Notes:

Mary Jane is the daughter of Cynthia Roszel & Casper Fink.

Birth:
(Formerly Berlin, ON.)

Mary married Gustave ANTHONY BURGER on 30 May 1893 in Kitchener, Waterloo Co., Ontario. Gustave was born on 3 Aug 1871 in Baden, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Charles Henry BURGER was born on 16 May 1894 in Waterloo, Waterloo Co., Ontario; died in c 1973.

Notes:

. Couse Family History, by Mrs. T J Hutchinson, May 1975.
Henry Couse was born in Holland in 1794. In 1800 he & his brothers, John & Frederick emigrated to Pennsylvania, considered bringing along a 6 year old boy. Later the Couse brothers came to Canada as United Empire Loyalists.

During the 1812 -14 War, they joined the Army under the British General Issac Brock & took part in the Battles of Lundy's Lane & Queenston Heights. Henry Couse was given 200 A of land for his services in the War. In 1835 he brought his wife, Ann to the farm Lot 11, Con 8, Garafraxa. The farm was located on the north bank of the Grand River, with the buildings near the 7th Belwood, sprung up, part of it being built on the Couse property. Gradually the clearing on the Couse farm grew & this farm in the River Flats became productive.

. HENRY COUSE, born Sept. 22, 1796, married & had 11 children ,­
5 boys & 6 girls including one set of twins.
Ref: Annals of the Forty , Vol. 4, 1953. - - -

Henry married Mrs. Anna (Henry) COUSE. Mrs. was born on 30 Sep 1799 in United States; died on 12 Nov 1847 in Belwood, Garafraxa West Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Alt Name: Annie.

Notes:

Peter is the son of Mary Margaret Knopf (Knopf) b. 30 Nov 1727, Order-Spree, Brandenburg, Germany - 28 Feb 1814, Augusta, Sussex Co., New York,
& John Henry Couse, born 4 Aug 1735, Hessen, Germany, Landed 1749, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - died 28 Dec 1804, Frankfort, Sussex Co., NJ, Buried Frankfort Plains Cemetery.

WILL of John Henry Couse:
Henry Couse of Frankford, Sussex Co., farmer;
Wife, Margaret, use of real estate & personal estate (excepting monies due me on obligations, book debts & otherwise), during her life.
Obligations due me, etc., to be divided among my children in respective portions. After wife's decease:
Son, Henry, the farm whereon I now live & timber lot of 40 acres; he to pay $2,000 for same. Residue to be divided into 10 equal shares:
sons, John, Peter & Henry, each 2 shares;
daughters, Mary (wife of Daniel Struble), Margaret (wife of John Wintermute), Elizabeth (wife of Henry Snook, Jr.), & Eve (wife of Peter Kemple), each one share.
Executors: son, John Couse, Daniel Struble & William A. Ryerson.
Witnesses: John Lantarman, Anthony Brodrick, Henry Jackson.
Proved Dec. 28, 1804. (Recorded, Surrogate Office, Sussex Co., Bk. A of Wills, p. 44). 1804, Dec. 24.
Inventory, $2,329.01: made by John Lantarman & Jacob Strader.
Ref: Calendar of Wills, New Jersey, File 1007 S.

COUSE
. The oldest member of the Couse family of whom I have record was JOHN HENRY COUSE, who immigrated from Germany to the United States. In 1810 his son PETER, b. Feb. 27, 1767 brought his family from Pennsylvania to Ontario. As I understand it, the family farm was located in Clinton township, Lincoln County, Ont. Peter Couse died at the age of 45 years on August 26, 1812 &
was buried in the Mennonite Burying Ground, Vineland, Ont. He is the only member of his family buried there.
One of Peter Couse's sons, John, served with the 4th Lincoln Regiment in the War of 1812.
After the War, probably about 1814, John & his brother, Fred, left the farm in Clinton & settled near Yarmouth Centre in Yarmouth township, Elgin County. When the younger brother, George, was old enough he also went down to Yarmouth township & took up & on the 7th concession, a mile south of the others. This apparently was the start of the Couse settlement in the Yarmouth area. There are many of their descendants still living there today.
Ref: Annals of the Forty , Vol. 4.

. 1870 Aug 12 . Advertisement water pump factory opens in Douglas.
. 1871 Nov 10 Peter Couse [junior], former landlord of Victoria Hotel, Douglas, very solitons moved from Douglas to Fergus, purchased Fergus Arms.
. Douglas fair, Day before Eloisa Fair [i.e. 14 Dec. Cattle Fair in Douglas].
Ref: Fergus Freeholder Newspaper. - - -

Buried:

Peter married Elizabeth BETSEY SNOVER. Elizabeth was born on 15 Aug 1771 in Stillwater, Sussex Co., New Jersey; died on 29 Aug 1850 in Clinton Twp., Lincoln Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Betsy is the daughter of Margaret Anna Waldorf & Frederick Isaac Snover .

Peter Couse was married to Elizabeth who was born Aug. 15, 1771. Elizabeth died on the family farm in Clinton & was buried Sept. 4, 1850.

Children of Peter & Elizabeth Couse:­

JOHN Couse, b. Nov. 6, 1792.
FREDERICK Couse, b. Aug. 2, 1794.
HENRY Couse, b. Sept. 22, 1796.
MARGARET Couse, b. Aug. 28, 1798.
MOSES Couse, b. July 18, 1800.
ALIM LEYDEN Couse, b. July 20, 1802.
SARAH ANN Couse, b. Jan. 5, 1805.
GEORGE ANTHONY Couse, b. Jan. 4, 1807.
MARY JANE Couse, b. Sept. 12, 1808.
IRA Couse, b. Oct. 25, 1810.
PETER Couse, b. Nov. 30, 1812.
Ref: Annals of the Forty , Vol. 4, 1953. - - -