Claude married Helen Frances CAWSEY on 29 May 1936. Helen was born on 28 Mar 1914 in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada; died on 19 Apr 2011 in Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Ralph was born in Consecon, his birth certificate which was issued on July 15, 1951 showed a birth date of December 21, 1875 (Registration Jun 27, 1875)
and as being born in Sophiasburg Township. He was referred to as "Tat".

He was married to Annie Barrett on December 26, 1894 in Ontario. Annie was from Collingwood, Ontario.
Ralph and Annie worked together in Collingwood at the Great West Manufacturing Co.,
and in 1908 they moved to Regina , where Ralph was asked to take up the Superintendency of their Regina plant.
It is also understood that the family operated a Black & White Taxi in Regina until 1953 or 1954.
Ralph also worked with the Fire Dept. while in Collingwood.
Ralph and Annie retired to Burnaby, B.C. in 1936.

Ralph married Annie Harriet BARRETT on 26 Dec 1894 in Collingwood, Ontario, Canada. Annie (daughter of Thomas John BARRETT and Anne Frances BLACKMORE) was born on 9 Nov 1869 in Collingwood, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada; died on 3 Dec 1951 in Burnaby, B.C.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Daniel was living in Picton in 1869, this may be before his marriage in Feb 1869 or after.
The witnesses at the wedding were Eliza Goodmurphy Cooper and her husband, Rensaler Cooper.
Sometime in 1869, Daniel and Maria must have moved to Sophiasburg Twp, as their first child, Wilfred, was born in Sophiasburg Twp.
It is believed that the other two children, Ralph and Annie were also born in Sophiasburg Twp.

The 1881 Census has the family still living in Sophiasburg Twp.
The 1891 Census has Daniel & Maria listed under Hastings County and living in West Deseronto.
Daniel is listed as a carpenter for his occupation and a Methodist by religion.
Daniel moved to Valleyfield, Quebec in the summer of 1899, presumably for work.He had been ill for about tren days before his death.
Daniel was a Millwright by occupation.
He had lived in Deseronto for 14 years.
Daniel & Maria are both buried in Deseronto, Ontario.


Died:
Buried in Deseronto Cemetery

DANIEL married Maria Jane RUNDLE on 10 Feb 1869 in Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada. Maria (daughter of Abram RUNDLE and Ann WILCOCK) was born in 1849 in Hallowell Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada; died on 7 Feb 1901 in Deseronto, Tyendinaga Twp, Hastings County, Ontario,Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Died:
Buried in Deseronto Cemetery

Thomas married Anne Frances BLACKMORE on 21 Sep 1862 in Kent, England. Anne (daughter of William BLACKMORE and Mary MARTIN) was born on 22 Mar 1844 in Northfleet, Kent, England; died on 4 Jan 1931 in Simcoe, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Lawrence arrived in Canada about August 1822 with his parents. The family had stopped at Kingston, Ontario , and there he was apprenticed to a man named Carl, to become a shoemaker.
The arrangement stipulated that Lawrence would apprentice for three (3) years, then when he was finished, he was to get a suit of clothes and some money.

Meanwhile his parents and siblings were to have meandered along towards the west, arriving at Smokeville (now Wellington).
The inhabitants at that time were few and far between, but just the same, they had two hotels where whiskey was sold.

Lawrence obviously completed his apprencticeship and headed for Wellington three years later. in 1825 or 1826 he met a Lydia Garratt at a Suree at the Sandbanks, and they were married sometime soon-after.
The Garratts were Quakers who had originated from Belfast and had emigrated to Upper New York State, then crossed over to Canada.

I found Lawrence on the 1840 Census for Murray Township. The Cenus records that there were a total of 7 in the family, all Quakers.
There were four (4) male children, two (2) adults, plus another female over 16 (unknown).
Next door was a Townsend Garratt and family, and a Thmas Garratt and family. Could be siblings of Lydia??

Lawrence took up the Quaker relgion for his family and set up a shoemaking shop in Wellington.
The 1851 Census has the family residing on Lot 11 of the 3rd Concession - Military Tract in Hallowell Twp - a farm made up of 114 acres.

The first two children, Sarah Ann and Rachel Ann were twins and died at birth according to Eliza Cooper.

Townsend and Thomas died of TB.

On Nov 28/1851,Lawrence purchased the North Half of Lot 11 on Conc 3 MT, from Thomas Waring and wife.
On April 28, 1864 Lawrence acuired 1/4 acre of Lot 1, Concession 1 in Hillier Twp, from Rufus Wilder.
On March 8, 1867 he sold the West Half (50 acres of his Hallowell Twp property) to his son Wm Davis, and on April 22, 1867 sold the Eest Half (other 50 acres) to his son Solomon.
On April 28, 1867 Lawrence sold the 1/4 acre on Lot 1 to his son John.

Solomon acquired 70 acres of Lot 1, Conc. 1, in Hillier Twp, on November 5, 1872 from Silas Reynolds & Charlotte Blakely.

Laurence and Lydia were still living at the time of the 1891 Census and lived on the farm at Lot 1 with Solomon and his wife Lydia Morriah Hutchinson.
Apparently Lydia was blind by 83 years of age (1889).

According to the Register of Births, Deaths, Marriages kept by Franklin Jones, the clerk for Hillier Twp., Lawrence and Lydia were registered as dying in the 1st Half of 1892.
An examination of the Death Register of the Ontario Archives has given me the exact dates.
Lawrence died on December 17, 1891, see record # 01538192, and Lydia died on November 15, 1891, see record # 01538292. Lawrence died of paralysis, and Lydia died of old age.

It is not know where they are buried but it is presumed to be in Wellington .

A View of Life in 1861 on the Family Farm
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In 1861, on Lot 11, Conc. 3 - Military Tract, Hallowell Twp, out of a total of 114 acres, Lawrence and his family had 75 acres under cultivation. 46 acres were growing products and 29 were in pasture.
39 acres supplied 700 lbs. of maple sugar in that year.

The cash value of the property was $3200.00.
The cash value of the farm equipment was $50.00.

On this property, the following products were produced:

Spring Wheat - 4 acres/ 100 bushels
Barley - 10 acres/ 400 bushels
Rye - 7 acres/ 210 bushels
Peas - 14 acres/ 350 bushels
Oats - 5 acres/ 100 bushels
Potatoes - 4 acres/ 450 bushels
Carrots - 200 bushels
Beans - 10 bushels
Hay - 4 tons
Wool - 65 lbs.
20 yards of full cloth
16 yards of flannel

The livestock consisted of :

4 steers
6 milk cows (300 lbs. of butter)
4 horses ( 2 colts)
25 sheep
2 pigs

In 1861, almost 1600 lbs. of pork was barreled and 11,200 lbs. of fish

For transportation, the family had one pleasure carriage valued at $10.00.

LAWRENCE married Lydia GARRATT about 1826 in Wellington, Hillier Twp, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada. Lydia (daughter of Caleb GARRATT and Dorcas CARMAN) was born about Oct 1807 in Hallowell Twp, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada; died on 15 Nov 1891 in Wellington, Hillier Twp, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

It is understood that Lydia was blind by the year 1889, being 83 years of age.
She apparently died of old age in 1891.
It is believed that she and Lawrence are buried somewhere around Wellington.

Notes:

Died:
Buried in Glenwood Cemetery in Picton

Abram married Ann WILCOCK on 21 Mar 1844 in Stratton, Cornwall, England. Ann was born about 1823 in England; died on 3 Apr 1899 in Hallowell, Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
Buried in Glenwood Cemetery in Picton

William married Mary MARTIN in Jun 1847 in South Molton, Devon, England. Mary was born in 1825. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]