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Abigail Jessup¹

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

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

• Married Name: after 1781; Walker²

James Franklin Covell¹

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

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

Cynthia Easton¹

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

• Married Name: before 1806; Covell¹

James Franklin Covell^1,2,3

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

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

Simeon Covell¹

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

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

Henry Covell¹

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

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

James Walker¹

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

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

• Married Name: before 1822; Covell

Elizabeth Jane Stoneburgh^1,2,3

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

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

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

Peter Covell¹

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

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

• Census: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 7 at 1861 Census: see James Covell⁷
• Census: April 1871; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 16 at 1871 Census: see James Covell⁸
• Census*: April 1881; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 27 at 1881 Census: see James Covell¹
• Census: April 1891; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 36 at 1891 Census: Covell, Peter, 36, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Bapt., Dept. ?? Officer?, married; Helena M., 32, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Bapt., married; Samuel, 8, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., son; Elizabeth, 55, b. Ont., p.b. N.S. & Ont., Bapt., widow (1891 Census: Brighton Village, dist. 98, sub-dist. b-1, pg. 13, line 13 - ancestry.com)³
• Residence*: 19 March 1895; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Informant for Death Reg'n. of his mother Elizabeth Jane (Stoneburgh) Covell.¹²
• Census: April 1901; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 46 at 1901 Census: Covell, P.(m), 46, b. Ont. r. Dec 26 1854, Fruit Dealer, married; Helen M., 42, b. Ont. r. Jul 15 1858, Bapt., married; Samuel, 13, b. Ont. r. Feb 9 1887, son (1901 Census: Brighton Village, dist. 95, sub-dist. b-3, pg. 7, line 1 - ancestry.com)⁴
• Note: 1904; Prequ'ile Point, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; “Hotelier Peter Covell – Peter Covell was born in Brighton in the year 1856 and was a resident all his life. For twenty years he was in the apple business and was one of the group of growers and exporters who made Brighton notable as the centre of one of the best apple districts. Peter was also involved in the export of pears, plums and fish. At one time he was the Customs Officer here, holding the position for ten years, and he served two years as a member of the local school board. Peter Covell could well be called one of the pioneers of Presqu’ile, for in 1904 he built Presqu’ile Hotel. Peter was the owner and manager of the hotel until 1914 when he sold it to the Presqu’ile Summer Hotel Company. Peter’s wife, Helena Covell, nee Shewman, was also actively involved in the operation of the new hotel.” The Brighton Ensign, August 13, 1897, quoted in “Presqu’ile” by Susan Brose and Bonnie Browne, 1994, pg. 35¹³
• Note*: 1905; Presqu'Ile Point, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "In 1905, Peter Covell of Brighton built a summer hotel on a lot between Salt Point and Calf Pasture Point. It accommodated 50 guests. A dance pavilion was added just east of the hotel, and a large dock was bult on the shore. Ferries from Brighton arrived daily, ... " from pg. 58 of "Just the Way We Were; Brighton Memories", published by Brighton Municipal Council, 2006.¹⁴
• Residence: 26 August 1910; Lot 4, Water Street, Presqu'ile Point, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 8675) show that Malcolm Shaw & wife sold lot 4 north side of Water St.& Lot 4 in front ? to Peter Covell for $1,200. ITS Date: Aug 26 1910. Reg'n. Date: Aug 27 1910. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Presqu'ile Point, Water Lots, (Town of Newcastle), Book 13, pg. 118 of 198, copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Dec 1 2020.)¹⁵
• Census: 1 June 1911; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 56 at 1911 Census: Covell, Peter, 56, b. Ont. Dec 1854, Eng., Bapt., farmer & ??, married; Helena M., 53, b. Ont. Jul 1858, Bapt., married; Samuel, 23, b. Ont. Feb 1888, Bapt., farmer, maried; Minnie T., 19, b. Ont. May 1892, daughter-in-law, Meth., married; Earnest L., 4/12, grandson (1911 Census: Brighton Village, dist. 101, sub-dist. 14, pg. 2, line 12 - ancestry.com)⁶
• Residence: 8 October 1914; Village Lot 8, Main St. North (134), Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 4977) show that Smith & Annie Bonter sold "said lot", part of Village Lot 8, Main St., North Side, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Peter Covel for $1. ITS Date: Oct 8 1914. Reg'n. Date: Oct 15 1914. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Village of Brighton Book 004, pg. 302 of 399, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Apr 13 2023.)¹⁵
• Residence: 15 February 1915; Lot 4, Water Street, Presqu'ile Point, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 9522) show that Peer Covell & wife sold "E. 100 ft - lot 4 from front to rear together with right of way in common with owners of lots 4, 5 & 6, N. Water St." to Edward J. Walker for $2,300. ITS Date: Feb 15 1915. Reg'n. Date: Mar 1 1915. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Presqu'ile Point, Water Lots, (Town of Newcastle), Book 13, pg. 118 of 198, copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Dec 1 2020.)¹⁵
• Residence: 4 December 1920; Village Lot 8, Main St. North (134), Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 5567) show that Peter Covell sold "said lot", part of Village Lot 8, Main St., North Side, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Beatrice Snider for $2,500. ITS Date: Dec 4 1920. Reg'n. Date: Dec 6 1920. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Village of Brighton Book 004, pg. 302 of 399, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Apr 13 2023.)¹⁵
• Census: 4 June 1921; Ward 3, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 66 at 1921 Census: Covell, Peter, 66, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Eng., Bapt., Income, married; Helena, 62, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Eng., Bapt., married; Samuel, 33, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Eng., Bapt., married (1921 Census: Brighton Village, Northumberland Co., Ward 3, Dist. 107, sub-dist. 60, pg. 6, line 41 - ancestry.com)⁹

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mary E. Covell^1,2

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Walter Singleton¹

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

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

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

Lewis Shearer¹

• Birth*: 1807; New York, U.S.A.; Date 1807 per Burial. Date 1807 & location US per 1851 Census. Location NY per 1880 Census of son Levi Shearer.^1,2,3
• Marriage*: 12 December 1833; Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "Lewis Shearer to Sarah Morrow, both of Cramahe, 12 Dec 1833, Rev. Jones. Wit.: Avery Perry & Mary Morrow" Marriage Registers of Upper Canada, Newcastle Dist., Ontario Archives.
  per 1851 Census.; Principal=Sarah Louise Morrow^1,4
• Death*: 21 April 1852; Brighton Twp., Hilton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Lewis Shearer died, along with Jacob Herrington, in "The Breakaway", when the gravel bank on the north side of Little Lake, just north of Hilton, gave way, sending a tsunami of water cascading down the narrow creek bed. Lewis Shearer's saw mill was destroyed and the two men were killed in the area where the valley widens at the east end of the campgrounds on the east side of No. 30 Highway in the valley. A second mill, owned by William Simpson, was damaged a mile down the creek to the north east but no fatalities occurred there. The water continued on to Cole Creek (Cold Creek now) and emptied into the Trent River the next day. This is a well-known story in the area. My parents participated in plays at church and school gatherings which recounted the drama of this important event in the history of the community. My grandfather, Lloyd Ames, like to tell the tale as we were driving through the valley on the way to Brighton when I was a kid. (Dan Buchanan, Feb 16, 2005)
• Burial*: 23 April 1852; Hilton Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Hilton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Memorial: (see Exhibit) In Memory of; Lewis; Shearer; Died; April 21, 1852; Aged; 46 Years (Hilton Cemetery, Hilton, 2004)
  CEMSearch: Name: Lewis Shearer; Born: - ; Died: 1852-04-02; Age: 45y; Notes: Wife our mother; Buried: Hilton Cemetery; Other names: ? Shearer ( -1895)^5,2

• Residence*: 12 December 1833; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Residence per marriage register.⁴
• Residence: 7 April 1835; Conc 4 Lot 4, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S 3827) show that Silvester Richmond sold 1 acre of lot 4, conc 4, Cramahe Twp. to Lewis Shearer. ITS Date: Apr 7 1835. Reg'n. Date: Apr 14 1835. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp. Conc 4, pages copied from OnLand.ca, Lot 4, pg 032 of 346, pg 01, by Dan, April 8, 2020)⁶
• Residence: 26 January 1837; Conc 4 Lot 4, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (Q.C. 305) show that Lewis Shearer agreed to a Quit Claim with Silvester Richmond for land (probably 1 acre from purchase in 1835) of lot 4, conc 4, Cramahe Twp.. ITS Date: Jan 26 1837. Reg'n. Date: Feb 8 1862. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp. Conc 4, pages copied from OnLand.ca, Lot 4, pg 033 of 346, pg 02, by Dan, April 8, 2020)⁶
• Census: 1839; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1839 Census: Lewis Shearer; 1 male under 16; 1 male over 16; 2 females under 16; 1 female over 16
• Census: 1842; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1842 Census: Lewis Shearer; farmer
• Census*: 1848; Conc 3 Lot 36, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1848 Census: Lewis Shearer; Conc 3, lot 36, non- proprietor; Blacksmith
• Occupation*: 1848; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Occupation: Blacksmith
• Census: 1850; Conc 3 Lot 36, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1850 Census: Lewis Shearer; Conc 3, lot 36, proprietor; 9? person
• Census: March 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 44 at 1851 Census: Shearer, Lewis, 44, b. USA, Universalist, yeoman, married; Sarah, 37, b. Cda., EM, married; Mary Ann, 17, b. Cda.; Lucretia, 16; Levi, 14; Margaret Ann, Catherine L., 9; Rebecca Ann, 6; Amarilla, 3; James L., 1 (1851 Census: Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., pg. 94 of 160, line 41 - ancestry.com)
  Note: The date of the 1851 Census is not written on any of the pages but in Brighton Twp., is generally shown to be taken during 1852. Remember that Brighton Twp. was created January 1 1852 so the census will not be before that. Also, we know The Breakaway happened April 21 1852 and we also know Lewis Shearer died in the disaster- his memorial makes that plain. So the 1851 Census must have been taken in this area between January 1 and April 21 1852 - in order record Lewis Shearer. The second man thought to have died in the disaster was Jacob Herrington - who is also in the 1851 Census.)¹

Mary Ann Shearer^1,2,3,4

• Father*: Lewis Shearer² b. 1807, d. 21 Apr 1852
• Mother*: Sarah Louise Morrow² b. Feb 1810, d. 5 Nov 1895

• Birth*: 1834; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1834 & location Cda. per 1880 US Fed Census. Date 1833 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1834 & location Cda per 1851 Census.^2,3,4
• Marriage*: 12 September 1854; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Marriage Register: "William Carty, Cramahe, to Mary Ann Shearer, Brighton, married 12 Sept. 1854, Brighton, Rev. Wilson, w. Michael Rockford & Sarah L. Shearer" (Marriage Registers of Upper Canada, Newcastle Dist., Ontario Archives); Principal=William Carty⁵
• Death*: 1 December 1894; Edenville Twp., Midland Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; Michigan Death Index: Name: Mary
  Ann Carty (Mary Ann Schram); Date of Birth: c. 1834; Birth Place: Ontario; Death Date: Dec 1 1894; Death Place: Edenville, Midland Co., Michigan; Age: 60; Status; married; Parents: Louis & Louise Schram; MF: 945355 (Michigan Death Index, ancestry.ca) Date Dec 2 1894 & location Edenville, Midland Co., Michigan per family tree of Luke Fitzgerald on ancestry.ca, May 9 2020.^6,7
• Burial*: 3 December 1894; Old Edenville Cemetery, Edenville, Midland Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; FindaGrave: Name: Mary Ann Carty; Birth: unknown; Death: 2 Dec 1894; Burial: Old Edenville Cemetery, Edenville, Midland County, Michigan, USA; Memorial ID: 13623006; Note: Wife of Wm. (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13623006)⁸

• Census*: March 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 17 at 1851 Census: see Lewis Shearer²
• Note: 21 April 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Mary Ann's father, Lewis Shearer, died in The Breakaway, April 21 1852, when he was caught in his saw mill during the flood caused by the break in the gravel bank holding the lake north of Hilton. Her mother, Sarah Louise (Morrow), married Josiah Hazzard in March 1858 and stayed in the area. Most of the kids went to the US, mostly Michigan. (Dan Buchanan, June 22 2021)
• Residence*: 12 September 1854; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Residence Brighton per marriage register.⁵
• Married Name: 12 September 1854; Carty⁵
• Census: April 1861; Somerville Twp., Victoria Co., Canada West; Age ?28 at 1861 Census: see William Carty³
• Note*: 1872; Antrim Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; Levi Benjamin Shearer, brother of Mary Ann, moved to Michigan in 1872 and lived in Antril Co.
• Census: 1 June 1880; Edenville Twp., Midland Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; Age 46 at 1880 US Fed Census: see William Carty⁴

Sarah Lucretia Shearer^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7}

• Father*: Lewis Shearer² b. 1807, d. 21 Apr 1852
• Mother*: Sarah Louise Morrow² b. Feb 1810, d. 5 Nov 1895

• Birth*: 12 December 1835; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date Dec 12 1834 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1834 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1836 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1836 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1837 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1835 & location Ontario per 1851 Census. Date Dec 12 1834 & location Brighton per family tree of 1_pastorsue on ancestry.ca, May 10 2020.^{2,3,6,8,4,7,9}
• Marriage*: 26 June 1859; Northumberland Co., Canada West; Marriage Register: Groom: Jacob Coss; Age: 24; Father: R. Coss; Bride: Sarah Shearer; Age: 22; Res.: Percy Twp.; Born: Brighton; Parents: John & Sarah Shearer; Date: July 26 1859; Place: Northumberland & Durham Dist. (Ontarion Marriage Register, ancestry.ca)(Note: The info here is poor. Her father's name was Lewis Shearer, not John and the goom's surname was Quackenbush. Also, Sarah Shearer lived near Hilton, in Brighton Twp. (actually Cramahe Twp. before Brighton was created Jan 1 1852.) Her father died in the Breakaway, Apr 21 1852, so the family dispersed. Jacob Quackenbush we know lived in Percy before and after the marriage but it is inclear that Sarah did. (Dan Buchanan, June 22 2021)
  Date June 26 1859 & location Northumberland Co. per family tree of 1_pastorsue on ancestry.ca, May 10 2020.; Principal=Jacob Quackenbush³
• Death*: circa 1912; Ontario; Jacob Quackenbush is shown to be a widower at his death Feb 18 1913. Date c. 1912 per family tree of 1_pastorsue on ancestry.ca, May 10 2020.^3,10

• Census*: March 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 16 at 1851 Census: see Lewis Shearer²
• Note*: 21 April 1852; Brighton Twp., Hilton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Sarah's father, Lewis Shearer, died in The Breakaway, April 21 1852, when he was caught in his saw mill during the flood caused by the break in the gravel bank holding the lake north of Hilton. Her mother, Sarah Louise (Morrow), married Josiah Hazzard in March 1858 and stayed in the area. Most of the kids went to the US, mostly Michigan. (Dan Buchanan, June 22 2021)
• Married Name: 26 June 1859; Quackenbush³
• Census: April 1861; Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 24 at 1861 Census: see Bernard Quackenbush (father-in-law)⁸
• Census: April 1871; Percy Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 35 at 1871 Census: see Jacob Quackenbush⁹
• Census: April 1881; Percy Twp., East Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 45 at 1881 Census: see Jacob Quackenbush⁴
• Census: 1 May 1891; Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 57 at 1891 Census: see Jacob Quakenbush⁶
• Residence*: 1 February 1896; Conc 3 Lot 36, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 6076) show that Sarah L. and Jacob Quackenbush gave up all interest in the north half of Lot 36., Conc 3, Brighton Twp. to Frank L. Webb. ITS Date: Feb 1 1896. (Ontario Land Registry Records, copied from Onland)
  Note: This was the link to the daughter Lucretia in the 1851 Census. She would be called Sarah or somtimes Sarah L. and married Jacob Quackenbush in 1859, so no other way to track hier down. Land records come in handy sometimes!¹¹
• Census: 7 April 1901; Trenton, West Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 66 at 1901 Census: see Jacob Quackenbush⁷
• Census: 1911; Trenton, Hastings West Co., Ontario; Age 78 at 1911 Census: see Jacob Quackenbush (Note: Name is Sarah R. and date Dec 1832 are off a bit, but close enough to assume this is Sarah Lucretia Shearer, the first wife of Jacob Quackenbush. He is a widower when he died in 1913, so Sarah apparently died in in 1912??⁵

Levi Benjamin Shearer^1,2,3,4

• Father*: Lewis Shearer² b. 1807, d. 21 Apr 1852
• Mother*: Sarah Louise Morrow² b. Feb 1810, d. 5 Nov 1895

• Birth*: 5 February 1837; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date Feb 1836 & location Cda. per 1900 Census. Date 1837 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date Feb 5 1839 & location Brighton, Ont. per family tree of susanneprewitt54 on ancestry.com, Feb 9 2012. Date Feb 5 1839 & location Brighton per family tree of jalero23 on ancestry.ca, June 21 2021.^2,3,4
• Marriage*: 25 October 1860; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Marriage Register: Shearer, Levi, Brighton, Cda., s/o Lewis & Sarah, m. Oct 25 1860, E. J. Sherwood, 21?, Brighton, Cda., d/o William & Elizabeth (County Marriage Registers: Northumberland 1858-1869, Ontario Archives)
  per 1880 Census.; Principal=Eliza Jane Sherwood^5,6
• Marriage*: 22 June 1898; Central Lake, Antrim Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; Marriage Record #65; License Date Jun 15 19=898; Groom: Levi P. Shearer; Age; 57; Res.: Central Lake; Born: Cda.; Occ.: mechanic; Parents: Louisa Shearer & Sarah Morrow; Date of marriage: June 22 1898; Preciously married, 1 each; Date: June 22 1898; Place: Central Lake; Performed by: Rob.t Battlebee, Minister, ME Church; Wit.: A. W. Shearer & Clara L. Shearer, Central Lake (Michigan Marriage Records, Antrim County, 1898, County Clerk Ira A. Adams, pg. 324 of 625, ancestry.ca); Principal=Maria P. ?⁷
• Marriage*: 22 January 1903; Mason, Ingham Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; Michigan Marriage Record: Groom: Levi B. Shearer; Age: 64; Birth Date: abt 1839; Father: Lewis Shearer Mother: Sarah Shearer; Bride: Harriet R. Corey Carn; Age 64; Born: c. 1839; Parents: James & Mary Corey; Marriage Date: 22 Jan 1903; Marriage Place: Mason, Ingham, Michigan, USA; Film Number: 000977064 (Michigan Marriage Records, ancestry.ca); Principal=Harriet R. Corey⁷
• Death*: 4 November 1918; Traverse City, Grand Traverse Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; Date Nov 4 1918 & location Travers City, Michigan per family tree of jalero23 on ancestry.ca, June 21 2021.⁴

• Census*: March 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 14 at 1851 Census: see Lewis Shearer²
• Note*: 21 April 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Levi's father, Lewis Shearer, died in The Breakaway, April 21 1852, when he was caught in his saw mill during the flood caused by the break in the gravel bank holding the lake north of Hilton. Her mother, Sarah Louise (Morrow), married Josiah Hazzard in March 1858 and stayed in the area. Most of the kids went to the US, mostly Michigan. (Dan Buchanan, June 22 2021)
• Immigration*: 1872; Michigan, U.S.A.; Immigration 1872 per 1900 Census.³
• Census: 1880; Central Lake, Antrim Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; Age 41 at 1880 Census: Shearer, Levi B., 41, b. Cda., parents b. NY & Irel., farmer, married; Eliza J., 40, b. NY, parents b. Cda., married; Alfred J., 17, b. Cda., parents b. Cda. & NY; Ida E., 15, b. Cda., parents Cda. & NY; Allen W., 7, b. MI, parents b. Cda. & NY; Bertie L.(m), 3 (familysearch.org)⁵
• Residence: 22 May 1896; Conc 3 Lot 36, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 6104) show that William Wade and Robert J. Wade purchased 110 acres in the north 1/2 of Lot 36, Conc 3, Brighton Twp., from " Levi B. Shearer, Margaret Bleu, Rebecca Alvira Wilmot, Catherine L. Jamieson, Orilla Typheus Owens (children of Lewis & Sarah Shearer, deceased) Sarah Ann Harris, Margaret Hunter, William Carty, Robert Carty, James Carty, Ellen Higgins, Henry Carty (grandchildren of late Lewis & Sarah Shearer) & the only surviving children of the late Mary Ann Carty, formerly Shearer by Levi B. Shearer their attorney." ITS Date: May 22 1869 (Ontario Land Registry Records from Onland)
  Note: This north half of lot 36, Conc 3 is labelled in the 1878 Belden County Atlas Map as "Shearer Est." which means that it had been owned by Lewis Shearer, one of two man who died in The Breakaway on April 21 1852. At the far northwest corner of this lot, the creek crossed his property for a few hundred yards, and that is where he built a saw mill, operating it during the lumbering boom on the 1840s, until it was destroyed by the tsunami of water that rushed down the narrow valley from the west, after the gravel bank broke loose because of so much water due to heavy rain and melting snow. His wife, Sarah Louise (Morrow) passed the land to her children and this list includes some of their children as well as those of Mary Ann (Shearer) Carty, Lewis and Sarah's oldest child. Mary Ann Shearer had married William Carty and lived in Michigan. Levi B. Shearer, the lawyer, was another one of Lewis and Sarah's children.⁸
• Residence*: 22 June 1898; Central Lake, Antrim Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; Residence Central Lake per marriage record - Maria P. Mitchell.⁷
• Census: 11 June 1900; Central Lake Twp., Antrim Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; Age 63 at 1900 Census: see Asher Shearer (son)³
• Residence: 22 June 1907; Central Lake, Antrim Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; Informant for Death Cert. of his son Burton L. Shearer.⁷