Wintemute, Joseph

  • 1832-1911
  • Came to British Columbia from Port Stanley, Ontario in 1865. 
  • Skilled carpenter who operated the Wintemute Furniture Factory in New Westminster, the first furniture plant established on the mainland of British Columbia. He then constructed a large two-story wood-frame Victorian era country farmhouse. It was and is still called Wintemute House. 
  • The house was built prior to the incorporation of Burnaby in 1892 and represents the early history of Burnaby and its agricultural beginnings. Wintemute House was designated in 1977 as Burnaby’s first protected municipal heritage site. 
  • Great Grandson of United Empire Loyalist listed in Loyalist Directory: https://uelac.ca/loyalist-directory/detail/?wpda_search_column_id=9218
  • Find a GRAVE: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/144149348/joseph-smith-wintemute