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Lieut. Edward Jessup^1,2,3

• Father*: Major Edward Jessup² b. 4 Dec 1735, d. 3 Feb 1816
• Mother*: Abigail Dibble² b. 31 Mar 1743, d. 29 Jun 1809

• Birth*: 16 May 1766; Albany, Albany Co., New York, U.S.A.; Date May 16 1766 & location Albany, Albany Co., NY per FindaGrave. per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, Feb 15, 2005.^2,4
• Marriage*: 9 January 1799; Augusta Twp., Grenville Co., Upper Canada; Marriage Register: Edward Jessup, Jr. & Susannah Covell, both of Augusta, 9 Jan 1799, by William Fraser, J. P. w: Grace Fraser, John Dulmage. (Marriage Register of The Johnstown District, Ontario Registers CD); Principal=Susannah Covell^2,5
• Death*: 4 November 1815; Prescott, Grenville Co., Upper Canada; Date Nov 4 1815 & location Prescott per FindaGrave.⁴
• Burial*: 6 November 1815; Sandy Hill Cemetery, Prescott, Leeds & Grenville Co., Upper Canada; FindaGrave: Name: Edward Jessup, II; Birth: 16 May 1766, Albany, Albany County, New York, USA; Death: 4 Nov 1815 (aged 49), Prescott, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada; Burial: Sandy Hill Cemetery, Prescott, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada; Memorial ID: 131407556 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/131407556)⁴

• Residence: 1776; Grand Falls, New York, U.S.A.; "The King's Loyal Americans
  Commanded by Ebeneezer Jessup, and raised in 1776. The Jessups were a wealthy merchant family from the Grand Falls area, 45 miles north of Albany; " from web site http://www.nyhistory.net/~drums/kingsmen.htm
  Note: Is this the town of Glens Falls, at the south end of Lake George??? It would still be in the modern Washington County.
• Residence*: 1777; Quebec; "Some had come in from Connecticut as land speculators, had got considerable tracts and had sold or leased their lands to men who mostly followed to the war their landlords, who were squires and justices of the peace. Such men were Ebenezer and Edward Jessup, Isaac Man and others, and they are spoken of as men of substance and influence in the records. Squire Ebenezer Jessup who collected a corps, as had also his brother Edward, brought them to Canada in 1777; we find them incorporated and doing duty at different posts, and in 1781 they were enlisted with men of other corps under Major Edward Jessup as the King's Loyal American Rangers with a distinctive uniform. The full regiment was not completed, but in 1784 the 2nd Battalion was located in Ernesttown Township, on the Bay of Quinté.
  Some had come in from Connecticut as land speculators, had got considerable tracts and had sold or leased their lands to men who mostly followed to the war their landlords, who were squires and justices of the peace. Such men were Ebenezer and Edward Jessup, Isaac Man and others, and they are spoken of as men of substance and influence in the records. Squire Ebenezer Jessup who collected a corps, as had also his brother Edward, brought them to Canada in 1777; we find them incorporated and doing duty at different posts, and in 1781 they were enlisted with men of other corps under Major Edward Jessup as the King's Loyal American Rangers with a distinctive uniform. The full regiment was not completed, but in 1784 the 2nd Battalion was located in Ernesttown Township, on the Bay of Quinté." from web page http://my.tbaytel.net/bmartin/quinte.htm
• Residence: 1784; Augusta Twp., Grenville Co., Quebec; "The King's Loyal Americans
  Commanded by Ebeneezer Jessup, and raised in 1776. The Jessups were a wealthy merchant family from the Grand Falls area, 45 miles north of Albany; other family members involved in the corps were Edward and Joseph. Jessup's Corps took part in the ill-fated Burgoyne Campaign in 1777; the survivors were condensed with McAlpin's Corps and Peters' Queens Loyal Rangers in 1781 at St. John's, Quebec. The unit was disbanded in 1784, with members settling in Grenville County, Ontario.
  Additional information extracted from R. Garret cited on the Canadian-Roots-L mailing list." from web site http://www.nyhistory.net/~drums/kingsmen.htm
• Note*: circa 1790; Augusta Twp., Grenville Co., Quebec; Loyalist List: Jessup, Edward; E. District; S. G. Lieutenant Jessup's, son of Edwd. Jessup, Sr. (copy of old U.E List, Ontario Registers CD)⁶
• Census*: 1796; Augusta Twp., Grenville Co., Upper Canada; 1796 Census: Lieut. Edward Jessup; 1 man; Total 1 (Ontario Registers CD)

John Covell Jessup¹

• Father*: Lieut. Edward Jessup¹ b. 16 May 1766, d. 4 Nov 1815
• Mother*: Susannah Covell¹ b. 18 Sep 1775, d. 13 May 1846

• Birth*: 28 July 1804; Augusta Twp., Prescott, Grenville Co., Upper Canada; per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, Feb 15, 2005.¹

Major Edward Jessup^1,2,3

• Birth*: 4 December 1735; Stamford, Connecticut, U.S.A.; Date Dec 4 or 24 1735 & location Stamford, Conn per BIO of Edward Jessup, Dict. of Cdn BIOS. Date Dec 4 1745 & location Stamford, Conn. per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, Feb 15, 2005.^2,4
• Marriage*: 1760; Stamford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, U.S.A.; per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, Feb 15, 2005.; Principal=Abigail Dibble
• Death*: 3 February 1816; Augusta Twp., Prescott, Grenville Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, Feb 15, 2005. per BIO of Edward Jessup, Dict. of Cdn BIOS.^2,4
• Burial*: 5 February 1816; Sandy Hill Cemetery, Augusta Twp., Grenville Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, Feb 15, 2005.²

• Note: 1759; New York, U.S.A.; "Edward Jessup raised a company and served as a captain in Jeffery Amherst*’s campaign of 1759 in the Lake Champlain region, and probably became aware at that time of the opportunities available in northern New York." per BIO of Edward Jessup, Dict. of Cdn BIOS.⁴
• Residence: 1764; Jessup's Landing, New York, U.S.A.; "About 1764 Edward and his brother Ebenezer moved to Albany. There they formed a partnership, and over the next decade the two engaged in land speculation on a grand scale in the upper Hudson and Lake George areas. In their speculations they were no doubt aided by their close relationship with Sir William Johnson* and John Butler*. The brothers eventually established a community, with mills and a ferry, about ten miles above Glen Falls on the Hudson. This settlement, which became known as Jessup’s Landing, was a focus of loyalism in the years just before the revolution, and when Sir Guy CARLETON succeeded in driving the American forces out of the province of Quebec in the summer of 1776 the Jessups led a party of some 80 loyalists to join him at Crown Point (N.Y.)." per BIO of Edward Jessup, Dict. of Cdn BIOS.⁴
• Residence: 7 June 1777; Grand Falls, New York, U.S.A.; "The Jessup party was first attached to Sir John Johnson*’s King’s Royal Regiment of New York, but on 7 June 1777 the King’s Loyal Americans corps was tentatively established with Ebenezer as lieutenant-colonel and Edward as captain. Although the corps was not fully formed, the Jessup brothers took part in John Burgoyne*’s
  campaign, with Edward as commander of the bateaux service on the Hudson. Both Edward and Ebenezer were taken prisoner in the Saratoga campaign but were paroled and allowed to make their way to Quebec." per BIO of Edward Jessup, Dict. of Cdn BIOS.
  "The King's Loyal Americans Commanded by Ebeneezer Jessup, and raised in 1776. The Jessups were a wealthy merchant family from the Grand Falls area, 45 miles north of Albany; " from web site http://www.nyhistory.net/~drums/kingsmen.htm⁴
• Residence: 12 November 1781; St. John's, Quebec; "Since many members of the King’s Loyal Americans were dispersed during the Burgoyne fiasco, the unit never attained its established strength and remained for the next four years a semi-independent appendage of Johnson’s regiment, engaged mainly in building, repairing, and garrisoning fortifications around Montreal, Sorel, and lower Lake Champlain, although it also took part in several raids into New York. Edward went on such raids in October 1780 and again the following fall. It was probably these services, as well as his administrative capacities, that led Governor HALDIMAND to choose Edward over Ebenezer as major commandant of the new corps of Loyal
  Rangers, created 12 Nov. 1781 from a number of smaller military formations including the Loyal Americans. The new corps soon became known as Jessup’s Rangers. Until their disbandment on 24 Dec. 1783 the Rangers were employed in the same kind of duties that had previously engaged the Loyal Americans. They were usually stationed at Sorel or Verchères and provided garrisons for posts at Yamaska, Rivière-aux-Chiens, Île aux Noix, and Dutchman’s Point (near Alburg, Vt)." per BIO of Edward Jessup, Dict. of Cdn BIOS.
  "The King's Loyal Americans Commanded by Ebeneezer Jessup, and raised in 1776. The Jessups were a wealthy merchant family from the Grand Falls area, 45 miles north of Albany; other family members involved in the corps were Edward and Joseph. Jessup's Corps took part in the ill-fated Burgoyne Campaign in 1777; the survivors were condensed with McAlpin's Corps and Peters' Queens Loyal Rangers in 1781 at St. John's, Quebec. The unit was disbanded in 1784, with members settling in Grenville County, Ontario. Additional information extracted from R. Garret cited on the Canadian-Roots-L mailing list." from web site http://www.nyhistory.net/~drums/kingsmen.htm⁴
• Residence*: 1784; Augusta Twp., Grenville Co., Ontario; "With the war lost, Jessup began in the summer of 1783 to plan the resettlement of his corps and was one of those who proposed the Ottawa River and the upper St Lawrence for that purpose. Although his proposal for structured settlements based on military rank was rejected, Haldimand incorporated a number of his other ideas into the plan finally adopted. In that plan Jessup’s Rangers were allotted townships No.6 (Edwardsburg), No.7 (Augusta), and part of No.8 (Elizabethtown), all on the St Lawrence, as well as No.2 (Ernestown), west of Cataraqui (Kingston). Jessup spent the summer of 1784 supervising the settlement of his men on their new lands and in the
  fall of that year journeyed to London, England, to submit a claim for his losses during the revolution. He returned to Quebec by 1788 and took up his own land grant of 1,200 acres in Augusta Township, immediately opposite Fort Oswegatchie (Ogdensburg, N.Y.) on the St Lawrence and beside the lots granted to his son, Lieutenant Edward Jessup." per BIO of Edward Jessup, Dict. of Cdn BIOS.
  "The King's Loyal Americans Commanded by Ebeneezer Jessup, and raised in 1776. The Jessups were a wealthy merchant family from the Grand Falls area, 45 miles north of Albany; other family members involved in the corps were Edward and Joseph. Jessup's Corps took part in the ill-fated Burgoyne Campaign in 1777; the survivors were condensed with McAlpin's Corps and Peters' Queens Loyal Rangers in 1781 at St. John's, Quebec. The unit was disbanded in 1784, with members settling in Grenville County, Ontario. Additional information extracted from R. Garret cited on the Canadian-Roots-L mailing list." from web site http://www.nyhistory.net/~drums/kingsmen.htm⁴
• Residence: 1785; Augusta Twp., Grenville Co., Ontario; "Here Vermont and Connecticut loyalists led by Edward Jessup were settling three river-front townships in the region where Brockville and Prescott would soon be founded. Surveyor John Collins, who made the upriver voyage in 1785, reported that these loyalists appeared well satisfied, having "made much greater improvements than could be expected in so short a time. They have all comfortable houses and their cleared fields sown." Collins had to admin, however, that here where the maps showed neat rows of lot running twelve miles back from the river, settlement was still in reality no more than a strip of clearings along the shore." from pg. 236 of "The Loyalists: Revolution, Exile, Settlement" by Christopher Moore
• Note*: circa 1790; Augusta Twp., Grenville Co., Ontario; Loyalist List: Jessup, Esq., Edward; Augusta; M. C. Commandant. (copy of old U.E. List, Ontario Registers CD)³
• Residence: 1810; Augusta Twp., Prescott, Grenville Co., Ontario; "In 1810 Jessup and his son laid out the town of Prescott, named after Governor Robert PRESCOTT, along the front of their St Lawrence River lands, but only two years later their own home sites were expropriated by the army for the construction of Fort Wellington. Jessup’s active career, however, was now over. By 1812 he was no longer able to conduct business for himself, and when he died in February 1816 he had been bedridden and “afflicted with the palsy” for several years and could not even sign his name." per BIO of Edward Jessup, Dict. of Cdn BIOS.⁴

Abigail Dibble¹

• Birth*: 31 March 1743; Stamford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, U.S.A.¹
• Marriage*: 1760; Stamford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, U.S.A.; per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, Feb 15, 2005.; Principal=Major Edward Jessup
• Death*: 29 June 1809; Augusta Twp., Prescott, Grenville Co., Ontario¹
• Burial*: 2 July 1809; Sandy Hill Cemetery, Augusta Twp., Grenville Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, Feb 15, 2005.¹

• Married Name: 1760; Jessup¹

Abigail Jessup¹

• Father*: Major Edward Jessup¹ b. 4 Dec 1735, d. 3 Feb 1816
• Mother*: Abigail Dibble¹ b. 31 Mar 1743, d. 29 Jun 1809

• Birth*: 19 April 1761; U.S.A.; per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, Feb 15, 2005.¹
• Marriage*: after 1781; per Loyalist List, Edward Jessup, Sr.; Principal=James Walker²

• Married Name: after 1781; Walker²

James Franklin Covell¹

• Father*: Capt. Simeon John Covell¹ b. 1748, d. 12 Apr 1798
• Mother*: Susan Mosher¹ b. 1740, d. 1780

• Birth*: 24 May 1774; Cambridge, Washington Co., New York, U.S.A.; per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, Feb 15, 2005.¹
• Marriage*: circa 1797; Elizabethtown Twp., Leeds & Grenville Co., Upper Canada; Date c. 1797 per family tree of saski on ancestry.ca, March 20 2020. per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, Feb 15, 2005.; Principal=Cynthia Easton^1,2
• Death*: circa 1848; Montagne Twp., Leeds Co., Canada West; per family tree of saski on ancestry.ca, March 20 2020.²

Cynthia Easton¹

• Birth*: circa 1775; per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, Feb 15, 2005.¹
• Marriage*: circa 1797; Elizabethtown Twp., Leeds & Grenville Co., Upper Canada; Date c. 1797 per family tree of saski on ancestry.ca, March 20 2020. per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, Feb 15, 2005.; Principal=James Franklin Covell^1,2

• Married Name: before 1806; Covell¹

James Franklin Covell^1,2,3

• Father*: James Franklin Covell² b. 24 May 1774, d. c 1848
• Mother*: Cynthia Easton² b. c 1775

• Birth*: 27 July 1800; Elizabethtown Twp., Leeds & Grenville Co., Upper Canada; Date Jul 27 1800 & locaiton Ont. per family tree of saski on ancestry.ca, March 20 2020. per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, Feb 15, 2005.^2,3
• Marriage*: 11 July 1826; Elizabethtown Twp., Leeds Co., Upper Canada; per family tree of saski on ancestry.ca, March 20 2020.; Principal=Mary Ann McCready³
• Death*: 1854; Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, U.S.A.; per family tree of saski on ancestry.ca, March 20 2020.³

Simeon Covell¹

• Father*: Capt. Simeon John Covell¹ b. 1748, d. 12 Apr 1798
• Mother*: Susan Mosher¹ b. 1740, d. 1780

• Birth*: September 1776; U.S.A.; per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, Feb 15, 2005.¹

Henry Covell¹

• Father*: Capt. Simeon John Covell¹ b. 1748, d. 12 Apr 1798
• Mother*: Susan Mosher¹ b. 1740, d. 1780

• Birth*: 1778; Quebec; per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, Feb 15, 2005.¹

James Walker¹

• Birth*: circa 1761; per Loyalist List - Edward Jessup, Sr.¹
• Marriage*: after 1781; per Loyalist List, Edward Jessup, Sr.; Principal=Abigail Jessup¹

? ?

• Birth*: circa 1799; per Murray Census Records
• Marriage*: before 1822; Ontario; per Murray Census Records.; Principal=William B. Covell

• Married Name: before 1822; Covell

Elizabeth Jane Stoneburgh^1,2,3

• Father*: Peter Stoneburgh Jr. b. 1795, d. c May 1871
• Mother*: Hanna Nix b. 1803

• Birth*: 12 May 1833; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1834 & location Murray Twp. per Death Reg'n. Date 1836 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1835 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1834 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1835 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date May 12 1833 & location Murray Twp. per family tree of davewilliams405 on ancestry.ca, Dec 26 2018.^2,4,5,6,7,8
• Marriage*: 15 March 1854; Canada West; per IGI Record.; Principal=James Covell^2,3
• Death*: 14 March 1895; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#012371: Name: Elizabeth Jane Covell; Date: Mar 14 1895; Age: 61; Status: widow; Born: Murray Twp.; Cause: consumption, 18 yrs.; Phys.: N. B. H. Dean; Inf.: Peter Covell, Brighton, son; Reg'd.: Mar 19 1895; Rel.: Bapt.; Reg'r.: J. H. Morrow (Ontario Death Registration, #012371-1895, ancestry.com) per IGI Record.^3,9
• Burial*: 16 March 1895; Coven Crove Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; CemSearch: Name: Elizabeth J. Covell; Born: - ; Died: Mar 14 1895; Age: - ; Note: Not known if Elizabeth Jane (Stoneburgh) Covell is buried here; No other names; Cemetery: Gosport Cemetery, CB, Lot 35, Brighton Twp., - no longer in use, also called Covell Grove Cemetery (http://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?action=selectionList&choiceBurialID=45379#)¹⁰

• Married Name: 15 March 1854; Covell²
• Census: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 26 at 1861 Census: see James Covell⁶
• Census: April 1871; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 37 at 1871 Census: see James Covell⁵
• Census*: April 1881; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 46 at 1881 Census: see James Covell²
• Census: April 1891; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 55 at 1891 Census: see Peter Covell (son)⁴

Peter Covell¹

• Father*: James Covell¹ b. 9 Feb 1828, d. 13 Feb 1890
• Mother*: Elizabeth Jane Stoneburgh¹ b. 12 May 1833, d. 14 Mar 1895

• Birth*: 26 December 1854; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1854 per Memorial. Date 1855 & location Ont. per 1921 Census. Date Dec 1854 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date Dec 26 1854 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1855 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1854 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1855 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1854 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1854 & location Brighton per marr. reg'n.^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9}
• Marriage*: 22 February 1877; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#007477: Groom: Peter Covell; Age: 23; Res. & Born: Brighton; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Grocer; Parents: James Covell & Elizabeth Stoneburgh; Bride: Helena Marietta Sherman; Age: 19; Res.: & Born: Brighton; Status: spinster; Parents: Baltis Sherman & Elizabeth G. Wrightly; Wit.: Helen & Bella Taggart, Brighton; Date: Feb 22 1877; Place: Brighton Village; Rel.: Meth. & Episc.; Performed by: Charles Taggart; Reg'r.: M. K. Lockwood, Brighton (Ontario Marriage Registration, #007477-1877, ancestry.com); Principal=Helena Marietta Shewman^1,10
• Death*: 8 June 1924; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#022863: Name: Peter Covell; Date: Jun 8 1924; Age: 69y 6m 12d; Res.: Brighton, 58 yrs.; Born: Brighton, Dec 20 1854; Status: married; Occ.: Customs Officer, Speculator; Parents: James Covell, b. Brighton & Elizabeth Jane Stoneburgh, b. Carrying Place; Inf.: Mrs. Peter Covell, Brighton, wife; Cause: heart disease, 12 yrs.; Phys.: H. Clarke, Brighton; Reg'd.: Jun 8 1924; Burial: Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, June 10 1924; Reg'r.: ?? Roblin, Brighton (Ontario Death Registration, #022863-1924, ancestry.com)¹¹
• Burial*: 10 June 1924; Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) COVELL; Peter Covell; 1854 - 1924; His Wife; Helena M. Sherman; 1855 - 1938?; ... Marion E. Dickinson; ... (Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Aor 2 2006) Per Death Reg'n.^12,5

• Census: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 7 at 1861 Census: see James Covell⁷
• Census: April 1871; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 16 at 1871 Census: see James Covell⁸
• Census*: April 1881; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 27 at 1881 Census: see James Covell¹
• Census: April 1891; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 36 at 1891 Census: Covell, Peter, 36, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Bapt., Dept. ?? Officer?, married; Helena M., 32, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Bapt., married; Samuel, 8, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., son; Elizabeth, 55, b. Ont., p.b. N.S. & Ont., Bapt., widow (1891 Census: Brighton Village, dist. 98, sub-dist. b-1, pg. 13, line 13 - ancestry.com)³
• Residence*: 19 March 1895; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Informant for Death Reg'n. of his mother Elizabeth Jane (Stoneburgh) Covell.¹²
• Census: April 1901; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 46 at 1901 Census: Covell, P.(m), 46, b. Ont. r. Dec 26 1854, Fruit Dealer, married; Helen M., 42, b. Ont. r. Jul 15 1858, Bapt., married; Samuel, 13, b. Ont. r. Feb 9 1887, son (1901 Census: Brighton Village, dist. 95, sub-dist. b-3, pg. 7, line 1 - ancestry.com)⁴
• Note: 1904; Prequ'ile Point, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; “Hotelier Peter Covell – Peter Covell was born in Brighton in the year 1856 and was a resident all his life. For twenty years he was in the apple business and was one of the group of growers and exporters who made Brighton notable as the centre of one of the best apple districts. Peter was also involved in the export of pears, plums and fish. At one time he was the Customs Officer here, holding the position for ten years, and he served two years as a member of the local school board. Peter Covell could well be called one of the pioneers of Presqu’ile, for in 1904 he built Presqu’ile Hotel. Peter was the owner and manager of the hotel until 1914 when he sold it to the Presqu’ile Summer Hotel Company. Peter’s wife, Helena Covell, nee Shewman, was also actively involved in the operation of the new hotel.” The Brighton Ensign, August 13, 1897, quoted in “Presqu’ile” by Susan Brose and Bonnie Browne, 1994, pg. 35¹³
• Note*: 1905; Presqu'Ile Point, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "In 1905, Peter Covell of Brighton built a summer hotel on a lot between Salt Point and Calf Pasture Point. It accommodated 50 guests. A dance pavilion was added just east of the hotel, and a large dock was bult on the shore. Ferries from Brighton arrived daily, ... " from pg. 58 of "Just the Way We Were; Brighton Memories", published by Brighton Municipal Council, 2006.¹⁴
• Residence: 26 August 1910; Lot 4, Water Street, Presqu'ile Point, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 8675) show that Malcolm Shaw & wife sold lot 4 north side of Water St.& Lot 4 in front ? to Peter Covell for $1,200. ITS Date: Aug 26 1910. Reg'n. Date: Aug 27 1910. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Presqu'ile Point, Water Lots, (Town of Newcastle), Book 13, pg. 118 of 198, copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Dec 1 2020.)¹⁵
• Census: 1 June 1911; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 56 at 1911 Census: Covell, Peter, 56, b. Ont. Dec 1854, Eng., Bapt., farmer & ??, married; Helena M., 53, b. Ont. Jul 1858, Bapt., married; Samuel, 23, b. Ont. Feb 1888, Bapt., farmer, maried; Minnie T., 19, b. Ont. May 1892, daughter-in-law, Meth., married; Earnest L., 4/12, grandson (1911 Census: Brighton Village, dist. 101, sub-dist. 14, pg. 2, line 12 - ancestry.com)⁶
• Residence: 15 February 1915; Lot 4, Water Street, Presqu'ile Point, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 9522) show that Peer Covell & wife sold "E. 100 ft - lot 4 from front to rear together with right of way in common with owners of lots 4, 5 & 6, N. Water St." to Edward J. Walker for $2,300. ITS Date: Feb 15 1915. Reg'n. Date: Mar 1 1915. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Presqu'ile Point, Water Lots, (Town of Newcastle), Book 13, pg. 118 of 198, copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Dec 1 2020.)¹⁵
• Census: 4 June 1921; Ward 3, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 66 at 1921 Census: Covell, Peter, 66, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Eng., Bapt., Income, married; Helena, 62, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Eng., Bapt., married; Samuel, 33, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Eng., Bapt., married (1921 Census: Brighton Village, Northumberland Co., Ward 3, Dist. 107, sub-dist. 60, pg. 6, line 41 - ancestry.com)⁹

Helena Marietta Shewman^1,2,3,4,5,6

• Father*: Baltis Shewman Jr.³ b. 21 Jan 1811, d. 3 Sep 1877
• Mother*: Elizabeth Ellen Rikley³ b. 1819, d. 12 Nov 1895

• Birth*: 15 July 1858; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1859 & location Ont. per 1921 Census. Date 1858 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date Jul 15 1858 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1859 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1860 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1859 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1858 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1858 & location Brighton per marr. reg'n.^{2,3,7,8,9,5,6,10}
• Marriage*: 22 February 1877; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#007477: Groom: Peter Covell; Age: 23; Res. & Born: Brighton; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Grocer; Parents: James Covell & Elizabeth Stoneburgh; Bride: Helena Marietta Sherman; Age: 19; Res.: & Born: Brighton; Status: spinster; Parents: Baltis Sherman & Elizabeth G. Wrightly; Wit.: Helen & Bella Taggart, Brighton; Date: Feb 22 1877; Place: Brighton Village; Rel.: Meth. & Episc.; Performed by: Charles Taggart; Reg'r.: M. K. Lockwood, Brighton (Ontario Marriage Registration, #007477-1877, ancestry.com); Principal=Peter Covell^2,11
• Death*: 3 January 1959; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Jan 3 1959 per GEDCOM of Bob Shewman, July 29, 2010. Per Memorial??^12,4
• Burial*: 6 January 1959; Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) COVELL; Peter Covell; 1854 - 1924; His Wife; Helena M. Sherman; 1855 - 1938?; ... Marion E. Dickinson; ... (Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Aor 2 2006)¹²

• Census: April 1861; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 3 at 1861 Census: see Baltis Shewman⁶
• Census: April 1871; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 12 at 1871 Census: see Baltis Shewman⁵
• Married Name: 22 February 1877; Covell²
• Census*: April 1881; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 21 at 1881 Census: see James Covell (father-in-law)²
• Census: April 1891; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 32 at 1891 Census: see Peter Covell⁷
• Census: April 1901; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 42 at 1901 Census: see Peter Covell⁸
• Census: 1 June 1911; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 53 at 1911 Census: see Peter Covell⁹
• Census: 4 June 1921; Ward 3, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 62 at 1921 Census: see Peter Covell¹⁰
• Residence*: 8 June 1924; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Informant for Death Reg'n. of her husband Peter Covell.¹³

Amelia Ann Hettlem^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7}

• Birth*: 26 July 1836; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date Jul 26 1836 & location Brighton per Findagrave. Date 1834 & location Ont. per 1921 Census. Date Jul 1835 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date 1837 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1837 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1839 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1834 & location UC per 1861 Census. per marriage reg'n. of son David James Covell.^{2,4,8,5,6,9,3,7}
• Marriage*: before 1854; Ontario; per 1861 Census.; Principal=George Covell²
• Marriage*: circa 1875; Ontario; per 1891 Census.; Principal=Daniel Ketcheson Fraser⁵
• Death*: 28 March 1927; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Mar 28 1927 & location Brighton per Findagrave.⁷
• Burial*: 30 March 1927; Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Findagrave: Name: Amelia Ann (Hettlem) Fraser; Birth: 20 Jul 1836, Brighton; Death: 28 Mar 1927 (age 90), Brighton; Burial: Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton; ID: 183604589 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/183604589/amelia-ann-fraser)
  Note: Browsed through all of Susan Brose pics and found no memoria for Amelia. There is one for Daniel K. Frazier (note the spelling!!) - maybe she was supposed to be on here.⁷

• Married Name: before 1854; Covell²
• Census*: April 1861; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 27 at 1861 Census: see George Covell²
• Census: April 1871; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 32 at 1871 Census: Covell, Amelia Ann, 32, b. Ont., Eng., WM, widow (under Matthew Mills)³
• Married Name: circa 1875; Fraser⁵
• Census: April 1881; Brighton, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 44 at 1881 Census: see Daniel K. Fraser⁹
• Census: April 1891; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 54 at 1891 Census: see Daniel Fraser⁵
• Census: 2 June 1911; Brighton, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 75 at 1911 Census: see Daniel K. Fraser (her second husband)⁶
• Census: 5 June 1921; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 87 at 1921 Census: see David James Covell (son)⁸

Mary E. Covell^1,2

• Father*: George Covell² b. 15 Feb 1830, d. 31 May 1866
• Mother*: Amelia Ann Hettlem² b. 26 Jul 1836, d. 28 Mar 1927

• Birth*: 1855; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1855 & locaiton UC per 1861 Census.²

• Census*: April 1861; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 6 at 1861 Census: see George Covell²

David James Covell^1,2,3,4,5

• Father*: George Covell² b. 15 Feb 1830, d. 31 May 1866
• Mother*: Amelia Ann Hettlem² b. 26 Jul 1836, d. 28 Mar 1927

• Birth*: 23 August 1858; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1858 & location Ont. per 1921 Census. Date Aug 1856 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date Aug 23 1857 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1858 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1858 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1857 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1858 & location Brighton per marr. reg'n. Date Aug 23 1858 & location Brighton per GEDCOM of Ryley Meagher, Dec 8 2014.^{2,3,4,6,5,7,8,9}
• Marriage*: 3 May 1882; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#008298: Groom: David James Covell; Age: 24; res. & Born: Brighton; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Clerk; Parents; George Covell & Amelia Hettleen; Bride: Sarah German; Age: 20; Res.: Colborne; Born: Trenton; Status: spinster; Parents: James S. German & Nancy Ryckman; Wit.: William Baird & Ella Fraser, Brighton; Rel.: CM; Performed by: Thomas Cullen; Reg'r.: M. K. Lockwood, Brighton Village (Ontario Marriage Registration, #008298-1882, ancestry.com); Principal=Sarah German¹⁰
• Marriage*: 2 July 1895; Trenton, Hastings Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#35895: Groom: David James Sovill; .... Bride: Jones Elizabeth Clark; .... Date: Jul 2 1895; Place: Trenton; ... (Ontario Marriage Registration, #... , ancestry.com) per Birth Reg'n. of son Harry William Covell. Date Jul 2 1895 & location Trenton per family tree of wpbarnes26686 on ancestry.com, Dec 8 2014.; Principal=Elizabeth Jane Clark^11,12,3

• Census*: April 1861; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 4 at 1861 Census: see George Covell²
• Census: April 1881; Brghton, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 23 at 1881 Census: see Daniel K, Fraser (step-father)⁹
• Residence*: 3 May 1882; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Brighton per marr. reg'n.³
• Census: April 1891; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 33 at 1891 Census: Covell, David J., 33, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Meth., - , married; Sarah, 29, b. Ont., p.b. US & Ont., Meth., married; Helmet? A., 8, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., son; Laura B., 5; Minnie, 5/12 (1891 Census: Brighton Village, Northumberland Co., dist. 98, sub-dist. b-1, pg. 16, line 23 - ancestry.com)(Pages are all mixed up here - looked around for page 17...)⁴
• Census: 5 April 1901; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 42 at 1901 Census: Covell, D. J., 42, b. Ont. r. Aug 23 1857, Eng., Meth., ?Bar Tender?, married; Elizabeth J., 42, b. Ont. r. Mar 9 1875, Eng., Meth., married; Wilmot A., 18, b. Ont. r. Mar 15 1882, son; Laura B., 15, b. Ont. r. Jul 23 1885, daughter; Nellie M., 10, b,. Ont. r. Oct 8 1890, daughter; Harry W., 1, b. Ont. r. Mar 14 1900, son (1901 Census: Brighton Village, Northumberland Co., dist. 95, sub-dist. b-3, pg. 4, line 49 - ancestry.com)⁵
• Note*: 23 June 1905; Presqu'ile Point, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; "I was informed by the manager, Mr. D. J. Covell, that he had been successful in securing a competent staff of assistants, and the patrons can rely upon first-class service in every particular. After partaking of the hospitality of the management, your correspondent turned homeward, wishing the proprietor all the success which his undertaking deserves.” The Brighton Ensign, June 23, 1905, quoted in “Presqu’ile” by Susan Brose and Bonnie Browne, 1994, pg. 36¹³
• Census: 2 June 1911; Brighton, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 54 at 1911 Census: see Daniel K. Fraser (step-father)⁸
• Note: 18 January 1916; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; WWI Attestation Paper: Name: Covell, David James; Res.: Brighton; Born: Brighton; Kin: Amelia Fraser (formerly Covel), Brighton; Date of Birth: August 23rd, 1873; Occ.: Cook; Status: widower; Militia? 10 yrs., 40th Voluneteers Bttn. (ancestr.ca)
  Note: The birth date of August 23 1873 is very clear - and very wrong. Makes you wonder if this is just a finger cramp or given deliberately by the applicant??? He would be 57 at this time.¹⁴
• Census: 4 June 1921; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 63 at 1921 Census: Covell, David, 63, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Eng., Meth., income, single; Amelia, 87, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Eng., Meth., mother, widow (1921 Census: Brighton Village, Northumberland Co., dist. 107, sub-dist. 60, pg. 5, line 45 - ancestry.com)⁷

Joseph Henry Singleton^1,2,3,4,5

• Father*: George Singleton² b. c Jun 1815, d. 12 May 1892
• Mother*: Catharine Sparrow² b. 1822, d. 5 Jun 1893

• Birth*: June 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1853 & location Cda. per 1885 Colorado State Census. Date 1853 & location Cda. per 1880 US Fed Census. Date 1852 & location UC per 1861 Census. Not in 1851 Census Mar 1852. Date 1853 & location Brighton per marriage reg'n. - Carrie F. Clark.^2,3,4,5
• Marriage*: 20 September 1877; Sarnia, Lambton Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#005165: Groom: Joseph Henry Singleton; Age: 24; Res.: Sarnia; Born: Brighton; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Clerk; Parents: George & Catherine Singleton; Bride: Carrie F. Clark; Age: 30; Res.: Sarnia; Born: Odessa; Status: spinster; Parents: Ruel Clark & Lucy M. Barnes; Wit.: J. Fourth Adams & P.H. Clark, Sarnia; Date: Sep 20 1877; Place: Sarnia; Rel.: Meth.; Performed by: W.C. Henderson (Ontario Marriage Registration, #005165-1877, ancestry.ca); Principal=Carrie F. Clark⁶
• Death*: 12 October 1914; Ocean Park, California, U.S.A.; Date Oct 12 1914 & location Ocean Park, California per family tree of JosephTholman70 on ancestry.ca, June 2 2022.⁷

• Census*: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 9 at 1861 Census: see George Singleton²
• Residence*: 20 September 1877; Sarnia, Lambton Co., Ontario; Residence Sarnia per marriage reg'n. - Carrie F. Clark.³
• Census: 7 June 1880; South Park, Park Co., Colorado, U.S.A.; Age 27 at 1880 US Fed Census: Singleton, Joseph, 27, b. Cda., p.b. Cda., Freight Agent, married (1880 US Fed Census: South Park, Park Co., Colorado, pg. 4 of 6, line 6, ancestry.ca)
  Note: Brothers Joseph and Walter Singleton are in Park Co., Colorado for the 1880 Census. Both are married and have jobs.⁴
• Census: 1 June 1885; Dist. 1, Park Co., Colorado, U.S.A.; Age 32 at 1885 Colorado State Census: Singleton, J. Henry, 32, b. Cda., p.b. Cda., merchant, married; Carrie, 36, b. Cda., p.b. Cda., housekeeper, married; John C., 7, b. Cda., p.b. Cda., son; Norman, 2, b. Colorado, p.b. Cda., dau. (1885 Colorado State Census: Dist. 1, Park Co., Colorado, pg. 27 of 37, line 47 - ancestry.ca)⁵

Walter Singleton¹

• Father*: George Singleton¹ b. c Jun 1815, d. 12 May 1892
• Mother*: Catharine Sparrow¹ b. 1822, d. 5 Jun 1893

• Birth*: 14 January 1855; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1855 per FindaGrave. Date Jan 1855 & location Cda per 1900 US Fed Census. Date 1855 & location Cda. per 1885 Colorado State Census. Date 1855 & location Cda. per 1880 US Fed Census. Date 1855 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1857 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1855 & location Ont. per marriage reg'n. - Sarah E. Morden. Date Jan 1855 & location Ont. per family tree of gksparkco on ancestry.com, Oct 18 2010. Date Jan 14 1855 & location Brighton, Ont. per family tree of CArol Stonehouse on ancestry.ca, Jun 2 2022.^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7}
• Marriage*: 28 March 1879; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#007657: Groom: Walter Singleton; Age: 24; Res.: Brighton; Born: Ont.; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Merchant Clerk; Parents: George Singleton & Catharine Sparrow; Bride: Sarah E. Morden; Age: 18; Res.: Brighton; Born: Ont.; Status: spinster; Parents: Daniel & Harriet Morden; Wit.: Abraham C. & Leonora E. Singleton; Date: Mar 28 1879; Place: Brighton; Rel.: Pres. & CM; Performed by: Kennedy Creighton, by license; Reg'r.: M.K. Lockwood, Brighton Village (Ontario Marriage Registration, #007657-1879, ancestry.ca) per family tree of gksparkco on ancestry.com, Oct 18 2010.; Principal=Sarah Emma Morden^2,8
• Death*: 5 January 1945; Delta, Delta Co., Colorado, U.S.A.; Date Jan 8 1945 per FindaGrave. Date Jan 5 1945 & location Delta, Colorado, USA per family tree of Carol Stonehouse on ancestry.ca, Jun 2 2022.^6,7
• Burial*: 7 January 1945; Delta Cemetery, Delta, Delta Co., Colorado, U.S.A.; Findagrave: Name: Walter Singleton; BIRTH: 1855; DEATH: 8 Jan 1945 (aged 89–90); BURIAL: Delta Cemetery, Delta, Delta County, Colorado, USA; PLOT: Block 3, Lot 149, Space 2; MEMORIAL ID: 31373870; Note: Great Grandfather, Left by Patty Nickolaus on 24 May 2013. (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31373870/walter-singleton?_gl=1*17h65t5*_ga*MTM2OTMxODYxNS4xNjM1ODgwODE4*_ga_4QT8FMEX30*MTY1NDE3ODY2Ni43OS4xLjE2NTQxODQ4ODkuMA..)⁷

• Census*: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 7 at 1861 Census: see George Singleton¹
• Census: April 1871; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 16 at 1871 Census: see George Singleton⁹
• Residence: 28 March 1879; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Brighton per marriage reg'n. - Sarah E. Morden.³
• Immigration*: circa July 1879; Colorado, U.S.A.; Immigration 1879 per 1900 US Fed Census. (Note: Looks like Walter Singleton and Sarah Emma Morden were married in Brighton in March 1879 and Walter then went to Colorado where he got a job as a clerk in a grocery store. Sarah joined him in Colorado after June 1 1880 (she is not in the 1880 census with him) and they settled in Delta where he is shown to be a grocer in the 1900 census. (Dan Buchanan, Jun 2 2022))⁴
• Census: 1 June 1880; Alma, Park Co., Colorado, U.S.A.; Age 25 at 1880 US Fed Census: Singleton, Walter, 25, b. Cda., p.b. Cda., clerk at grocery store, married (1880 US Fed Census: Alma, Park Co., Colorado, USA, pg. 4 of 14, line 8, ancestry.ca)(Note: Under Augustus K. Fuller, who is a hotel keeper, age 57.)
  Note: Walter's brother, Joseph Singleton, is in South Park, Park Co., Colorado, for the 1880 Census, also shown married and with a job as Freight Agent.⁴
• Census: 1 June 1885; District 1, Park Co., Colorado, U.S.A.; Age 30 at 1885 Colorado State Census: Singleton, Walter, 30, b. Cda., p.b. Cda., Merchant, married; Emma, 23, b. Cda., p.b.Cda., housekeeper, wife, married; Hellen, 2, b. Colorado, p.b. Cda., dau. (1885 Colorado State Census: Park Co., Colorado, Dist. 1, pg. 28 of 37, line 1 - ancestry.ca)⁵
• Residence*: 1900; Delta, Colorado, U.S.A.; Census records for 1900, 1910, 1920 and 1930 at this location - per family tree of gksparkco on ancestry.com, Oct 18 2010.²
• Census: 1 June 1900; Dodge St., Delta, Delta Co., Colorado, U.S.A.; 1900 US Fed Census: Singleton, Walter, 45, b. Cda. Eng. June 1855, p.b. Cda. Eng., immig. 1879, 21 years in US, NA, grocer, married 21 years, married; Emma S., 39, b. Cda. Eng. Aug 1861, p.b. Cda. Eng., immig. 1880, 20 years in US, married 21 years, 5 children 3 living, married; Harry, 14, b. Aug 1885, Colorado, p.b. Cda. Eng., son; Irma, 12, b. Jun 1887, b. Colorado, p.b. Cda. Eng., dau.; Dora, 3, b. Colorado, May 1897, dau. (1900 US Fed Census: Town of Delta, Delta Co., Colorado, Precinct 6, Dodge St., pg. 31 of 46, ancestry.ca)⁴