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3201	. 1804 Dec 3 - WILL of Joseph Felker, of the Twp. Gainsboro, Lincoln County, Upper Canada, to be buried in a decent Christian burial; First I give my well beloved Son John Felker & Daughter Christeen McGill all my Lands Lying & being in the Township of Gainsboro known by Lot 31 being the South End of Said Lot in Concession 5 to be Equally Divided between them their heirs & assigns forever. Granddaughter Mary Felker all my bed & being & money & movables after my honest debs & funeral expenses paid to be put to use till her child Sarah comes of age 18. The said will have 1 bed & the interest. She is to have yearly to her use till the child Sarah comes to the age 18 hence, Sarah, is to come in full heirs of all. Signed, 3 Dec 1804, English, Joseph Felker, Joseph Völkel, (signed in German). Executors, son John Felker, John Mingle [ie. nephew] Witness: Charles Roszel* , Daniel Roy* & John Kennedy. Transcribed by Bruce C Johnson, Jr., 2012. Note: Charles Rozels is the father-in-law of sisters, Christine & Catherine Felker. Daniel Roy would is a brother-in-law (uncle?) to Elizabeth Felker Whitesell & indeed the Kennedy family of Erin are further inter-related to the Roszels. Ontario Land Registry, Niagara North Book 102, p376 South Half Lot 34 & 35, Con 5 Township of Gainsborough . Lot 34: 1799 Jul 8, Patents, Crown, to John Filker, SHalf 100 Acres, See Patent Book; . 1827 Jun 13, Bargain&Sale, Joseph Filker & of John F, to John Filker, South Half, 100A, £0.0.0, 100 A. . 1836 Feb 12, B&S, Jacob Kennedy, to John Kennedy, SHalf 100A. . Lot 25: 1799 Jul 8, Patents, Crown, to Joseph Felker & of J.F., to John Filker, SHalf 100 Acres, See Patent Book; SHalf, 100 Acres, £0.0.0, . 1827 May 2, Bargain&Sale, Joseph Felker and J.F. to John Kennedy, SHafl 100 A., and SHalf 34, 200 Acres. Research & transcriptions by PJ Felker Ahlberg, U.E. Thank you. - - -	FELKER, Johann Jost Völkel JOSEPH .1 (I17)
3202	. 1811 May 9, Warren County, Ohio Marriage# 7, Joined in Marriage, Oliver Crawford, of lawful age, & Peggy Neely, of lawful age. Also by consent of Father & Mother. Married by Andrew Lytle, Esq. Note: Two records of the marriage record the 4th May & the 9th May. The 9th May 1811, signed by Andrew Lyle, Esq. - PJA - - -	NEELY, Margaret PEGGY (I2983)
3203	. 1813 1813, by marriage Banns,by Rev. Dr. Joh Strachan married John Johnstone & Mary Edmend, both of the Township of York.  Witnesses, Thomas Johnstone & Hannah Johnstone.	JOHNSTON, Mrs. John (I945)
3204	. 1813 April 3, by special License, by Rev. Dr. Jon Strachan, married William Osban [Osborn] & Elizabeth Lawrence, both of the Township of York.  Witnesses, William LAWRENCE & John WILLSON.	Family (F225)
3205	. 1814 Apr 30, Letters remaining in the post office in NY City, David Schnek. . 1818 Jan 13 -Calcutta Goods, Shellack, gums tragacanth, myrrh & Copal, Arabian senna leaf, patna goat skins, mirzapour carpets, safflower, seersuckers, twine, refined salt per, cashmeres halls its, just received per ship Cririe from Calcutta, & for sale by David Schnek, 77.5 Pine, corner Pearl St. Ref: NY Mercantile Advertiser & the NY Gazette. . 1818 Apr 6 - French & German Goods, Black & white crapes, Virginies, black lustered taffetas, green bordered, satins for hat linings, silk house, kid & silk gloves, fancy ribbons, black Gallons, drop de some. Imitation chop remains, command superfine toes. Black Taffins, Colone Water for sale, by David Schenk, 77.5 Pine St. Ref: NY Gazette. 1822 Oct 1 - Letters remaining in the post office in Saratoga Springs, David Schnek, Esq., two. Ref: Saratoga Sentinel, NY. - - -	SCHENK, David K (I984)
3206	. 1814 Mar 1 - Witnesses to land transfer between Uncle John Lawrence Sr. & his son William Lawrence, in Fredericton, New Brunswick. . 1822 Sep 3, Affadavit: Mary Barry, Step-Dau. of Andrew Phain, Esq. Ass. Barrack Master Gen. NB, certify Jane Nicholson is the daughter of the late Adjutant Arthur Nicholson, Halfway of Col. Thompson Dragoons, In my presence she was confirmed by Rev. Father Charles, Bishop of Fredericton Parish of Church of England. Signed, Mary Barry. Fredericton. . 1822 Mar 15 , Affidavit: Sept-Mother Elizabeth Lawrence Nicholson: 1824 Jane Nicholson, now spinster in her own proper person, York Co., NB, before me John Sanders, Esq., Chief Justice of this Province, deposeth & saith she was present 6 Aug. 1787 at Fredericton and saw the late Arthur Nicholson, Adjutant, Kings late Regiment of American Dragoons, married to Elizabeth Lawrence, solemnized agreeably of Church of England, by Rev. the late Jonathan Odell, late Secretary of Prov. NB and late Chaplin to said Regiment. Signed, Jane Nicholson, 15 Mar. 1824. Sworn before John Sanders, Chief Justice (New Brunswick). . 1867 June, Died At residence of Mrs. A.B. WALSH, Simonds (Carleton Co.) 28th May, Jane. d/o late Capt. Arthur Nicholson, Assistant Commissary. She was born in Hampstead, Long Island, N.Y. in 1780 and removed to this Country with her parents at the close of the Revolutionary War and taught school in this county a great many years, age 87. Affidavit, Mary Barry, stepdaughter of Andrew Pair, Esq., Asst. Barrack Master Gen. NB, Certify that Jane Nicholson, daughter of late Arthur Nicholson, was in my presence confirmed by Rt. Rev. Father Charles, lateBishop of Nova Scotia, in Fredericton Parish of Cerritos? Church, Church of England, signed, Mary Barry, Fredericton, 1822 Sep 3. Ref: Carleton Sentinel Newspaper, Woodstock, Carleton Co., New Brunswick . Teachers' Licenses & Payment: Jane Nicholson, 1836, 1837 and 1844 - - -	NICHOLSON, Jane .1 (I1002)
3207	. 1814 March 18, 1814 - Schooner, Nonsuch, Charleston, South Carolina, Lieut. Commandant Lawrence Kearney. Ref: American State Papers 023, Naval Affairs Vol. 1. Telegraphic Summary: Tuesday, Dec 1, 1868. - Commodore Lawrence Kearney died at Perth Amboy, NJ, on Sunday, aged 79 years. He had been in the service 61 years. The deceased distinguished himself highly during his life, & was always looked upon as a very efficient officer. Ref: Reading Eagle. . The Kearny papers were obtained through the Lawrence branch of the family: Mary Lawrence's aunt Elizabeth married Michael Kearny (1725-1797), & Elizabeth & Michael were the parents of Lawrence Kearny, a Commodore of the U.S. Navy. [Kearny & Boggs]. . J. Lawrence Boggs donated the Boggs six volumes of letters & ship logs, & a scrapbook in 1937. NJ History Organization. The scrapbook kept by Kearny, dates from 1840, & contains wedding announcements, anecdotal press clippings, mostly humorous short stories. 6 Volumes of papers, Lawrence Kearny (1789-1868), U.S. Naval Officer Papers NJ Historical Society, Newmark, NJ. . Commodore Kearney captured slave traders in the West Indies & fought Greek pirates in the Mediterranean. 1840 Open Door Policy, trade with China. Kearney, Lawrence (Carney): Captain Gifford's Third Reg. & First Reg. . 1834 Lawrence Kearny married Josephine C Hall. 2 Kearney children. . Kearney, Lawrence, & Indemnity for expenses in prosecuting prize Cases & Payment of prize money 17, Memorial 52 Naval Affairs. Feb 12, 1828 Favorable leave to with draw & June 7, 1836 Adverse, leave on Gov. table. . The papers of Henry Clay: Discusses the case of the Brid. Cherub of Boston, a vessel abandoned by her crew & Greek privateers had captured her & brought into port for salvage. The USS Warren, under Capt. Lawrence Kearney gave the captain of the privateer papers demanding the delivery & payment for salvage taken. Capt. Kearney brought the ship into Boston. . 1849 Apr 9, Thurs. Dr. S Andrews was elected many of Perth Amboy, by a majority of 20. Commodore Lawrence Kearny was his opponent so so the Rahaway Advocate. Ref: Thursday, April 19, 1849, Newark Daily Advertiser, Newark, New Jersey. . 1849 Apr 27, Fri. It appears by an explanatory letter in the Rahaway Advocate that Comm Kearny was not a candidate for reelection as Mayor of Perth Amboy, but was voted for without his knowledge or consent, being absent, in opposition to Dr. Andrews, who was elected. Ref: Newark Daily Advertiser, Newark, NJ. . KEARNY, Lawrence, naval officer, b. in Perth Amboy, N. J., 30 Nov., 1789; d. there, 29 Nov., 1868. He entered the U. S. navy as a midshipman in 1807, & served, during the continuance of the embargo & non-intercourse acts, on the flotilla of gun-boats under Com. John Rodgers. Subsequently he was on the frigates Constitution & President until 1810, when he was transferred to the Enterprise, & in March, 1813, was promoted lieutenant. He was actively employed in the defense of the coast of South Carolina & adjacent states during the war of 1812-'15, & after its close distinguished himself in clearing the West Indies & Gulf coast of pirates. In 1826 he was given command of the Warren, & sent to the Levant, where he successfully attacked the Greek pirates, broke up their strongholds, & finally dispersed them, frequently capturing several vessels in a day, &at one time had more than 100 prisoners on board his vessel. On his return to the United States in 1832, he was made captain, & after various appointments on shore duty was given command of the "Potomac," & in 1841 advanced to the command of the East India squadron. He hoisted his broad pennant on the Constitution in the harbor of Rio de Janeiro, the first instance of that act being performed at a foreign station. While in the east he was active in the suppression of opium smuggling, & secured the rights of American merchants in China. Learning that a commercial treaty was about to be concluded between the English & Chinese governments, he at once communicated with the officials & secured a promise on the part of the Chinese government to extend similar facilities to American merchants. In consequence of this action, the U. S. government sent Caleb Cushing as special envoy to China, who negotiated the treaty that was ratified in July, 1845. While on his homeward voyage in 1843, Capt. Kearny stopped at the Hawaiian islands, & there protested against the treaty then in progress of settlement leading to the transfer of these islands to the British government. He afterward held various shore appointments, including the command of the New York station, the presidency of one of the naval boards of inquiry, & membership in the lighthouse board. In April, 1867, he was made commodore on the retired list, & he was also a member of the New Jersey board of pilot commissioner. Ref: Appletons Cyclopaedia of American Biography, 1900. - - -	KEARNY, Commodore Lawrence Sr. (I600)
3208	. 1816 May 20, Election, Candidates Robert Nelles Esq. & Doctor Cyrus Sumner. Benjamin Roszel, Gainsborough Twp, Con 5 Lot 35, Voted for Nelles. Ref: Annals of the Forty, Vol. 10, 1956. Ontario Land Registry, Niagara North Book 102, p376 Lot 35, Con 5, Township of Gainsborough Note: Lot 35, Con 5 is beside Lot 33-34 belonging to John Felker [in-law] - - -	ROSZEL, Benjamin (I831)
3209	. 1816-1819 - Names taken from an old Account book belonging to Arthur Lowell. In the fall of the year 1805, I removed to Homer, took the school in Homer village,. ... Mr. Osborn married, in Homer, Cortland county, New York, on March 31, 1814, Ruby W. Bishop, a daughter of Thomas Lee & Ruby (Webb) Bishop. The following is a list of the names of the pupils who attended my school, in the aggregate, during the time above mentioned... Family of T.L. Bishop, Esq., Asenath Bishop, Ruby Bishop, Hannah Bishop, Sophronia Bishop, Julia Bishop, Lucy Bishop, Cynthia Bishop, Cyrus Bishop, Amni Family of Eleazer Bishop Bishop, Thomas Bishop, Warren Bishop, Avery Bishop, Lucy Bishop. Mrs. Osborn was of distinguished colonial & Revolutionary ancestry, being a direct descendant of the renowned Governor William Bradford, of Plymouth; also of the Adamses, Lee, Palmer, Hobart, Allen, Ripley, & others of the most notable families of New England. Through Mrs. Osborn her descendants are many times eligible to most of the patriotic societies of the United States. She was a close student & retained, almost to the hour of her death, a keen interest in affairs which pertained to public welfare. It is said that the editorials in her husband's papers were always submitted to her before publication & that she was often the proofreader for the entire paper. A group of young men, who afterwards became well known in the state, were gathered in the office of the Western Register. Mrs. Osborn directed their course of study, & to her is given the credit of first discovering the poetical talent of Mr. Osborn's nephew, George W. Cutter, author of "E Pluribus Unum, Song of Steam & Buena Vista." She constantly encouraged these young men in all worthy effort & urged them to lofty aspirations, & their expressions of appreciation were a great solace to her in her declining years. Mrs. Osborn died in Indianapolis on April 15, 1880, & is buried beside her husband in Forest Hill cemetery, in Greencastle, Indiana. 7 children were born to John Willson & Ruby (Bishop) Osborn, of which number 3 died in infancy. The 4 who lived to maturity were: - Mary Caroline, who became the wife of Judge Samuel B. Gookins, of Terre Haute, died in Columbus, Georgia, August 26, 1889, & is buried in Woodlawn cemetery, Terre Haute; - Bishop Webb, born in Terre Haute, died in Indianapolis on April 9, 1891, & is buried in Forest Hill cemetery, Greencastle; - Hannah M. became the wife of Solomon Claypool & resides in Indianapolis; - Ruby Alice, who was the wife of Hon. L. P. Chapin, long an honored citizen of Greencastle, & who is the subject of a sketch found elsewhere in this work, died in Indianapolis on November 6, 1907, & is buried in Forest Hill cemetery, Greencastle. Ref: "Weiks History of Putnam County Indiana" by Jesse W. Weik. 1910. . The other 3 infant children were: - the third child, Eulia, died in infancy in Terre Haute; - the fourth child, Amory Kinney Osborn, named for his uncle, a pioneer attorney in Terre Haute, died in 1832 a an infant. - 6th children, Synthis Asneanath Osborn, her middle name for her mother's sister, died in infancy, & buried Woodlawn. Ref: Terre Haulte Tribune (historical story of first printer John Osborn Wilson). . Census 1820 Homer Cortland New York Census Osborn, John, 1 male under 10, 1 male 16-26, 1 male 26-45, 1 male over 45, females 2 under 10 (Caroline) 1 between 10-16 one between 26-45 Boynton. - - -	BISHOP, Ruby Webb (I713)
3210	. 1821 Oct 12, Married Mary Skippen [nee Cotton] married at Wangford Cum Henham, Suffolk Co., England, to Henry Catchople Married & moved 5 miles to Reydon, Suffolk. Resided January 1817 in Reydon, Suffolk. Landed Guelph, Ontario 1831. . Noah Cotton lived on Oro Concession 10, Lot 14 E 1/2, Oro Twp., Simcoe County, 1837 settlement. . 1837 is also the year Mary Cotton settled into Garafraxa Twp., Wellington Co., with her second husband Henry Catchpole. - PJA. * A D Ferrier's Reminiscences, from lectures delivered to Farmers & Mechanics Institute, Fergus in 1864. Ferrier recalls his travels starting in 1830-1834. . 1834 Jun 3 - The stump of the first tree that had been felled in the bounds of Guelph as then standing & was recently fenced in. the most conspicuous house in Guelph was the Priory, after the agent for the Canada Company in Guelph. There had been a fire in Guelph too & the blackened ruins were still standing. Ref: Sketches of the Early Days of Fergus & vicinity, 1919. . 1853 - WILL of her husband Henry Catchpole: " To beloved wife [unnamed}, the bedding & a parcel of land with the brick house on the lot of land at 86 Norfolk Street, Guelph." Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts: Widow & Orphans Fund (Clergy): Donations: . 1853 Guelph, Mrs. Catchpole, 2s 6p. . 1854 Mar 31, Guelph, Mr. Catchpole, Mrs. Catchpole , 2s 6p Each . 1855 Apr 30, Mrs. Catchpole, 2s 6p., Mr. Catchpole, (Henry Jr.?) 2s. 6. Ref: Anglican Church of Canada, Toronto Diocese Archives. Descendant: . Ontario Marriage Certificate 001132- 89. George Peters, 27, Sailor, Tp Mongowen?, Little Current, s/o Wm Peters & Maggie Bell, married Eliza Jane Gamble, 18, Tp Artemesia, Little Current, d/o Robt. John Gamble & Mary Cotton Skippen, . Witn: Maggie Lena & James Caleb Skippen, (?), no residence given. 29 May, 1889, Little Current. Note: At this time, Little Current is largest town on isolated Manitoulin Island, Ontario & has a Native Reservation with some cattle farming settlements on the Island. - PJA. Research & transcriptions by PJ Ahlberg. Thank you. - - -	COTTON, Mary Caroline .3 (I5)
3211	. 1822 - To. Rt. Hon. Secretary at War, Petition of Elizabeth Nicholson, Your Petitioner residing at Presque Isle, York Co, NB Province, is the widow of late Adjutant Arthur Nicholson, on the Half pay of the late Reg. Kings American Dragoons, Commanded by late Col. Ben. Thompson, who served during the whole of the late Rebellion in America (& previous, to that, upwards of 2 years in His Majesty's 17th Reg. of Light Dragoons, in England), who was brought to this Province after the evacuation of New York, was disbanded & placed upon the Half pay List in 1783. Her late husband died 5 Sept 1821 of natural decay. At his death she was left with a family of 4 unmarried daughters & one son under age, to wit: Jane, Eleanor, Mary Ann, Eliza Sarah & James Edward, all the children of the Arthur Nicholson, born in Holy Wedlock; with slender means of support. - Your petitioner would rather more truly say, in indigent circumstances. She prays for the usual widow's pension of Half-Pay officers. Signed, Presque Isle, York Co., NB, 1822 July 26, Elizabeth Nicholson. . 1830 Mar 26, James E Nicholson, 200Acres at 1s. 6d. . Petition of James Nicholson praying pecuniary aid. 2 Feb. 1833, p.14. S43, p14. [Missing] Ref: Provincial Archives of NB, Legislative Assembly, Sessions Records, RS24. . NB Land Land Petition: Arthur, Elizabeth & James E Nicholson, Wakefield Parish Inhabitants Carleton Co., 1827. . NB Land Land Petition: Edward Nicholson, York Co., NB, 1858, & . NB Land Land Petition: Edward, James, John & William Nicholson, Carleton Co., NB, 1863. Recorded for further research: Different generation: . Nicholson, JAMES EDWARD, born 1907 Oct 20, Florenceville, Carlton Co., Father Nicholson, GEORGE, Mother FLANAGAN, EVA MAY. - - -	NICHOLSON, James Edward .1 (I866)
3212	. 1823 Aug 9 - Fatal Auto Accident on Guelph Road: Carson Larson of Walkerton was instantly killed & girls injured with a motor car containing 7 person crashed into a telepgraph pole at a bend in the road at Four corners on Guelph road between Guelph & Erin, shortly after 11 o'clock on Monday night, Aug 6th. Larson who was driving the car was crushed up against the pole, which the automobile struck broadside on. The parter were returning from a dance in Erin when the accident occurred. The 4 girls were removed to Guelph General Hospital. All were badly shaken & bruised but their injuries are not believe to be serious. Two other men in the car Vernon Hewson of Walkerton, Walter Bayley of Chatsworth escaped with bruises. The girls admitted to the hospital were Miss Irene Felker, Miss Jeannette Felker & Miss Margaret Griffith, Guelph & Miss Shirley Smith, from Hamilton.. Ref: Acton Free Press, Fergus Nee Record & the Georgetown Herald Newspaper. . Research & transcriptions by PJ Ahlberg. Thank you. - - -	FELKER, Irene Miriam (I446)
3213	. 1823 Dec 18, Toronto Banns Proclaimed, Elisha Lawrence married Sarah Devins. Witnesses: Isaac Devins & Peter Lawrence. Marriage #117 by Rev. William Jenkins, Richmond Hill. HILLTOP GORE PIONEER CEMETERY was made unique; lacking common characteristics that typically served to distinguish a village. In the place of a formal church stood a schoolhouse. With a removable altar, for use on Sundays, the school became an available and convenient resource to various religious denominations. It was often referred to as "The Schoolhouse Burying Ground" and sometimes as the Anglican and Methodist Cemetery. This Protestant school, built in 1835, was the first in Toronto Gore. It stood on top of the hill, on the northern edge of the cemetery. It was one room, about 30 square feet, built of hardwood logs lined with dressed lumber. At capacity, the schoolhouse held as many as 80 pupils. . 1966, the cemetery was again set in order; the brush cleared, the ground leveled and the larger stones set on concrete foundations, and re-lettered. The monuments that were flat were built into a concrete cairn with a central monument Research & transcriptions by PJ Ahlberg. Thank you. - - -	DEVINS, Sarah (I111)
3214	. 1824 Census, Roswell Nath. 4 males, 1 boy, 4 women, Total 9 . 1825 Apr 18 Assessment Census Erin Twp., Wellington Roszel, Nathaniel, 5 Males over 16, 3 Females over 16, 1 boy, 1 girl, Total 10. . 1831, 1832 Assessments: Nath. Roszel, Eldening, Charles Roszel. . 1839 Assessment: Nathaniel Roszal, Charles Rosswel. . 1852 Census Caledon, Peel Co., Ontario Charles Roswell, Merchant, born Canada 1812 One story frame house, 1 vacant building; 1 store, 1 Inn. Next page, comments by Enumerator: "In this sheet is the populations of the village of Springbrooke, situated in rather a picturesque place. The scenery is beautiful, the land greatly brokenly the River Credit in the immediate neighborhood is what is called the Devils pulpit, formed in the chasm of avery large rock & forming part of the same chair of mountains of that at Niagara Falls. Here the north & sough of the west half of the Township is as it were completely separated, as there is no road leading through the west half of the Township from the centre to the 5th Concession. The land is stoney & of a light gravely bottom & not good for raising fall wheat; timbered with maple, hemlock, brush, a good deal of elm & some basswood." . 1871 Census Carrick Twp., S. Bruce Chas. Roszel, age 60/1811, b. Ontario, German, Rel. United Brethern. Farmer Cynthia Roszel, age 56/1815 Nova Scotia, English, U Brethern. . 1867 Bruce Co. Directory Twp. of Carrick Elizjah Rosszel, Con C Lot 42 Charles Roszel, Con D. Lot 45. . Ontario Death Registration #1542, Charles Roszel, 67 years/ b1811, died 27 Aug 1878 at Carrick Township, Bruce Co., Ontario. . The village of Mildmay in Bruce County was established in 1867. It had several mills, factories & a newspaper called the Mildmay Gazette. - - -	ROSZEL, Charles Patrick .2 (I390)
3215	. 1827 & 1831 Census Trafalgar, Halton Co., Ontario: 2 males over, & 3 males under 16 1 Female over & 3 under 16, Total 9 [- Both 1827 & 1831 Censuses.] Verify date & place of birth. . By about 1804 Ansel's father Bildad Simons had resided in Saltfleet Township, Wentworth Co., Ontario. . According to the above census, female children were born by 1811. Relationship to Elizabeth Simons is not established. Elizabeth married in 1830 in Trafalgar, making her 17 years old at the time. - PJA Verify: . 1827 March 1st, Marriage at St. Thomas Mission. Anson Simons, of Westminster, cloth manufacturer, & Lavinia McMillen, of the same township, spinster, were this day married by me, by banns. Witnesses: Archibald McMillen, Caleb Reynolds, Solomon Monroe, John Fitch. - - -	SIMONS, Ansel (I481)
3216	. 1827 Apr 24 - WILL of Robert Morris Boggs, City of New Brunswick, NJ Knowing of there certainty of death desires to put his world affairs in this Testament: . bequeath to his Executors of such survivor with full power & authority to dispose in fee simple, to dispose in trust, sale out the said interest to be paid to my wife Janet annual or from the to time as may be collected for her support & the support maintain ace & education my children until they respectively arrive at the age of 21 years. . if my said wife should be living after all my children arrive at the age of 21 & she remain my widow, the same to be paid annually to or the day or year of her marriage, to be paid in lieu are to be paid her Right of Dower. . each of my children arrive at age of 21, one equal part of all my Estate to be divided equally; . he stunts my Executors to use for the benefit of my wife the interest of $6,000. annually during her life; . instead of interest on said $6,000, then $3,000 is to be paid to his wife incase of her remarriage. Executors: Robert Boggs & James Sxtering, City of New Brunswick. Sealed & signed, 1827 Apr 24, Robt. Boggs. Wit: J T Duyckinck, Wm. Leherch?, Littleton Kirkpatrick. . 1833 Jul 30, Sworn & sealed, by Littleton Kirkpatrick, Surrogate Court, gives Administration to James Letercis?. Ref: NJ Wills & Probate Reocres, 139-1991, Vol C-D 1824-48, p 299. —-	BOGGS, Robert Morris Jr. (I610)
3217	. 1827 Gore District, Erin Twp., Wellington County Assessment: William Kenady, Lot 12, Con 5, Male 1, Boy 1, Female 1, Girl 1, Total 4. Uncult 190 A. Cultivated land 10 Acres. Ontario Land Registry Abstract Book 156, Township of Erin, p9. Lot 2, Con 6 . 1826 May 3, Crown to Hannah Kennedy, 200 Acres . 1834 Apr 19, Hannah & Wm Kennedy, to John Longstreet, NE Half, 100 Acres. Lot 3, Con 6: . 1834 Nov 25, Patent, The Crown to Wm. Kennedy Junr., EHlad 100A . 1827 Gore District, Erin Twp., Wellington County Assessment: Wm. Kennedy, One male, 1 boy, 1 woman. Lot 5, Con 3. 1889 Sep 19, Another Old Resident Called Home. . On the 19th September Mr. William Kennedy of Lot 11, Con. 5, Erin, departed this life after spending the best part of it in the township. He was one of the first to settle in the wild woods of Erin over 60 years ago, & reached the ripe old age of 87 years. His hearth-stone had always a welcome for the pioneer preacher in the days long ago & he did his whole duty in assisting to secure for the neighborhood good schools & churches in the early days. His remains were interred at Conningsby. Ref: Acton Free Press, 3 Oct 1889, page 3, column 2. Transcripts by P J Ahlberg. Thank you. - - -	KENNEDY, William Leo (I69)
3218	. 1828 May 28, Markham. John Vanzant married Nancy Styles. Marriage #232 by Rev. W. Jenkins of Richmond Hill; Witnesses: Mary Vanzant, James Degere. - - -	STILES, Nancy AGNES (I847)
3219	. 1831 Apr 24, John Willson married Agnes Lundy. Witness present Robert Willaon & John Evans. By Rev. Wm. Jenkins, Presbyterian Church. Ref: District Marriage Registers, Home District, Ontario. . Agnes Lundy is the daughter of John Lundy, b 1774 Lycoming, Penn. - 5 Oct 1855, Whitchurch, York Co., Ontario, & Elizabeth Toole, b 15 May 1779, Lycoming, Penn. - died 13 Nov 1857, Whitchurch, York, Ontario. . Her grandparents are Sarah Webster, b 28 Nov 1740, Woodridge, Hunterdon, NJ, & Samuel Lundy, b 30 Jul 1740, Maiden Creek, Philadelphia, Penn. One of her sons: . JOSHUA WILSON, Lot 27, Concession 4, was born on the same farm where he now lives in 1831... His father, Joshua Wilson, was a son of a U. E. Loyalist, & settled in Whitchurch in 1812, & died in 1877. Our subject was married in 1861 toMary Walks of Whitby Township; they have 4 children: Ella M., James A., Arthur E. & Edgar. - - -	LUNDY, Agnes (I189)
3220	. 1831 Jan 14, Markham, Jonathon Dudly Wilcox married Mary Harkens Miles. Wit: Robert Arnold & James Mosier. Marriage #333 by Rev. Wm. Jenkins of Richmond Hill. . 1851 Census, Vaughan Twp., York County Robert Arnold, m, 44, b Upper Canada, married, farmer Margaret Arnold, f, 36, b New Brunswick, married M Jane Arnold, f, 15, b Upper Canada Joseph Arnold, m, 13, Elizabeth Arnold, 11, f, Elias Arnold, m, 9, Bowley Arnold, m, 7, Eliza Arnold, f, 4, Robert Arnold, m, 3, Alexander Arnold, m, 2, b Upper Canada. . 1864 Nov 9, Aurora, Advertisement The Aurora Hotel Opposite the Wesley M Church, Yonge St. Aurora Robert Arnold, Proprietor This Hotel is now fitted up in the latest style for the comfort & accommodation of guests: the Bar & Larder being well supplied. Good Stabling & a careful hostler, Aurora, Nov 9, 1864. Ref: Newmarket Era Newspaper, 1865. - - -	ARNOLD, Robert (I1008)
3221	. 1831 Nov 2, Canada Land Company, Hugh McCutcheon, SW half Lot 9, Con 4, Erin Twp., Wellington Co., 100 Acres. . 1832 Mar 5, Gore District, Erin Twp., Wellington County Assessment MacCutcheon, Hugh, Males 1, Boys 2, Women 2, Girls 2 (Total 7 people.) Lot 3, Con 9, Cultivated Land 4 Acres, west, Uncultivated 100 Acres. . 1839 Gore District, Erin Twp., Wellington County Assessment McCutchon, Hugh, Con 4, Lot 9 West, Uncultivated 88 Acres, Cultivated 12 Acres. . Census 1861, Wellington Co.. Twp. of Erin Hugh McCutchin, Farmer, Born Ireland, Married 1828, age 67 /1794, Logg house 1½ stories, Mary, born Ireland, age 64, 1797 Stewart age 24, 1837 Hohn (John), age 22, 1839 Jane M, Age 21, b 1840 Robert McCutchin, age 19, born 1842. . McCUTCHEON, Hugh (d.), b. Co. Down, Ire., in 1793, d. in 1859, age 66. His father was John McCutcheon, & his brothers were Robert & William. William, set. on the 5th line Erin, in 1829. The late Hugh McCutcheon, came to Canada in 1830, settling first, in Lower Canada, & in 1833, came to Erin Tp., where he owned 100 acres, lot 9, con. 3. He was of a religious turn of mind, & was a constant attendant of the Congregationalist Church; in politics, he was a Conservative. He m. Mary Stewart, who d. in 1893, age 96. Issue: William, in Kansas; John, Mich.; Thomas, Robert, Man.; Stewart, Mrs. Richard Hamilton, & Mrs. Allan Smith, Erin Village, & Mrs. Robert Little (d.) . 1906 Wellington County Atlas McCUTCHEON, Hugh (d.), b. Co. Down, Ire., in 1793, d. in 1859, age 66. His father was John McCutcheon, & his brothers were Robert & William. William, set. on the 5th line Erin, in 1829. The late Hugh McCutcheon, came to Canada in 1830, settling first, in Lower Canada, & in 1833, came to Erin Tp., where he owned 100 acres, Lot 9, Con. 3. He was of a religious turn of mind, & was a constant attendant of the Congregationalist Church; in politics, he was a Conservative. He m. Mary Stewart, who d. in 1893, age 96. Issue: William, in Kansas; John, Michigan; Thomas, Robert, Man.; Stewart, Mrs. Richard Hamilton, & Mrs. Allan Smith, Erin Village, & Mrs. Robert Little (d.). Thomas, b. 1830, d. 1904. He was on the old homestead in Erin. In 1856 he set. on 200 acres, lots 15 & 16, con. 4, & later, bought the west half of lot 9, con. 3, & still later, the 50 acres adjoining. He took a pride in raising fine horses, & was very successful. He was always liberal in his contributions to the Disciples church, of which he was a member. He m. Mary Smith. Issue: Matthew, Hugh R., John, William, Henry, (unm.); Mrs. Hugh Mitchell, David (unm.); Thomas, m. Mary Weatherstone, & set. North Dakota; Mrs. (Dr.) McCullough, & Mrs. Wm. Smith, in Everton. Of this branch: Matthew, b. 1858, resides on the east half of Lot 8, Con. 3, Erin, where he is a successful farmer. He m. Ellen Mitchell. Hugh R., b. 1860, m. Maggie MacCollum, & started in business for himself three years after his marriage, settling on Lot 11, Con. 2, which is one of the best farms in the county, with up-to-date improvements, brick house & good buildings. He is a consistent member of the Disciples church. Issue: Mabel J. Thomas D., Annie M., & Bertha L., John, m. Annie E. Loree, & set. on Lot 22, Con. 7, Eramosa. William, b. 1860, is a self-made man. He is a member of the Disciples Church & a Conservative. He m. Isabella M. Loree, in 1888. Issue: William A., Clara I., Melvin W., Sarah E., Thomas S., & Roy V. , Smith, son of Thomas, m. Lizzie Oakes, & set. in Guelph. He is a traveller for the Raymond Mfg. Co., Stewart, son of the late Hugh McCutcheon, was b. in 1857. He resides on the homestead, & is a first-class citizen. He m. Sarah Kennedy. Issue: Mrs. Humphrey Barber, Hugh, David, William, Robert, James, & Clarence. Of this branch, Hugh, m. Miss Gibbon, & set. Esquesing; David m. Amelia Young, & rents the homestead from his father; William, m. Ruth Osborne, & set. Rockwood. . Surrogate Court Registor Books, Volume D - Erin Twp., Wellington Co., 19 Feb 1861 Pg. 261, McCutcheon, Hugh Wife: Mary Stewart Kindred: William, Ann Little wife of Robert D. Little, Ellen Smith wife of Henry Smith, Thomas, Margaret wife of Thomas Fielding, Stewart, John, Jane Matilda Hamilton wife of Richard, Robert McCutcheon. - - -	MCCUTCHEON, Hugh (I459)
3222	. 1831 York Almanac & Calendar: 1st North York Militia: Ensigns Abner Arnold from Oct 7, 1826; Alex L E Lawrence, from April 1, 1828; E C Lawrence, from April 4 1828, Isaac Arnold, from 8 April 1828. . 1837 City of Toronto Home District Directory Jacob Arnold Con 3, Lot 16, Markham Robt. Arnold, Con 1ESY, Lot 44, Markham John Arnold, On 3, Lot 15, Markham Abner Arnold, Con 1 ESY, Lot 28, Markham. . 1837 nov 20, Capt. Abner Arnold, 3rd Regt north Yard, & Markham Ontario Land Registry Abstract Markham Book 91, p119. Lot 28, Con 1 Yonge Street East . 1836 Mar 14, Grant, John Arnold, to Abner Arnold, £100. pt 102 Acres. . 1848 Dec 26, Mortgage, Abner Arnold et ux, to Wm. Roe, £150 NW XXacres. . 1867 Jul 1, Lease, Abner Arnold, to John Parsons, Right to Overflow [water]. . 1879 Nov 1, K, Abner Arnold etu, to Joshua Denovan, $1500, E100 A 82 Acres. 1896 Nov 20, Grant, George D Arnold, Administrator of Aboer Arnold, Mary E Tulloh, Bridgewater Arnold, & Sarah his wife & Emma J Arnold, to James Whitton, $4050, E Half inal acres. . 1857 Jul 21 - Letters in Richmond Hill Post Office, A. Arnold. Ref: York Ridings Gazette Newspaper. . 1860 May 4 - Tuesday, 1st inst. a large meeting of the Moderate Party, held at Richmond Hill for the purpose of organizing committees & to act in connection of the eastern section, to bring out a good strong man to represent their views in the Legislative Council. ... It was then moved by R Marsh, Esq., JP. the following gentlemen be appointed as a committee for Markham & meet at Size's Hotel, Unionville, Sat, 12 in: John Sutton, A. Arnold, R. Marsh & others. Ref: York Herald Newspaper, pub. 1860 May 4. XRef: James Marsh Lawrence,1827-1899. - - -	ARNOLD, Col. Abner Milles Esq. (I1345)
3223	. 1834 Garafraxa Twp, Wellington: Lewis Felker: One adult male; four boys, three Females over 16; four girls under 16. Property of parents, Mary & John Felker: . Garafraxa Wild Lands Assessment Mary Felker - Lot 16 SW, 100 Acres, 6th Con. , Settled 1833, Assessed 1 Jul 1849. Mary Felker - Lot 17 SW, 163, 6th Con., Settled 1833, Assessed 1 Jul 1849. . 1869 April 18, Lot 27, Con, 50 acres, more or less & premises: sold in public auction for arrears of tax owing from 31 Dec., 1867. Sold for $46.50. Sold by Jhn Morris of the Municipality, sold to James Trimbell. . 1857 - LAND TRANSFER, Deed: Lot 27 17, NE Lot , 4th January 1857, $1900, Signed at Fergus, Ontario. John Felker (b 1845) Ref: Archives of Ontario, Reel GS 41635, Folio 639. . Ontario Land Registry . 1869, John Felker, the younger. . 1867 Apr 18, Lot 27, Con, 50 acres, more or less & premises: sold in public auction for arrears of tax owing from 31 Dec, 1867. Sold for $46.50. Sold by John Morris of the Municipality, sold to James Trimbell. Ref: Archives of Ontario, Reel 3153, Folio 635, Ins. 337 . 1871 Jun 2 , SCARLET FEVER PANIC, son of Mr. Ed. McConnel, Lot 21, Con 6, Garafraxa, swallowed creek water: fever 3 days, attendance at school decreased. (Boys OK.) . 1871 June 30 - PIG BYLAW prohibiting pigs running lose in Fergus which much amuses the country folk. Dr. Andrew Lightbody, A SOCIAL was held Friday evening at the M.E. Church, 6th Line, Garafraxa. Music played, two speeches, $11.50 was collected for the school Sabbath library. Note1: This is the school house - log church adjacent to the Felker's property on the 6th Con. Garafraxa West. Ref: FERGUS FREEHOLDER Newspaper. . 1879 Nov. The Credit Valley Train came through Belwood. ... At that time there were 4 trains a day through Hillsburg station (after Erin) from Elora to the Cataract Junction, about 8 am., back to Elora at noon, down again abut 4 pm and returning about 8 pm. You had to change trains at the Cataract, if going to Toronto or Orangeville. . 1897 Provincial Board of Health of Ontario being for the Village of Erin, water source wells and springs. Erin, No M.H.O. (Medical Health Officer); Jno. Felker, S.I., General inspection on 15th May; also on complaint. None. Note2: Could be either John.III or his son John.IV (aged 20). Unknown nature of complaint. - PJA . 1912 & 1921 Toronto City Directory 318 Pacific Ave. North from Bloor W to Vine at crossing Dundas west at 2975, ward 7. EAST SIDE, John Felker Parents resided at 305 Pacific Ave. 1922 The Toronto City Directory 1922 John Felker, gro. retail, 324 Weston, s., h. same (address). John Felker likely worked in Walker Found & Carriage Mfg. Marie Felker remembers her grandfather as an old man sitting in a rocking chair, looking out the kitchen window. Marie would visit her grandparents for Sunday dinner every week. - - -	FELKER, John .18 (I2)
3224	. 1834 Garafraxa Twp., Wellington: Lewis Felker: One adult male; 4 boys, 3 Females over 16; 4 girls under 16. . Property of parents, Mary & John Felker: Garafraxa Wild Lands Assessment 1849 - Mary Felker - Lot 16 SW, 100 Acres, 6th Con., Settled 1833, Assessed 1 Jul 1849. Mary Felker - Lot 17 SW, 163, 6th Con., Settled 1833, Assessed 1 Jul 1849. . Ontario Land Registry Abstract, Wellington Co., Twp. of West Garafraxa, Book 71, p245 - Lot 27 NEast Half, Con 7, . 1859 Apr 20, Certificate, Sheriff Count Wellington, to Ricd Greet, . 1876 Jun 9, Patent, The Crown, to Wm. Norrington, NEPart 186A. . 1876 Dec 15, B&S, Wm Norringgton & wife, to John Felker, NE 186 Acres, $500; . 1877 Aug 27, Mortgage, John Felker & wife, All arts. . 1880 Apr 25 Mortg. Joh Felker & Wife, to Agricultural Savings, Dist Mort $1550. . 1885 Mar 25, Bargain&Sale, John Filker & wife, to Hugh McMillan*, NEprt 86A. & others. - Lot 27 West part, Con 7, p249 . 1830 Jul 9, Patent, Crown, to John Bulter WPt 100A. . 1870 My 3, B&S, John Mair, Waren, to John Felker SHlf of WHalf 50 Acres . 1876 Nov 6, Mortg, John Felker & wife, xx Bank, 50A, $800 . 1880 Sept 25, Mortg., John Felker & wife, Agricultural Savings, 50A, $1550. . 1882 Mar 13, Mortg., Agricultural Savings, to John Felker & wife, Guelph xxx M Society, $2000. . 1882 Apr 3, Disc. Mrs., Agricultural S & L Co., to John Felker . 1885 Mar 25, B&S, John Felker & Wife, to Hugh McMillan*, S Half 50 Acres. Note: Hugh McMillan, of McMillan Mill, ERIN, Ontario. 1857 - LAND TRANSFER, Deed: Lot 27 NE, Con 7, 4th January 1857, $1900, Signed, Fergus, Ontario, John Felker (b 1845) Ref: Archives of Ontario, Reel GS 41635, Folio 639. . 1869 - LAND TRANSFERs, Archives of Ontario, Reel 3153, Folio 635, Ins. 337. John Felker, the younger. . 1867 Apr 18, Lot 27, Con 6, 50 acres, more or less & premises: sold in public auction for arrears of tax owing from 31 Dec, 1867. Sold for $46.50. Sold by John Morris of the Municipality, sold to James Trimbell. . 1870 Jun 20 - Registered as No. 89 Mary Patterson, spinster let mortgage to Jessie Bowley & wife. This money is not entitled to be paid to the then Mary Patterson. discharged mortgage 18th May, 1872, at 1:20 o'clock. Witness Morris Wilocks Saunders, Barrister. Henry Wm. Patterson of the town of Guelph, Barrister, Signed at Guelph,Ref: RGS 3154, Instrument 497, Folio 116 & Ins. 500, Folio 126. W. Garafraxa #114. Note1 * 1871 Lot 27, Con 6 Garafraxa. This lot was registered starting in Feby 6, 1872 to Mrs. Isabel Turnbull, but no registration is found neither previous or afterward, for John Felker. Was he perhaps he was leasing the farmland, but not registered? - PJA] . 1876 November 15, 50 Acres & premises, Lot 24 N half of SW half, 16 Con, W. Garafraxa & Lot 27 w/half of W North half Lot 16? on the 7th Con. Society & Savings Bank mortgage, Pd. by Registry no. 7726 [date?] Ref: Folio 639, RGS 41635. . 1871 Jun 2, SCARLET FEVER PANIC, son of Mr. Ed. McConnel, Lot 21, Con 6, Garafraxa, swallowed creek water: fever 3 days, attendance at school decreased. (Boys OK.) . 1871 June 30 - PIG BYLAW prohibiting pigs running lose in Fergus which much amuses the country folk. Dr. Andrew Lightbody, A SOCIAL was held Friday evening at the M.E. Church, 6th Line, Garafraxa. Music played, two speeches, $11.50 was collected for the school Sabbath library. Note2: This is the school house - log church adjacent to the Felker's property on the 6th Con. Garafraxa West. Ref: FERGUS FREEHOLDER Newspaper. . 1878 Aug 16 - Storm in Garafraxa. A severe hail & rain storm accompanied by wind & thunder, passed over Garafraxa. It has destroyed the crops, leveling standing grain & any gain that was near ripe, threshing three fourths of it off on the ground & king sad havoc with turnip fields when not sheltered by bush. The storm lasted about 40 minutes. hail the size of musket ball, a little flattened, fell enlarge quantities riddling turnips, potatoes & cabbage, leaving beautiful fields a complete wreck. The storm passed over 2nd Concession between Lots 10 -20, & appeared to have visited upper Bichol & Peel twps. before it came here. some had their windows broken with the hail. Ref: Guelph Daily Mercury newspaper. . In Nov. 1879 The Credit Valley Train came through Belwood. ... At that time there were 4 trains a day through Hillsburg station (after Erin) from Elora to the Cataract Junction, about 8 am., back to Elora at noon, down again about 4 pm & returning about 8 pm. You had to change trains at the Cataract, if going to Toronto or Orangeville. . 1883 Wellington Co. Directory, West Garafraxa Twp. Felker, John Jr, Freeholder, Con 7, Lot 27, farmer 136 Acres. . 1897 Provincial Board of Health of Ontario being for the Village of Erin, water source: wells & springs. Erin, No M.H.O. (Medical Health Officer); Jno. Felker, S.I., General inspection on 15th May; also on complaint. None. [Could be either John.III or his son John.IV (aged 20). Unknown nature of complaint. - PJA] As he untrue the words Deliver us from evil, the weight fell exactly 8:02.the bonds was interred in the jail yard where it will permanently rest, no application for the remains having been received from an relatives. At first Chattelle tried the argue with Father Downey to justify is crime from Scriptures. This morning Father Doweney express his opinion hath Chattelle's stance behavior at first was part of his cunningly planed presence of insanity & it was only when he finally realized the ll hope was gone that he succumbed to the inevitable 7 became resigned to his father's. . Belwood Fall fair was a wonderful fair which carried on for 2 days, showing beautiful horses cattle, pigs, Etc. Lots of booths ere on the grounds selling homemade candy, gingerbread, honey in the comb, etc .A merry go round run by horsepower was an outstanding attraction. The first the women's work - vegetables, butter, eggs, flowers etc, & they were shown in the drill shed (town hall of today) on the market square. These grounds were used for picnics, baseball & any gathering that were going outside. It was so beautiful down amongst the trees beside the river. . 1912 & 1921 Toronto City Directory 318 Pacific Ave. North from Bloor W to Vine at crossing Dundas west at 2975, ward 7. EAST SIDE, John Felker, Parents resided at 305 Pacific Ave. . 1922 The Toronto City Directory 1922 John Felker, gro. retail, 324 Weston, s., h. same (address). John Felker likely worked in Walker Found & Carriage Mfg. . Marie Felker remembers her grandfather as an old man sitting in a rocking chair, looking out the kitchen window. Marie would visit her grandparents for Sunday dinner every week. . Transcriptions by PJ Ahlberg. Thank you. - - -	FELKER, John .18 (I7)
3225	. 1836 Jul 2 - Mr Mrs Robert E Johnston, Rockwood, Ontario, announce the engagement of their only daughter, Maria Ethylene, to Mr. David Donald Gray, son of Mrs. Gray & the late James Gray, of Rockwood, the marriage to take place in the middle of July. Ref: Canadian Champion Newspaper, Milton, ON., 2 Jul 1936, p. 3, column 3 . 1936 July 16th - Marriage Gray - Johnston, Rockwood, Ontary, July 16th. the marriage took place in the home of Robert E Johnston, Rockwood, yesterday of Maria Ethylene, dau. of Mr Mrs. Robert E Johnston, to David Donald Gray, son of Mrs. James Gray, Rockwood. Rev. W J Taylor officiated. The house was decorated with summer flowers & the wedding music was played by Miss Mabel Atkinson, Milton. During the signing too the register Miss Eda Anderson sang. The bride was given in marriage by her father & she wore go of white satin, princess line, high neckline, bell sleeves. Her veil was of net & was incapable shape, caught with orange blossoms. She carried a bouquet of Braircliff roses. The couple was unattended. A buffet luncheon was served to about 35 guests, after which the couple left on their wedding trip. They are sailing Saturday on the Duchess of Atholl from Montreal. The bride donned for traveling a blue printed silk ensemble. They will reside at Rockwood. Ref: Canadian Champion Newspaper, Milton, ON, p. 2, column 5, published 1936 July 23. Obituary Gray, Ethel, At the intensive Care Unit of Henderson General Hospital, Hamilton on Fri. Jan 5, 1979. Ethel Johnson, beloved wife of David D Gray of Rockwood. Dear sister of Lloyd & Edgar Johnston, both of Rockwood. Also survived by nieces & nephews. Service at Guelph was held Monday. Interment Rockwood Cemetery. In lieu of flowers a donation to your own church or a charity would be appreciated. Ref: Acton Free Press newspaper.	JOHNSTON, Maria Ethylene ETHEL (I1655)
3226	. 1836 Nov 3 - James Boggs and his brother Robert Boggs were both trustees of their grandfather, Robert Morris, deceased, late of the city of New Brunswick, Somerset Co., with land in Morris, Sussex, Somerset, Middlesex & Monmouth Co., to divide the proceeds among his nephews & nieces. Both James & Robert Boggs died themselves before this could be done. Ref: Acts of the Legislature of the Sate of New Jersey. . 1794 Mar 17, Halifax, This well be presented to you by my son & your nephew Thomas, who from a long absence has become solicitous to pay a visit to his near connections in the US. This a great happiness to us that our dear son Samuel is in so favorable situation and hope he will conduct himself with propriety & to your satisfaction for this & all our past favors & attends we are very grateful. Signed, Your brother, James Boggs. . 1812 the New York Manufacturing Company Bank was established with a capital of $1,050,000. Ref: The genealogical record of the Boggs family, W E Boggs, 1916, Halifax, NS. Research & transcriptions by PJ Ahlberg. Thank you. - - -	BOGGS, James .II (I950)
3227	. 1837 City of Toronto Home District Directory John Vanzante, Lot 1, Con 4, Uxbridge Wm. Vanzanate, Lota 2, Con 1, uxbridge.. . 1825 May 3rd, Markham, Matthew Endeli [Udell] married Mary Hamilton. Wit: John Vanzant & Betsey Stover. Marriage #157 by Rev. Wm Jenkins. . 1817 Hope Township Census John Vanzante, 1 Male, 1 Female & 3 Girls. . 1821 Hope Township Census John Vanatta (Vanzante), 1 Male, 1 Female, 1 Boy & 1 Girl. . 1822 Hope Township Census John Vanatta (Vanzante), 1 Male, 1 Female, 1 Boy & 1 Girl 1822 John Vint, 1 Male, 1 Female. [Handwritting? faint ink} . 1823 Hope Township Census John Vanzant, 1 Male, 1 Female, 1 Girl. . 1836 Petition of John Vanzant & 74 others ( & dozen other petitions) praying that the road from Reesorville, Markham Twp., to Dundas St, east of City of Toronto, may be macadamized & tolls collected thereon. Ref: Journal of the House of Assembly of Upper Canada, pub. 1836 Nov. 8. . 1847 Jun 21 - Patent Fee Registration for Clergy Reserve EastHalf Lot 10, Con 6, 100 Acres, Uxbridge, purchased by John Vanzant. at £13.6.8. Ref: UCLP Renewal of Leases 1815-1838, Film C2982 P958. . 1881 York County Directory: Vanzant, John, Vanzant, Urias, Farmer, & Henry Vanzant, auctioneer. Research & transcriptions by PJ Ahlberg. Thank you. - - -	VANZANT, John .2 (I799)
3228	. 1837 Dec 26th, Major John Lawrence wrote cousin W H Tisdale of Vitoria, Long Point. Its authenticity is indisputable. the writing is the same as that in the Lawrence family bible, now the property of Mr Sam Lawrence, 92 Roehampton Ave., son of the writer: & the events & persons mentioned are well remember by the descendants of the family. To him it is the vice of his childhood. The family Bible & other genealogical records substituted the authenticity of the communications. "Father would just be about 20 years of age when he wrote that letter, Mr Lawrence told the Star. Mr. Tisdale was a relative of ours & a friend of many years. And your grandfather, the man who warned the governor of the advent of the rebels. He was Peter Lawrence, but as to the warning I cannot say. All I know is that he took part in the skirmish. The memories of Toronto's early years. My grandfather drew the first load of lumber by oxen to Thornhill up the then winding trail, which is now called Yonge St., Mr Lawrence continues, I have often heard my father tell of the bears who were won't to come out of the woods and chase him into the the nearest saw mill for you known there were mills practically ever 200 acres, & it was all pine. Peter Lawrence purchased is property for $8,400, 200 acres of it. His farm & the tannery, the latter situated on the southwest corn of Lawrence Ave, were manned by he & his four sons, Jacob, Peter, Joseph & John. I remember my grandfather telling about a steam which ran close by, where speckled trout were to be caught in abundance. Mr Lawrence anointed. It is just 140 years since he came & blazed the way to his the way to his new home. late on he purchased "Lawrence Castle' from an Englishman who had built it". And as to the rebellion, family records are rater vague. I do remember, however, that father buried my grandfather's ruffles in the ground. Mr Lawrence remarked & when the rebels searched the house they failed to find them. Then when my Uncle Jacob was returning home with accounts of the rebellion, he was arrested. When I was a boy we sometimes found some of the cannon balls & played with hem. But it all seems so long ago. Sarah C., mentioned in the letter was Sarah Cromer. She was my cousin. Ref: Toronto Daily Star, published 1929 Jan 26. Please see John Lawrence to read his letter. Notes: His grandfather, Peter Rezeau Lawrence land in York on 22 Jun 1810. About 140 years (1789) ago would he find Ggrandfather John Lawrence, UE & Peter Rezeau Lawrence were still in New Brunswick. The identity of Sarah C. is not so certain: Sarah Catherine Lawrence is Peter R Lawrence 's youngest sister. The Cummer's were related with both Lawrence & Willson's, but known Sarah Cummer birth dates do not coincide or were already married. - P J Ahlberg, 2020. Obituary1 Samuel B Lawrence, member of a family which gave its name Lawrence Park, died yesterday at his home on Roehampton Ave. in his 89th year. Mr Lawrence was born in Weston, son of the late John Lawrence, who purchased 290 acres of land 87 years ago, this land eventually becoming known Lawrence Park. The property, later in the possession of the 3 sons, Samuel, Franklin & John Willson Lawrence & daughter Mrs Minnie Redditt, was sold in 1905. Mr Lawrence's educated toToronto Model school & attended the old military college at Stanley barracks. During the first great war he joined the Mississauga Horse & served in Canada. He engaged in farming for many years but retired some time ago. He was a member of Eglinton United church. Surviving are 2 sons J.H.C. Lawrence of Winnipeg, & Bernard Lawrence, Toronto; 2 daughters Mrs George T Elder & Mrs W A Noden, & a sister Mrs Minnie Redditt, Barrie. Ref: Toronto Daily Star, pub 1942 Oct 27. Obituary2 The funeral of Samuel B Lawrence, pioneer Toronto resident who died this week, was held today from Trull Funeral Home, Yonge St. Burial took placate Mount Pleasant cemetery. Pallbears were Carl Lawrence, Lieut. John Elder, G Wallace Sharp, Frank Page, Walter B Anderson & Allan Taylor. Mr Lawrence was born in Weston, the son of the late John Lawrence who once owned the district known as Lawrence Park. He was in is 89th year. Ref: Toronto Daily Star. Ontario Land Registry Lot 4, Con 1 East Yonge Street, Abstract Book North York Book 1, p 44, . 1803 May 14, Patent, Crown, Wm. Weeks, 190A . 1830 Oct 6, Bargain&Sale, Jesse Ketchum, to Peter Lawrence et all, £12.10 Lawrence, S B Lawrence [i.e. Samuel B Lawrence] & J Wllson Lawrence.	LAWRENCE, Samuel B S .iv (I1399)
3229	. 1837 Jan 26, Thurs. - By Mr. Robinson, The Petition of Stillwell Willson*, & 7 others, & of George Wilson & 53 member; all of the Home District; of John Carthew, JP & 47 others of the Western part of Medonte, Simcoe & of John Warren & 56 other all of the Home District praying that the macadamization of Yonge Street, may be continued to the Holland Landing. On motion of Mr. Robinson, seconded by Mr. Gibson, Ordered - That the petitions of Stillwell Wilson, & George Willson be referred to the same Committee, to whom was referred the petition of George P. Ridout, Esquire, & others. On motion of Mr. Burwell, seconded by Mr. Merritt. Ref: Journal of the House of Assembly of Upper Canada, published 1837.1.26, 13 Sess., 13th Parl. Note*: Stillwell Willson the Younger. George's father, the Stillwell the Elder was deceased in 1832. . Nason's County of York Directory - 1871, Newmarket: George H & George N, Registry Office Clerks. [Verify this George]. - - -	WILLSON, George (I70)
3230	. 1837 Mar 22, Markham, Thomas McKee Canady married Jane Montgomery. Wit: Henery Canady & William Montgomery. Marriage #606 by Rev. Wm. Jenkins of Richmond Hill. - - -	MONTGOMERY, Jane .2 (I517)
3231	. 1837 Toronto & Home District Directory : John Lawrence, Con 7 Lot 19, Pickering, Durham Co. Estimated date of birth is 1798, based on UC Land Petition at an Estimated age of 21. Thin documentary evidence would seem to suggest John was born between c1796 to 1798. . 1797 Minutes of the Town of York: Richd. Lawrence: 2 males & 4 females. Total 6 people. Note1: Female children: (Elizabeth, then Margaret Lawrence. Or possibly additional male is brother-in-law, Wm. L. Willson, whose lot of land was next door. - PJA 2009. . 1809 - Pickering had a population of 187. A vote called & passed, that no hogg shall be free corner except they will weigh more than 40 weight. Voted that no fence shall be lawful except it measure 4.5 ft. high & 2 feet at the bottom, the rails not to be more than 4 inches apart. Meeting closed until warned again. . 1811 - Donald R Beaton, Esq., Township Clerk, has a record of the town meetings for Pickering alone, commencing 1811. In this record appears the names of: John Lawrence as pathmaster, Joseph Wilson & Timothy Rogers, pound keepers. Further research may reveal more information. Ref: History of Ontario County, by John E C Farewell. . 1814 Jul 25 - Aug 24, John Lawrence, War of 1812, Muster Roll & Pay List of Capt. Sam. Ridout's Co. of Embodied Militia. 31 days, paid 15s 6p., On Command. Also John Vanzantee Junr., Jonathan Hale, Stilwell Willson, On Command. . 1814 Jul 23-30 - Priv. John Lawrence, 3rd York Militia, commanded by This Denison in Batteaux Service. Days 3, pd. 1s 6p. . 1814 Aug 25 - Sep 27, John Lawrence, 30 days, pd. 13s 6p. Discharged 20 Sep. [like the majority of the 83 men], also men as above. Signed, Capt. Ridout. . UCLand Petition #26, L Bundle 21, C2127 p144 To Lt Gov Peregrin Maitland, Petition of John Lawrence, of Darlington, Blacksmith. Your Petitioner is a son of Richard Lawrence, formerly of York Twp., but now of London District, a UE Loyalist. Your Petitioner is upwards of 21 years having never received a grant of Land, prays for 200 Acres as the son of a UEL. Robert Johnston of York, year be permitted to be his agent. Signed, Court House at York, 1819 April 13, John Lawrence. . Affidavit: John Lawrence, District of Darlington, Newcastle District, Blacksmith, maketh Oath, saith he is the person he represents himself to be in the annexed Petition. He is upwards of 21 years of age as he verify believes & has never received any land or order for land from the Crown. Sworn before me at York this 13th day April 1819. Signed, John Lawrence & S Howard, Clerk of Peace H.D. Home District. . We Grant Powell, Chairman & Stephen Howard, Clerk of the Peace, Certify John Lawrence personally appeared at the General Quarter Sessions of the Peace, this day is recognized by the Magistrates to be the son of Richard Lawrence, formerly Township York, but now of the District of London who retained his Loyalty during the late war without suspicion of aiding or assisting the enemy. The said John Lawrence did his duty in defense of the Province". Dated at the Court House, Town of York, Home District. Signed, 13 Apr 1819, Grant F Powell, Cha. & S. Howard, Clerk of Peace H.D. . Envelope: Received 13 Apr 1819. Recommended for 200 Acres. Entered into Book R /K?, page 79 Order issued Survey General 29 April. Note2: Robt. Johnston married 1813 to John's sister, Margaret Lawrence. Note3: War of 1812 ... making him an estimated minimum of 16 to 18 years old at the start of the War. Note4: In Apr 1819 John's father, Richard Lawrence is in District of London, i.e. Long Pointe, Norfolk County, Ontario]. Early History of Darlington . c 1816 -The early history of Darlington, we find that Mr. John Burk, John W. Trull, & Roger Conat, were the pioneers, & first settlers of this Township. They emigrated together, with their families, from the United States to Canada, in the year 1794, & on the 2 October, they landed from their boats on the beach of Lake Ontario, one mile west of Barber's Creek, now Port Darlington. The settlers then living on the main road in Darlington, (this does not include persons who lived on the lake shore) were as follows, commencing from the west: Stevens Thos. Powers, Solomon Tyler, David Stevens, John Burk, Squire Fletcher, & John Borland; in the Township of Clark were R. Lovekin, J. P., Avery, Bates, Blair, & Hartwell. There were not settlers north of the main road, in Clarke or Darlington. It was a dense, unbroken forest, inhabited only by Indians & wild animals. … in 1841 there was a blacksmith in Darlington [who?] Ref: Diary John T. Coleman, Note: Benjamin Willson Lot 4, Con 1, Whitby Twp., 1796 Jun 20, built house & purchased a Kingston water lot, Sep 3, 1795. . 1831 May 5: Granted Lot W½ 22, Con 11, Gosfield, Nissouri 1831 Twp., Essex Co., Ontario Note4: Microfiche for Gosfield & Woodhouse Land Abstract transactions are too faint to confirm anything. So, alas, this the last known record for John Lawrence, Jr. - PJA Note5: Gosfield is now part of Kingsville, one of the foremost natural bountiful locations in Canada, famous for the spring & autumn flyway migration. Verify identity: . 1837 City of Toronto & Home District Directory: Lawrence, John Con 7, Lot 19, Pickering Twp. [Durham Co.] . 1837 Oct 30, brother RICHARD, LAWRENCE Jr., Point & Play, Gosfield, Essex Co., 1838 petitioned to grant him as the heir-at-Law, of the Late Richard Lawrence. Note6: Verification of John Lawrence's date of death is, nonetheless, required as certainly the rest of his siblings were all alive in 1837. - PJA VERIFY IDENITY: > 1866 Pickering Township, Ontario Co., [now Durham Co.] . Lawrence, John, Carpenter. Con 6, Lot, Freeholder . Lawrence, Paul, Con 4, Lot 8 Freeholder. . 1866 & 1868 Whitby Twp., Ontario Co. Lawrence George, Con 4, Lot 35 Lawrence, Jas., saddler, Con 8, Lot 29 freeholder Lawrence, John, Con 5, Lot 30 holder Lawrence, William, Con 6, Lot 28 freeholder. Ref: Mitchell Gazette & Directory. Research & transcriptions by PJ Ahlberg. Thank you. - - -	LAWRENCE, John SUE, The .xii (I93)
3232	. 1837 Toronto city & Home District Directory: 10, Lot 14 (E 1/2), ) Oro Twp., Simcoe County, Noah Cotton. Note1: 1837 is also the year sister Mary Cotton settled into Garafraxa Twp, Wellington Co., with her second husband Henry Catchpole. -PJA . Birth: Apr. 24, 1789, Suffolk, England, Death: Apr. 27, 1877, Oro-Medonte Twp., Ontario, Canada Noah Cotton was born to Samuel Cotton & Mary Moore. He had one sister, Mary. He married Rhoda Bee on 1 October 1811 in Henham, Suffolk, England. They had nine children: Samuel, Phoebe, Jane, Sarah, Eliza, Robert, Simeon James, Kezia Bee, & Caroline. Near the Middle Crossroad & in the vicinity of East Oro, a number of families from Englnad settled in the early years of the township's history. Jos. Pearce, of Yorkshire, Samuel Jermey, Henry Crawrford, & Noah Cotton, Lot 14, Con 10, East half. Of these, at least 2 were natives of Suffolk county: Jermey & Cotton. Samuel Cotton, a son of this pioneer died Aug 10, 1892, in his 86th year. Noah cotton settled before 1837 on L14, C10, Oro. Ref: A History of Simcoe County & Its Pioneers, Vol. II, A F Hunter. . Noah Cotton was born in the county of Suffolk, England. He had been associated with non-conformist churches for many years. They left England along with his wife & most of his children in 1831. The family crossed Lake Simcoe in an open boat, the Orillia Packet, landing at Kempenfeldt when there was one house in Barrie & taking up his residence in Oro Township, at East 1/2 Lot 14, Concession 10. Here he witnessed & took part in the changes of nearly half a century. Ref: Kith 'N Kin, by Editor: Joanna McEwen, Oro Twp. Historical Society, 1978. . Publisher's Note2: In the spring of 1897 I began a series of trips a-wheel through rural Ontario. These trips were undertaken with the object of obtaining first-hand information, for publication in the columns of the Weekly Sun regarding actual conditions on the farms in the province, published 1897 to 1914. This information was carried in the memories of men & women then still living ... & information gather at a later date. ... but the World War halted our plans. We now launch this first volume that will show by what suffering, heroism & dogged determination the foundations of the Cdn. provinces were laid. Wm. L. Smith. . 1837 City of Toronto Home District Directory Noah Cotton, Con 10, Lot 14, Oro Top, Simcoe Co., & Henry Crawford, Con 10, Lot 14, Oro Twp., Simcoe Co. [ Is this a printing error? - PJA] Ontario Land Registry Office Abstracts, Simcoe County, Lot 14 East Half, Concession 10, Oro Twp., Book 231-232, p151. . 1844 Oct 3, Patent, Crown, to Noah Cotton, $1000., EHalf 100 Acres; . 1872 Oct 1, Mortgage, Samuel Cotton Sr. etux, Sr, to James McLean, of Oro, $1,000., EHalf, 100 Acres. . 1876 Jan 20, Bargain&Sale, Noah Cotton of Oro, to Margaret Cotton, wife of Samuel Cotton, of Oro, $200, E 100 A. . 1877 Feb 24, Mortg. Sam. Cotton & Margaret Cotton, his wife of Oro, to the North of Scotland M. Co., $2000. . 1877 Mar 24, D of M, James McLean of Oro, to Sam. Cotton, of Oro, Discharge No. 68710. . 1887 Jan 2, Mortg., Margaret Cotton & Samuel Cotton, her husband of Oro, Thos. McCorkey of Barrie, $800, East 100A. . 1887 Jan 27, D of M, North of S. Cdn. Mortgage. Co., to Sam. Cotton of Oro, - Discharge of #61. . 1894 Jun 7, Mort., Marg Cotton, of Oro, Widow, to Wm J Scott of Oro, $400, E 100A Regt. . 1894 Jun 7, Reg. 1894 July 3, Discharge, Ben R Conkey, to Margaret Cotton of Oro, . 1895 Apr 3, Disc. of Mortgage, Marg. Cotton of Oro, widow, to Wm J Scott of Oro, $400 & 1200, E 100A. . 1896 Sep 29, Marg Cotton of Oro, widow, to Wm J Scott, $380, E100A. . 1897 Apr 8, Release of Equity of Redemption, Marg Cotton, to W J Scott, $520.30, Mortgages dated 1897. Apr 6 & Sept 29 respectively. . 1896 Apr 6, D of M, Annie Pulmoneau? of Oro, to Margaret Cotton of Oro Widow, $400 . 1902 Apr 26, D of M, Margaret Cotton of Oro, spinster, to Wm J Scott, Disc. # 5535. { last Cotton entry. - PJA 2018. . 1952 Oct 22, Treasurer of Ontario, Estate of Wm J Scott, Land in no 5534. A TEMPERANCE TOWNSHIP . About 1868 descendants of the Oro pioneers undertook in turn the work of pioneering in the country adjacent to where the Nottawasaga River enters Georgian Bay. Among those who took part in this movement were the Langmans, Cottons, Andersons, Lockes, Hunters, & Camerons. These, locating in what was then unbroken bush, formed the settlement of which Crossland is now the centre. "When we located," said Noah Cotton, one of these Flos pioneers, "there was nothing but a lumberman's road to Elmvale, 5 miles away. In the first fall after our arrival we managed to get in 5 acres of fall wheat. Although we suffered nothing like the hardships met with by the first settlers in neighbouring townships that were opened up at an earlier period, we had it hard enough. On my way home from Elmvale with my first grist I had to drive a good part of the way through mud that in many places flowed over the top of the jumper.* The tails of the oxen, standing out straight behind, actually floated over this slimy mass & the bags of flour were coated with mud. Note3*: Jumper i.e. not a wagon with wheels, but Noah was standing on the flat wooden sledge. - PJA.] "The first the threshing-machine in the section was owned by a man named Richard Whittaker, & 4 oxen provided the power for operating it. When anyone wanted the machine he had to haul it to his own place. Almost every night, after working in the field all day, John, a neighbour, & his men came over to my place for a stag dance in the evening. With an old violin I furnished music for the others. One night, when John was putting in a few extra touches on the dance, there was a sudden crash & the fancy stepper shot through a hole in the floor into the cellar. He had stepped on a knot that extended almost all the way across one board in the floor & this gave way under his weight. But, bless you, that did not stop the dance. With a yell like an Indian, John jumped out of the cellar & in a moment was at it again, harder than ever. "No whiskey was ever seen at raising or bee in this section. Twelve years before we came here a temperance lodge had been formed at Colin Gilchrist's home in Oro. My brother, sister, myself, & others joined that lodge, & we brought our principles with us. To that fact is largely due the prosperity of the settlement." Mrs. Cotton told of the woman's side of it. "I was here 2 weeks before I saw another woman," she said. "My first visitor was Miss Langman, & she had to tramp 2 miles through the bush in order to make the call. She blazed the trail with a draw-knife as she came so as to be sure of finding her way home again. One night while my husband was away, an Indian, who had been hunting all day without success, came in & asked for food & shelter. I was frightened at first, but, after eating, he curled himself up beside the stove & slept quietly until morning. "One of the most serious dangers to which the early settlers were exposed was bush fires," she continued. "Some years after the work of clearing had been carried on in Flos, bush fires swept over the township. Henry Thurston had the hair burned from his head as the flames swept past him, & my husband, caught in a roadway with a roaring furnace in the bush on each side, threw a blanket over a child in the bottom of the wagon & then raced for life to the open clearings beyond. At least one life was lost, William Kerr being burned to death while fighting off the fires that menaced his buildings. Ref: The Pioneers of Old Ontario, by Wm. L Smith, 1923. . 1869 - A general store with a post office was soon opened at the hamlet of Crossland, situated at the corner of con 7 & 15th Sideraod. With the arrival of the railroad in Elmvale, 5 miles distant in 1879, development of the township took off. The first Presbyterian service of worship in the Crossland area was held in 1869 in the one of Mr. & Mrs. Noah Cotton & subsequently twice yearly. The Knowx Burying Ground was & is still, referred as the Cameron Cemetery. Ref: Knox, Flo, Presbyterian Church, Carole Huth, 2014. . The Descents of Noah Cotton, Pioneers of Oro, Flos & South Orillia Townships, Simcoe County, Ontario, Cotton, Larry Donald. Obituary: . NOAH COTTON, DIED - On the 27th ult., Mr. Noah Cotton: The men & women who transformed our wild forests into the abodes of civilization, are melting away as rapidly as snow in the summer sunshine. Mr. Cotton makes the third of those in this vicinity who have passed from earth during the present spring. He was born in the County of Suffolk & left England along with his wife & most of his children in 1831, crossed Lake Simcoe in an open boat, landing at Kempenfeldt when there was but one house in Barrie, & taking up his residence in Oro Township where he witnessed & took part in the changes of near half a century. Handsome, tall & straight, he maintained his mental & physical powers almost to the last, & till past the allotted 3 score & 10 his appearance was a pattern to our young men, whose less healthy habits & more artificial life will never allow them to see the age attained by him. His death, easy, painless, & without disease, was simply the running down of the machinery. On the last morning of his life his voice seemed as strong as usual, when he called the family & chided them for lying in bed till 5! He dressed, washed & breakfasted as usual. At dinner he declined to eat, & in the afternoon sat down to rest, & departed this life imperceptibly & without a struggle. Although his children were not very numerous, his descendants would now people a large district of country, & his great grandchildren number between 30 & forty. Ref: The Orillia Packet, published May 4, 1877. . For further research: Cottons, England, Pioneer Family, Wangford,, Suffolk, Cottons, England, Pioneer Family, Wangford, Suffolk, Author unknown, 1987. Where the Cottons of Oro Twp., Simcoe Ontario originated. Noah H Cotton wife Rhoda Bee were buried in Knows Presbyterian Cemetery, Oro-Medonte Twp, on Con 9, Lot 10, & the Cotton farm was on Con 10, Lot 14, Oro Twp. Transcriptions by PJ Ahlberg. Thank you. - - -	COTTON, Noah Henry Sr. (I52)
3233	. 1838 Dec 7 Marriage published at the Manse M, Markham, by Rev Wm. Jenkins at the Wesleyn Church, Markham, Persons Married Abner Vanzant & Sarah Widman. Witness Names, Abijah Jones & Susan [Brown] Mann. Ref: District Marriage Registers, Home District, Ontario, 1831-1840, Vol 10, p350. Marriage Almer Vanzant to Sarah Wideman, Daughter of Jane Brown & Philip Wideman; Witnesses: Abijah Jones & Susan Brown. - - -	WIDEMAN, Sarah Rebecca (I848)
3234	. 1839 Jun 2, Markham, Henry Vanzant, married Margaret Yakes. Wit: John Yakes & Susan Castor. Marriage #730 by Rev. Wm. Jenkins of Richmond Hill. Ref: District Marriage Registers, Home District, Ontario. Wife is Margarite Yake, Oct 12, 1821 Markham & died Feb 11 1905, Howland, Manitoulin, Ontario. . Tavernkeeper license, Uxbridge Township, H. Vanzant, £5. . 1861 Census Markham Twp., York Co., Ontario Henry Vanvzanty Lot 13, Con 2, 50 Acres, Daniel Vanzanty, Lot 13, Con 2, 100 Acres. . 1869 County of Ontario Directory: Uxbridge Township Vanzant, Henry, Hotel Keeper, 4 sw pt 1 tenant. . 1877 Nov 2, Manitoulin Island (Correspondence of the Collingwood Bulletin) Manitouwaning, Oct 20. The crops in this locality have been remarkably good this season. Wheat is turning out from 25 to 40 bushels per acres. some of the farmers who have already threshed will be interesting to your readers: Mr. Herny Vanzant, formerly of Collingwood, had a field of Egyptian wheat which turned out 40 bushels to the acre; there are others too numbs to mention who have obtained from 25 to 30 bushels per acres. There are now 2 threshing machines busily engaged threshing out. . 1898 Jun 24 -Manitowaning Agency, Application of Henry Vanzant to purchase Lot 19, Con 4, Sheguiandah Twp., Manitoulin Island. Dr Sir, Yours of the 4 Ins. Received last Monday with regard to Lot 19 Con 4, Sheguiandah & beg to report as follows after examination & careful inquiries from a reliable person wholes in the neighborhood, nearly half the lot is base rock, the balance is shallow with about 6 or 8 inches of soil on it. It has been robbed of nearly all the timer there is about 10 acres cleared & was fenced but the fence has been taken away by some person 7 is common it has not been occupied for a number of years. There is no standing timer on it except poplar, therefore it is not very valuable, Yours truly, Sam W North, Forest Bailiff. . 1898 June 25-28. Manitowaning Agency, Application of Henry Vanzant to purchase Lot 19, Con 4, Sheguiandah Twp. Dept of Indian Affairs, Manitowaning, Lot 19, Con 4 Sheguiandah Twp. Manitoulin Island. Ref: Archives of Canada. . 1903 Jun 30, Report to Dept. of Indian Affairs Payments of town plot of Manitowamning land: Henry Vanzant, $88. Ref: Library & Acrhives of Canada. - - -	VANZANT, Henry .1 (I797)
3235	. 1840 Census Wantage, Sussex Co., New Jersey Asa Willson Junior, Males 2 under Age 5; 1 between 15-20; 1 between 20 to 30; 1 bet 40-50; Females 1 bet 5-10; 1 bet 10-15; 1 bet 20-30; 1 bet 30-40. * 1900 Jan. Third Generation Fifth Child: Asa, Jr., my father (Evi A Willson), Born March 27th 1808. Died March 25, 1887Aged 79 years, less 2 days. * 1900 Jan. Fourth Generation, Parent: Asa Willson, Jr. my father was born on the farm now in my possession, March 27th 1808, where he always lived; & died on the 25th day of March 1887. aged 79 years less 2 days. He was married August 28th 1828 to Elizabeth Adams. . WILL, Asa Wilson, Wantage Twp., Sussex Co., NJ, being sound of mind, memory & understanding (for which blessing I thank God: publish my last WILL: 1st Pay debts & funeral expenses. 2nd. to beloved daughter Berthena L Cromwell, wife of John W Cromwell, the farm known as Abraham Eumaia ? farm, situated, Wantage & Lafayette Twps., containing 1 frame premises purchased by me of the Executors of Abra. Eusria? a little over 1 year go, then to if any of her natural children; or then to son Evi A Willson or his children. 3rd. To beloved daughter Berthena L Cromwell & her heirs $1500 to be paid by said son Evi A Willson. in 1 year $750 from my decease & remaining legacy $750 in 2 years. 4th. to granddaughter Sarah Elizabeth Harden, wife of Joseph A harden & daughter of deceased dau. Temperance J), the same of $2500 to be paid by Evi Willson within 4 years. 5th. My sister Hannah Beardslee, who now lives with me, shall be provided with a comfortable home, clothing, food & care & attention by son Evi A Wilson & a proper burial by him. He must pay her reasonable expenses & medicine. 6th. To son Evi A Wilson, all property known as the William W Cox store house property, situated in village of Deckerton, NJ, conveyed to him 2 years ago. 7th. To son Evi A Wilson & heirs personal property of every kind. 8th. to son Evi A Willson al the rest & residual of my lands & real estate not herein before devised. 9th. & last. Sole executor son Evi A Wilson. Signed & witnessed, 15 May 1880, Asa Willson. Seal. Wit: Js. J Conklin & Lewis J Martin. . 1884 Jan 18 - Codicil to WILL, Asa Willson, Wantage Twp., Sussex, NJ, Having made my Will I now feel I should make a larger provision for granddaughter Sarah Elisabeth Harden, therefore I ratify that if daughter Berthena L Cromwell should die without issue of her body, then the farm of Abraham Ecumia?, debased should to go Sarah Elizabeth Harden & heirs & in default only then shall Merrit J Willson & Sarah E Harden & heirs become entitled to said property. Signed, Asa Willson. Wit: Jacob Gould, Jas F Counklin, 18 Jan. 1884. . 1887 Apr 5 - Codicil proved. Ref: NJ Wills & Probate Records, Vol IJ 1883-1892, p 264-8. Papakating Cemetery - Very tall cement/ granite pillar monument. Inscriptions on the monument of: Willson, Asa, b. 27 Mar 1808, d. 25 Mar 1887; wife Elizabeth Adams, b. 14 Apr 1809, d. 22 Aug 1874; daughter Temperance J. (see S. Mabie); daughter Bethena L . (J. W. Crowell); son John M., b. Mar 1839, d. Sep 1852; daughter Margaret S., b. Jul 1843, d. Apr 1873; son Merrit N., b. Jul 1848, d. Apr 1860. WILLS Sussex Co.: 4694S - WILLSON, Asa. W., Cod. & Inv. 1887. - - -	WILLSON, Asa B Jr. (I624)
3236	. 1842 Jun 18 - Carleton (St. John) Thursday afternoon, 16th inst., Thomas Lawrence Nicholson only s/o T.L. Nicholson, Esq., age 9. Ref: New Brunswick Courier, Saint John. - - -	NICHOLSON, Thomas Lawrence Jr. (I1075)
3237	. 1842 St. Georage Ward Census. Charles Parks. Printer, 1 Lot, from Estate of Johnson, Owner Charles Parks. . Photo of Charles Garner Parks Robust gentleman in a black jacket & vest, white shirt, small bowtie. Charles has a full beard, bright blue eyes. If the photo was taken at the same time as his wife, Mary Ann Johnston, the estimated date is about 1865 ±. Ref: Ferne Isobel Parks Ward. Ontario Land Registry Abstract, Beverley Book 2, p40. Lot 9, Con 3, Everley, Hamilton Wentworth Co. . 1906 Apr 5, B&S, Robert Johnston & Wife, to Charles B Johnston, $4200., 100A W Half except 41 rods at W corner. . 1926 Apr 21, Grant, Charlotte Melissa McDonald, married woman & as admirx. of Estate of Charles B Johnston, deceased & Elmore Roy Johnston, unmarried, to John Allan, $5500. WH 100A. I . Troy, Beverly Twp., Wentworth, Lot 9, Con 3. - - -	PARKS, Charles Garner (I40)
3238	. 1843 Apr 21 - Take-up by the subscriber on the 7th Feb, last, one Bay Horse Poney, blind of his right eye, about 10 or 12 years of age. Union April 4,1843, Joseph Bell. Ref: Coldwater Sentinel Newspaper. . Joseph Bell. 1814-1887. Blacksmith, Town Councillor, - Photo c 1880, a three-quarter length portrait of elderly thin man with long grey beard wearing three-piece suit with long jacket & large cuffs & buttoned waistcoat, of good heavy quality. Ref: Halton Co. Halinet.on.ca. (2011) . Joseph Bell was married to Mary Green Teetzel (1822-1895). They had 2 sons & 3daughters - John E. Bell (1840-1901), Jane (Jennie) Bell (1845-), George M. Bell (1848-1910), Mary E. Bell (1855-1942), Dorothy Bell (1860-1945) This photograph was taken from "Milton Semi-Centennial 1857-1907". . 1850 Apr 24 - Trafalgar Twp., Meeting at the Oakville Temperance Hall, ONTARIO bylaw 18 called for the repairing of bridges. 7th Line Joseph Bell, Pathmaster. * XRef: 1852 June 30, Toronto Globe & Mail - please see Mathias Teeztel, for the testimony the transfer of stock by his brother-in-law M.Teetzel to Mr. Lyons. . Ontario Land Registry Abstract Book, Plan 9, Block 1, pg 476 Lot 3, Con 2NST, Halton Co. . 1848 Jun 27, B&S, Reg. 1851.9.18, H Huffman, to Joseph Bell, Pt Lt 13, C2. . 1851 Sep 1, B&S, Jospeh Bell & wife, to Mathias Teetzel, Part of a parcel of land owned by Joseph Bell. . Ontario Land Registry Abstract Book, Plan 9, Block 1, pg 476 Lot 3, Con 2NST, Halton Co. . 1852 Jul 12, Mortgage, Charles Teetzel & wife, to MT & wife, to John White, Lot 13, Con 2NST. Six B&S B? . 1855 Jan 29, B&S, Chas F Teetzel & wife, to Mathias Teetzel, L3,C2NST. Lot 2, Con 2: 1853 Sep 3, Chas F T Teetzel & wife, to Arch. McNab, 83.75 Acres, . 1867 Michigan State Gazette - Benton Harbor, Joseph Bell, Blacksmith. . 1887 Jun 18, St. Joseph Herald Joseph Bell, father of Drs. John & Geo. Bell, Mrs. Wm. Ricby, Jr. of Montague, & Mrs. Phil. Collins of St. Joseph, died at his home in Benton Harbor on Sunday last. Aged 78 years. He was one of the earliest settlers of Benton Harbor. His wife's maiden name was Mary G. Teetzel. - - -	BELL, Joseph (I785)
3239	At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld.	Living (I104)
3240	. 1845 May 9. Ballinafad. A meeting was held for the purpose of appointing 3 trustees for the cemetery. A deed was drawn up between Nathaniel Roszell & his Wife Hannah, "in the Township of Erin, in the county of Waterloo, in the Wellington district, in the prince of Canada". The trustees were Obadiah Roy, Archibald Patterson & Jos Hilt. Witnesses present were Donald McMain & Arthur Thompson. The same of 5 shillings was paid for the land. Ref: Flesherton Advance newspaper. - - -	SMITH, Elizabeth (I3)
3241	. 1845 May 9. Ballinafad. A meeting was held for the purpose of appointing 3 trustees for the cemetery. A deed was drawn up between Nathaniel Roszell & his Wife Hannah, "in the Township of Erin, in the county of Waterloo, in the Wellington district, in the prince of Canada". The trustees were Obadiah Roy, Archibald Patterson & Jos Hilt. Witnesses present were Donald McMain & Arthur Thompson. The same of 5 shillings was paid for the land. Ref: Flesherton Advance newspaper. - - -	ROSZEL, Nathaniel .2 (I521)
3242	. 1845 May 9. Ballinafad.A meeting was held for the purpose of appointing 3 trustees for the cemetery. A deed was drawn up between Nathaniel Roszell & his Wife Hannah, "in the Township of Erin, in the county of Waterloo, in the Wellington district, in the prince of Canada". The trustees were Obadiah Roy, Archibald Patterson & Jos Hilt. Witnesses present were Donald McMain & Arthur Thompson. The same of 5 shillings was paid for the land. Ref: Flesherton Advance newspaper. - - -	ROY, Obadiah Eldrich (I3)
3243	. 1846 Brown's Toronto Directories, Canada: Wilson, William, Con 2, Lot 2, Markham, Ontario. Willson, Robert, Con 2, Lot 2, Markham. Willson, James, Con 1, Lot 2, Markham. Richard Lawrence, Con 1, Lot 26, Markham, ON. Cabinet Maker 1846. [i.e. Nephew of Wm. Willson.] James is not present on the Census 1852 Markham Twp. with the rest of his family. . 1861 Agricultural Census Markham Twp., York Co. James Wilson, Part Lot 1, Con 2, 22 Acres, 20 Acres under cultivation in 1860 was 7.5 Acres. $70 in Farm Implements; 7 Acres Fall wheat produced 40 Bushels; 2 Acres acres produced 32 Bu. peas, 2 A. produced 80 bu. oats; 1.5 A. produced 150 bu. potatoes. . 1813 Jun 10 - Jun 27. Corporal William Willson, Days 18, pd £1 15s. Commanded by Maj. Sam. Wilmot, 1st & 3rd York Militia. . 1813 Jun 10 - Jun 27. Corporal William Willson, Days 18, pd £1 15s. Commanded by Maj. Sam. Wilmot, 1st & 3rd York Militia. . 1837 Toronto & Home District Directory: John Wilson, Con 2, Lot 1, Markham. [Bayview & Steeles Avenues, Markham.] Robert Wilson, Con 2, Lot 1, Markham. Robert Wilson, Con 2, Lot 1, Markham. [Two entries. Duplication or is there a second Robert Wilson here?] William Willson, Con 2, Lot 2, Markham. Toronto Directory . 1871 Willson, James, freeholder, Con 2w, Lot 1, Thornhill. Ontario Land Registry Lot 26, Con 2 ESYonge, Markham, Abstracts Book 97, p6 . 1850 Nov 27, B&S, Ben Fish etux, to James Willson, £62.10, Centre Pt. 10A. . 1859 Feb 23, Mortgage, James Willson, to Jos Keler, £25. . 1860 Jan 18, Mortgage, James Wilson, to Jos Keller, $159.20. . 1861 Apr 19, Mortgage, James Willson to Robert Willson, £216. Lot 6, Con 3, Markham . 1870 Mar 28, Grant, Robt Willson, to Angelina Henricks, $5,500 NHalf 100A. Lot 26, Con 2 ESYonge . 1854 Dec 18, Grant, John Ewart etux, to William Willson, £28.10, Pt 19A . 1859 Feb 23, Mortgage, James Willson, to Jos Keler, £25. . 1860 Jan 18, Mortgage, James Wilson, to Jos Keller, $159.20. . 1861 Apr 19, Mortgage, James Willson to Robert Willson, £216. . 1876 Mr 8, Mort., James Wilson, to Johnston Willson, $400, Pt W 22A. . 1881 Apr 28, DM, Johnston Willson, to James Wilson, $400, W 22A. - - -	WILLSON, James .2 (I1190)
3244	. 1846 Dec 18, In this city on the 30th ultimo. The Lady of E F Whittemore, Esquire, of a son. [Actually it was a girl, Margaret Whittemore.] - p 3 V 3 #21 . Ref: Globe & Mail. . Aged 9 mos. born Toronto. Daughter of E. F. Whittemore. Died from streamer from Montreal of Bowel complaints.. . Yes there are two Potters Field Cemetery (part of Mt. Pleasant Cemetery), records for Margaret Whittemore, daughter of E F Whittemore. While a tight fit, I am recording them as separate people. Further information is welcomed. - P J Ahlberg 2013. - - -	WHITTEMORE, Margaret Eliza .i (I2337)
3245	. 1846 Dec 8 - Land purchased on Main St. in Erin. John & Jane Walker were living in Hamilton/ Dundas up to 1846, thus their first 3 children were born in Hamilton, Ontario. . 1861 Census Erin Twp., Kennedy William M, Tin Smith, Born Upper Canada Arthur Walker, Tinsmith, age 17 /1844. . 1871: Hardware - in Erin. . 1871 Apr 17 Erin, Wellington Twp. Arthur Walker, Age 27/ 1844 Ontario. labourer George Walker, Age 25/ 1846, Tinsmith . 1871-1872 Wellington Co. Diretory, Erin: Walker, Arthur, hardware; Walker, Geo. M. (McMillan & Walker).; Walker, John S, foundry & machine shop. . 1876 Wellington Co., Directory, Orangeville: Walker, Arthur, tinsmith. . 1876 - Erin Fair, the previous week: Grain & Seeds Spring wheat any other kind, 2nd prize, A. Walker. . 1877, Oct 25 - Erin Fair, Grain & Seeds, spring wheat & any other kind, 2nd prize & small white pea, 2nd prize; Other kinds of potatoes, 1st prize, A. Walker . 1880 Wellington Co. Directory: Walker, Arthur, contractor, Orangeville. [non-conclusive this is our same person. - PJA.] . 1881 Census Orangeville, Ontario: Arthur Walker, Age 37, b. 1844, tinsmith. . 1885 Gazetteer Ottawa: Walker, Arthur, hardware, Erin. . 1891 Toronto City Directory: Walker, Arthur, tinsmith, h. 80 Pacific av. . 1892 Toronto City Directory: Walker, Arthur, tinsmith CPR, h. 80 Pacific av. . 1896 Toronto City Directory: Walker, Arthur T, Tinsmith, h. 97 High Park Av. . 1901 Toronto Junction Town, York Co. Arthur Walker, age 56, born 1844, Unknown date, Married, English, Ontario, Church of England, Tinsmith. . 1906 Orangeville hardware, blacksmith, tinsmith. . 1911 Jun 10 -11 Census, Toronto Arthur Walker, Age 66 [1845]; "unknown' birth date. Married, English, Ontario, Anglican, tinsmith shop valued at $1,100. Resided 283 High Park Blvd. (West Toronto). . Witness at wedding: William SANDFORD, 21, of Esquesing, born Canada, Bachelor, Yeoman, s/o Michael & Sarah Sandford, Methodist, married Elizabeth HILTS, 20, of Esquesing, born Canada, Spinster, d/o Jeremiah & Ellen Hilts, Methodist, Witnesses Arthur Walker & Olive Benestat? of Erin, 9 Mar 1871, Erin, by D. Kennedy (p. 242, Division Erin, Wellington Co. Note1: In 1872 Arthur's sister, Margaret Walker was also a witness at a Hilts wedding in Georgetown.) . Ontario Death Registration # 2917. Arthur T Walker, 74 years [1844]. Died 31 May 1918. Died 283 High Park Avenue, Prospect Cemetery, Tinsmith. Died of Bright's Disease, duration 10 years; immediate cause: 63 for 10 days. Note2: Autotoxemia - Poisoning by harmful substances generated within the body itself. PJA. Ontario Land Registry Office Abstract Book 215, Part Plan 61, VILLAGE or ERIN, Wellington County Lot 13, Con 10, [divided into} Lot on Block South East Side Mill Street, p56 . 1850 Mar 15, Wm Murchison, to Dan Perry, right of way & drainage. . 1868 Apr 20, Wm F Kay, to S h Harvard & Arthur Walker, all 18 1/5 perces . 1868 Apr 20, Mortgage, SH Harvard & Arthur Walker, to Wm F Kay, All land, $600. Research & transcriptions by PJ Ahlberg. Thank you. - - -	WALKER, Arthur Thomas .1st (I55)
3246	. 1846 Dec 8 - Land purchased on Main St. in Erin. Grandparents John & Jane Walker were living in Hamilton/ Dundas up to 1846, thus their first 3 children were born in Hamilton, Ontario. . 1861 Census, Town of Galt-Cambridge, Waterloo Co. Edward Walker, Moulder, b Upper Canada, age 21 /1840, single, One Story Frame house with 9 other wool spinner, wagon makers, Tinsmith & moulder workers. Near by in Galt are John Barbour, Cabinet maker, Scotl.,1790, Adam Mahler, Carpenter & wife Marg, day. Mary Mahler, b 1844, UC [Wife-to-be]. . Early Members of the Methodist Church: WALKER, Edward, was born in 1840 in Ontario, 1871, moulder, living Guelph. . 1871 Census Guelph Town, Wellington Co. Edward Walker, 31 y /1840. Born Ontario, English, Moulder, Wesleyan Methodist. Margaret (wife) b 1843 US, German descent, Edward, b 1864, Ontario, & Margaret A Walker, Age 22, b 1849 Ontario, Church of England Note: This Margaret A Walker, is his sister who would marry the next year 1872 in Georgetown, Wellington Co. (which is not too far from Guelph. Its not impossible was she visiting for a year or so? PJA 2012.) . 1873 & 1875-77 Guelph City Directory: Walker Edward, moulder. res. Palmer near George. . 1879, 1882, 1885 - Moulder, Crowe's Fdy, Palmer near George streets, . 1885 - Moulder at Crowe's Foundry, Guelph. . 1889 - Walker Edward, foreman, Crowe Iron Works, 8 Palmer, Guelph.. . 1892 - Walker, E, moulder, Palmer, Guelph. . 1881 Apr 20 Census, Guelph Edward R Walker, age 42 /1839 Ontario, Moulder. . 1879 & 1883 Guelph Voting Lists: Walker, Edward, Lot Part 3, 4; 216 Palmer Street, Occupant., St.George's Ward. . 1879 WILL of JOHN SIBBALD WALKER; In the Surrogate Court of Co. of Wellington, In the goods of John Sibbald Walker, late of the Village of Erin, Co. Wellington I, Edward Walker of the City of Guelph in the County of Wellington, Moulder make oath & say that am the the party applying to be appointed administrator of the estate & effects of the said deceased & I am the eldest son. John S. Walker, deceased, died posses of letters of administration are to be granted of or about the value of $2,000. as I believe. Signed, Edward Walker, Guelph, 24 Dec 1879. . Surrogate Court. Petition of Edward Waker of the City of Guelph, Moulder. Humbly Sheweth that John Sibbald Walker, village of Erin, deceased 17 Dec, 1879. That the said deceased died leaving 6 children & 3 grandchildren who are children of George Walker, deceased. Also a widow is now confined as a lunatic in the Asylum at Toronto & the Petitioner is the eldest son of the said John Sibbald Walker, deceased. That he is possessed of $2,000. to the best of your petitioner's knowledge. The petitioner prays that he may be granted administration of the personal estate. Signed, Edward Walker, 24 Dec, 1879. . Surrogate Court in the goods of John Sibbald Walker, Blacksmith, deceased. I Edward Walker of the City of Guelph, moulder, the JSW, Blacksmith, died 17 Dec 1879 leaving his widow Jane Thomson Walker & 6 children & 3 grandchildren who are children of George Walker, deceased. Died Intestate. That I am the oldest said of the said deceased. That Jane Thomson Walker his widow of the said deceased & also my mother, is now & for a number of years has been confined as a lunatic in the Asylum at Toronto. I will faithfully administer the personal estate. Signed, Edward Walker, City of Guelph, 24 Dec.,1879. . 1901 Apr 13 Census, Guelph Walker, Edward, b 5 Apr 1841, 60y, Congreg., Moulder 11 mo., $600. Margaret A Walker, wife, age 54, b. 17 Jul 1855, landed 1850. .1905 Aug 15 - Died While Visit Son, Edward Walker, of Guelph, Ont. Succumbed to Typhoid Malaria Edward Walker, a prominent resident of Guelph, Ont. died at Harper hospital early yesterday morning of typhoid malaria after a week's illness. Just a week ago Mr. Walker came to Detroit with his wife to visit his son, Edward R Work. of Craig, Wright & Was, 25 North Grand Blvd. E. He was ill when he arrived & the next day he was taken to the hospital. Mr. Walker was 65 years old. He was at one time interested in large iron foundry in Guelph, but retired several years ago He was a prominent Mason & Oddfellow. Besides his widow & son, Edward, he leaves 2 other sons, Wm. J Walker of Columbus, O. & Charles S Walker of Cleveland. The funeral will be held Wed. afternoon from the residence on the blvd. & interment will be in Woodlawn Cemetery. Photo of a balding man, white shirt with a bow tie., vest. Ref: Detroit Free Press Newspaper. - - -	WALKER, Edward R .3rd (I53)
3247	. 1846 Dec 8 - Land purchased on Main St. in Erin. John & Jane Walker were living in Hamilton/ Dundas up to 1846, thus their first 3 children were born in Hamilton, Ontario. WELLINGTON COUNTRY DIRECTORY . 1879 - Blacksmith in Orangeville, ON. . 1881 - Nacgubust St, George Street, Fergus. . 1891 Apr 25 Artemesia Twp., Grey Co. William Walker, Age 49, b 1842, Presbyterian, Farmer Jane, b. 1847, wife, dress maker; Mary, b. 1867, Wm. (Jr)., Obadia, b. 1877; Alice, b. 1880, Beatrice, b. 1883, Arthur, b.1888; Robert Walker, b. 1890. . 1879 Dec 22, William Walker resided at the Town of Orangeville, Co. Wellington, Blacksmith, make oath to say he is one of the executors on behalf of the intended administration of the estate & effects of John Sibbald Walker, in the annexed Bond ordered for the faithful administration of the personal estate & effects of the said deceased. That I am posses of the estate of the value of $1,000 all my debts being first paid. Signed, William Walker, Orangeville, 22nd Dec AD, 1879. . 1901 Apr 8, Artemesia, Grey Co., B Lot 31, Con 11 (Not too far from Flesherton). . Wm. Walker, b. 24 Feb 1844, Presbyterian, Blacksmith; Liza, 1847; Bla. Alice, 1880; M Beatrice 1883; E Arthur, 1887; Robert 1890 & Annie Walker, b 1892. . William Walker (SR). *ONE family, *FIVE people in one room house., 100 Acres. 1 house; 2 barns; Population 727. *Note: 7 Walkers as listed in this 1901 Census, 2 farms away William Walker Jr. also had an extra person in his his 1 room with 3 person - in other words, one of his brothers or sisters. - PJA 2010. * Ref: See Page 1 Artemesia, 66 S. Grey, Dist A, Sub-division 5, Line 28, for a second separate agricultural census. Page 5 for head count. . Eugenia Falls: Lots 26 & 27 is right near the Falls. In 1903 searches were made for Ekarenniondi ( Standing Rock), the defensive outpost of the whole Nation of Petuns (Tobacco First Huron Nations) that & been report by Father Charles Garner, Jesuit Missionary, before dispersal of 1649. [Standing Rock was later identified at Collingwood Scenic Caves.] The Falls were make an ideal positions for a Native stronghold Moreover, no one could positively affirm that Native remains had ever been discord in the neighborhood. Eugenia Falls must be some 60 feet in height, falling in one unbroken sheet into the pool beneath. . Flesherton A growing village near the centre of the Township of Artemisia, at the intersection of the "Toronto & Sydenham" & Durham & Collingwood Gravel Roads. The post office is still known by the original name "Artemisia." The village has a post office 3 stores, 2 taverns, several carpenters, a pump-maker, a blacksmith shop, a Sawmill, a carding & fulling mill, 2 churches, 2 resident clergymen, & a resident physician. It is 5 m. from Priceville, 37 m. from Orangeville, 30 miles to Owen Sound, & 30 miles to Collingwood Harbor. There is a very large traffic through the village, setting Eastward toward Collingwood. - - -	WALKER, William Henry .4th (I54)
3248	. 1846 May 23, Sat. Home District Assizes, spring: . 1846 May 23 Chief Justice Beverly Robinson, Queen VS James Larceney; Our: E F Whitthimore, Verdict Guilty, 5 years hard labour, . Queen Vs Oliver Badgero & Wm. Vanzant: larceny: Jury E F Whittemore, Verdict Guilty, Sentence & years hard labour in penitentiary. [Markham Gang: Murder &K Mayhem] . 1866 York Peel Directory: Whittemore, Mrs. Margaret (Wid E F) h. 78 Bay, Toronto. Whittemore F B, Clerk, Gas Co., H. 78 Bay. . 1871 Lovell's Cdn. Dominion Directory Consumers Gas Co., 19 Toronto St., Directors: F. F. Whittemore, clerk. . Francis enjoyed attending Jarvis St. Baptist Church, supported the YMCA & other good works. Every winter he gave a steroview exhibit to thousands. . 1874 - F B Whittemore, chief clerk is Toronto-born & has been in the employment of the since 1864. [W H Pearson Co., Toronto Water & Gas Light Co., since called Consumers' Gas. ] Ref: History of Toronto & County of York, Vol 1,1885. Witness at a wedding: 13302-77 Charles SYMONS, 23, laborer, London England, Toronto, s/o Charles SYMONS & Margaret THILSTON, married Margaret FARRELL, 23, Oakville, Toronto, d/o Edward FARRELL & Margaret COUGHLIN, witn: F. WHITTEMORE & Hannah FARRELL, both of Toronto, 13 Feb 1877 at St. Michaels Palace. The Globe, Toronto. . 1888 Jan 26 - Mountain Land of the Switzer A most enjoyable evening was spend Tuesday in the lecture room of the Jarvis St. Baptist church, which was crowded to its utmost capacity. A lecture was delivered by Rev Hugh Johnston on "Switzerland," illustrated with the aid of a powerful stereopticon by Mr. F F Whittemore. In addition, a choice musical programme was disposed of. As the general arrangements were supervised by Mr. Whittemore. . 1891 Sep 26, Sat. - YMCA COURSE OF ENTERTAINMENT Two illustrated lectures by the Rev H Johnston, DD & Rev D G Sutherland, DD, illustrated by Mr. F F Whittemore's stereopticon views. Members of the association are allowed privileges for securing reserved seats for this entire course at $1 each - nom members at $2. each seat. Note: YMCA is Young Men's Christian Association. . 1891 Dec 15 - YMCA Anniversary address next Monday evening at the YMCA. An evening in European Cities illustrated by Mr FR F Whittemore's beautiful views. . 1893 Apr 26 - Rev. Dr. Whithrow's Lecture, under the auspices of the Ladies' Aid society of the Metropolitan Church."Egypt & the Holy land." Dr. Withrow's lecture was illustrated with striking realism by the aid of stereoscope operated by Mr. Whittemore. . 1893 Oct 10 - YWC GUILD Rev Dr Withrow deliver his lecture on Egypt & Holy Land, ... was beautifully illustrated by Mr Whittemore with his stereoscopic views & was very much enjoyed by the large number who were present. . 1893 Dec 13 - There will be a fine exhibition of World's Fair pictures by Mr F B Whittemore in Association Hall Next Friday evening. . 1895 Feb 15 - Mission Work in India in Assoc. Hall cast a flood light on the great work which is being carried on there in the spread of Christianity & the difficulties which are met with in the propagation of religious truth. The lime-light views, which belonged to Mr. F F Whittemore, were of a most interesting character. . 1895 Jun 7 -Spending summer at Lorne Park are Mr J McMaster & family, E Burke, W Watson, Mr. f B Whittemore & family. Ref: Toronto Star Newspaper. . 1895 Jul 27 - The Temple at Grimsby Park, the annual camp meeting held in the open air ...The Stereopticon entertainment are given by Mr F B W of Toronto, to illustrate descriptive lectures upon various scenes of foreign travel. . 1895 Aug 21 Grimsby Park News - on Aug 20. Mr. FBW gave a stereopticon lecture on Ireland, enjoyed by all. . 1896 Apr 21 - On thus evening a public missionary meeting will be held in the Guild Hall, McGill St., when the Bishop of Toronto will be in the chair & some light views of the far north, Mackenzie River, will be shown by Mr. Whittemore. . 1896 Jul 2 - Mrs. Miller, of Dry harbor, Jamaica is visiting the family of F B whittemore, on Church St. Ref: Toronto Star. . 1896 Apr 26 - Rev. Dr Withrow, assisted by Mr. Whittemore gave an illustrated talk on "The Home & Walks of Christ". . 1897 Feb 12 - Erskine Presbyterian church on Tues. next, Subject being Scotland. A fine collection of views of the "auld land' will be presented by Mr FBW. . 1897 Mar 2 -Rev. W G Wallace will repeat his lecture on Scotland in the school room of Old St. Andre's Church, illustrations by MR FBW. ...also as above, Under the auspices of the YWCA of Elm St., by FBW. . 1897 Apr 14 - Views of Toronto, A gathering of the Aldermen in the Council Chamber witness & exhibition of stereopticon views by Mr FBW. The affair was got up by Ald. Lamb for the purpose of enabling Council to inspect the view of Toronto which it intended to send to England in response to a request of the Commission of Canada. The programme was materially lengthened by a number of excellent views which Mr. Whittemore threw on the canvas in addition. . 1897 May 1 - Sunday School of Bonar Congregation ...lecture on Canada illustrated by 130 views by Mr. BFW. . 1897 Nov 16 - Rambles in London, tonight, Masonic Hall, Parkdale, a stereopticon entertainment & descriptive lecture, views by MR. FBW. . 1898 Feb 5 - Lecture on Palestine at Westminister Presbyterian Church Bloor St. Tues., Feb 8, 8 p.m. The lecture will be illustrated with magnificent stereopticon views by Mr. Frank Whittemore. . 1898 Apr 1 - Upper Canada College course, "Canada from the Atlantic to the Pacific. The set of stereopticon views furnished by Mr. Whittemore is said to be the best yet obtained. . 1898 Aug 28 - Mr. & Mrs. L H Whittemore, Mr. Lawrence & Aubrey Whittemore of Chicago, who have been staying at Dr. Oldright's summer residence, Jackson's Point, return to Chicago next week. . 1898 Apr 18 - 'Halifax to the Kondike' lecture YWC Guild, McGill St., illustrated by limelight pictures exhibited by Mr. WBW. * "The Indian, his haunts, homes & journeyings among them by canoe & dog train, by Rev. Young, missionary to the Northwest Indians, at Jarvis St. Baptist Sunday School. Illustrated by stereopticon views by HP Whittemore. As there is no person in Canada better acquainted with this subject about Indians, a large attendance is looked for. . 1898 Dec 7 - Rev. Cody lectured before Guild of Holy Trinity Church on his trip up the Line. illustrated with stereopticon views by FBW. Ref: Toronto Evening Star. . 1899 May 3 - Travels Through Palestine, illustrated by the latest limelight views by Mr. FBW. At the close of the lecture Mr. Whittemore cast upon the canvas a number of the most recent views of the Philippines, the seat of the present war troubles. . 1899 May 17 - 47 Anniversary of Elm St. S.S. Dr. Lloyd lectured on Eternal city Rome, stereopticon vows by Mr. Whittemore. Ref: Toronto Evening Star. . 1900 May 17 - Mr. F. B. Whittemore, the late cashier of the Consumers' Gas Company left an estate of $3,005, chiefly in life insurance. - - -	WHITTEMORE, Francis Bending FRANK .1 (I493)
3249	. 1849 Jun 24 - Elisha Vanzant, age 22/1827, of Markham Twp., published marriage banns. Adelaide Breuls, age 21 /1828, of Markham Twp., Ontario Wit: John Vanzant & Julius Bruels [her brother]. Ref: District Marriage Registers, Home District, Ontario. . 1866 Uxbridge Twp., Ontario Co., [now Durham Co.] Vanzant, A., Con 5, Lot 9 Freehold Vanzant, Elijah, Con 1, Lot 9 Freehold Vanzant, G, Con 2, Lot 1 freehold Vanzant, Hy, Lot 4, Con 1 freehold Vanzant, John, Lot 1, Lot 14 freehold Vanzant, Josiah, Con 2, Lot 9 Freehold. Ref: Mitchell Gazette & Directory. - - -	VANZANT, Elisha ELIJAH (I1468)
3250	. 1850 Directory of Inhabitants of York County, Chingucousy Twp., Lot 5, Con 4, John Hamilton. Note: By this entry, I suggest that land was registered under John's name by his father, James Hamilton, who was an agent for the Canada Land Company. Recorded for further research. - PJA 2012. . 1885 Union Publishing Co. Farmers Directory: Nassagewya Twp.: Hamilton, James, Tentant, C7, L4 & Hamilton, Wm. Tentant Con 7, L3. . 1855 CHINGUACOUSY TWP., HALTON CO., ONTARIO. . TAX COLLECTORS ROLLS : Hamilton, James (Jr.), Con 4 E, Lot 4, 5, 2 & 1, No 267 Hamilton, John, Con 4 E, Lot 5, No 139 Hamilton, Richard, Con 4 E, Lot 4, 5, 2 & 1, No 267. . 1861 Agricultural Census Chingoucousy Twp., Peel Co., Ontario. John Hamilton, Con 4, Lot 5, 100 Acres, 80 cultivated, 63 A. in 1860, Orchard/Garden 1 A., Woods 20 A., Farm value $6500. Fall Wheat 76A /1 bushel, Spring Wheat 20A/6000 bu., Barley, Rye nil, Peas, Oats, Potatoes, Turnips, Hops 12 Acres. [This census is somewhat blurry.] . * William was enumerated in 1861 at two locations. . 1866 Toronto Peel Directory: Hamilton, Richard - Con 4 East, Lot 4, freeholder, Chinguacousy Twp. [now Bramalea, ON., & Hamilton, James - Con 4, Lot 1, Chingucousy Twp.; Hamilton, John - Con 4, Lot 5; also Hamilton, John - Con 6, Lot 25 house. Chinguacousy Twp. (ie. Caledon, Ontario). RESEARCH NOTES FOR SORTING OUT IDENTITY: . Census 1881 John Hamilton, 1827 Ireland, & Nancy Hamilton, 1837 Ont. = (same as Waite), 1891, (1881 nine children), 1901, 1911: Esquesing Lot 4, Con 4 Noah Hamilton b 1873 Aug 7, Ont. Irish decent & wife Alice Hamilton b Feb 1887, Ont. L4 C4 Esquesing, Milton P.O. . Census 1891 Esquesing Twp., Halton: John Hamilton, age 62, b1829 (Ballybay, Monaghan) Ireland, Free church/ Presbyterian, farmer; wife: (Alice Agnes) WAITES Hamilton ( from Milton, ON), 54y, b 1837 Ont., son Noah Hamilton, age 25, 1866 Ont, Julie, age 21 1870 Ont., John Hamilton Jr. 15 b1876 Ont., Esther E Hamilton, 10y b 1881 Ont. - . - . 1873 Directory of County Peel, Chinguacousy - East of Hurontario St. John Hamilton, Lot 20, Con 5 Richard Hamilton, Lot 13, Con 6. . 1877 Peel Co. Atlas Chinguacousy Twp. ... 1826 hastened the growth of population in the county, but by the end of the troubled thirties the rate of growth had noticeably slowed & in 2 townships Caledon & Toronto - one the most remote & the other with the highest levels of absentee ownership - it had come virtually to a standstill. No census data are available for the years between 1842 - 1852. Re: Travellers: families, land & social change in mid Victoria Peel County, by David Paul Ganan, 1981. . 1912 BIOGRAPHY.2 James Hamilton, the father of Alexander, was born in County Tyrone, near Strabane, Ireland & came to Canada in 1828. Shortly after immigrating he was married to Rebecca Lawrence. In Ireland he had been engaged in linen weaving, but immediately on coming to Canada took up farming & later went into the real estate business. He was successful in both these ventures & 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. At his death there was nothing left for his wife & family of 7 children, all of whom were under age. . The 6 adults, including John Hamilton, had a family photo taken circa 1895-1905 in Acton, Ontario. They must all have traveled to the photographer's studio in Acton, Ontario, to be together for this gathering. - P J Ahlberg. . Obituary of Brother Richard Lawrence Hamilton, died. 2 Feb 1909, Erin, Ontario: His youngest brother predeceased him by only 9 months [=May 1908] & those who survive are Alexander of Bangor, James of Grand Rapids, Mrs. Warner of Fairville, Mrs. McCutcheon of Grand Rapids & Miss Rebeckah Hamilton, Fairville, all in Michigan. Ontario Land Registry Abstract: Halton Co., Esquesing Book 12, p46: Lot 4, Con 4, W & E Half . 1856 Nov 9, John Hamilton & Wife, to Corp. County Halton, Lot 4 Works .1869 Mar 17, Bargain&Sale, Wm & Eliz. Fleming, to John Hamilton & wife, 200 Acres . 1869 Mortgage, John Hamilton & Wife, To Eliz Fleming. 220A . 1877 Feb 3, Discharge Mortgage. Wm & Eliz Fleming, to John Hamilton, 200A . 1896 Oct 28, Probate of Will, John Hamilton, to His executors Isaiah, Joshua H, & Noah Hamilton upon trust, $100, 200A Lot 4 & other land to be sold, . 1889 Jan 12, Release, Margaret Jane Hamilton, spinster, to Noah Hamilton, $100, 200 A undivided Sarah Hamilton & Claim in Lot & 4 other land . 1889 Jan 16, Ruth Hamilton Hannagan, wife of L. Hannagan & John Hamilton, student, to Isaiah, Joshua H & Noah Hamilton, $200 & other land . 1896 Oct 28, Probate of WILL, John Hamilton, to Hos Exors Isaiah Joshua H & Noah Hamilton upon trust, 200 acres Lot 4 & other land to be sold; . 1899 Jany 12, Release, Margaret Jane Hamilton, spinster, to Noah Hamilton, $100. 200 Acres undivided share & claim of every kind in Lot 4 & ohter land. . 1889 Jan16, Release, Julia Hamilton, Spinster, Isaiah Hamilton, Exors of Will of John Hamilton, deceased, to Noah Hamilton, $800, Lot 4 subj to existing Mort & which is to be deducted from consideration. . 1889 Feb 14, Gen. Letters Probate: Noah Hamilton, to his wife Alice Hamilton, 200 Acres Lot 4; . 1953 Mar 2, By Law Agree &k Lease: Alice Hamilton, to Limited Suburban Gas Co., $1, Lot 4, 200 A. . 1960 Aug 4, Alice Agnes Hamilton*, charge on Lot 4 . 1962 Aug 7, Certificate: Treasurer of Ontario, to Estate Alice Agnes Hamilton, Lot 4. . 1977 Oct 31, Cert., Ont. Minister of Revenue, Estate of Noah Hamilton. (Note: Alice Agnes Hamilton, Widow, d. Jan 6 1962, Esquesing.) . Flamborough East Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario: with mother Rebecca Hamilton & siblings. William was one of 3 'Family member not present'. - - -	HAMILTON, William JOHN .1 (I591)