Person Page - 1215

George William Bleecker^1,2,3

• Father*: Gilbert Bleecker² b. 9 May 1799, d. 26 Dec 1850
• Mother*: Mary Ann Walker² b. 1800

• Birth*: 27 April 1824; Upper Canda; Date Apr 27 1824 per email from Andrew Way, Feb 24, 2006. per GEDCOM of Don & Jeanne Ross, June 28, 2004.^2,3
• Marriage*: after 1847; per GEDCOM of Don & Jeanne Ross, June 28, 2004.; Principal=Sarah Maria Johns²
• Death*: 17 June 1895; Marmora Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Date Jun 17 1895 & location Marmora per email from Andrew Way, Feb 24, 2006.³

Sarah Maria Johns^1,2,3

• Father*: Bartholemew Carley Johns b. 15 May 1808, d. 8 May 1859
• Mother*: Annabelle Jane Chisholm b. 23 Jun 1814, d. 2 Nov 1902

• Birth*: 8 April 1839; Hastings Co., Ontario; Date Apr 8 1839 per email from Andrew Way, Feb 24, 2006. per GEDCOM of Don & Jeanne Ross, June 28, 2004.^2,3
• Marriage*: after 1847; per GEDCOM of Don & Jeanne Ross, June 28, 2004.; Principal=George William Bleecker²
• Death*: 17 February 1929; Toronto, Ontario; Date Feb 17 1929 & location Toronto per email from Andrew Way, Feb 24, 2006.³

• Married Name: after 1847; Bleecker²

Charles W. Bleecker¹

• Father*: Gilbert Bleecker¹ b. 9 May 1799, d. 26 Dec 1850
• Mother*: Mary Ann Walker¹ b. 1800

• Birth*: circa 1826; Belleville, Hastings Co., Upper Canada; per GEDCOM of Don & Jeanne Ross, June 28, 2004.¹
• Marriage*: 26 February 1861; Hastings Co., Canada West; per GEDCOM of Don & Jeanne Ross, June 28, 2004.; Principal=Charlotte J. Davis¹
• Death*: 1862; per GEDCOM of Don & Jeanne Ross, June 28, 2004.¹

Charlotte J. Davis¹

• Birth*: 12 March 1831; Ontario; per GEDCOM of Don & Jeanne Ross, June 28, 2004.¹
• Marriage*: 26 February 1861; Hastings Co., Canada West; per GEDCOM of Don & Jeanne Ross, June 28, 2004.; Principal=Charles W. Bleecker¹

• Married Name: 26 February 1861; Bleecker¹

Caroline Bleecker¹

• Father*: Gilbert Bleecker¹ b. 9 May 1799, d. 26 Dec 1850
• Mother*: Mary Ann Walker¹ b. 1800

• Birth*: circa 1827; Belleville, Hastings Co., Upper Canada; per GEDCOM of Don & Jeanne Ross, June 28, 2004.¹
• Marriage*: after 1847; Upper Canada; per GEDCOM of Don & Jeanne Ross, June 28, 2004.; Principal=Alfred Pitts¹

• Married Name: after 1847; Pitts¹

Alfred Pitts¹

• Birth*: circa 1827; per GEDCOM of Don & Jeanne Ross, June 28, 2004.¹
• Marriage*: after 1847; Upper Canada; per GEDCOM of Don & Jeanne Ross, June 28, 2004.; Principal=Caroline Bleecker¹

Jane Ann Bleecker¹

• Father*: Gilbert Bleecker¹ b. 9 May 1799, d. 26 Dec 1850
• Mother*: Mary Ann Walker¹ b. 1800

• Birth*: 1 April 1831; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Upper Canada; per GEDCOM of Don & Jeanne Ross, June 28, 2004.¹
• Marriage*: 1853; Canada West; per GEDCOM of Don & Jeanne Ross, June 28, 2004.; Principal=George McAulay Ketcheson¹

• Married Name: 1853; Ketcheson¹

George McAulay Ketcheson^1,2,3

• Father*: William Ketcheson b. 25 Sep 1782, d. 30 Jun 1874
• Mother*: Nancy Ann Roblin b. 16 Dec 1784, d. 1 Aug 1872

• Birth*: 18 November 1825; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Upper Canada; Date Nov 18 1825 & locaiton Sidney Twp. per family tree of LucyTimbers on ancestry.ca, Feb 3 2021. per GEDCOM of Don & Jeanne Ross, June 28, 2004.^2,3
• Marriage*: 1853; Canada West; per GEDCOM of Don & Jeanne Ross, June 28, 2004.; Principal=Jane Ann Bleecker²
• Death*: 26 April 1907; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Date Apr 26 1907 & location Sidney Twp. per family tree of LucyTimbers on ancestry.ca, Feb 3 2021. per GEDCOM of Don & Jeanne Ross (djross@pastconnections.com) March 8 2014.^2,3

Mary E. Bleecker¹

• Father*: Gilbert Bleecker¹ b. 9 May 1799, d. 26 Dec 1850
• Mother*: Mary Ann Walker¹ b. 1800

• Birth*: circa 1835; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Upper Canada; per GEDCOM of Don & Jeanne Ross, June 28, 2004.¹

Nancy E. Bleecker¹

• Father*: Gilbert Bleecker¹ b. 9 May 1799, d. 26 Dec 1850
• Mother*: Mary Ann Walker¹ b. 1800

• Birth*: 1832; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Upper Canada; Date 1832 & locatin CW per 1851 Census. per GEDCOM of Don & Jeanne Ross, June 28, 2004.^1,2

• Census*: 1852; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Canada West; Age 19 at 1851 Census: see William Ripson (husband of Jane Bleecker)²

John Richard Bleecker^1,2

• Father*: John Bleecker³ b. b 1735, d. a 1767
• Mother*: Sarah Powers³ b. b 1742, d. 19 Oct 1800

• Birth*: 4 October 1763; Albany, Albany Co., New York, U.S.A.; Date 1766 per 1806 Census. Date 1756 & locaiton Albany, NY per GEDCOM of d.coombs@shaw.ca, Jun 1 2014. per GEDCOM of Don & Jeanne Ross, June 28, 2004. Date Oct 4 1763 & locaiton Albanay, NY per family tree of rhetherington129 on ancestry.ca, Aug 11 2022.^2,4
• Marriage*: 7 October 1788; Fredericksburgh Twp., Mecklenburgh Dist., Province of Quebec; "To this cabin John Bleecker will bring Catherine Walden Meyers, daughter of Captain John Meyers and Polly Cruger. They have been married on October 7th., 1786, after a few meetings, in the tiny Church of England at Cataraqui, and the two families with their mutual background are pleased with the union." from "Hans Waltimeyer" page 238.
  "John was married by Rev Langhorn to Catherine Meyers, daughter of Capt John Walden Meyers on 7 Oct 1788 in Fredericksburgh." from "Overview of John Bleecker" by Randy Saylor (https://sites.rootsweb.com/~saylormowbray/bleecker.html?_gl=1*10cos0h*_ga*MTM2OTMxODYxNS4xNjM1ODgwODE4*_ga_4QT8FMEX30*MTY1NDg3NTg2MS45My4xLjE2NTQ4NzY5MDAuMA..)
  ".. Catherine W., m. John Bleecker of Sidney 7 Oct 1788. " per Loyalist List - John Walden Meyers.; Principal=Catharina Walden Meyers^5,6
• Marriage*: 1793; Kingston, Frontenac Co., Upper Canada; Date 1793 & location Kingston per GEDCOM of d.coombs@shaw.ca, Jun 1 2014. "When Catherine died, John eloped with her sister Mary. ... The couple settled down in Port Trent and when John died, at the age of forty-fivce, his widow took over the ferry." from "Homesteads: Early buildings and families from Kingston to Toronto" by Margaret McBurney and Mary Byers, 1979, pg. 123
  " ... Mary W., m. John Bleecker of Sidney. ... " from Loyalist List - John Walden Meyers.; Principal=Maria Walden "Mary" Meyers^5,3,2
• Death*: 1807; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Upper Canada; Date 1807 & location Hastigns Co. per GEDCOM of d.coombs@shaw.ca, Jun 1 2014. per GEDCOM of Don & Jeanne Ross, June 28, 2004. Date 1807 & location Sidney Twp. per family tree of rhetherington129 on ancestry.ca, Aug 11 2022.^2,4

• Note: circa 1773; New York, U.S.A.; "John and Lucretia Bleecker, first children of Sarah Powers would have been raised with their step father, Colin McKenzie." from Randy Saylor's page re Colin McKenzie (https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~saylormowbray/genealogy/mckenzie.html)⁷
• Note*: 1781; U.S.A.; " ... Bleecker had joined Jessup's Rangers as a young man of fifteen ... " from "Homesteads: Early buildings and families from Kingston to Toronto" by Margaret McBurney and Mary Byers, 1979, pg. 122³
• Residence: August 1786; Lot 93, Ameliasburgh Twp., 7th Town, Province of Quebec; "Born (it is believed) in the year 1768, John Bleecker is now only 18 years of age. His brief military life is already behind him. His name is included on the “provision list” at Cataraqui, and having begun as a squatter in the area, he now applies for and receives Lot 93, Ameliasburg Township, consisting of 267 acres, more or less, and situated on the south shore of the extreme end of the Bay Kentie. Just across on the north shore is the entrance to the River Quintio or Trent, and his land lies close to the eastern and inner end of the Carrying Place Portage. He has perceived the advantage of locating on the Carrying Place, a fact which has been apparent to him, as he has watched the natives passing through, when he has been working with the surveying party. With great interest he has observed them in fair numbers using this route in their quiet movements in and out of the inland waters of the Bay. They always seem to be journeying in a pattern driven by the lure of the hunt, the harvesting of wild rice or the procuring of various foods from the land such as maple sugar and other wild foods. Bands of them or single families drift down the Trent and the Sagonaskokan from the far-distant lake country. The possibility of bartering with these Indians in the fur trade is a business venture that could be very fruitful. John R. Bleecker builds a cabin in which to live on his new holdings, now, in the summer months of 1786 and begins to bring up the type of trading supplies from King's Town that the Indians will welcome — blankets, tools of any sort such as axes and spears, guns, cooking pots, et cetera — all the useful articles that these stone-age aborigines do not possess, not yet having been in contact with other traders at the western end of the Bay." from "Hans Waltimeyer" page 237.⁶
• Residence: August 1786; Murray Twp., Province of Quebec; "A second cabin " to be used as a small trading post is also being built. This little habitation and business is located a few yards back of the Carrying Place Landing, and is at the extreme southeast corner of the future Northumberland County, where it will meet the north-west corner of Prince Edward County." from "Hans Waltimeyer" page 237.⁶
• Residence: October 1786; Bay of Quinte, Province of Quebec; "John Bleecker has shown Captain Meyers the far westward location on the map of the area where he has worked as assistant- surveyor. Meyers is even more intrigued as he has passed through all these lands and waterways when exploring for the Governor." from "Hans Waltimeyer" page 238.⁶
• Residence*: 25 March 1788; Ameliasburgh Twp., The Carrying Place, Mecklenburgh Dist., Provionce of Quebec; "Before that, travellers had to cross the river by a ferry. For many years it was operated by "Squire" John Bleecker, son-in-law of Belleville's John Walden Meyers, and one of the many Loyalists who achieved legendary (even if sometimes mythical) status. Bleecker had joined Jessup's Rangers as a youth of fifteen, and later had settled near Kingston with his family. After marrying Catherine Meyers, he had first located at Carrying Place, working as an Indian agent and fur trader. ... One thing is certain, that Bleecker was living in the area at a very early date. A letter from Kingston, dated 25 March 1788 and addressed to him at the "Head of Bay Kinty ... " from "Homesteads: Early buildings and families from Kingston to Toronto" by Margaret McBurney and Mary Byers, 1979, pg. 122³
• Residence: 9 July 1792; Murray Twp., Port Trent, Home Dist., Upper Canada; "From Meyer's Creek ... the Governor's entourage proceeds onwards to Port Trent where Squire John Bleecker, Henry Ripson and a collection of other settlers have gathered." page 304 of "Hans Waltimeyer, by Jane Bennett Goddard, 1980.⁶
• Census*: 1804; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1804 Census: 2 males 16 - 60; 3 males under 16; 3 females (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.)⁸
• Census: after 1806; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1806 Census: John Bleaker, Esq., 40; Wife, 31; George, 15; Tobias, 8; Cahterine, 4; Jenney, 2; Henry, 2/4? (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.)⁸
• Residence: 18 March 1816; Conc 5 Lot 25, Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B.S. ?54) show that John Richard Bleeker sold 100 acres of the east half of lot 25, conc 5, Sidney Twp. to Amos Caverly. ITS Date: Mar 18 1816. Reg'n. Date: Mar 24 1816. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Hastings Co., Sidney Twp., Book 378, Pg. 089 of 325, Conc 5, Lot 25, image copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Aug 15 2022)⁹

John R. Bleecker^1,2,3,4

• Father*: John Richard Bleecker² b. 4 Oct 1763, d. 1807
• Mother*: Catharina Walden Meyers b. 18 Mar 1767, d. 1797

• Birth*: 17 July 1789; Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; Date 1787 & location Ameliasburgh Twp. per Death Reg'n. - age 87 at death Nov 25 1874. Date 1788 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date Jul 17 1789 & location Marysburgh per GEDCOM of BooJee Stone, Mar 5, 2005. per GEDCOM of Don & Jeanne Ross, June 28, 2004.^2,4,3
• Marriage*: 8 June 1812; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; per GEDCOM of BooJee Stone, Mar 5, 2005. per GEDCOM of Don & Jeanne Ross, June 28, 2004.; Principal=Elizabeth Conner Richards²
• Death*: 25 November 1874; Trenton, Hastings Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#001713: Name: John R. Bleecker; Date: Nov 25 1874; Age: 87; Occ.: Gentleman; Born: Ameliasburgh, Prince Edward Co.; Cause: old age, 9 mo.; Inf.: Elizabeth Bleecker, Trenton; Reg'd.: Dec. 1874; Reg'r.: Jerh. Simmons (Ontario Death Registration, #001713-1874, ancestry.com) Date 1874 per GEDCOM of Don & Jeanne Ross, June 28, 2004.^2,5

• Census*: 1814; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1814 Census: Jno Bleeker; 1 male over 16; 1 male under 16; 1 female over 16; 1 female under 16
• Census: 1817; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1817 Census: John R. Blaker; 1 male over 16; 2 males under 16; 1 female over 16; 1 female under 16; Total 5
• Census: 1818; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1818 Census: John R. Blaker; 1 male over 16; 2 males under 16; 1 female over 16; 1 female under 16; Total 5
• Census: 1820; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1820 Census: John R. Blaker; 1 male over 16; 2 males under 16; 1 female over 16; 3 female under 16; Total 7
• Census: 1821; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1821 Census: John R. Blaker; 1 male over 16; 3 males under 16; 1 female over 16; 3 female under 16; Total 8
• Census: 1822; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1822 Census: John R. Blaker; 2 males over 16; 3 males under 16; 1 female over 16; 3 female under 16
• Census: 1823; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1823 Census: John R. Blaker; 1 males over 16; 3 males under 16; 1 female over 16; 3 female under 16
• Census: 1825; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1825 Census: John R. Blaker; 4 males under 16; 3 females under 16; 1 male over 16; 1 female over 16; 9
• Census: 1852; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 63 at 1851 Census: Bleeker, John, 63, b. Cda., CE, Tanner & Carrier, married; Elizabeth C., 57, b. Cda., CE, married; Henry, 26, b. Cda., CE, farmer, single; Bryant, Joseph, 23, b. Cda., CE, showmaker, single; Bleeker, Thos. H., 18; Persons, Aaron, 21, b. Cda., CE, farmer, single (1851 Census: Murray Twp., pg. 37 of 172, line 12 - ancestry.com)⁴

Elizabeth Conner Richards^1,2

• Father*: John R. Richards² b. c 1763, d. 26 Dec 1860
• Mother*: Jane Howard² b. c 1772, d. 31 Oct 1812

• Birth*: 14 October 1795; St. Ann's Island, Upper Canada; Date 1794 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date Oct 14 1795 & locaiton St. Ann's Island per GEDCOM of BooJee Stone, Mar 5, 2005. per GEDCOM of Don & Jeanne Ross, June 28, 2004.^2,3
• Marriage*: 8 June 1812; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; per GEDCOM of BooJee Stone, Mar 5, 2005. per GEDCOM of Don & Jeanne Ross, June 28, 2004.; Principal=John R. Bleecker²

• Married Name: 8 June 1812; Bleecker²
• Census*: 1852; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 57 at 1851 Census: see John Bleeker³

George Bleecker^1,2

• Father*: John Richard Bleecker² b. 4 Oct 1763, d. 1807
• Mother*: Catharina Walden Meyers b. 18 Mar 1767, d. 1797

• Birth*: 1791; Hastings Co., Upper Canada; Date 1791 per 1806 Census. per GEDCOM of Don & Jeanne Ross, June 28, 2004. per GEDCOM of Glen E. Carter, July 9, 2010.²
• Marriage*: before 1817; Upper Canada; per GEDCOM of Glen E. Carter, July 9, 2010. per GEDCOM of Don & Jeanne Ross, June 28, 2004.; Principal=Elsie Richards²
• Death*: 16 June 1867; Trenton, Hastings Co., Canada West; Date June 16 1867 & location Trenton per family tree of MarkASnider1982 on ancestry.ca, June 10 2022.³

• Census: 1806; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1806 Census: George Bleeker, 15 - see John R. Bleeker
• Census*: 1817; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1817 Census: George Blaker; 1 male over 16; 1 female over 16; 1 female under 16; Total 3
• Census: 1818; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1818 Census: George Blaker; 1 male over 16; 1 female over 16; 2 female under 16
• Residence*: circa 1840; Thurlow Twp., Belleville, Hastings Co., Upper Canada; "Two buildings remain in Belleville that are directly associated with the Meyers family. The first is a house built by George Bleecker, a son of John Walden Meyers' daughter Catharine and her husband "Squire" John Bleecker. ... It was the first home of George and his wife, Elsie Ritchie." from "Homesteads: Early buildings and families from Kingston to Toronto" by Margaret McBurney and Mary Byers, 1979, pg. 104⁴

Elsie Richards^1,2

• Father*: John R. Richards b. c 1763, d. 26 Dec 1860
• Mother*: Jane Howard b. c 1772, d. 31 Oct 1812

• Birth*: circa 1796; Upper Canada; per GEDCOM of Don & Jeanne Ross, June 28, 2004. Date c 1788 & location Amherst Island, L & A - per GEDCOM of Glen E. Carter, July 9, 2010.²
• Marriage*: before 1817; Upper Canada; per GEDCOM of Glen E. Carter, July 9, 2010. per GEDCOM of Don & Jeanne Ross, June 28, 2004.; Principal=George Bleecker²

• Married Name: before 1817; Bleecker²

Annie Wessels¹

• Father*: Stephen Wessels¹ b. 1792, d. c 1831
• Mother*: Susanna Hartt¹ b. 1798

• Birth*: October 1814; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date Oct 1814 & location Wooler per family tree of Hardy_Heather on ancestry.ca, March 31 2021. per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, June 28, 2004.^1,2
• Marriage*: 1840; Upper Canada; Date 1840 per family tree of Hardy_Heather on ancestry.ca, March 31 2021. per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, June 28, 2004.; Principal=Isaac Allen Tripp^1,2
• Death*: 24 April 1912; Haliburton Co., Ontario; Date Apr 24 1912 & location Haliburton Co. per family tree of Hardy_Heather on ancestry.ca, March 31 2021. per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, June 28, 2004.^1,2

• Married Name: 1840; Tripp¹

Isaac Allen Tripp¹

• Father*: Richard Tripp b. 17 Mar 1788, d. 30 Oct 1858
• Mother*: Mary Jane Demille b. 6 May 1789, d. 13 May 1867

• Birth*: 5 October 1816; Sophiasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; Date Oct 5 1816 & location Sophiasburgh per GEDCOM of Craig (craiger395@hotmail.com) Nov 16 2013. Date Nov 26 1810 per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, June 28, 2004.¹
• Marriage*: circa 1834; Upper Canada; Principal=Nancy Murray²
• Marriage*: 1840; Upper Canada; Date 1840 per family tree of Hardy_Heather on ancestry.ca, March 31 2021. per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, June 28, 2004.; Principal=Annie Wessels^1,2
• Death*: 5 January 1892; Farraday Twp., Bancroft, Hastings Co.; per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, June 28, 2004. Date Jan 5 1892 & location Bancroft per GEDCOM of Craig (craiger395@hotmail.com) Nov 16 2013.¹

Harriet Wessels¹

• Father*: Stephen Wessels¹ b. 1792, d. c 1831
• Mother*: Susanna Hartt¹ b. 1798

• Birth*: 1818; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, June 28, 2004.¹
• Death*: before 1880; per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, June 28, 2004.¹

Stephen Wessels¹

• Father*: Stephen Wessels¹ b. 1792, d. c 1831
• Mother*: Susanna Hartt¹ b. 1798

• Birth*: 11 January 1819; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, June 28, 2004.¹
• Marriage*: 24 December 1839; Ontario; per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, June 28, 2004.; Principal=Mary Helen Healy¹
• Death*: 16 August 1905; per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, June 28, 2004.¹

• Census: 1841; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1841 Census: Stephen Wessels; 1 male over 16; 1 male under 16; 1 female over 16; 1 female under 16
• Census*: 1871; Lutterworth Twp., Victoria Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, June 28, 2004.¹

Mary Helen Healy¹

• Birth*: 1810; Ireland; per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, June 28, 2004.¹
• Marriage*: 24 December 1839; Ontario; per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, June 28, 2004.; Principal=Stephen Wessels¹
• Death*: 5 June 1895; per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, June 28, 2004.¹

• Married Name: 24 December 1839; Wessels¹