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Allen Darling¹

• Father*: John Darling b. 1 Oct 1767, d. 27 Oct 1847
• Mother*: Phebe Richmond b. c 1772

• Birth*: 1807; Hallowell Twp., Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; Per GEDCOM of Doug Norman.
• Marriage*: after 1827; Principal=Mary ?

Laura Darling

• Father*: John Darling b. 1 Oct 1767, d. 27 Oct 1847
• Mother*: Phebe Richmond b. c 1772

• Birth*: after 1790

Delilah Darling

• Father*: John Darling b. 1 Oct 1767, d. 27 Oct 1847
• Mother*: Phebe Richmond b. c 1772

• Birth*: May 1803; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; per family tree of victoriatoth18 on ancestry.ca, Jan 2 2022.¹
• Death*: 3 September 1896; Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California, U.S.A.; per family tree of victoriatoth18 on ancestry.ca, Jan 2 2022.¹

Sylvester Darling

• Father*: John Darling b. 1 Oct 1767, d. 27 Oct 1847
• Mother*: Phebe Richmond b. c 1772

• Birth*: after 1790

William Darling

• Father*: John Darling b. 1 Oct 1767, d. 27 Oct 1847
• Mother*: Phebe Richmond b. c 1772

• Birth*: 2 March 1800; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date Mar 2 1800 & location Prince Edward Co. per GEDCOM of Doug Norman. Datee Mar 2 1800 & location "Haldimand, Prince Edward Co., Ontario" per family tree of victoriatoth18 on ancestry.ca, Jan 2 2022 - this is wrong but mentions Haldimand, where the Dowlings were at this time and a John Darling is mentioned in land records. (Dan Buchanan, Jan 2 2022)^1,2
• Marriage*: 1825; Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; Per GEDCOM of Doug Norman.; Principal=Phebe Jane Dewell
• Death*: 1872; Clarke Twp., Durham Co., Ontario; per family tree of victoriatoth18 on ancestry.ca, Jan 2 2022.²

Aaron Darling

• Father*: John Darling b. 1 Oct 1767, d. 27 Oct 1847
• Mother*: Phebe Richmond b. c 1772

• Birth*: 1791; per family tree of victoriatoth18 on ancestry.ca, Jan 2 2022.¹

Lilly Jane Massey^1,2

• Father*: Marcus Wesley Massey b. 5 Aug 1849, d. 14 Sep 1938
• Mother*: Mary Ann McKague b. 10 Apr 1852, d. 1945

• Birth*: 22 March 1891; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Birth: Name: Lillie Jane Massey; Born: Mar 22 1891; Parents: Marchus W. Massey & Mary McKuger (Births, Cramahe, seen at Cobourg Public Library, May 1, 2003)
  Date Mar 22 1891 per Obit. Date per 1901 Census. Date Mar 1891 per 1891 Census. Other date was 1889?^3,4,2
• Marriage*: 24 February 1915; Cramahe Twp., Morganston, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#010585: Groom: Lorne Darling; Age: 23; Res.: Brighton Twp.; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Rel.: Meth.; Parents: Levi Allen Darling & Ida Jane Walker; Bride: Lilly J. Massey; Age: 23; Res.: Cramahe Twp.; Status: spinster; Rel.: Meth.; Parents: Marcus Wesley Massey & Mary McKague; Wit.: Louis J. & Mrs. L. Lawson, Morganston; Date: Feb 24 1915; Place: Residence of Marcus Massey, Cramahe Twp.; Pelrformed by: Wm. H. Spargo, Castleton; Sworn: Wooler, Feb 12 1915; Reg'r.: Wm. Little, J.P. (Ontario Marriage Registration, #010585-1915, ancestry.com) Date & location per Obit of Lorne Dalring. History of Cramahe Twp., pg. 84; Principal=Lorne Darling⁵
• Death*: 24 October 1988; Golden Plough Lodge, Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "The Late Lilli Jane Darling - Mrs. Lilly Jane Darling, a lifetime residence of the Morganston-Castleton area, passed away at the Golden Plough Lodge, Cobourg, on Monday, October 24, 1988. She was 97 years of age and had been ill for the past year. Born in Cramahe Township on March 22, 1891, she was the daughter of the late Marcus Massey and the late former Mary Ann McKague. On February 15, 1915, she was married in Morganston to Lorne Darling who survives her. Mrs. Massey was a housewife and a member of Castleton United Church. Mrs. Darling is survived by husband, Lorne and by her son, Earle of Victoria B. C. and her daughter, Lorna (Mrs. Allan Johnson of Toronto) and by nine grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. She was predeceased by her son Ivan and daughter Helen Johnston. The last of her family, she was predeceased by brothers Albert, Clarence and Frank Massey and by sisters Stella and Winnifred Massey. Mrs. Darling rested at the Slater-Jolliffe Funeral Home, Warkworth until the time of the funeral service which was held in Castleton United Church on Friday, October 28, 1988 at 1:30 p.m. Rev. Fred Kitson officiated. Interment was in Castleton Cemetery. Pallabearers were Lawrence, Don and Richard Massey, Fred and Dan Darling and Van Darling, Jr." from Warkworth newspaper, at Warkworth Public Library, June 17, 2000⁶
• Burial*: 28 October 1988; Castleton Cemetery, Castleton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Per Obit

• Census: April 1891; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 1 month at 1891 Census: see Marcus Massey⁴
• Census*: April 1901; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 13? at 1901 Census: see Marcus Massey⁷
• Note*: 1 February 1911; Cramahe Twp., Morganston, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Witness at marriage of Zella Gummer and Harry Turner in Morganston
• Married Name: 24 February 1915; Darling
• Residence*: 24 February 1915; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Cramahe Twp. per marr. reg'n.⁸
• Census: 4 June 1921; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 30 at 1921 Census: see Lorne Darling⁹

William M. Massey

• Father*: Jonathan Massey b. 23 Jul 1792, d. 9 Aug 1834
• Mother*: Rachel Merrill b. 5 Feb 1795, d. 1 Jan 1878

• Birth*: 30 November 1820; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Nov 30 1820 per CEMSearch. Date Nov 30 1820 per GEDCOM of Dennis B. von Ting, Jan 24, 2003. Date Nov 30 1820 per IGI Record.^1,2,3
• Marriage*: after 1842; Northumberland Co., Ontario; Principal=Euretta "Etta" Drinkwalter
• Death*: 24 November 1893; Percy Twp., Norham, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#012329: Name: William Massey; Date: Nov 24 1893; Born: Ont.; Occ.: farmer; Cause: inflammation of lungs, 9 days; Phys.: E. J. Free; Inf.: Robert McPherson, Percy, Miller; Reg'd.: Nov 27 1893; Rel.: Meth.; reg'r.: R. P. Hurlburt (Ontario Death Registration, #012329-1893, ancestry.com)
  Date Nov 24 1893 per Memorial. Location Norham per IGI Record.^4,2,5
• Burial*: 26 November 1893; Stone's Cemetery, Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) In Memory of; W. M. Massey; Died; Nov 24, 1893; Aged 73 Years; Euretta; Died; July 12, 1896; Aged 72 Yrs 7 Mo 9 Ds (Stone's Cemetery, Percy Twp.)
  CEMSearch: Name: William M. Massey; Born: 1820-11-30; Died: 1893-11-24; Age: 73y; Notes: Husband of Uretta (Eureta) Drinkwalter, married Sep 18 1846, died of flu (Massey History); Buried: Stone's Cemetery, Percy Twp.; Other names: Uretta (Eureta) Massey (Drinkwalter) (1823-1896)^4,3

• Census: 1848; Conc 3 Lot 33, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1848 Census: William Massey; Conc 3, Lot 33, occupied, prop.; farmer
• Census: 1850; Conc 4 Lot 32, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1850 Census: Wm. Massey; Conc 4, Lot 32, occupied, prop.; Total 7 persons
  Note: Is this William Massey?? Many pages away from other Wm. Massey record. First initial is not clear??
• Census: 1850; Conc 3 Lot 33, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1850 Census: Wm. Massey; Conc 3, Lot 33, occupied, prop.; Total 5 persons
• Residence*: 1851; Conc 3 Lot 33, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence per 1851 Census: Conc 3, Lot 33, Haldimand Twp., 100 acres⁶
• Census: April 1861; Northumberland Co., Ontario; NOT in Cramahe Twp. for 1861 Census.⁷
• Census*: April 1871; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 50 at 1871 Census: Massey, William, 50, b. Ont., Scot., EM, farmer, married; Euretta, 47, b. Ont., EM, married; Marcus, 21; Elida, 13; Etta M., 9; Mary E., 6 (1871 Census: div. 3, pg. 35, line 8, C-9984 - Conc 9, Lot 11)⁸
• Residence: 1878; Conc 9 Lot 15, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; County Atlas: Name: William Massey; Township: Cramahe; County: Northumberland; Date: 1878; Conc & Lot: IX, 15 - 150 acres⁹
• Census: April 1881; Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 60 at 1881 Census: Massey, William, 60, b. Ont., Eng., EM, farmer, married; Uretta, 57, b. Ont., Ger., EM, married; Henrietta, 19, b. Ont., Eng., EM; Emeline, 16 (familysearch.org)¹⁰

Euretta "Etta" Drinkwalter¹

• Birth*: 3 December 1823; Ontario; Date Dec 3 1823 per Death Reg'n. - age 72y 7m 9d at death Jul 12 1896. Date Dec 5 1823 per CEMsearch. Date 1824 & locaiton Ontario per 1871 & 1881 Census.^2,3,4,5
• Marriage*: after 1842; Northumberland Co., Ontario; Principal=William M. Massey
• Death*: 12 July 1896; Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#013393: Name: Euretta Massey; Date: Jul 12 1896; Age: 72y 7m 9d; Status: widow; Cause: old age; Phys.: E. J. Free, MD; Inf.: William Baker, Percy; Reg'd.: Jul 13 1896; Rel.: Meth.; Reg'r.: R. P. Hurlburt (Ontario Death Registration, #013393-1896, ancestry.com)
  Date Jul 12 1896 per Memorial & CEMSearch.^4,6,7
• Burial*: 14 July 1896; Stone Cemetery, Percy Twp., Norham, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) In Memory of; W. M. Massey; Died; Nov 24, 1893; Aged 73 Years; Euretta; Died; July 12, 1896; Aged 72 Yrs 7 Mo 9 Ds (Stone Cemetery, Percy Twp.)
  CEMSearch: Name: Urreta (Eureta) Massey; Maiden: Drinkwalter; Born: 1823-12-15; Died: 1896-07-12; Age: 72y 7m 9d; Notes: Wife of William Massey (Massey History); Buried: Stone's Cemetery, Percy Twp.; Other names: William M. Massey (1820-1893)^6,4

• Married Name: after 1842; Massey
• Census*: April 1871; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 47 at 1871 Census: see William Massey²
• Census: April 1881; Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 57 at 1881 Census: see William Massey³

Louisa Massey

• Father*: William M. Massey b. 30 Nov 1820, d. 24 Nov 1893
• Mother*: Euretta "Etta" Drinkwalter b. 3 Dec 1823, d. 12 Jul 1896

• Birth*: after 1843; Northumberland Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of James A. McKane, May 5, 2007.
• Marriage*: 6 June 1868; per GEDCOM of James A. McKane, May 5, 2007.; Principal=Stephen Kinney¹
• Marriage*: circa 1880; per GEDCOM of James A. McKane, May 5, 2007.; Principal=? Hodges¹

• Married Name: 6 June 1868; Kinney¹
• Married Name: circa 1880; Hodges¹

Chloe Elida Massey¹

• Father*: William M. Massey b. 30 Nov 1820, d. 24 Nov 1893
• Mother*: Euretta "Etta" Drinkwalter b. 3 Dec 1823, d. 12 Jul 1896

• Birth*: 12 July 1857; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Jul 12 1857 per 1901 Census. born Haldimand per marriage reg'n.^2,3
• Marriage*: 24 December 1879; Percy Twp., Norham, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n: Groom: William Goheen; Age: 29; Res.: Percy Twp.; Born: England; Status: bachelor; Occupation: farmer; Parents: John & Mary Gummer; Bride: Eliza Massey; Age: 22; Res.: Percy Twp.; Born: Haldimand Twp.; Parents: William & Uretta Massey; Witnesses: Wesley Goheen & Henrietta Massey, Percy Twp.; Date: Dec 24, 1879; Location: Norham; Religion: Epis. Meth.; Performed by: Rev. B. Meyers; Principal=William Gummer⁴
• Death*: 19 December 1910; Carmahe Twp., Ontario; Death Reg'n: Name: Chloe Elida Gummer; Died: Dec 19, 1910; Age: 53y 5m 7d; Lot 18, Conc 2, Cramahe Twp.; Born: Cramahe Twp., Jul 12, 1857; Parents: William Massey & Etta Drnkwater, Cramahe; Dr.: Geo. J. Black, M. D.; Informant: Norman Gummer, Norham; Cause: insular schlerosis, 2 yrs; Reg'r: G. J. Black, Warkworth; Reg'd: Dec 20, 1910⁵
• Burial*: 21 December 1910; Mitchell's Cemetery, Norham, Ontario; See Exhibit: On Stone: William Gummer; Born; Dec 16, 1850; Died Apr 30, 1906; His Wife; Chloe Massey; Died Dec 19, 1910; Aged 53 yrs.
  CEMSearch: Name: Chloe Gummer; Maiden: Massey; Born: 1857-07-12; Died: 1910-12-19; Age: 53y; Notes: Dau of William & Urretta, Wife of William Gummer; Buried: Stone's Cemetery, Conc 1 E 1/2 Lot 15; Other names: Edna Ella Gummer (1880-1909), Norman William John Gummer (1882-1960), Pearl Victoria Gummer (Peat) (1886-1921), William Gummer (1850-1906)

• Census: April 1871; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 13 at 1871 Census: see William Massey⁶
• Married Name: 24 December 1879; Gummer
• Census*: April 1901; Percy Twp., Ontario; Age 43 at 1901 Census: see Jesse Goheen⁷

Lucy Henrietta Massey¹

• Father*: William M. Massey b. 30 Nov 1820, d. 24 Nov 1893
• Mother*: Euretta "Etta" Drinkwalter b. 3 Dec 1823, d. 12 Jul 1896

• Birth*: 24 June 1860; Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1862 per 1871 Census. Date 1862 per 1881 Census.^2,3
• Marriage*: 25 December 1889; Northumberland Co., Ontario; per Mckague.com. per Late Birth Reg'n. of Bruce Massey McPherson.; Principal=John Robert Galbraith McPherson⁴

• Census*: April 1871; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 9 at 1871 Census: see William Massey²
• Census: April 1881; Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 19 at 1881 Census: see William Massey³
• Residence*: 30 June 1887; Percy Twp., Norham, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Witness at marriage of James McClelland & Emma Massey.⁵
• Married Name: 25 December 1889; McPherson⁴

Jonathan Massey

• Father*: Daniel Massey b. 12 Dec 1766, d. 5 Sep 1832
• Mother*: Rebecca Kelley b. 1765, d. 3 Jan 1838

• Birth*: 23 July 1792; Windsor, Windsor Co., Vermont, U.S.A.; Date 1790 per Memorial - age 44 at death 1834. Date Jul 23 1792 per GEDCOM of Dennis B. von Ting, Jan 24, 2003.^1,2
• Marriage*: 20 February 1814; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Fev 20 1814 per CEMSearch. Date Feb 20 1814 per GEDCOM of Dennis B. von Ting, Jan 24, 2003.; Principal=Rachel Merrill^3,1
• Death*: 9 August 1834; Haldimand Twp, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "20 Aug 1834 (Wed.): On Sunday night, by an accident with a Handspike, Jonathan Massey." Death Notices of Ontario, Cobourg Star, 1831-1846 - Ontario Registers CD
  Date Aug 9 1834 per Memorial. Date Aug 9 1834 per GEDCOM of Dennis B. von Ting, Jan 24, 2003.^1,2,4
• Burial*: 11 August 1834; Academy Hill Cemetery, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) Jonathan Massey; Died; Aug 9, 1834; Aged 44 Years; Rachel Merrill; His Wife; Died Jan 1 1878; Aged 82 Years; J. Massy (Academy Hill Cemetery, Haldimand Twp., Apr 28 2007)
  CEMSearch: Name: Jonathan Massey; Born: 1782-07-23; Died: 1834-08-09; Age: 42y; Notes: Born Vermont, son of Daniel and Rebecca, husband of Rachel Merrill, married Feb 20 1814, killed at barn raising (Massey History); Buried: Acadamey Hill Cemetery, Haldimand Twp.; Other names: Charlotte A. Massey (Vaughan) (1836-1887), Esther Massey (Fraser) (1833-1867), Janet R. Massey ( -1866), John Wesley Massey (1873-1878), Jonathan Massey ( -1837), Rachel C. Massey (Massey) (1876-1878), Rachel Massey (Merrill) (1795-1878), Samuel Massey ( -1813), Solon Massey (1829-1881), Solon I. Massey (1860-1861), William Fletcher Massey ( -1876), William James Massey (1872-1878)^2,3

• Census: 1807; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1807 Census: 1 of 2 males under 16 - see Daniel Massey
• Census: 1808; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1808 Census: 1 of 2 males under 16 - see Daniel Massey
• Census: 1810; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1810 Census: 1 of 3 males under 60 and over 16 - see Daniel Massey
• Census: 1812; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1812 Census: 1 of 3 males under 60 and over 16 - see Daniel Massey
• Census: 1813; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1813 Census: 1 of 3 males under 60 and over 16 - see Daniel Massey
• Census: June 1814; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1814 Assessment: ? acres uncult., 35 acres cult.
• Census: June 1814; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1814 Census: 1 male under 60 and over 16; 1 female over 60 and under 16
  Note: First appearance of Jonathan Massey by himself.
• Census: June 1815; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1815 Census: Jonathan Massey; 1 male under 60 and over 16; 1 female under 60 and over 16; 1 female under 16; Total 3
• Census: 1816; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1816 Census: Jonathan Massey; 1 male under 60 and over 16; 1 female under 60 and over 16; 1 female under 16; Total 3
• Census: June 1817; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1817 Census: Jonathan Massey; 1 male under 60 and over 16; 1 female under 60 and over 16; 1 male under 16; 1 female under 16; Total 4
• Census: 1818; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1818 Census: Jonathan Massey; 1 male under 60 and over 16; 1 female under 60 and over 16; 2 males under 16; 1 females under 16; Total 6
• Residence: 28 February 1818; Conc 3 Lot 23, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (B&S 600) show that Daniel Massey sold 110 acres ofr the S pt. of Lot 23, Conc 3 to Jonathan Massey, Inst. Date Feb 28 1818.⁵
• Census: 1819; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1819 Census: Jonathan Massey; 40 acres uncult., 75 acres cult.
• Census: 1820; Conc 3 Lot 23, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1814 Assessment: Conc 3, Lot 23?; 70 acres uncult., 80 acres cult.
• Census: 1820; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1820 Census: Jonathan Massey; 1 male over 16; 1 female over 16; 2 males under 16 1 female under 16; Total 5
• Residence: 10 October 1820; Conc 3 Lot 24, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (B&S 803) show that Christopher Winter sold 50 acres of E 1/2 of W 1/2 to Jonathan Massey, Inst. Date Oct 10 1820.⁵
• Census: 1821; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1821 Census: Jonathan Massey; 1 male over 16; 1 female over 16; 3 males under 16; 1 female under 16; Total 5
• Census: 1822; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1822 Census: Jonathan Massey; 2 males over 16; 2 females over 16; 3 males under 16 1 female under 16; Total 8
• Census: 1822; Conc 3 Lot 23, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1822 Assessment: Jonathan Massey; Conc 3, Lot 23, S., 60 acres uncult., 95 acres cult.; Conc 3, Lot 24, N., 30 acres uncult., 30 acres cult.; Conc 4, Lot 27, N., 30 acres uncult.
• Census: 1823; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1823 Census: Jonathan Massey; 4 males over 16; 3 females over 16; 3 males under 16; 2 female under 16; Total 12
• Census: 1824; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1824 Census: Jonathan Massey; 3 males under 16; 2 females under 16; 3 males over 16; 3 females over 16; Total 11
• Residence*: 11 February 1824; Conc 2 Lot 23, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (? 1268) show that Jonathan Massey purchased all 200 acres of Lot 32, Conc 2 from John Spencer (Shff), Inst. Date Feb 11 1824 - ?? of David Mcg. Rogers.
  Note: The Patent for this lot was obtained by David McGregor Rogers Aug 28 1804. This second transaction would appear to be some kind of disposal by the Sherriff.⁵
• Census: 1825; Conc 3 Lot 23, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1825 Assessment: Jonathan Massey; Conc 3, Lot 23, S., 150 acres cult., 50 acres uncult.; Conc 3, Lot 24, N., 25 acres uncult., 25 acres cult.; Conc 2, Lot 23, 30 acres cult., 170 acres uncult.
• Census*: 1825; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1825 Census: Jonathan Massey; 3 males under 16; 2 females under 16; 4 males over 16; 3 females over 16; Total 12
• Census: 1826; Conc 3 Lot 23, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1826 Assessment: Jonathan Massey; Conc 2, Lot 23, 165 acres uncult., 35 acres cult.; Conc 3, Lot 23, 50 acres uncult., 150 acres cult.; Conc 3, Lot 24, 25 acres cult., 25 acres uncult.
• Residence: 14 February 1827; Conc 3 Lot 24, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (B&S 7186) show that Lewis Winter sold 50 acres of the W 1/2 or the N 1/2 of Lot 24, Conc 3 to Jonathan Massey, Inst. Date Feb 14 1827.⁵
• Residence: 1828; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Northumberland Militia Return, 1828: Name: Massey, Jonethan; Age: 27; Assign: 1st Regiment, 1st Troop of Cavalry, Capt. John Lodge Willcox (Northumberland Militia Return, 1828 , pg. 228 - Ontario Registers Cd)
  Note: This Jonathan Massey would be born 1801 per the age of 27 in 1828. Is this another Jonathan Massey or just a mistake? I see no others that are around this age.????⁴
• Residence: 25 July 1828; Conc 2 Lot 23, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (B&S 3566) show that Jonathan Massey sold 75 acres of the front part of Lot 23, Conc 2, to Amos Moore, Inst. Date Jul 25 1828.⁵
• Census: 1830; Conc 3 Lot 23, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1830 Census & Assessment: Jonathan Massey; Conc 3, Lot 23, 60 acres uncult., 165 acres cult.; Conc 2, Lot 23, 75 acres uncult., 50 acres cult.; Conc 3, Lot 24, 30 acres uncult., 50 acres uncult.; Conc 3, Lot 32, 100 acres uncult.; Conc 3, Lot 33, 25 acres uncult., 15 acres cult.; Conc 4, Lot 32, 80 acres uncult., 10 acres cult.
• Residence: 20 March 1830; Conc 4 Lot 25, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (B&S 5405) show that Jonathan Massey purchased all 200 acres of Lot 25, Conc 4, Haldimand Twp. from Isaac Garrett of Hallowell, Inst. Date Mar 20 1830.⁵
• Residence: 10 September 1831; Conc 3 Lot 23, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (B&S 2630) show that Jonathan Massey sold pt of the S 1/2 S 50 1/2 chains to Ira Richardson, Inst. Date Sep 10 1831.⁵
• Residence: 17 February 1832; Conc 4 Lot 32, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (B&S 2494) show that Jonathan Massey purchased 100 acres W 1/2 of Lot 32, Conc 4, Haldimand Twp. from Isaac David, Inst. Date Feb 17 1832.⁵
• Census: 1833; Conc 3 Lot 23, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1833 Census & Assessment: Jonathan Massey; Conc 2, Lot 23, 75 acres uncult., 35 acres cult.; Conc 4, Lot 33, 70 acres uncult., 30 acres cult.; Conc 3, Lot 32, 100 acres uncult.; Conc 3, Lot 33, 70 acres uncult., 30 acres cult.; 3 males over 16; 4 males under 16; 2 females over 16; 2 females under 16; Total 11
• Residence: 21 May 1834; Conc 5 Lot 24, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (B&S 3441) show that William Masters sold the SE 30 acres of the centre 80 acres of Lot 24, Conc 5 to Jonathan Massey, Inst. Date May 21 1834.⁵
• Note*: 9 August 1834; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; "Jonathan and Rachel: Jonathan Massey, born 1792, died at the age of 42, killed at a barn raising. A copy of his will is on page 20. His wife, Rachel, died at 82, from the effects of a fall. .... Their graves, as those of Daniel (Dec. 12, 1766-April 5, 1832), and Rebecca (1765-June 3, 1838) are at the Massey Cemetery, Academy Hill, 2 miles north of Grafton, which I visited first in 1947. It is also known as Stone School Cemetery. But now, the school acros the way, Haldimand No. 8, is a new modern building of red brick. and the old neighborhood church called "Massey Chapel" has long since been removed." pg. 3, "History of the Massey Family" by Marian (Massey) Nicholson, 1961, copy provided to me by Lawrence, Massey, Morganston, Ont.⁶
• Will*: 9 August 1834; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; "Copy of Will of Jonathan Massey, Dated the day he died, Aug. 9, 1834: In the name of God Amen. I, Jonathan Massey, being weak in body but sound in Judglement nd of perfect understanding, do make this my last will and testament wherein I do bequeath my body to the dust, to sleep in Jesus till the resurection, and my soul to God who gave it. Secondly, I do bequeath to my eldest son, Samuel, 125 acres of land lot No. 23 in the 2nd concession of Haldimand in the rear part thereof and one span of horses, eight sheep and two cows to be given to him when he is of age. Thirdly, I do bequeath to my second son, Benjamin, 90 acres of land on lot No. 23 in the 5th conc. and one span of horses and 2 cows and 8 sheep, to be given him when he becomes of age. Fourthly, I do bequeath to my third son William one hundred acres of land in the third concession lot No. 33 rear half, and one span of horses and 8 sheep and 2 cows to be given him when he becomes of age. Fifthly I do bequeath to my fourth son Levi on hundred acres of land in the third concession lot No. 23 rear half and one pair of young horses, 2 cows and 9 sheep to be given him when he is of age. Sixthly I do bequeath to my youngest son Solon one hundred acres of land in the fourth conccession lot No. 23 front half and whatever stock or chattels remains after payng the different payments herein mentioned. Sixthly I do bequeath to my wife Rachel that she is to live with Solon during her life, and be handsomely supported by him but in case of failure, if it should happen, then all other boys is to help that their mother may have a comfortable support during her life. Seventhly I do bequeath to each of my daughters namely Rebecca, Chloe and Lucy, two hundred dollars to each one of them, to be paid on the day of marriage or when she shall become of age in such things as they stand in need of and I do hereby appoint my lawful executors Mr. Daniel Massey, Samuel Little, Asaph Stuart. Which I now sign this 9th day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty four. Witness present: John Patterson, William Brady, James Winter .... Jonathan Massey (X his mark) ... I Jonathan Massey upon further consideration do think proper to annex to this my will that all my children do live in obedience and in subjection to their mother and the excutors herein appointed and if anyone or more turn out disobedient or leave the place or act improperly before they come of age they forefeit their right, clain and title to anything left to them in this will. .. Witness present: William Bradley, William Patterson, Benjamin Merrill ... Jonathan Massey (X his mark) (Now in the possession of Grant Massey (Solon branch) who farms the original site, Conc 4, Lot 32, south half - 129 years in the Massey name." pg. 20, "History of the Massey Family" by Marian (Massey) Nicholson, 1961, copy provided to me by Lawrence, Massey, Morganston, Ont.⁶

Rachel Merrill

• Father*: Roger Merrill¹ b. 23 Aug 1755, d. Apr 1851
• Mother*: Chloe Ann Merry² b. c 1755, d. 1841

• Birth*: 5 February 1795; Waterdown, New York, U.S.A.; Date Feb 5 1795 per CEMSearch. Date 1795 & location USA per 817 Censsu. Date 1797 & location USA per 1851 Census. Location Waterdown, NY per Death Reg'n. of son Levi Massey. Date Feb 5 1795 & location NY per GEDCOM of Dennis B. von Ting, Jan 24, 2003.^1,3,4,5,6
• Marriage*: 20 February 1814; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Fev 20 1814 per CEMSearch. Date Feb 20 1814 per GEDCOM of Dennis B. von Ting, Jan 24, 2003.; Principal=Jonathan Massey^6,1
• Death*: 1 January 1878; Haldimand Co., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Jan 1 1878 per Memorial & CEMSearch. Date Jan 1 1878 per GEDCOM of Donna Gummer, Dec 4, 2003.^1,7,6
• Burial*: 3 January 1878; Haldimand Twp., Grafton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) Jonathan Massey; Died; Aug 9, 1834; Aged 44 Years; Rachel Merrill; His Wife; Died Jan 1 1878; Aged 82 Years; J. Massy (Academy Hill Cemetery, Haldimand Twp., Apr 28 2007)
  CEMSearch: Name: Rachel Massey; Maiden: Merrill; Born: 1795-02-05; Died: 1878-01-01; Notes: Daughter of Roger Merrill, wife of Jonathan Massey, married Feb 20 1814, died from effects of a fall (Massey History); Buried: Acadamey Hill Cemetery, Haldimand Twp.; Other names: Charlotte A. Massey (Vaughan) (1836-1887), Esther Massey (Fraser) (1833-1867), Janet R. Massey (Massey) ( -1866), John Wesley Massey (1873-1878), Jonathan Massey ( -1837), Jonathan Massey (1792-1834), Rachel C. Massey (Massey) (1876-1878), Samuel Massey ( -1813), Solon Massey (1829-1881), Solon I. Massey (1860-1861), William Fletcher Massey ( -1876), William James Massey (1872-1878)
  Date Jan 3 1878 per GEDCOM of James A. McKane, May 5, 2007.^1,7,6

• Married Name: 20 February 1814; Massey
• Census: 1839; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1839 Census: Rachel Massey, Mrs.; 2 males under 16; 3 males over 16; 1 female under 16; 2 females over 16
• Census: 1848; Conc 4 Lot 32, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1848 Census: Rachel Massey; Conc 4, Lot 32, occupied, proprietor; farmer
• Census*: 1851; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 54 at 1851 Census: see Levi Massey (son)³
• Census: April 1871; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 76? at 1871 Census: see Solon Massey (son)⁵

Rebecca Massey

• Father*: Jonathan Massey b. 23 Jul 1792, d. 9 Aug 1834
• Mother*: Rachel Merrill b. 5 Feb 1795, d. 1 Jan 1878

• Birth*: 23 January 1815; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Jan 23 1815 & location Haldimand per pg. 7 of "The Massey Family 1591-1961" Compiled by Marioan Massey Nicholson, copy provided to me by Lawrence Massey of Morganston, Ont., July 2, 2007. Date 1815 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1815 & location Cda. per 1880 Census. per GEDCOM of Dennis B. von Ting, Jan 24, 2003.^1,2,3,4
• Marriage*: 26 January 1835; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Jan 26 1835, lived at Centreton, then moved to Michigan per pg. 7 of "The Massey Family 1591-1961" Compiled by Marioan Massey Nicholson, copy provided to me by Lawrence Massey of Morganston, Ont., July 2, 2007. Date Jan 16 1835 & location Haldimand per GEDCOM of Dennis B. von Ting, May 8, 2007. Date Jan 26 1835 per GEDCOM of James A. McKane, May 5, 2007.; Principal=Henry M. Winter^1,2
• Death*: 19 November 1899; Michigan, U.S.A.; Date Nov. 19, 1899 & location Michigan per pg. 7 of "The Massey Family 1591-1961" Compiled by Marian Massey Nicholson, copy provided to me by Lawrence Massey of Morganston, Ont., July 2, 2007. Date Nov 19 1899 & location MI per GEDCOM of Dennis B. von Ting, May 8, 2007.^1,2
• Burial*: 21 November 1899; Academy Hill Cemetery, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; per IGI Record.⁵

• Married Name: 26 January 1835; Winter¹
• Census*: 23 June 1880; Riley Twp., St. Clair Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; Age 65 at 1880 Census: Henry Winter³
• Census: April 1881; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 66 at 1881 Census: Winter, Henry M, 66, b. Ont., Irish, Free Methodist, married; Rebecka, 66, b. Ont., Irish, Fre Methodist, married (familysearch.org)⁴

Samuel Edward Massey^1,2

• Father*: Jonathan Massey b. 23 Jul 1792, d. 9 Aug 1834
• Mother*: Rachel Merrill b. 5 Feb 1795, d. 1 Jan 1878

• Birth*: 11 January 1817; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1817 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1817 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1815 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date Jan 11 1817 per GEDCOM of Dennis B. von Ting, Jan 24, 2003. Date Jan 11 1817 per CEMSearch. Date 1817 per Memorial. Date 1815 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date Jan 11 1817 per pg. 9 of "The Massey Family 1591-1961" Compiled by Marian Massey Nicholson, copy provided to me by Lawrence Massey of Morganston, Ont., July 2, 2007.^{2,3,4,5,6,7,8}
• Marriage*: 27 March 1839; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; per GEDCOM of Dennis B. von Ting, Jan 24, 2003. per GEDCOM of James A. McKane, Oct. 4, 2005.; Principal=Mary Masters²
• Death*: 4 February 1899; Conc 2 Lot 23, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#018650: Name: Samuel Massey; Date: Feb 4 1899; Age: 82 yrs.; Res.: Conc 2, Lot 23, Haldimand; Born: Ont.; Status: widower; Occ.: farmer; Cause: heart failure, 1 wk; Phys.: Dr. Henderson; Inf.: Ed Gram; Reg'd.: Feb 4 1899 (Ontario Death Registration, #018650-1899, ancestry.com)
  Date Feb 27 1899 per Memorial.
  Date Feb 27 1899 per pg. 9 of "The Massey Family 1591-1961" Compiled by Marian Massey Nicholson, copy provided to me by Lawrence Massey of Morganston, Ont., July 2, 2007. per GEDCOM of James A. McKane, Oct. 4, 2005.
  Note: Dates of the Death Reg'n. and Memorial do not match. See Death Reg'n Exhibit. Why are they 23 days different???^2,3,9
• Burial*: 1 March 1899; Academy Hill Cemetery, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) Samuel; Massey; Died; Feb 27, 1899; Aged; 82 Years (Academy Hill Cemetery, Haldimand Twp., Apr 28, 2007)
  CEMSearch: Name: Samuel Edward Massey; Born: 1817-01-11; Died: 1899-02-27; Age: 82y; Notes: Husband of Mary Masters, married March 27 1839, died of old age and cold (Massey History); Buried: Academy Hill Cemetery, Haldimand Twp.; Other names: C. R. M. Massey; Catherine Jane Massey ( -1865), Chloe Massey (1822-1857), Daniel Massey (1766-1832), Isaiah Massey (1825-1831), Mary Massey (Masters) (1822-1890), Mary Susanna Massey (1849-1851), Rebecca Massey (Kelley) (1765-1838), Susie Rachel Massey (1858-1884), William Harper Massey ( -1865)
  per GEDCOM of James A. McKane, Oct. 4, 2005.^2,3,7

• Residence: 22 November 1836; Conc 3 Lot 23, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (B&S 4804) show that Julius Richardson sold S 25 acres to Samuel Massey, Inst. Date Nov 22 1836.¹⁰
• Residence: 19 January 1839; Conc 4 Lot 25, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (B&S 6290) show that Samuel Massey sold 67 acres pt. of N 1/2 of Lot 25, Conc 4, Haldimand Twp. to Samuel Kelly, Inst. Date Jan 19 1839.¹⁰
• Residence: 9 April 1839; Conc 4 Lot 25, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (B&S 5486) show that Samuel Massey sold 114 acres of S pt. of Lot 25, Conc 4, Haldimand Twp. to Thurston Fish, Inst. Date Apr 9 1839.¹⁰
• Residence: 18 February 1840; Conc 3 Lot 33, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (B&S 5999) show that Samuel Massey, heir at law of Jonathan Massey, sold 100 acres S 1/2 of Lot 33, Conc 3 to Charles Butler, Inst. Date Feb 18 1840.¹⁰
• Census: 1842; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1842 Census: Samuel Massey; Total 3
• Residence: 15 July 1843; Conc 3 Lot 24, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Release) show Samuel Massey as the Grantor and Benjamin Massey as the Grantee, re 100 acres of N 1/2 of Lot 24, Conc 3, Inst. Date jul 15 1843.¹⁰
• Census*: 1848; Conc 3 Lot 23, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1848 Census: Samuel Massey; Conc 3, Lot 23, occupied, prop.; farmer; school
• Residence: 27 May 1848; Conc 3 Lot 23, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (B&S A130) show that Mose Hinman etux sold 90 acres or S pt. to Jonathan Massey, Inst. Date May 27 1848.
  Note: The Grantee is shown as Jonathan Massey in the record. I have placed this records under Samuel Massey since to get it in somewhere - and it may be Samuel Massey in any case. My records do not show me which Jonathan Massey this might be. Samuel's father, Jonathan, died in 1834 and I don't see any other Jonathan Massey of this Haldimand group who could be buying land at this time. Any ideas????¹⁰
• Residence: 11 December 1848; Conc 3 Lot 23, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (B&S A146) show that Samuel Massey etux etal sold 100 acres of N 1/2 to Eliakim Barnum, Inst. Date Dec 11 1848.¹⁰
• Census: 1850; Conc 3 Lot 23, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1850 Census: Samuel Massey; Conc 3, Lot 23, occupied, prop.; Total 5 persons
• Census: 1851; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 36 at 1851 Census: Massey, Samuel, 36, b. Cda., EM, farmer, married; Mary, 30, b. Cda., EM, married; Jonathan, 12; Edward, 7; Adelaide, 5; Alice, 2 (1851 Census: Haldimand Twp., pg. 30 of 163, line 17 - ancestry.com)⁴
• Residence: 15 May 1852; Conc 4 Lot 32, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (B&S B207) show that Benjamin Massey sold 100 acres E 1/2 of Lot 32, Conc 4, Haldimand Twp. to Samuel Massey, Inst. Date May 15 1852.¹⁰
• Residence: 16 December 1852; Conc 4 Lot 32, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (B&S B305) show that Samuel Massey etux sold 100 acres S 1/2 Lot 32, Conc 4, Haldimand Twp. to Solon Massey, Inst. Date Dec 16 1852.¹⁰
• Residence: 16 December 1852; Conc 3 Lot 33, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (B&S B306) show that Samuel Massey etux sold 100 acres N 1/2 to William Massey, Inst. Date Dec 16 1852.¹⁰
• Residence: 25 July 1857; Conc 2 Lot 24, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (B&S 129) show that Samuel Massey purchased 50 acres of the NE 1/4 of Lot 24, Conc 2 from Patrick Hunan?, Inst. Date Jul 25 1857.¹⁰
• Residence: 25 June 1858; Conc 4 Lot 32, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (B&S C515) show that Samuel Massey etux sold 100 acres N 1/2 Lot 32, Conc 4, Haldimand Twp. to Levi Massey, Inst. Date Jun 25 1858.¹⁰
• Residence: 4 February 1861; Conc 2 Lot 24, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (B&S 400) show that Samuel Massey purchased 12? acres of N pt. of S ? of Lot 24, Conc 2 from Amos Moore, Inst. Date Feb 4 1861.¹⁰
• Residence: 1 April 1869; Conc 3 Lot 23, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (B&S H12) show that Samuel Massey etux sold S 25 acres to James Hossack, Inst. Date Apr 1 1869.¹⁰
• Residence: April 1871; Conc 2 Lot 23, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence per 1871 Census: Conc 2, Lot 23, Haldimand Twp., 125 acres, owner.⁶
• Census: April 1871; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 54 at 1871 Census: Massey, Samuel, 54, b. Ont., Eng., Episc. Meth., farmer, married; Mary, 50, b. Ont., Eng., EM, married; Annie, 21; Elizabeth, 18; Helen, 15; Rachel, 13 (1871 Census: Haldimand Twp., div. 3, pg. 13, C-9984 - Conc 2, Lot 23, 125 acres, owner)⁶
• Residence: 1 February 1873; Conc 2 Lot 24, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (B&S 462) show that Samuel Massey sold 62 acres of the NE pt or Lot 24, Conc 2 to Edward S. Massey, Inst. date Feb 1 1873.¹⁰
• Residence: 31 March 1873; Conc 2 Lot 23, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (B&S K464) show that Samuel Massey sold 56 1/2 acres of the NW 1/4 or the N pt. or the SW 1/4, except 6 acres to Edward S. Massey, Inst. Date Mar 31 1873.¹⁰
• Residence*: 1878; Conc 2 Lot 23, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; County Atlas: Name: Samuel Massey; Nat.: Cda.; Occ.: farmer; Post Office: Grafton; Township: Haldimand; County: Northumberland; Conc & Lot: II, 23 - 75 acres & II, 23 - 6 acres¹¹
• Residence: 22 October 1878; Conc 5 Lot 24, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (B&S Q1988) show that Samuel Massey etux sold pt. E 1/2 (same as 3441) Lot 24, Conc 5, Haldimand to Francis Masters, Inst. Date Oct 22 1878.¹⁰
• Census: April 1881; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 64 at 1881 Census: Massey, Samuel, 64, b. Ont., Eng., EM, farmer, married; Mary, 59, b. Ont., Eng., EM, married; Gram, 31, b. Ont., Eng., EM, married; Edward, 7 months - Sep.; Massey, Elizabeth, 28, b. Ont., Eng., EM, single; Helen, 24; Rachel, 21, college student; Lee, Justice, 19, b. Ont., Eng., Chrs. (familysearch.org)⁵
• Note*: 27 March 1889; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; "Newspaper clippings reporting the golden wedding celebrations of Samuel and Mary, 1889, are in a scrap-book kept by daughters Elizabeth and Annie, now in possession of their grandniece, Gertrude Massey Harvey (no. 145). ... Golden Wedding ... "A very happy event took place on Wednesday of this week at "Sunnyside", the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Massey, about three miles north of Grafton. The event was the fiftieth anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Massey's marriage. About 75 friends and relatives assembled to celebrate the event. Twice that number were invited, but owing to the unfavorable condition of the roads, were unable to be present. A very ejoyable time was spent and everybody united in wishing the aged couple much joy on this happy occassion. After partaking of a very rich and sumptious repast, the preparing of which reflects much credit upon the ladies, addresses suitable to the occassion were delivered by Hart A. Massey, Esq., President of the Massey Manufacturing Compnay of Toronto; Rev. Mr. Balfourof Grafton; W. J. Massey, Esq., of Belleville; and O. W. Powell, Esq., of Cobourg." There followed a list of presents with donors names. Included were four cruet stands; tow gold-handled umbrellas; gold-pieces; half a dozen individual salt cups and spoons (gold lined), presented by Mr. and Mrs. Hart A. Massey, Toronto; an armchair, gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Hinman, which is now a prized possession of their daughter, Clara Hinman, Cobourg. ("Sunnyside" is now owned by Mrs. Blafer.)" per pg. 9 of "The Massey Family 1591-1961" Compiled by Marian Massey Nicholson, copy provided to me by Lawrence Massey of Morganston, Ont., July 2, 2007.⁸

Benjamin Massey

• Father*: Jonathan Massey b. 23 Jul 1792, d. 9 Aug 1834
• Mother*: Rachel Merrill b. 5 Feb 1795, d. 1 Jan 1878

• Birth*: 1 February 1818; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Feb 1 1819 & location Haldimand per pg. 11 of "The Massey Family 1591-1961" Compiled by Marian Massey Nicholson, copy provided to me by Lawrence Massey of Morganston, Ont., July 2, 2007. Date Feb 1818 & location Cda. per 1900 Census. Date 1820 & location Cda. per 1880 Census. Date 1819 & location Cda. per 1870 Census. Date 1818 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date Feb 1 1819 per GEDCOM of Dennis B. von Ting, Jan 24, 2003.^1,2,3,4
• Marriage*: before 1840; Ontario; per GEDCOM of James A. McKane, May 5, 2007.; Principal=Margaret Leary¹
• Marriage*: circa 1842; Northumberland Co., Ontario; per pg. 11 of "The Massey Family 1591-1961" Compiled by Marian Massey Nicholson, copy provided to me by Lawrence Massey of Morganston, Ont., July 2, 2007. Location Ont. per GEDCOM of Dennis B. von Ting, May 8, 2007. per GEDCOM of James A. McKane, May 5, 2007.; Principal=Elizabeth Barnes^1,4
• Marriage*: 3 September 1861; Michigan, U.S.A.; Date Sep 1861 per pg. 11 of "The Massey Family 1591-1961" Compiled by Marian Massey Nicholson, copy provided to me by Lawrence Massey of Morganston, Ont., July 2, 2007. Date Sep 3 1861 per GEDCOM of Dennis B. von Ting, May 8, 2007. per GEDCOM of James A. McKane, May 5, 2007.; Principal=Susan ?^1,4
• Death*: 5 October 1901; Coldwater, Branch Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; Date Oct 5 1901 & location Coldwater, MI per pg. 11 of "The Massey Family 1591-1961" Compiled by Marian Massey Nicholson, copy provided to me by Lawrence Massey of Morganston, Ont., July 2, 2007. per GEDCOM of James A. McKane, May 5, 2007.^1,4
• Burial*: 7 October 1901; Wilson Cemetery, Coldwater, Branch Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; per pg. 11 of "The Massey Family 1591-1961" Compiled by Marian Massey Nicholson, copy provided to me by Lawrence Massey of Morganston, Ont., July 2, 2007.⁴

• Residence: 15 July 1843; Conc 3 Lot 24, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Release) show Samuel Massey as the Grantor and Benjamin Massey as the Grantee, re 100 acres of N 1/2 of Lot 24, Conc 3, Inst. Date jul 15 1843.⁵
• Residence: 17 July 1843; Conc 4 Lot 32, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (B&S 7206) show that Benjamin Massey purchased 100 E 1/2 of Lot 32, Conc 4, Haldimand Twp. from William Patterson, Inst. Date Jul 17 1843.⁵
• Residence: 17 July 1843; Conc 3 Lot 24, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (B&S 8012) show that Benjamin Massey sold the N 1.2 of Lot 24, Conc 3 to John M. Campbell, Inst. Jul 17 1843.⁵
• Note*: 26 February 1845; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Witness at marriage of Francis Masters & Ceyrene Richardson, along with Hart Massey.⁶
• Census: 1848; Conc 4 Lot 32, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1848 Census: Benjamin Massey; Conc 4, Lot 32, occupied, proprietor; farmer
• Census*: 1850; Conc 4 Lot 32, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1850 Census: B. Massey; Conc 4, Lot 32, ccupied, prop.; Total 5 persons
• Census: 1851; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 33 at 1851 Census: Massey, Benjamin, 33, b. Cda., EM, farmer, married; Elizabeth, 30, b. Cda., EM, married; Newton, 8, b. Cda.; Gilbert, 5 (1851 Census: Haldimand Twp., pg 121 of 163 - ancestry.com)²
• Residence*: 1851; Conc 4 Lot 32, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence per 1851 Census: Conc 4, Lot 32, Haldimand Twp., 100 acres²
• Immigration*: 1852; Ovid Twp., Branch Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; Date 1852 & location Ovid Twp., Branch Co., Michigan per pg. 11 of "The Massey Family 1591-1961" Compiled by Marian Massey Nicholson, copy provided to me by Lawrence Massey of Morganston, Ont., July 2, 2007.⁴
• Residence: 15 May 1852; Conc 4 Lot 32, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (B&S B207) show that Benjamin Massey sold 100 acres E 1/2 of Lot 32, Conc 4, Haldimand Twp. to Samuel Massey, Inst. Date May 15 1852.⁵
• Census: 7 June 1870; Ovid Twp., Branch Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; Age 51 at 1870 Census: Massy, Benjamin, 51, b. Cda., farmer, married; Susan, 40, b. NY, married; Jonathan J., 8, b. MI; May M., 4 months - Jan, b. MI (1870 Census: Ovid Twp., Branch Co., Michigan, pg. 15 or 31 - ancestry.com)³
• Census: 1 June 1880; Ovid Twp., Branch Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; Age 60 at 1880 Census: Massey, Benjamin, 60, b. Cda., parent b. NY, farmer, married; Susan, 55, b. NY, parents b. NY, married; John, 18, b. MI, son, at home; Mary M., 10, b. Mi, daughter (1880 Census: Ovid Twp., Branch Co., Michigan, pg. 7 of 24 - ancestry.com)³
• Census: 14 June 1900; Ovid Twp., Branch Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; Age 82 at 1900 Census: see John J. Massey (son)³

Chloe Massey

• Father*: Jonathan Massey b. 23 Jul 1792, d. 9 Aug 1834
• Mother*: Rachel Merrill b. 5 Feb 1795, d. 1 Jan 1878

• Birth*: 10 October 1822; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Oct 10 1822 per CEMSearch. Date 1822 per Memorial. Date 1821 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date Oct 10 1822 per GEDCOM of Dennis B. von Ting, Jan 24, 2003.^1,2,3,4
• Death*: 4 July 1857; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Jul 4 1857 per Memorial & CEMSearch.^4,3
• Burial*: 6 July 1857; Academy Hill Cemetery, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) Isaiah; Died Sept. 2, 1831; Aged 6 Years; Chloe; Died July 4, 1857; Aged 34 Years (Academy Hill Cemetery, Haldminand Twp., Apr 28, 2007)
  CEMSearch: Name: Chloe Massey; Sex: M.; Born: 1822-10-10; Died: 1857-07-04; Age: 34y; Notes: Son of Jonathan and Rachel Massey, died of tubercular trouble (Massey History); Buried: Academy Hill Cemetery, Haldimand Twp.; Other names: C. R. M. Massey; Catherine Jane Massey ( -1865), Daniel Massey (1766-1832), Isaiah Massey (1825-1831), Mary Massey (Masters) (1822-1890), Mary Susanna Massey (1849-1851), Rebecca Massey (Kelley) (1765-1838), Samuel Edward Massey (1817-1899), Susie Rachel Massey (1858-1884), William Harper Massey ( -1865)
  Note: Chloe Massey is shown to be female in the 1851 Census.^4,3

• Census*: 1851; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 30 at 1851 Census: see Levi Massey (brother)²

Isaiah Massey

• Father*: Jonathan Massey b. 23 Jul 1792, d. 9 Aug 1834
• Mother*: Rachel Merrill b. 5 Feb 1795, d. 1 Jan 1878

• Birth*: 11 March 1825; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1825 per Memorial & CEMSearch. Date Mar 11 1825 per GEDCOM of Dennis B. von Ting, Jan 24, 2003.^1,2,3
• Death*: 2 September 1831; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Sep 2 1831 per Memorial. Date Sep 12 1831 per CEMSearch.^2,3
• Burial*: 4 September 1831; Academy Hill Cemetery, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) Isaiah; Died Sept. 2, 1831; Aged 6 Years; Chloe; Died July 4, 1857; Aged 34 Years (Academy Hill Cemetery, Haldminand Twp., Apr 28, 2007)
  CEMSearch: Name: Isaiah Massey; Born: 1825-03-11; Died: 1831-09-12; Age: 6y; Notes: Son of Jonathan and Rachel Massey, (Massey History); Buried: Academy Hill Cemetery, Haldimand Twp.; Other names: C. R. M. Massey; Catherine Jane Massey ( -1865), Daniel Massey (1766-1832), Chloe Massey (1822-1857), Mary Massey (Masters) (1822-1890), Mary Susanna Massey (1849-1851), Rebecca Massey (Kelley) (1765-1838), Samuel Edward Massey (1817-1899), Susie Rachel Massey (1858-1884), William Harper Massey ( -1865)^2,3

Levi Massey

• Father*: Jonathan Massey b. 23 Jul 1792, d. 9 Aug 1834
• Mother*: Rachel Merrill b. 5 Feb 1795, d. 1 Jan 1878

• Birth*: 13 April 1827; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Apr 13 1827 per CEMSearch. Date Apr 13 1827 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1828 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1826 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date Apr 13 1827 per GEDCOM of Dennis B. von Ting, Jan 24, 2003.^1,2,3,4,5
• Marriage*: 25 December 1860; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Register: Groom: Levi Massey; Age: 33; Res. & Born: Haldimand; Parents: Samuel & Rachel; Bride: Ann E. McCuchin; Age: Age: 22; Res.: Haldimand; Born: Hitchinbrooke Twp.; Parents: Charles & Sarah; Date: Dec 25 1860; Place; Brighton Twp. (Ontario Marriage Register: mf 1030061 - ancestry.com); Principal=Ann Eliza McClatchie^2,6
• Death*: 1 January 1912; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#015482: Name: Levi Massey; Date: Jan 1 1912; Age: 84y 8m 17d; Res.: Lot 30, Sidney; Born: Apr 17 1827, Haldimand; Occ.: farmer; Parents: Jonathan Massey b. Vermont & Rachel Merrill b. Waterdown, NY; Phys.: D. W. Faulkner, Foxobor; Inf.: Ann E. Massey, Wallbridge; Reg'd.: Jan 1 1912 (Ontario Death Registration, #015482-1912, ancestry.com)⁷
• Burial*: 2 January 1912; Belleville Cemetery, Belleville, Hastings Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) Levi Massey; Born April 13, 1827; Died Jan 1, 1912; Ann Eliza McClatchiem His Wife; Born Oct 1, 1838; Died Oct 28, 1919; C. Kenneth Massey; 1906 - 1978; Elsie B. Wescott; 1906 - 1990; Carman L. Massey; 1895 - 1984; His Wife; Queena S. Kerr; 1903 - 1988 (Belleville Cemetery, Aug 26, 2007)
  CEMSearch: Name: Levi Massey; Born: 1827-04-13; Died: 1912-01-01; Buried: Belleville Cemetery, Belleville, Sec J Row 17 Plot 19S; Other names: Ann Eliza Massey (McClatchie) (1838-1919), C. Kenneth Massey (1906-1978), Carman L. Massey (1895-1984), Charles J. Massey (1861-1948), Eliza B. Massey (Wescott) (1906-1990), Ella Bertha Massey (Reddick) (1863-1946), M. Gladys Massey (1893-1895), Marjorie I. Massey (1902-1904), Queena S. Massey (Kerr) (1903-1988), Roy P. Massey (1886-1887)
  per IGI Record.^8,5,9

• Census*: 1850; Conc 4 Lot 33, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1850 Census: Levi Massey; Conc 4, Lot 33, occupied, prop.; Total 1 person
• Census: 1851; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 25 at 1851 Census: Massey, Levy, 25, b. Cda., EM, farmer, single; Rachel, 54, b. USA, Bapt., widow; Solon, 23, b. Cda., EM, single; Chloe(f), 30, b. Cda., single; Lucy, 20; Daniel, 12; Winter, Harriet, 8, b. Cda., servant; Drinkwater, George, 24, b. Cda., EM, lab., single; Brintnell, Sarah, 18, Bapt., other res. Cramahe (1851 Census: Haldimand Twp. - ancestry.com)³
• Residence*: 1851; Conc 3 Lot 32, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence per 1851 Census: Conc 3, Lot 32, Haldimand Twp., 100 acres³
• Residence: 30 March 1852; Conc 3 Lot 32, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (B&S B385) show that Daniel Massey etux sold 100 acres N 1/2 of Lot 32, Conc to Levi Massey, Inst. Date Mar 30 1852.¹⁰
• Residence: 25 June 1858; Conc 4 Lot 32, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (B&S C515) show that Samuel Massey etux sold 100 acres N 1/2 Lot 32, Conc 4, Haldimand Twp. to Levi Massey, Inst. Date Jun 25 1858.¹⁰
• Residence: 7 June 1861; Conc 3 Lot 32, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (B&S D266) show that Levi Massey etux sold 100 acres N 1/2 of Lot 32, Conc 3 to Alexander Noble, Inst. Date Jun 7 1861.¹⁰
• Residence: 1869; Conc 5 Lot 29, Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Settled 1869 per County Atlas.¹¹
• Residence: 20 January 1869; Conc 4 Lot 32, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (B&S G334) show that Levi Massey etux sold 100 acres N 1/2 of Lot 32, Conc 4, Haldimand Twp. to James English, Inst. Date Jan 20 1869.¹⁰
• Residence: March 1869; Conc 5 Lot 29 & 30, Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; "Levi B. Massey (1827-1912) was born in Haldimand Township. In March 1869, he and his wife, Ann Eliza Massey (nee McClatchie), and their three children moved from a farm near Cobourg to the south halves of Lots 29 and 30 in the 5th Concession of Sidney where his family farmed for the next 100 years. He became a class leader in the Wallbridge Episcopal Methodist Church and served on the board of management at Albert College." from "A Place Called Wallbridge" by Alexander D. McNaught, pg. 70
• Census: April 1871; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 44 at 1871 Census: Massey, Levi, 44, b. Ont., Eng., EM, farmer, (1871 Census Index Online: Sidney Twp., div. 2, pg. 88, C-9991)¹²
• Residence: 1878; Conc 5 Lot 29 & 30, Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; County Atlas: Name: Levi Massey; Nat.: Cda.; Settled: 1869; Post Office: Wallbridge; Township: Sidney; County: Hastings; Conc & Lot: V, 29 - 112 acres & V, 30 - 103 acres¹¹
• Census: April 1881; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 53 at 1881 Census: Massey, Levi, 53, b. Ont., Eng., EM, farmer, married; Ann S., 42, b. Ont., Scot., EM, married; Charles, 19, b. Ont., Eng.; Sarah R., 15; Alfred Y., 5; McClatchie, Charles, 77, b. Ont., Scot., CM, farmer, widower (familysearch.org)⁴
• Census: April 1901; Conc 5 Lot 30, Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Residence per 1901 Census: Conc 5, Lot 30, Sidney Twp., East Half.²
• Census: April 1901; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 73 at 1901 Census: Massey, Levi, 73, b. Ont. r. Apr 13 1827, Eng., M., farmer, married; Ann E., 62, b. Quebec, Scot., M., married; Lusy A., 68, b. Ont. r. Dec 28 1832, Ont. r. Eng., M., sister, single (1901 Census Online: Sidney, dist. 72, sub-dist. b-3, pg. 5, line 37, T-6473 - Conc 5, Lot 30, E 1/2)²