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Abt 1864 -
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14. | Adolphus F. Bostwick was born on 01 Mar 1767 in New Haven, Conn (son of Gideon Bostwick); died on 17 Jan 1851 in Dorchester, UC; was buried in Bostwick Cemetery. Notes:
[bostock.net]
He was given the name "Kanankauahs" by Indians in Canada which means "Little fish trying to swim upstream"
He petitioned for 200 acres of land in Westminster, Ontario in 1812 and was granted it.
In 1814 he was appointed as Assessor for Delaware, Ontario.
In 1851, the year of his death, some of his acreage in Westminster was officially separated to make a cemetery, known as the Bostwick Cemetery (also Westminster East Cemetery). Many of his family are buried in this attractive, tree-shaded, pioneer cemetery.
Adolphus married Mary Polly Bostwick. Mary (daughter of Amos Bostwick) was born on 15 Aug 1768 in New Milford, Conn; died in 1850 in Westminster Tp, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
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15. | Mary Polly Bostwick was born on 15 Aug 1768 in New Milford, Conn (daughter of Amos Bostwick); died in 1850 in Westminster Tp, Ontario. Children:
- 7. Gesie Maria Bostwick was born on 04 Aug 1792 in New Milford, Conn; died on 19 Apr 1852 in Westminster Tp, Ontario; was buried in Bostwick Cemetery.
- Elizabeth Anna Bostwick*+ was born on 24 Jul 1803 in Seneca, NY; died on 24 Jul 1871 in Seaforth, Ont.
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