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P5617

ID Number: P5617
Item Name: Image
Title: Thornfield / Thornfield
Title (Fre): Thornfield
Description: Black and white photograph of Thornfield, the home of Colonel Arthur Rankin; the home is L-shaped and has three chimneys; it has a covered porch and two dormer windows; there is a fence visible to the left at the back of the house and there is a barn-like building behind; there are a number of bare trees surrounding the house and several short stumps; other houses are visible to the right of the home
History: Thornfield was built in 1842 by W.R. Wood, then Deputy District Treasurer. It was bought by the Rankin family in 1848 and was used by the family until 1893. Colonel Arthur Rankin (1816-1893) moved to Sandwich from Montreal around 1860. He fought six duels on Belle Isle before they were outlawed. Col. Rankin volunteered for service during MacKenzie's Rebellion. He married Mary McKee of Chatham and had two sons, Arthur McKee and George. He was one of the first private owners of Boblo Island which he bought for $10 in 1874. He sold the island to his son, McKee, for $15,000 who gave it to his wife in lieu of alimony. In January, 1887 she sold the island for $40,000.
Place made: Canada - Ontario - Sandwich
Collection Name: Museum Windsor

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