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Hugh Cochrane Dennis¹

• Birth*: 31 March 1859; Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; per family tree of Ingrid Williams, Dec 12 2015.¹
• Marriage*: 31 March 1881; Northumberland Co., Ontario; per family tree of Ingrid Williams, Dec 12 2015.; Principal=Jessie Clark¹

Clark George Dennis^1,2,3,4

• Father*: Hugh Cochrane Dennis² b. 31 Mar 1859
• Mother*: Jessie Clark² b. 22 Dec 1854, d. 27 Aug 1897

• Birth*: 17 February 1882; Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Feb 13 1882 & location Ont. urban per 1901 Census. Date 1882 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date Feb 17 1882 & location Hamilton Twp. per family tree of Ingrid Williams, Dec 12 2015.^2,3,4
• Death*: 9 May 1965; Victoria, British Columbia; per family tree of Ingrid Williams, Dec 12 2015.²

• Census*: April 1891; Hamilton Twp., West Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 9 at 1891 Census: see George M. Clark (grandfather)³
• Census: April 1901; Cobourg, West Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 19 at 1901 Census: see Eliza Clark (grandmother)⁴

Lenore Dennis¹

• Father*: Hugh Cochrane Dennis¹ b. 31 Mar 1859
• Mother*: Jessie Clark¹ b. 22 Dec 1854, d. 27 Aug 1897

• Birth*: 14 September 1885; Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Sep 3 1886 & location Ont. urban per 1901 Census. Date 1886 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date Sep 14 1885 & location Cobourg per family tree of Ingrid Williams, Dec 12 2015.^1,2,3
• Marriage*: 11 July 1906; Northumberland Co., Ontario; per family tree of Ingrid Williams, Dec 12 2015.; Principal=Reginald John Manley Powers¹
• Marriage*: 1914; Toronto, York Co., Ontario; per family tree of Ingrid Williams, Dec 12 2015.; Principal=John Victor Norman Williams¹

• Census*: April 1891; Hamilton Twp., West Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 5 at 1891 Census: see George M. Clark (grandfather)²
• Census: April 1901; Cobourg, West Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 15 at 1901 Census: see Eliza Clark (grandmother)³
• Married Name: 11 July 1906; Powers¹
• Married Name: 1914; Williams¹

John Victor Norman Williams¹

• Birth*: 17 July 1877; Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; per family tree of Ingrid Williams, Dec 12 2015.¹
• Marriage*: 1914; Toronto, York Co., Ontario; per family tree of Ingrid Williams, Dec 12 2015.; Principal=Lenore Dennis¹

Reginald John Manley Powers^1,2

• Birth*: 7 February 1878; Frontenac Co., Ontario; per family tree of Ingrid Williams, Dec 12 2015.²
• Marriage*: 11 July 1906; Northumberland Co., Ontario; per family tree of Ingrid Williams, Dec 12 2015.; Principal=Lenore Dennis²
• Death*: 1959; per family tree of Ingrid Williams, Dec 12 2015.²

Jean Dennis Powers¹

• Father*: Reginald John Manley Powers¹ b. 7 Feb 1878, d. 1959
• Mother*: Lenore Dennis¹ b. 14 Sep 1885

• Birth*: 25 August 1912; Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; per family tree of Ingrid Williams, Dec 12 2015.¹
• Marriage*: circa 1935; per family tree of Ingrid Williams, Dec 12 2015.; Principal=Douglas Moore¹
• Death*: 20 August 2010; Lindsay, Ontario; per family tree of Ingrid Williams, Dec 12 2015.¹

• Married Name: circa 1935; Moore¹

Douglas Moore¹

• Birth*: circa 1910; per family tree of Ingrid Williams, Dec 12 2015.¹
• Marriage*: circa 1935; per family tree of Ingrid Williams, Dec 12 2015.; Principal=Jean Dennis Powers¹

Hugh Dennis¹

• Father*: Hugh Cochrane Dennis¹ b. 31 Mar 1859
• Mother*: Jessie Clark¹ b. 22 Dec 1854, d. 27 Aug 1897

• Birth*: 24 November 1890; Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Nov 24 1890 & location Ont. urban per 1901 Census. Date 1890 & location Ont. per 1891 Census.^1,2

• Census*: April 1891; Hamilton Twp., West Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 1 at 1891 Census: see George M. Clark (grandfather)¹
• Census: April 1901; Cobourg, West Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 11 at 1901 Census: see Eliza Clark (grandmother)²

Caroline Hepsibah Weller^1,2,3,4,5

• Father*: William Weller² b. 13 May 1799, d. 21 Sep 1863
• Mother*: Mercy Wilcox² b. 2 Nov 1804, d. 20 Aug 1843

• Birth*: 21 February 1829; Augusta Twp., Prescott, Grenville Co., Upper Canada; Date 1829 & location Prescott per CEMSearch record. Date Feb 21 1829 & location Prescott per Death Reg'n. - age 86y 2m 24d at death May 15 1915. Date Feb 1828 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date Feb 14 1828 & location Ont. urban per 1901 Census. Date 1831 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1828 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1829 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1833 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date Feb 22 1829 per List of William Weller's family, from the Scrapbook section of the Madelein Muntz Collection, St. Catharines Museum, seen Oct 5, 2016; Ref.: ALV.IV.4, 2006.73.873.^{2,3,4,6,7,8,9,10,5}
• Baptism: 6 June 1861; St. Peter's Church, Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Canada West; "1861, June 6; Caroline Hapsibah Weller baptized, Cobourg, St. Peter's & Thomas Moore Taylor Weller" on note card in Madelein Muntz Collection, St. Catharines Museum, Oct 5, 2016. Ref.: ALV.V1⁵
• Death*: 15 May 1915; Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#023085: Name: Caroline Hepsibah Weller; Date: May 15 1915; Age: 86y 2m 24d; Born: Precott; Res.: Cobourg; Status: single; Parents: William Weller & Mercy Wilcox; Cause: carinoma asaphogus, 1 yr. & heart failure; Phys.: Dr. Lapp, Cobourg; Inf.: J. L. Weller, St. Catharines; Reg'd.: May 17 1915; Reg'r.: B. Ewing, Cobourg (Ontario Death Registration, #023085-1915, ancestry.com)
  "MISS WELLER'S DEATH; Aged Lady Belonged to an Old and Well-known Family; COBOURG, May 18 - One of Cobourg's oldest residents, Miss Caroline H. Weller, has passed away, at the age of 86 years. Being a member of a family which has been associated with Cobourg and eastern Ontario for upwards of one hundred years. She was very widely known. She was a daughter of the late William Weller; a sister of the late Judge Weller of Peterboro, of the late W. H. Weller, Master in Chancery, Cobourg, and of Mrs. George Clark, widow of Judge Clark, Solicitor and J. L. Weller, C. E., of St Railway. Among the surviving members of the family besides Mrs. Clark are H. L. M. Weller, of Toronto and J. L. Weller, C. E. of St. Catharines." from the scrapbook,]Madelein Muntz Collection, St. Catharines Museum, Oct. 5, 2016, ALC.IV.4, 2006.73.873.^11,5
• Burial*: 17 May 1915; St. Peter's Anglican Church Cemetery, Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; CEMSearch: Name: Caroline Hepzibah Weller; Born: 1829; Died: 1915; Age: 86; Notes: No stone. St. Peter's m.film. spinster. Daughter of William Weller, born Prescott, of Cobourg. Buried May 17 1915; Buried: Cobourg St. Peter's Anglican Church Cemetery, Ontario St. N.; No other names¹⁰

• Census: 1834; Conc A, Lot 16, Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1834 Census: Name: William Weller; Location: Conc A, Lot 16, 1/4 acres cult.; People: 4 males over 15; 1 male under 15; 2 females over 15; 2 females under 15 (Cobourg Census Online)(Caroline would be one of 2 females under 15)
• Census: 1837; Conc C Lot 17, Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1837 Census: Caroline may be one of 3 females under 15.
• Census: 1851; Peterborough, Peterborough Co., Canada West; Age 18 at 1851 Census: Weller, Caroline, 18, b. Cda., F.P., other res. Cobourg, single (Caroline is shown with Sheriff W. T. Conger and wife Sarah - and other res. Cobourg. Same Caroline - age out a bit - but likely. (1861 Census: Peterborough Town, Peterborough Co., pg. 7 of 91, line 45 - ancestry.com)⁸
• Census: April 1871; Cobourg, West Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 42 at 1871 Census: see William H. Weller (brother)³
• Census: April 1881; Cobourg, West Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 53 at 1881 Census: Weller, Caroline E., 53, b. Ont., Eng., CE, single; John L., 19, b. Ont., Eng.,. CE, Student at Mil. Coll., single (1881 Census: Cobourg Town, West Northumberland Co., pg. 2 (31 of 104), line 23 - ancestry.com)⁶
• Census: 21 April 1891; Cobourg, West Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 60 at 1891 Census: Weller, Caroline, 60, b. Ont., p.b. US, CE, single; Elizabeth, 23, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., CE, niece, single (1891 Census: Cobourg Town, West Northumberland Co., dist. 99, sub-dist. B-1, pg. 44, line 13 - ancestry.com)⁹
• Census: 5 April 1901; Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 73 at 1901 Census: Weller, Caroline, 73, b. Ont. u. Feb 14 1828, Eng.. CE, single; ?Lizzie?(f), 31, b. Ont. u. June 28 1869, Eng., CE, neice, single (1901 Census: Cobourg Town, West Northumberland Co., dist. 96, sub-dist. B-1, pg. 3, line 17 - ancestry.com)⁷
• Census*: 26 June 1911; Cobourg, West Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 82 at 1911 Census: see Eliza Clark (sister)²

Major John Laing Weller^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7}

• Father*: William Weller² b. 13 May 1799, d. 21 Sep 1863
• Mother*: Margaret McKecknie² b. 1823, d. 21 Dec 1894

• Birth*: 13 February 1862; Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date Feb 13 1862 & location Brighton per Death Reg'n. Date Feb 13 1862 & location Cobourg per FindaGrave Record. Date 1861 & location Ont. per 1921 Census. Date Feb 1866 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date Feb 13 1861 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1862 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1863 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1862 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1862 & location Cobourg per marr. reg'n.^{2,3,4,8,9,5,6,7,10}
• Marriage*: 30 September 1885; Kingston, Frontenac Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#003434: Groom: John Laing Weller; Age: 23; Res.: Brighton; Born: Cobourg; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Civil Engineer; Parents: Edward DuBernet & Frances Eliza Ellegood his wife (obviously a mistake - taken from the record to the left on the page); Bride: Madeline Marcia Whitehead; Age: 23; Res. & Born: Kingston; Status: spinster; Parents: J. J. Whitehead & Sarah Eliza Garrett his wife; Wit.: Robert Clark, Fenelon Falls & Kate Rowlands, Kingston; Date: Sep. 30 1885; Place: St. James' Church, Kingstom; Rel.: CE; Performed by: J. Ker M. Morine; Reg'r.: M. Hayton, Kingston (Ontario Marriage Registration, #003434-1885, ancestry.com)
  "Wedding Bells; St. James' church was the scene of a gay gathering this afternoon, the attraction being the marriage of Miss Madeline Whitehead, of this city, to Mr. J. L. Weller, of Brighton. The Rev. mr. McMorine, incumbent of St. James', performed the nuptial ceremony in the presence of a large number of spectators. Miss Rowlands and Miss Macdougall attended the bride as her maids, and Messrs. H. Clark, Peterboro', a graduate of the R. M. C. and now engineer on the Trent Valley canal, and T. W. Chalmers, of Adoplhustown, also a graduate of the r. M. C., who were both fellow-cadets with the groom, sustained him during the proceedings. The bride, who is well known to Kingstonians, looked remarkably well in her travelling costume of brown cashmere embroidered in silk. She received from her many admiring friends numerous tokens of their regard in the shape of gifts of every description, many of which are magnificent and costly. The groom, mr. J. L. Weller, who passed through the R. M. C. with honor, is also well and popularly known, and needs not mention of his many good qualities. He took part in the late North-West rebellion, acting as A. D. C. to Gen. Laurie throughout the campaign, and is now one of the Murray canal civil engineers. Mr. and Mrs. Weller have left for the States where they will spend their honeymoon before returning to take up residence in Brighton. The wish of their Kingston friends is that the spotless page of life's volume which has just been opened will remain unsullied by any care or misfortune and that long life and prosperity may attend them." newspaper cutout on page of scrap book of Madeleing Muntz, granddaughter of Madelein Marcia (Whitehead) Weller, Madelein Muntz Collection, St. Catharines Museum, Oct. 5, 2016, ALV.IV.4, 2006.73.873, Scrapbook.)
  "Son of William Weller and his second wife, Margaret McKechnie; husband of Madeline Marcia Whitehead, father of Olive Ellinor, William Henry, and Marjorie Louise." per FindAGrave; Principal=Madeline Marcia Whitehead^3,11,12
• Death*: 24 May 1932; 294 Bay St. S., Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#037299: Name: John Laing Weller; Date: May 24 1932; Age: 71st yr.; Res.: 294 Bay St. South, Hamilton, 10 yrs.; Born: Feb 13 1862, Brighton, Ont.; Status: widower; Occ.: retired; Parents: William Weller, b. Cobourg & Mercer Wilcox, b. ? ; Inf.: Olive E. Weller, 294 Bay St., South, Hamilton, daughter; Casue: coronary thrombosis, 1 yrs.; Phys.: Dr. R. Y. Parry, 183 James St., S, Hamilton; Burial: Woodland Cemetery, Hamilton, May 26 1932; Und.: Blachford & Wray, Hamilton; Reg'd.: May 26 1932; Reg'r.: S. H. Hait, Hamilton (Ontario Death Registration, #037299-1932, ancestry.com) "May 24, 1932, Hamilton" & "He died at Hamilton, Ontario less than three months before the Welland Ship Canal was opened. He was survived by his wife and children." per FindAGrave^3,13
• Burial*: 27 May 1932; Woodland Cemetery, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario; "Son of William Weller and his second wife, Margaret McKechnie; husband of Madeline Marcia Whitehead, father of Olive Ellinor, William Henry, and Marjorie Louise. He enrolled in the Royal Military College of Canada in February of 1880 and graduated fourth in his class with the First Class Certificate in Engineering. An athlete in college and the military, he won many awards, including the first Admiralty Trophy presented by the American Canoe Association in 1884 and, in 1920, was runner-up in the Canadian Senior Golf Championship. He served over 40 years in the military, which is where his career as a canal engineer began. He was Assistant Engineer on the Cornwall Canal enlargement project at Stormont, (which is where all his children were born); and thereafter worked on projects related to the Welland Canals at Niagara, Ontario. His triumph was as Engineer-in-Charge of the construction of the fourth Welland Ship Canal, which was so large and successful, it eclipsed the previous three which are now abandoned. An engineering marvel, the Welland Canal bypasses Niagara Falls and cuts through the Peninsula from Port Weller (named in John's honor), to Port Colborne. Still in use today, it carries about 40 million tons of cargo per year between Lake Ontario and Lake Erie, lifting ship nearly 600 feet in a series of seven locks between the two lakes. John L. Weller was named a Life Member of the Engineering Institute of Canada. He died at Hamilton, Ontario less than three months before the Welland Ship Canal was opened. He was survived by his wife and children. In 2007 his great-grandaughter, Madelein Peggy Muntz, published a book about him entitled 'John Laing Weller'. For a more detailed biography, visit www.rmc.ca and search for "John Laing Weller."
  "Burial: Woodland Cemetery. Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; Created by: Barbara Haines; Record added: Mar 27, 2014
  Find A Grave Memorial# 126999968" per FindAGrave record - http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=126999968&ref=acom³

• Note: circa 1863; " ... David Weller arrived in Hinesburgh, Vermont in 1787 and died in 1795. This is the presumed line of John Laing Weller. (Evidence suggests that David had a son, David, whose son William is the father of J. L. Weller.)" from "John Laing Weller, C.E., M.E.I.C.; The Man Who Does Things" by Madelein "Peggy" Muntz, pg. 3¹⁴
• Note: 21 September 1863; The Hill, Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Canada West; John L. Weller's father, William Weller, passed away Sep 21 1863.
  "My grandfather, J. L. Weller, was the youngest child and only 18 months old when his father died. Thus I don't have any information on Weller life at "The Hill". I do, however, have two old photographs (undated) sent to me from California by the great-granddaughter of one of my grandfather's brothers." from a letter written in 2002 by Madelien Muntz to Sister Emerilda re The Hill, where Sisters of St. Joseph were located. Madelein Muntz was a teacher in Parry Sound for many years. (Madelein Muntz Collection, St. Catharines Museum, Oct 5, 2016. Ref.: ALV.V.3)¹²
• Census: April 1871; Cobourg, West Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 9 at 1871 Census: see William H. Weller (brother)⁹
• Note*: November 1880; Kingston, Frontenac Co., Ontario; "He enrolled in the Royal Military College of Canada in February of 1880 and graduated fourth in his class with the First Class Certificate in Engineering." per FindAGrave³
• Census*: April 1881; Parry Sound, Muskoka Dist., Ontario; Age 18 at 1881 Census: see Margaret Weller (mother)²
• Census: April 1881; Cobourg, West Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 19 at 1881 Census: see Caroline Weller (sister)⁴
• Residence: 30 September 1885; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Brighton per marriage reg'n.¹⁰
• Census: 1891; Cornwall, Stormont Co., Ontario; Age 29 at 1891 Census: Weller, John, 29, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., C.E., Civil Engineer, married; Madeline, 29, b. Ont., p.b. Scotland & Ont., married; Olive, 4, b. Ont., p.b. Ont.; Henry, 2; Margory, 1; McDonald, Elizabeth, 21, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., R.C., domestic, single (1891 Census: Cornwall, Stormont Co., dist. 56, sub-dist. ?N?, pg. 23, line 8 - ancestry.com)⁷
• Census: 4 April 1901; Port Colborne, Welland Co., Ontario; Age 39 at 1901 Census: Weller, John, 39, b. Ont. r. Feb 13 1861, Eng., CE, Canal Super't., married; Madeline, 36, b. Ont. u. may 30 1864, Scot., CE, married; Olive, 14, b. Ont. u. Mar 14 1887, Eng., CE, daughter; Harry, 12, b. Ont. u. Oct 23 1888, son; Marjory, 10, b. Ont. u. Mar 2 1890, daughter; Brown, Lilly, 20, b. England Nov 21 1880, Eng., CE, domestic, single (1901 Census: Port Colborne Village, Welland Co., dist. 123, sub-dist. I - 1, pg. 4, line 48 - ancestry.com)⁴
• Census: 7 June 1911; St. Andrews Ward, St. Catherines, Lincoln co., Ontario; Age 45 at 1911 Census: Weller, John L., 45, b. Ont. Feb 1866, Eng., Anglican, Superintendent of W. Canal, married; Madeline, 40, b. Ont. Jun 1889, Scot, Anglican, married; Olive, 24, b. Ont. Feb 1886, Eng., Anglican, single; Henry, 22, b. Jun 1889, Eng., Anglican, Contractor, single; Margory, 21, b. Ont. Oct 1890?, Eng., Anglican, single; Clark, Cristine, 30, b. Ont. Nov 1880, Eng., Pres., domestic, married; Cristine, 11, b. Ont. Jun 1900, Eng., Pres., help (1911 Census: St. Catherines, Lincoln Co., dist. 93, sub-dist. 9-2, St. Andrews Ward, pg. 23 of 24, line 39 - ancestry.com)⁶
• Residence: 17 May 1915; St. Catharines, Ontario; Informant for Death Reg'n. of his sister Caroline Hepsibah Weller.⁸
• Census: 1 June 1921; 56 Herkimer St., Ward 3, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario; Age 60 at 1921 Census: Weller, John Laing, 60, b. Ont., p.b. Eng. & Scotland; Eng., Anglican, Civil Engineer, married; Madeleine, 59, b. Ont., p.b. Scot. & Ont., Scot., Anglican, married; Olive Eleanor, 34, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Eng., Anglican, single (1921 Census: Hamilton, dist. 88, sub-dist. 10, pg. 1, line 31 - Hamilton City, 56 Herkimer? St., Ward 3, Apartment - ancestry.com)⁵
• Residence*: 1922; 294 Bay St. S., Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario; Resident 10 yrs. at death in 1932.⁸

Duncan McKecknie¹

• Father*: Neil McKecknie² b. 1750, d. 1810
• Mother*: Martha Smith² b. 1750, d. 1800

• Birth*: 1776; Eskinish, Kilarrow Parish, Isle of Islay, Argyllshire, Scotland; "My Duncan was born in 1776 died 1850 (Cheltenham, Ontario) married Mary McEachern b 1790 died 1846. They married in 1804. Mary was only 14. His parents were Neil b1750 d 1810 mother Martha Smith b1750 died 1800. All events on Islay, Scotland. Neil and Martha had 10 children but none named Andrew." per email frm Shirley Hergert, August 27 2018. per marriage reg'n. of daughter Margaret (Weller, McKechnie) Rogerson.
  Date 1778 & location Eskinish, Kilarrow Parish, Isle of Islay, Argyllshire, Scotland per family tree of dpfergus on ancestry.ca, Aug 27 2018.^1,2,3
• Marriage*: 1804; Isle of Islay, Scotland; "My Duncan was born in 1776 died 1850 (Cheltenham, Ontario) married Mary McEachern b 1790 died 1846. They married in 1804. Mary was only 14. His parents were Neil b1750 d 1810 mother Martha Smith b1750 died 1800. All events on Islay, Scotland. Neil and Martha had 10 children but none named Andrew." per email frm Shirley Hergert, August 27 2018. per marriage reg'n. of daughter Margaret (Weller, McKechnie) Rogerson.; Principal=Mary McEachern^1,2
• Death*: 4 May 1852; Cheltenham, Peel Co., Canada West; "My Duncan was born in 1776 died 1850(Cheltenham, Ontario) married Mary McEachern b 1790 died 1846. They married in 1804. Mary was only 14. His parents were Neil b1750 d 1810 mother Martha Smith b1750 died 1800. All events on Islay, Scotland. Neil and Martha had 10 children but none named Andrew." Date 1850 & location Cheltenham per email frm Shirley Hergert, August 27 2018. Date May 4 1852 & location Boston Mills, Peel Co., Ont. per family tree of dpfergus on ancestry.ca, Aug 27 2018.^2,3

• Immigration*: 1831; Chinguacousy North Twp., Cheltenham, Peel Co., Upper Canada; "Duncan McKechnie was my 4th great grandfather. He came from Bowmore, Islay to Cheltenham, Ontario 1831. His daughter Helen was my 2nd great-grandmother. The family emigrated as adults. Margaret was the youngest daughter born around 1811 in Bowmore." per email from Shirley Hergert, Aug 27 2018.²
• Note*: 1845; Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "Ontario Woollen Mills was the largest industry in Cobourg for most of the 19th century. It was begun about 1845 by Stuart McKechnie and this two brothers." http://images.ourontario.ca/Cobourg/18955/data?n=1
  Note: There is very little information available re this McKechnie family; who were the three brothers? Duncan, Stuart E. and .???
• Note: 15 September 1847; McKechnie's Woolen Factory, Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "THE COBOURG STAR.; COBOURG, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 15, 1847.; MCKECHNIE'S WOOLLEN FACTORY; Four years ago when this Factory was begun, no one imagined that it would form the nucleus of (what is destined to be) the most flourishing part of our Town. Yet so it was; and it proves to demonstration that manufactures, under a protective policy, are as likley to prove beneficial here, as in the neighbouring States - Lowell for example. It is to use a well known fact that this Factory gives empoyment to at least thirty-eight thousands pounds of other labour, two-thirds of which is agricultural, namely - 20,000 sheep, worth 10 shillings, 10,000 pounds. Six thousand acres of land, worth 3 pounds an acre, 18,000 pounds. The wages of operatives, agents, & c. &c., will make up at least another ten thousand pounds; and all this benefit is derived from an original capital of 12,000 pounds. The farmers must not imagine that a market for their wool is all the benefit they derive from this factory, - they must remember that almost all wages of the operatives go to them either directly or indirectly for food." from The Cobourg Star, Sep 14, 1847, copied from microfilm at Cobourg Public Library.⁴

Mary McEachern^1,2

• Birth*: 1790; Isle of Islay, Scotland; "My Duncan was born in 1776 died 1850 (Cheltenham, Ontario) married Mary McEachern b 1790 died 1846. They married in 1804. Mary was only 14. His parents were Neil b1750 d 1810 mother Martha Smith b1750 died 1800. All events on Islay, Scotland. Neil and Martha had 10 children but none named Andrew." per email frm Shirley Hergert, August 27 2018. per marriage reg'n. of daughter Margaret (Weller, McKechnie) Rogerson. Date 1789 per family tree of dpfergus on ancestry.ca, Aug 27 2018.^1,2,3
• Marriage*: 1804; Isle of Islay, Scotland; "My Duncan was born in 1776 died 1850 (Cheltenham, Ontario) married Mary McEachern b 1790 died 1846. They married in 1804. Mary was only 14. His parents were Neil b1750 d 1810 mother Martha Smith b1750 died 1800. All events on Islay, Scotland. Neil and Martha had 10 children but none named Andrew." per email frm Shirley Hergert, August 27 2018. per marriage reg'n. of daughter Margaret (Weller, McKechnie) Rogerson.; Principal=Duncan McKecknie^1,2
• Death*: 20 January 1848; Canada West; "My Duncan was born in 1776 died 1850 (Cheltenham, Ontario) married Mary McEachern b 1790 died 1846. They married in 1804. Mary was only 14. His parents were Neil b1750 d 1810 mother Martha Smith b1750 died 1800. All events on Islay, Scotland. Neil and Martha had 10 children but none named Andrew." per email frm Shirley Hergert, August 27 2018. Date Jan 20 184 8per family tree of dpfergus on ancestry.ca, Aug 27 2018.^2,3

• Married Name: 1804; McKecknie¹

Joseph S. Rogerson¹

• Father*: John Rogerson¹ b. c 1800
• Mother*: Mary ?¹ b. c 1800

• Birth*: 19 July 1829; Westnay, Ireland; Date July 19 1829 & location Ireland per 1901 Census. Date 1829 & location Ireland per 1891 Census. Date 1828 & location "Delvin to Westnay, Ireland" ?? per marriage reg'n.^1,2,3
• Marriage*: 25 November 1882; Parry Sound, Muskoka Dist., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#007604: Groom: Joseph S. Rogerson; Age: 53; Res.: Parry Sound; Born: "Delvin to Westnay Ireland"; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Merchant; Parents: John & Mary Rogerson; Bride: Margaret Weller; Age: 57; Res.: Parry Sound; Born: Bowmoral, Scotland; Status: widowed; Parents: Duncan & Mary McKechnie; Wit.: John Knox & Lavina McNaughton, Parry Sound; Date: Nov 25 1882; Place: Parry Sound; Rel.: CE & Pres.; Performed by: Rev. R. Mosley (Ontario Marriage Registration, #007604-1882, ancestry.com); Principal=Margaret McKecknie⁴

• Residence*: 25 November 1882; Parry Sound, Muskoka Dist., Ontario; Residence Parry Sound per marr. reg'n.¹
• Census: April 1891; Parry Sound, Muskoka & Parry Sound Dist., Ontario; Age 62 at 1891 Census: Rogerson, Joseph, 62, b. Ireland, p.b. Ireland, Irish, CE, dry goods merchant, married; Margaret, 65, b. Scotland, p.b. Scotland, C. Pres., married (1891 Census: Parry Sound, Muskoka & Parry Sound Dist., dist. ?, sub-dist. a, pg. 16, line 10 - ancestry.com)³
• Census*: April 1901; Parry Sound, Muskoka & Parry Sound Dist., Ontario; Age 71 at 1901 Census: see Russell Weller (step-son - son of Margaret (McKechnie) Weller)²

John Rogerson¹

• Birth*: circa 1800; per marriage reg'n. of son Joseph S. Rogerson.¹
• Marriage*: before 1825; per marriage reg'n. of son Joseph S. Rogerson.; Principal=Mary ?¹

Mary ?¹

• Birth*: circa 1800; per marriage reg'n. of son Joseph S. Rogerson.¹
• Marriage*: before 1825; per marriage reg'n. of son Joseph S. Rogerson.; Principal=John Rogerson¹

• Married Name: before 1825; Rogerson¹

Madeline Marcia Whitehead^1,2,3,4,5,6

• Father*: James John Whitehead⁴ b. 19 Jul 1826, d. 27 Sep 1887
• Mother*: Sarah Eliza Garrett⁴ b. 1832

• Birth*: 30 May 1864; Kingston, Frontenac Co., Ontario; Date 1862 & location Ont. per 1921 Census. Date Jul 1870 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date May 30 1864 & location Ont. urban per 1901 Census. Date 1862 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1866 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1861 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1862 & location Kingston per marr. reg'n. Date Ma y30 1861 per Madelein Muntz Collection.^{2,3,7,8,9,4,5,6,10}
• Marriage*: 30 September 1885; Kingston, Frontenac Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#003434: Groom: John Laing Weller; Age: 23; Res.: Brighton; Born: Cobourg; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Civil Engineer; Parents: Edward DuBernet & Frances Eliza Ellegood his wife (obviously a mistake - taken from the record to the left on the page); Bride: Madeline Marcia Whitehead; Age: 23; Res. & Born: Kingston; Status: spinster; Parents: J. J. Whitehead & Sarah Eliza Garrett his wife; Wit.: Robert Clark, Fenelon Falls & Kate Rowlands, Kingston; Date: Sep. 30 1885; Place: St. James' Church, Kingstom; Rel.: CE; Performed by: J. Ker M. Morine; Reg'r.: M. Hayton, Kingston (Ontario Marriage Registration, #003434-1885, ancestry.com)
  "Wedding Bells; St. James' church was the scene of a gay gathering this afternoon, the attraction being the marriage of Miss Madeline Whitehead, of this city, to Mr. J. L. Weller, of Brighton. The Rev. mr. McMorine, incumbent of St. James', performed the nuptial ceremony in the presence of a large number of spectators. Miss Rowlands and Miss Macdougall attended the bride as her maids, and Messrs. H. Clark, Peterboro', a graduate of the R. M. C. and now engineer on the Trent Valley canal, and T. W. Chalmers, of Adoplhustown, also a graduate of the r. M. C., who were both fellow-cadets with the groom, sustained him during the proceedings. The bride, who is well known to Kingstonians, looked remarkably well in her travelling costume of brown cashmere embroidered in silk. She received from her many admiring friends numerous tokens of their regard in the shape of gifts of every description, many of which are magnificent and costly. The groom, mr. J. L. Weller, who passed through the R. M. C. with honor, is also well and popularly known, and needs not mention of his many good qualities. He took part in the late North-West rebellion, acting as A. D. C. to Gen. Laurie throughout the campaign, and is now one of the Murray canal civil engineers. Mr. and Mrs. Weller have left for the States where they will spend their honeymoon before returning to take up residence in Brighton. The wish of their Kingston friends is that the spotless page of life's volume which has just been opened will remain unsullied by any care or misfortune and that long life and prosperity may attend them." newspaper cutout on page of scrap book of Madeleing Muntz, granddaughter of Madelein Marcia (Whitehead) Weller, Madelein Muntz Collection, St. Catharines Museum, Oct. 5, 2016, ALV.IV.4, 2006.73.873, Scrapbook.)
  "Son of William Weller and his second wife, Margaret McKechnie; husband of Madeline Marcia Whitehead, father of Olive Ellinor, William Henry, and Marjorie Louise." per FindAGrave; Principal=Major John Laing Weller^2,11,10
• Death*: 20 April 1926; Pinehurst, North Carolina, U.S.A.; "WELLER - Died at Pinehurst, N.C., on April 20th, 1926, Madelein, wife of J. L. Weller, Hamilton and daughter of the late James J. Whitehead of Kingston. Funeral (private), on Thursday afternoon to Cataraqui Cemetery." ... and ... "MRS. J. L. WELLER; Wife of Famous Engineer Passed Away at Pinehurst; Many people in Western Ontario will regret the death of Mrs. Madelein M. Weller, wife of John Laing Weller, construction engineer of the Welland canal, who passed away at Pinehurst, North Carolina, yesterday, following a lengthy illness. Mrs. Weller was wintering at the famous Carolina resort, having been in indifferent health for some considerable time. Their Hamilton address was 294 Bay Street south, and they were widely known and respected in this neighbourhood. The deceased lady was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Whitehead, of Kingston, Ont., and the interment will be in that city. She leaves to mourn her loss her husband and three children, Olive E., William H., and Mrs. E. P. Muntz (Marjory L.) of Buffalo, N.Y. After construction of the Welland ship canal, which occupied his time from 1913 to 1917, Mr. Weller went into private practice as a consulting engineer." from Madelein Muntz Collection, St. Catharines Museum, Oct. 5, 2016, ALV.IV.4, 2006.73. 873, Scrapbook.
  
  
  newspaper cutouts on page of scrap book of Madeleing Muntz, granddaughter of Madelein Marcia (Whitehead) Weller, Madelein Muntz Collection, St. Catharines Museum, Oct. 5, 2016, ALV.IV.4, 2006.73.873, Scrapbook.)¹⁰
• Burial*: 22 April 1926; Cataraqui Cemetery, Kingston, Frontenac Co., Ontario; Date Apr 22 1926 per Death Notice. Death was on Tuesday the 20th and burial Thursday the 22nd.
  "A scrapbook of Madelein Marcia Weller, daughter-in-law of William Weller, in the possession of the author, has been useful in preparing this biography." this is from the Bibliography of a biographical sketch done by Madelein Muntz which is found at http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/weller_william_9E.html¹⁰

• Census: April 1871; Cataraqui Ward, Kingston, Frontenac Co., Ontario; Age 10 at 1871 Census: see James J. Whitehead⁶
• Census: April 1881; Frontenac Ward, Kingston, Frontenac Co., Ontario; Age 15 at 1881 Census: see James J. Whitehead⁵
• Married Name: 30 September 1885; Weller²
• Residence*: 30 September 1885; Kingston, Frontenac Co., Ontario; Residence Kingston per marr. reg'n.⁴
• Census: 1891; Cornwall, Stormont Co., Ontario; Age 29 at 1891 Census: see John Weller⁹
• Census*: 5 April 1901; Port Colborne, Welland Co., Ontario; Age 36 at 1901 Census: see John Weller³
• Census: 7 June 1911; St. Andrews Ward, St. Catherines, Lincoln Co., Ontario; Age 40 at 1911 Census: see John L, Weller⁸
• Census: 1 June 1921; Ward 3, Hamilton, Hamilton West, Ontario; Age 59 at 1921 Census: see John L. Weller⁷

Eleanor Louise "Olive" Weller^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8}

• Father*: Major John Laing Weller² b. 13 Feb 1862, d. 24 May 1932
• Mother*: Madeline Marcia Whitehead² b. 30 May 1864, d. 20 Apr 1926

• Birth*: 14 March 1887; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#023745: Name: Eleanor Louise Weller; Date: Mar 14 1887; Parents: John Laing Weller & Madeleine Marcia Whitehead; Occ.; Civil Engineer; Inf.: J. S. Weller, Brighton; Reg'd.: Apr 12 1887; Phys.: A. R. McDonald MD; Reg'r.: M. K. Lockwood (Ontario Birth Registration, #023745-1887, ancestry.com) Date 1887 & location Ont. per 1921 Census. Date Feb 1886 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date Mar 14 1887 & location Ont. per 1901 Census. Date 1887 & location Ont. per 1891 Census.^2,4,5,9,7
• Death*: 11 December 1975; Victoria, British Columbia; per Madelein Muntz Collection.¹⁰

• Census: 1891; Cornwall, Stormont Co., Ontario; Age 4 at 1891 Census: see John Weller⁷
• Census*: 5 April 1901; Port Colborne, Welland Co., Ontario; Age 14 at 1901 Census: see John Weller²
• Census: 7 June 1911; St. Andrews Ward, St. Catherines, Lincoln Co., Ontario; Age 24 at 1911 Census: see John L. Weller⁵
• Residence: 9 February 1918; 28 St. Paul St. W., St. Catherines, Ontario; Border Crossing Manifest: Name: Olive E. Weller; Age: 30; Born: Brighton, Ont.; Nat.: Engl. Cda.; Last Res.: 28 St. Paul St. W., St. Catherines, Ont.; Destination: Savannah, Ga., John L. Weller, 2116 Bull St., 2 mo. (US Border Crossing Manifest, New York, 111-165, 161, pg. 4774 of 5116 - ancestry.com)⁸
• Census: 1 June 1921; Ward 3, Hamilton, Hamilton West, Ontario; Age 34 at 1921 Census: see John L. Weller⁴
• Residence*: 26 May 1932; 294 Bay St. S., Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario; Informant for Death Reg'n. of her father John Laing Weller.³

William Henry "Harry" Weller^1,2,3,4,5

• Father*: Major John Laing Weller² b. 13 Feb 1862, d. 24 May 1932
• Mother*: Madeline Marcia Whitehead² b. 30 May 1864, d. 20 Apr 1926

• Birth*: 23 October 1888; Cornwall, Stormont Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#032429: Name: William Henry Weller; Date: Oct 23 1888; Parents: John L. Weller & Madaline M. Whitehead; Inf.: J. L. Weller, Civil Engineer, Cornwall; Reg'd.: Nov 10 1888; Phys.: C. J. Hamilton MD; Reg'r.: Geo. S. Jarvis, Cornwall (Ontario Birth Registration, #032429-1888, ancestry.com) Date Jun 1889 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date Oct 23 1888 & location Ont. urban per 1901 Census. Date 1889 & location Ont. per 1891 Census.^2,3,4,6
• Marriage*: 15 March 1918; Halifax, Nova Scotia; per Madelein Muntz Collection.; Principal=Irene Morrison Macdonald⁷
• Death*: 23 October 1959; Hamilton, Ontario; per Madelein Muntz Collection.⁷

• Census: 1891; Cornwall, Stormont Co., Ontario; Age 2 at 1891 Census: see John Weller⁴
• Census*: 5 April 1901; Port Colborne, Welland Co., Ontario; Age 12 at 1901 Census: see John Weller²
• Census: 7 June 1911; St. Andrews Ward, St. Catherines, Lincoln Co., Ontario; Age 22 at 1911 Census: see John L. Weller³
• Note*: November 1911; St. Catharines, Ontario; "The Dominion Public Works Department has awarded the contract for the lock work on the St. Peter's canal, to W H. Weller. St. Catharines." from "The Railway and Marine World (Toronto, ON), Nov 1911, pp 1085-86, found in search online Archives of Ontario⁸
• Residence*: 20 June 1924; 13 Chedoke Ave., Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario; US Border Crossing Manifest: Name: Wm. H. Weller; Age: 34; Born: Cornwall, Ont.; Occ.: Contractor; Dest.: Person where come from: ?Jane?, 13 Chedoke Ave., Hamilton; Dest.: 218 ?Sealic? St.?; travel by: Ferry (US Border Crossing Manifest, 161, pg. 4917 of 5116 - ancestry.com)⁹

Marjory Louise Weller^1,2,3,4,5

• Father*: Major John Laing Weller² b. 13 Feb 1862, d. 24 May 1932
• Mother*: Madeline Marcia Whitehead² b. 30 May 1864, d. 20 Apr 1926

• Birth*: 2 March 1890; Cornwall, Stormont Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#032579: Name: - ; Sex: f; Parents: John L. Weller & Madeline M. Whitehead; Inf.: J. S. Weller, Civil Engineer, Cornwall; Reg'd.: Jun 2 1890; Phys.: C. J. Hamilton, MD; reg'r.: Geo. s. Jarvis? (Ontario Birth Registration, #032579-1890, ancestry.com) Date Oct 1890? & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date Mar 2 1890 & location Ont. urban per 1901 Census. Date 1890 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1890 & location Cornwall per marr. reg'n.^2,3,6,4,7
• Marriage*: 23 June 1915; St. Catharines, Lincoln Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#008905?: Groom: Eric Percival Muntz; Age: 22; Res.: St. Catharines; Born: Toronto; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Civil Engineer; Rel.: CE; Parents: Rupert Gustavus .. & Marion Lightbourne; Bride: Marjorie Louise Weller; Age: 25; Res. St. Catharines; Born: Cornwall; Rel.: CE; Parents: John Laing Weller & Madeline M. Whitehead; Wit.: Gladys W. Milton, Cleveland & Herbert L. Cummings, St. Catharines; Performed by: M. Perry, St. Catharines; Sworn: St. Catharines, Jun 18 1915; Reg'r.: ? Andrew H. ?A.. allace?, St. Catharines (Ontario Marriage Registration, #008905-1915, ancestry.com); Principal=Eric Percival Muntz⁸
• Death*: 21 December 1949; Date Dec 21 1949 per Madelein Muntz collection.⁹

• Census: 1891; Cornwall, Stormont Co., Ontario; Age 1 at 1891 Census: see John Weller⁶
• Census*: 5 April 1901; Port Colborne, Welland Co., Ontario; Age 10 at 1901 Census: see John Weller²
• Census: 7 June 1911; St. Andrews Ward, St. Catherines, Lincoln Co., Ontario; Age 21 at 1911 Census: see John L. Weller³
• Residence*: 23 June 1915; St. Catharines, Lincoln Co., Ontario; Residence St. Catharines per marr. reg'n.⁴
• Married Name: 23 June 1915; Muntz⁴
• Residence: 1945; 292 Bay St. South, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario; "292 Muntz, Eric P., consulting engineer ... 32" and "292 Muntz, Mrs. Eric P. ...... 33" and "292 Muntz, Miss Elizabeth, secretary .... 34" and "292 Muntz, Miss Madelein, insp. clerk .... 35" Canada Voters List, Hamilton West, 1945 - ancestry.com¹⁰
• Residence: 1949; 292 Bay St., Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario; "292 Muntz, Miss Elizabeth ...14" and "292 Muntz, Mrs. Marjorie, housewife ... 15" and "292 Muntz, Miss Madelein, student... 16" and "292 Muntz, Eric P., consulting engineer .... 17" Canada Voters List, Hamilton West, 1949 - ancestry.com¹⁰

William Henry Weller¹

• Father*: William Weller¹ b. 13 May 1799, d. 21 Sep 1863
• Mother*: Mercy Wilcox¹ b. 2 Nov 1804, d. 20 Aug 1843

• Birth*: 20 August 1824; Canton, Saint Lawrence Co., New York, U.S.A.; Date Aug 20 1824 per List of William Weller's family, from the Scrapbook section of the Madelein Muntz Collection, St. Catharines Museum, seen Oct 5, 2016; Ref.: ALV.IV.4, 2006.73.873.
  Date 1824 & location USA per Death Reg'n. (57 appears to be written over 26 - or maybe the other way around). Date 1825 & location USA per 1871 Census. Date 1824 & location UC per 1861 Census.^1,2,3,4
• Marriage*: 9 November 1854; St. John's Church, Sandwich, Ontario; "23 Nov 1854: .... ibid. On 9th inst. at St. John's Church, Sandwich, William Henry Weller, barrister at law, Cobourg, & Emma, youngest daughter of the late Rev. William Johnson, formerly Rector of Sandwich. (Rev. C. C. Johnson, the bride's brother, assisted by the Rev. E. H. Dewar, Rector of Sandwich)" from Wilson Marriage Notices, The Church, Toronto, June 1853-June 1855, pg. 252, ancestry.com.; Principal=Emma Johnson⁵
• Death*: 15 March 1881; Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#012730: Name: William Henry Weller; Date: Mar 15 1881; Age: 57; Occ.: Barrister; Born: US; Cause: diabetes ?nicllitus?, abut one year; Phys.: Dr. Waters; Inf.: Geo. M. Clark, Cobourg, Judge of County Court; Reg'd.: Mar 29 1881; Rel.: CE; Reg'r.: W. H. Floyd, Cobourg (Ontario Death Registration, #012730-1881, ancestry.com)⁶

• Census: 1840; Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1840 Census: William Henry might be one of 5 males under 16
• Note: 17 February 1840; Toronto, York Co., Ontario; On this day, Feb 17 1840, William Weller, The Stagecoach King, began his famous drive from Toronto to Montreal, taking the Governor General the distance in 36 hours and 40 minutes. The son, William Henry Weller, would have been 16 at the time so may not have been involved. (Dan Buchanan)
• Note: 18 June 1845; The Forester, Rice Lake, Ontario⁷
• Occupation*: 20 February 1847; Montreal, Quebec; "SECRETARIES OFFICE; Montreal, 20th February, 1847.; His Excellency the Governor General has been pleased to make the following appointments, viz.: .... William Henry Weller, Cobourg, Gentleman, to be a Public Notary in that part of the Province formerly Upper Canada. 76-1" from the Canada Gazette Online
• Note: 13 December 1854; East Ward, Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; “Municipal Elections.—The elections for Town Councillors will take place on Monday, (New Year's day.) The candidates so far as we have heard are as follows: - West Ward – J. Cockburn, J. S. Beamish, H. J. Ruttan; East Ward – W. Weller, G. E. Castle, O. W. Powell; South Ward – D. E. Boulton, H. Covert, G. M. Clark.; The Returning Officers appointed are W. Battell, Sen’r., West Ward; H. M. Yerrington, East Ward; H. Weller, South Ward.” From Cobourg Star, Dec 13, 1854, microfilm, Cobourg Public Library.
  Note: The name is "H. Weller" so I am assuming this is the son, William Henry Weller, who was made a Notary Public in 1847.⁷
• Note: 16 May 1860; Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; William Henry Weller's wife, Emma Johnson, died May 16 1860.⁸
• Census: April 1861; Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 37 at 1861 Census: Weller, Henry, 37, b. UC, CE, widowed (1861 Census: Cobourg Town, Northumberland Co., pg. 453 of 899, line 24 - ancestry.com)³
• Note*: 15 October 1862; Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "Cobourg & Peterboro’ Railway; Notice is hereby given, in pursuance of the Act 25th Vict., Chap. 58, that the undersigned, Arbitrators appointed under the said Act, will, on Monday, the Fifteenth day of December next, at ten o’clock in the forenoon, at the Chambers of William Henry Weller, Esquire, in Victoria Hall, in the town of Cobourg, proceed to enquire into and ascertain the present value of the Railway, and all property of the Cobourg and Peterborough Railway Company, comprising the real property, franchises, corporate rights, and personal property of the said Company, and the amounts and priorities of all claims of Bond-holders or creditors against the said Company, or against the property of the said Company. Any person interested as a Bondholder, Creditor or Stockholder may appear and give evidence before us. Dated this 15th day of October, 1862.;      R. M. Boucher; George M. Clark; W. H. Weller; 7w44; Arbitrators" from The Cobourg Star archive microfilm, Cobourg Public Library, issue dated Oct 29, 1862, copied July 2 2016.⁷
• Note: 13 October 1864; Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "COBOURG AND PETERBOROUGH RAILWAY.; Notice is hereby given that pursuant to the order of the Court of Chancery made in this matter on the Twenty-first day of September, A. D. 1863, the undersigned Arbitrators appointed under the Act 25th Vict. Chap. 58, will proceed on the TWENTY-NINTH day of NOVEMBER, A. D. 1864, to review the award made on the Eighteenth day of July, A. D. 1863, and to inquire and award upon the several matters heretofore referred of which parties concerned are to take notice and to attend accordingly.; George M. Clark,; W. H. Weller,; R. M. Boucher,; Arbitrators; Dated this 13th day of October, 1864. 1762-6" from Canada Gazette Online, Library and Archives Canada.
• Note: 15 November 1864; Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "COBOURG AND PETERBOROUGH RAILWAY.; Whereas a notice heretofore given by us dated the 13th October last, in the Canada Gazette, the Peterboro' Review and the Cobourg Star omitted to state the place where the undersigned would proceed to review their award; And whereas in consequence of such ommission it is deemed expedient that new notice should be given, stating the time and place for such review, and that no proceedings will be taken under the said last mentioned notice. Therefore, notice is hereby given that pursuant to the order of the Court of Chancery made in this matter on the Twenty-first day of September, A. D. 1863, the undersigned Arbitrators appointed under the Act 25th Vict. Chap. 58, will proceed on TUESDAY the TWENTIETH day of DECEMBER next, at TEN o'clock in the forenoon, at the Chambers of William Henry Weller, Esquire, in Victoria Hall, in the town of Cobourg, to review the award made on the Eighteenth da yof July, A. D. 1863, and to inquire and award upon the several matters heretofore referred of which parties concerned are to take notice and to attend accordingly. And further all parties are hereby notified that no sitting will be held by us pursuant to the said notice of the 13th October last.; George M. Clark,; W. H. Weller,; R. M. Boucher,; Arbitrators; Dated this 15th day of November, 1864. 2034-4" from Canada Gazette Online, Library and Archives Canada.
• Residence*: 1871; Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "Weller, William H., deputy registrar, Court House, resides at Cobourg" Lovell's Ontario Directory 1871, pg 271 of 587 - ancestry.com.⁹
• Census*: April 1871; Cobourg, West Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 46 at 1871 Census: Weller, William H., 46, b. USA, CE, Eng., Barrister at Law & Local M. in Chancery, widowed; Caroline, 42, b. Ont. Eng., CE, single; John Laing, 9; Hart, Catherine, 20, b. Ont., Irish, RC, servant, single (1871 Census: Cobourg Town, West Northumberland Co., dist. 54, sub-dist. b-2, pg. 40, line 19 - ancestry.com)¹
• Note: 2 March 1872; Masonic Lodge, Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "On March 2, 1872 steps were taken towards the construction of a new Methodist Episcopal Church in Brighton on lot 55 on North Main Street. The trustees of this church were A.A. Becker, Hiram Purdy, Albert Gross, William R. Smith, William Gibbard, Robert J. Purdy and Jacob Brooks. On October 10, 1877 the corner stone was actually laid and the Grand Master of the Masonic Body W.H. Weller of Cobourg was present." The Tobey Book, page 440¹⁰