Walter married Augusta Louisa SCHOOLEY on 29 Apr 1907 in York County, Ontario, Canada. Augusta (daughter of Edward Graybiel SCHOOLEY and Rebecca SCHOOLEY) was born in 1874 in Yarmouth Twp, Elgin County, Ontario; died in 1946. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

On March 20, 1869, Solomon Goodmurphy sold 30 acres on Lot 11 - NW Half, 3rd
Concession - Hallowell Twp, under Agreement of Mortgage # 2854 to
Rensaler B. Cooper. Solomon was Eliza's older brother.

Rensaeler and Eliza were married on October 6, 1867, in Hastings County.

At the time of the 1881 Census, Rensaeler, his wife Eliza, and his son Walter S.,
were enumerated with Rensaeler's parents (Obadiah & Rebecca), thus they
were living at the Cooper family farm, which was at the west end of Bloomfield,
Lot 48, Concession II, Military Tract.

Rensaeler was listed as a farmer and a painter by occupation.

In 1911, they lived on Lot 4, Concession __, south side of West Lake.

Rensaeler's Will # GR1093 dated April 19, 1911 stated as follows:
" I will to my wife Eliza Cooper the use of the northeast part of my house on my
farm on West Lake shore, purchased by me from Wm. Henry McDonald, known
as a sailor. Also they there to be placed a kitchen added to the same property
finished of size to be 14 ft. by 15 ft."

Ranselaer married LUCETTA ELIZA GOODMURPHY on 6 Oct 1867 in Hastings County, Ontario. LUCETTA (daughter of LAWRENCE GOODMURPHY and Lydia GARRATT) was born on 4 Oct 1850 in Hallowell Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada; died on 23 Nov 1934 in Bloomfield, Hallowell Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

From the Picton Gazzette (1931):

Sherman Cooper, of Cobourg, drove down to Prince Edward County, visited Mr. & Mrs. Wallace Garratt at Wellington, and then took his mother Eliza back
to Cobourg for a month's visit.

Eliza died on Friday, November 23, 1934 in her 85th year at the home of her son Roy Cooper of West Lake.
Eliza is buried in the Hicksite Cemetery in Bloomfield.

Eliza and her husband were Quakers by religion.

Her obituary in the Picton Gazzette read as follows:

" Eliza Goodmurphy Cooper was a faithful Friend and her voice was frequently
heard in Meetings. Eliza had shown much interest in Women's Institute before
her declining health, and was accepted as an authority on bee culture.
She was a woman of fine mind, that was well stored with knowledge obtained
from poetry, biography and philosophic works. She was an advanced thinker,
and her outlook was along the way of convincing truth. Her broad mind, charity
and kindness, won for her many friends. Those who knew her best will miss her
presence, as few there are who can fill her place."


Died:
Buried in the Hicksite Cemetery in Bloomfield

Edward married Rebecca SCHOOLEY on 21 Sep 1868 in Elgin County, Ontario, Canada. Rebecca (daughter of Asa L SCHOOLEY and Louisa ZAVITZ) was born on 15 Nov 1841; died on 20 Jan 1918 in Buffalo, New York, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Obadiah married Rebecca BURLINGHAM on 24 Feb 1831. Rebecca (daughter of Renselaer BURLINGHAM and PHEOBE BOWERMAN) was born on 30 Sep 1809 in Hallowell Twp, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada; died on 25 Nov 1882 in Hallowell Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
Buried in Stinson Cemetery - east of Wellington on Hwy 33

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.

Abraham married Barbara GRAYBIEL in 1839. Barbara was born on 1 Jun 1819 in Port Colborne, Niagara District, Ontario, Canada; died on 9 Oct 1917. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Asa married Louisa ZAVITZ on 10 May 1838 in Welland, Ontario, Canada. Louisa (daughter of Henry ZAVITZ and Catherine OTT) was born on 3 May 1818 in Welland Coiunty, Ontario, Canada; died on 14 Jan 1883 in Yarmouth Twp, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]