Sept., 2017: McClure Family fonds
As one of the first families to settle in the Elder’s Mills area, the McClure family have been longstanding members of the Vaughan community. Immigrating to Canada in 1833 from Ireland, Andrew McClure was the first of his family to settle in Vaughan, purchasing land on Lots 14 and 15 in Concession 8 (southeast of Rutherford Road and Hwy 27 today). Eventually marrying Mary Ann Hamilton in 1836, the McClures quickly grew their family, having 9 children in just over a decade and a half. As a farming family, a few of the original McClure children continued to farm the family land and descendants even purchased the west half of Lot 13 for additional farming. Descendants of the McClure family continue to reside in Vaughan today. The McClure Family fonds spans the years 1886-2002, and consist of textual records, photographs, photographic negatives, a scrapbook and a genealogical book titled “The Clan McClure”.
City of Vaughan Archives: MG 68
Sept., 2017: McClure Family fonds
As one of the first families to settle in the Elder’s Mills area, the McClure family have been longstanding members of the Vaughan community. Immigrating to Canada in 1833 from Ireland, Andrew McClure was the first of his family to settle in Vaughan, purchasing land on Lots 14 and 15 in Concession 8 (southeast of Rutherford Road and Hwy 27 today). Eventually marrying Mary Ann Hamilton in 1836, the McClures quickly grew their family, having 9 children in just over a decade and a half. As a farming family, a few of the original McClure children continued to farm the family land and descendants even purchased the west half of Lot 13 for additional farming. Descendants of the McClure family continue to reside in Vaughan today. The McClure Family fonds spans the years 1886-2002, and consist of textual records, photographs, photographic negatives, a scrapbook and a genealogical book titled “The Clan McClure”.
City of Vaughan Archives: MG 68