Share via Share via... Twitter Facebook Pinterest × Hitchcock Hitchcock, Saskatchewan, Canada Hamlet, began in 1893 Located at NW Section 23, Township 3, Range 9, West of the 2nd Meridian Lat- 49° 13' 40“ N Long- 103° 07' 20” W Part of My Dad's 1927 Road Map showing Hitchcock Note at that time the highway to Weyburn did not follow the railroad Elevation 1910 ft Part of RM of Estevan #5 Located on the Canadian Pacific Rail line (CPR) between Macoun and Estevan, SK. on the Soo Rail Line Estevan is 14km/ 8mi SE, Halkett was 7km/ 4mi SE Origin of the name Hitchcock Named after Arthur H. Hitchcock He was from Moose Jaw SK., who came to the Hitchcock area, looking at a new Bank location, which actually did not materialize. He was born May 30, 1862 (1861?), in Leicester, England d- Sept 10, 1932, buried in Moose Jaw City Cemetery, located at 1005 Caribou Street East. Immigrated to Canada in 1866, at the age of 4. married first to Mary Elizabeth (Mamie) (nee?) Hitchcock b- Feb 24, 1864 in USA d- July 25, 1908 1911 census shows him as a widow at 28 River in Moose Jaw He then remarried, after 1911 obviously, Elizabeth Smith, daughter of Abiel Smith, the Manager of the CPR Dining Hall in Moose Jaw. She was the ex wife of Arthur's banking partner, Henry Hamilton McCulloch. Elizabeth Smith b- Jan 1857 in ON d- June 12, 1939 (June 9 in one record) in Moose Jaw SK Funeral was held for Elizabeth June 14, 1939 in Moose Jaw. She is buried in Moose Jaw City Cemetery Immigrated in 1892 Abiel Smith was an English Innkeeper that came to Canada in 1855 and was an innkeeper at Stratford ON as well as many other places. Arthur was a Developer, Land Speculator, and the First Banker in Moose Jaw SK. received training in banking in New York City, and reached Moose jaw as a young man. Weird part of this story is Henry Hamilton McCulloch first married a Charlotte Elizabeth Hitchcock, June 11, 1877 in Stratford, Perth, ON the daughter of a Henry Maulte Hitchcock, and Elizabeth Hitchcock. they had 5 children. So looks like he was possibly married into the Hitchcock family when Arthur and him became partners. Then Henry must have remarried Elizabeth Smith, who then divorced him, and she remarried Arthur, so quite confusing. He built the 105-year-old + mansion, at 112 First Ave, N.E., Hitchcock co-founded the first bank in Moose Jaw, the Prairie Bank of Hitchcock and McCulloch, in 1891 at Moose Jaw with a silent partner from Calgary, Henry Hamilton McCulloch. (see above) In 1892 it was sold to the Royal Bank of Canada He owned a cottage at Buffalo Lake 1901 census says he was born in 1861, cemetery headstone records say 1862 Mar 12, 1910 travelled back from Liverpool, England to US arrived in New York, Mar 18, 1910, on SS Mauretania, age 46, shown as a Banker, Moose Jaw SK., Went to England to possibly visit his brother A. E. Hitchcock living at Brown's Hotel, Doxer S. London W. shown born ca 1864 here. Mar 1, 1894, arrived in New York traveled age 33, shown as a Banker, citizen of England. left from Queenstown Ireland, / Liverpool arriving in New York on the SS Tuetonic, birth here abt 1861 I would bet this is his first trip to US/Canada May 10, 1899 travelled from New York, to Liverpool England, shown as a Banker, age 37, male, single, on SS Germanic Oct 28, 1912, went from New York, via Port of Fishguard, to Liverpool England, on Cunard Line, SS Maurentania, age 44, this time with his wife Mary, age 41, shown as both from Canada, travelling First Class Saskatchewan Government appointed him to a Commission Jan, 1927, to inquire into the feasibility of erecting Power Plants throughout the Province. One of 4 men on the Commision: L. A. Thornton, Regina, Prof. A. R. Greig, Saskatoon, R. N. Blackburn, Chief Mechanical Superintendent for SK. One of 5 Shareholders of the Saskatchewan and Alberta Railway Co., It was to build a Railway from Moose Jaw to the US Boundary, then back up to Swift Current, to form a “V”. Headquarters of the Company was in Moose Jaw. All shareholders were from Moose Jaw. President of the Children's Aid Society in Moose Jaw. Member of the Masons. Post Office History Located in the Store Federal Electoral District: Moose Mountain (Saskatchewan) Opened June 1, 1904 Closed July 27, 1957 Postmaster Information: Name of Postmaster Birth/Death Info Date of Appointment Date of Vacancy Cause of Vacancy Narcisse Dupuis *note 1 below 1904-06-01 1906-04-13 Resignation F. X. Duchesneau (probably Francois Xavier?) 1906-09-01 1907-04-18 Resignation Joseph Euclid Duchesneau b-Sept 1,1866 d-Jan 22, 1945 buried in Estevan City Cemetery 1907-07-01 1945-01-22 Death Mrs. Febronie Duchesneau Feb 23,1883 1945-01-23 Acting Kristen Ludwig Eik b-Apr 15,1884 d-Mar 18, 1961 buried in SVMGC, Estevan 1945-04-09 1946-12-06 Resignation John Mitchel 1947-01-01 Acting John Mitchel 1947-03-19 1954-09-04 Resignation Mrs. Gladys Evelyn Quinn 1954-09-30 Acting Mrs. Gladys Evelyn Quinn 1955-05-24 1957-07-27 Resignation, Closed School Reddemann School Opened March 1904 A Tale That Is Told, Estevan History book, Chapter 11 Grain Elevators Pool Elevator Pool Elevator closed it's doors at midnight, July 31, 1979. It was built in 1927. Rebuilt in 1969. It held 45,000 bushels. Tracy Muth was the last Elevator Agent. He was transferred to Macoun as Assistant Agent. A Hitchcock area farmer was the last delivery. It closed with 19,000 bushels of grain in storage. Hec Lavoy was Pool's Area Superintendent in Estevan. More elevators below in 1920-21 History of the Hamlet in the Estevan Tale That is Told book Note 1- A Narcine Dupuis was married to Alphebie Duchesneau, on May 20, 1904 when a son was born to them My Uncle William (Bill) Fiest's family lived on a farm just south of Hitchcock where he was born and raised on Hitchcock ca 1920-21 Population= 10, +75 farmers in the District CPR Telegraph, and Dominion Express and Long Distance Telephones F. Duchesneau- Barber and billiards Joseph E. Duchesneau- Postmaster and Government Telephones Agent Joseph Duchesneau & Co. General Store Pacific Hotel- Phillip Dupuis Proprietor Hitchcock Motor Co. H. H. Tilley- Blacksmith Elevators International Elevator Co. Ltd. Western Elevator Co. Ltd. © Last modified: 2017/10/24 06:48by dlgent Log In