Traill, Catharine Parr National Historic Person
Youngs Point, Ontario
Catharine Parr Traill, 1884
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Address :
Youngs Point, Ontario
Recognition Statute:
Historic Sites and Monuments Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. H-4)
Designation Date:
1974-11-15
Life Date:
1802 to 1899
Other Name(s):
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Catharine Parr Traill
(Designation Name)
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Catharine Strickland
(Other Name)
Importance:
Writer, her most famous work is "The Backwoods of Canada" (1836)
Plaque(s)
Existing plaque: Lock 27 of the Trent-Severn waterway, Youngs Point, Ontario
Born in London, Catharine Strickland married Lieutenant Thomas Traill in 1832 and emigrated to Upper Canada, settling in Douro Township and subsequently at Lakefield. A writer of children's stories and a frequent contributor to the "Literary Garland", her most famous work was "The Backwoods of Canada" (1836) consisting of letters to her mother portraying the hardships of the pioneer life she loved so much. Her work as a naturalist bore fruit in "Canadian Wild Flowers" (1868) and "Studies of Plant Life in Canada" (1885).