niagara River, Willoughby Twp. for £62.10.6 (A182 #7954)

On 16 Nov 1830 (Reg 10 Jun 1831) Samuel Street & James Kerby executors to Samuel Street Sr gave a quitclaim to Samuel Heartwell Street on 100 acres in Lot 14 Concession 2 from the Niagara River, Willoughby Twp. with other lands for 5 shillings (A198 #8266)

On 22 Sep 1832 (Reg 2 Apr 1833) Benjamin Colerick sold to Joseph Waisain 55 acres in the west end of Lot 14 Concession 2 from the Niagara River, Willoughby Twp. for £125 (A214 #9113)

Transcription: (courtesy of Randy Saylor)

To His Excellency the Right Honorable Sir Charles Bagot GCB etc etc

We the undersigned deemed it a duty we owe to the Government under which we reside, to make known that they have understood, that Gilbert McMicking Esq of Chippawa has obtained a lease or license of occupation for Five Hundred acres of Glebe the lands in the township of Willoughby in the District of Niagara, being lots number Seven Eight Nine Ten and Eleven in the fourth concession.

That the undersigned have been further informed were so leased under certain restrictions for improving the roads alongside the same, and to clear and direct buildings thereon, in order to render them valuable at some future period, should the Government hereafter dispose of them

The undersigned beg leave to represent that in place of their being improved and rendered more valuable, they are becoming less so, and are not now of one half the value they were previous to their being leased, in as much as all the valuable timber, such as Oak and Pine, has been cut and sold by the occupant to the amount of at least seven hundred and fifty Pounds [£750], thereby depreciating the value of said lands in a very serious degree

The undersigned, many of them who are residing in the vicinity of said lands, have conceived it necessary to inform the Government of the facts as herein set forth - That such steps might be taken as would appear under such circumstances to prevent a total depreciation of their value and in setting forth what they have done, they humbly conceived they have done nothing more than their duty -

The undersigned further humbly and respectfully submit, and solicit the attention of Government, to the immediate disposal of those lands situated as they are almost in the very center of the Township they tend in a serious degree to retard the improvement of the same, and the sooner they are brought into market, the more they would fetch, before they are entirely stripped of all valuable timber - and in so doing it would prevent much ill feeling and contention now arising in consequence of their being situated as they are, all of which is most respectfully submitted

Dated at Willoughby this second day of May 1842

Peter Sayler
John Danner
William Hatharvay
Goforn Tunnilr
John Rawlings
John Dobbie
Nicholas Willig [now Willick]
Johannes Willig [now Willick]
Michael Tinlunlus
V o Ibchliney
Joseph Voisin
Tugolinousi Nbugous
Jacob Gerver
Joseph Willick
Johannes ClunIn
Meichel Müller
Gibald Böse
Yovoy Slmÿlu
Ragolud Phittefrloce
[Note: Norm Findlay states that Nicholas Willig, Johannes Willig and Joseph Willick are brothers.]

Henry Joseph Voisin was the most likely father of Joseph Voisin, based on DNA analysis of several distant cousins. This is subject to change as additional cousins are identified.

22 Thermidor an XII corresponds to 10th August 1804