{"id":695,"date":"2012-11-22T18:21:06","date_gmt":"2012-11-22T23:21:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pottonheritage.org\/?page_id=695"},"modified":"2012-11-22T18:27:23","modified_gmt":"2012-11-22T23:27:23","slug":"potton-places-list-a-d","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pottonheritage.org\/?page_id=695","title":{"rendered":"Potton Places &#8211; A-D List"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Click on the link below description to locate Place on the map<\/em><\/p>\n<ul id=\"bgmp_list\" class=\"bgmp_list\"><li id=\"bgmp_list-item-683\" class=\"bgmp_list-item\">\n\t<h3 class=\"bgmp_list-placemark-title\">\n\t\tA\u00e9roport, Chemin de l\u2019\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t<div class=\"bgmp_list-description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>The airstrip and hangar located in Potton, for which Chemin de l\u2019a\u00e9roport was named, were built in 1972. The airstrip was paved in 1974 and is privately owned by the Korman family. The runway is about 3000 feet long, or roughly 1,000 meters. In the 1970\u2019s it was home to the Missisquoi Soaring Association, an active chapter of the Soaring Association of Canada. It is not currently used as a landing strip, nor is the M.S.A. active in Potton any longer.<\/p>\n<p>The word \u201cairport\u201d has been used since the early 1920\u2019s to identify the various technical installations associated with aircraft: runways, hangars, storage or parking facilities, as well as the numerous commerical activities associated with air travel and transport. The word may also be used to designate the operation and development of the infrastructure required for the industry. Airports generally require large flat areas of land, essential for the layout and construction of runways, buildings, control towers and related equipment. Different categories of airports exist, either civilian or military, specialising essentially in passenger and\/or material transport. Airports are designated as local, regional, national or international. In Quebec the term \u201ca\u00e9roport\u201d is often used to describe an airfield or landing strip primarily used for aircraft landing and take-off. It may be as simple as a level gravelled runway.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<p class=\"bgmp_list-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/google.com\/maps?q=Chemin+de+l&#039;a\u00e9roport,+Potton\">\n\t\t\tChemin de l'a\u00e9roport, Potton\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"bgmp_list-item-692\" class=\"bgmp_list-item\">\n\t<h3 class=\"bgmp_list-placemark-title\">\n\t\tAiken, Mont\u00e9e\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t<div class=\"bgmp_list-description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Mont\u00e9e Aiken, or Aiken Hill is named for Martin Aiken (1860-1938) whose farm was located here. Martin Aiken married Mary Dub\u00e9 and had two children: a daughter, Catherine, who married Charles Newell and brought up a large family; and son, Wallace, who married Bessie Sargent, and had only one child. Both Catherine Aiken Newell and Wallace Aiken lived their entire lives in Potton, not far from where each was born, as did each of their children.<\/p>\n<p>The Aiken family of Potton actually began with the arrival of Thomas Aiken, Sr., in 1825, to what is now called Glen Sutton (Potton\u2019s close neighbour). Thomas Aiken, Sr. was born in 1786, in Bradford, Vermont. He homesteaded in Glen Sutton with his wife, Mary Barnett (1782 \u2013 1853) and together they brought up several children. As was the tradition of the time, the family farm was passed from father to eldest son, Samuel Aiken (1809-1882) and subsequently to his son, Alonzo H. Aiken. Alonzo Aiken married twice. In his first marriage to Anna Wright, one son and two daughters were born. Candace, one of their daughters, married Abel Irving White (see White Road). It is from this branch of the Aiken family that the White and Bedard families in Potton are descended. Alonzo\u2019s second wife was Mary L. Jersey (1866-1947), from Potton. (see notes for Jersey Cemetery) One of their daughters was Edith Amelia Aiken who married R. F. Cowan. (see Cowan House). Mr. &amp; Mrs. Cowan had one daughter, Mary Frances, (see history of the United Church in Mansonville) who married Merton Bailey (see Highwater Customs). Alonzo Aiken and Mary Jersey also had a son, Arthur Aiken, (1899-1967), whose son was also named Arthur Aiken (1922-2003). He married Mavis Fullerton, and they had a family of four. (See Fullerton Pond) Their only daughter, Lorna married Royal Lamothe. Lorna and Royal\u2019s daughter married R\u00e9jean Laplume (see chemin Laplume) of Potton. Another branch of the same Potton family tree involves Charles Aiken, yet another great great grandson of Thomas Aiken. Charles also had two families and several children. One son of the second family was Pete Aiken, who lived in Dunkin for many years with his wife, Bridgett (an Irish war-bride). Their son, John, lives in Glen Sutton and married Lorraine Rouillard, (see chemin Alphonse Rouillard) adding further branches to the Aiken family tree.<\/p>\n<p>\u00ab The Aikens in Potton may lay claim as well, to the English\/Scottish heritage that is the Aiken name &#8211; one of the oldest names of the English-Scottish border, and its history is closely interwoven into the rich and beautiful tapestry of the chronicles of that border. The family are believed to be of Strathclyde Briton origin &#8211; a race of Gaelic, whose territories ranged from Lancashire in the south, northward to the south bank of the River Clyde in Scotland. Clansmen played an active role in the politics of Scotland as that country moved toward parliamentary unity with England in 1707.<\/p>\n<p>Many of the clansmen were encouraged to migrate to Northern Ireland. Here they formed the nucleus of what is now Ulster. Many migrated to the New World, and eventually at least one of their number found his way to Lower Canada, and through the labour of generations, helped to build the beautiful Eastern Townships and our own Township of Potton. \u201d<\/p>\n<p>Thomas Aiken and wife Mary Barnett Aiken repose in the Aiken Cemetery of Glen Sutton, so named because Thomas Aiken, Sr donated land for the original burying ground. Today it is commonly known as the Brock Cemetery.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<p class=\"bgmp_list-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/google.com\/maps?q=Mont\u00e9e+Aiken,+Potton,+J0E1X0\">\n\t\t\tMont\u00e9e Aiken, Potton, J0E1X0\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"bgmp_list-item-1712\" class=\"bgmp_list-item\">\n\t<h3 class=\"bgmp_list-placemark-title\">\n\t\tAnnual General Assembly\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t<div class=\"bgmp_list-description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>All members are invited to the 26<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0Annual General Assembly of Potton Heritage Association convened for Sunday, April 17, 2015 at 10 a.m. in the Town Hall in Mansonville. You are cordially invited to a <strong><em>Spring brunch<\/em><\/strong> which will be served at the conclusion of the Meeting, around 12:30. Price : $ 25 per person. Please bring the beverage of your choice.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<p class=\"bgmp_list-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/google.com\/maps?q=Mansonville,+QC,+Canada\">\n\t\t\tMansonville, QC, Canada\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"bgmp_list-item-1723\" class=\"bgmp_list-item\">\n\t<h3 class=\"bgmp_list-placemark-title\">\n\t\tSaturday, January 16th, 10 am\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t<div class=\"bgmp_list-description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Easy to intermediate snowshoe excursion on the mountain bike trail at Owl&#8217;s Head.<br \/>\nLeader: Andr\u00e9. Meet in the ski parking lot.<br \/>\nHosts: Wendy and Andr\u00e9, 450-292-3146 (max. 35 people).<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<p class=\"bgmp_list-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/google.com\/maps?q=45.073353,-72.301058\">\n\t\t\t45.073353,-72.301058\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"bgmp_list-item-1726\" class=\"bgmp_list-item\">\n\t<h3 class=\"bgmp_list-placemark-title\">\n\t\tSaturday, January 23rd, 1:30 pm\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t<div class=\"bgmp_list-description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Easy snowshoeing or cross country skiing in the nature reserve<br \/>\nbetween Sugar Loaf and Elephantis Mountains.<br \/>\nMeet at 50 Hilmar-Krausser Road. Scottish flavour in honour of poet Rabbie Burns.<br \/>\nHosts: Diane and Michael, 450-292-4432 (max. 30 people).<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<p class=\"bgmp_list-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/google.com\/maps?q=50+Hilmar-Krausser+Road,+Potton\">\n\t\t\t50 Hilmar-Krausser Road, Potton\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"bgmp_list-item-1732\" class=\"bgmp_list-item\">\n\t<h3 class=\"bgmp_list-placemark-title\">\n\t\tSaturday, January 30th\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t<div class=\"bgmp_list-description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Easy snowshoe excursion on wooded land. Meet at 418 chemin Leadville.<br \/>\nHosts: B\u00e9atrice and Karsten, 450-292-6872 (max. 30 people).<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<p class=\"bgmp_list-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/google.com\/maps?q=418+chemin+Leadville\">\n\t\t\t418 chemin Leadville\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"bgmp_list-item-1721\" class=\"bgmp_list-item\">\n\t<h3 class=\"bgmp_list-placemark-title\">\n\t\tSunday, 2015 December 20th\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t<div class=\"bgmp_list-description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Winter solstice at the summit of Owl\u2019s Head. Meet at chairlift at 6:45 am sharp.<br \/>\nWelcome winter and celebrate the return of the Sun!<br \/>\nCost of chairlift: $15 (Free for holders of a day or season ski pass).<br \/>\nBuffet breakfast at 8 am: cost of $10. (All prices include tax).<br \/>\nReservations before December 17th with Carol Bishop, 450-292-4844.<br \/>\nWe will take note of the weather forecast. The confirmation or the cancellation<br \/>\nof this event will be posted Saturday, December 19th, on our Web Site.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<p class=\"bgmp_list-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/google.com\/maps?q=45.073685,-72.298295\">\n\t\t\t45.073685,-72.298295\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Click on the link below description to locate Place on the map<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"onecolumn-page.php","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_mc_calendar":[],"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-695","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pottonheritage.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/695","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pottonheritage.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pottonheritage.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pottonheritage.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pottonheritage.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=695"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pottonheritage.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/695\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pottonheritage.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=695"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}