?<\/span>Bonson Road in Pitt Meadows is one of many in Canada and the US named after my great, great grandfather Lewis Francis Bonson on my mom's side. Below is the story my Grandpa Ross Bonson (deceased in 2011) wrote for the book \"Forging a New Hope,\" which was published in 1984 by the Hope & District Historical Society. I don't want to assume, but I wonder if those other landmarks in Pitt Meadows named after Bonson also refer to Lewis F. Bonson. Born in Peebleshire, Scotland in 1831, Lewis Francis Bonson joined the Corps of Royal Engineers in 1854 and within a few years, he served in Central America, where the Engineers were involved in a study of the Panama Canal Project. He was sent to B.C. in 1858 to set up an attachment and embark on opening up and settling the province. Great great Grandpa (three greats to some of you!) supervised many of the projects undertaken. He received an honourable discharge from the Engineers in 1863, yet he continued work in the development of B.C. when appointed Road Superintendent of Road and Bridges in 1876. He retired in 1880 and was \"laid to rest with military honours\" at New Westminster in 1917. The book names two locations in the lower mainland named in recognition of Lewis, including Bonson Street in New West and Bonson Road in Pitt Meadows.<\/p>\r\n?<\/span> Th?<\/span>is is my Grandpa Ross Bonson's obituary: Click Here<\/a> <\/p>\r\n This photo is in the City of Vancouver Archives. My Grandpa Ross is second from the left in the back row: Click Here<\/a><\/p>\r\n ?<\/span>From Michele Botel <\/p>\r\n Editor's note<\/strong> <\/p>\r\n Robert Bonson, the son of Lewis was Lewis Bonson’s eldest son. ?<\/span>He would be Pitt Meadows’ first roads foreman. In the family photo below?<\/span> the names of the individuals from left to right are the following: The eldest son Robert Lewis in the dark suit is standing on the right, Mrs. Bonson and her son James Alexander is seated on her lap, the eldest daughter Marion is standing at the back in the centre, the small boy standing in the centre is Henry, Mr. Lewis Bonson is seated at the back on the left, the other son standing on the far left is Charles. <\/p>\r\n <\/p>","SEO_LINK":"bonson-road","VIDEO_LINK":"","SOUNDCLOUD_LINK":"","IMG1":"1545509857_main_1bonson-road.jpeg","IMG2":"","IMG3":"","IMG4":"","IMG5":"","IMG6":"","IMG7":"","IMG1_THUMB":"1544644642_thumb_bonson-road_1.jpg","IMG2_THUMB":"1544644642_thumb_bonson-road_2.jpg","IMG3_THUMB":"","IMG4_THUMB":"","IMG5_THUMB":"","IMG6_THUMB":"","IMG7_THUMB":""}X Bonson Road in Pitt Meadows is one of many in Canada and the US named after my great, great grandfather Lewis Francis Bonson on my mom's side. Below is the story my Grandpa Ross Bonson (deceased in 2011) wrote for the book "Forging a New Hope," which was published in 1984 by the Hope & District Historical Society. I don't want to assume, but I wonder if those other landmarks in Pitt Meadows named after Bonson also refer to Lewis F. Bonson. Born in Peebleshire, Scotland in 1831, Lewis Francis Bonson joined the Corps of Royal Engineers in 1854 and within a few years, he served in Central America, where the Engineers were involved in a study of the Panama Canal Project. He was sent to B.C. in 1858 to set up an attachment and embark on opening up and settling the province. Great great Grandpa (three greats to some of you!) supervised many of the projects undertaken. He received an honourable discharge from the Engineers in 1863, yet he continued work in the development of B.C. when appointed Road Superintendent of Road and Bridges in 1876. He retired in 1880 and was "laid to rest with military honours" at New Westminster in 1917. The book names two locations in the lower mainland named in recognition of Lewis, including Bonson Street in New West and Bonson Road in Pitt Meadows. This is my Grandpa Ross Bonson's obituary: Click Here This photo is in the City of Vancouver Archives. My Grandpa Ross is second from the left in the back row: Click Here From Michele Botel Editor's note Robert Bonson, the son of Lewis was Lewis Bonson’s eldest son. He would be Pitt Meadows’ first roads foreman. In the family photo below the names of the individuals from left to right are the following: The eldest son Robert Lewis in the dark suit is standing on the right, Mrs. Bonson and her son James Alexander is seated on her lap, the eldest daughter Marion is standing at the back in the centre, the small boy standing in the centre is Henry, Mr. Lewis Bonson is seated at the back on the left, the other son standing on the far left is Charles. Details: Latitude: 49.2166526044756 Longitude: -122.67823462483 Direct Link: https://www.pittmeadowsmuseum.com/locations/bonson-road
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