 |
|
This house which was afterwards the Paine residence was built by Capt. St. John in 1834. He built this house after using the log cabin shown on page 5. St. John was married to an O'Brien. Subsequently, Mrs. St. John's mother, Elizabeth Drinkwater bought this cottage. It was rough cast as in this picture. She had it bricked and it was occupied for four generations before it was torn down in the 1930's. The original Drinkwater came to Canada in 1832 with his sons and two daughters. They spent two years in Canada in the Southern states and visited with St. John in 1832. Mona cottage was built in 1834. The original Drinkwater left Canada shortly after settling here owing to the fact that he was impoverished by the defalcations of a solicitor in England who departed to India with the family fortune. Elizabeth Drinkwater, above mentioned, was the Sister of the original Drinkwater. She was married in England and became a widow. Then she marred William Paine Sr. and came to Ontario with her two sons, William and Alfred, who were well known in Orillia. They Purchased Mona Cottage. William Paine was the father of Mrs. Audrey Jackson, presently living and one of the daughters of Elizabeth became Mrs. Charles Lett Stephens whose family premises were on the Atherley Rd. |
