Susanna (Shaw) Minturn (1839-1926)

In 1895, after her husband's death, she became the first American to build a villa on the riverbank near Murray Bay in Quebec thereby establishing a small American colony made up of Stokes, Sedgwicks, Bowditches, Harlans and Olivers: "the Minturns had been coming to Murray Bay since 1887 with Madame Susanna Shaw Minturn reigning affectionately over all. Their aristocratic style left its mark on summer life in the area.