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Sylvia Russ¹

• Father*: Wilson Russ¹ b. c 1770, d. 1851
• Mother*: Electa Marsh¹ b. 1772, d. 10 Jul 1857

• Birth*: 1796; Toland Co., Connecticut, U.S.A.; Date 1796 & location Toland Co., Conn., USA per GEDCOM of Polly Barnes, Apr 6 2009. per GEDCOM of Ila Miller, Sept. 30, 2004.¹
• Marriage*: circa 1811; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Polly Barnes, Apr 6 2009. per GEDCOM of Ila Miller, Sept. 30, 2004.; Principal=John Hubbell¹
• Death*: 19 February 1851; Whitby Twp., Myrtle, Durham Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Polly Barnes, Apr 6 2009. per GEDCOM of Ila Miller, Sept. 30, 2004.¹
• Burial*: 21 February 1851; Hubbell Cemetery, Whitby Twp., Ontario Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Polly Barnes, Apr 6 2009.¹

• Married Name: circa 1811; Hubbell¹

Wilson Russ¹

• Father*: Jonathan Russ¹ b. c 1745
• Mother*: ? ? b. c 1745

• Birth*: circa 1770; per GEDCOM of Jay T. Randall, Apr 6 2009. per GEDCOM of Ila Miller, Sept. 30, 2004.¹
• Marriage*: before 1790; U.S.A.; per GEDCOM of Polly Barnes, Apr 6 2009. per GEDCOM of Ila Miller, Sept. 30, 2004.; Principal=Electa Marsh¹
• Death*: 1851; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Electa is in Whitby with Randal Marsh in the 1851 Census - and her daughter Abigail, widow of David Hubble. per GEDCOM of Jay T. Randall, Apr 6 2009. per GEDCOM of Ila Miller, Sept. 30, 2004.^1,2

• Census: 1809; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1809 Census & Assessment: Wilson Russ; no land
• Census: 1810; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1810 Census & Assessment: Wilson Russ; no land
• Census: 1811; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1811 Census & Assessment: Wilson Russ; no land
• Census: 1813; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1813 Census & Assessment: Wilson Russ; 46 acres uncult., 4 acres cult.
• Census: 1820; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1820 Census: Wilson Russ; 1 male 16-60; 1 female 16-60; Total 2
• Census: 1820; Conc 1 Lot 21, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1820 Census & Assessment: Wilson Russ; Conc 1, Lot 21 S, 40 acres uncult., 10 acres cult. & Conc 3, Lot 28, 30 acres uncult.
• Census: 1821; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1821 Census: Wilson Russ; 1 male 16-60; 1 female 16-60; Total 2
• Census: 1822; Conc 1 Lot 21, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1822 Census & Assessment: Wilson Russ; Conc 1, Lot 21 S, 40 acres uncult., 10 acres cult.
• Census: 1822; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1822 Census: Wilson Russ; 1 male over 16; 1 female over 16; Total 2
• Census: 1823; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1823 Census: Wilson Russ; 1 male over 16; 1 female over 16; Total 2
• Census*: 1825; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1825 Census: Wilson Russ; 1 male over 16; 1 female over 16; Total 2
• Census: 1825; Conc 1 Lot 21, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1825 Census & Assessment: Wilson Russ; Conc 1, Lot 21 S, 35 acres uncult., 15 acres cult.
• Census: 1826; Conc 1 Lot 21, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1826 Census & Assessment: Wilson Russ; Conc 1, Lot 21 S, 35 acres uncult., 15 acres cult.; 1 male over 16; 1 female over16; Total 2
• Census: 1830; Conc 1 Lot 21, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1830 Census & Assessment: Wilson Russ; Conc 1, Lot 21 S, 35 acres uncult., 15 acres cult.; 1 male over 16; 1 female over16; Total 2
• Census: 1850; Conc 7 Lot 2, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1850 Census: Wilson Russ; Conc 7, Lot 2, occ., non-prop.; Total Persons 2

Electa Marsh¹

• Birth*: 1772; U.S.A.; Date 1772 & location USA per 1851 Census. per GEDCOM of Polly Barnes, Apr 6 2009. per GEDCOM of Ila Miller, Sept. 30, 2004.^1,2
• Marriage*: before 1790; U.S.A.; per GEDCOM of Polly Barnes, Apr 6 2009. per GEDCOM of Ila Miller, Sept. 30, 2004.; Principal=Wilson Russ¹
• Death*: 10 July 1857; Whitby Twp., Myrtle, Durham Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Polly Barnes, Apr 6 2009. per GEDCOM of Ila Miller, Sept. 30, 2004.¹
• Burial*: 12 July 1857; Hubbell Cemetery, Whitby Twp., Ontario Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Polly Barnes, Apr 6 2009.¹

• Married Name: before 1795; Russ¹
• Census*: 1852; Whitby, Ontario Co., Ontario; Age 79 at 1851 Census: see Randal Marsh
  per "Age 81 at 1851 Census: Marsh, Randal, 81, b. USA, Bapt., farmer, married; Lydia, 79, b. USA, Bapt., married; Hubbil, 52, b. USA, Bapt., widow; Rus, Lecta, 79, b. USA, Meth., widow (1851 Census: Whitby, Ontario Co., pg. 322 of 342, line 26 - ancestry.com)"
  Note: This Randal Marsh might likely be Electa's brother??? Are they kids of Jacob??²

Seth Hubbell¹

• Birth*: September 1735; Fairfield Co., Connecticut, U.S.A.; per GEDCOM of Ila Miller, Sept. 30, 2004.¹
• Marriage*: 28 December 1758; Salem, Westchester Co., New York, U.S.A.; per GEDCOM of Ila Miller, Sept. 30, 2004.; Principal=Jane Rockwell¹
• Death*: circa 1790; Saratoga Co., New York, U.S.A.; per GEDCOM of Ila Miller, Sept. 30, 2004.¹

Jane Rockwell¹

• Birth*: 13 September 1735; Ridgefield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, U.S.A.¹
• Marriage*: 28 December 1758; Salem, Westchester Co., New York, U.S.A.; per GEDCOM of Ila Miller, Sept. 30, 2004.; Principal=Seth Hubbell¹
• Death*: before 1788¹

• Married Name: 28 December 1758; Hubbell¹

? ?¹

• Birth*: circa 1760; per GEDCOM of Ila Miller, Sept. 30, 2004.¹
• Marriage*: before 1778; per GEDCOM of Ila Miller, Sept. 30, 2004.; Principal=? Fish¹
• Marriage*: after 1780; per GEDCOM of Ila Miller, Sept. 30, 2004.; Principal=Nehemiah Justus Hubbell¹

• Married Name: before 1778; Fish¹
• Married Name: after 1780; Hubbell¹

? Fish¹

• Birth*: circa 1750; per GEDCOM of Ila Miller, Sept. 30, 2004.¹
• Marriage*: before 1778; per GEDCOM of Ila Miller, Sept. 30, 2004.; Principal=? ?¹

Rhoda Whitney^1,2

• Father*: John Whitney² b. 1745
• Mother*: Rebecca Moorehouse² b. 1745

• Birth*: 20 April 1769; South Salem, Westchester Co., New York, U.S.A.; per GEDCOM of Polly Barnes, Apr 6 2009. per GEDCOM of Ila Miller, Sept. 30, 2004.²
• Marriage*: circa 1784; New York, U.S.A.; per GEDCOM of Ila Miller, Sept. 30, 2004.; Principal=Nehemiah Justus Hubbell²

• Married Name: circa 1784; Hubbell²

David Hubbell¹

• Father*: Nehemiah Justus Hubbell¹ b. 9 May 1760, d. c 1840
• Mother*: Hepeziah Benedict Hepsibah¹ b. c 1760, d. c 1812

• Birth*: August 1796; New York, U.S.A.; per GEDCOM of Polly Barnes, Apr 6 2009. per GEDCOM of Ila Miller, Sept. 30, 2004.¹
• Marriage*: 1816; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Polly Barnes, Apr 6 2009. per GEDCOM of Ila Miller, Sept. 30, 2004.; Principal=Abigail Russ¹
• Death*: 19 June 1849; Whitby Twp., Ontario Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Polly Barnes, Apr 6 2009. per GEDCOM of Ila Miller, Sept. 30, 2004.¹
• Burial*: 21 June 1849; Hubbell Cemetery, Whitby Twp., Ontario Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Polly Barnes, Apr 6 2009.

Abigail Russ¹

• Father*: Wilson Russ b. c 1770, d. 1851
• Mother*: Electa Marsh b. 1772, d. 10 Jul 1857

• Birth*: 5 June 1799; U.S.A.; Date 1799 & location USA per 1851 Census. Date Jun 5 1799 & location USA per GEDCOM of Polly Barnes, Apr 6 2009. per GEDCOM of Ila Miller, Sept. 30, 2004.^1,2
• Marriage*: 1816; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Polly Barnes, Apr 6 2009. per GEDCOM of Ila Miller, Sept. 30, 2004.; Principal=David Hubbell¹
• Death*: 21 February 1894; Whitby Twp., Myrtle, Durham Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Polly Barnes, Apr 6 2009. per GEDCOM of Ila Miller, Sept. 30, 2004.¹
• Burial*: 23 February 1894; Hubbell Cemetery, Whitby Twp., Ontario Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Polly Barnes, Apr 6 2009.¹

• Married Name: 1816; Hubbell¹
• Census*: 1852; Whitby, Ontario Co., Ontario; Age 52 at 1851 Census: see Randal Marsh
  per "Age 81 at 1851 Census: Marsh, Randal, 81, b. USA, Bapt., farmer, married; Lydia, 79, b. USA, Bapt., married; Hubbil, 52, b. USA, Bapt., widow; Rus, Lecta, 79, b. USA, Meth., widow (1851 Census: Whitby, Ontario Co., pg. 322 of 342, line 26 - ancestry.com)"
  Note: This Randal Marsh might likely be Electa's brother??? Are they kids of Jacob?? Abigail would certanly be Electa's daughter who married David Hubble who died young.²

Rebecca ?^1,2,3,4

• Birth*: 19 May 1802; Upper Canada^2,3,4

Ira Hodges¹

• Father*: Sanders Hodges² b. 5 Oct 1767, d. 1816
• Mother*: Joanna "Jane" Knapp² b. 1775, d. 27 Apr 1854

• Birth*: 1801; U.S.A.; Date 1801 & location US per 1851 Census. Date 1804 per GEDCOM of Charles Bitterli, Sept. 30, 2004.
  Note re Cramahe Census Records: Sanders Hodges is there in Cramahe starting with the 1807 Census. There is only 1 male under 16 in that record - assuming that is Schuyler, what does that say re Ira?? There are 4 males under 16 in the 1810 census which may cover Ira. Need other proof. Shuyler (theoretically a brother) named one son Ira.^1,2
• Marriage*: 1828; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1828 per GEDCOM of Charles Bitterli, Sept. 30, 2004. per 1851 Census.; Principal=Sarah Spafford^1,2
• Death*: 13 October 1866; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date Oct 13 1866 per GEDCOM of Charles Bitterli, Sept. 30, 2004.²

• Note*: 27 August 1814; Hodges Inn, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "On 27 August 1814 Major Rogers wrote to a Lieut. Col. Peters at Hodges Inn, Cramahe, 'A detachment of York Militia are on their way from York with 79 prisoners. I am ordered to get ready a guard of at least 30 men to relieve them and request you will furnish me with the men, as soon as possible to be at the Court House tomorrow evening.'" from Homesteads, by Margaret McBurney & Mary Byers, pg 161
  Note: Or course, the Hodges Inn referred to here in 1814 was not related to this Ira Hodges who would be 13 at the time. Who was it and where was it??? His father?? Same place, in Brighton? Near Presqu'ile where we know they kept prisoners? Hmmm.....³
• Note: 1816; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Sanders Hodges died in 1816 or thereabouts; census for next years mentioned his widow.⁴
• Residence: 22 May 1832; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "Marriage*: 22 May 1832; Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; "Proctor, Josiah, of Cramahe, yeoman, & Laura Waldron, of Percy, spr. b: Ira Hodges and Bildad Franklin, both of Cramahe,yeomen. 22 May 1832 at Murray." (Ontario Marriage Bodnds, 1803-1834, 1832 - Ontario Registers CD)" taken from www.treesbydan.com - Josiah Proctor.
• Residence*: 1835; York-Kingston Road, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "In Brighton two inns near the corner of Main and Ontario Street supplied travellers with different kinds of accommodation, food and drink. The first was Hodge's Tavern, a two-storey frame building at 156 Main Street. It was completed shortly after the road went through. Ira Hodges was not its first owner, but he was there by 1835 - his name appears in a list of innkeepers granted licenses in that year." from "Homesteads: Early buildings and families from Kingston to Toronto" by Margaret McBurley and Mary Byers, 1979, pg. 129³
• Residence: 25 July 1835; Village Lot 15, Conc 2 Lot 2, Cramahe Twp., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Records (BS ?S774) show that Josiah Proctor sold 1 1/3 acre to Ira Hodges. ITS Date: Jul 25 1835. Reg. Date: Jan 22 1840. (Land Registry Records, Abstract Index Book, Brighton Village, Lot 15, Conc 2, Lot 2, Cramahe Twp. - Northumberland County Archives, Cobourg Public Library)
  Note: Village Lot 15 is on the north side of Main Street, on the east side of Princess Street (today Princess St., by the YMCA/Health Centre). This is where Hodges Inn had been located for some time - mentioned during War of 1812-1814. Was this the same Ira Hodges or his son??⁵
• Census: 1839; Cramahe Twp., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1839 Census: Ira Hodges; 2 males under 16; 1 male over 16; 3 females under 16; 2 females over 16
• Residence: 1840; Conc 2 Lot 2, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; The Tobey Book, pg. 204, shows that in 1840 Ira Hodges purchased 1 1/3 acres of Lot 2, Conc 2 - same time as Isaac C. Proctor purchased S.E. angle of same.
  Note: Ira Hodges purchased the 1 1/3 acre at the south-west corner of lot 2 conc 2, Cramahe in 1835 according to land registry records. (Dan Buchanan, Jul 11 2023.)⁶
• Residence: 1847; 2 Ontario Street, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; "The Brighton Sentinel, in April 1853, mentioned that the Temperance Hotel was owned by B. M. Bettes. The white frame house at 2 Ontario Street, at the southwest corner of the intersection with Main Street, was built around 1840 for H. C. Bettes. In all liklihood he was related to the owner of the Temperance Hotel, but the connection is unknown. The house was sold to Ira Hodges in 1847 - probably the same year that he sond his won in to Turkington. Judling from the seven carriages that he kept for hire, Hodges maintained a livery business in his new location. It is believed locally that he also practised law in the office in the south part of the ground floor." from “Homesteads: Early buildings and families from Kingston to Toronto” by Margaret McBurley and Mary Byers, 1979, pg. 130-131³
• Census: 1848; Conc 2 Lot 2, Cramahe Twp., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1848 Census: Ira Hodges; Conc 2, Lot 2, occ., prop.; Inn Keeper
• Residence: 22 April 1849; Conc 2 Lot 11, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Records (BS D219) show that W. Sherwood & Isabella M. Sherwood sold 48 acres in the south half of lot 11, conc 2, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co. to Ira Hodges. ITS Date: Apr 22 1849. Reg. Date: Nov 22 1864. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Cramahe Twp., Book 003, pg. 002 of 259, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Sep 29 2021.)⁵
• Census: 1850; Conc 2 Lot 2, Cramahe Twp., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1850 Census: Ira Hodges; Conc 2, Lot 2, occ., prop.; Inn; Total Persons: 7
  Note: Brighton Township was created Jan 1 1852, from west part of Murray and east part of Cramahe.
• Residence: 1850; Main & Princess Streets, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; "- Hotel - referred to Hodges Tavern or Inn 1864, - 1850 - 1868 - 156 Main on the north east corner of Main and Princess - different managers/owners between Railroad and Factory." from "The History of Brighton Business 1816 to 2009" by Susan Brose, pg. 135⁷
• Note: 1 January 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Brighton Township was created Jan. 1, 1852, taking the west part of Murray and the East side of Cramahe, as well as Presqu'ile Point. (Dan Buchanan, Jul 9 2023)
• Census*: March 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 50 at 1851 Census: Hodges, Ira, 50, b. USA, EM, Inn Keeper, married; Sarah, 43, b. USA, EM, married; Oscar, 18, b. Cda., EM, Clerk; Almira, 23; Rebecca, 16; Charlotte, 14; Amaretta, 6¹
• Occupation*: March 1852; Hodges Inn, Main St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Occupation: Inn Keeper - per 1851 Census.¹
• Residence: March 1852; Conc 2 Lot 2, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Residence per 1851 Census: Conc 2, Lot 2, Brighton Twp., 1 /13 acre¹
• Residence: 1853; 156 Main Street, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; "May 1853 ... October - Ira R. Proctor & J. B. R. Deacon have opened a New Cheap Cash Store. This is located nealry opposite Ira Hodges Hotel." from "The History of Brighton Brusiness", by Susan Brose, pg. 251⁷
• Occupation: 1858; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; "Hodges, Ira, bailiff" Canada, City and area Directories, 1858, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, pg. 31 of 929, fourth line from top on left column of page on the right - ancestry.ca.⁸
• Census: April 1861; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 60 at 1861 Census: Hodges, Ira, 60, b. US, EM, Bailiff, married; Sarah, 51, b. US, EM, married; A. O.(m), 27, b. UC, EM, student, singler; Almira, 30, single; Sharlotte, 23; Amaretta, 16⁹

Sarah Spafford^1,2,3

• Father*: Smalley Spafford³ b. 15 Oct 1773, d. 22 Jan 1845
• Mother*: Rebecca Proctor³ b. 26 Jan 1786, d. 1 Feb 1853

• Birth*: 22 February 1808; Richmond, Crittenden Co., Vermont, U.S.A.; Location Richmond per 1810 Census - see Smaller Spafford. Date Feb 22 1808 per GEDCOM of Charles Bitterli, Sept. 30, 2004. Date 1809 & location USA per 1871 Census. Date 1808 & location US per 1851 Census. Date Nov 22 1808 & location Richmond, Crittenden Co., Vermont per family tree of Christopher Warren on ancestry.ca, March 17 2020.^2,3,4,5,6
• Marriage*: 1828; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1828 per GEDCOM of Charles Bitterli, Sept. 30, 2004. per 1851 Census.; Principal=Ira Hodges^2,3
• Death*: 27 October 1874; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Oct 27 1874 & location Brighton per GEDCOM of Charles Bitterli, Sept. 30, 2004.³

• Married Name: 1828; Hodges²
• Census*: March 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 43 at 1851 Census: see Ira Hodges²
• Census: April 1861; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 51 at 1861 Census: see Ira Hodges⁷
• Census: April 1871; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 62 at 1871 Census: see A. Oscar Hodges (son)⁵
• Residence*: 28 July 1871; Village Lot 15, Main St. North, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Records (Grant B249) show that Albert O. Hodges, Almira J. Hodges, Charlotte Sanford, Isaac C. Sanford, Amaretia A. Gross, Albert Gross & Sarah Hodges (widow) sold "said lot 1 acres 1 rood 16 p.. "of Village Lot 15, Main Street North Side, Village of Brighton, Northumberland Co. to Rebeca A. Weller (widow). ITS Date: Jul 28 1871. Reg. Date: Jul 31 1871. (Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 004, pg. 331 of 399, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Apr 13 2023)⁸

Albert Oscar Hodges^1,2,3,4,5

• Father*: Ira Hodges² b. 1801, d. 13 Oct 1866
• Mother*: Sarah Spafford² b. 22 Feb 1808, d. 27 Oct 1874

• Birth*: 23 June 1834; Upper Canada; Date Jun 23 1834 per GEDCOM of Charles Bitterli, Sept. 30, 2004. Date 1833 per 1851 Census.^2,6
• Death*: 3 November 1874; "3484. Oscar, b.June 23, 1834; d. Nov 3, 1874." per Spafford Genealogy pg 295 of 521, ancestry.ca. Date Nov 3 1874 per GEDCOM of Charles Bitterli, Sept. 30, 2004.^6,7

• Census*: 1851; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 18 at 1851 Census: see Ira Hodges²
• Census: April 1861; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 27 at 1861 Census: see Ira Hodges⁴
• Census: April 1871; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 35 at 1871 Census: Hodges, A. O.(m), 35, b. Ont., Eng., CE, Bailiff, single; Sarah, 62, b. USA, Eng., EM, widow; Almira J., 38, b. Ont., Eng., EM, single (1871 Census: Brighton Village, pg. 25, line 6)³
• Residence*: 28 July 1871; Village Lot 15, Main St. North, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Records (Grant B249) show that Albert O. Hodges, Almira J. Hodges, Charlotte Sanford, Isaac C. Sanford, Amaretia A. Gross, Albert Gross & Sarah Hodges (widow) sold "said lot 1 acres 1 rood 16 p.. "of Village Lot 15, Main Street North Side, Village of Brighton, Northumberland Co. to Rebecca A. Weller (widow). ITS Date: Jul 28 1871. Reg. Date: Jul 31 1871. (Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 004, pg. 331 of 399, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Apr 13 2023)⁵

Almira Jane Hodges^1,2,3,4

• Father*: Ira Hodges² b. 1801, d. 13 Oct 1866
• Mother*: Sarah Spafford² b. 22 Feb 1808, d. 27 Oct 1874

• Birth*: 9 March 1829; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1827 & location Brighton per Death Reg'n. Date Mar 9 1829 per GEDCOM of Charles Bitterli, Sept. 30, 2004. Date 1828 per 1851 Census.
  Note: Brighton Village was created in 1831.^2,5,4
• Marriage*: 22 February 1876; Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Feb 22 1876 & location Northumberland Co. per family tree of dlkitterman on ancestry.ca, May 14 2017. Not married per 1871 Census. Marriage to Almira Hodges per GEDCOM of Charles Bitterli, Sept. 30, 2004. Sarah Hodges per an IGI Record??; Principal=Wilson Conger Stapleton^5,6,3,7
• Death*: 16 July 1877; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#010322: Name: Almira Jane Stapleton; Date: Jul 16 1877; Age: 50; Res. & Born: Brighton Village; Cause: inflammation of lungs; Phys. & Inf.: N. B. H. Dean, M.D, Brighton; Reg'd.: Jul 24 1877; Reg'r.: A. K. Lockwood (Ontario Death Registration, #010322-1887, ancestry.com)⁸

• Census*: 1851; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 23 at 1851 Census: see Ira Hodges²
• Census: April 1861; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 30 at 1861 Census: see Ira Hodges⁹
• Census: April 1871; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 38 at 1871 Census: see A. Oscar Hodges (brother)³
• Residence*: 28 July 1871; Village Lot 15, Main St. North, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Records (Grant B249) show that Albert O. Hodges, Almira J. Hodges, Charlotte Sanford, Isaac C. Sanford, Amaretia A. Gross, Albert Gross & Sarah Hodges (widow) sold "said lot 1 acres 1 rood 16 p.. "of Village Lot 15, Main Street North Side, Village of Brighton, Northumberland Co. to Rebeca A. Weller (widow). ITS Date: Jul 28 1871. Reg. Date: Jul 31 1871. (Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 004, pg. 331 of 399, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Apr 13 2023)¹⁰
• Married Name: 22 February 1876; Stapleton⁵

Charlotte Hodges^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7}

• Father*: Ira Hodges² b. 1801, d. 13 Oct 1866
• Mother*: Sarah Spafford² b. 22 Feb 1808, d. 27 Oct 1874

• Birth*: 27 May 1838; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1838 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1841 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1837 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date 1838 & location Cda. per marriage register. Date May 27 1838 per GEDCOM of Charles Bitterli, Sept. 30, 2004.
  "3486. Charlotte, b. Mary 27, 1838; m. 1863, Chamberlain Sanford; res. Brighton, Ontario; a daughter, Addie, b.1864; d. 1882." per Spafford Genealogy pg 295 of 521, ancestry.ca.^2,8,5,4,7,9
• Marriage*: 26 October 1863; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Marriage Register: Groom: Chamberlain Sanford; Age: 26; Res.: Brighton Twp.; Born: Cda.; Parents: William & Adelaide Sanford; Bride: Charlotte Holly; Age: 25; Res.: Brighton Twp.; Born: Cda.; Parents: Ira & Sarah; Place: Northumberland Co.; Ref.: 1030061 (Countyt Marriage Registers 1858-1869, ancestry.ca) Date Oct 26 1863 & location Northumberland Co. per family tree of bahodge on ancestry.ca, May 14 2017. per GEDCOM of Charles Bitterli, Sept. 30, 2004.; Principal=Isaac Chamberlain Sanford^8,3,7
• Death*: 1882; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "3486. Charlotte, b. Mary 27, 1838; m. 1863, Chamberlain Sanford; res. Brighton, Ontario; a daughter, Addie, b.1864; d. 1882." per Spafford Genealogy pg 295 of 521, ancestry.ca.⁹

• Census*: 1851; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 14 at 1851 Census: see Ira Hodges²
• Census: April 1861; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 23 at 1861 Census: see Ira Hodges⁶
• Residence*: 26 October 1863; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Residence Brighton Twp. per marriage register.⁷
• Married Name: 26 October 1863; Sanford⁸
• Census: April 1871; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 30 at 1871 Census: see Issac C. Sanford⁵
• Residence: 28 July 1871; Village Lot 15, Main St. North, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Records (Grant B249) show that Albert O. Hodges, Almira J. Hodges, Charlotte Sanford, Isaac C. Sanford, Amaretia A. Gross, Albert Gross & Sarah Hodges (widow) sold "said lot 1 acres 1 rood 16 p.. "of Village Lot 15, Main Street North Side, Village of Brighton, Northumberland Co. to Rebeca A. Weller (widow). ITS Date: Jul 28 1871. Reg. Date: Jul 31 1871. (Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 004, pg. 331 of 399, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Apr 13 2023)¹⁰
• Census: April 1881; Brighton, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 43 at 1881 Census: see Isaac C. Sanford⁴

Amaretta Amelia Hodges^1,2,3

• Father*: Ira Hodges² b. 1801, d. 13 Oct 1866
• Mother*: Sarah Spafford² b. 22 Feb 1808, d. 27 Oct 1874

• Birth*: 30 May 1846; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date May 30 1846 per GEDCOM of Charles Bitterli, Sept. 30, 2004. Date 1845 per 1851 Census. Age 32 years at death in 1877.^2,4,5
• Marriage*: after 1866; Smithfield, Northumberland Co., Canada West; per GEDCOM of Charles Bitterli, Sept. 30, 2004. Location Smithfield per GEDCOM of Cheryl Kemp Taber, Feb 7 2011.; Principal=Albert Gross⁴
• Death*: 19 June 1877; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date June 19 1877 per Burial. Date Jun 19 1877 & location Brighton per family tree of bahodge on ancestry.ca, May 14 2017.^5,3
• Burial*: 21 June 1877; Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) Amaretta Hodges; Wife Of; A. Gross; Died; July 19, 1877; Aged; 32 Years (Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Sep 26, 2004)⁵

• Census*: 1851; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 6 at 1851 Census: see Ira Hodges²
• Census: April 1861; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 16 at 1861 Census: see Ira Hodges⁶
• Married Name: after 1866; Gross⁴
• Residence*: 28 July 1871; Village Lot 15, Main St. North, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Records (Grant B249) show that Albert O. Hodges, Almira J. Hodges, Charlotte Sanford, Isaac C. Sanford, Amaretia A. Gross, Albert Gross & Sarah Hodges (widow) sold "said lot 1 acres 1 rood 16 p.. "of Village Lot 15, Main Street North Side, Village of Brighton, Northumberland Co. to Rebeca A. Weller (widow). ITS Date: Jul 28 1871. Reg. Date: Jul 31 1871. (Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 004, pg. 331 of 399, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Apr 13 2023)⁷

Smalley Spafford¹

• Father*: Jonathan Spofford¹ b. 1744, d. 24 Apr 1823
• Mother*: Christian Jewell¹ b. c 1740

• Birth*: 15 October 1773; Lebanon, New London Co., Connecticut, U.S.A.; Date 1773 per Memorial. Location Vermont per GEDCOM of Don & Jeanne Ross, Oct. 5, 2004. Date Oct 15 1773 per GEDCOM of Charles Bitterli, Sept. 30, 2004. per GEDCOM of Don & Jeane Ross, Sept. 30, 2004. Date Oct 15 1773 & location Lebanon, New London Co., Connecticut per family tree of Christopher Warren on ancestry.ca, March 17 2020.^1,2,3,4
• Marriage*: 1805; Vermont, U.S.A.; Date 1805 & location Vermont per family tree of Christopher Warren on ancestry.ca, March 17 2020. per GEDCOM of Don & Jeane Ross, Sept. 30, 2004.; Principal=Rebecca Proctor^1,4
• Death*: 22 January 1845; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date Jan 22 1845 per Memorial. Date Jan 20 1845 per GEDCOM of Charles Bitterli, Sept. 30, 2004.^1,3
• Burial*: 24 January 1845; Woods Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Memorial: (See Exhibit) In; Memory of; Smalley Spafford; Who Died; Jan. 22, 1845; Aged; 72 Years (Woods Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., Jul 6 2009)³

• Census*: 1810; Richmond, Crittenden Co., Vermont, U.S.A.; 1810 Census: Smalley Spafford: 1 male 0 to 10; 1 male 26 to 45; 2 females 0 to 10; 1 female 16 to 26 (ancestry.com)⁵
• Residence*: 8 January 1841; Conc 2 Lot 11, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Records (BS 7193) show that Smalley Spafford sold 48 acres in the south half of lot 11, conc 2, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co. to Josiah Spafford. ITS Date: Jan 8 1841. Reg. Date: Mar 4 1844. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Cramahe Twp., Book 003, pg. 002 of 259, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Sep 29 2021.)⁶

Rebecca Proctor¹

• Father*: Josiah Proctor Jr. b. 1757, d. 1850
• Mother*: Susanna Chamberlain b. 3 Jul 1765, d. a 1840

• Birth*: 26 January 1786; Richmond, Crittenden Co., Vermont, U.S.A; Date 1786 per Memorial. Location Vermont per pg. 626 from "Pioneer Life on the bay of Quinte", Oct 6, 2004. Date 1786 & location CT per GEDCOM of Charles Bitterli, Sept. 30, 2004. per GEDCOM of Don & Jeanne Ross, Sept. 30, 2004. Date 1784 & location USA per 1851 Census. Date Jan 26 1785 & location Richmond, Crittenden Co., Vermont per family tree of Christopher Warren on ancestry.ca, March 17 2020.^1,2,3,4,5
• Marriage*: 1805; Vermont, U.S.A.; Date 1805 & location Vermont per family tree of Christopher Warren on ancestry.ca, March 17 2020. per GEDCOM of Don & Jeane Ross, Sept. 30, 2004.; Principal=Smalley Spafford^1,5
• Death*: 1 February 1853; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date Feb 1 1853 per Memorial. Date Feb 1 1853 per GEDCOM of Charles Bitterli, Sept. 30, 2004.^1,4
• Burial*: 3 February 1853; Woods Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Memorial: (See Exhibit) In Memory of; Rebecca; Wife of; Smalley Spafford; Who Died; Feb. 1, 1853; Aged; 67 Years (Woods Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., Jul 6 2009)⁴

• Census: 1800; Waterbury, Crittenden Co., Vermont, U.S.A.; 1800 Census: 1 female 10 to 16 (see Josiah Proctor)³
• Married Name: 1805; Spafford¹
• Census*: 1851; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 67 at 1851 Census: see Theodore Spafford (son-in-law)²

Wilson Conger Stapleton^1,2,3,4

• Father*: John Wesley Stapleton⁵ b. c 1800
• Mother*: Jemima Pierson⁵ b. c 1800

• Birth*: 8 May 1830; Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Date 1829 & location Hillier Twp. per Death Reg'n. Date May 1830 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date May 8 1830 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. per GEDCOM of Charles Bitterli, Sept. 30, 2004.^2,6,7,8
• Marriage*: 22 February 1876; Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Feb 22 1876 & location Northumberland Co. per family tree of dlkitterman on ancestry.ca, May 14 2017. Not married per 1871 Census. Marriage to Almira Hodges per GEDCOM of Charles Bitterli, Sept. 30, 2004. Sarah Hodges per an IGI Record??; Principal=Almira Jane Hodges^2,5,9,10
• Marriage*: 30 April 1878; Percy Twp., Warkworth, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#007311: Groom: Wilson C. Stapleton; Age: 24; Res.: Brighton; Born: Prince Edward Co.; Status: widower; Occ.: plasterer; Parents: John & Jemima Stapleton; Bride: Marion Sutherland; Age: 32; Res.: Brighton Twp.; Born: Sutherlandshire, Scotland; Status: spinster; Parents: Alexander & Margaret Sutherland; Wit.: John Ross, Brighton & Emma Ross, Seymour; Date: Apr 30 1878; Place: Warkworth; Rel.: C. M. & Pres.; Performed by: Rev. Donald Sutherland (Ontario Marriage Registration, #007311-1878, ancestry.com); Principal=Marion Sutherland^6,11
• Death*: 7 September 1913; Addison St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#023783: Name: Wilson Conger Stapleton; Date: Sep 7 1913; Age: 84 yrs.; Res.: Addison St., Brighton; Born: Hillier Twp.; Status: married; Occ.: mason; Parents: John Wesley Stapleton & Mima Pierson; Cause: heart failure; Phys.: R. J. Wade; Inf.: J. W. Stapleton, Brighton (Ontario Death Registration, #023783-1913, ancestry.com)¹²

• Residence*: 18 June 1878; Conc 9 Lot 3, Brighton Twp., Lot 9, Codrington, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (J2159 Grant) show that James Sutherland sold 1/4 acre in Village Lot 9, N. of Allison St. to Wilson C. Stapleton for $325. Wilson C. Stapleton was the husband of James' sister Marion Sutherland.¹³
• Residence: 18 June 1878; Conc 9 Lot 3, Brighton Twp., Lot 9, Codrington, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (J2160 Grant) show that Wilson C. Stapleton sold 1/4 acre in Village Lot 9, N. of Allison St. to John Ames. for $325. Wilson C. Stapleton was the husband of James Sutherland's' sister Marion. John Ames was the youngest son of the James Ames family of Mount Olivet.¹³
• Census: April 1881; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 48 at 1881 Census: Stapleton, Wilson, 48, b. Ont., Irish, Pres., Stone Mason, married; Merrion, 33, b. Scotland, Scot., Pres., married; Margaret J., 2, b. Ont., Irish, Pres. (familysearch.org)¹⁴
• Census*: April 1901; Brandon, Brandon Dist., Manitoba; Age 70 at 1901 Census: see Margaret A. Pettit (sister)⁶
• Census: 1911; 64 Main St., Wellington, Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 81 at 1911 Census: see Margaret A. (Stapleton) Pettit (sister)⁸