Alice Annie Burton BOOKER

Female 1858 - 1929  (70 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Alice Annie Burton BOOKER was born on 13 Sep 1858 (daughter of Lt. Col. Alfred BOOKER and Eliza Ann PETIT); died on 29 May 1929.

    Notes:

    her death and her husband's death are both listed in Ancestry
    So is their marriage MS 932 R40

    Alice's brother, Alfred A Booker (with wife Jane or "Jennie"), was living in London South at the time of the 1901 Census. Living with him was my

    Alice married William Hamilton BINGLE on 5 Jun 1882 in London ON. William (son of Thomas BINGLE and Ester Catherine NIXON) was born on 1 Feb 1851 in Grimsby ON; died on 14 Feb 1929 in Grimsby ON; was buried in St. Andrew's Anglican Church, Grimsby ON. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Notes:

    Married:
    This couple was married at St. James Anglican (Westminster), London ON.

    Children:
    1. Alfred BINGLE was born on 5 Sep 1883 in Grimsby ON; died on 29 Mar 1952 in Grimsby ON; was buried in St. Andrew's Anglican Church, Grimsby ON.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Lt. Col. Alfred BOOKER was born on 14 Apr 1824 in Nottingham, England; died on 27 Sep 1871 in Montreal QC; was buried in Mount Royal Cemetery, Montreal QC.

    Notes:

    His birth was recorded at Bethesda Meeting House Paradise Place Barker Gate-Notting (extracted)
    Christening 30 SEP 1824 Fletcher Gate Sion Independent

    Living on Peel St in Dundas for the 1852C

    He is described as a merchant in Reid's Marriage Notices, / The Church, Toronto 1837-1849 pages 209-210, published on Friday, 16 July 1847 (published every Friday). The same source says he was married at St Andrews and that his bride was Eliza Anne, second daughter of Andrew Pettit, all of Grimsby

    June 2, 1866: Canadian forces (the Queen's Own Rifles) under Lt Col Alfred Booker were driven back by the Fenians at Ridegway, Ontario with the loss of 10 dead and 38 wounded. Fenians retreated to Fort Erie


    see http://www.heritagefdn.on.ca/userfiles/page_attachments/Library/1/1153183_Battle_of_Ridgeway_ENG.pdf

    Lt Colonel Alfred Booker, of the 13th Battalion, a professional auctioneer from Hamilton who had been left in command of the volunteer column, was now in charge

    Lt. Colonel Alfred Booker (13th Hamilton Battalion, later the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry), upon whom command of Canadian volunteers had devolved (because of another's stupidity or cowardice), was determined by a board of inquiry to have handled his men poorly at the Battle of Ridgeway (sometimes referred to as the Battle of Lime Ridge), during the Fenian Raid at Niagara on June 2, 1866. The Irish-Americans numbered about 900 (after 200 desertions upon crossing the Niagara River). On this day they clashed with about 800 advancing Canadian militia commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel Alfred Booker. Fenian scouts on horseback were mistaken for cavalry, and orders to defend against a cavalry charge, although quickly countermanded, led to chaos in the Canadian ranks and Booker ordered a withdrawal after only one to three hours of battle. The Canadian line began contracting, "What are they doing?", the Fenians asked. It was a square. "Haven't seen that since Bull Run," was heard from the ranks. The battle commenced according to plan. The skirmishers engaged the Canadian enemy and then withdrew. Unfortunately someone in the first line fired revealing the trap. The Crown forces began to conform to meet this new threat. They advanced, and the Fenians fell back on their reserves.

    Then the Canadians formed a square. Their officers had seen horseman, and, in the tradition of Wellington, adopted his tactics from Waterloo in 1815. The Fenians, being offered a stationary target in-depth, let them have it.

    Mount Royal Cemetery,
    1297 Chemin de la For

    Alfred married Eliza Ann PETIT on 16 Jul 1847 in Grimsby ON. Eliza (daughter of Andrew PETIT, Jr. and Anna "Annie" MUIR) was born on 27 Oct 1823; died on 3 Feb 1874 in Montreal QC. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Eliza Ann PETIT was born on 27 Oct 1823 (daughter of Andrew PETIT, Jr. and Anna "Annie" MUIR); died on 3 Feb 1874 in Montreal QC.

    Notes:

    Lived in Hamilton and Montreal (after 1866) PETTIT - ANNALS

    Her namesake neice (Charlotte Eliza Pettit) was witness at her daughter Sarah's 1877 wedding

    005991 1877 (Lincoln Co- Grimsby Village) Robert Arthur ALEXANDER, 32, physician, Ontario, Grimsby, s/o James & Amelia ALEXANDER, married Sarah Harriett BOOKER, 25, Ontario, Grimsby, d/o Alfred & Eliza Ann BOOKER, witn: J. N. WADDLE, Hamilton & Charlotte E. PETTIT, Grimsby, 18 Dec 1877 Grimsby
    MS 932 Reel 24

    Notes:

    Married:
    They were married in St. Andrew's Anglican Church.

    Children:
    1. 1. Alice Annie Burton BOOKER was born on 13 Sep 1858; died on 29 May 1929.


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  Andrew PETIT, Jr. was born on 22 Oct 1790 (son of Andrew PETIT and Sarah SMITH); died on 24 May 1874.

    Notes:

    Andrew's first wife's sister's father-in-law (McKee) may be in the lower cemetery at Allanburg.

    14 May 1849 is what I had for his death until I found his tombstone at St Andrews (photo avail)
    14 May 1849 is probably HIS FATHER. NOPE The 1849 date might be Andrew son of Judge Nathaniel
    but that would make him 100 years old!

    No.33. Andrew Pettit, Grimsby, widower, and Anna Muir, of the same place, by licence, in Grimsby, 4th May, 1820. Notitia Parochialis for private use. WM. SAMPSON.

    Andrew married Anna "Annie" MUIR on 4 May 1820. Anna (daughter of Andrew MUIR and Ann Jennie GREEN) was born on 20 Jan 1800 in Grimsby ON; died on 15 Apr 1875. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 7.  Anna "Annie" MUIR was born on 20 Jan 1800 in Grimsby ON (daughter of Andrew MUIR and Ann Jennie GREEN); died on 15 Apr 1875.

    Notes:

    ANCESTRY: her death is scanned: MS935 R10 "Anna Pettet"


    ANCESTRY: her marriage in 1820 is mentioned in William Yeager, "Marriages of Non-Norfolk Residents by Norfolk County Ministers 1830-1870", Norfolk Historical Society, Simcoe, 1981. Page 94



    Andrew Muir (son of John Muir and Agnes Elder) married Anna Green (daughter
    of Adam Green and Martha Smith) on September 10, 1797 in Stoney Creek, Ontario,
    conducted by Robert Nelles, J. P.
    Andrew and Anna MUIR's two youngest children (sibs of Anna Pettit, nee Muir) are found as follows:

    ONTARIO HISTORICAL SOCIETY
    Papers and Records
    Volume 3, Published in Toronto in 1901
    Pages 7-73
    baptised at the 40-Mile Creek by ROBERT ADDISON, Minister of Niagara
    Jun 2, 1806 Andrew Pettit Muir, of Andrew and Ann
    Oct 7, 1812 Mary Elizabeth Muir, of Andrew and Anna

    [From an old source, apparently reliable, but without citation, these two children
    were born Apr 12, 1803 and Aug 1, 1812, respectively. Their older sister Anna,
    below, is listed in the same source as being born on Jan 20, 1800, jiving with her death certificate]


    Pages 74-85.
    REGISTER OF MARRIAGES, TOWNSHIP OF GRIMSBY, U. C., COMMENCING AUG., 1817.
    WILLIAM SAMPSON, Minister. [St Andrews, Grimsby]
    N.B.-These are to be copied into the Public Register of Marriages
    for the Township of Grimsby- this book being merely a Notitia Parochialis
    for private use. WM. SAMPSON.
    No.33. Andrew Pettit, Grimsby, widower, and Anna Muir, of the
    same place, by licence, in Grimsby, 4th May, 1820.



    #011484-74 (Toronto) George Chalmes PETTIT, 33, Grimsby, same, widower, farmer, son of Andrew & Anne PETTIT, married Edith Emily HALE, 27, Hamilton, Toronto, s, dau. of William D. & Sarah HALE, witn: -- HALE of Toronto, L. MUIR of Hamilton, married 17 December 1873, Toronto (Church of England)

    Children:
    1. 3. Eliza Ann PETIT was born on 27 Oct 1823; died on 3 Feb 1874 in Montreal QC.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  Andrew PETIT was born on 22 Mar 1756 in Easton PA; died on 12 May 1819; was buried on 14 May 1819 in St. Andrew's Anglican Church, Grimsby ON.

    Notes:

    Andrew married Sarah SMITH on 9 Apr 1780. Sarah (daughter of John SMITH and Sarah FREEMAN) was born on 6 Nov 1758; died on 17 Oct 1841; was buried in St. Andrew's Anglican Church, Grimsby ON. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 13.  Sarah SMITH was born on 6 Nov 1758 (daughter of John SMITH and Sarah FREEMAN); died on 17 Oct 1841; was buried in St. Andrew's Anglican Church, Grimsby ON.

    Notes:

    Children:
    1. 6. Andrew PETIT, Jr. was born on 22 Oct 1790; died on 24 May 1874.

  3. 14.  Andrew MUIR was born on 24 Oct 1763; died on 11 Nov 1855.

    Notes:

    Andrew married Ann Jennie GREEN on 10 Sep 1797. Ann (daughter of Adam GREEN, UEL and Martha SMITH) was born on 10 Mar 1777; died on 17 Mar 1850. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 15.  Ann Jennie GREEN was born on 10 Mar 1777 (daughter of Adam GREEN, UEL and Martha SMITH); died on 17 Mar 1850.

    Notes:

    The OC dated Dec 11, 1810 was the end of the process
    C-2197 M9/194
    "the daughter of Adam Green, a UE Loyalist" 20 Apr, 1810
    "married to Andrew Muir"
    "expects a grant of 200 acres"
    "Thos Hamilton her agent"
    I have a copy

    Notes:

    Married:
    They were married by Robert Nelles, Justice of the Peace.

    Children:
    1. 7. Anna "Annie" MUIR was born on 20 Jan 1800 in Grimsby ON; died on 15 Apr 1875.