Person Page - 1592

Sarah Lovinah Rixon^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7}

• Father*: Thomas Rixon² b. 21 Nov 1793, d. 13 Sep 1876
• Mother*: Elizabeth "Betsey" Thompson² b. Oct 1804, d. 13 Sep 1872

• Birth*: 1 September 1847; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1844 & location Cda. per 1920 Census. Date 1847 & location Cda. per 1880 Census. Date 1847 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1848 & location CW per 1861 Census. Date 1846 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date Sep 1 1847 & location Cramahe Twp. per family tree of barbken177, Sep 30 2009 - ancestry.com.^2,3,4,5,7
• Marriage*: 7 November 1866; Northumberland Co., Canada West; Marriage Register: Groom: Amos Knapp; Age: 26; Res.: Cramahe Twp.; Born: Ameliasburgh Twp.; Bride: Sarah Louisa Rixon; Age: 19; Res.: Cramahe; Born: Cda.; Date: Nov 7 1866; Place: Northumberland Co. (Ontario Marriage Register, ancestry.com); Principal=Amos Arnot Knapp⁸

• Census*: 1851; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 5 at 181 Census: see Thomas Rixon²
• Census: April 1861; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 13 at 1861 Census: see Thomas Rixon³
• Married Name: 7 November 1866; Knapp⁸
• Census: April 1871; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 24 at 1871 Census: see Amos Knapp⁴
• Census: 1880; Coral, Montcalm Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; Age 33 at 1880 Census: see Amos Knapp⁵
• Census: 16 April 1910; Thomastown Twp., Saginaw Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; Age 67 at 1910 Census: see Amos Knapp⁶
• Census: 13 January 1920; Ward 6, Saginaw City, Saginaw Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; Age 76 at 1920 Census: see Amos Knapp⁵

Jane Bush¹

• Father*: John R. Bush¹ b. 1814, d. 5 Feb 1907
• Mother*: Mary Jane Wait¹ b. c 1810, d. 8 Jan 1845

• Birth*: 1831; Upper Canada; Date 1831 & location Cda. per 1851 Census.¹

• Census*: 1851; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 20 at 1851 Census: see John R. Bush¹

Emeline Bush¹

• Father*: John R. Bush¹ b. 1814, d. 5 Feb 1907
• Mother*: Mary Jane Wait¹ b. c 1810, d. 8 Jan 1845

• Birth*: 1840; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1840 & location Cda. per 1851 Census.¹

• Census*: 1852; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 11 at 1851 Census: see John R. Bush¹

Mary Jane Cardinell^1,2,3

• Father*: James Cardinell⁴ b. c 1810
• Mother*: Delilah Darling⁴ b. c 1810

• Birth*: 1835; Belleville, Hastings Co., Ontario; Date 1835 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1836 & location Belleville per family tree of barbken177, Sep 30 2009 - ancestry.com.^2,4
• Marriage*: 12 October 1852; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; per family tree of barbken177, Sep 30 2009 - ancestry.com.; Principal=William John Rixon^2,4
• Death*: 17 December 1877; Lodi, San Joaquin, California, U.S.A.; per family tree of barbken177, Sep 30 2009 - ancestry.com.⁴

• Married Name: 12 October 1852; Rixon²
• Census*: April 1861; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 26 at 1861 Census: see William Rixon²
• Census: 29 August 1870; Oceana Twp., Montague, Muskegon Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; Age 32 at 1870 Census: see William Rixon⁵

Charity Kerene Rixon^1,2,3

• Father*: William John Rixon² b. 4 Jul 1826, d. 29 Dec 1918
• Mother*: Mary Jane Cardinell² b. 1835, d. 17 Dec 1877

• Birth*: 8 May 1854; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1854 per 1861 Census. Date May 8 1854 & location Cda. per family tree of barbken177, Sep 30 2009 - ancestry.com.^2,3
• Marriage*: 11 June 1878; San Francisco, California, U.S.A.; Date June 11 1878 & location San Francisco, CA per family tree of PrichardD on ancestry.ca, Oct 22 2019. Date c. 1878 & location California per family tree of barbken177, Sep 30 2009 - ancestry.com.; Principal=Chauncey Gaines^3,4
• Death*: 8 September 1935; Fresno, California, U.S.A.; per family tree of barbken177, Sep 30 2009 - ancestry.com.³

• Census*: April 1861; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 7 at 1861 Census: see William Rixon²
• Census: 9 July 1870; Ward 11, San Fransisco, California, U.S.A.; Age 16 at 1870 Census: Rixton, Charity, 16, b. Cda. (ancestry.com - per email from Joanne Richmond Cardinell Futrell, Oct 30, 2005.)
  Note: Charity Rixon (misspelled here) is living with the Cardinell family while her parents live in Michigan, having only recently immigrated from Ontario.
  "In the 1870 US Census, I found a Charity RIXTON [sic], age 16, living in San Francisco with my direct ancestors, CARDINELL, while the rest of her family was in Michigan. At the moment, I can't find my records of the RIXON family which I received from their family Web site, so I hunted again for Charity, and there she is in your records, the only place I could find her." per email from Joanne Richmond Cardinell Futrell, Oct. 30, 2005.⁵
• Married Name: 11 June 1878; Gaines³

Emma Etta Lisette Rixon^1,2,3

• Father*: William John Rixon² b. 4 Jul 1826, d. 29 Dec 1918
• Mother*: Mary Jane Cardinell² b. 1835, d. 17 Dec 1877

• Birth*: 17 April 1856; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1856 per 1861 Census. Date Apr 17 1856 & location Cda. per family tree of barbken177, Sep 30 2009 - ancestry.com.^2,3
• Marriage*: circa 1875; per family tree of barbken177, Sep 30 2009 - ancestry.com.; Principal=George Hoard³
• Death*: 24 January 1931; Date Jan 24 1931 per family tree of barbken177, Sep 30 2009 - ancestry.com.³

• Census*: April 1861; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 5 at 1861 Census: see William Rixon²
• Census: 29 August 1870; Oceana Twp., Montauge P. O., Muskegon Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; Age 14 at 1870 Census: see William Rixon⁴
• Married Name: circa 1875; Hoard³

Hannah May Rixon^1,2,3,4,5

• Father*: William John Rixon² b. 4 Jul 1826, d. 29 Dec 1918
• Mother*: Mary Jane Cardinell² b. 1835, d. 17 Dec 1877

• Birth*: 10 March 1858; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1857 per 1861 Census. Date Mar 10 1858 & location Ont. per family tree of barbken177, Sep 30 2009 - ancestry.com.^2,5
• Marriage*: 1882; Austin, Nevada, U.S.A.; per family tree of barbken177, Sep 30 2009 - ancestry.com.; Principal=Joseph T. Ladd⁵
• Death*: 17 November 1932; Elgin, Cook Co., Illinois, U.S.A.; per family tree of barbken177, Sep 30 2009 - ancestry.com.⁵

• Census*: April 1861; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 4 at 1861 Census: see William Rixon²
• Census: 29 August 1870; Oceana Twp., Montegue P.O., Muskegon Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; Age 12 at 1870 Census: see William Rixon⁴
• Census: 1880; San Joaquin, California, U.S.A.; Age 22 at 1880 Census: see William J. Rixon³
• Married Name: 1882; Ladd⁵

Emma Warner¹

• Father*: Charles Warner¹ b. 17 Sep 1832, d. 9 Oct 1917
• Mother*: Kezia Matilda Rixon¹ b. 27 Nov 1838, d. 31 Oct 1910

• Birth*: 1857; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1857 per 1861 Census.¹

• Census*: April 1861; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 4 at 1861 Census: see Charles Warner¹

Alfreda Elizabeth "Freida" Alexander^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7}

• Father*: John Terry Alexander b. 1837
• Mother*: Sarah Clyne b. 1842

• Birth*: 2 March 1860; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1860 per Memorial & CemSearch. Date Mar 2 1860 & location Murray Twp. per Death Reg'n. Date 1860 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1860 & location CW per 1861 Census. Date 1860 & location Brighton per marriage reg'n. - Stephen Abrahm McKersie. Date 1860 & location Brighton Twp. per marriage reg'n. - Richard Esley Chatterson. Date 1869 & location Brighton per marriage reg'n. - John Siefert. per "The George Chatterson Family", copied from original provided by Florence Chatten, June 4, 2005.^2,3,8,5,6,7
• Marriage*: 30 August 1880; Trenton, Hastings Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#003904: Groom: Richard E. Chatterson; Age: 22; Res.: Brigton; Born: Ont.; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Parents: George Chatterson & Emeline Rouse; Bride: Alfreda Alexander; Age: 20; Res. & Born: Brighton; Status: spinster; Parents: John Alexander & Sarah Cline; Wit.: Mary Ann Weller & C.W. Stuart, Trenton; Date: Aug 30 1880; Place: Trenton; Rel.: EM; Perfrmed by: Rev. John L. Stuart; Reg'r.: Jerh. Simmons, Trenton (Ontario Marriage Registration, #003904-1880, ancestry.ca)
  
  
  "Richard Esley Chatterson (1858-1928) married Freida Alexander" per "The George Chatterson Family", copied from original provided by Florence Chatten, June 4, 2005.; Principal=Richard Esley Chatterson²
• Marriage*: 28 December 1929; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#018846: Groom: John Siefert; Age: 61; Res.: 12 Louisa St.; Born: Minto Twp., Ont.; Status: widower; Occ.: Bricklayer; Rel.: Lutheran; Parents: Jacob Siefert, b. Hessen, Germany & Catherine Helm; Bride: Alfreda Chatterson; Age: 69; Res.: Kitchener; Born: Brighton; Status: widow; Occ.: dressmaker; Rel.: United Church of Canada; Parents: John Alexander, b. Northumberland Co. & Sarah Cline; Wit.: Mr. & Mrs. Frank Chatterson, Brighton; Date: Dec 28 1929; Place: Village of Brighton; Performed by: W.S. Boyce, Brighton, United Church, 3380; Sworn:
  Guelph, Dec 26 1929; Reg'r.: H.J. Bleadley, Guelph (Ontario Marriage Registraiton, #018846-1929, ancecstry.ca)
  "Chatterson, Elfred Alexander; Married December 28, 1929 to John Seifert; January 3, 1930 & January 10, 1930" from The Brighton Ensign Index, Jan 3, 1930, The Trenton Public Library, June 5, 2005.; Principal=John Siefert^9,10
• Marriage*: 9 May 1937; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#019187: Groom: Stephen Abram McKersie; Age: 72; Res.: 192 Kent Ave., Kitchener, Ont.; Born: Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co.; Status: widower; Occ.: retired; Rel.: Lutheran; Parents: George McKersie. b. Eramosa Twp. & Martha Ann Swazey; Bride: Alfreda Elizabeth Siefert; Age: 77; Res. & Born: Brighton, Ont.; Status: widow; Occ.: retired; Rel.: Lutheran; Parents: John Alexander, b. Brighton Twp. & Sarah Cline; Intended Place of Marr.: Kitchener; Wit.: Levi Alexander & Florence B. Barrett, both of Brighton; Date: May 9 1937; Place: Village of Brighton; Performed by: C.W. Barrett, United Church, Brighton, #2570; Sworn: Kitchener, May 6 1937; Reg'r.: C.C. ?Liss?, Kitchener, Ont. (Ontario Marriage Registration, #019187-1937, ancestry.ca); Principal=Stephen Abram McKersie¹¹
• Death*: 28 June 1941; Young St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#?? : Name: Alfreda Grace McKersie; Date: Jun 28 1941; Age: 81y 3m 26d; Place: Young St., Brighton; Res.: Young St., Brighton, 35y; Born: Murray Twp., Mar 2 1860; Nat.: Scotch; Status: married; Spouse: Abram McKersie; Occ.: housewife; Parents: John Alexander & Sarah Cline, both born Prince Edward Co.; Inf.: Levi e. Alexander, Brighton, brother; Burial: Woods Cemetery, Jun 30 1941; Permit: Oscar L. Morrow, Brighton; Und.: B.E. Brintnell, Brighton; Cause: accidental death, crushed by truck, "crushed by motor truck, injury to shoulder & skull - on street"; Phys.: H.C. Rundle, Brighton; Reg'd.: Jul 2 1941; Reg'r.: Osacr L. Morrow, Brighton, Northumberland Co. (Ontario Death Registration, #.. ?? , ancestry.ca)
  Note: Image has been reduced so outside inch or so is not included. Reg'n. number is at upper right corner, showing "726" maybe. (Dan Buchanan, Aug 27 2024)
  Date 1941 per Memorial & CemSearch.^12,6,7
• Burial*: 30 June 1941; Woods Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (see Exhibit) Alfretta E.; Alexander; Wife of; S. A. McKersie; Born: 1860; Died: 1941 )Woods Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., image by Dan Buchanan, Jul 6 2009)
  CemSearch: Name: Alfretta e. McKersie; Maiden: Alexander; Born: 1860; Died: 1941; ID: WOODS149; No other names; Cemetery: Woods Cemetery, Conc 1, Lot 12, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Sec S Row 10 Plot 1; Note: Wife of S. A. McKersie (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=WOODS149%5E0) Date Jun 30 1941 & location Woods Cemetery per Death Reg'n.^5,6,7

• Census: April 1861; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 1 at 1861 Census: see John Alexander⁸
• Census: April 1871; East Whitby Twp., Ontario South Co., Ontario; Age 11 at 1871 Census: See John Alexander³
• Residence*: 30 August 1880; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Brighton Twp. per marriage reg'n. - Richard Esley Chatterson.²
• Married Name: 30 August 1880; Chatterson
• Census*: April 1881; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 21 at 1881 Census: see George Chatterson (fahter-in-law)¹³
• Residence: 1906; Young St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Resident 35 years at Death Jun 28 1941 - per Death Reg'n.⁵
• Census: 11 June 1921; Ward 1, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 61 at 1921 Census: see Richard Chatterson⁴
• Residence: 31 October 1928; Sanford St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Informant for Death Reg'n. of her husband Richard Esley Chatterson.⁵
• Residence: 28 December 1929; Kitchener, Ontario; Residence Kitchener per marriage reg'n.- John Siefert.²
• Married Name: 28 December 1929; Siefert⁹
• Residence: 24 April 1931; Lot 26, Village Lot 1, Dundas St. North, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 6530) show that Alfreda Siefert (formerly Chatterson) granted "Lot 26 east of Young St., as see deed", Village Lot 1, Dundas St. North, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Levi Alexander for $1. ITS Date: Apr 24 1931. Reg'n. Date: Dec 22 1931. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 002, Village Lot 1, Dundas St. North, page 264 of 298, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Apr 20 2023.)¹⁴
• Married Name: 9 May 1937; McKersie²
• Residence: 9 May 1937; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Brighton per marriage reg'n. - Stephen Abram McKersie.²

Harold Reginald "Maurice" Cheer^1,2,3,4

• Father*: Samuel Charles M. Cheer⁴ b. 2 Oct 1863, d. 9 Apr 1944
• Mother*: Alice Maddox Towersey⁴ b. 30 Aug 1870, d. 17 May 1954

• Birth*: 6 June 1891; 43 Esther St., Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#003110: Name: Jun 6 1891; Parents: Harold Reginald Maurice Cheer; Parents: Charles Cheer & Alice Towersey; Inf.: Charles Cheer, Theatrical B.. Mgr., 43 Esther St., Toronto; Reg'd.: Jun 22 1891; Phys.: Dr. Shatby?; Reg'r.: John Blevins (Ontario Birth Registration, #003110-1891, ancestry.com) Date 1891 per Memorial. Date Jun 6 1891 & location Ontario per 1901 Census. Date 1892 & location Toronto per marr. reg'n. Date 1891 per "The George Chatterson Family", copied from original provided by Florence Chatten, June 4, 2005. Date June 1891 per 1911 Census.^4,5,6,7,8
• Marriage*: 8 March 1916; Frankford, Hastings Co., Ontario; Marriafge Reg'n.#010730: Groom: Harold Reginald Maurice Cheer; Age: 24; Res.: Brighton; Born: Toronto; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Electrician; Rel.: Pres.; Parents: Charles Cheer & Alice Towersly; Bride: Minnie Myrtle Chatterson; Age: 22; Res.: Brighton; Born: Cramahe; Status: spinster; Rel.: Meth.; Parents: Shuter Chatterson & Maria O'Reilly; Wit.: Mrs. S. W. & Lela Meyers, Frankford; Date: Mar 8 1916; Place: Frankford; Performed by: D. P. Knox, Frankford, Meth.; Sworn: Frankford, Mar 8 1916; Reg'r.: Michael Sarles (Ontario Marriage Registration, #010730-1916, ancestry.com) "Chatterson, Myrtle; Marrie March 8, 1916 to Maurice Cheer; March 24, 1916" from The Brighton Ensign, Mar 24, 1916, The Trenton Public Library, June 5, 2005. per "The George Chatterson Family", copied from original provided by Florence Chatten, June 4, 2005.; Principal=Minnie Myrtle Chatterson^9,10
• Death*: 1978; Ontario; Date 1978 per Memorial. Date 1978 per "The George Chatterson Family", copied from original provided by Florence Chatten, June 4, 2005.⁶
• Burial*: 1978; Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) CHEER; In Loving Memory; Harold R. Maurice Cheer 1891 - 1978; His Wife; Minnie Myrtle Chatterson 1893 - 1952; Parents of Thomas, Louise, Norman (Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, June 5, 2009)⁶

• Census*: April 1901; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 9 at 1901 Census: see Charles Cheer⁴
• Census: 1 June 1911; Brighton Twp., Smithfield, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 19 at 1911 Census: see Samuel Cheer⁵
• Residence*: 8 March 1916; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Brighton per marr. reg'n.⁷
• Residence: 13 March 1926; Village Lot 28, Main St. South, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 6139) show that Peter S. Ewing, James B. Frost (executors), Mary E. White, Clara L. Ewing (spinster) , Helen J. Ewing (spinseter,James B. Frost, George A. Frost sold Village Lot 28, Main St. South Side, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Harold R.M. Cheer for $2,100. ITS Date: Mar 13 1926. Reg'n. Date: Apr 3 1926. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 004, pg. 135 of 399, (Conc 1, Lot 2, Brighton Twp.), page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Apr 5 2023)¹¹
• Note*: circa 1930; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "Cheer Family, the Old Opera House and Their Part in Brighton History By Rose Ellery: Samuel Charles Cheer was born in Brighton in 1863, married Alice Maddox Towersey and toured the vaudeville circuit of New York State and Ontario for many years, then decided to settle in Brighton to raise a family. Their three children were born here and during this period, Samuel and Alice both performed regularly at the "Old Opera House" on the second floor of Brighton's Town Hall. The hall was built in 1885 and demolished by a tornado on July 13th, 1973. Their daughter Ruby (1904) performed in these plays right from when she was a young girl. Maurice Cheer (1891) also performed and got the nickname "Rube" from one of the characters he portrayed. Mr. Cheer also directed many of the plays performed at this time and Alice, a gifted singer, was also pianist for other acts and performances at the Opera House. Sam Cheer was bailiff and mail courier in the '20s and '30s. Their son Ralph (1893) was nicknamed Dan from a performance. As a young man, he operated an ice cream parlour in the Proctor Block, on the easterly north side of Main Street. This is now the brick wall just west of the restored facade of the old Standard and CIBC bank, and is part of the Sobeys parking lot. This block, after many renovations over the years, was destroyed by fire in 1980. Ralph was also employed by Grant Quick at Presqu'ile Pavilion in the 1920s and again in the late 1940s. During this period he also owned a farm east of the present public school at Spring Valley on County Road 26. The family lived there until they "moved to town" in 1948. Their farm was purchased by Peter and Jessie Kulaska, newly arrived from Europe and is now owned by Peter and Jessie's one daughter, Lucille and son-in-law, Tom Coyne, who are chicken producers. Maurice Cheer, an electrician by trade, worked locally; he rewired the Cooey plant at one time and was employed at General Motors as an electrical maintenance man. He later worked at the Trenton Air Base in the same capacity until his retirement. He then did the odd wiring job for individuals for a few years. Maurice loved horse racing and had attended every Queen's Plate running for as long as his health would allow. Many a horse calendar adorned the walls of his home. He never owned a horse, just enjoyed them." "That's Just The Way We Were, Brighton Memories", pg. 256 & 257¹²
• Residence: 1935; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "73 Cheer, Maurice, electrician, Brighton" & "74 Cheer, Mrs. Maurice, married woman, Brighton" Canada Voters List, 1935, Northumberland County, Brighton, pg. 17 of 126 - ancestry.com¹³
• Residence: 1940; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "24 Cheer, Maurice, electrician, Brighton" & "25 Cheer, Mrs. Maurice, Brighton" Canada Voters List, 1940, Northumberland County, Brighton, pg. 8 of 118 - ancestry.com¹³
• Residence: 1945; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "25 Cheer, Maurice, electrician, Brighton" & 26 Cheer, Mrs. Maurice, Brighton" Canada Voters List, 1935-1980, Northumberland County, Brighton, pg. 43 of 147 - ancestry.com¹³
• Residence: 12 December 1952; Village Lot 28, Main St. South, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 8693) show that Harold R.M. Cheer sold part of Village Lot 28, Main St. South Side, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Gerald J. Andrews & Willard W. Wilson for $1,000. ITS Date: Dec 12 1952. Reg'n. Date: Dec 22 1952. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 004, pg. 135 of 399, (Conc 1, Lot 2, Brighton Twp.), page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Apr 5 2023)¹¹
• Residence: 30 January 1953; Village Lot 28, Main St. South, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 8762) show that Harold R.M. Cheer sold part of Village Lot 28, Main St. South Side, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Gerald R. Sharp & Arden C. Harren (Tenants in Common) for $1,000. ITS Date: Jan 30 1953. Reg'n. Date: Jul 7 1953. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 004, pg. 136 of 399, (Conc 1, Lot 2, Brighton Twp.), page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Apr 5 2023)¹¹
• Residence: 1958; Main St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "27 Cheer, Maurice, electrician, Main St." Canada Voters List, Northumberland Co., Brighton, 1958 (ancestry.co)¹³
• Residence: 1962; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "41 Cheer, Maurice, retired, Brighton" Canada Voters List, 1962, Northumberland County, Brighton, pg. 62 of 198 - ancestry.com¹³

Thomas Charles Cheer

• Father*: Harold Reginald "Maurice" Cheer b. 6 Jun 1891, d. 1978
• Mother*: Minnie Myrtle Chatterson b. 18 Mar 1893, d. 1952

• Birth*: December 1916; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1916 per Memorial. Date 1916 per "The George Chatterson Family", copied from original provided by Florence Chatten, June 4, 2005.¹
• Marriage*: before 1940; Northumberland Co., Ontar; per "The George Chatterson Family", copied from original provided by Florence Chatten, June 4, 2005.; Principal=Eva Darling McCamon
• Death*: 1964; Ontario; Date 1964 per Memorial. Date 1964 per "The George Chatterson Family", copied from original provided by Florence Chatten, June 4, 2005.¹
• Burial*: 1964; Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) CHEER; Thomas Charles Cheer; 1916 - 1964; His Wife; Eva Darling McCamon; 1916 - 2005; Parents of; Douglas, Gail, Joan (Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, June 5, 2009)¹

• Residence: 25 February 1936; Village Lot 36, Prince Edward St. West, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 6783) show that James McCracken granted "part lot 36 west side Prince Edward St.", of Village Lot 42, Prince Edward Street West, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Thomas C. Cheer for $1,492.65. ITS Date: Feb 25 1936. Reg'n. Date: Feb 26 1936. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Brighton, Book 004, Pg 245 of 399, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Apr 25 2023)²
• Residence: 31 July 1943; Village Lot 36, Prince Edward St. West, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant (Consent) 7234) show that Samuel Netley, Douglas McCall & Maude Wallebay, executors for the estate of Thomas Henry Cheer granted "part lot 36 being part of sub. Div. of lot 42", of Village Lot 42, Main Street South, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Thomas Charles Cheer & Norman Maurice Cheer for $1. ITS Date: Jul 31 1943. Reg'n. Date: Nov 5 1943. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Brighton, Book 004, Pg 246 of 399, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Apr 6 2023)²
• Residence: 1949; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "22 Cheer, Thomas, labourer, Brighton" & "23 Cheer, Mrs. Thomas. Brighton" Canada Voters List, 1949, Brighton, pg 40 of 156, ancestry.com³
• Residence*: 1958; Chapel St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "32 Cheer, Tom, carpenter, Chapel St." & 33 Cheer, Mrs. Tom - Chapel St." Canada Voters List, 1958, Brighton³
• Residence: 1962; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "39 Cheer, Thomas, carpenter" Canada Voters List, 1962, Brighton³

Norman Maurice Cheer

• Father*: Harold Reginald "Maurice" Cheer b. 6 Jun 1891, d. 1978
• Mother*: Minnie Myrtle Chatterson b. 18 Mar 1893, d. 1952

• Birth*: 13 April 1922; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Apr 13 1922 per Memorial & CemSearch. "Cheer; A son born April 13, 1922 to Mrs. Maurice; April 21, 1922" from The Brighton Ensign Index, Apr 21, 192, The Trenton Public Library, June 5, 2005. Date 1922 per "The George Chatterson Family", copied from original provided by Florence Chatten, June 4, 2005.^1,2,3
• Marriage*: 11 September 1948; The White House, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "WEDDINGS; Cheer-Flindall; Rene's White House in Brighton was the setting for a pretty early fall wedding on Saturday, September 11, 1948, at three o'clock in the afternoon, when Sarah Laurine Flindall of Brighton, daughter of Mr. Harry L. Flindall and the late Mrs. Flindall, became the bride of Norman Maurice Cheer, Brighton. Rev. A.N. Reid was the officiating clergyman. The house was beautifully decorated with multicoloured gladioli and the ceremony performed before a flower banked bay window. Given in marriage by her father, the bride was attired in a gabardine suit of neutral shade, with Burgundy accessories and corsage of red Better Times roses and bouvardia. Miss Pearl Cole, the bridesmaid, wore a suit of mystic blue gabardine with black accessories and corsage of Sweetheart roses. Mr. Thomas Cheer of Brighton was his brother's groomsman. Mrs. A.N. Reid played the wedding march. A reception and dinner followed the ceremony, the three-tier wedding cake and white gladioli decorating the table. The groom's mother wore a dress of sentimental blue, with black accessories and corsage of Sweetheart roses. For their wedding trip to western and northern Ontario the bride added a neck piece of Russian squirrels, the gift of the groom, to her costume. The bride's gift to the groom was a Gladstone bag; to the bridesmaid an initialled gold compact, and to the pianist a cup and saucer and corsage of roses. The grooms gift to the groomsman was a leather billfold. Out-of-town guests were Mr. and Mrs. John Alyea and daughter, Miss Rosemary Alyea of Trenton, and Miss Louise Cheer of Toronto, the groom's sister. Upon their return the coupe will take up residence in Brighton." a newspaper clipping in the scrap book of Marjorie Marshall, provided by Florence Chatten, Dec 2020.
  "Elias daughter Edna married Harry Flindall. Their daughter, Lorraine, married Norman Cheer and lives in Cobourg." "Brighton Township", by Florence Chatten, pg. 14 per "The George Chatterson Family", copied from original provided by Florence Chatten, June 4, 2005.; Principal=Sarah Laurine "Laurie" Flindall⁴
• Death*: 11 February 2012; Northumberland Hills Hospital, Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Feb 11 2012 per Memorial & CemSearch.^2,3
• Burial*: 14 February 2012; Cobourg Union Cemetery, Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (see Exhibit) CHEER; Norman Maurice Cheer; Apr. 13, 1922 - Feb. 11, 2012; His Beloved Wife; Laurine Sarah Flindall; Apr. 5, 1919 --- ; Married Sep. 11, 1948 (Cobourg Union Cemetey, Image from CemSearch.)
  CemSearch: Name: Norman Maurice Cheer; Born: Apr 13 1922; Died: Feb 11 2012; ID: COBUNRS3035; Other names: Cheer, Laurie Sarah [Flindall](1919- ); Cemetery: Cobourg Union Cemetery, Elgin St. W., Cobourg, Sec E Row 20 Plot 44; Note: Died Northumberland Hills Hospital; interred Feb 14 2012. Married Laurine Sarah Flindall Sept. 11, 1948. Brother of the late Thomas Cheer and Louise Cole. MacCoubrey Funeral Home. Info from obituary. (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=COBUNRS3035%5E0)^2,3

• Residence: 31 July 1943; Village Lot 35, Prince Edward St. West, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant (Consent) 7234) show that Samuel Netley, Douglas McCall & Maude Wallebay, executors for the estate of Thomas Henry Cheer granted "part lot 36 being part of sub. Div. of lot 42", of Village Lot 42, Main Street South, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Thomas Charles Cheer & Norman Maurice Cheer for $1. ITS Date: Jul 31 1943. Reg'n. Date: Nov 5 1943. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Brighton, Book 004, Pg 246 of 399, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Apr 6 2023)
  Note: This is at the corner of Prince Edward and Park St., where Spencer's Dairy and later Vito's Pizzaria would be.⁵
• Residence*: 1945; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "27 Cheer, Noman, soldier, Brighton" Canada Votes List, 1935-1980, Northumberland Co., Brighton, pg. 43 of 147 - ancestry.com⁶
• Residence: 4 May 1946; Village Lot 36, Prince Edward St. West, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 7619) show that Thomas C. Cheer & wife & Norman M. Cheer granted "part lot 36 being part of sub. Div. lot 42", of Village Lot 42, Main Street South, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Samuel T. & Jennie Swain (as Joint Tenants, not Tenants in Common) for $1,000. ITS Date: May 4 1946. Reg'n. Date: May 8 1946. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Brighton, Book 004, Pg 246 of 399, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Apr 6 2023)
  Note: This is the south-west corner of Prince Edward & Park Streets.⁵
• Note*: 4 September 1948; Home of Arthur Valleau, Ontario; "Miss Laurine Flindall and Mr. Norman Cheer Presented with Gifts; Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Valleau entertained members of the Bedal family at their home on Saturday evening last in honour of Miss Laurine Flindall and Mr. Norman Cheer, who are being married this week. The guests of honour were presented with a beautiful Duncan Phyfe walnut coffee table, after which a delicious lunch was served by the hostess. Those in attendance, all relatives of the bride-elect, werer Mr. and Mrs. Norman Flindall and children, Wayne, Barrie and Freida, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Bedal and sons, Messrs. Carl and Keith Bedal, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bedal and daughter, Miss Ruth Bedal, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bedal, Mr. and Mrs. George Thomson, and son, Russell, Mrs. Maude Bedal, and Mrs. Jack Bedal." from a newspaper clipping in the scrap book of Marjorie Marshall, provided by Florence Chattne, Dec 2020.
• Residence: 1949; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "28 Cheer, Norman, Brighton" & 29 Cheer, Mrs. Norman, Brighton" Canada Voters List, 1949, Brighton, pg. 40 of 156, ancestry.com⁶
• Residence: 1962; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "53 Cheer, Norman, clerk, Brighton" & "54 Cheer, Laurine, Brighton" Canada Voters List, 1962, pg. 60 of 198, ancestry.com⁶
• Residence: 1963; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "60 Cheer, Norman, clerk, Brighton" & "61 Cheer, Laurine, Brighton" Canada Voters List, 1963, pg. 65 of 203, ancestry.com⁶
• Residence: 13 September 1980; Village Lot 28, Main St. South (115), Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Executors Grant 103577) show that Norman M. Cheer, Robert ? Cheer (executors of the estate of Harold R.N. Cheer) granted part of Village Lot 28, Main St. South Side, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Theodore Vreeburg & Maria Vreeburg (Joint Tenants) for $40,000. ITS Date: Sep 13 1980. Reg'n. Date: Sep 26 1980. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 004, pg. 139 of 399, (Conc 1, Lot 2, Brighton Twp.), page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Apr 5 2023)⁵
• Residence: 13 September 1980; Conc 1 Lot 2, Brighton Twp., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Executors Grant 103577) show that Norman M. Cheer, Robert ? Cheer (executors of the estate of Harold R.N. Cheer) granted "part between lots 27 & 28 of Main St., W.G.L. recitals see as to drain", part of Conc 1, Lot 2, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Theodore Vreeburg & Maria Vreeburg (Joint Tenants) for $40,000. ITS Date: Sep 13 1980. Reg'n. Date: Sep 26 1980. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 014, pg. 157 of 210, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Nov 6 2022)⁵

Eva Darling McCamon

• Birth*: 1916; Date 1916 per Memorial. per "The George Chatterson Family", copied from original provided by Florence Chatten, June 4, 2005.¹
• Marriage*: before 1940; Northumberland Co., Ontar; per "The George Chatterson Family", copied from original provided by Florence Chatten, June 4, 2005.; Principal=Thomas Charles Cheer
• Death*: 2005; Ontario; Date 2005 per Memorial.¹
• Burial*: 2005; Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) CHEER; Thomas Charles Cheer; 1916 - 1964; His Wife; Eva Darling McCamon; 1916 - 2005; Parents of; Douglas, Gail, Joan (Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, June 5, 2009)¹

• Married Name: before 1940; Cheer

Sarah Laurine "Laurie" Flindall^1,2,3,4,5

• Father*: Harry L. Flindall b. 29 May 1878, d. 1950
• Mother*: Edna M. Bedal b. 1 Sep 1881, d. 1938

• Birth*: 5 April 1919; Ontario; Date Apr 5 1919 per Memorial & CemSearch. per "The George Chatterson Family", copied from original provided by Florence Chatten, June 4, 2005. Flindall.^3,5
• Marriage*: 11 September 1948; The White House, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "WEDDINGS; Cheer-Flindall; Rene's White House in Brighton was the setting for a pretty early fall wedding on Saturday, September 11, 1948, at three o'clock in the afternoon, when Sarah Laurine Flindall of Brighton, daughter of Mr. Harry L. Flindall and the late Mrs. Flindall, became the bride of Norman Maurice Cheer, Brighton. Rev. A.N. Reid was the officiating clergyman. The house was beautifully decorated with multicoloured gladioli and the ceremony performed before a flower banked bay window. Given in marriage by her father, the bride was attired in a gabardine suit of neutral shade, with Burgundy accessories and corsage of red Better Times roses and bouvardia. Miss Pearl Cole, the bridesmaid, wore a suit of mystic blue gabardine with black accessories and corsage of Sweetheart roses. Mr. Thomas Cheer of Brighton was his brother's groomsman. Mrs. A.N. Reid played the wedding march. A reception and dinner followed the ceremony, the three-tier wedding cake and white gladioli decorating the table. The groom's mother wore a dress of sentimental blue, with black accessories and corsage of Sweetheart roses. For their wedding trip to western and northern Ontario the bride added a neck piece of Russian squirrels, the gift of the groom, to her costume. The bride's gift to the groom was a Gladstone bag; to the bridesmaid an initialled gold compact, and to the pianist a cup and saucer and corsage of roses. The grooms gift to the groomsman was a leather billfold. Out-of-town guests were Mr. and Mrs. John Alyea and daughter, Miss Rosemary Alyea of Trenton, and Miss Louise Cheer of Toronto, the groom's sister. Upon their return the coupe will take up residence in Brighton." a newspaper clipping in the scrap book of Marjorie Marshall, provided by Florence Chatten, Dec 2020.
  "Elias daughter Edna married Harry Flindall. Their daughter, Lorraine, married Norman Cheer and lives in Cobourg." "Brighton Township", by Florence Chatten, pg. 14 per "The George Chatterson Family", copied from original provided by Florence Chatten, June 4, 2005.; Principal=Norman Maurice Cheer²
• Death*: 29 August 2020; Crown Ridge Nursing Home, Trenton, Hastings Co., Ontario; "Passed away peacefully at Crown Ridge Nursing Home, Trenton on Saturday, August 29, 2020 at the age of 101. Beloved wife of the late Norman Maurice Cheer. Formerly of Cobourg. Loved aunt of Doug, Gail, Barry, Wayne, Freda, and the late Joan. Great-aunt of eleven children, and great-great-aunt of twenty children. Dear sister of the late Norman Leslie Flindall (late Isabel), the late Tom Cheer (late Eva), and the late Gordon Cole (late Louise). A service will be held at MacCoubrey Funeral Home 30 King St. E., Cobourg on Saturday, September 5, 2020 at 1 p.m., with visitation from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. ... Published in Northumberland News on Sep. 4, 2020." (https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/northumberlandnews/obituary.aspx?n=laurine-sarah-cheer&pid=196742201&fhid=17693)
• Burial*: 3 September 2020; Cobourg Union Cemetery, Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (see Exhibit) CHEER; Norman Maurice Cheer; Apr. 13, 1922 - Feb. 11, 2012; His Beloved Wife; Laurine Sarah Flindall; Apr. 5, 1919 --- ; Married Sep. 11, 1948 (Cobourg Union Cemetey, Image from CemSearch.)
  CemSearch: Name: Laurie Sarah Cheer; Maiden: Flindall; Born: Apr 5 1919; Died: --- ; ID: COBUNRS3035; Other names: Cheer, Norman Maurice (1922-2012); Cemetery: Cobourg Union Cemetery, Elgin St. W., Cobourg, Sec E Row 20 Plot 44; Note: Married Norman Maurice Cheer Sept. 11, 1948. (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=COBUNRS3035%5E1)^3,5

• Note*: 4 September 1948; Home of Arthur Valleay, Ontario; "Miss Laurine Flindall and Mr. Norman Cheer Presented with Gifts; Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Valleau entertained members of the Bedal family at their home on Saturday evening last in honour of Miss Laurine Flindall and Mr. Norman Cheer, who are being married this week. The guests of honour were presented with a beautiful Duncan Phyfe walnut coffee table, after which a delicious lunch was served by the hostess. Those in attendance, all relatives of the bride-elect, werer Mr. and Mrs. Norman Flindall and children, Wayne, Barrie and Freida, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Bedal and sons, Messrs. Carl and Keith Bedal, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bedal and daughter, Miss Ruth Bedal, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bedal, Mr. and Mrs. George Thomson, and son, Russell, Mrs. Maude Bedal, and Mrs. Jack Bedal." from a newspaper clipping in the scrap book of Marjorie Marshall, provided by Florence Chattne, Dec 2020.
• Married Name: 11 September 1948; Cheer
• Residence*: 1963; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "60 Cheer, Norman, clerk, Brighton" & Cheer, Laurine, Brighton" Canada Voters List, 1963, pg. 65 of 203, ancestry.com⁴

Ruth Marion Hickerson^1,2

• Birth*: 6 January 1920; Date Jan 6 1920 per CEMSearch Record. Date 1920 per Burial. per "The George Chatterson Family", copied from original provided by Florence Chatten, June 4, 2005.³
• Marriage*: 20 December 1944; Chatterson, Jack; Married December 20, 1944 to Ruth M. Rickerson; December 28, 1944" from The Brighton Ensign Index, Dec 28, 1944, The Trenton Public Library, June 5, 2005.
  per "The George Chatterson Family", copied from original provided by Florence Chatten, June 4, 2005.; Principal=Jack Esley Chatterson²
• Death*: 30 June 1992; Ontario; Date June 30 1992 per CEMSearch Record. Date 1922 per Burial.³
• Burial*: 3 July 1992; Belleville Cemetery, Belleville, Hastings Co., Ontario; CEMSearch: name: Ruth Marion Chatterson; Maiden: Hickerson; Born: 1920-01-06; died: 1992-06-30; Notes: Marrie d20 Dec 1944, mother of Brenda and elaine, Peggy and Richard; Buried: Belleville Cemetery, Sec E Row 26 Plot 3; Other name: Jack Eselie Chatterson (1921-1992)³

• Married Name: 20 December 1944; Chatterson

Harold Preston Coulter

• Father*: Porter Skiles Coulter b. 1 Nov 1872, d. 9 Feb 1943
• Mother*: Lillian Ann Preston b. 12 Oct 1873, d. 10 Oct 1917

• Birth*: 11 March 1899; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Mar 11 1899 & location Brighton per family tree of rburgesslinn on ancestry.ca, Dec 18 2021. per "The George Chatterson Family", copied from original provided by Florence Chatten, June 4, 2005.¹
• Marriage*: 27 November 1918; Ontario; "Chatterson, Flossie Irene; Married November 27, 1918 to Harold P. Coulter; November 29, 1918" from The Brighton Ensign Index, Nov 29, 1918, The Trenton Public Library, June 5, 2005. per "The George Chatterson Family", copied from original provided by Florence Chatten, June 4, 2005.; Principal=Florence Irene "Flossie" Chatterson²
• Death*: 19 August 1947; per family tree of rburgesslinn on ancestry.ca, Dec 18 2021.¹

• Residence*: 10 February 1943; 428 Landsdown Ave., Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Informant for Death Reg'n. of his father Porter Skiles Coulter.³

Robert James Wilson

• Birth*: 1871; per "The George Chatterson Family", copied from original provided by Florence Chatten, June 4, 2005.
• Marriage*: before 1900; per "The George Chatterson Family", copied from original provided by Florence Chatten, June 4, 2005.; Principal=Bertha Chatterson
• Death*: 1961; per "The George Chatterson Family", copied from original provided by Florence Chatten, June 4, 2005.

Muriel Ida Wilson

• Father*: Robert James Wilson b. 1871, d. 1961
• Mother*: Bertha Chatterson b. 1875, d. 1952

• Birth*: 1900; per "The George Chatterson Family", copied from original provided by Florence Chatten, June 4, 2005.
• Marriage*: before 1921; per "The George Chatterson Family", copied from original provided by Florence Chatten, June 4, 2005.; Principal=Richard William Fosburg

• Married Name: before 1921; Fosburg

Minerva Wilson

• Father*: Robert James Wilson b. 1871, d. 1961
• Mother*: Bertha Chatterson b. 1875, d. 1952

• Birth*: 1903; per "The George Chatterson Family", copied from original provided by Florence Chatten, June 4, 2005.

Georgia Wilson

• Father*: Robert James Wilson b. 1871, d. 1961
• Mother*: Bertha Chatterson b. 1875, d. 1952

• Birth*: 1905; per "The George Chatterson Family", copied from original provided by Florence Chatten, June 4, 2005.