Photograph of Victor the Dog delivering Jefferson mail, 1912
This community was named after the Jefferson family who settled on Lot 59, Concession 1 (lands southeast of King Vaughan Road and Bathurst) in 1837. The Jefferson store and post office were located on the same lot until approximately 1968. The other lots in town (55-60), Concession 1, were originally granted to French immigrants but as they only stayed a short time, ownership of these lots passed to British and Irish settlers after 1830. Family names that were associated with the development of the village include Beynon, Dibb, Legge, Kerswill, Burnett, Neal, Hart, Smith, Caseley, Morgan, Washington, Oster, Sliney, Glass, Wilson, Heslop, Phillips, Clubine and Gibson.
There was a church, butcher shop and post office in town. The early church was located on the southwest corner of the King-Vaughan Townline and Bathurst Street and was later moved to Snowball. The butchering business was operated by the Legge Family and the post office was established in 1882, with the first postmaster being J. W. Gale, serving from 1882-90. The two longest serving postmasters each ran the post office for 15 years and were F. Legge (1904-19) and C.E. Robinson (1930-45). The post office closed on December 2, 1945.
City of Vaughan Archives: MG 45
Photograph of Victor the Dog delivering Jefferson mail, 1912
This community was named after the Jefferson family who settled on Lot 59, Concession 1 (lands southeast of King Vaughan Road and Bathurst) in 1837. The Jefferson store and post office were located on the same lot until approximately 1968. The other lots in town (55-60), Concession 1, were originally granted to French immigrants but as they only stayed a short time, ownership of these lots passed to British and Irish settlers after 1830. Family names that were associated with the development of the village include Beynon, Dibb, Legge, Kerswill, Burnett, Neal, Hart, Smith, Caseley, Morgan, Washington, Oster, Sliney, Glass, Wilson, Heslop, Phillips, Clubine and Gibson.
There was a church, butcher shop and post office in town. The early church was located on the southwest corner of the King-Vaughan Townline and Bathurst Street and was later moved to Snowball. The butchering business was operated by the Legge Family and the post office was established in 1882, with the first postmaster being J. W. Gale, serving from 1882-90. The two longest serving postmasters each ran the post office for 15 years and were F. Legge (1904-19) and C.E. Robinson (1930-45). The post office closed on December 2, 1945.
City of Vaughan Archives: MG 45