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| 23851 | Temperance Jane is the child of Asa & Elizabeth Willson. * 1900 Jan. Fourth Generation First Child: Temperance Jane, Born August 30th, 1830. Died July 14, 1857. Aged 26 years, 10 month, 14 days. She married Simeon Mabee of Beaver Run, Sussex Co., New Jersey on the 15th day of November, 1854. They had one daughter: Sarah Elizabeth, who married Joseph Alec Harden (son of Hosea J Harden) on March 28, 1878. They had 3 children names Asa Willson, Harden, Fred Mabee Harden & Harry Vandruff Harden. 2 children died in infancy. The other, Fred Maybee Harden, is in Manila, Philippine Islands. There he married a young Spanish lady from one of the oldest Spanish Castillon families on long residence in Manila, by the name of Srta Esperenza Perez Goffeur, on December 14th, 1917. They have one son, Hosea Baren Harden, born October 18th, 1918 at Manila, Philippine Islands. Fred M. Harden & wife, Esperanza & son Hosea, all paid a short vista to Hamburg, Sussex County, March 30, 1922. - - - | WILLSON, Temperance Jane (I676)
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| 23852 | Ten child of Rhoda Bee & Noah Cotton are: 1 Samuel Cotton, born 03 MAR 1812 in Wrentham, Suffolk, England 2. Phoebe, born 26 JUL 1813 in Wangford, 3. Jane, born 24 FEB 1814 in Wangford, 4. Eliza, born 24 NOV 1816 in Wangford, 5. Robert, born ABT 1820 in England 6. Sarah, born 20 AUG 1820 in Wangford, 7. Jeremiah Simon, born 18 FEB 1823 in Wrentham, Suffolk, England 8. Kesiah Bee, born 17 JUL 1825 in Wangford, 9, Caroline, born 23 SEP 1827 in Suffolk 10. Noah, born 04 APR 1830 in Wangford, England. . 1861 Census, Simcoe Co., Ontario Noah Cotton, England 72 /1789 Rhoda Cotton, England 69 /1792, & a few farms away is Rhoda Cotton, Age 4, b1857 born Upper Canada, she is living the the Cameron family. * My Dear Cousin: I received your letter a long time ago. I am very sorry not to have answered it before, but I have not been very well & have not felt like doing anything. Clyde sent you the photograph of our great grand-father. I hope you received it in good condition. My trip to Wangford, Suffolk, England, was taken in the summer of 1932. I went to Southwold, & from there took a bus over to Wangford, a distance of 2 miles. Neither Southwold nor Wangford are on the Railroad. In the 16th Century Southwold was on of the principle seaports of England, & was the harbor of the British Fleet. Now it is a place of about 3,000 & the only industry seem to be knitting mill & home knitting. The sea is very beautiful there, the cliffs are high & I found it a very restful spot. If you look on the map you will find it on the coast just belowLowestoft. I took the bus over to Wangford, a very tiny village, built around the church & churchyard. The church was built in 1065. I found the name Cotton on some of the tombstones. After wandering around there for a time I went across the street to the post office, a little old house as big as a postage stamp. I asked the post mistress if she had ever heard heard of an estate near Wangford? She said, only Henham, Lord Stradbrokes estate. I had no idea this estate was still in existence, but she said Lord Stradbroke was not an old man, & had young children. As the estate was a mile & a half for Wangford I went back to Southwold. The next day I rode over with some people who were staying at the hotel & knew the country well. On reaching the gates of the estate & there are 4, all with gate houses. The gate keeper told me Lord Stradbroke was in London, * that no one was allowed in the grounds when they were not there. I begged them to let me go as far as the house, but they refused. Finally one gate keeper told me to go to the mangers's office & ask him. The manager was in London. One of the bookkeepers was very kind & said he knew it would be all right for me to go through but they could not give me permission, but they said if any one can take you through it is Mr. Noah Cotton , the keeper of the estate. When he said Mr Noah Cotton, I was more than surprised. I said that was my great father's name & I did not know there were any Cotton here. They said there were a great many of them. We drove to Mr. Noah Cotton’s house & Mr. Noah Cotton drove with through the estate. I had quite a visit with the Cotton family & they told me of the cousin from Australia, who had been visiting them for three weeks & who had left for London the day before I arrived. This cousin's grandparent had left for Australia about the same time that ours come to Canada. Mrs. Cotton said, No one had ever been back from either family, until now, Mrs. E Powell form Australia & now your come from the United States, & Canada”. Mrs. E Powell had gone to London to visit the brother of Mr. Noah Cotton, the keeper. I had their address & I went over to William Cottons when I got back to London, both Mr. & Mrs. William Cotton of London have died since I was there in 1932. The address of Mrs E. Powell: Mrs. E. Powell 7 Fowler St., Coberg, Melbourne, Australia. Mr. Cotton of Wangford is Mr. Noah Cotton. He has a son & a grandson, both named Noah. The 2 grandsons were sent to Canada with the King & Queen when they visited Canada in 1939. The grandparents seem to feel this a great honor. I think the boys are both in the navy. I hear from a Mrs. Small some times. Her mother was a Cotton. She lives in Alford, Lincolnshire, England. The Bee’s I did not find. I heard there was a Mr. George Everdard Bee in Southwold. He had a very fine boys school there, but he was away on a vacation. I have though the same time I would write to him & see if know anything of the family. Our great grandmothers father was a Jeffery or Geofrey Bee. There is a Bee town in Norfolk County, England. The daughter of Mr. Noah Cotton is the wife of an instructor in the Royal Air Force College . He had been in the Army for years & was about to retire. When they transferred him to the Air Force. His name is James O'Neil. I cannot remember his title. He was inspector of artillery for the British Army. They had just came back from India, when I was over in 1932. I wish peace would come soon, so we could see England again. I do not suppose I have written anything of interest, but it has been 12 years since I was over there. We are able to live with the rationing, but the worst is lack of help. It is not to be had. The house keeper that I had for years left me to work in war work. I do not blame her. She needed all the money she could get, & they pay such big wages. I wish we could se you again, but with the limited amount of gas, we cannot go very far. I hope the Cotton’s & the Scott’s are all well. I should like to talk to Mrs. John Marshall again. She seemed to know so much about Aunt Jane & Aunt Sarah. I hope she is much better. She seemed so frail that day I saw her. With kind regards to all my relatives. Your Cousin Mary Morgan Smith 1024 W, 3rd Street Dixon, Illinois, USA. - - - | BEE, Rhoda (I54)
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| 23853 | Ten children survive as follows: Mrs. James Merriman of Beloit, Frank of California, George of Nebraska, Robert, Peter, Jacob, Perry, Earl, Mrs. Clayte DeHaven and Miss Eva Kesler. | BAILEY, Mary Jane (P4025)
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| 23854 | Ten children survive as follows: Mrs. James Merriman of Beloit, Frank of California, George of Nebraska, Robert, Peter, Jacob, Perry, Earl, Mrs. Clayte DeHaven and Miss Eva Kesler. | KESLER, Joseph (P4038)
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| 23855 | Teresa was born in Deseronto at 2230 hours on Saturday September 5, 1942 and was baptized at St. Vincent de Paul Roman Catholic Church in Deseronto by Father T.G. Martin. | GOODMURPHY, Teresa Marilyn (I334)
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| 23856 | Terre Haute, IN. | OSBORN, Mary Caroline (I710)
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| 23857 | Terre Haute, Indiana, Plot Sec. 2. | CLAYPOOL, Anna Crawford (I732)
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| 23858 | Terre Haute. Plot 2. | FARIS, George Washington (I733)
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| 23859 | Terre Haute. Plot Div 47, Block 27, Lot 13. (Woodlawn & St. Joseph Cemetery.) | GOOKINS, Judge Samuel Barnes (I712)
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| 23860 | Terry Fossum was born and raised in Thunder Bay. He moved to Nanaimo, British Columbia in 1978 after a divorce from his first wife. He re-married to a Judy - last name unknown at this time. He died accidentally at his home in Nanaimo on Saturday May 23, 1981. | FOSSUM, Terry N (I3826)
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| 23861 | Terry, Iona May At Stratford General Hospital on Sunday, June 28, 2009, Iona Terry of Goderich, age 91 years. Daughter of the late King and Winnifred Terry. Dear sister of Sheila Foster (Gordon) of Hillier. Iona was a teletype operator in WWII and also a teacher. She later retired after working as the music director at CKNX radio in Wingham, ON. In respect to her wishes cremation has taken place and her remains will be placed in Belleville Cemetery, Belleville, Ontario. | TERRY, Iona May (I15067)
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| 23862 | Testimony of sister Sara Nettie Atwater. | NICHOLSON, Isabell Mary (I1736)
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| 23863 | Teverton, which until 1747 was in Massachusetts | COOK, John 10 (P2506)
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| 23864 | Teverton, which until 1747 was in Massachusetts | COOK, Thomas 9 (P694)
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| 23865 | Texas Co., MO. | HARRELL, Nason Eugene (I349)
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| 23866 | Texas Death Certificate | SITTON, Hugh Wilson (I162)
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| 23867 | Texas Death Certificate. | SITTON, George NOAH .2 (I77)
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| 23868 | th Line, & 20 sideroad, Mono Twp., Ebenezer Church. | FELKER, Beatrice Eleanor TRIX (I279)
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| 23869 | Thanksgiving Day | FELKER, George Oston Orwell .2 (I180)
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| 23870 | Thanksgiving Day | FELKER, George Oston Orwell (I40)
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| 23871 | Thanksgiving weekend. Plot R16 - 3. | WALKER, Mary Lillian .8 (I15)
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| 23872 | That Samuel married Mary Mirick Birth: Jun. 19, 1714 Lexington Middlesex County Massachusetts, | SMITH, Samuel (P9649)
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| 23873 | The "Casey Notes" (Library/James Jeffrey 1835/Item 1, pages 33/4)report the following, paraphrased here: 'James met Sarah when visiting a property owned by his father in (March?) 1859. He had come to "settle an estate on a nearby property." That property was near Sarah's parents home on the Bethesda-Morristown Road, Ohio, called Emerald Hills Farm (see picture in Library/James Jeffrey 1835/6-Sarah Rogers' House.) James' first visit was only brief but he was so struck by her that he proposed marriage in a letter upon his return home (various letters in the possession of Virginia Kinney). A subsequent visit in July fostered the acquaintance such that they were married in December, 1859. Initially they lived in Canada for a few years. Sarah visited her parents when Andrew Arthur was an infant (1861?) Sarah's parents visited James and Sarah in Canada in the winter of 1863-4 (US Civil War era). Sarah's brother Hugh Rogers also visited in 1862 or 1864 after service in the Union Army and the death of his brother (Aug 1862) from typhoid while briefly serving in the same army. In 1864/5 James and Sarah moved to Barnesville Ohio (near Morristown and Bethesda, OH). There James opened the first hardware store (later owned by his Brothers-in-law Thomas and Arthur Rogers). Then they moved to Mecklenburg County, Virginia where James owned property. James died in a year or two (age 37) when he inhaled poison ivey fumes while burning brush. Sarah brought her children back to Ohio and had a farm near her old home. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church there.' DEATH: Also shown as Died Morristown, Belmont, Ohio, United States. | JEFFREY, James (I17)
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| 23874 | The "Goody" is not a name, but a title, being short for GoodWife, the equivalent of Mrs.) https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=102309026&ref=acom | MARSTON, GoodWife Sarah unknown 12 (P10296)
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| 23875 | The "independent" seems out of place | Source (S47)
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| 23876 | The 1809 death is a guess... John Moore, Rahway, Essex Co., 8, 14, 1809, 9, 22, 1809. Children: Abijah, Abigail, Hope, Rachel, Hannah, Hester (married). Brother: Henry. Witnesses: Moses Jaques, Jr., David Jaques, Henry Underbill. Executors : Son Abijah, brother Henry. | MOORE, John (I2247)
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| 23877 | The 1851 Census for Ameliasburg Twp, lists a Margaret Murphy married to a Robert Carnrike. Records show that they were married on September 3/1839 by Rev, Cyrus R. Allison. Religion was Wesleyan Methodist. Witnesses at the marriage were John Carnrike and Simon DeLong. Robert and Margaret moved to Seymour Township in Northumberland County sometime after 1851. Their sons John Wesley and Andrew Spencer are found in Seymour Twp in the 1891 Census. It is important to note that the surname was changed from CARNRIKE to CARNRITE at some time. Andrew Spencer is buried under the surname CARNRITE. John Wesley's son, James A. is buried under the surname CARNRITE. There are surviving descendants of James A. Carnrite living in Peterborough in 1996. The Carnrike family name still exists in the Consecon area today. Douglas Carnrike, a descendant of Jacob Carnrike, lives In Consecon. | GOODMURPHY, MARGURETE EMILY (I20)
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| 23878 | The 1851 Census for Hallowell Twp lists a Davis Goodmurphy as a farmer and affiliated with the Church of England. Davis married later in life at the age of 48, with his wife Pheobe being only 16 at the time. On November 3, 1859, Davis (bought or sold) Lot 66 West Half on the 5th Concession of Hillier Twp. In 1861 Davis was living on Lot 79 on the 2nd Concession of Hillierl Twp, a lot consisting of 66 acres. His name does not appear on the Land Record.He was probably a renter!! In 1863, had property at Lot 2 EH on Conc 2 in Hallowell Twp. He later moved to Lot 7 EH. By 1878, Davis was living at Lot 7 East Half - Conc, 2 - Hallowelll Twp, a lot consisting of 100 acres. At some point in time, Davis acquired the following property in Sophiasburg Township: Lot 56, all, 1st Conc. = 200 acres Davis willed the property at Lot 7 E 1/2 - Conc 2, Hallowell Twp to his sons Albert and Arthur. The Lot 56 property in Sophiasburg Twp was willed to his daughters Charlotte and Abigail. Charlotte received the North Half, Abigail the South Half. Davis and Pheobe Ann are both buried in the Wellington Village Cemetery. Also buried in Wellington Cemetery, are Richard, Abigail, Alice May, Hiram, and Arthur. The first four of these children all died in their youth - cause unknown at this time. Arthur lived till the age of 74. The whereabouts of Charlotte, Deborah, and Albert are unknown at this time. | GOODMURPHY, DAVIS (I23)
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| 23879 | The 1851 Census lists George, age 61, Phebe age 56, Henry age 20, George P age 17, and Amanada age 14. The 1861 Census lists George age 70, Phebe age 65, aaron age 35, his wife Jane E. age 35, and their child John P age 5. | CAMERON, George (I6058)
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| 23880 | The 1851 Census states that the area they were living in was "COMPRISING THE SOUTH SIDE OF A PORTION OF ROAD LEADING THROUGH CLAPP'S SETTLEMENT TO BOWERMAN'S, AND FROM THEN AS ON THE TOWNSHIP LINE BEWTWEEN HLLIER AND HALLOWELL TOWARDS WELLINGTON". On the same Census page is - CICERO OR CECIL REYNOLDS AND FAMILY, JACOB REYNOLDS AND FAMILY. | HUTCHINSON, MARMADUKE A (I8658)
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| 23881 | the 1852 census places an Eliza A. Mennil, age 35(b.1816) living with husband George Mennil and family next door to the Joseph Mannings; this suggests that Eliza Ann Mennil is nee Eliza Ann Manning, and is the Elizabeth Ann Manning mentioned in DWT. -buried White Oak cemetery | MANNING, Elizabeth Ann (I978)
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| 23882 | The 1861 Census for Hallowell Twp lists William Davis Goodmurphy as residing at Lot 11H on the 3rd Concession, and his occupation was as a Labourer. The family were listed as Episcopal Methodists. On March 8, 1867, William Davis bought the West Half (50 acres) of Lot 11 from his father. The 1871 Census shows that William Davis Goodmurphy and family are still at Lot 11. Wm Davis sold his property at Lot 11 WH of NH- Conc. 3 - Hallowell Twp to Wm Orser on January 21, 1875. It is believed that he and his family moved to Sophiasburg Twp as he was receiving mail at the Demorestville Post Office in 1878. He owned Lot 55 East Half on Conc. 1 on or about that time. The property consisted of 100 acres. It is believed that he moved to British Columbia, after their daughter Alica May died in July 1880. The 1901 Census for Richmond, BC lists a William Davis Goodmurphy and his wife Catherine T. The 1908 Vancouver Directory lists a William Davis Goodmurphy as a Canneryman. The 1909 Vancouver Directory repeats this information. Not sure if the same person as Wm Davis would be age 78 in 1908 !!! The 1911 Census lists Wm Davis and his wife Catherine, living with their daughter Laura Belle and her husband Wm Townsend. The B.C. Death Index for 1872 to 1979 lists a death of a William Davis Goodmurphy as on June 21,1916 in the Vernon District, at 86 years of age, Reg #1916-09-207374. That would compute to a birth year of 1830. | GOODMURPHY, WILLIAM DAVIS (I13)
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| 23883 | The 1861 Census has Catherine and her children - Mary, Catherine, and Stephen, living the Laurence Malone family. John was away at the time of the Census. | MURPHY, Catherine (I11780)
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| 23884 | The 1861 Census has Thomas Mathers living with John and Christina Mathers in West Gwillimbury, Simcoe County, Ontario. His trade is as a Wagon Maker. I assume that Thomas is a brother to John and also to William, who also lives there. Cannot find Thomas in later Census records. | MATHERS, Thomas (I4606)
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| 23885 | The 1871 Census has Christina Bannerman as age 75 and Widowed, and living with hdaughter Christina and her husband John Mathers in Nottawasaga County, Ontario. | SUTHERLAND, Christiana (Gunn) (I4573)
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| 23886 | The 1881 Census for Hastings County lists Anthony & Drucilla and their children living in Trenton Village. Anthony is listed as a shoemaker and a Quaker. Drucilla is listed as being of German ancestry and an Episcopal Methodist, the children are identified as Quakers. The family must have moved to Deseronto sometime after the 1881 Census, because the oldest child, Walter Evert, died in Deseronto, and the youngest child, Mabel, or Myrtie Bell, was born on July 16, 1885 in Deseronto. The 1891 Census for Trenton Village lists a Marie Goodmurphy, aged 36, and widowed, living with a son Roy, aged 12, and a daughter, Mabel, aged 6. Marie was listed as being a Tailoress by occupation. Edith, the 2nd child, was not listed on the 1891 Census, under her mother. She can be found living with her Aunt Hester & Uncle Gilbert Marsh, in Frankford, in 1891. | GOODMURPHY, ANTHONY (I5)
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| 23887 | The 1881 Census lists Daniel as an Irish Sailor whose parents were born in Ireland, with no relation to the Daniel McVicker family (Mary McVicker's parents). The family always referred to Daniel as "The Captain". Family tradition says that Captain Dan McVicker was a sea captain who sailed every sea. He was a lake captain who sailed the Great Lakes for years. He drowned on "The Ducks" shoals off Kingston, Ontario, as he was bringing in his ship for winter berth, about October 28, 1917. Daniel and Mary were married on Aug 09,1872. The witnesses were James Nolan and Lizzie O'Neil. The 1881 Census has Captain Dan and Mary, and the first four children living in the Millpoint (renamed to Deseronto) area of Tyendinaga Township, probably near where Mary's parents were living at the time. The 1891 Census has them listed under Deseronto Village. By 1891, the oldest child (Edward) is employed as a Sawmill labourer, and it is understood that he died while working in the woods in Central Hastings County. The Death notice indicates that he died of appendicitis. His uncles, Patrick and James McVicker, went in with a team of horses, and brought his body out. Edward was buried in Marysville. The youngest child, William or Willie, died at seven years of age. The 1901 Census has Daniel emigrating into Canada in 1867 - not sure if he came by himself - he would have been 22 years of age. | MCVICKER, Daniel (I2353)
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| 23888 | The 1891 Census for Sophiasburgh lists her as 16 and living with her parents. According to Mrs. Lela Durant, Minnie died at the age of 23 or in 1898. | GOODMURPHY, Minnie (I1250)
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| 23889 | The 1891 Census has his birth year as 1889 The 1901 Census has his birth date as July 10,1891 This birth date concurs with the d.o.b. as given on his Military Attestation papers for WW1 dared 06/22/1915 Not sure as to reason for difference. The Military papers list his occupation as "Fireman", and further indicates that he had 3 years prior service with the 5th Canadian Field Artillery. He was living in Deseronto at the time of his enlistment. On a private note, the papers also state that his wife has left his bed and board!!! His height is listed as 5 feet, 8.5 inches tall, with brown hair, blue eyes, and fair complexion. | CALLAGHAN, Francis Vincent (I2315)
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| 23890 | The 1891 Census of Canada has Margerie Macdonald living in the Qu'Appelle Assiiniboia Districk of Saskatchewan. The Census states that she was born in the Northwest Terriitories - that information is questionable, as other data has her born in Lochiel, Glengarry County. | MCDONELL, Margaret (I3710)
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| 23891 | The 1892 Biography of Alexander Hamilton says his grandmother died when Rebecca was but young & she was raised by an older sister. The most like possibilities for the 'older sister' could be: . Elizabeth Lawrence Tarbox, living in 1821 at Caledon East, Peel Co., & fairly close to James Hamilton at his farm in Chinguagousy Twp., Peel; or is Rebecca was still in Toronto: . Second eldest sister, Margaret Lawrence Johnston, who lived at 179 King St. East, Toronto, which is based on Richard Hamilton, Rebecca's eldest son's statement that he was born in Toronto. King St. was a principal street in Toronto, where indeed, James Hamilton would have done business with the Canada Land Company. . DOB 1815; UCLP at age 18; Married c 1833, at about age 18; First child at c. 19 years old. Upper Canada Land Petition #179, 1818 Apr 14, Patented: 1833 Jul 4: Lot 7, Con 18, Garafraxa Twp., [Gore District], Wellington Co., Ontario. Witnesses to Oath of Rebecca Hamilton, Page 179a, C2052, Home District (Toronto), We, D'Arcy Boulton the Quarter Chairman & Steven Washburn … Clerk of the Peace certify that Rebecca Hamilton personally appeared at the General Quarter Sessions of the Peace in & for said Home District this day & is recognized by the Magistrate to be a Daughter of the late Richard Lawrence of the Township of Harwich in the Western District of London, formerly of the Twp. of York, deceased, who retained his Loyalty during the late war [1812] without suspicion of without suspicion of aiding or assisting the Enemy. Dated at the Court House of York (Toronto), the 28th day of February, 1833. . Land grant for Rebecca Lawrence: Land Registration Office Wellington County, Lot 7, Con 18., Garafraxa West, Hamilton, Rebecca. Granted & sold 1836. Notes on the purchaser: Pattullo. Others settlers began to arrive at an early period, doubtless sent forward by the enterprising Land Agent at York. In the autumn of 1820 Alexander Pattullo, native of Prestonpems, near Edinburg, but more recently a resident of Glasgow, arrived at Rockside, having left behind him his wife & family of 3 sons & 2 daughters, wile he spied out the land & prepared a home for them. In a letter from Paisley dated Apr 2, 1823 he stated that a young man James Pattullo who was about to emigrate to Canada & intended to settle in Caledon along with his father who had preceded him, offered to convey letters. Ref: Rockside Pioneers. . 1834 Dec 19, Petition of Rebecca & James Hamilton of the Twp. Nassagaweya, requesting deed of Lot 17, Con 18, Garafraxa Twp., which is too far James Hamilton to improve, as he already has a farm on Nassegaeweya, with 40 acres of improved land. Signed, for them by Toronto, 29 Dec 1834, Tos. Talbot. Granted 11 Apr 1836 [5?]. Ref: UC Sundries C6884, p1279. . At James Hamilton's death there was nothing left for his wife & family of 7 children, all of whom were under age. It was in this crisis that Alexander Hamilton's sterling character made itself evident. Though but eighteen years old, [1854 or 55], he assumed the care of the family & until the day of his death none of them ever went to him in vain for assistance of any sort. His devotion to his mother was particularly beautiful even when the others were able to contribute to her comfort he never yielded his privilege of being the first to bear burdens in her behalf & this even when hard times often made it difficult to provide for his own family as he wished. > This biography continues at 1892 & 1912 Biographies of Alexander Hamilton & at James Hamilton. Note1: Husband James Hamilton died in 1855 probably in Esquesing Co., Halton County, Ontario. Rebecca had moved to Flamborough Twp., Wentworth County by the time son James Hamilton was baptized a Methodist. By 1856 son Richard L Hamilton was living alone in a log cabin near Acton, Ontario. He was working as a carpenter, no doubt earning money to help support his family. In 1864 Alex Hamilton went to Ohio & afterward to Michigan to make fruit farm to Saughatuck, MI. Mary Jane Hamilton landed in the US in 1866 so it would seem probably she would have lived with her mother Rebecca, at least up to that time. . 1859 Flamborough West, Canada West., Tp. in Co. Wentworth. For office Post office see: Strabane. Ref: The New World in 1859: Being the US & Canada. 1861 Census East Flamborough, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Rebecca Hamilton, age 46, Toll House: . GANGES, Michigan 1878, Allegan is county seat, 3,000 inhabitants on the Kalamazoo river, 25 miles nw of Kalamazoo, 2 Grand Rapids railroads pass through Allegan. 3 flouring mills, 2 saw mills, 2 planning mills, 1 foundry & 1 woolen mill. It is an excellent farming twp. & near the lake the land is devoted chiefly to the cultivation of peaches. In the spring of 1880 the number of peach trees reached 84,000, of which 30,000 were four years old over. The fruit of Ganges is mainly sent on the Chicago W Michigan Railroad. It was of her son Alexander Hamilton who started these trees. - PJA Ref. Polk Michigan State Gazetteer. . Michigan Crop Report 1887, Ganges. Large meteor seen through the fog on evening of May 23, first appearing in the east. 45 degrees above the horizon, moving north. Optical phenomena, Ganges 2 May: Solar halos were observed ( i.e.. weather - planing forecast); Hails 31st May. [This phenomena would have been much discussed in the neighbourhood. - PJA.] . Rev. James Hamilton, Jr. " God-fear mother dedicated him to the service of the pulpit before he was born" in Feb. 17, 1843, Trafalgar, Ontario. . Michigan Death Registration: Rebecca Lawrence-Hamilton was living with daughter Mary Jane Wanner at the time of her death. Registration #1600, died 17 Feb 1890, widow, aged 74y 11 months, Ganges Twp., Allegan Co., Michigan. [Born 17 Mar 1815, compare Monument date, equals born 4 May 1815. ] - - - | LAWRENCE, Rebecca DUE (I541)
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| 23892 | The 1892 Biography of Alexander Hamilton says his grandmother died when Rebecca was but young & she was raised by an older sister. The most like possibilities for the 'older sister' could be: 1. Elizabeth Lawrence Tarbox, living in 1821 at Caledon East, Peel Co., & fairly close to James Hamilton at his farm in Chinguagousy Twp., Peel; or is Rebecca was still in Toronto: 2. Second eldest sister, Margaret Lawrence Johnston, who lived at 179 King St. East, Toronto, which is based on Richard Hamilton, Rebecca's eldest son's statement that he was born in Toronto. King St. was a principal street in Toronto, where indeed, James Hamilton would have done business with the Canada Land Company. DOB 1815; UCLP at age 18, Married c 1833, at about age 18; First child at c. 19 years old. Upper Canada Land Petition #179, 1818 Apr 14, Patented: 1833 Jul 4: Lot 7, Con 18, Garafraxa Twp., [Gore District], Wellington Co., Ontario. Witnesses to Oath of Rebecca Hamilton, Page 179a, C2052, Home District (Toronto), We, D'Arcy Boulton the Quarter Chairman & Steven Washburn … Clerk of the Peace certify that Rebecca Hamilton personally appeared at the general quarter Sessions of the Peace in & for said Home District this day & is recognized by the Magistrate to be a Daughter of the late Richard Lawrence of the Township of Harwich in the Western District of London, formerly of the Twp. of York, deceased, who retained his Loyalty during the late war [1812] without suspicion of without suspicion of aiding or assisting the Enemy. Dated at the Court House of York (Toronto), the 28th day of February, 1833. UCLBooks, 1833 Feb 7, Thursday, York Council Chamber, Present Peter Robinson, Geo. H. Parkland, Jos. Wells. Rebecca Hamilton, H179, Wife of James Hamilton of Toronto, Yeoman. Praying for a grant of 200 Acres of land, as the Daughter of the late Richard Lawrence, formerly of York, an U.E. Loyalist. Recommended. Ref: UCLBook, C105 p 354. - Land Registration Office Wellington County, Lot 7, Con 18., Garafraxa West, Hamilton, Rebecca. Granted & sold 1836. Notes on the purchaser: Pattullo. Others settlers began to arrive at an early period, doubtless sent forward by the enterprising Land Agent at York. In the autumn of 1820 Alexander Pattullo, native of Prestonpems, near Edinburg, but more recently a resident of Glasgow, arrived at Rockside, having left behind him his wife & family of 3 sons & 2 daughters, wile he spied out the land & prepared a home for them. In a letter from Paisley dated Apr 2, 1823 he stated that a young man James Pattullo who was about to emigrate to Canada & intended to settle in Caledon along with his father who had preceded him, offered to convey letters. Ref: Rockside Pioneers. 1834 Dec 19, Petition of Rebecca & James Hamilton of the Twp. Nassagaweya, requesting deed of Lot 17, Con 18, Garafraxa Twp., which is too far James Hamilton to improve, as he already has a farm on Nassegaeweya, with 40 acres of improved land. Signed for them by Toronto, 29 Dec 1834, Tos. Talbot. Granted 11 Apr 1836 [5?]. Ref: UC Sundries C6884, p1279. - At James Hamilton's death there was nothing left for his wife & family of seven children, all of whom were under age. It was in this crisis that Alexander Hamilton's sterling character made itself evident. Though but eighteen years old, [1854 or 55], he assumed the care of the family & until the day of his death none of them ever went to him in vain for assistance of any sort. His devotion to his mother was particularly beautiful & even when the others were able to contribute to her comfort he never yielded his privilege of being the first to bear burdens in her behalf; & this even when hard times often made it difficult to provide for his own family as he wished. * This biography continues at 1892 & 1912 Biographies of Alexander Hamilton & at James Hamilton. Note1: Husband James Hamilton died in 1855 (& no later than 1858], probably in Esquesing Co., Halton County, Ontario. Rebecca had moved to Flamborough Twp., Wentworth County by the time son James Hamilton was baptized a Methodist. By 1856 son Richard L Hamilton was living alone in a log cabin near Acton, Ontario. He was working as a carpenter, no doubt earning money to help support his family. In 1864 Alex Hamilton went to Ohio & afterward to Michigan to make fruit farm to Saughatuck, MI. Mary Jane Hamilton landed in the US in 1866 so it would seem probably she would have lived with her mother Rebecca, at least up to that time. 1859 Flamborough West, Canada West., Tp. in Co. Wentworth. For office Post office see: Strabane. Ref: The New World in 1859: Being the US & Canada. Census 1861 East Flamborough, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Rebecca Hamilton, age 46, Toll House: Note2: The Toll House was on the Snake Road (because it wandered) & was originally an native path leading to Burlington Bay & itself on Lake Ontario. The Toll House belonged to the Hamilton & Milton Road Company. 'The easterly limit of what is commonly known as the Ordnance lands on Burlington Heights.' When I visited the Toll House in October 2009 the small 2 story wood house was in need of repair & a fire had recently destroyed the roof. The house sits on the Burlington town line & other the other is surrounded on all sides by the Hamilton Royal Botanical Gardens. A by-law prevents a building permit, thus hastening the deterioration of the building. Looking in the past we can image this house sitting in this small sheltered valley creek a mile or so from the Lake. Oak trees line the hillsides. Two roads meet here separated by a bow in the river. Across the washed-out bridge on the west adjacent hillside sat a hotel. 'Lots of drinking went on there at night time,'at the hotel just a little away up the hill. The creek ripples through the pond just in front of the Tollhouse. Fresh water drinking water was fetched from the spring just behind the house. Large & plentiful perch, trout, salmon harboured in this pond during the winter. 'The best perch fishing in all of Ontario' said the current owner. The actual toll both sat a 100 feet from the house. Farmers on the 2 joining roads would have to travel this way to go to the Hamilton market. - Ref: P J Ahlberg, Researcher, Oct. 2009. Further research Note: Census 1851 Flamborough W, Ward 1, Toll Keeper is 1. Michael Brown, also a couple of houses away from Dr. James Hamilton of Scotland, Board Shanty. [No relation], #2 Toll Keepers (other end of Flamborough: Hugh Connell & Thos. Dickson & family. For further research are: The Wallace House", 173 Main Street North: One of the earliest buildings in the village, the land on which the Wallace house sits passed through a succession of owners before it was sold in 1846 to William Magill. Magill is regarded as the builder as its late Georgian & NeoClassical features date c. 1840-1850 & its position faces Dundas Street & not the toll road built in 1853 (present day Main Street). Its Salt Box shape is particularly interesting as it is a design commonly seen in New England but rarely seen in this area of Ontario, especially as a feature of a stone construction. In 1853 the property was sold to Hugh Creen, described in the 1865 Wentworth County District as a "gentleman" &1807 Centre road: Bakersville settlement & as the tollgate keeper on this section of Centre Road, in Flamborough. Note3: 1861 Census of East Flamborough, Wm. Stuart, Enumerator, had this to say about the 4-6th Concessions on the south side: General flat but sufficient rolling to afford ever faculty drainage. The timber is mostly pine with some hard wood Oak, Buck, Maple Timber is generally Black Ask & Elm with a sprinkling of White Cedar. The Farms have been cleared within the last 25 years. Concession roads are mostly cleared of Stumps & graded. Farms where the Timber was mostly hardwood, the stumps are all out, but on the pine land they are still pretty thickly scattered, however with the last 5 or 6 years many of the Farmers have been clearing their land of stumps by use of Stumps machines. [The white pine roots would have been deep & massive. - PJA 2013.] GANGES, Michigan 1878, Allegan is county seat, 3,000 inhabitants on the Kalamazoo river, 25 miles nw of Kalamazoo, 2 Grand Rapids railroads pass through Allegan. 3 flouring mills, 2 saw mills, 2 planning mills, 1 foundry & 1 woolen mill. It is an excellent farming twp. & near the lake the land is devoted chiefly to the cultivation of peaches. In the spring of 1880 the number of peach trees reached 84,000, of which 30,000 were 445 years old over. The fruit of Ganges is mainly sent on the Chicago W Michigan Railroad. It was of her son Alexander Hamilton who started these trees. - PJA Ref. Polk Michigan State Gazetteer. Michigan Crop Report 1887, Ganges. Large meteor seen through the fog on evening of May 23, first appearing in the east. 45 degrees above the horizon, moving north. Optical phenomena, Ganges 2 May: Solar halos were observed (i.e. weather - planing forecast); Hails 31st May. This phenomena would have been much discussed in the neighbourhood. - PJA.] Rev. James Hamilton, Jr. "God-fear mother dedicated him to the service of the pulpit before he was born" in Feb. 17, 1843, Trafalgar, Ontario. 1890 Michigan Death Registration: Rebecca Lawrence-Hamilton was living with daughter Mary Jane Wanner at the time of her death. Registration #1600, died 17 Feb 1890, widow, aged 74y 11 months, Ganges Twp., Allegan Co., Michigan . [Born 17 Mar 1815, compare Monument date, equals born 4 May 1815. ] Born Canada, parents Mary & Richard Lawrence. Transcripts by P J Ahlberg. Thank you. - - - | LAWRENCE, Rebecca DUE (I233)
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| 23893 | The 1892 Biography of Alexander Hamilton says his grandmother died when Rebecca was but young and she was raised by an older sister. The most like possibilities for the 'older sister' could be: 1. Elizabeth Lawrence Tarbox, living in 1821 at Caledon East, Peel Co., and fairly close to James Hamilton at his farm in Chinguagousy Twp., Peel; or is Rebecca was still in Toronto: 2. Second eldest sister, Margaret Lawrence Johnston, who lived at 179 King St. East, Toronto, which is based on Richard Hamilton, Rebecca's eldest son's statement that he was born in Toronto. King St. was a principal street in Toronto, where indeed, James Hamilton would have done business with the Canada Land Company. DOB 1815; UCLP at age 18; Married c 1833, at about age 18; First child at c. 19 years old. UCLBooks, 1833 Feb 7, Thursday, York Council Chamber, Present Peter Robinson, Geo. H. Parkland, Jos. Wells. Rebecca Hamilton, H179, Wife of James Hamilton of Toronto, Yeoman. Praying for a grant of 200 Acres of land, as the Daughter of the late Richard Lawrence, formerly of York, an U.E. Loyalist. Recommended. Ref: UCLBook, C105 p 354. Upper Canada Land Petition #179, 1818 Apr 14, Patented: 1833 Jul 4: Lot 7, Con 18, Garafraxa Twp., [Gore District], Wellington Co., Ontario. Witnesses to Oath of Rebecca Hamilton, Page 179a, C2052, Home District (Toronto), We, D'Arcy Boulton the Quarter Chairman and Steven Washburn … Clerk of the Peace certify that Rebecca Hamilton personally appeared at the general quarter Sessions of the Peace in and for said Home District this day and is recognized by the Magistrate to be a Daughter of the late Richard Lawrence of the Township of Harwich in the Western District of London, formerly of the Twp. of York, deceased, who retained his Loyalty during the late war [1812] without suspicion of without suspicion of aiding or assisting the Enemy. Dated at the Court House of York (Toronto), the 28th day of February, 1833. . 1834 Dec 19, Petition of Rebecca & James Hamilton of the Twp. Nassagaweya, requesting deed of Lot 17, Con 18, Garafraxa Twp., which is too far James Hamilton to improve, as he already has a farm on Nassegaeweya, with 40 acres of improved land. Signed for them by Toronto, 29 Dec 1834, Tos. Talbot. Granted 11 Apr 1836 [5?]. Ref: UC Sundries C6884, p1279. .Land Registration Office Wellington County, Lot 7, Con 18., Garafraxa West, Hamilton, Rebecca. Granted & sold 1836. Note1: Purchaser Pattullo. Others settlers began to arrive at an early period, doubtless sent forward by the enterprising Land Agent at York. In the autumn of 1820 Alexander Pattullo, native of Prestonpems, near Edinburg, but more recently a resident of Glasgow, arrived at Rockside, having left behind him his wife & family of 3 sons & 2 daughters, wile he spied out the land & prepared a home for them. In a letter from Paisley dated Apr 2, 1823 he stated that a young man James Pattullo who was about to emigrate to Canada & intended to settle in Caledon along with his father who had preceded him, offered to convey letters. Ref: Rockside Pioneers. . Biography: At James Hamilton's death there was nothing left for his wife & family of 7 children, all of whom were under age. It was in this crisis that Alexander Hamilton's sterling character made itself evident. Though but 18 years old, [1854 or 55], he assumed the care of the family & until the day of his death none of them ever went to him in vain for assistance of any sort. His devotion to his mother was particularly beautiful, & even when the others were able to contribute to her comfort he never yielded his privilege of being the first to bear burdens in her behalf; & this even when hard times often made it difficult to provide for his own family as he wished. Husband James Hamilton died about 1856 to 1858. 'He might have become a wealthy man if he had not placed too much confidence in his friends & wreaked his own fortune by going security for others.' So this would have been a timely investment for him or the widow Rebecca Hamilton. Perhaps the tollgate didn't live up to expectations for development. In the meantime, son Rev. James Hamilton moved to Michigan & number of close relatives were also in Michigan too. Rev. James Hamilton, Jr. "God-fear mother dedicated him to the service of the pulpit before he was born" in Feb. 17, 1843, Trafalgar, Ontario. * This biography continues at 1892 & 1912 Biographies of Alexander Hamilton & at James Hamilton. Note2: Husband James Hamilton died in 1855 probably in Esquesing Co., Halton County, Ontario. Rebecca had moved to Flamborough Twp., Wentworth County by the time son James Hamilton was baptized a Methodist. By 1856 son Richard L Hamilton was living alone in a log cabin near Acton, Ontario. He was working as a carpenter, no doubt earning money to help support his family. In 1864 Alex Hamilton went to Ohio & afterward to Michigan to make fruit farm to Saughatuck, MI. Mary Jane Hamilton landed in the US in 1866 so it would seem probably she would have lived with her mother Rebecca, at least up to that time. 1859 Flamborough West, Canada West., Tp. in Co. Wentworth. For office Post office see: Strabane. Ref: The New World in 1859: Being the US & Canada. . 1861 March Census, East Flamborough, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Broken Part 14, 2nd East Concession, Rebecca Hamilton, age 46, Toll House, W. Methodist, Widow, One half story frame house. Alex Hamilton, Age 23, b 1838, Nursery Agent, born Upper Canada, W. Methodist. Richard Hamilton, Age 26, b 1835, Carpenter, born Upper Canada, frame house 1.5 stories, family member absent. Mary Jane, Age 22 b1839, Labourer James, Age 17 b1844, Nursery Agent, attending school. Wm. J Hamilton, Age 15 b1846, Labourer, attending school. Rebecca, Age 7, b1854, attending school. . Description of Flamborough tollhouse: Neighbor murdered previous to Rebecca Hamilton taking up the house which was: The tollhouse is quite a small room & the ceiling is very low & usually a lock was applied to the door. Woodrack rails, likely cedar, surrounded the tollhouse; there was plenty of room in the shanty to stoke a blow with the stick; a 6 o'clock sounded in neighboroughood! Undoubtedly there would be quite a bit of gossip about the tollhouse where Rebecca & family lived. . 1857 Jan 29th, Extracted from a previous coroner's murder inquest that took place: the day previous at a shan't on the New Warterdown road, near Burlington Heights, where John Lawry killed another man supposed to have gone to the shanty for the purpose of robbing awry of his money. Lawry is about 60 years of age & Hopkins near as old. John Smith, a teamster, was going out to the woods for cordwood & was passing the toll gate about 6:30, Wednesday morning when the toll keeper called after him & his comrade that John Hopkins came to the tollhouse about an hour before daylight that he had a letter for the toll keeper who then let him in Hopkins had a stick in his hand about 4 feet 6 inches long such as used woodrack rails & made a blow at him the tollkeeper, John Lawry. There was a fierce encounter till he succeeded in getting the stick & gave Hopkins blows to the head. Witness saw no blood on the floor. The toll keeper wanted to send word to the Watertown police. John Gilmour resided on the hill about 100 yards from the tollhouse. Half an hour after sunrise Lawry came up the hill & called there was a dead man there near the door. He went to the house where he was told the same story. Lawry looked wild & he was glad to get out of the house, he did not appear to be drunk. The tollhouse is quite a small room & the ceiling is very low. The deceased's cap & handkerchief were lying at his feet. Gilmour asked how the deceased fall. He finally said the fell on his back, but the witness could see from the head wounds he would fall on his side. He had struck him 5 or 6 times after he was down, knocked out 2 teeth & he was determined to rub out the marks. Lawry was a nice man, a very quiet neighbor, Never saw either of them worse of liquor. Witness has frequently seen the deceased this winter, but never saw the muffling on his feet before; had seen the shawl tied on his head, as if to keep off the cold. There was plenty of room in the shanty to stoke a blow with the stick, but not much blood on the floor inside, measuring about 3 or 4 inch broad. The previous day Hopkins was in witnesses house said he had broke his axe & said he to go to Hamilton to borrow one. Ann fully deposed she slept at her son-in-law Hopkins' house on Tuesday night. He was going to Hamilton to borrow one. Thinks Hopkins could be about Gilmour's when the 6 o'clock bell rang. Hopkins had worn rans on his feet sine the thaw. Dr. Ryall deposed the deceased's body had contusions on head, face, 2 on thumb, & extensive 5 fractures into the brain. John Flynn deposed the deceased told him David Smoke proved to lend him an axe & would leave the axe or word at the tollhouse. [No further followup found, but he did not do jail time as by the 1861 Census he is the toll keeper outside of Waterdown on what is now called Waterdown Road. Back in those days Snake Rd. was called the Waterdown Rd. or the road to Waterdown] Ref: Toronto Globe & Mail Newspaper. Note3: One can imagine the widow Rebecca Hamilton taking up residence in this toll house where the neighbors would no doubt remind her & her family of the infamous history of this toll house. Lock you doors! GANGES, Michigan . 1878 - Allegan is county seat, 3,000 inhabitants on the Kalamazoo river, 25 miles nw of Kalamazoo, 2 Grand Rapids railroads pass through Allegan. 3 flouring mills, 2 saw mills, 2 planning mills, 1 foundry & 1 woolen mill. It is an excellent farming twp. & near the lake the land is devoted chiefly to the cultivation of peaches. In the spring of 1880 the number of peach trees reached 84,000, of which 30,000 were four years old over. The fruit of Ganges is mainly sent on the Chicago W Michigan Railroad. It was of her son Alexander Hamilton who started these trees. - PJA Ref: Polk Michigan state Gazeteer. Michigan Crop Report 1887, Ganges. Large meteor seen through the fog on evening of May 23, first appearing in the east. 45 degrees above the horizon, moving north. Optical phenomena, Ganges 2 May: Solar halos were observed (i.e.. weather - planing forecast); Hails 31st May. This phenomena would have been much discussed in the neighbourhood. - PJA.] . 1887 Michigan Crop Report, Ganges. Large meteor seen through the fog on evening of May 23, first appearing in the east. 45 degrees above the horizon, moving north. Optical phenomena, Ganges 2 May: Solar halos were observed (i.e. weather - planning forecast); Hails 31st May. This phenomena would have been much discussed in the neighbourhood. - PJA.] 3 . Michigan Death Registration: Rebecca Lawrence-Hamilton was living with daughter Mary Jane Wanner at the time of her death. Registration #1600, died 17 Feb 1890, widow, aged 74y 11 months, Ganges Twp., Allegan Co., Michigan.[Born 17 Mar 1815, compare Monument date, equals born 4 May 1815. ] - - - | LAWRENCE, Rebecca DUE (I446)
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| 23894 | The 1900 Census states that Mary McDonald was the mother of three (3) children, all of whom are living as of 1900. | DOE-MCDONALD, Mary (I5219)
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| 23895 | The 1901 Census has Catherine as the head of the household, with her 2 children. Catherine was baptized on 12/21/1850 at Holy Name of Mary Church in Marysville, Ontario | CALLAGHAN, Catherine (I2329)
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| 23896 | The 1901 Census has Essie and her family living in Belleville, Ontario. Border Crossing records show that visited Niagara Falls, NY on October 15, 1921. She may have gone to visit her sister Leila Muriel. | GOODMURPHY, Essie (Daisy) Marie (I2414)
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| 23897 | The 1901 Census has Pheobe Hunt living with Fred and Mary Lee, serving as a Domestic Servant. Pheobe died in 1918 - she was residing at the Hospital for the Mentally Ill. | HUNT, Pheobe (I4259)
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| 23898 | The 1905 Census has his siblings - Jane (Jennie), Margaret, Michael, and Geraldine living with him in Syracuse. The 1910 Census has all of them except Geraldine still living with him. | DELANEY, Archibald (I14016)
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| 23899 | The account by Alan Eatock reads, "died 1903 3rd quarter." | TAYLOR, Sarah Rebecca (I446)
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| 23900 | The actual census image for the 1860 Crawford Nathaniel Childers Jr family shows a Martha, b.1849, Catherine E., born 1850, and a Jacob B. Whitaker, age not given, living with the core Childers family. By the 1880 Crawford census, Elizabeth Whitaker shows up with a dob of 1852 living with the core Nathan Childers family. I have taken license with the dob of Jacob, and inserted him between Catherine E. and Elizabeth. The presence of these four Whitaker children, including the fact that all except Elizabeth, show place of birth as Alabama, clearly indicate that their mother Ellen Caroline's maiden name was not Whitaker, but the surname of her previous husband. | WHITAKER, Jacob Brown (I2872)
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