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- . Date of Birth Estimates:
Parents married about 1786 in New Brunswick, at Miramichi. 1797 Town of York Minutes Census: Two female children (= Elizabeth, then Margaret Lawrence. Possibly brother John Lawrence is older than them).
Ref: UC Land Petition 1819, if 21y, she was born 1798.
Married 1813, if 18 years old she was born 1795.
Notes1: Why did relatives Wm. Lawrence & John Willson sign a marriage bond for her, & not her father Richard? Was Richard away with the War of 1812 duties then? - PJA.
. Elizabeth Lawrence & Elisha Tarbox founded Caledon East, first called Tarbox Corners in 1821.
UC Land Petition 1819, if 21y, she was born 1798.
. 1813 Apr. 3rd. This day were married by special license, William Osban
& Elizabeth Lawrence, both of the Township of York.
John Strachan, Minister.
This marriage was solemnized between us, William Osburn & Elizabeth Lawrence, in the presence of us, William Lawrence & John Willson.
Ref: Upper Canada Marriage Bond, Archives of Ontario, North York Public Library.
Notes1: Why did relatives Wm. Lawrence & John Willson sign a marriage bond for her, & not her father Richard? Was Richard away with the War of 1812 duties then? - PJA.
. Lawrence, Elizabeth married William Osborn, on 1813 APR 26, both York Twp.,
Witnesses: *William Lawrence & John Willson, By special license at St James Cathedral, Toronto.
Note2: *Witnesses to her wedding are likely Uncle William, UE & either her Grandfather or Uncle John Willson. - PJA.
. 1819 Oct 13 -Elizabeth Lawrence Osborn Tarbox appeared at York Court House, General Quarter Session on 1819 October 13 & is recognized by Magistrate Pergrine Maitland to be a daughter of Richard Lawrence who & maintained his locality during the late war.
Her husband 1.William Osborn, deceased, who did his duty in defense of the Province. Since the war. [1812-14] She has married Elisha Tarbox, Markham. She prays for 200 Acres of land. Elizabeth Tarbox, York.
. Elizabeth Tarbox, Residence Markham - Caledon, Lot 4, Con 6 ECR [east Credit River] on 1819 Oct 15
Over the years the village has had various names, the first one being Tarbox Corners, after its first settlers Elisha & Elizabeth Tarbox, who arrived in 1821. As the daughter of United Empire Loyalists, Mrs. Tarbox had been granted 200 acres of land on the Caledon-Albion town line, at the junction of County roads 7 (Airport Road) & 22 (Old Church Road), & about 25 kilometers northwest of Brampton. The address is now 4 Rocker Road. (at Airport Road) earliest settlers of Caledon came about 1821. At that time the township was covered with thick forest & swamp.
Ref: Settling the Hills, Caledon East, Caledon East Historical Society.
. 1851 Census Caledon East, Peel Co., Ontario: Elisha & Elizabeth Tarbox & John Osborn age 7, (Grandson of Elizabeth), 1 story log cabin.
. Land granted to Elizabeth Lawrence was Lot 4, Con 6 & Lot 14, Con 4 Toronto Twp. - at what is now the intersection of Airport Road & Walkers Line meet in Caledon East. They were the original settlers & the town was first named Tarbox Corners after Elisha & the village was later renamed Caledon East. In his will Elisha left some land to John Osborn, the grandson of his wife, Elizabeth Lawrence.
. The Tarbox, bearing a historical plaque may be found at 4 Rocker Rd, at Airport Rd. (which is the first line) Caledon East, Ontario.
1869 Caledon East - population 100.
. Elizabeth Tarbox Park, 37 Borland Cres., Caledon East
Early Caledon settler Elizabeth Tarbox was issued the west half of Lot 4, Concession 6 EHS, Caledon Township in 1819, receiving the formal Crown patent for the entire Lot 4 in 1821. Elizabeth & her husband, Elisha, sold the west half of the Lot to William Higginson in that same year. The Tarbox family remained on the east half of the lot, subdividing the portion of the property within the Caledon East village boundary into building lots. Caledon East was originally known as Tarbox Corners.
Ref: Heritage Caledon, 2014.6.3.
For further research:
. Wednesday, 11 March, 1812, by License, William Lawrence & Mary Holiday, both of the Township of York.
Witnesses, Colin Drummond & Elizabeth Lawrence
Note3: Verify identify of this Wm. & Mary Holiday - PJA & information on:
(More history in the printed Richard Lawrence, UE book in the North York Public Library, Toronto. PJA.) - - - [1]
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Est 1795 ± - Aft 1864