Joseph Shepard

Joseph Shepard

Male 1765 - 1837  (71 years)


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   Date  Event(s)
1831 
  • 1831—1831: JG Worts arrives in York
    13 year old, JG Worts travels from England, to Montreal to York in 1831
1832 
  • 5 Oct 1832—13 Dec 1832: Mill begins operations
    The first run of flour milling begins
1834 
  • 1834: James Worts died
    Following the sudden death of James Worts, William Gooderham took over full control of the enterprise
1837 
  • 3 Nov 1837—1990: Distillery begins
    Renamed William Gooderham and Company (or William Gooderham, Company) when the distillery is added to the mill and production begins. With the exception of the war years, when acetone and ketone were produced, the distillery is in continuous production until 1990.