Huldah E. Spafford1,2,3

F, #36687, b. 13 March 1854, d. 1 December 1916
  • Birth*: 13 March 1854; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date Mar 13 1854 per IGI Record. Date 1853 per 1861 Census. Date 1854 & location Brighton per marriage reg'n. - William P. Dyer.2,4,5
  • Marriage*: 9 July 1884; Belleville, Hastings Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#004620: Groom: Wm. ?Prrindle? Dyer; Age: 30; Res.: Belleville; Born: Orono, Ont.; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Clergyman; Parents: James & Clarissa Dyer; Bride:Huldah Elizabeth Spafford; Age: 30; Res.: Belleville; Born: Brighton; Status; spinster; Parents: Theodore & Jeanette Spafford; Wit.: Robert Shanks & Jessie Spafford; Date: Jul 9 1884; Place: Belleville; Rel.: Meth.; Performed by: E.J. Badgley by license (Ontario Marriage Registration, #004620-1884, ancestry.ca) per CemSearch.; Principal=William P. Dyer6,7
  • Death*: 1 December 1916; 214 Western Ave., Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#007044: Name: Huldah Elizabeth Dyer; Date: Dec 1 1916; Age: 62y; Res.: 214 Western Ave., TO; Born: Cda.; Status: married; Parents: Theodore Spafford & Anna Webster; Burial: Bellevlle; Cause: lobar pneumonia, 8d- ; Phys.: Dr. Linscott; Inf.: A.W. Barlett, 1480 Queen St. W., TO; Reg'd.: Dec 2 1916 (Ontario Death Reg'n.#007044-1916, ancestry.ca) Date 1916 per CemSearch.
    "Dyer: At 214 Western Avenue, Toronto, on Friday night, December 1, 1916, Huldah Elizabeth, beloved wife of Rev. Dr. W. P. Dyer, late Principal of Albert College, Belleville, in her 63rd year." from pg. 029 of Newspaper Clippings, a collection donated by Shawnee Spencer to the Brighton Digital Archives, 2022.6,8,9
  • Burial*: 3 December 1916; Belleville Cemetery, Belleville, Hastings Co., Ontario; CemSearch: Name: Huldah Dyer; Maiden: Spafford; Born: 1854; Died:1916; Age: 62y; ID: HASY06SH504; Other names: Dyer, James H. (1856-1933), Dyer, Joey ( -1889), Dyer, Lulu Janette (1889-1966), Dyer, Nellie C. [Spafford] (1857-1932), Dyer, W.P. (1853-1921); Cemetery: Belleville Cemetery, Conc 1 Lot 32, Sidney Twp., Belleville, Hastings Co., Sec L Row 7 Plot 7; Note: Wife of W. P. Dyer, mother of Joey? (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=HASY06SH504%5E1) Date of death Dec 1 1916 & Burial location Belleville.6,10
  • Census*: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 8 at 1861 Census: see Theodore Spafford2
  • Census: April 1881; Belleville, Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 27 at 1881 Census: see Theodore Spafford3
  • Residence*: 9 July 1884; Belleville, Hastings Co., Ontario; Residence Belleville per marriage reg'n. - Wiliam P. Dyer.5
  • Married Name: 9 July 1884; Dyer6

Family: William P. Dyer b. 1853, d. 21 Mar 1921

  • Marriage*: 9 July 1884; Belleville, Hastings Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#004620: Groom: Wm. ?Prrindle? Dyer; Age: 30; Res.: Belleville; Born: Orono, Ont.; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Clergyman; Parents: James & Clarissa Dyer; Bride:Huldah Elizabeth Spafford; Age: 30; Res.: Belleville; Born: Brighton; Status; spinster; Parents: Theodore & Jeanette Spafford; Wit.: Robert Shanks & Jessie Spafford; Date: Jul 9 1884; Place: Belleville; Rel.: Meth.; Performed by: E.J. Badgley by license (Ontario Marriage Registration, #004620-1884, ancestry.ca) per CemSearch.; Principal=William P. Dyer6,7

Citations

  1. Huldah E. per 1881 Census.
  2. [S10] Unknown author, 1861 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  3. [S16] Unknown author, 1881 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  4. [S19] IGI Record, online unknown url.
  5. [S8] Unknown author, Ontario Archives, Record Type: Microfilm.
  6. [S39] Unknown name of person unknown record type, unknown repository, unknown repository address.
  7. [S8] Unknown author, Ontario Archives, Record Type: Microfilm, #004620-1884.
  8. [S12] Unknown author, Ontario Death Registrations, Record Type: microfilm, Name Of Person: Ontario Archives, #007044-1916.
  9. [S215] Shawnee Spencer, Clippings SS.
  10. [S12] Unknown author, Ontario Death Registrations, Record Type: microfilm, Name Of Person: Ontario Archives.

Theodore Josiah Spafford1,2,3,4,5,6,7

M, #36688, b. 11 November 1854, d. 26 July 1937
  • Birth*: 11 November 1854; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date Nov 11 1854 & location Murray Twp. per Death Reg'n. Date Nov 1855 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date 1854 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1855 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1855 & location Brighton per marriage reg'n. - Frankie Maud Empey. Date Nov 12 1855 per IGI Record.2,3,5,6,4,7
  • Marriage*: 11 June 1884; Trenton, Hastings Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#004217: Groom: Theodore J. Spafford; Age: 29; Res.: Belleville; Born: Brighton; Status: widower; Occ.: Merchant; Parents: Theodore & Jennett Spafford; Bride: Frankie Maud Empy; Age: 18; Res.: Carrying Place; Born: Trenton; Status: spinster; Parents: Jacob & Emma Empey; Wit.: Mrs. E. E. Howard & Miss M. Howard, Trenton; Date: Jun 11 1884; Rel.: Meth.; Performed by: Rev. E. E. Howard; Reg'r.: Jerh Simmons, Trenton (Ontario Marriage Registration, #004217-1884, ancestry.com); Principal=Frankie Maud Empey8
  • Marriage*: 11 June 1889; Belleville, Hastings Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#005186: Groom: Theodore Josiah Spafford; Age: 33; Res.: Belleville; Born: Brighton; Status: widower; Occ.: Merchant; Parents: Theodore J. & Janet Spafford; Bride: Jessie A. M. Carr; Age: 22; Res.: Belleville; Born: Adolphustown; Status: spinster; Parents: L. & M. Carr; Wit.: W. S. Roblin & Jessie Spafford; Date: Jun 11 1889; Place: Belleville; Rel.: Meth.; Performed by: J. J. Rae? (Ontario Marriage Registration, #005186-1889, ancestry.com); Principal=Jessie A. Melissa Carr9
  • Death*: 26 July 1937; Brighton Twp., Presqu'ile Point, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#026865: Name: Theodore Josiah Spafford; Date: Jul 26 1937; Age: 82y 8m 15d; Place: Summer Home at Presqu'ile Point, 21 days; Res.: 124 Sheldrake Blvd., Toronto; Born: Murray Twp., Nov 11 1854; Occ.: Res. for Glass Factory, 30 yrs. - retired 1926; Wife: Mrs. Theodore Spafford; Parents: Theordore Josiah Spafford, b. USA & Annie Jeanette Webster, b. ? ; Inf.: Mary Deans-Buchan, 124 Sheldrake Blvd., Toronto, daughter; Cause: myocarditis; Phys.: H. Clarke, Brighton; Reg'd.: Aug 1 1937; Burial: Belleville Cemetery, Jul 28 1937; Und.: T. C. Thompson, 288, Front St., Belleville (Ontario Death Registration, #026865-1937, ancestry.com)10
  • Burial*: 28 July 1937; Belleville Cemetery, Belleville, Hastings Co., Ontario; Per Death Reg'n.5
  • Census*: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 6 at 1861 Census: see Theodore Spafford2
  • Residence: 11 June 1884; Belleville, Hastings Co., Ontario; Residence per marriage reg'n. - Frankie Maud Empey.4
  • Residence*: 11 June 1889; Belleville, Hastings Co., Ontario; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Jessie A. M. (Carr) Spafford.
  • Census: April 1891; Belleville, Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 37 at 1891 Census: Spafford, T. J., 37, b. Ont., p.b. US & Ont., Meth., Manufacturer, married; Melissa, 24, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., married; Allen, 8; Mary J., 7/12 (1891 Census: Belleville, Hastings West, dist. 75, sub-dist. a, pg. 59, line 1 - ancestry.com)7
  • Residence: circa 1910; Brighton Twp., Presqu'ile Point, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "Spafford & Dyer: Theodore Spafford and his sister Hulda Dyer of Belleville were descendants of the early pioneer family of Smalley Spafford and Rebecca Proctor circa 1800. Theodore and Hulda had cottages built at Presqu'ile between 1905 and 1910. Their descendants George Deans-Buchan, Eliabeth Gordon and John McKenzie still own these cottages built by William Atkinson, who incidentally also built in 1884 Holy Angles Roman Catholic Church. Before these cottages were built, around 1900, Theodore Spafford, his wife Jessie, and daughter Marie boarded at R. Y. Leslie's cottage, where Mrs. Leslie provided meals and a place to pitch a tent. Marie Spafford Deans-Buchan recalled her grandfather, Tobias Carr of Belleville, coming to Presqu'ile by horse and buggy. it took him and his wife two days, with a stop overnight in Trenton!" from "Presqu'ile" by Bonnie Browne and Susan Brose, 1994, pg. 9411
  • Census: 1911; 66 Euclid St., Toronto West, York Co., Ontario; Age 55 at 1911 Census: Spafford, T. J.(m), 55, b. Ont. Nov 1855, Eng., Meth., traveller, married; Jessie, 44, b. Ont. Jan 1867, Scot., Meth., married; Marie, 20, b. Ont. Sep 1890, Eng., Meth., daughter, single (1911 Census: Toronto West, York Co., dist. 128, sub-dist. 1, Ward 5, pg. 16, line 1 - 66 Euclid St. - ancestry.com)6
  • Residence: before 26 July 1937; 124 Sheldrake Blvd., Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Residence 124 Sheldrake Blvd., Toronto per Death Reg'n.5

Family 1: Frankie Maud Empey b. 1866

  • Marriage*: 11 June 1884; Trenton, Hastings Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#004217: Groom: Theodore J. Spafford; Age: 29; Res.: Belleville; Born: Brighton; Status: widower; Occ.: Merchant; Parents: Theodore & Jennett Spafford; Bride: Frankie Maud Empy; Age: 18; Res.: Carrying Place; Born: Trenton; Status: spinster; Parents: Jacob & Emma Empey; Wit.: Mrs. E. E. Howard & Miss M. Howard, Trenton; Date: Jun 11 1884; Rel.: Meth.; Performed by: Rev. E. E. Howard; Reg'r.: Jerh Simmons, Trenton (Ontario Marriage Registration, #004217-1884, ancestry.com); Principal=Frankie Maud Empey8

Family 2: Jessie A. Melissa Carr b. Jan 1867

  • Marriage*: 11 June 1889; Belleville, Hastings Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#005186: Groom: Theodore Josiah Spafford; Age: 33; Res.: Belleville; Born: Brighton; Status: widower; Occ.: Merchant; Parents: Theodore J. & Janet Spafford; Bride: Jessie A. M. Carr; Age: 22; Res.: Belleville; Born: Adolphustown; Status: spinster; Parents: L. & M. Carr; Wit.: W. S. Roblin & Jessie Spafford; Date: Jun 11 1889; Place: Belleville; Rel.: Meth.; Performed by: J. J. Rae? (Ontario Marriage Registration, #005186-1889, ancestry.com); Principal=Jessie A. Melissa Carr9

Citations

  1. Theodore Josiah Spafford per marriage reg'n. & Death Reg'n. T. J. per 1891 & 1911 Census. Theodore J. per IGI Record.
  2. [S10] Unknown author, 1861 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  3. [S19] IGI Record, online unknown url.
  4. [S8] Unknown author, Ontario Archives, Record Type: Microfilm.
  5. [S12] Unknown author, Ontario Death Registrations, Record Type: microfilm, Name Of Person: Ontario Archives.
  6. [S60] Unknown author, 1911 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  7. [S6] Unknown author, 1891 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  8. [S8] Unknown author, Ontario Archives, Record Type: Microfilm, #004217-1884.
  9. [S8] Unknown author, Ontario Archives, Record Type: Microfilm, #005186-1889.
  10. [S12] Unknown author, Ontario Death Registrations, Record Type: microfilm, Name Of Person: Ontario Archives, #026865-1937.
  11. [S100] Unknown compiler, Presqu'ile.

Cornelia C. Spafford1,2,3,4

F, #36689, b. 5 December 1857
  • Birth*: 5 December 1857; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date Dec 5 1857 per IGI Record. Date 1857 per 1861 Census.2,4
  • Census*: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 4 at 1861 Census: see Theodore Spafford2
  • Census: April 1881; Belleville, Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 23 at 1881 Census: see Theodore Spafford3

Citations

  1. Nellie per 1881 Census. Cornelia per 1861 Census. Cornelia C. per IGI Record.
  2. [S10] Unknown author, 1861 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  3. [S16] Unknown author, 1881 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  4. [S19] IGI Record, online unknown url.

Josiah Spafford1

M, #36690, b. 13 December 1856
  • Birth*: 13 December 1856; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1857 & location Ont. per 1931 Census. Date Dec 13 1856 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1856 & location Northumberland per 1861 Census. Date March 1856 per 1911 Census.1,2,3,4
  • Marriage*: after 1892; Ontario; Not marriage per 1891 Census. per GEDCOM of Sharon Garland, Aug 23, 2005.; Principal=Martha E. "Mattie" Carr5,6
  • Census*: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 5 at 1861 Census: see Jacob Spafford1
  • Census: April 1871; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 15 at 1871 Census: see John Honey (husband of a cousin)7
  • Census: April 1901; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 44 at 1901 Census: Spafford, Josiah, 44, b. Ont. Dec 13 1856, Head, married; Sarah, 63, b. Can.?, Dec 28 1827, Wife, married; Bruce, 11, b. Ont. Nov 24 1889, grandson; Brooks, Richard, 83, b. Ont. July 3 1817, servant, widower (1901 Census Index Online: dist 95, a-1, pg. 8, line 38)
    Note: ??? Sarah age 63?? I think not. May be his mother??2
  • Census: June 1911; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 54 at 1911 Census: Spafford, Josiah, 54, b. Ont. March 1856, Eng., Bapt., farmer, married; Martha, 50, b. Ont. Jan 1860, Eng., Bapt., married (Conc 1, Lot 7) (1911 Census Image from Archives Canada Web site: Near Brighton, pg. 7, line 3)3
  • Census: 10 June 1931; Division St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 74 at 1931 Census: Spafford, Josiah, 74, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Scot., Bapt., income, married; Mattie, 70, b. Ont, p.b. Ont., Dutch, Bapt., married; Carrm, James, 68, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Dutch, Bapt., bridge construnction, cousin, single; Jessie(f), 58, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Dutch, Bapt., income, cousin, single; Florence, 28, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Dutch, Bapt., sewing machine operator, neice, single (1931 Census: Brighton Village, Northumberland Co., dist. 133, sub-dist. 58, pg. 19, line 32 - Division St. - ancestry.ca)4

Family: Martha E. "Mattie" Carr b. 6 Jan 1861, d. 1952

  • Marriage*: after 1892; Ontario; Not marriage per 1891 Census. per GEDCOM of Sharon Garland, Aug 23, 2005.; Principal=Martha E. "Mattie" Carr5,6

Citations

  1. [S10] Unknown author, 1861 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  2. [S13] Unknown author, 1901 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  3. [S60] Unknown author, 1911 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  4. [S222] Unknown author, 1931 Census.
  5. [S22] Rootsweb, online unknown url.
  6. [S6] Unknown author, 1891 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  7. [S14] Unknown author, 1871 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.

Harvey Spafford1

M, #36691, b. 1859
  • Birth*: 1859; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1859 & location Northumberland per 1861 Census.1
  • Census*: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 2 at 1861 Census: see Jacob Spafford1

Citations

  1. [S10] Unknown author, 1861 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.

John H. Stoneburgh1

M, #36692, b. 18 December 1853
  • Birth*: 18 December 1853; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1854 per 1861 Census. Date Dec 18 1853 per GEDCOM of Paul Enge, Feb 24 2011.1,2
  • Census*: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 7 at 1861 Census: see Peter J. Stonebugh1

Citations

  1. [S10] Unknown author, 1861 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  2. [S22] Rootsweb, online unknown url.

Sarah Stoneburgh1

F, #36693, b. 23 February 1858
  • Birth*: 23 February 1858; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1858 per 1861 Census. Date Feb 23 1858 per GEDCOM of Paul Enge, Feb 24 2011.1,2
  • Census*: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 3 at 1861 Census: see Peter J. Stoneburgh1

Citations

  1. [S10] Unknown author, 1861 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  2. [S22] Rootsweb, online unknown url.

Charles Stoneburgh1

M, #36694, b. 5 April 1860
  • Birth*: 5 April 1860; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1860 per 1861 Census. Date Apr 5 1860 per GEDCOM of Paul Enge, Feb 24 2011.1,2
  • Census*: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 1 at 1861 Census: see Peter J. Stoneburgh1

Citations

  1. [S10] Unknown author, 1861 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  2. [S22] Rootsweb, online unknown url.

Phillip Henry Lawson1,2,3,4

M, #36695, b. 8 December 1844, d. 27 December 1919
  • Birth*: 8 December 1844; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1844 per Ce,Search. Date Dec 8 1845 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1845 per 1861 Census. Date 1846 & location Brighton per marriage reg'n. - Elizabeth Sharp. Date Dec 8 1845 per GEDCOM of Peter Gibson, Oct 29, 2007. Date 1845 & location Cda. per marr. reg'n. - Gertrude Adelia Powers.2,3,4,5,6
  • Marriage*: circa 1867; Ontario; per CemSearch; Principal=Eliza Ann Powers6
  • Marriage*: 12 July 1869; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Marriage Reg'n.: Groom: Phillip Henry Lawson; Age: 23; Res.: Murray Twp.; Born: Cda.; Status: widower; Occ.: farmer; Parents: Hiram & Elizabeth Lawson; Bride: Gertrude Adelia Powers; Age: 17; Res.: Murray Twp.; Born: Cda.; Status: spinster; Parents: Samuel & Maria Powers; Wit.: Ada Arkell, Caledon & J. C. Smith, Brighton; Date: Jul 12 1869; Rel.: WM; Performed by: Rev. P. E. Knox (Ontario Marriage Registration, ancestry.com); Principal=Gertrude Adelia Powers4
  • Marriage*: 27 March 1872; Brighton Twp., Smithfield, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.: Groom: Philip H. Lawson; Age: 26; Res.: Murray Twp.; Born: Brighton; Status: widower; Occ.: farmer; Parents: Hiram Lawson & Elizabeth Martin; Bride: Elizabeth Sharp; Age: 18; Res. & Born: Murray Twp.; Status: spinster; Parents: Nelson & Eunice Sharp; Wit.: M. J. & Libbie Scott, Smithfield; Date: Mar 27 1872; Place: Smithfield; Rel.: Meth.; Performed by: Rev. W. L. Scott, license, Murray Twp. (Ontario Marriage Registration, ancestry.ca) per GEDCOM of Peter Gibson, Oct 29, 2007.; Principal=Elizabeth Sharp3,4
  • Death*: 27 December 1919; Chapel St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Dec 27 1919 & location Brighton per CemSearch. per GEDCOM of Peter Gibson, Oct 29, 2007.3,6
  • Burial*: 29 December 1919; Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; CemSearch: Name: Phillip Henry Lawson; Born: 1844; Died: Dec 27 1919; ID: MTHOPE554; Other names: Barth, Lillian (1910- ), Lawson, Cyril Dean (1899-1977), Lawson, Harry N. P. (1874-1961), Runnells, Jennie (1877-1968), Sharpe, Elizabeth (1854-1925); Cemetery: Mount Hope Cemetery, Conc A, Lot 35, Brighton Twp., Town of Brighton, Northumberland Co., Sec 2 Row 5; Note: Died Brighton. Retired Farmer. Son of Hiram Lawson and Elizabeth Meyer. Died of Apoplexy and Heart Failure. (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=MTHOPE554%5E0)6
  • Census*: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 16 at 1861 Census: see Hiram Lawson2
  • Residence*: 12 July 1869; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Murray Twp. per marr. reg'n. - Gertrude Adelia Powers.4
  • Residence: 27 March 1872; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Murray Twp. per marriage reg'n. - Elizagbeth Sharp.4
  • Residence: 17 February 1883; Conc C Lot 17, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 3090) show that Philip H. Lawson & wife sold 2 95/100 acres of the north part of the east half of lot 17, conc C, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co. to Her Majesty the Queen for $250. ITS Date: Feb 17 1883. Reg'n. Date: Mar 3 1883. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Murray Twp., Conc C, Lot 17, Book 002, pg. 161 of 293, pg. 2, page copied by Dan Nov 21 2020)
    Note: This transaction is related to the building of the Murray Canal.7
  • Census: 3 April 1901; Brighton Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 56 at 1901 Census: Lawson, Phillip, 56, b. Ont. r. Dec 8 1845, Eng., Meth., farmer, married; Elizabeth, 47, b. Ont. r. Jan 19 1854, Eng., Meth., married; Ida, 20, b. Ont. r. Nov 8 1878, Eng., Meth., dau., single; Eunice, 22, b. Ont. r. Mar 12 1879, Eng., Meth., dau., single; Bessie, 14, b. Ont. r. Feb 9 1887, Eng., Meth., dau., single; Della, 11, b. Ont. r. Sep24 1889, dau.; Hazel, 9, b. Ont. r. ?Jan 28? 1891, dau.; Hiram, 83, b. Ont. r. Nov 28 1817, Eng., Meth., father, widower; Harry, 26, b. Ont. r. Jul 22 1875, Eng., Meth., son, farmer, married; Jennie, 23, b. Ont. r. Aug 11 1878, Eng., Meth., daughter-in-law, married; Douglas, 1, b. Ont. r. Aug 20 1899, Eng., Meth., grandson (1901 Census: Brighton Twp., Northumberland East Co., dist. 95, sub-dist. a-2, pg. 2, line 15 - ancestry.ca)5

Family 1: Eliza Ann Powers b. 1847, d. 5 Aug 1868

Family 2: Gertrude Adelia Powers b. 26 Apr 1853, d. 23 Jul 1871

  • Marriage*: 12 July 1869; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Marriage Reg'n.: Groom: Phillip Henry Lawson; Age: 23; Res.: Murray Twp.; Born: Cda.; Status: widower; Occ.: farmer; Parents: Hiram & Elizabeth Lawson; Bride: Gertrude Adelia Powers; Age: 17; Res.: Murray Twp.; Born: Cda.; Status: spinster; Parents: Samuel & Maria Powers; Wit.: Ada Arkell, Caledon & J. C. Smith, Brighton; Date: Jul 12 1869; Rel.: WM; Performed by: Rev. P. E. Knox (Ontario Marriage Registration, ancestry.com); Principal=Gertrude Adelia Powers4

Family 3: Elizabeth Sharp b. 19 Jan 1854, d. 20 Sep 1925

  • Marriage*: 27 March 1872; Brighton Twp., Smithfield, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.: Groom: Philip H. Lawson; Age: 26; Res.: Murray Twp.; Born: Brighton; Status: widower; Occ.: farmer; Parents: Hiram Lawson & Elizabeth Martin; Bride: Elizabeth Sharp; Age: 18; Res. & Born: Murray Twp.; Status: spinster; Parents: Nelson & Eunice Sharp; Wit.: M. J. & Libbie Scott, Smithfield; Date: Mar 27 1872; Place: Smithfield; Rel.: Meth.; Performed by: Rev. W. L. Scott, license, Murray Twp. (Ontario Marriage Registration, ancestry.ca) per GEDCOM of Peter Gibson, Oct 29, 2007.; Principal=Elizabeth Sharp3,4

Citations

  1. Philip H. Lawson per marr. reg'n. Phillip Henry Lawson per marriage reg'n. - Gertrude Adelia Powers & GEDCOM of Peter Gibson, Oct 29, 2007.
  2. [S10] Unknown author, 1861 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  3. [S22] Rootsweb, online unknown url.
  4. [S8] Unknown author, Ontario Archives, Record Type: Microfilm.
  5. [S13] Unknown author, 1901 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  6. [S39] Unknown name of person unknown record type, unknown repository, unknown repository address.
  7. [S46] Unknown location, Ontario Land Registry Records; unknown film.
  8. [S82] Tree on Ancestry.com, online unknown url.

John Wesley Lawson1,2,3,4

M, #36696, b. 10 December 1860, d. 25 August 1919
  • Birth*: 10 December 1860; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Dec 10 1859 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1860 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1861 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1858 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1860 & location Brighton Twp. per Death Reg'n.2,4,5,6,7
  • Marriage*: 20 June 1878; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#007471: Groom: John Wesley Lawson; Age: 19; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp.; Status: bachelor; Occ.: yeoman; Parents: Hiram & Elizabeth Lawson; Bride: Edna Alvaretta Sharp; Age: 18; Res. & Born: Murray Twp.; Status: spinster; Parents: James W. & Margaret M. Sharp; Wit.: David Sharp, Murray & Elizabeth Miligan?, Brighton; Date: Jun 20 1878; Place: Murray Twp.; Rel.: Meth.; Performed by: Rev. J. W. Robinson; Reg'r.: Marmaduke Fieldstone (Ontario Marriage Registration, #007471-1878, ancestry.com); Principal=Edna Alvaretta Sharp8
  • Marriage*: 7 September 1883; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#008165: Groom: John Lawson; Age: 24; Res.: Brighton; Born: Cda.; Status: widower; Occ.: yeoman; Parents: Hiram & Elizabeth Lawson; Bride: Mary Ann Dickson; Age: 23; Res.: Brighton Twp.; Born: Cda.; Status: spinster; Parents: Orin & Hannah Dickson; Wit.: Amelia & Charles Bredin, Brighton; Date: Sep 7 1883; Place: Brighton Village; Rel.: Meth.; Performed by: John Bredin; Reg'r.: M. K. Lockwood (Ontario Marriage Registration, #008165-1883, ancestry.com); Principal=Mary Ann Dickinson3
  • Death*: 25 August 1919; Rockwood Hospital, Kingston, Frontenac Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#014047: Name: John Wesley Lawson; Date: Aug 25 1919; Age: 59y; Place: Rockwood Hospital, Kingston; Born: Brighton Twp.; Status: married; Occ.: farmer; Parents: Hiram Lawson & Elizabeth Meyers; Cause: exhaustion due to acute mental attack; Phys.: Rockwood Hospital staff; Inf.: Dr. E. Ryan, Rockwood Hospital Staff, Kingston; Reg'd.: Aug 25 1919; Reg'r.: James Beatty (Ontario Death Registration, #014047-1919, ancestry.com)9
  • Census*: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 3 at 1861 Census: see Hiram Lawson2
  • Census: April 1871; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 10 at 1871 Census: see Hiram G. Lawson5
  • Census: April 1891; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 31 at 1891 Census: Lawson, John, 31, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Meth., farmer, married; Mary, 31, b. - & Ont., p.b. Ont., Meth., married; Willia, 11, b. Ont., p.b. Ont.; ?Fidella?, 8; James, 5; George, 3; Ida May, 1; Dickinson, Orin, 60, b. US, p.b. US, Meth., farmer, widower (1891 Census Online: Brighton Twp., dist. 98, sub-dist. a, pg. 14, line 2)6
  • Residence*: April 1901; Conc 6 Lot 2, Brighton Twp., Orland, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence per 1901 Census: Conc 6, Lot 2, Brighton Twp. - Orland Village.7
  • Census: April 1901; Brighton Twp., Orland, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 41 at 1901 Census: Lawson, John, 41, b. Ont. r. Dec 10 1859, Eng., Meth., farmer, married; Maryann, 42, b. Ont. r. May 7 1858, Eng., Meth., married; George, 13, b. Ont. r. Jul 13 1887, son; Ida, 12, b. Ont. r. Mar 2 1889, daughter; Loella, 9, b. Ont. r. Aug 9 1891, daughter; Frankie(m), 5, b. Ont. r. Sep 10 1895, son; Hiram, 5, b. Ont. r. Jan 7 1896, son (1901 Census Online: Brighton Twp., dist. 85, sub-dist. a-4, pg. 5, line 3, T-6485 - Conc 6, Lot 2)7

Family 1: Edna Alvaretta Sharp b. 1860

  • Marriage*: 20 June 1878; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#007471: Groom: John Wesley Lawson; Age: 19; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp.; Status: bachelor; Occ.: yeoman; Parents: Hiram & Elizabeth Lawson; Bride: Edna Alvaretta Sharp; Age: 18; Res. & Born: Murray Twp.; Status: spinster; Parents: James W. & Margaret M. Sharp; Wit.: David Sharp, Murray & Elizabeth Miligan?, Brighton; Date: Jun 20 1878; Place: Murray Twp.; Rel.: Meth.; Performed by: Rev. J. W. Robinson; Reg'r.: Marmaduke Fieldstone (Ontario Marriage Registration, #007471-1878, ancestry.com); Principal=Edna Alvaretta Sharp8

Family 2: Mary Ann Dickinson b. 7 May 1860

  • Marriage*: 7 September 1883; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#008165: Groom: John Lawson; Age: 24; Res.: Brighton; Born: Cda.; Status: widower; Occ.: yeoman; Parents: Hiram & Elizabeth Lawson; Bride: Mary Ann Dickson; Age: 23; Res.: Brighton Twp.; Born: Cda.; Status: spinster; Parents: Orin & Hannah Dickson; Wit.: Amelia & Charles Bredin, Brighton; Date: Sep 7 1883; Place: Brighton Village; Rel.: Meth.; Performed by: John Bredin; Reg'r.: M. K. Lockwood (Ontario Marriage Registration, #008165-1883, ancestry.com); Principal=Mary Ann Dickinson3

Citations

  1. John Wesley Lawson per Marr & Death Reg'n.'s.
  2. [S10] Unknown author, 1861 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  3. [S8] Unknown author, Ontario Archives, Record Type: Microfilm.
  4. [S12] Unknown author, Ontario Death Registrations, Record Type: microfilm, Name Of Person: Ontario Archives.
  5. [S14] Unknown author, 1871 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  6. [S6] Unknown author, 1891 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  7. [S13] Unknown author, 1901 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  8. [S8] Unknown author, Ontario Archives, Record Type: Microfilm, #007471-1878.
  9. [S12] Unknown author, Ontario Death Registrations, Record Type: microfilm, Name Of Person: Ontario Archives, #014047-1919.

Margaret Ellen "Ella" Lawson1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8

F, #36697, b. 15 November 1853, d. 17 July 1935

  • Birth*: 15 November 1853; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1853 per Memorial. Date Nov 15 1853 per CemSearch. Date Nov 16 1853 & locaton Brighton Twp. per Death Reg'n. Date Nov 1854 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date Nov 15 1853 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1859 per 1861 Census. Date 1854 per 1871 Census.2,9,3,10,6,7,8
  • Marriage*: 5 March 1873; Seymour Twp., Campbellford, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#009427: Groom: Robert James Thompson; Age: 25; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp.; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Parents: Robert & Eliza Thompson; Bride: Ellen Lawson; Age: 19; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp.; Status: spinster; Parents: Hiram & Elizabeth Lawson; Wit.: Isaac Lawson & Electa Thompson, Brighton Twp.; Date: Mar 5 1873; Place: Campbellford; Rel.: EM & WM; Performed by: Richard Mullen?; Reg'r.: David Kennedy (Ontario Marriage Registration, #009427-1873, ancestry.com); Principal=Robert James Thompson11
  • Death*: 17 July 1935; Conc 5 Lot 3, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#025663: Name: Ellen Thompson; Date: Jul 17 1935; Age: 81y 8m 1d; Res.: Conc 5 Lot 3, Brighton Twp., 61 yrs.; Born: Brighton Twp., Nov 16 1853; Status: widow; Nat.: Eng.; Parents: Hiram Lawson & Elizabeth Myers, b. Ont.; Inf.: Stanley Thompson, RR# 1, Brighton, son; Burial: Hilton Cemetery, Jul 19 1935; Und.: B. E. Brintnell, Brighton; Phys.: F. M. Dure, Brighton; Reg'd.: Jul 19 1935; Reg'r.: Fred O. Wade (Ontario Death Registration, #025663-1935, ancestry.com) Date 1935 per Memorial. Date July 17 1935 per CemSearch.12,8,7
  • Burial*: 19 July 1935; Hilton Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Hilton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (see Exhibit) THOMPSON; 1847 - Robert J. Tjompson - 1929; 1853 - Ellen M. His Wife - 1935; 1878 - Stanley A. Thompson - 1960; 1888 - Jane E. His Wife - 1961; June 28 - Helen L. - Dec 21, 1919 (Hilton Cemetery, Brighton Twp., image from CemSearch, Nov 17 2021)
    CemSearch: Name: Ellen Margaret Thompson; Maiden: Lawson; Born: Nov 15 1853; Died: Jul 17 1935; ID: HILTON82; Other names: Thompson, Helen L. (1919-1919), Thompson, Jane E. (1880-1961), Thompson, Robert James (1847-1929), Thompson, Stanley Almon (1878-1960); Cemetery: Hilton Cemetery, Conc 2, Lot 4, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co.; Note: Wife of Robert James Thompson married March 5, 1873, Dau of Hiram George and Elizabeth (Myers) Lawson, Mother of Alta May, and Stanley Almon Thompson, Info from Ontario Marriage Registry, Additional Info from Ancestry dot com. (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=HILTON82%5E1) Per Death Reg'n.6,8,7
  • Census*: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 2 at 1861 Census: see Hiram Lawson2
  • Census: April 1871; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 17 at 1871 Census: see Hiram G. Lawson9
  • Married Name: 5 March 1873; Thompson4
  • Census: April 1891; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 36 at 1891 Census: see Robert Thompson5
  • Census: April 1901; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 47 at 1901 Census: see Robert James Thompson3
  • Census: 1911; Brighton Twp., Hilton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 57 at 1911 Census: see Robert James Thompson10

Family: Robert James Thompson b. 18 Jun 1847, d. 17 Sep 1929

  • Marriage*: 5 March 1873; Seymour Twp., Campbellford, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#009427: Groom: Robert James Thompson; Age: 25; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp.; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Parents: Robert & Eliza Thompson; Bride: Ellen Lawson; Age: 19; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp.; Status: spinster; Parents: Hiram & Elizabeth Lawson; Wit.: Isaac Lawson & Electa Thompson, Brighton Twp.; Date: Mar 5 1873; Place: Campbellford; Rel.: EM & WM; Performed by: Richard Mullen?; Reg'r.: David Kennedy (Ontario Marriage Registration, #009427-1873, ancestry.com); Principal=Robert James Thompson11

Citations

  1. Ellen M. Thompson per Memorial. Ellen Margaret Thompson per CemSearch. Ellen per Death Reg'n. Ella M. per Birth Reg'n. of son Stanley A. Thompson. Ella per marr. reg'n. Margaret E. per 1901 Census. Ella per 1891 Census.
  2. [S10] Unknown author, 1861 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  3. [S13] Unknown author, 1901 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  4. [S8] Unknown author, Ontario Archives, Record Type: Microfilm.
  5. [S6] Unknown author, 1891 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  6. [S12] Unknown author, Ontario Death Registrations, Record Type: microfilm, Name Of Person: Ontario Archives.
  7. [S15] Unknown author, Tombstone Inscription.
  8. [S39] Unknown name of person unknown record type, unknown repository, unknown repository address.
  9. [S14] Unknown author, 1871 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  10. [S60] Unknown author, 1911 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  11. [S8] Unknown author, Ontario Archives, Record Type: Microfilm, #009427-1873.
  12. [S12] Unknown author, Ontario Death Registrations, Record Type: microfilm, Name Of Person: Ontario Archives, #025663-1935.

James E. Harvie1

M, #36699, b. 1840
  • Birth*: 1840; England; Date 1843? & location England per 1871 Census. Date 1840 & location England per 1861 Census. Date 1839 & location England per 1851 Census.1,2,3
  • Census: 1852; Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 12 at 1851 Census: see William Harvie2
  • Census*: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 21 at 1861 Census: see William Harvey1
  • Residence*: April 1871; Conc 2 Lot 29, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence per 1871 Census: Conc 2, Lot 29, Brighton Twp., 100 acres, owner.3
  • Census: April 1871; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 28? at 1871 Census: Harvey, James E., 28?, b. England, Eng., WM, farmer, single; Thomas, 22, b. Ont., Eng., EM, single; Elizabeth, 56?, b. England, Eng., CE, widow; Mary Jane, 20, b. Ont., Eng., WM, single (1871 Census: Brighton Twp., div. 2, pg. 11, line 20 - Conc 2, Lot 29, 100 acres, owner)3

Citations

  1. [S10] Unknown author, 1861 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  2. [S11] Unknown author, 1851 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  3. [S14] Unknown author, 1871 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.

Mary Jane Harvie1,2,3

F, #36701, b. 1851
  • Birth*: 1851; Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1851 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1851 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1849 & location Cda. per 1851 Census.2,3,4
  • Census: 1852; Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 2 at 1851 Census: see William Harvie3
  • Census*: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 10 at 1861 Census: see William Harvey2
  • Census: April 1871; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 20 at 1871 Census: see James E. Harvie (brother)4

Citations

  1. Mary Jane per 1851 Census. Mary J. per 1861 Census.
  2. [S10] Unknown author, 1861 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  3. [S11] Unknown author, 1851 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  4. [S14] Unknown author, 1871 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.

S. M. Brock1

M, #36702, b. 1860
  • Birth*: 1860; Ontario; Date 1860 per 1861 Census.1
  • Census*: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 1 at 1861 Census: see Sarah Brock (mother)1

Citations

  1. [S10] Unknown author, 1861 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.

Elizabeth Ann "Lizzie" Lawson1,2,3,4,5,6

F, #36703, b. 19 May 1837, d. 6 July 1905
  • Birth*: 19 May 1837; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1835 & location ? per Death Reg'n. Date May 19 1837 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1836 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1837 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1836 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1836 & location Brighton Twp. per marriage register (technically would be Murray since Brighton came into being in 1852.)2,4,7,5,8,6
  • Marriage*: 15 March 1858; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Marriage Register: Groom: Cornelius Montgomery; Age: 28; Res.: Brighton Twp.; Born: Murray; Parents: Hugh & Rebecca Montgomery; Bride: Elizabeth Lawson; Age: 22; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp.; Parents: William & Sarah Lawson; Date: Mar 15 1858; Place: Brighton Twp. (Ontario Marriage Register, ancestry.com); Principal=Cornelius Montgomery2,7
  • Death*: 6 July 1905; Conc 4 Lot 30, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#020060: Name: Elizabeth Ann Montgomery; Date: Jul 6 1905; Age: 70; Res.: Conc 4, Lot 30, Brighton Twp.; Status: widow; Born: - ; Cause: abscess of liver; Inf. & Phys.: N. B. H. Dean; Reg'd.: Jul 13 1905; Reg'r.: Fred O. Wade (Ontario Death Registration, #020060-1905, ancestry.com)9
  • Census: March 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 17 at 1851 Census: see Peter H. Maybee (Note: Elizabeth Lawson, age 17, is shown just under the family of Peter H. Maybee who lived on Carman Road where the church and school are. She is the first of 9 young people, age 16 to 25, who are listed together under the Maybee family. Most are unmarried, except for Carlton Fraleigh, but all are shown as single. What the heck is this about? (Dan Buchanan, Sep 10 2021)10
  • Residence*: 15 March 1858; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Residence Brighton Twp. per marriage register.7
  • Married Name: 15 March 1858; Montgomery2
  • Census*: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 25 at 1861 census: see Cornelius Montgomery2
  • Census: April 1881; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 44? at 1881 Census: see Cornelius Montgomery5
  • Census: April 1891; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 55 at 1891 Census: see Cornelius Montgomery8
  • Residence: 4 November 1896; Conc 4 Lot 30, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Will 7115) show that the Will of Cornelius Montgomery granted the north part of lot 30, concession 4, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co. to his wife Elizabeth Montgomery "during her life" and then to Wesley Montgomery and Cornelius K. Montgomery. ITS Date: Nov 4 1896. Reg'n. Date: May 16 1902. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 04, Pg 225 of 346, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Aug 29 2021)11
  • Census: April 1901; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 63 at 1901 Census: see Cornelius Montgomery4

Family: Cornelius Montgomery b. 26 Jun 1826, d. 27 Apr 1902

  • Marriage*: 15 March 1858; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Marriage Register: Groom: Cornelius Montgomery; Age: 28; Res.: Brighton Twp.; Born: Murray; Parents: Hugh & Rebecca Montgomery; Bride: Elizabeth Lawson; Age: 22; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp.; Parents: William & Sarah Lawson; Date: Mar 15 1858; Place: Brighton Twp. (Ontario Marriage Register, ancestry.com); Principal=Cornelius Montgomery2,7

Citations

  1. Elizabeth Ann per Death Reg'n. Elizabeth per 1881 Census. Elizabeth Lawson per email from James Cameron, Feb 11 2006. Lizzie per 1901 Census.
  2. [S10] Unknown author, 1861 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  3. [S33] Unknown author, "Email Message," e-mail to unknown recipient.
  4. [S13] Unknown author, 1901 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  5. [S16] Unknown author, 1881 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  6. [S12] Unknown author, Ontario Death Registrations, Record Type: microfilm, Name Of Person: Ontario Archives.
  7. [S28] Unknown short register title: entry for unknown spouses' names unknown repository, unknown repository address.
  8. [S6] Unknown author, 1891 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  9. [S12] Unknown author, Ontario Death Registrations, Record Type: microfilm, Name Of Person: Ontario Archives, #020060-1905.
  10. [S11] Unknown author, 1851 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  11. [S46] Unknown location, Ontario Land Registry Records; unknown film.
  12. [S15] Unknown author, Tombstone Inscription.

Ambrose "Wesley" Montgomery1,2,3,4,5

M, #36704, b. 11 December 1859, d. 14 February 1937
  • Birth*: 11 December 1859; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date Dec 1859 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date Dec 11 1859 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1861 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1859 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1858 & location UC per 1861 Census.2,4,6,5,7
  • Marriage*: 28 May 1891; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#008270: Groom: Wesley Montgomery; Age: 32; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp.; Status; bachelor; Occ.: yeoman; Parents: Cornelius & Elizabeth Montgomery; Bride: Agnes Gertrude Wade; Age: 19; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp.; Status: spinster; Parents: Wm. & Amarilla Wade; Wit.: C. K. Montgomery & Genevieve Wade, Brighton Twp.; Date: May 28 1891; Place: Brighton Twp.; Rel.: Meth.; Performed by: Rev. R. H. Leitch (Ontario Marriage Registration, #008270-1891, ancestry.com)
    Not married per 1891 Census. per email from James Cameron, Feb 11 2006.; Principal=Agnes Gertrude Wade3,7,8
  • Death*: 14 February 1937; Prince Edward St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#026651: Name: Wesley Montgomery; Date: Feb 14 1937; Age: 77y 2m 3d; Res.: Prince Edward St., Brighton, 23 yrs.; Born: Brighton Twp., Dec 11 1859; Nat.: Irish; Status: widower; Occ.: fruit grower & dealer, buying and selling and growing apples; Parents: Cornelius Montgomery & Elizabeth Lawson, b. Brighton Twp.; Inf.: Miss Hilda Montgomery, Brighton, daughter; Cause: myocarditis; Phys.: H. C. Rundle, Brighton; Burial: Mt. Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Feb 16 1937; Reg'd.: Feb 15 1937; Reg'r.: Oscar L. Morrow, Brighton (Ontario Marriage Registration, #026651-1937, ancestry.com)9
  • Burial*: 16 February 1937; Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Per Death Reg'n. (Note: I find it very odd that no memorial is evident for Wesley Montgomery and his wife Agnes G. Wade. It would have been at Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, but even CemSearch has no record for them. Any thoughts? (Dan Buchanan, Feb 9 2022)10
  • Census*: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 3 at 1861 Census: see Cornelius Montgomery2
  • Census: April 1881; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 22 at 1881 Census: see Cornelius Montgomery5
  • Census: April 1891; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 30 at 1891 Census: see Cornelius Montgomery7
  • Residence: 26 April 1894; Conc 4 Lot 31, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 5674) show that John E., Proctor & wife sold "the same (part south west 1/4 north of the travelled road)" in lot 31, concession 4, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co. to Wesley Montgomery for $300. ITS Date: Apr 26 1894. Reg'n. Date: Apr 26 1894. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 04, Pg 256 of 346, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Aug 29 2021)11
  • Residence: 4 November 1896; Conc 4 Lot 30, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Will 7115) show that the Will of Cornelius Montgomery granted the north part of lot 30, concession 4, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co. to his wife Elizabeth Montgomery "during her life" and then to Wesley Montgomery and Cornelius K. Montgomery. ITS Date: Nov 4 1896. Reg'n. Date: May 16 1902. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 04, Pg 225 of 346, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Aug 29 2021)11
  • Residence: 4 December 1897; Conc 4 Lot 31, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 6299) show that Wesley Montgomery & wife sold 23 acres, "all that part of the south west 1/4 north of 4th concession road" in lot 31, concession 4, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co. to Robert Hazelton Spencer for $300. ITS Date: Dec 4 1897. Reg'n. Date: Dec 13 1897. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 04, Pg 256 of 346, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Aug 29 2021)11
  • Residence*: April 1901; Conc 4 Lot 31, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence per 1901 Census: Conc 4, Lot 31, Brighton Twp.4
  • Census: April 1901; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 41 at 1901 Census: Montgomery, Wesley, 41, b. Ont. r. Dec 11 1859, Irish, Meth., farmer, married; Agnes G., 28, b. Ont. r. May 28 1872, Irish, Meth., married (1901 Census Online: Brighton Twp., dist. 95, sub-dist. a-3, pg. 5, line 32, T-6485 - Conc 4, Lot 31)4
  • Residence: 22 December 1905; Conc 4 Lot 30, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Quit Claim Grant 7734) show that Cornelius K. Montgomery & wife and Theresa Dean issued a Quit Claim Grant for 100 acres in the north part of lot 30, concession 4, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co. to Wesley for $1. ITS Date: Dec 22 1905. Reg'n. Date: Dec 23 1905. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 04, Pg 225 of 346, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Aug 29 2021)11
  • Residence: 22 December 1905; Conc 4 Lot 31, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Quit Claim Grant 7734) show that Wesley Montgomery & wife and Theresa Dean issues a Quit Claim Grant for the north east quarter of lot 31, concession 4, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co. to Cornelius K, Montgomery for $1. ITS Date: Dec 22 1905. Reg'n. Date: Dec 23 1905. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 04, Pg 256 of 346, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Aug 29 2021)11
  • Census: 1911; Brighton Twp., Hilton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 52 at 1911 Census: Montgomery, Wesley, 52, b. Ont. Dec 1859, Meth., farmer, married; Agnes Gertrude, 39, b. Ont. May 1872, Eng., Meth., married; Hilda A., 10, b. Ont. Apr 1901, daughter (1911 Census: Brighton Twp., Hilton Village, Northumberland Co., dist. 101, sub-dist. 17 - 3, pg. 2, line 9 - ancestry.com)6
  • Residence: 1914; Prince Edward St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Resident 23 years per Death Reg'n.10
  • Note*: 1919; Brighton Twp., Presqu'ile Provincial Park, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "Wesley Montgomery represented East Northumberland in the prov. legislature as a United Farmer in 1919. An avid bird watcher, his private member's bill led to the creation of Presqu'ile Prov. Park." per email from James Cameron, Feb 1, 2006.3
  • Note: 20 October 1919; Ontario Legislature, Toronto, York Co., Ontario; "Uncle Wes was elected to the 15th Legislature of Ontario as a member of the United Farmers of Ontario (UFO) for the Riding of Northumberland East. The election was called for October 20, 1919. He served until 1923, when Northumberland East and West were united in the process of redistribution to form the Riding of Northumberland." per an email from Malcolm Montgomery, a nephew of Wesley Montgomery, sent to me Feb 11 2022.
    "Wesley Montgomery was elected to the Ontario Legislature in 1919 as a member of the United Farmers of Ontario. The school was closed in 1966." from page 105 of "Brighton Township" by Florence Chatten, 2009.12,3
  • Note: between 1920 and May 1923; Ontario Legislature, Toronto, York Co., Ontario; The 15th Parliament of Ontario presided from 1920 to May 1923. Wesley Montgomery is the member the riding of Northumberland East. See (https://www.ola.org/en/members/parliament-15)
  • Residence: 1 May 1920; Village Lot 4, Prince Edward St. West (50), Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 5509) show that Thomas C. Lockwood sold "said lot", Village Lot 4, Prince Edward St. West, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Wesley Montgomery for $3,500. ITS Date: May 1 1920. Reg'n. Date: Jun 12 1920. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 006, pg. 216 of 282, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan Feb 8 2022)11
  • Note: 6 November 1920; Ontario Legislature, Toronto, York Co., Ontario; "Uncle Wes was elected to the 15th Legislature of Ontario as a member of the United Farmers of Ontario (UFO) for the Riding of Northumberland East. The election was called for October 20, 1919. He served until 1923, when Northumberland East and West were united in the process of redistribution to form the Riding of Northumberland. During this time, Uncle Wes advocated for the creation of a park at Presqu'ile. A special Committee of the Privy Council was formed to look into the matter. That Committee issued a Report, which was approved by the rest of Cabinet, November 6th, 1920, recommending 875 acres at Presqu'ile be set aside to establish a park. That led to the UFO Government (led by E.C. Drury) introducing Bill 150, "The Presqu'ile PARK Act". Bill 150 was passed into law May 18, 1922." per an email from Malcolm Montgomery, a nephew of Wesley Montgomery, sent to me Feb 11 2022.3
  • Note: 18 May 1922; Ontario Legislature, Toronto, York Co., Ontario; "That led to the UFO Government (led by E.C. Drury) introducing Bill 150, "The Presqu'ile PARK Act". Bill 150 was passed into law May 18, 1922." per an email from Malcolm Montgomery, a nephew of Wesley Montgomery, sent to me Feb 11 2022.3
  • Residence: 20 June 1922; Conc 4 Lot 30, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Quit Claim 10784) show that Wesley Montgomery & wife issued a Quit Claim for 7 acres in the centre part of lot 30, concession 4, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co. to Miranda Montgomery (unmarried) for $450. ITS Date: Jun 20 1922. Reg'n. Date: Aug 11 1922. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 04, Pg 225 of 346, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Aug 29 2021)11
  • Note: 1923; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; "In 1923, the Major was asked to run as the Conservative candidate for the Northumberland East Riding of the Provincial Legislature and defeated the U.F.O. candidate Wes Montgomery and became a member of the Ontario Legislature. During the next three years, the Major made many speeches for his party and was particularly adept at uttering stinging phrases which raised the ire of the Liberals. It was reported "Major Belford has already proven that he is a valuable acquisition to the Conservative Party at Queen's Park. His speech in moving the reply to the address from the throne was of a high standard of excellence and on a plane seldom reached by the elected representatives of the people on such occasions."" from "William James Belford", sent to me by Jimmy Belford of Trenton, March 28, 2008.
  • Residence: 10 April 1923; Village Lot 4, Prince Edward St. West (50), Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 5840) show that Wesley Montgomery sold "said lot", Village Lot 4, Prince Edward St. West, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Agnes G. Montgomery for $2,500. ITS Date: Apr 10 1923. Reg'n. Date: Jul 5 1923. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 006, pg. 216 of 282, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan Feb 8 2022)11
  • Residence: 14 April 1927; Conc 4 Lot 30, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Mortgage 11459) show that Wesley Montgomery & wife took a mortgage on 4 1/2 acres in the south part of lot 30, concession 4, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co. from the Standard Bank of Canada. ITS Date: Apr 14 1927. Reg'n. Date: Apr 22 1927. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 04, Pg 226 of 346, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Aug 29 2021)11
  • Residence: 30 September 1931; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Wesley Montgomery's wife, Agnes Gertrude Wade, passed away Sep 30 1931.10
  • Residence: 9 November 1932; Village Lot 4, Prince Edward St. West (50), Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 6603) show that Wesley Montgomery & Hilda A. Montgomery (Executors) granted "said lot", Village Lot 4, Prince Edward St. West, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Hilda A. Montgomery for $1. ITS Date: Nov 9 1932. Reg'n. Date: Dec 30 1932. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 006, pg. 216 of 282, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan Feb 8 2022)11
  • Residence: 9 November 1932; Conc 3 Lot 3, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Executors Grant 12199) show that Wesley Montgomery & Hilda A. Montgomery (Executors) granted "Lots 29, 30, 31, 32, 36, 37, 38, 39, 41 & 48", Conc 3, Lot 3, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co. to Hilda A. Montgomery for $1. ITS Date: Nov 9 1932. Reg'n. Date: Nov 30 1932. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 03, pg. 059 of 320282, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan Feb 8 2022)
    Note: Hilda A. Montgomery was Wesley's daughter and only living child. This list of lots indicates the extent to which Wesley Montgomery and his wife Agnes Wade acquired land at Cankerville, some inherited from her father, William Wade, and some from purchases. (Dan Buchanan, June 13, 2024)11
  • Residence: 5 December 1932; Conc 4 Lot 30, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Deposit? 326) show that a Deposit was registered re Wesley Montgomery "Re. north half 100 acres & south half 3 acres" of lot 30, concession 4, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co. ITS Date: Dec 5 1932. Reg'n. Date: Dec 8 1932. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 04, Pg 226 of 346, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Aug 29 2021)11
  • Residence: 1 April 1933; Conc 4 Lot 30, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Deed Under Power of Sale 12239) show that The Agricultural Development Board granted a "Deed Under Power of Sale" for "north half 100 acres & south half 3 acres" of lot 30, concession 4, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co. to Harry Darling for $4,000. ITS Date: Apr 1 1933. Reg'n. Date: Apr 20 1933. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 04, Pg 226 of 346, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Aug 29 2021)11

Family: Agnes Gertrude Wade b. 28 May 1872, d. 30 Sep 1931

  • Marriage*: 28 May 1891; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#008270: Groom: Wesley Montgomery; Age: 32; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp.; Status; bachelor; Occ.: yeoman; Parents: Cornelius & Elizabeth Montgomery; Bride: Agnes Gertrude Wade; Age: 19; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp.; Status: spinster; Parents: Wm. & Amarilla Wade; Wit.: C. K. Montgomery & Genevieve Wade, Brighton Twp.; Date: May 28 1891; Place: Brighton Twp.; Rel.: Meth.; Performed by: Rev. R. H. Leitch (Ontario Marriage Registration, #008270-1891, ancestry.com)
    Not married per 1891 Census. per email from James Cameron, Feb 11 2006.; Principal=Agnes Gertrude Wade3,7,8

Citations

  1. (Ambrose) Wesley per email from James Cameron, Feb 11 2006. Wesley per 1881 & 1901 Census.
  2. [S10] Unknown author, 1861 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  3. [S33] Unknown author, "Email Message," e-mail to unknown recipient.
  4. [S13] Unknown author, 1901 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  5. [S16] Unknown author, 1881 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  6. [S60] Unknown author, 1911 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  7. [S6] Unknown author, 1891 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  8. [S8] Unknown author, Ontario Archives, Record Type: Microfilm.
  9. [S12] Unknown author, Ontario Death Registrations, Record Type: microfilm, Name Of Person: Ontario Archives, #026651-1937.
  10. [S12] Unknown author, Ontario Death Registrations, Record Type: microfilm, Name Of Person: Ontario Archives.
  11. [S46] Unknown location, Ontario Land Registry Records; unknown film.
  12. [S86] Unknown compiler, Brighton Township.
  13. [S4] Unknown author, Ontario Birth Registrations, Record Type: Microfilm, Name Of Person: Ontario Achives (birth).

Diana Sarah Kelly1,2,3

F, #36705, b. 3 June 1886
  • Birth*: 3 June 1886; South Dakota, U.S.A.; Date Mun 3 1886 per Dingman board, Genealogy.com, Aug 27, 2004, sent to me Jan 9, 2005. Date 1888 & location SD per 1920 Census.2,3
  • Marriage*: before 1905; U.S.A.; per 1920 Census.; Principal=John S. Johnson2
  • Marriage*: circa 1917; Minnesota, U.S.A.; per 1920 Census & per "Individual Summary for John Wesley Dingmam", sent to me via email by Jessica Joy Frost, Oct 3, 2004.; Principal=John Wesley Dingman2,3
  • Death: 28 March 1986; Date Mar 28 1986 per Dingman board, Genealogy.com, Aug 27, 2004, sent to me Jan 9, 2005.3
  • Married Name: before 1905; Johnson2
  • Census: 30 April 1910; Twp. 135 Range 27, Crow Wing Co., Minnesota, U.S.A.; Age 23 at 1910 Census: see John S. Johnson2
  • Married Name: circa 1917; Dingman2
  • Census*: 31 January 1920; Twp. 135 R. 27, Crow Wing Co., Minnesota, U.S.A.; Age 32 at 1920 Census: see John W. Dingman2

Family 1: John S. Johnson b. 1881, d. b 1916

Family 2: John Wesley Dingman b. 20 Dec 1861, d. 11 Jul 1936

  • Marriage*: circa 1917; Minnesota, U.S.A.; per 1920 Census & per "Individual Summary for John Wesley Dingmam", sent to me via email by Jessica Joy Frost, Oct 3, 2004.; Principal=John Wesley Dingman2,3

Citations

  1. Diana Sarah Kelly per "Individual Summary for John Wesley Dingmam", sent to me via email by Jessica Joy Frost, Oct 3, 2004. Name Dianah per 1920 Census.
  2. [S21] US Census, online unknown url.
  3. [S33] Unknown author, "Email Message," e-mail to unknown recipient.

Harold Dingman1

M, #36706, b. 1906
  • Birth*: 1906; Minnesota, U.S.A.; Date 1906 & location MN per 1920 Census. Harold is son of Mary Elizabeth Daugherty - per "Individual Summary for John Wesley Dingmam", sent to me via email by Jessica Joy Frost, Oct 3, 2004.1,2
  • Census: 30 April 1910; Twp. 135 Range 27, Crow Wing Co., Minnesota, U.S.A.; Age 4 at 1910 Census: see John W. Dingman1
  • Census*: 31 January 1920; Twp. 135 R. 27, Crow Wing Co., Minnesota, U.S.A.; Age 14 at 1920 Census: see John W. Dingman1

Citations

  1. [S21] US Census, online unknown url.
  2. [S33] Unknown author, "Email Message," e-mail to unknown recipient.

Alice Dingman1

F, #36707, b. 1908
  • Birth*: 1908; Minnesota, U.S.A.; Date 1908 & MN per 1920 Census.1
  • Census: 30 April 1910; Twp. 135 Range 27, Crow Wing Co., Minnesota, U.S.A.; Age 2 at 1910 Census: see John W. Dingman1
  • Census*: 31 January 1920; Twp. 135 R. 27, Crow Wing Co., Minnesota, U.S.A.; Age 12 at 1920 Census: see John W. Dingman1

Citations

  1. [S21] US Census, online unknown url.

Everett Dingman1

M, #36710, b. 1887
  • Birth*: 1887; Minnesota, U.S.A.; Date 1887 per 1910 Census. Date 1866 & location MN per 1920 Census. Everett is son of 1st wife Rose Gilmer - per "Individual Summary for John Wesley Dingmam", sent to me via email by Jessica Joy Frost, Oct 3, 2004.1,2
  • Marriage*: 1909; Minnesota, U.S.A.; per 1910 Census.; Principal=Winnie ?1
  • Census: 30 April 1910; Twp. 135 Range 27, Crow Wing Co., Minnesota, U.S.A.; Age 23 at 1910 Census: see John W. Dingman1
  • Census*: 31 January 1920; Twp. 135 R. 27, Crow Wing Co., Minnesota, U.S.A.; Age 34? at 1920 Census: see John W. Everett1

Family: Winnie ? b. 1891

Citations

  1. [S21] US Census, online unknown url.
  2. [S33] Unknown author, "Email Message," e-mail to unknown recipient.