Mary Miranda Griffeth

Mary married William John Burwell in 1877. William was born in 1851; died after 1930. [Group Sheet]

1. Mary Samantha Burwell was born in 1877.
2. Wilbert E. Burwell was born in 1884.
3. Cecil George Burwell was born in 1886.

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a Methodist Episcopal minister

Alonzo married Gesie Samantha Odell in 1843. Gesie (daughter of Captain Joseph Lewis Odell and Gesie Maria Bostwick) was born in 1821; died in 1892. [Group Sheet]

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farmed east of Byron: Pt L41 BF; L31 C1
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fought in War of 1812
settled May 1812

GRIFFITH, Ezra, Pte., served under Captain Daniel Springer 1812. Possible identification: born 1790 in Vermont, son of Nathan & Mary; married Martha O

Ezra married Martha Odell* in 1818. Martha (daughter of John Odell and Regina Enor Schriver*) was born in 1796 in Odelltown, LC; died in 1866. [Group Sheet]

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arrived in Westminster winter of 1811 with his cousin John Odell and James Lester

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Joseph married Gesie Maria Bostwick in 1813 in Poughkeepsie, NY. Gesie (daughter of Adolphus F. Bostwick and Mary Polly 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. [Group Sheet]

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enlisted in Continental Army 1776 in Baltimor, Private and Corporal, until 1783; 9 months ranging service Mohawk Valley; took part in the taking of Burgoyne and several engagements previous; he received a pension from the U.S. gov't from 1818 until his death. He and wife Mary moved from Vermont to Westminster in 1835 to join their children
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born 1756 - probably the earliest birth of anyone at BSC

[HCM, p. 1001]: Nathan Griffith, sr. (grandfather of Mrs. Skuse), was a soldier in the American Revolution on the side of liberty, and received a pension from the American Government. ...Mr. Griffith, sr., resided in Vermont for some years after his son had moved to Canada, but finally took up his residence with his son.

Nathan married Mary*. was born about 1769; died on 22 Jun 1848. [Group Sheet]

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died from illness in War of 1812 in Quebec
[HCM, p. 948]: John Odell was born in 1758 in Dutchess County, N.Y.. His wife, Enor Schriver, was also born in that State, Feb. 17, 1761, and to their union a family of ten children were born -- William, Peter, Joshua S., Albert S., John, James, Rebecca (who married a Mr. Doty), Martha (wife of Ezra Griffith, the first tax collector of Westminster Township), Hannah and Loop. During the American Revolution, John Odell was a Loyalist, and left the State of New York shortly after 1785, and settled near Montreal, Canada, where he passed the remainder of his days. All his children, with the exception of Loop, who died in Lower Canada, came to Westminster Township, Ont., his son Albert S. being the first one to come. The latter arrived in 1810, and the remainder of the family shortly after, his brother Joshua coming in 1811 and taking up 200 acres of land, on which he located and began clearing.

[HCM, p. 950]: John Odell was born February 19, 1758, and was married on the 17th day of February, 1779, to Miss Enor Schriver, who was born February 17, 1761. Their sons and dughters are as follows: -- William (who was born February 17, 1782), Peter (born November 17, 1783), Johanna (born September 1, 1785), Albert S. (born May 26, 1787), John (born May 18, 1789), James (born July 19, 1791), Rebecca (born September 19, 1793), Martha (born January 15, 1796), Hannah (born April 1, 1798), and Loop (born March 1, 1802). [The third child was given by William Odell as Joshua S., instead of Johanna.]

John married Regina Enor Schriver* in 1779. Regina was born in 1761; died in 1844. [Group Sheet]

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Odell/Manning

Joseph married Sally Lewis in 1778. [Group Sheet]

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[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]