Jacob John "J.J." Poaps ¹

   Other names for Jacob were Poapst J. J, Jacob John "J.J." Papst and Jacob John "J. J." Poapst.

  Research Notes:

The last of 10 children. Founder of the village of Osnabruck Centre.

  Birth Notes:

May have been born on 10 Sep 1823

  Death Notes:

Obituary from the Cornwall Standard newspaper the week of 17 February 1896, provided by gcloakjr@wavecable.com on 22 Nov 2009:
"One of the oldest landmarks of this place passed away on the 14th inst. in the person of J.J. Poaps, the founder of the village of Osnabruck Centre. His health had not been good for the past year and he was suddenly stricken for the second time with paralysis on Friday, February 14th, which caused his death."

  Noted events in his life were:

• Inherited: land from his father.

• Owned: 200 acres in Lots 1 & 2 of Concession 3 in Osnabruck, 1879, Osnabruck Twp (South Stormont), Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada. ² South of Lunenburg. To the north was Miss Poapst; to the south was J. Fallon. The eastern boundary was on the river. Across the river were G. Werley and E. Werley.

• Owned: <100 acres> Lot 17 of concession 3, along the main street in Osnabruck Centre, 1879, Osnabruck Centre, Osnabruck Twp (South Stormont), Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada. ² Listed as 100 acres, but it appears smaller on the map.

Jacob married Eliza Jane Stuart on 22 Dec 1846. (Eliza Jane Stuart was born on 27 Aug 1827 in Osnabruck Twp, Stormont, Eastern District (Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry), Upper Canada (Ontario), Canada and died on 12 Mar 1889 in Osnabruck Twp (South Stormont), Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada.)