Notes:

Elizabeth daughter of Anna Maria Schedecker, b. c. 1745 Chester Co., Penn and Jacob Fisher, of Somerset Co., Penn.

. When Jacob and Elizabeth spent their first winter in a log cabin in the wilderness in Eglinton area, north of the Town of York. One day Elizabeth look up from her chores to see an Indian staring from the door at a knife on the table. To get rid of him she gave him the knife. Sometime later, the Indian returned with a cradle he had made for her son John.

. The Cummer Memorandum:
1837 Rebellion. During this time David Gibson was safely concealed behind a panel or invisible door in the log-house of Jacob Cummer, where he had been hidden by Elizabeth Cummer when he first sought refuge. Here he remained 3 days, while the soldiery ransacked all the houses in the neighborhood. When they appeared at the Cummer home & told Mrs. Cummer that they were hunting Gibson, she answered "all right, but you will not find him," and they did not.

. 1842 Mar 2 - WILL of husband Jacob Cummer,
It is my bequest and desire that my wife Elizabeth Cummer shall have comfortable support for life off of the 285 acres of land above named & in case she may choose to remain on the premises upon which I now reside she is to have possession of the west half of the house, the garden with all fruit trees in or around said garden, also all my household furniture & live stock.

Recorded for further research
. 1874 Jan 14 - Marriage Announcement - At Willowdale, on New Year's Day at the residence of the bride's grandfather, by the Rev James Osgar,
Thomas Lawless, Esq, late of Cobourg & brother-in-law of C Powell, Newtonbrook, to
Miss Mary Helen Moore, granddaughter of Jacob Cummer, Esq., Willowdale, P.M.
Ref: The Globe Newspaper, Toronto.

Children of Elizabeth Fisher & Jacob Cummer are:
1. Mary Cummer, b: 26 May 1792 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2. Elizabeth Cummer, b: 30 Nov 1793-1881 Apr 4, Willowdale, York Co., Ontario,
m. 1812 Peter R Lawrence
3. Daniel Cummer, b: 21 Jan 1795 Philadelphia - 1882 Dec 8. Welland, Ontario
4. John Cummer,nb: 28 Mar 1797 Philadelphia
5. Katherine Cummer, b: 10 Dec 1799 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
6. Jacob Cummer Jr, b: 20 Nov 1800 in Willowdale, York, Ontario, Canada -16.3.1880 Willowdale,
7. David Cummer, b: 31 Jan 1803 Willowdale,
8. Joseph Cummer, b: 19 Sep 1804 19.9.1804-9.4.1813 Willowdale,
9. Sarah Cummer, b: 28 May 1806 Willowdale,
10 Nancy Cummer, b: 16 Jan 1808 Willowdale,
11. Joshua Cummer, b: 19 Sep 1810 Willowdale,
12. Peter Cummer, b: 10 Sep 1812 - 10.2.1813,
13. Samuel Cummer, b: 2 Dec 1, Willowdale, York, Ontario - - -

Birth:
(In 1777Franklin was then in Virginia.)

Elizabeth married Jacob CUMMER, Sr. on 25 Apr 1791 in Rockingham Co., Virginia. Jacob was born on 2 Apr 1767 in Reading, Berkshire, Pennsylvaniaa; died in Oct 1796 in Niagara-On-The-Lake, Lincoln, Ontario; was buried in Cummer Burial Grounds, Willowdale. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
Alt Date. 15 Apr 1791.

1. Elizabeth BETSY CUMMER, DUE was born on 30 Nov 1793 in Philadelphia, Somerset Co., Pennsylvania; died on 4 Apr 1881 in Willowdale (Toronto), York Co., Ontario; was buried on 26 May 1869 in Cummer Burial Grounds, Willowdale.