Norma married John Earl ELLIS on 28 Dec 1910 in Chisholm Corners, Hallowell Twp, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada. John (son of Benjamin Thomas ELLIS and Sophronia SPRUNG) was born on 1 Nov 1891; died in 1963. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Benjamim Clarke ELLIS was born on 11 Aug 1913 in Hillier Twp, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada; died in 1980 in Wellington, Hillier Twp, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada.

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John and Lucinda were married on December 27,1883.
Lucinda’s parents were Isaac Clark and Jane Clarke. Her name is listed as Cinderella.

The 1891 Census for Hastings County lists John and Lucinda and family as living in East Deseronto.
The family religion was listed as Methodist, and John`s occupation was as a Labourer.

John and Lucinda are both buried in the Wellington Village Cemetery.

Lucinda passed away at the home of daughter Norma, who lived at Niles Corners at the time.

John married Lucinda CLARK on 27 Dec 1883. Lucinda (daughter of Isaac Andrew CLARK and Jane ELLIS) was born on 1 Feb 1861 in Hallowell Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada; died on 20 Jun 1939 in Niles Corners, Hillier Twp, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Died:
Buried in Wellington Village Cemetery

Notes:

David and Mary Ann are listed under Hillier Township on the 3rd Concession Lot 28F per the 1866 County Directory.
They are listed as Methodists and both are buried in the Wellington Village Cemetery.
David died on April 30, 1909 at Mount Pleasant, the result of a runaway buggy accident.

Phillip H. died at the age of 16 and is buried in the Wellington Village Cemetery.

I have no further record of Minnie other than the 1891 Census lists her as 16 and living with her parents in Sophiasburgh at the time.
All I have learned is that she died in 1898, which would make her 23 at the time of her death.

The Land Records show that David held ownership of Lot 60 on Concession 1 in Sophiasburg Twp (NW 1/2 and SW 1/2 - 100 acres) in the 1870's.
It is understood that he sold part or all of same on March 12, 1884.
The 1881 Census lists the family as living in Sophiasburg Township.

DAVID married Mary Ann WILSON on 24 Dec 1856 in Hastings County, Ontario, Canada (formerly Victoria District). Mary was born on 17 Mar 1841 in Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada; died on 30 Jan 1920 in Wellington, Hillier Twp, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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NOTE: I HAVE NOT IDENTIFIED MARY ANN'S PARENTS - IT IS POSSIBLE THEY ARE THOMAS WILSON AND AMY REYNOLDS. THEY HAD A DAUGHTER MARY A., PER THE BOOK - PIONEERS OF BAY OF QUINTE.


Died:
Buried in Wellington Village Cemetery

Isaac married Jane ELLIS on 25 Jul 1867. Jane was born on 3 Aug 1839; died after 1921. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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John and Susan Clark were married on October 9,1832 by Elder Winne.
Susan Clark is the sister of Elizabeth Clark, who married Cecil Reynolds, who was the father of Samuel Reynolds, who was the father of Henrietta and Lillie Belle Reynolds.
John and Susan were neighbours of William Wilson on the Irvine Gore, in the early years of their married life.
The 1851 Census lists a John C. Goodmurphy living in Hillier Township.
John is listed on the Census between Jared Clark and Sam Ellis.
The 1866 County Directory shows John under Ameliasburg Twp on the 3rd Concession - Lot 96F.

John was a farmer and the family is listed as members of the Church of England.

The Ameliasburg property (Lot 96-Conc. 3) was originally granted by the Crown to Nathaniel Taylor on May 17, 1802, the lot representing 200 acres.
On August 14, 1848, the property was passed to Nathaniel Osburn (guessed to be a relation).
On January 12, 1852, a John C. Osburn sold the East Half (100 acres) to John C. Goodmurphy, per B&S # 316.
On March 15, 1871, John sold the property to his son Gilbert, refer to B&S # 2219.
The property then passed down to Gilbert's son, Lewis Elgin, and when he passed away, it was passed to Earle Goodmurphy. Earle passed away in 1989,
and his widow, Eileen held the property until her death in 1993.
The property was eventually sold.

A Snapshot of the Goodmurphy Farm in 1861
In 1861 the family lived on 100 acres where they had 80 acres under cultivation, with 38 acres in crops and 39 acres as pasture, tow acres were used as a garden and a small
orchard. Twenty (20) acres of woodland produced $160.00 of maple sugar.
The total value of the land was $1500.00. The farm implements to work the land had a value of $50.00.
John planted acreage and harvested produce as follows:
4 acres of spring wheat = 82 bushels
9 acres of barley = 200 bushels
13 acres of rye = 300 bushels
7 acres of peace = 150 bushels
1 acre of oats = 30 bushels
4 acres of Indian corn = 65 bushels
1 acre of potatoes = 100 bushels

His livestock valued at $420.00 consisted of the following:
2 steers, 5 milk cows, 3 horses, 1 colt, 7 pigs, 17 sheep giving 60 lbs of wool, enough for 16 yds of full cloth and 30 yds of flannel
The family also put up 3200 lbs of pork in barrels, and 700 lbs of butter
They had a pleasure carriage valued at $50.00.

JOHN married Susan (Susannah) CLARK on 9 Oct 1832 in Consecon, Ameliasburgh Twp, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada. Susan (daughter of David CLARK and Rosanna (Susanna) EATON) was born in 1811 in New Brunswick, Canada; died on 26 Oct 1907 in Consecon, Ameliasburgh Twp, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Susan Clark was from New Brunswick.

Her sister Elizabeth Clark married Cecil Reynolds (son of Daniel Reynolds).
Cecil Reynolds' son Samuel married Sarah Anne Stoneburgh, and they had two daughters, Henrietta who married Stanley, oldest son of Solomon, and Lillie Belle who married Joel, youngest son of Solomon.
Solomon was the 5th child of Lawrence Goodmurphy.

Susan's other sister Jane married William C. Bull (son of Amos Bull and brother to Martha Susan Bull - daughter of Amos). Martha Susan married Thomas G. Murphy !!

See Richard Murphy for another connection to the Bull family !!

As you can see, the Bulls, Clarks, and Goodmurphy families have a number of connections.