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Phillips family fonds
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25 cm of graphic and textual records
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Robert Phillips (1822-1900) was born in the Village of Dunning, Perthshire, Scotland on February 23, 1822 to John Philp (sic) and Margaret Ewan. He immigrated to Canada in 1842 and settled in the Village of Bath, in Lennox and Addington County. Beginning in 1843, he taught school in Bath, first at the Asselstine Factory (1842-1845) and later at the Bath Academy (1845-1855). While teaching, he studied medicine with Dr. Stewart of Belleville. After teaching in Bath for about 10 years, he moved into Napanee and became the principal of Napanee Academy for twelve years (1856-1867). While in Napanee, he assisted in building St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church. In 1867 Robert Phillips and his family left Napanee and moved to Fergus, Ontario where he set up a pharmacy and became a druggist. His son, Robert Jr. later joined him in the business. Robert Phillips died August 26, 1900 in Fergus.
Catherine Talyor Wilson (1817-1894) was born to John Wilson and Grizal (Grace) Hally on October 27, 1817. In 1844 Robert married Catherine and they had six children Grace Margaret (1845-1912), Isabella Ann (1846-), Catherine (1849-1850), Rosa (1853-1931), John (1854-1857) and Robert (1858-1931).
Robert Phillips Jr. was born in 1858 to Robert Sr. and Catherine Wilson. He married his first wife, Annie Young Todd on January 16, 1884 and married his second wife, Christina Beattie on June 8, 1904. He died on April 4, 1931 in Fergus. Robert Jr. followed in his father’s footsteps and also became a druggist. Their daughter, Helen Wilson Phillips, was born on April 22, 1905 and she later married Howard Allan Stevens on November 28, 1927.
Robert A. Stevens was born May 23, 1928 to Howard Stevens and mother Helen Phillips, and is a great grandson to Robert Phillips. In 1968-1969 he began researching about the Phillips family and later privately published a book, “The Path We came by” in 1973. This original addition was later followed by four other volumes, the second volume being published in 1996 and also pertaining to the Phillips family.
Sources used: Obituary, Phillips Family File; Notes in PastPerfect; Wellington County Museum and Archives.
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Items inherited and collected by donor, who was researching for a book called ‘The path we came by’ about the genealogy and history of the Phillips family of Dunning Scotland and later Canada.
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Fonds consists of the following series: Robert Phillips correspondence; Robert Phillips Photographs and Robert Phillips Research.
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Donated to the Lennox and Addington County Museum and Archives in several accessions: 1993.54; 1993.150; 1996.62; 1997.49; 1997.96; 1998.59. Donor is great grandson to Robert Phillips.
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Please see the Robert Stevens Collection at the Wellington County Museum and Archives, located in Fergus, Ontario.
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- Napanee Academy (Subject)
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- Phillips, Robert (Subject)