Person Page - 1565

Frances Hellen Chatten^1,2,3

• Father*: Harry Chatten² b. 27 Feb 1896, d. 8 Nov 1954
• Mother*: Georgina Winnifred Williams² b. 7 Feb 1898, d. 11 Feb 1959

• Birth*: 24 February 1926; Brighton Twp., Hilton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Feb 24 1926 & location Ont. per Death Reg'n. Date Feb 24 1926 & location Brighton per "Book of Descendants", copied from book given to me by Florence Chatten, June 5, 2005. Date 1926 per Burial.^2,3
• Death*: 9 January 1943; Toronto Hospital, Buttonwood Ave., Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#042623: Name: Frances Helen Chatten; Date: Jan 9 1943; Age: 16y 10m 16d; Place: Toronto Hospital, Buttonwood Ave., Toronto, res. 7m 4d; Res.: Brighton Twp., Hilton P.O.; Born: Ont. Feb 24 1926; Status: single; Parents: Harry Chatten & Georgina Williams both born Ont.; Inf.: J. Baldwin, Toronto Hospital, Weston, no relation; Burial: Salem Cemetery, Jan 12 1943; Und.: Wm. J. Potts, Trenton; Cause: pulminary tuberculosis; Phys.: Blanche E. Burton, Toronto Hospital; Reg'd.: Jan 15 1943; Reg'r.: ?? Hall? (Ontario Death Registration, #042623-1943, ancestry.ca)
  "Chatten, Frances; Died (n.d.) January 14, 1943" per Index of The Brighton Ensign, Jan 14, 1943, Trenton Public Library, June 5, 2005.
  Date Jan 9, 1943 per "Book of Descendants", copied from book given to me by Florence Chatten, June 5, 2005. Date 1943 per Burial.^2,4,5
• Burial*: 11 January 1943; Salem Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., Salem, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) CHATTEN; In Memory of; Harry Chatten - 1896 - 1954; His Wife; Georgina W. Williams - 1898 - 1959; Their Children; Ray Maurice - Infant - 1934; Ralph Edward - 1933 - 1937; Frances Hellen - 1926 - 1943 (Salem Cemetery, June 5, 2005)
  CEMSearch: Name: Frances Helen Chatten; Born: 1926; Died: 1943; Notes: Daughter of Harry and Georgina; Buried: Salem Cemetery, Sec SW; Other names: Georgina W. Chatten (Williams) (1898-1959), Harry Chatten (1896-1954), Ralph Edward Chatten (1933-1937), Ray Maurice Chatten (1934-1934)^2,6

Peter Peister Jr.^1,2,3

• Father*: Peter Peister Sr.⁴ b. 10 Oct 1804, d. 6 Nov 1891
• Mother*: Elizabeth Coulter⁴ b. 1809, d. 1873

• Birth*: 14 October 1837; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date Oct 14 1837 per 1901 Census. Date 1838 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1837 & location Ontario per 1881 Census. Date 1836 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1837 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1836 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date Oct 14 1837 & location Brighton Twp. per Death Reg'n.^{2,5,6,4,7,8,9}
• Marriage*: before 1854; Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; " .. The James B. Jones Branch .. (7) Sarah E. Jones, m . Peter Peasterd; set. near Brighton." per "Pioneer Life on the Bay of Quinte", pg. 451. per 1881 Census.; Principal=Sarah Emeline Jones^2,10,11
• Death*: 14 August 1924; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#022890: Name: Peter Peister; Date: Aug 14 1924; Age: 86y 10m 0d; Born: Brighton Twp., OIct 14 1837; Status: widowed; Occ.: retired farmer; Parents: Peter Peister, b. NY & Elizabeth Coulter, b. Northumberland Co.; Inf.: Robert Peister, Brighton, son; Burial: Smithfield, Aug 16 1924; Cause: gangrene; Phys.; Dr. R. J. Wade, Brighton; Reg'd.: Aug 14 1924; Reg'r.: Fred O. Wade (Ontario Death Registration, #022890-1924, ancestry.com)
  Date 1924 per Burial.^12,13
• Burial*: 16 August 1924; Carman Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Carman, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) Peter Peister; 1837 - 1924; His Wife; Sarah E. Jones; 1837 - 1908; Jennie E.; 1861 - 1880; Ida E. 1855 - 1886; Frank 1875 - 1945; PEISTER (Carman Cemetery, Brighton Twp., June 30 2013, by Dan)¹²

• Census: March 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 15 at 1851 Census: see Peter Peister⁴
• Census: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 24 at 1861 Census: Peister, Peter, 24, b. UC, WM, farmer, married; Sarah, 23, b. UC, WM, married; Robert H., 4⁷
• Residence: April 1861; Conc 2 Lot 27, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Residence per 1861 Census: Peter Peister, Jun.; Conc 2, Lot 27, CP, 22 acres⁷
• Census: April 1871; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 35 at 1871 Census: Peister, Peter, 35, b. Ont., Ger., WM, farmer, married; Sarah E., 35, b. Ont., Irish, WM, married; Robert, 14, b. Ont., Ger.; Jane E., 9 (c-2, pg. 7, line 11)⁸
• Residence*: 1878; Conc 2 Lot 28, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; County Atlas: Name: Peter Peister, Jr.; Township: Brighton; County: Northumberland; Nativity: Canada; Settled: 1837; Post Office: Brighton; Occ.: farmer; Conc & Lot: II, 28, 45 acres³
• Census*: April 1881; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 44 at 1881 Census: Peister, Peter, 44, b. Ont., Ger., CM, farmer, married; Sarah, 44, b. Ont., Irish, CM, married; Robert, 24, b. Ont., Ger., CM, farmer, single; Frankie, 6 (familysearch.org)²
• Census: 9 April 1891; Brighton Twp., East Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 53 at 1891 Census: Peister, Peter, 53, b. Ont., p.b. USA & Ireland, Meth., farmer, married; Sarah, 53, b. Ont., p.b. Ireland & USA, Meth., married; Francis H.?(m), 15, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Meth., son (1891 Census: Brighton Twp., East Northumberland Co., dist. 98, sub-dist. a-2, pg. 6, (17 of 66) line 14 - ancestry.ca)⁹
• Census: April 1901; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 63 at 1901 Census: Piester, Peter, 63, b. Ont. Oct 14 1837?, Ger., Meth., farmer, Head, married; Sarah, 62, b. Ont. Apr 10 1837?, Irish, Meth., Wife, married (1901 Census Image On Archives Canada web site: dist 95, a-2, pg. 8, line 3)⁵
• Census: 1 June 1911; Brighton Twp., Smithfield, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 73 at 1911 Census: Peister, Peter, 73, b. Ont. Oct 1837, Ger., Meth., Gardiner, widower (Conc A, Lot 29, North East Corner) (1911 Census Image from Archives Canada web site: Smithfield, pg. 2, line 46)¹⁴

Sarah Emeline Jones^1,2,3,4

• Father*: James B. Jones b. 1800, d. 1859
• Mother*: Margaret Harriet Parr b. 1812, d. 1879

• Birth*: 10 April 1837; Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; Date Apr 10 1837 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1838 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1837 & location Ontario per 1881 Census. Date 1836 & location Cda. per 1851 Census.^2,5,6,7
• Marriage*: before 1854; Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; " .. The James B. Jones Branch .. (7) Sarah E. Jones, m . Peter Peasterd; set. near Brighton." per "Pioneer Life on the Bay of Quinte", pg. 451. per 1881 Census.; Principal=Peter Peister Jr.^2,8,9
• Death*: 7 January 1908; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1908 per Burial. Date Jan 7 1908 & location Northumberland Co. per family tree of Christina LeBlanc on ancestry.ca, Sep 30 2020.^10,4
• Burial*: 9 January 1908; Carman Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Carman, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) Peter Peister; 1837 - 1924; His Wife; Sarah E. Jones; 1837 - 1908; Jennie E.; 1861 - 1880; Ida E. 1855 - 1886; Frank 1875 - 1945; PEISTER (Carman Cemetery, Brighton Twp., June 30 2013, by Dan)¹⁰

• Census: 1852; Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Age 15 at 1851 Census: see James B. Jones⁶
• Married Name: before 1854; Peister²
• Census: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 23 at 1861 Census: see Peter Peister¹¹
• Census: April 1871; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 35 at 1871 Census: see Peter Peister¹²
• Census*: April 1881; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 44 at 1881 Census: see Peter Peister²
• Census: 9 April 1891; Brighton Twp., East Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 53 at 1891 Census: see Peter Peister⁷
• Census: April 1901; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 62 at 1901 Census: see Peter Peister⁵

Francis H. "Frankie" Peister^1,2,3,4,5

• Father*: Peter Peister Jr. b. 14 Oct 1837, d. 14 Aug 1924
• Mother*: Sarah Emeline Jones b. 10 Apr 1837, d. 7 Jan 1908

• Birth*: 1875; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1876 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1875 & location Ont. per 1881 Census.^2,3
• Marriage*: 17 February 1900; St. Luke's Rectory, Rochester, Monroe Co., New York, U.S.A.; Marriage Register: Groom: Frank H. Peister; Age: 25; Res.: Rochester, NY; Parents: Peter & Sarah Peister; Bride: Nina Maria Dominy; Age: 29; Res.: Rochester, NY; Parents: Samuel Dominy & Phoebe Williams; Wit.: Rev. R. M. Duff & Mrs. M. H. ?Camrose?; Date: Feb 17 1900; Place: St. Luke's Rectory; Performed by: R. M. ?Curvene? (Marriage Registers, New York Episcopal Diocese of Rochester, St. Luke's Chruch, pg 281 of 386, ancestry.ca)
  Date Feb 17 1900 & location Rochester, NY per family tree of Christina LeBlanc on ancestry.ca, Sep 30 2020.; Principal=Nina Maria Dominy^6,5
• Death*: 1945; Date 1945 per Burial.⁴
• Burial*: 1945; Carman Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Carman, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) Peter Peister; 1837 - 1924; His Wife; Sarah E. Jones; 1837 - 1908; Jennie E.; 1861 - 1880; Ida E. 1855 - 1886; Frank 1875 - 1945; PEISTER (Carman Cemetery, Brighton Twp.)⁴

• Census*: April 1881; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 6 at 1881 census: see Peter Peister²
• Census: 9 April 1891; Brighton Twp., East Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 15 at 1891 Census: see Peter Peister³
• Residence*: 17 February 1900; Rochester, Monroe Co., New York, U.S.A.; Residence Rochester per marriage register.⁵

Hazel Adella Peister^1,2,3,4

• Father*: Robert Henry Peister² b. 28 Sep 1857, d. 1946
• Mother*: Frances "Emma" Sweetman² b. 9 Apr 1865, d. 1952

• Birth*: 15 August 1895; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#025873: Hazel Della Peister; Date: Aug 15 1895; Parents: Robert H. Peister & Emma Frances Sweetman; Inf.: Robert H. Peister, farmer, Brighton Twp.; Reg'd.: May 23 1896; Reg'r.: D. Crouter (Ontario Birth Registration, #025873-1896, ancestry.com)
  Date 1895 per Burial. Date Aug 1896 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date Aug 15? 1895? & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. per GEDCOM of C. Penasack, June 6, 2005.^2,3,5,6,7
• Marriage*: 6 October 1915; Conc 2 Lot 28, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#010842: Groom: Burton Vansicklin; Age: 34; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp.; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Rel.: Meth.; Parents: Jno Russell Vansicklin & Martha McConnell; Bride: Hazel Adella Peister; Age: 20; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp.; Status: spinster; Rel.: Meth.; Parents: Robert Henry Peister & Emma Sweetman; Wit.: Harry Gerow, RR3, Brighton & Jessie V. Peister, Trenton; Date: Oct 6 1915; Place: Conc 2, Lot 28, Brighton Twp.; Peformed by: Thos. Anderson, Smithfield, Meth.; Sworn: Brighton, Oct 5, 1915; Reg'r.: W. W. Porte? (Ontario Marriage Registration, #010842-1915, ancestry.com)
  per Burial.; Principal=Burton M. Vansicklen^5,8
• Death*: 1986; Ontario; Date 1986 per Burial.⁵
• Burial*: 1986; Stockdale Cemetery, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) VANSICKLIN; Burton M. Vansicklin; 1878 - 1950; Hazel Peister his Wife; 1895 - 1986 (Stockdale Cemetery, Murray Twp., May 26, 2006)⁵

• Census: April 1901; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 5 at 1901 Census: see Robert Peister⁶
• Census*: June 1911; Brighton Twp., Hilton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 15 at 1911 Census: Peister, Hazel, 15, b. Ont. Aug 1896, Meth., ?? (under Thomas and Loretta Harvey, with Arthur Chatten)³
• Residence*: 9 December 1914; Trenton, Hastings Co., Ontario; Witness at marriage of her sister Myrtle Frances Peister.⁴
• Married Name: 6 October 1915; Vansicklen⁵

Robert "Harper" Peister^1,2,3

• Father*: Robert Henry Peister² b. 28 Sep 1857, d. 1946
• Mother*: Frances "Emma" Sweetman² b. 9 Apr 1865, d. 1952

• Birth*: 18 November 1897; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.: Name: Robert Harper Peister; Date: Nov 18 1897; Parents: Robert Peister & Emma Sweetman; ... (Ontario Birth Registration, ancestry.com) Date 1897 per Memorial. Date Nov 18 1897 per GEDCOM of John Maybee, June 10, 2005. Date Nov 1898 per 1911 Census. per GEDCOM of C. Penasack, June 6, 2005.^2,4,5,6
• Marriage*: 9 April 1919; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#018649: Groom: Harper Robert Peister; Age: 21; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp.; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Cheese Maker; Rel.: Meth.; Parents: Robert Peister & Emma Sweetman; Bride: Etta Jean Gartshore; Age: 21; Res.: Brighton Twp.; Born: Murray Twp.; Status: spinster; Rel.: Meth.; Parents: Wm. Gartshore & Miss Maybee; Expected Res.: Brighton Twp.; Wit.: Wm. A. & Clara Gartshore, Hitlon; Date: Apr 9 1919; Place: Brighton Twp.; Performed by: Athony Terrill, Hilton, Meth.; Sworn: Apr 8 1919, Northumberland; Reg'r.: A. W. Thorne (Ontario Marriage Registration, #018649-1919, ancestry.com)
  Date Apr 9 1919 per GEDCOM of John Maybee, June 10, 2005. per GEDCOM of C. Penasack, June 6, 2005.; Principal=Etta Jane Gartshore^2,7
• Death*: 30 December 1988; Trenton Memorial Hospital, Trenton, Hastings Co., Ontario; Date 1988 per Memorial. "Entered Into Rest; Peacefully at the Trenton Memorial; on Friday morning, December 30, 1988; Robert Harper Peister; of R.R. 2, Codrington, Ont.; aged 91 years; beloved husband of the late Etta Jane (Gartshore). Dear father of Helen Clayton, Toronto; Arnold, Codrington; Harold, Brighton and Cyril of Codrington. Dear brother of Clarence, Belleville and Nora (Mrs. Harold Reddom) of Codrington. Predeceased by several brothers and sisters. Sadly missed by 11 grandchildren and 4 greatgrandchildren.; Resting; Friends may call at the Wallas Funderal Home "Mackey Chapel" in Brighton on Sunday from 2-4 pm and 7-9 pm.; Funeral; Funeral service in Trinity St. Andrew's United Church, Brighton on Monday afternoon, January 2nd. at 1:30 pm; Clergy; The Rev. Fred Edmondson; Interment; Smithfield Cemetery" per Death Notice of Robert Harper Peister, from The Tweedsmuir Histories of Codrington, copied from microfilm at The Metro Toronto Reference Library, Nov. 2007. Date Dec 30 1988 & location Trenton per GEDCOM of John Maybee, June 10, 2005.^2,8,6
• Burial*: 3 January 1989; Greenwood Cemetery, Smithfield, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) PEISTER; R. Harper Peister - 1897 - 1988; His Beloved Wife; Etta Jane Gartshore - 1897 - 1988 (Greenwood Cemetery, Smithfield, July 1 2013) Date Jan 3 1989 per Death Notice. per GEDCOM of John Maybee, June 10, 2005.^2,8,6

• Census: April 1901; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 3 at 1901 Census: see Robert Peister³
• Census*: June 1911; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 13 at 1911 Census: see Robert H. Peister⁴
• Residence: 14 February 1925; Conc 10 Lot 2, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 11166) show that James H. Ross sold 50 acres in the west half of lot 2, conc 10, Brighton Twp., to Robert H. Peister for $4,000. ITS Date: Feb 14 1925; Reg'n. Date: Feb 19 1925. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Book 013, pg. 005 of 198, pg. 03, Conc 10, lot 2, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Oct 8, 2022.)⁹
• Residence: 31 January 1929; Conc 8 Lot 3, Brighton Twp., Codrington, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 12509) show that Alciberis Van Blaricom sold part of the center part of the North 12 acres of Lot 3, Conc. 8 to Robert Barrett Ryckman, Alciberis Van Blaricom, John Kemp, Maurice Ames, John Dinner, Grant Goodfellow, William Goodfellow, James Henry Ross, Harry Reddom, Kenneth Gladstone Ames, Harper Peister, Trustees of Codrington Congregation of the Untied Church of Canada. ITS Date Jan 31 1929. Reg'd. Date Sep 25 1936.⁹
• Note: circa 1930; Brighton Twp., Orland, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Harper Peister appears in The Latimer Photos which were taken by Hugh Latimer during the early 1920s and late 1930s at his father's General Store in Orland. (The Latimer Photos, Codrington Public Library)
  Note: Harper is standing in front of the Orland Mill which he owned and operated for a time before 1933 when he swapping it for a farm on the Wooler Road with W. Raycraft.¹⁰
• Note: November 1933; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; " .. - Harper Peister has exchanged the Orland Mill property for W. Raycraft farm on Wooler Rd. near Codrington." pg. 290 of "The History of Brighton Businesses" by Susan Brose
  Note: When I lived at Codrington (1950s and 1960s) Harper Peister lived on the north side of Old Wooler Road, just east of No. 30 Highway. His son Harold lived on the north side of the road.¹¹
• Residence: 17 September 1943; Conc 10 Lot 2, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 13129) show that Robert Harper Peister & wife sold 50 acres in the west half of lot 2, conc 10, Brighton Twp., to Reginald Manly? Owen McCann for $3,300. ITS Date: Sep 17 1943; Reg'n. Date: Sep 22 1943. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Book 013, pg. 005 of 198, pg. 03, Conc 10, lot 2, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Oct 8, 2022.)⁹
• Residence: 25 September 1943; Conc 8 Lot 3, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 13140) show that Robert Harper Peister purchased the south 75 acres of Lot ,3 Conc 8 from Reginald Ames McColl, Ethel (Ames) Reynolds and Helen Jean McColl. ITS Date: Sep 25 1943.
  Note: This is the main farm on the west side of the highway; he would add 15 acres on the east side of the road, around where the Bethany Church used to be in 1945.⁹
• Residence*: 20 August 1945; Conc 8 Lot 2, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 13392) show that F. Harold McColl and wife sold the south 15 acres of Lot 2, Conc. 8 to Harper Peister. ITS Date: Aug 20 1945.⁹
• Residence: 22 December 1952; Conc 8 Lot 3, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Asmt of Sale 14551) show that Robert H. Peister sold the south 74 acres of Lot 3, Conc 8 to Arnold A. Peister. ITS Date: Dec 22 1952.⁹
• Residence: 15 May 1966; Conc 8 Lot 2, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 40920) show that Robert H. Peister & wife sold part of Lot 2, Conc 8 to Cyril R. Peister and Jean E. Peister. ITS Date: May 15 1966.⁹
• Note*: 13 April 1969; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; "On Sunday, April 13, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Harper Peister were at home to their friends and relatives onthe occassion of their 50th wedding anniversary. ... Mr. and Mrs. Peister were married April 9, 1919 at the home of the bride's parents ... They had four children, Mrs. L. J. (Helen) Clayton, toronto, Arnold, Harold and Cyril, all at R. R. 1, Brighton." (Tweedsmuir Histories, Reel 1, I286)⁸
• Note: 1978; Codrington, Northumberland Co., Ontario; " ... Harper Peister, Codrington, ... " per death notice of his brother Gerald Ray Peister.⁸
• Note: 9 April 1979; Brighton Twp., Codrington, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "Codrington - Celebrating their diamond wedding anniversary at Codrington recently were Mr. and Mrs. Harper Peister. They held open house at their home ... Assiting in the festivities were their sons Arnold, Harold and Cyril and their wives Isabelle, Lillian and Jean, and their only daughter Helen Clayton, all of whom live very close to their parents. Their six granddaughters, Cathy Clayton and Lezley Peister, Toronto; Penny McCullough, Carrying Place; Jennifer, Lisa and Sharon Peister Codrington, poured tea. Grandsons Richard Clayton and Robin and Robert Peistre, Toronto, and Mark and William Peister, Codrington, were also present ... " (from newspaper clipping, copied from The Tweedsmhuir Histories of Codrington, Reel 2, Metro Toronto Reference Library, Nov 2007)⁸
• Note: 9 April 1984; Brighton Twp., Codrington, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "Local Couple Celebrate (April 1984) - ... Harper and Etta Peister celebrated their 65th anniversary on Sunday, April 8 at the Codrington Community Centre with the willing help of friends, family and neighbours. Brighton Township has been the life-long home of the Peister family, and Harper was born and raised, one of eleven children, on the family farm situated on the Telephone Road, north of the village of Smithfield. He attended Breeze school and was taught by Miss Nellie McConnell who, in hte manner of the day, taught all eight grades ... the Codrington Cheese Factory came up for sale ... For the next six years Harper ran the factory. ... In April of 1919, Harper married Etta Gartshore, who was born in Murray Township but had moved west to Gilvbert Plains, Manitoba at the age of four, returning to Ontario at eighteen after her family had homesteaded out there for fourteen years. .... had four children, Helen, Arnold, Harold and Cyril. ... After six years of cheesemaking, Harper sold the factory to his brother Fred and bought a farm in the township, consisting of a house, barn and other buildings on a parcel of 50 acres. ... At this time, the grist mill in Orland was owned by George Bowen and run by his son Bill. George was interested in selling the mill. With an eye for a possible opportunity, Harper helped Bill to operate the mill over a winter season, learning the ins and outs and finally decided to buy. The family moved to Orland but still kept the farm on least to a tenant. ... The family's stay in Orland was fairly shot; whe a neighbour wanted to buy the mill Harper agreed, and the family moved to another farm. ... As he was nearing sixty, he decided to let his sons take over the farms while he looked for something else to do. The 'something' turned out to be a job at Presqu'ile Park ... Retiring finally at age seventy .. time to travel ... had some wonderful trips. ... on a quiet sideroad off the Old Wooler Road. ... across the field is the trim brick bungalow beloning to their youngest son Cyril and his wife Jean." (from newspaper clipping re 65th Wedding Anniversary, copied from The Tweedsmuir Histories of Codrington, Reel 2, Toronto Metro Reference Library, Nov 2007)⁸
• Residence: 27 April 1988; R. R. 2, Codrington, Northumberland Co., Ontario; " ... beloved wife of Harper of R. R. 2, Codrington, dear mother of Helen Clayton, Toronto; Arnold, Codrington; Harold, Brighton and Cyril, Codrington." per Death Notice of Etta Jane Peister, from The Tweedsmuir Histories of Codrington, copied from microfilm at The Metro Toronto Reference Library, Nov. 2007.⁸

Etta Jane Gartshore^1,2,3

• Father*: William Alex Gartshore² b. 2 Apr 1862, d. 3 Oct 1924
• Mother*: Clara Armenta Maybee² b. 29 Aug 1871, d. 1945

• Birth*: 24 September 1897; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#028558: Name: Etta Jane Gartshore; Date: Sep 24 1897; Parents: Wm. Gartshore & Clara A. Maybee; Occ.: farmer; Phys.: Dr. Thomson; Inf.: Wm. Gartshore; Reg'd.: Nov 24 1897; Reg'r.: T. R. Garratt, Murray Twp. (Ontario Birth Registration, #028558-1897, ancestry.ca)
  Date 1898 & location Ont. per 1916 Census. Date 1898 & location Ont. per 1906 Western Census. Date Sep 24 1897 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date Sep 24 1897 per GEDCOM of John Maybee, June 10, 2005. per GEDCOM of C. Penasack, June 6, 2005.^2,4,5,6,7
• Marriage*: 9 April 1919; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#018649: Groom: Harper Robert Peister; Age: 21; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp.; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Cheese Maker; Rel.: Meth.; Parents: Robert Peister & Emma Sweetman; Bride: Etta Jean Gartshore; Age: 21; Res.: Brighton Twp.; Born: Murray Twp.; Status: spinster; Rel.: Meth.; Parents: Wm. Gartshore & Miss Maybee; Expected Res.: Brighton Twp.; Wit.: Wm. A. & Clara Gartshore, Hitlon; Date: Apr 9 1919; Place: Brighton Twp.; Performed by: Athony Terrill, Hilton, Meth.; Sworn: Apr 8 1919, Northumberland; Reg'r.: A. W. Thorne (Ontario Marriage Registration, #018649-1919, ancestry.com)
  Date Apr 9 1919 per GEDCOM of John Maybee, June 10, 2005. per GEDCOM of C. Penasack, June 6, 2005.; Principal=Robert "Harper" Peister^2,8
• Death*: 27 April 1988; Trenton Memorial Hospital, Trenton, Hastings Co., Ontario; Date 1988 per Memorial. "Entered Into Rest; Peacefully at the Trenton Memorial Hospital on Wednesday morning, April 27, 1988.; Etta Jane Peister; (nee Gartshore); aged 90 years; beloved wife of Harper of R. R. 2, Codrington, dear mother of Helen Clayton, Toronto; Arnold, Codrington; Harold, Brighton and Cyril, Codrington. Sadly missed by 11 grandhildren and 4 great-grandchildren. Dear sister of Curtis of Mono Mills, Fred of Sharon and Norman of Whitby. Predeceased by a sister Maude and a brother Milton.; Resting; Resting; The family will receive friends at the Wallis Funeral Home "Mackey Chapel" in Brighton on Friday from 2-4 pm and 7-9 pm.; Funeral; Funeral service in Trinity St. Andrew's United Church, Brighton on Saturday, April 30th at 1:30 pm.; Clergy; The Rev. Fred Edmondson and The Rev. C. A. McLaren; Interment; Greenwood Cemetery, Smithfield" per Death Notice of Etta Jane Peister, from The Tweedsmuir Histories of Codrington, copied from microfilm at The Metro Toronto Reference Library, Nov. 2007.
  
  
  
  
  Date Apr 27 1988 per GEDCOM of John Maybee, June 10, 2005.^2,9,10
• Burial*: 30 April 1988; Greenwood Cemetery, Smithfield, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) PEISTER; R. Harper Peister - 1897 - 1988; His Beloved Wife; Etta Jane Gartshore - 1897 - 1988 (Greenwood Cemetery, Smithfield, July 1 2013) Date Apr 30 1988 per Death Notice.^9,10

• Census*: April 1901; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 3 at 1901 Census: see William A. Gartshore⁴
• Census: 1906; Gilbert Plains, Dauphin Dist., Manitoba; Age 8 at 1906 Census: see William Gartshore⁵
• Census: 1916; Gilbert Plains, Dauphin Dist., Manitoba; Age 18 at 1916 Western Census: see William Gartshore⁶
• Residence*: 9 April 1919; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Brighton Twp. per marr. reg'n.¹¹
• Married Name: 9 April 1919; Peister²
• Note*: 9 April 1979; Brighton Twp., Codrington, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "Codrington - Celebrating their diamond wedding anniversary at Codrington recently were Mr. and Mrs. Harper Peister. They held open house at their home ... Assiting in the festivities were their sons Arnold, Harold and Cyril and their wives Isabelle, Lillian and Jean, and their only daughter Helen Clayton, all of whom live very close to their parents. Their six granddaughters, Cathy Clayton and Lezley Peister, Toronto; Penny McCullough, Carrying Place; Jennifer, Lisa and Sharon Peister Codrington, poured tea. Grandsons Richard Clayton and Robin and Robert Peistre, Toronto, and Mark and William Peister, Codrington, were also present ... " (from newspaper clipping, copied from The Tweedsmhuir Histories of Codrington, Reel 2, Metro Toronto Reference Library, Nov 2007)⁹

George Sweetman^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10}

• Father*: Matthew Sweetman³ b. 1801, d. 11 Nov 1870
• Mother*: Mary Ann Hunt³ b. c 1810

• Birth*: 24 August 1833; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date Aug 24 1833 per Memorial & CemSearch. Date Aug 24 1833 & location Murray Twp. per FindaGrave. Date Feb 1838 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date Aug 25 1837 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1834 & locaiton Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1831 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1834 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1834 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date 1837 & location Cda. per marriage register - Frances Ruton. per GEDCOM of C. Penasack, June 6, 2005.^{2,7,3,11,12,5,4,6,8,9,10}
• Marriage*: 14 February 1862; Northumberland Co., Canada West; Marriage Register: Groom: George Sweetman; Age: 24; Res.: Murray; Born: Cda.; Parents: Mathew Sweetman and Mary Ann Hunt; Bride: Frances Ruton; Age: 23; Res.: Grafton; Born: Ireland; Parents: John Ruton & Hellie Williams; Date: Feb 14 1862; Place: Northumberland Co. (Ontario Marriage Register, ancestry.com)
  per GEDCOM of C. Penasack, June 6, 2005.; Principal=Frances Ruttan³
• Marriage*: circa 1883; New York; Probably in NY since Emma lived there with her kids.; Principal=Emma Keating
• Death*: 14 July 1918; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Jul 14 1918 & location Murray Twp. per Memorial & FindaGrave & CemSearch.^5,4,10
• Burial*: 16 July 1918; Carrying Place Cemetery, Murray Twp., Carrying Place, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (see Exhibit) George Sweetman; Born: Aug. 24 1833; Died July 14, 1918 (Carrying Place Cemetery, Carrying Place, image by Dan Buchanan, Jun 10 2006)
  FindaGrave: Name: George Sweetman; BIRTH: 24 Aug 1833, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario, Canada; DEATH: 14 Jul 1918 (aged 84), Murray, Northumberland Co., Ontario, Canada; BURIAL: Carrying Place Cemetery, Carrying Place, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada; PLOT: Section 1 - Row 3; MEMORIAL ID: 205677144; Note: George married Frances Ruton on February 14, 1862.; Inscription: George Sweetman, Born Aug. 24, 1833, Died July 14, 1918, Sweetman (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/205677144/george-sweetman?_gl=1*1n0nw3q*_gcl_au*MTA4ODQwNjUxNC4xNjkwODMyNzkx*_ga*NTYwMjIyMjkyLjE2NzQ5Mzg5MDg.*_ga_4QT8FMEX30*YTQ4ZjE1ZWQtNTEwZi00M2Q3LWE2Y2EtNDhhODYxNTczMzk1LjU3My4xLjE2OTc5NzcyNzQuNDYuMC4w*_ga_QPQNV9XG1B*YTQ4ZjE1ZWQtNTEwZi00M2Q3LWE2Y2EtNDhhODYxNTczMzk1LjEwNC4xLjE2OTc5NzcyNzQuMC4wLjA.)
  CemSearch: Name: George Sweetman; Born: Aug 24 1833; Died: Jul 14 1918; ID: CRYPLCCP0327; Other names: Sweetman, Frances Ruttan (1838-1882); Cemetery: Carrying Place Cemetery, Conc C, Lot 9, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co.; Note: Husband of Frances (Ruttan) Sweetman (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pID=CRYPLCCP0327%5E0)^5,4,10

• Census: 1852; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 17 at 1851 Census: see Matthew Sweetman¹²
• Census*: April 1861; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 24 at 1861 Census: Sweetman, George, 24, b. UC, CE, Servant, single
  Note: George Sweetman is with C. G. MacKeachern?? in Brighton Village¹³
• Residence: 14 February 1862; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Residence Murray Twp. per marriage register - Frances Ruton.³
• Residence: 28 November 1866; Conc B Lot 16, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (Grant D200) show that Thomas Corbett & wife sold "50 acres in the south west quarter", lot 16, concession B, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co. to George Sweetman. ITS Date: Nov 28 1866; Reg'n. Date: DEc 5 1866. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Murray Twp., Book 003, pg. 147 of 261)¹⁴
• Residence: 26 February 1870; Conc B Lot 16, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (Grant E280) show that George Sweetman & wife sold "the same", lot 16, concession B, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co. to George R. Maybee. ITS Date: Feb 26 1870; Reg'n. Date: Mar 7 1870. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Murray Twp., Book 003, pg. 147 of 261)¹⁴
• Residence: 7 March 1870; Conc 2 Lot 20, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant E292) show that William M. Ireland & wife sold 100 acres in the west half of lot 20, concession 2, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co. to George Sweetman. ITS Date: Mar 7 1870; Reg'n. Date: Mar 31 1870. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Murray Twp., Book 007, pg. 173 of 257, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan Oct 22 2023)¹⁴
• Residence: 7 March 1870; Conc 2 Lot 21, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant E292) show that William M. Ireland & wife sold 59 acres in the south part of the east half of lot 21, concession 2, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co. to George Sweetman. ITS Date: Mar 7 1870; Reg'n. Date: Mar 31 1870. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Murray Twp., Book 007, pg. 197 of 257, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan May 31 2021.)¹⁴
• Census: April 1871; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 37 at 1871 Census: Sweetman, George, 37, b. Ont., CE, Irish, farmer, married; Frances, 32, b. Ont., CE, Irish, married; George, 8; Frances(f), 7; Isabella, 4; Henry, 2; Herbert, 10 months - June; Caton, William, 23?, b. Ireland, Irish, Meth., single; Wessels, Isaac, 10 (1871 Census: Murray Twp., div. 2, pg. 77, line 12 - Conc 2, Lot 21, 98 1/2 acres, owner)¹¹
• Residence*: April 1871; Conc 2 Lot 21, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence per 1871 Census: Conc 2, Lot 21, Murray Twp., 98 1/2 acres, owner.¹¹
• Census: April 1881; Murray Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 50 at 1881 Census: Sweetman, George, 50, b. Ont., Irish, CE, farmer, married; Frances(f), 40, b. Ireland, Irish, CE, married; George, 18, b. Ont., Irish, CE, single; Frances(f), 17; Jessey(f), 15; Henry, 13; Herbert, 11; Albert, 9; Lilla, 1; Evalina, 2 (1881 Census: Murray Twp., Northumberland East Co., dist. 123, sub-dist. c, pg. 17, line 18 - ancestry.ca)⁶
• Residence: 29 December 1882; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; George's wife, Frances Ruttan, died Dec 29 1882 - see CemCearch.¹⁰
• Census: 23 April 1891; Murray Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 57 at 1891 Census: Sweetman, George, 47, b. Ont., p.b. Ireland, CE, farmer, married; Emma, 47, b. Ireland, p.b. Ireland, CE, married; McInter?, James, 17, b. US, p.b. Ireland, CE, farmer, single; Jane, 20, b. 20, b. US, p.b. Ireland, CE; Emma, 19, b. US, p.b. Ireland, CE (1891 Census: Murray Twp., Northumberland East Co., dist. 98, sub-dist. g-5., pg. 25, line 7 - ancestry.ca)⁸
• Census: April 1901; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 63 at 1901 Census: Sweetman, George, 63, b. Ont. r. Aug 25 1837, Irish, CE, married; Emma, 60, b. Ireland Mar 16 1841, Irish, CE, married (1901 Census: Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., dist. 95, sub-dist. g-2, pg. 3, line 26 - ancestry.ca)⁷
• Census: 22 June 1911; Conc 2 Lot 22, Murray Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 73 at 1911 Census: Sweetman, 73, b. Ont. Feb 1838, Irish, CE, farmer, married; Emma, 70, b. Ireland Jul 1840, immig. 1845, Irish, CE, married (1911 Census: Murray Twp., Northumberland East Co., dist. 101 (101-12), sub-dist. 23-2, pg. 16, line 42 - lot 22, conc 2 - ancestry.ca)
  Note: This census taker writes his 7's to look like 4's, but look at the 4's and you can see the difference. Here is where we get the 1838 birth date for George. Wishful thinking or just a mistake. (Dan Buchanan, Oct 22 2023)⁹

Frances Ruttan^1,2,3,4,5

• Father*: John Ruton⁴ b. c 1810
• Mother*: Hellie Williams⁴ b. c 1810

• Birth*: 8 April 1838; Upper Canada; Date Apr 8 1838 per CemSearch. Date 1839 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1839 & locaton Ireland per marriage register - George Sweetman.^{2,3,4,6,7,8,9,10,5}
• Marriage*: 14 February 1862; Northumberland Co., Canada West; Marriage Register: Groom: George Sweetman; Age: 24; Res.: Murray; Born: Cda.; Parents: Mathew Sweetman and Mary Ann Hunt; Bride: Frances Ruton; Age: 23; Res.: Grafton; Born: Ireland; Parents: John Ruton & Hellie Williams; Date: Feb 14 1862; Place: Northumberland Co. (Ontario Marriage Register, ancestry.com)
  per GEDCOM of C. Penasack, June 6, 2005.; Principal=George Sweetman⁴
• Death*: 29 December 1882; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Dec 29 1882 per CemSearch.⁵
• Burial*: 31 December 1882; Carrying Place Cemetery, Murray Twp., Carrying Place, Northumberland Co., Ontario; CemSearch: Name: Frances Sweetman; Maiden: Ruttan; Born: Apr 8 1838; Died: Dec 29 1882; ID: CRYPLCCP0327; Other names: Sweetman, George (1833-1918); Cemetery: Carrying Place Cemetery, Conc C, Lot 9, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co.; Note: Wife of George Sweetman
  Info from Ontario Birth and Death Registry. (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pID=CRYPLCCP0327%5E1)⁵

• Residence*: 14 February 1862; Haldimand Twp., Grafton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Residence Grafton per marriage register - George Sweetman.⁴
• Married Name: 14 February 1862; Sweetman²
• Census: April 1871; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 32 at 1871 Census: see George Sweetman⁶
• Census: April 1881; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 40 at 1881 Census: see George Sweetman⁸
• Census*: 23 April 1891; Murray Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario⁹

Abner Colby¹

• Father*: Timothy Colby b. 14 Nov 1791, d. 15 Feb 1879
• Mother*: Sarah ? b. Feb 1792, d. 22 Mar 1852

• Birth*: 1822; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1821 & location ? per Death Reg'n. Date 1825 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1823 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1822 & location Ontario per 1861 Census.^1,2,3,4
• Marriage*: before 1844; Canada West; per 1861 Census.; Principal=Margaret Harnden
• Marriage*: 8 May 1862; Northumberland Co., Canada West; Marriage Register: Groom: Abner Colby; Age: 40; Res.: Brighton Twp.; Born: Cramahe Twp.; Parents: Tomothy & Sarah Colby; Bride: Phebe John [Phebe Eckart]; Age: 40; Res.: Brighton Twp.; Born: Prince Edward Island; Parents: JOhn & Caroline; Date: May 8 1862; Place: Northumberland Co. (Ontario Marriage Register, ancestry.ca) per 1881 Census. Date May 8 1862 & location Northumberland Co. per family tree of skempboyd2 on ancestry.ca, Oct 19 2923.; Principal=Pheobe Eckart^3,5,6
• Death*: 24 September 1909; Smith Twp., Peterborough Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#024038: Name: Abner Colby; Date: Sep 24 1909; Age: 88y; Place: Smith Twp., Peterborough Co.; Born: ? ; Occ.: blacksmith; Status: widower; Parents: ? & ? ; Cause: bronchitis, endocarditis, 10d; Phys.: Dr. M.R. Graham; Inf.: Henry Beavis, Lakefield; Reg'd.: Sep 25 1909 (Ontario Death Reg'n.#024038-1909, ancestry.ca)⁷

• Census: 1850; Conc 1 Lot 13, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1850 Census: Abner Colby; Conc 1, Lot 13, occupied; non-prop.; Total 4 persons
• Census*: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 39 at 1861 Census: Colby, Abner, 39, b. UC, Bapt., farmer, married; Margt., 35, b. USA, Bapt., married; S. V.(f), 16, b. UC, Bapt.; L.(f), 13; Lucinda, 11, b. UC; Timothy, 9; J.(m), 7; Dorbin(m), 3 (1861 Census: Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., pg. 373 of 899, line 44 - ancestry.ca)¹
• Census: April 1871; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 48 at 1871 Census: Colby, Abner, 48, b. Ont., Ger., CE, farmer, married; Phebe, 44, b. Ont., CE, married; Timothy, 19, b. Ont., Ger., farmer, single; J. Thomas, 17; Orfin, 13; Lucy J., 6; Marshall, 4; Cummings, Margaret, 16, b. Ont., CE, Ger., single (1871 Census: Cramahe Twp., Northumberland East Co., dist. 55, sub-dist. a-3, pg. 64, line 17 - ancestry.ca)²
• Census: April 1881; Asphodel Twp., Peterborough East Co., Ontario; Age 56 at 1881 Census: Colby, Abner, 56, b. Ont., American, Bapt., farmer, married; Phoebe, 53, b. Ont., Scotl, Bapt., C., married; Orbin, 23, b. Ont., American, Bapt. C., farmer, single; Lucy, 16; Marshall, 13 (1881 Census: Asphodel Twp., Peterborough East Co., dist. 125, sub-dist. - , pg. 35 of 41, ancestry.ca)³

Margaret Harnden^1,2,3

• Birth*: November 1825; U.S.A.; Date Nov 1825 per Memorial & CemSearch - age 35y 2m at death Jan 29 1861. Date 1826 & location USA per 1861 Census.^2,4,5
• Marriage*: before 1844; Canada West; per 1861 Census.; Principal=Abner Colby
• Death*: 29 January 1861; Canada West; Date Jan 29 1861 per Memorial & CemSearch.^5,4
• Burial*: 31 January 1861; Salem Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., Salem, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Memorial: (see Exhibit) Margaret; Wife of; Abner Colby; Died; Jan. 29, 1861; Aged; 35y & 2 M (Salem Cemetery, Cramahe Twp.. northumberland Co., image by Dan, Jun 5 2005)
  CemSearch: Name: Margaret Colby; Maiden: - ; Born: - ; Died: Jan 29 1861; Age: - ; ID: SALEMSH06; No other names; Cemetery; Salem Cemetery, Conc 1, Lot 21, Cramahe Twp., Village of Salem, Northumberland Co., Sec 1 Row 13 Plot 7; Note: Wife of Abner Colby (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=SALEMSH06%5E0)^4,5

• Married Name: before 1844; Colby²
• Census*: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 35 at 1861 Census: see Abner Colby
  Note: Something wrong here. Margaret's death date is very clear on her memorial - Jan 29 1861. Why is she listed in the 1861 census in April???²

Sarah Victoria Colby^1,2,3

• Father*: Abner Colby² b. 1822, d. 24 Sep 1909
• Mother*: Margaret Harnden² b. Nov 1825, d. 29 Jan 1861

• Birth*: 1845; Canada West; Date 1845 & location UC per 1861 Census.²
• Marriage*: 2 July 1867; Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Register: Groom: Thomas S. Baker; Age: 27; Res.: Brighton Twp.; Born: Hamilton; Parents: James Baker; Bride: Sarah V. Colby; Age: 22; Res.: Cramahe Twp.; Born: Cramahe Twp.; Parents: Abner H. & Margaret Colby; Date: Jul 2 1867; Place: Percy Twp., Northumberland Co. (Ontario Marriage Registers, ancestry.ca); Principal=Thomas S. Baker⁴

• Census*: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 16 at 1861 census: see Abner Colby²
• Married Name: 2 July 1867; Baker⁴

L. Colby¹

• Father*: Abner Colby¹ b. 1822, d. 24 Sep 1909
• Mother*: Margaret Harnden¹ b. Nov 1825, d. 29 Jan 1861

• Birth*: 1848; Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1848 & location UC per 1861 Census.¹

• Census*: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 13 at 1861 Census: see Abner Colby¹

Timothy Colby¹

• Father*: Abner Colby¹ b. 1822, d. 24 Sep 1909
• Mother*: Margaret Harnden¹ b. Nov 1825, d. 29 Jan 1861

• Birth*: 1852; Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1852 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1852 & location UC per 1861 Census.^1,2

• Census*: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 9 at 1861 Census: see Abner Colby¹
• Census: April 1871; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 19 at 1871 Census: see Abner Colby²

J. Thomas Colby^1,2,3

• Father*: Abner Colby² b. 1822, d. 24 Sep 1909
• Mother*: Margaret Harnden² b. Nov 1825, d. 29 Jan 1861

• Birth*: 1854; Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1854 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1854 & location UC per 1861 Census.^2,3

• Census*: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 7 at 1861 Census: see Abner Colby²
• Census: April 1871; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 17 at 1871 Census: see Abner Colby³

Orbin Colby^1,2,3

• Father*: Abner Colby² b. 1822, d. 24 Sep 1909
• Mother*: Margaret Harnden² b. Nov 1825, d. 29 Jan 1861

• Birth*: 1858; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1858 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1858 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1858 & location UC per 1861 Census.^2,3,4

• Census*: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 3 at 1861 Census: see Abner Colby²
• Census: April 1871; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 13 at 1871 Census: see Abner Colby⁴
• Census: April 1881; Asphodel Twp., Peterborough East Co., Ontario; age 23 at 1881 Census: see Abner Colby³

Jennie E. Peister^1,2,3,4

• Father*: Peter Peister Jr.² b. 14 Oct 1837, d. 14 Aug 1924
• Mother*: Sarah Emeline Jones² b. 10 Apr 1837, d. 7 Jan 1908

• Birth*: July 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date July 1861 per Death Reg'n. Date 1862 & location Ont. per 1871 Census.^2,4
• Death*: 12 August 1880; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#011349: Name: Jennie Peister; Date: Aug 12 1880; Age: 19y 1m; Born: Brighton Twp.; Status: daughter of P. Peister, Jr.; Inf.: Peter Peister, Jr., Brighton Twp.; Reg'd.: Aug 18 1880; Rel.: CM; Reg'r.: T. J. Wright (Ontario Death Registration, #011349-1880, ancestry.com)
  Date 1880 per Burial.^3,5
• Burial*: 14 August 1880; Carman Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Carman, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) Peter Peister; 1837 - 1924; His Wife; Sarah E. Jones; 1837 - 1908; Jennie E.; 1861 - 1880; Ida E. 1855 - 1886; Frank 1875 - 1945; PEISTER (Carman Cemetery, Brighton Twp.) Per Death Reg'n.^3,4

• Census*: April 1871; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 9 at 1871 Census: see Peter Peister²

Martha A. Doe¹

• Father*: James Doe¹ b. 14 Apr 1831, d. 21 Apr 1911
• Mother*: Mary Ann Knuckey¹ b. 22 Mar 1837, d. 21 Oct 1928

• Birth*: 1854; Ontario; Date 1854 per 1871 Census.¹

• Census*: April 1871; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 17 at 1871 Census: see James Doe¹

Marshall Doe¹

• Father*: James Doe¹ b. 14 Apr 1831, d. 21 Apr 1911
• Mother*: Mary Ann Knuckey¹ b. 22 Mar 1837, d. 21 Oct 1928

• Birth*: 1857; Ontario; Date 1857 per 1871 Census.¹

• Census*: April 1871; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 14 at 1871 Census: see James Doe¹

Ella Doe¹

• Father*: James Doe¹ b. 14 Apr 1831, d. 21 Apr 1911
• Mother*: Mary Ann Knuckey¹ b. 22 Mar 1837, d. 21 Oct 1928

• Birth*: 1859; Ontario; Date 1859 per 1871 Census.¹

• Census*: April 1871; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 12 at 1871 Census: see James Doe¹