Notes:

THREE Estell sisters married THREE Sargent brothers:

Ellen Estell married John Sargent, &
Emma Louse Estell married Henry Sargent, &
Mary Jane Estell married Cyrus Sargent.

. 1871 Wellington County Directory, West Garafraxa
Sergent, Cyrus, Con 7, Lot 2, Freeholder
Sergent, Henry, Con 7, Lot 12, Householder.

. Cyrus owned a hotel in Belwood. About 1886 Cyrus & wife Mary Jane Etsell purchased the Old Stone Hotel at the corner of Queen & St. Patrick Streets, opposite their drive. The added that new, nice pointed stone part to the south in 1894, but Local Option came into force in 1896, ruining the Hotel business. The Hotel became the Sargent residence.

. History of Belwood: Mr. Cyrus Sargent drove the mail & stage to Fergus for a time & used to blow a horn all the way down the street so everyone know when he arrived with parcels & mail.
Ref: 1949, Wellington Co. Museum & Archives.

. 1906 Wellington County Atlas
SARGENT, Cyrus , b. West Garafraxa, 1841. He was a son of George T. Sargent, the pioneer of the family, & succeeded to his father's estate, lot 12, con. 7, West Garafraxa, & for a number of years farmed & improved it, until it became one of the finest properties in the neighborhood. He afterwards purchased another 100 acres, lot 28, con. 5, which by his will was left to his son James. About 1886 he added the business of hotel keeping to his other interests, & kept his hostelry in Belwood until on account of the local option of 1896 he changed it to a private residence. He died universally regretted in 1906 & is buried in the old McKee Cemetery. He was a Congregationalist & a Liberal.
In 1860 he m. Mary Etsel. His son Daniel succeeded to the homestead.

L. Sargent, another son, is a leading hotel keeper in Fergus, while James &g Frank, his two other sons, reside in Grand Valley.

Henry, a brother of the late Cyrus Sargent is the only surviving one of his brothers & sisters, & owns & occupies lot 24, con. 8, West Garafraxa.

Another brother, John Sargent, who d. in 1901, owned & occupied the east half of lot 15, con. 7, West Garafraxa. His widow still survives & owns the property, which is in a high state of cultivation, & replete with good barns & out buildings & a modern brick residence. Mrs. David Johnston, of Belwood, wife of the Township Clerk of West Garafraxa, is a daughter of the late John Sargent, who is still remembered as one of the township's best farmers.

L. Sargent, son of the late Cyrus Sargent, b. in West Garafraxa, for some time conducted the livery business in Fergus. He is now proprietor of the Wellington Hotel, Fergus. He is a Presbyterian, & a Liberal. He m. Matilda Alexander. Issue: Rubina, Arthur A. , & Frank F. Mr. Sargent is very popular & has a large trade, particularly with the farming community. - - -

Birth:
E Lot 12, Con 7 (from brother James Sargent)

Cyrus married Mary Jane ETSELL on 24 May 1841. Mary was born on 24 May 1841 in Chinguacousy Twp., Peel Co., Ontario; died on 14 Mar 1926 in Belwood, Garafraxa West Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario; was buried in McKee Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

. WILL of George Thomas Sargent, Left his farm to his eldest son James. The release came through in 1854 but for some reason, James died at the age 33 years on April 17, 1857, aged 33y 4mos.

. It is also known that James Sargent bought S half Lot 12, Con 8, Garafraxa from the Crown on Aug 17, 1846 for £10, but no payment was made & no deed was given so this property was transferred to James Loree in 1852.
It is not known why James gave up this farm, whether because of unexpected responsibilities after his father's death and /or because of his own ill health. Cause of death? - - -

Died:
Aged 46y 3m.

Buried:
Plot F1, Craigsholme, Dufferin Co.

George married Sarah FELKER, .1 on 27 Mar 1822 in Fort George, Niagara-On-The-Lake, Ontario. Sarah (daughter of Mary FELKER, .2) was born in 1805 in Grimsby, Lincoln Co., Ontario; died on 27 Jul 1877 in Arthur, Wellington Co., Ontario; was buried in McKee Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Sarah is the daughter of Mary Felker born in NJ & granddaughter of Johann Jost Völkel JOHN Felker.

. 1861 Census Erin Twp., Wellington Co.
Widow Sarah Felker Sargent, age 55, b 1806, widowed, & daughter Ann Sargent, 17y, b. 1844 are both visiting with daughter Eliza A Awry, age 28, b 1833 & her husband Thos Awry & their 2 children: Sarah 1856 & Maria Awrey, age 3, 1858 .

. Sargent Family History, compiled by Jean Hutchinson 28 Apr 1986.
Sources McKeen Cemetery, Geta & Frank Goodall, Lois Wells & others:

George Thomas Sargent, 1803-1849 & his wife Sarah Felker, b. 1811, came from Grimsby to Garafraxa in or before 1841 when their son Cyrus was born.

. Descendant of Mary Ann, Mrs. Joseph Cawthra send information from Marriage certificates:
Ref: the Pioneer's wife Felker:

. The pioneer couple took up 200 A, all of Lot 12, Con 7, Garafraxa Twp. No record of 1st land owners in Microfiche Abstracts for Geo. This Sargent ever having owned this piece of property, yet it was left to his descends by his will.
We believe he made arrangements with the owner in Grimsby area to buy L12 C7, Garafraxa, & settled on it, but because of his untimely death, he never made a payment on it; also because of the distance to Toronto, the mode of travel by foot, around by Galt to Hamilton to Toronto. We expect the Sargent family came by way of Hamilton to Toronto
We expect the Saregent family came by way of Brantford to Elora, Fergus to Belwood, following the Grand River then an Indian Trail. They may have come to Garafraxa because a relative, Lewis Felker 1795 & his wife Mary Meredith 1796, & their family came to W Holt 16 & 17, C7, Garafraxa at Carmel in March 1826. Fellers & Merediths were U.E.L. from the Grimsby area.
Since Thomas died in 1849, we have not discovered where he was born, but D.F. Sargent always said his people came from England. Likely by way of NY City and across NY State from Albany by way of Erie Canada to Buffalo or to Niagara-on-the-Lake, arriving in the Niagara Peninsula where why were married. - - -

Birth:
Born at Twenty Mile Creek, ON.

Died:
b. 40 Mile Creek (Grimsby). Aged 72y, farmer wife. (No CODeath given).

Buried:
West Garafraxa Twp.

Notes:

Married:
(previously Ft. Newark.)

Notes:

Mary Felker is the daughter of Johann Jost Völkel JOHN Felker,

. WILL of Joseph Felker, 3 December, 1804.
Secondly I give unto my granddaughter Mary Felker all my beds & bedding & money & movables, after my honest debts & Funeral Expenses paid to be put to use till her child Sarah comes of age of 18.* The said Mary will have one bed & the Interest she is to have yearly to her use till her child Sarah comes to the age of 18 then she, Sarah, is to come in full heirs of all.
Note1: Sarah Felker, at the outside, would therefore be eighteen on or before 1822.

. Census 1851, Garafraxa Twp., Wellington Co.
Note2: Mary Felker is the only living adult living with 6 children.
Lewis Felker & family are just a couple of farms away. Where are the parents? Dead or visiting elsewhere?

. John Beasley, born England, W. Meth., Age 14, b 1838 [Alt Surname: Bearley.]
Georgeanna Beasley, born England, Age 11, b 1841, W. Methodist. [Georgiana?]
Jane Beasley, born England, age 9, b 1843 [i.e. arrived in Canada between 1843 - 1846.]
Seth Beasley, b Canada West, age 6 b 1846
Mary Beasley, b Canada West, Age 4, b 1848
Becy (? female) Beasley, b Canada West, age 1, b 1851, &
Mary Falker, born United States, Age 65, b 1787. Residing in a log cabin. - - -

Birth:
Alt DOB 1785 USA.

Died:
VERIFY this Mary Felker.

Johann married Mrs. Justine Elizabeth FELKER. Mrs. was born on 29 Sep 1763 in Erndtebrück, Westphalia, Germany; died after 1804 in Upper Canada (Ontario). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Alternate name: Christine who married a McGill & is mentioned in the WILL of Joseph Felker.