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Soper family fonds
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0.5 cm of textual records. -- 7 photographs
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Levi Soper, a United Empire Loyalist, established an iron ore foundry for the manufacture of farm implements. He later sold it to Philo Hicock. Levi's great-granddaughter, Addie, 1863-1963, was born in Leeds, Ontario, and married Joseph Hamilton Barlow. In 1895 she and Joseph came west and settled first in Neepawa, Manitoba and subsequently in Alberta.
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The William and Maria Soper family emigrated from Massachusetts, USA to Athabasca Landing in 1910. With them came their 7 adult children, some of whom were married: Charles, George W., Frank, Florrie, William Harry, Annie and Emily. They took farms in the South Athabasca area. Frank was a photographer and opened a studio in town. He returned to the USA in 1917 as did Florrie and Emily. Maria died in 1931 and William in 1936.
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The fonds consists of a copy of an indenture transferring ownership of the foundry from Levi to Philo Hicock, biographical information on Addie, an article about the iron ore industry in Leeds, Ontario, and photographs of Battle Lake, Alberta.
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Gift of A.V. Hicock, 1964.
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- The material is in English.
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Record No. M 55;PA 758;NA 1116;NA 1124<br><br>
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- Soper, Levi (Subject)
- Soper, Addie (Subject)
- Soper (family) (Subject)