Person Page - 1963

Donald Christie¹

• Father*: James B. Christie¹ b. 25 Feb 1842, d. 1925
• Mother*: Melissa G. Flindall¹ b. 10 Sep 1845, d. 1923

• Birth*: 1875; Trenton, Hastings Co., Ontario; Date 1875 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. per Pioneer Life on the Bay of Quinte, pg. 246.^1,2

• Census*: April 1881; Trenton, Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 6 at 1881 Census: see James B. Christie²

Lorne Christie¹

• Father*: James B. Christie¹ b. 25 Feb 1842, d. 1925
• Mother*: Melissa G. Flindall¹ b. 10 Sep 1845, d. 1923

• Birth*: 1879; Trenton, Hastings Co., Ontario; Date 1879 & locaiton Ont. per 1881 Census. per Pioneer Life on the Bay of Quinte, pg. 246.^1,2

• Census*: April 1881; Trenton, Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 2 at 1881 Census: see James B. Christie²

Stewart Christie¹

• Father*: James B. Christie¹ b. 25 Feb 1842, d. 1925
• Mother*: Melissa G. Flindall¹ b. 10 Sep 1845, d. 1923

• Birth*: circa 1878; Ontario; per Pioneer Life on the Bay of Quinte, pg. 246.¹

Robert T. Deans^1,2,3,4

• Birth*: 1840; Sag Harbour, Suffolk Co., New York, U.S.A.; Date 1840 & location USA per 1871 Census. per marriage reg'n. of Alice Georgina (Grover) Deans.^2,3,5
• Marriage*: circa 1870; 1st marriage to a ? Deans - per 2nd marr. reg'n.; Principal=Alice Georgina Grover²
• Death*: 18 April 1872; Trenton, Hastings Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#021512: Name: Robert Thompson Deans; Date: Apr 18 1872; Age: 32 years; Born: Sag Harbour, Suffolk Co., NY; Occ.: Chemist & Druggist; Cause: Inflammation of lungs due to severe exposure during fire; Phys.: H. W. Day & others; Reg'd.: May 16 1872; Rel.: Pres.; Reg'r.: Jerh. Simmons, Trenton, Hastings Co. (Ontario Death Registration, #021512-1872, ancestry.com)⁶

• Census: April 1861; Brighton, Northumbmerland Co., Canada West; Age 21 at 1861 Census: see Amos E. Fife (Doctor in Brighton)⁴
• Census*: April 1871; Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 31 at 1871 Census: Deans, Robert, 31, b. USA, Scot., Chemist & druggist, C. Pres., (1871 Census Index: Colborne Village, pg. 7, C-9984)³

Ira Blanchard Thayer¹

• Father*: Nathaniel Thayer¹ b. 23 May 1791, d. 16 Mar 1878
• Mother*: Frances "Fanny" Drewry¹ b. 1808, d. 9 Aug 1893

• Birth*: 7 January 1843; Murray Twp., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date Jan 7 1843 & location Ont. r.? per 1901 Census. Date 1843 & location Brighton per marr. reg'n. Date 1844 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1844 & location Cda. epr 1851 Census. Date Jun 1843 & location Ont. per 1911 Census.^1,2,3,4,5
• Marriage*: 24 September 1874; Trenton, Hastings Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#003527: Groom: Ira Blanchard Thayer; Age: 31; Res. & Born: Brighton; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Merchant; Parents: Nathaniel & Franics Thayer; Bride: Alice Maud Smith; Age: 22; Res.: Brighton; Born: Trenton; Status: widow; Parents: James & Mary Ann Potter; Wit.: F. O. Proctor, Brighton & Emma Jane Flindall, Trenton; Date: Sep 24 1874; Place: Trenton; Rel.: W. M. & CE; Performed by: Rev. Wm. Beasdell (Ontario Marriage Registration, #003527-1874, ancestry.com); Principal=Alice Maud Potter⁶
• Marriage*: 10 October 1882; Cramahe Twp., Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#007974: Groom: Ira Blanchard Thayer; Age: 39; Res.: Village of Brighton; Born: Brighton; Status: widow: Occ.: merchant; Parents: Nathaniel Thayer & Francis Drewry; Bride: Alice Georgina Deans; Age: 39; Res.: Village of Colborne; Born: Colborne; Status: widow; Parents: John M. Grover & Elizabeth Goslee; Wit.: Sarah Bennett & Minnie Bailery, Colborne; Date: Oct 10 1882; Place; Colborne; Rel.: Meth. & CE; Performed by: James Hughes (Ontario Marriage Registration, #007974-1882, ancestry.com); Principal=Alice Georgina Grover⁷
• Death*: 22 September 1926; Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#006143: Name: Ira Blanchard Thayer; Date: Sep 22 1926; Age: 83y; Res.: 104 Spencer Ave., Toronto, 26y; Born: Brighton, Jan 7 1843; Status: widower; Occ.: Insurance Agent; Parents: Nathaniel Thayer, b. USA & Fanny Drewry, b. England; Phys.: W. H. Harris ; Inf.: J. N. Grover Thayer, 70 Garfield Ave., son; Burial: Mt. Pleasant, Sep 25 1926; Und.: N. A. Craig, 1255 Queen St.; Reg'd.: Sep 27 1926 (Ontario Death Registration, #006143-1926, ancestry.com)⁸
• Burial*: 25 September 1926; Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, York Co., Ontario; FindaGrave: Name: Ira Blanchard Thayer; BIRTH: 7 Jan 1843, Brighton, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada; DEATH: 22 Sep 1926 (aged 83), Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; BURIAL: Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; MEMORIAL ID: 47332431; Note: Parents: Nathaniel and Frances "Fanny" (Drewry) Thayer.
  Husband of 1. Alice Maud (Potter) Thayer, 2. Alice Georgina (Grover) Thayer.(https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/47332431/ira-blanchard-thayer) Per Death Reg'n.^9,10

• Census: March 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 9 at 1851 Census: see Nathaniel Thayer³
• Census: April 1861; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 19 at 1861 Census: see Isaiah Thayer (brother)¹¹
• Census*: April 1871; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 27 at 1871 Census: see Nathaniel Thayer²
• Residence: 12 August 1873; Village Lot 20, Prince Edward St. East, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant E1513) show that Nathaniel Thayer & wife sold "said village lot", Village Lot 20, Prince Edward St. East, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Ira B. Thayer for $500. ITS Date: Aug 12 1873. Reg'n. Date: May 19 1881. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 007, pg. 138 of 310, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Oct 12 2020)¹²
• Note*: 31 March 1876; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "In 1876 Ira B. Thayer desired that grain be delivered at Brighton Harbour. (see Ensign of March 31)" from page 464 of The Tobey Book, Brighton Public Library.¹³
• Note: 3 January 1879; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "A McCallum did business at the harbour and desired 500 cords of Basswood Heading Bolts (see Ensign January 3). The same issue of the Ensign said that M. K. Lockwood was a notary; I. B. Thayer was a money-lender; and Monroe Morden issued marriage licenses." page 469 of The Toby Book, Brighton Public Library.¹³
• Residence*: 10 October 1882; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Brighton Village per marr. reg'n.¹
• Residence: 21 February 1884; Village Lot 24, Main St. North (82), Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 1826) show that Thomas Wells & wife sold "said lot", of Village Lot 24, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Ira B. Thayer for $500. ITS Date: Feb 21 1884. Reg'n. Date: Feb 23 1884. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 004, pg. 369 of 399, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Apr 13 2023)¹²
• Residence: 19 March 1885; Village Lot 13, Prince Edward St. West, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Will 486) show that the Will of Alice M. Thayer granted "all her real & personal estate with annuity $100 to her mother Mary A. Potter during her natural life", Village Lot 13, Prince Edward St. West, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to her husband Ira B. Thayer. ITS Date: Nov 8 1877. Reg'n. Date: Mar 19 1885. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 006, Pg 249 of 282, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Feb 8 2022.)¹²
• Census: April 1901; 112 Jamieson St., Ward 6, Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Age 57 at 1901 Census: Thayer, Ira B., 57, b. Ont. r. Jan 7 1843, Eng., Pres., Insurance Agent, married; Alice F., 57, b. Ont. u. Jun 23 1843, Eng., Brethren, married; Helena A., 23, b. Ont. u. Dec 23 1877, daughter; Grover M., 19, b. Ont. u. Aug 6 1882, son (1901 Census Online: Ward 6, Toronto, York West Co., dist. 31, sub-dist. g-3, pg. 8, line 27, T-6508 - 112 Jamieson St.) Note: Image is very faint.⁴
• Occupation*: April 1901; 112 Jamieson St., Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Occupation: Insurance Agent - per 1901 Census.⁴
• Residence: 30 April 1901; Village Lot 13, Prince Edward St. West, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 3557) show that Ira B. Thayer & wife sold "said lot", Village Lot 13, Prince Edward St. West, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Ira B. Solomon for $2,000. ITS Date: Apr 30 1901. Reg'n. Date: May 30 1903. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 006, Pg 245 of 282, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Feb 8 2022.)¹²
• Residence: 3 October 1909; Village Lot 24, Main St. North (82), Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 4326) show that Ira B. Thayer & wife sold "said lot", of Village Lot 24, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Thomas R. Corby for $500. ITS Date: Oct 3 1909. Reg'n. Date: Oct 9 1909. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 004, pg. 369 of 399, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Apr 13 2023)¹²
• Census: 7 June 1911; 104 Spencer St., Wardcliffe, Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Age 68 ast 1911 Census: Thayer, Ira B., 68, b. Ont. Jun 1843, Eng., Pres., ??; married; Alice, 67, b. Ont. June 1843, Eng., Brethren, married (1911 Census Online: Toronto South, dist 127, sub-dist. 64, Wardcliffe, pg. 15, line 19 - 104 Spencer St.)⁵
• Residence: 27 April 1920; Village Lot 20, Prince Edward St. East, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 5475) show that Ira B. Thayer (widower) sold "1/2 acre, said lot", Village Lot 20, Prince Edward St. East, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Agnes E. Stoneburg for $500. ITS Date: Apr 27 1920. Reg'n. Date: May 3 1920. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 007, pg. 138 of 310, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Oct 12 2020)¹²

Nathaniel Thayer¹

• Father*: Isaiah Thayer² b. 10 Nov 1760, d. 10 Nov 1827
• Mother*: Tamar Bailey² b. c 1765

• Birth*: 23 May 1791; Weymouth, Massachusetts, U.S.A.; Date May 23 1791 & location Weymouth, MA per GEDCOM of Garland DeCourcy, Oct. 10, 2006. Date Jun 1790 & location Massachusetts, USA Death Reg'n. Date 1792 & location USA per 1871 Census. Date 1793 & location USA per 1851 Census. Date 1791 & location USA per 1861 Census. Date 1797 per CEMSearch. per marr. reg'n. of son Ira Blanchard Thayer.^{1,3,4,5,2,6,7}
• Marriage*: 23 August 1826; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; " ... He stated that he is married and also that his wife's maiden name was Frances Drewry to whom he was married 23 August 1826 at Brighton. ... " per Ontario Registers CD
  "Nathaniel Thayer; Parents: Isaiah Thayer & Tamar Bailey; Birth Date: May 23 1791; Marr. Date: 1826 (Family Data Collection - ancestry.com) Note: Pension petition of wife Frances shows date Aug 24 1826?? per 1827 Census. per 1851 Census. per marr. reg'n. of son Ira Blanchard Thayer.
  " ... George Drewry ... V. Fanny Drewry, m. Nathaniel Thayer; set. Brighton. Issue: (1) Eliza, (2) Isaiah, (3) Sarah, (4) Fanny, and (5) Ira" per "Pioneer Life on the Bay of Quinte", pg. 297.; Principal=Frances "Fanny" Drewry^5,8,1,9
• Death*: 16 March 1878; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#009511: Name: Nathaniel Thayer; Date: Mar 16 1878; Age: 87y 9m; Born: Massachusetts, USA; Cause: pleuresy, 7 days; Phys.: A. E. Fife; Inf.: Ira B. Thayer, Brighton; Reg'd.: Mar 17 1878; Reg'r.: M. K. Lockwood (Ontario Death Registration, #009511-1878, ancestry.com)¹⁰
• Burial*: 18 March 1878; Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; CEMSeawrch: Name: Nathaniel Thayer; Born: - ; Died: 1878-03-16; Age: 81y; Notes: Husband of Frances Drewry; Buried: Mount Hope Cemetery, Sec 1 Row 18, Brighton; Other names: Frances Thayer (Drewry)( -1893)⁷

• Residence: 1814; Sterling, Massachusetts, U.S.A.; "NATHANIEL THAYER - June 14, 1871. Pension application of Nathaniel Thayer, aged 80 of Brighton, Northumberland County, Ontario. He stated that he enlisted as a sergeant in June 1812 at Sterling in the Lancaster Artillery of Massachusetts under Capt. Lewis Park and that he was discharged in 1812 at South Boston. (The auditor was only able to find record of a Nathaniel Thayer who enlisted as a private in the Massachusetts Militia on Sept. 11, 1814 and was discharged on Oct. 29, 1814). ... " per Ontario Registers CD)⁸
• Census: 1823; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1823 Census: Nathan Thayer; 2 males over 16 (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.)¹¹
• Census: 1823; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1823 Assessment: Nathaniel Thayer (no land) (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.)¹¹
• Census: 1824; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1824 Census: Nathaniel Thayer; 2 males over 16 (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.)¹¹
• Census: 1824; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1824 Assessment: Nathaniel Thayer (no land) (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.)¹¹
• Census: 1825; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1825 Assessment: Nathaniel Thayer (no land) (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.)¹¹
• Census: before 1826; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1826 Census: Nathaniel Thare; 2 males over 16; Total 2 (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.)¹¹
• Residence: 7 April 1826; Conc B Lot 35, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (Grant E1512) show that John Singleton granted "metes? bounds cover said lot", Village Lot 20, Prince Edward St. East, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Nathaniel Thayer for $20. ITS Date: Apr 7 1826. Reg'n. Date: May 19 1881. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 007, pg. 138 of 310, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Oct 12 2020)
  Note: Curious transaction. ITS Date is 1926, Reg'n. Date 1873 - next transaction. Looks like he had it all this time.¹²
• Census: 1827; Conc B Lot 35, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1827 Assessment: Nathaniel Thayer; Conc B, Lot 35 (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.)¹¹
• Residence: 1827; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "There were some settlers in the immediate vicinity of Brighton who have not been mentioned but who were recorded by Reverend Pickford in his history of the United Lodge written about 1920. He mentioned that Richard Spencer, Nathaniel Thayer, Benjamin Davidson, Henry Griswold, Henry Stickles and Benjamin F. Kent were in Brighton or vicinity in 1827 but there is no record of when they arrived or where they resided." from page 90 of The Toby book, Brighton Public Library.¹³
• Census: 1827; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1827 Census: Nathaniel Thayer; 2 males over 16; 1 female over 16; Total 3 (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.)¹¹
• Residence*: 1828; Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Nathaniel Thayer living in Northumberland Co. in 1828 per Donald A. McKenzie Upper Canada Naturalization Records 1828-1850 Ont. Gen. Soc., Toronto 1991 - ancestry.com
• Census: 1829; Conc B Lot 35, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1829 Assessment: Nathaniel Thayer; Conc B, Lot 35, 1/4 acre; 2 males over 16, 1 female over 16; Total 3 (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.)¹¹
• Census: 1830; Conc B Lot 35, Murray Twp., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1830 Census: Nathaniel Thair; Conc B, 1/2 acre part of Lot 35; 3 males over 16; 1 female over 16; 1 male under 16; Total 5 (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.)¹¹
• Census: 1831; Conc B Lot 35, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1831 Assessment: Nathaniel Thayer; Conc B, Lot 35, 1/2 acre; 1 male over 16, 1 male under 16, 1 female over 16; Total 3 (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.)¹¹
• Census: 1832; Conc B Lot 35, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1832 Assessment: Nathaniel Thayer; Conc B, Lot 35, 1/2 acre; 2 males over 16, 1 male under 16, 1 female over 16; 1 female under 16; Total 5 (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.)¹¹
• Census: 1833; Conc B Lot 35, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1833 Assessment: Nathaniel Thayer; Conc B, Lot 35, 1/2 acre; 1 male over 16, 1 female over 16; 1 female under 16; Total 3 (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.)¹¹
• Census: after 1834; Conc B Lot 35, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1834 Assessment: Nathaniel Thayer; Conc B, Lot 35, 1/2 acre; 1 male over 16, 2 males under 16; 1 female over 16; 1 female under 16; Total 5 (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.)¹¹
• Census: 1837; Murray Twp., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1837 Census: Nathaniel Thayer; 1/2 acre town lot in Brighton; 1 male over 16; 2 males under 16; 1 female over 16; 2 females under 16; Total 6 (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.)¹¹
• Census: 1839; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1839 Census: Nathaniel Thayer; 1 male over 16; 2 males under 16; 1 female over 16; 2 females under 16 (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.)¹¹
• Census: 1840; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1840 Census: Nathaniel Thayer; 1 male under 16; 1 male over 16; 3 females under 16; 1 female over 16 (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.)¹¹
• Census: 1841; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1841 Census: Nathaniel Thayer; 1 male over 16; 1 male under 16; 1 female over 16; 3 females under 16 (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.)¹¹
• Census: 1848; Conc B Lot 35, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1848 Census: Nathaniel Thayer; Conc B, Lot 35, occ., prop.; farmer? (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.)¹¹
• Census: 1850; Conc B Lot 35, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1850 Census: Nathaniel Thayer; Conc B, Lot 35, occ., prop.; Total 7 persons. (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.)¹¹
• Census: March 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 58 at 1851 Census: Thayer, Nathaniel, 58, b. USA, Pres., yeoman, married; Francis, 46, b. England, Bapt., married; Eliza, 21, b. Cda., WM, School Teacher, single; Isaiah?, 19, b. Cda., WM, single; Sarah, 17; Franics, 13; Loira(f), 9 (The last one would be Ira B., b. 1843)⁵
• Census: April 1861; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 70 at 1861 Census: see Isaiah Thayer (son)²
• Census*: April 1871; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 79 at 1871 Census: Thayer, Nathaniel, 79, b. USA, C. Pres., retired farmer, married; Frances, 63, b. England, Bapt., married; Ira B., 27, b. Ont., WM, Merchant, single; Nelson, Edwin, 13, b. Ont., Irish, clerk (1871 Census: Brighton Village, pg. 10, line 7)⁴
• Note*: 14 June 1871; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "NATHANIEL THAYER - June 14, 1871. Pension application of Nathaniel Thayer, aged 80 of Brighton, Northumberland County, Ontario. He stated that he enlisted as a sergeant in June 1812 at Sterling in the Lancaster Artillery of Massachusetts under Capt. Lewis Park and that he was discharged in 1812 at South Boston. (The auditor was only able to find record of a Nathaniel Thayer who enlisted as a private in the Massachusetts Militia on Sept. 11, 1814 and was discharged on Oct. 29, 1814). He stated that he is married and also that his wife's maiden name was Frances Drewry to whom he was married 23 August 1826 at Brighton. A second application was submitted on March 11, 1878 at which time he was described as aged 88, of Brighton. - April 20, 1878 at Windsor, Ontario. Application of Frances Thayer, aged 71, of Brighton, Northumberland County, widow of Nathaniel Thayer who died at Brighton on 16 March 1878. There were married 24 August 1826 at Cranoke, now Brighton, Ontario. Witnesses to her signature were William Bartlett and Edgar Bartlett, both of 64 Goyeau St., Windor. Sept. 7, 1878. A joint affidavit of George Drewry, aged 79, and Fanny Solomon, aged 39, both of Brighton, as to the date of death of Nathaniel Thayer. Oct. 8, 1878 in Eglin County. Affidavit of Eliza Grover, aged 74, of Rodney, Ontario, that she was present at the marriage of the Thayer's in 1826 in Cramahe Township, Northumberland County. Jan 13., 1879 Affidavit of John Tillotson, aged 80 years, of Ameliasburgh, Prince Edward County, that he was present at the marriage of Frances Drewry at her father's house in the Township of Cramahe, Northumberland County, to Nathaniel Thayer; they were married by a clergyman of the Church of England. - The Post Office address of Frances Thayer was Brighton in 1883. She died 9 August 1893. [File # W.C. 18,811]" (U.S. War of 1812 Pensioners, Volume II, Ontario Registers CD)⁸
• Residence: 25 January 1873; Village Lot 20, Prince Edward St. East, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Will D845) show that the Will of Isaiah Thayer granted "said lot", Village Lot 20, Prince Edward St. East, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Nathaniel Thayer. ITS Date: Jan 25 1873. Reg'n. Date: Apr 4 1876. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 007, pg. 138 of 310, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Oct 12 2020)¹²
• Residence: 12 August 1873; Village Lot 20, Prince Edward St. East, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant E1513) show that Nathaniel Thayer & wife sold "said village lot", Village Lot 20, Prince Edward St. East, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Ira B. Thayer for $500. ITS Date: Aug 12 1873. Reg'n. Date: May 19 1881. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 007, pg. 138 of 310, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Oct 12 2020)¹²

Frances "Fanny" Drewry^1,2,3

• Father*: George Drewry⁴ b. 1775, d. c 1840
• Mother*: Elizabeth Pepper⁴ b. 1776, d. 9 Aug 1863

• Birth*: 1808; England; Date 1806 & location England per 1891 Census. Date 1806 & location England per 1881 Census. Date 1808 & location England per 1871 Census. Date 1805 & location England per 1851 Census. per marr. reg'n. of son Ira Blanchard Thayer.^2,5,6,7,8
• Marriage*: 23 August 1826; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; " ... He stated that he is married and also that his wife's maiden name was Frances Drewry to whom he was married 23 August 1826 at Brighton. ... " per Ontario Registers CD
  "Nathaniel Thayer; Parents: Isaiah Thayer & Tamar Bailey; Birth Date: May 23 1791; Marr. Date: 1826 (Family Data Collection - ancestry.com) Note: Pension petition of wife Frances shows date Aug 24 1826?? per 1827 Census. per 1851 Census. per marr. reg'n. of son Ira Blanchard Thayer.
  " ... George Drewry ... V. Fanny Drewry, m. Nathaniel Thayer; set. Brighton. Issue: (1) Eliza, (2) Isaiah, (3) Sarah, (4) Fanny, and (5) Ira" per "Pioneer Life on the Bay of Quinte", pg. 297.; Principal=Nathaniel Thayer^6,9,2,3
• Death*: 9 August 1893; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "The post office address of Frances Thayer was Brighton in 1883. She died 9 August 1893. [File # W. C. 18,811]" per U.S. War of 1812 Pensioners in Ontario, Volume II, Ontario Registers CD)⁹
• Burial*: 11 August 1893; Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; CEMSearch: Name: Frances Thayer; Maiden: Drewry; Born: - ; Died: 1893-08-07; Age: 87y 3m; Notes: Wife of Nathaniel Thayer; Buried: Mount Hope Cemetery, Sec 1 Row 18, Brighton; Other names: Nathaniel Thayer ( -1878)¹⁰

• Married Name: 23 August 1826; Thayer²
• Census: 1851; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 46 at 1851 Census: see Nathaniel Thayer⁶
• Census: April 1861; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 55 at 1861 Census: see Isaiah Thayer (son)⁴
• Census*: April 1871; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 63 at 1871 Census: see Nathaniel Thayer⁵
• Note*: 20 April 1878; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "April 20, 1878 at Windsor, Ontario. Application of Frances Thayer, aged 71, of Brighton, Northumberland County, widow of Nathaniel Thayer who died at Brighton on 16 March 1878. There were married 24 August 1826 at Cranoke, now Brighton, Ontario. Witnesses to her signature were William Bartlett and Edgar Bartlett, both of 64 Goyeau St., Windsor." (per US War of 1812 Pensioners in Ontario, Volume II, Ontario Registers CD)⁹
• Census: April 1881; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 75 at 1881 Census: see Thomas Solomon (father of daughter-in-law)⁷
• Residence*: 1883; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; See Death.⁹
• Census: April 1891; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 85 at 1891 Census: see James E. Solomon (son-in-law)⁸

Alice Maud Potter¹

• Father*: James Potter¹ b. 1808
• Mother*: Mary Ann Hendricks¹ b. Oct 1810, d. 22 Jul 1891

• Birth*: 22 May 1852; Trenton, Hastings Co., Canada West; Date May 22 1852 per Memorial & CEMSearch - age 27y 11m 2d at death Apr 24 1880. Date 1853 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1851 & location Cda. per 1861 Census. Date 1850 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date 1852 & location Trenton per marr. reg'n.^1,2,3,4,5,6
• Marriage*: 24 September 1874; Trenton, Hastings Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#003527: Groom: Ira Blanchard Thayer; Age: 31; Res. & Born: Brighton; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Merchant; Parents: Nathaniel & Franics Thayer; Bride: Alice Maud Smith; Age: 22; Res.: Brighton; Born: Trenton; Status: widow; Parents: James & Mary Ann Potter; Wit.: F. O. Proctor, Brighton & Emma Jane Flindall, Trenton; Date: Sep 24 1874; Place: Trenton; Rel.: W. M. & CE; Performed by: Rev. Wm. Beasdell (Ontario Marriage Registration, #003527-1874, ancestry.com); Principal=Ira Blanchard Thayer⁷
• Death*: 24 April 1880; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#011133: Name: Alice Maud Thayer; Date: Apr 24 1880; Age: 28y; Status: married; Born: Trenton; Cause: pneumonia, 11 days; Phys. & Inf.: A. E. Fife; Reg'd.: Apr 26 1880; Rel.: CE; Reg'r.: M. K. Lockwood, Brighton Village (Ontario Death Registration, #011133-1880, ancestry.com)⁸
• Burial*: 26 April 1880; Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) Alice Maud; Wife of; Ira B. Thayer; Died; April 24, 1880; Aged; 27 Y's, 11 m's; 2 D's (Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, June 5, 2009)
  CEMSearch: Name: Alice Maud Thayer; Born: - ; Died: 1880-04-24; Age: 27y 11m 2d; Notes: Wife of Ira B. Thayer; Buried: Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Sec 1, Row 18; no other names.^2,3

• Census: circa June 1852; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 1 at 1851 Census: see James Potter⁶
• Census: April 1861; Trenton, Hastings Co., Canada West; Age 10 at 1861 Census: see James Potter⁵
• Census*: April 1871; Trenton, West Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 18 at 1871 Census: see James Potter⁴
• Married Name: 24 September 1874; Thayer¹
• Residence*: 28 July 1875; Village Lot 13, Prince Edward St. West, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (B&S D1112) show that James Scougale & wife sold "the same", Village Lot 13, Prince Edward St. West, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Alice M. Thayer for $120. ITS Date: Jul 28 1875. Reg'n. Date: Dec 22 1877. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 006, Pg 249 of 282, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Feb 8 2022.)⁹
• Residence: 8 November 1877; Village Lot 13, Prince Edward St. West, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Will 486) show that the Will of Alice M. Thayer granted "all her real & personal estate with annuity $100 to her mother Mary A. Potter during her natural life", Village Lot 13, Prince Edward St. West, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to her husband Ira B. Thayer. ITS Date: Nov 8 1877. Reg'n. Date: Mar 19 1885. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 006, Pg 249 of 282, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Feb 8 2022.)⁹

James Potter¹

• Birth*: 1808; Upper Canada; Date 1808 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1808 & location Cda. per 1861 Census. Date 1807 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. per marr. reg'n. of daughter Alice Maud (Potter) Thayer.^1,2,3,4
• Marriage*: circa 1834; Canada West; per 1851 Census. per marr. reg'n. of daughter Alice Maud (Potter) Thayer.; Principal=Mary Ann Hendricks^1,3,4

• Census: 1852; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 44 at 1851 Census: Potter, James, 44, b. Cda., EC, Carpenter, married; Mary Ann, 42, b. Cda., EC, married; Mary Ann, 16, b. Cda.; Ellinor, 13; Louvinia, 9; Margaret, 6; Allice, 1 (1851 Census: Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., pg. 19 of 172, line 46 - ancestry.ca)⁴
• Residence: 1861; Wellington Street, Trenton, Hastings Co., Canada West; "Potter, James, provision store, Water street." Canada, City and Area Directories, 1861, Trenton, pg. 161 of 176, ancestry.ca.⁵
• Census: April 1861; Trenton, Hastings Co., Canada West; Age 53 at 1861 Census: Potter, James, 53, b. Cda., CE, Flour Merchant, married; Mary Ann, 51, b. Cda., CE, married; Ann, 23, b. Cda., CE, single; Louisa, 18; Margaret, 16; Alice, 10; McGorman, Patrick, 18, b. Cda., RC, servant, single (1861 Census: Village of Trenton, Hastings Co., pg. 692 of 983, line 34 - ancestry.ca)³
• Residence*: 1865; Water Street, Trenton, Hastings Co., Canada West; "Potter, James, grain merchant, Water street." Canada, City and Area Directories, 1865, Trenton, pg. 207 of 243, ancestry.ca.⁵
• Residence: 1869; Water Street, Trenton, Hastings Co., Canada West; "Potter, James, grain merchant, Water street." Canada, City and Area Directories, 1869, Trenton, pg. 223 of 256, ancestry.ca.⁵
• Census*: April 1871; Trenton, West Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 63 at 1871 Census: Potter, James, 63, b. Ont., Eng., EC, Grain Merchant, married; Mary A., 61, b. Ont., Ger., EC, married; Alice, 18, b. Ont., Eng., EC (1871 Census: Village of Trenton, West Hastings Co., dist. 60, sub-dist. B, pg. 39, line 17 - ancestry.ca)²

Mary Ann Hendricks^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7}

• Father*: Jacob Hendricks b. 10 Oct 1782, d. 1851
• Mother*: Mary Frederick b. 7 Oct 1777

• Birth*: October 1810; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date Oct 1810 & location Murray Twp. per Death Reg'n. - age 80y 9m at death July 22 1891. Date 1810 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1810 & location Cda. per 1861 Census. Date 1809 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. per marr. reg'n. of daughter Alice Maud (Potter) Thayer.^2,3,4,5,7
• Marriage*: circa 1834; Canada West; per 1851 Census. per marr. reg'n. of daughter Alice Maud (Potter) Thayer.; Principal=James Potter^2,4,5
• Death*: 22 July 1891; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#010876: Name: Mary Ann Potter; Date: July 22 1891; Age: 80y 9m; Status: wife of James Potter; Born: Murray Twp.; Cause: old age, 2 days; Phys.: none; Inf.: Mrs. M. B. Hill, Brighton Twp.; Reg'd.: Aug 11 1891; Rel.: CE; Reg'r.: A. A. Becker (Ontario Death Registration, #010876-1891, ancestry.ca)⁸

• Married Name: circa 1834; Potter²
• Census: 1852; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 42 at 1851 Census: see James Potter⁵
• Census: April 1861; Trenton, Hastings Co., Canada West; Age 51 at 1861 Census: see James Potter⁴
• Census*: April 1871; Trenton, West Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 61 at 1871 Census: see James Potter³
• Residence*: 8 November 1877; Village Lot 13, Prince Edward St. West, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Will 486) show that the Will of Alice M. Thayer granted "all her real & personal estate with annuity $100 to her mother Mary A. Potter during her natural life", Village Lot 13, Prince Edward St. West, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to her husband Ira B. Thayer. ITS Date: Nov 8 1877. Reg'n. Date: Mar 19 1885. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 006, Pg 249 of 282, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Feb 8 2022.)⁹

Eliza B. Thayer^1,2,3,4

• Father*: Nathaniel Thayer² b. 23 May 1791, d. 16 Mar 1878
• Mother*: Frances "Fanny" Drewry² b. 1808, d. 9 Aug 1893

• Birth*: 10 April 1829; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date Apr 10 1829 & location Brighton per IGI Record. Date 1830 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date 1834 & location Ont. per marriage reg'n. - Isaac B. Cornwall. Date Apr 10 1829 & location Murray Twp. per family tree of Debra pederen on ancestry.ca, Jan 30 2024.^2,5,6,3
• Marriage*: 1 April 1848; Canada West; per family tree of Debra pederen on ancestry.ca, Jan 30 2024.; Principal=William P. Rice⁶
• Marriage*: circa 1855; Canada West; Her name is given as "Eliza B. Nelson" per marriage reg'n. to Isaac B. Cornwall, meaning she was married and widowed re a Mr. Nelson before 1870.; Principal=? Nelson³
• Marriage*: 24 March 1870; St. Andrews Manse, London, Middlesex Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.: Groom: Isaac B. Cornwall; Age: 39; Res.: London; Born: Ont.; Status: widower; Occ.: clerk; Parents: Ira & Elizabeth Cornwall; Bride: Eliza B. Nelson; Age: 36; Res.: Windsor; Occ.: Ont.; Status: widow; Parents: Nathaniel & Fanny Thayer; Wit.: Mary Emma Higgs, London City; Date: Mar 24 1870; Place: St. Andrews Manse, London City; Rel.: CE & Pres.; Performed by: Rev. John Scott, London (Ontario Marriage Registration, ancestry.ca)
  Note: It seems apparent that Isaac B. Cornwall is not connected to the Cornwall family in Brighton, where Eliza B. Thayer grew up. If there is, I'd be happy to learn about it. (Dan Buchanan, Jan 30 2024) per family tree of Debra pederen on ancestry.ca, Jan 30 2024.; Principal=Isaac Bell Cornwall^6,3
• Death*: 6 December 1887; Essex Co., Ontario; Date Dec 6 1887 & location Essex Co., Ont. per family tree of Debra pederen on ancestry.ca, Jan 30 2024.⁶

• Married Name: 1 April 1848; Rice⁶
• Occupation*: March 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Eliza Thayer is a school teacher per 1851 Census.²
• Census*: March 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 21 at 1851 Census: see Nathaniel Thayer²
• Married Name: circa 1855; Nelson³
• Residence*: 24 March 1870; Windsor, Essex Co., Ontario; Residence Windsor per marriage reg'n. - Isaac Bell Cornwall.³
• Married Name: 24 March 1870; Cornwall⁶
• Residence: 25 January 1873; Village Lot 18, Prince Edward St. East, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Will D846) show that the Will of Isaiah Thayer granted "said village lot", Village Lot 18, Prince Edward St. East, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to "Eliza Cornwall, after death of Eliza Thayer". ITS Date: Jan 25 1873. Reg'n. Date: Apr 4 1876. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 007, pg. 130 of 310, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Oct 12 2020)
  Note: Eliza Thayer was the unmarried sister of Isaiah and Nathanial Thayer. Eliza Cornwall mentioned here was Eliza B. Thayer, a daughter of Nathaniel Thayer and Fanny Drewry. She left the area, married a Nelson, then in 1870, married Isaac B. Cornwall, no relation to the Cornwall family in Brighton. They lived in Windsor. (Dan Buchanan, Jan 30 2024)⁷

Isaiah B. Thayer^1,2,3,4

• Father*: Nathaniel Thayer² b. 23 May 1791, d. 16 Mar 1878
• Mother*: Frances "Fanny" Drewry² b. 1808, d. 9 Aug 1893

• Birth*: 10 September 1833; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1834 & location Cda. Eng. per 1910 Census. Date 1833 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1834 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1832 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date Sep 10 1833 & location Brighton per family tree of Barbara Jean Ryan on ancestry.ca, Dec 18 2022.^2,4,3,5,6
• Marriage*: before 1855; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; per 1861 Census.; Principal=Mary Jemima Locklin⁷
• Death*: 29 March 1914; Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.; California Death Index: Name: Isaiah B. Thayer; Death Date: Mar 29 1914; Death Age: 80; Born: 1834; Death Place: Los Angeles, California (California Death Index, ancestry.ca)⁸

• Census*: March 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 19 at 1851 Census: see Nathaniel Thayer²
• Occupation*: 1857; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1857 Ontario Directory: Isaiah Thayer, Jr.; Brighton, Northumberland; nurseryman (Ontario Registers CD)⁹
• Census: April 1861; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 29 at 1861 Census: Thayer, Isaiah, 29, b. UC, WM, Harness Maker, married; M. J.(f), 27, b. UC, WM, married; W. H.(m), 5; Francis(f), 3; Isaiah, 62, b. US, WM, S. H. Master, single; Ira B., 19, b. UC, WM, nurseryman, single; Nathaniel, 70, b. US, FC, ?Misseyman?, married; Francis(f), 55, b. England, Bapt., married; Drewry, Elizabeth, 83, b. England, CE, widow (1861 Census: Brighton Village, pg. 5 - Conc B, pt. Lot 34, 10 acres)
  Note: Occupation of "Nurseryman" was unclear in Census records but was found in 1857 Ontario Directory.^7,9
• Residence: 28 April 1866; Village Lot 7, Prince Edward St. West, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant A386) show that Isaiah Thayer sold village lot 7, West Side of Prince Edward St., Village of Brighton, Northumberland Co. to Isaiah B. & Mary Jane Thayer. ITS Date: Apr 28 1866. Reg'n. Date: May 5 1866. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 006, Pg 220 of 282, Lot 7, Prince Edward St. West Side, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Feb 8 2022.)¹⁰
• Note*: April 1871; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Industrial Establishments: Name: Cider Factory; Owner: Isaiah B. Thayer; Emp.: 3 (1871 Census)³
• Census: April 1871; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 37 at 1871 Census: Thayer, Isaiah B., 37, b. Ont., WM, farmer, married; Mary, 36, b. Ont., EM, married; Walter, 14?; Francis, 9 (1871 Census: Brighton Village, pg. 11, line 17)
  Note: My printout of this page is very unclear; used 1861 & 1881 to make it out.³
• Residence*: 1878; Lot 62, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; County Atlas: Name: Isaiah Thayer; Town: Brighton; Township: Brighton; County: Northumberland; Date: 1878; Conc & Lot: 62, 1 - 18.5 acres¹¹
• Immigration*: 1881; California, U.S.A.; Immigration 1881 per 1910 Census.⁵
• Census: April 1881; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 48 at 1881 Census: Thayer, Isaiah, 48, b. Ont., Eng., CM, farmer, married; Mary J., 48, b. Ont., Eng., CM, married; Walter H., 24, b. Ont., Eng., CM, farmers, single; John, 19; Mary E., 14 (familysearch.org)⁴
• Residence: 18 September 1888; Village Lot 7, Prince Edward St. West, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 2272) show that Isaiah Thayer & Mary J. Thayer sold all their interest in village lot 7, West Side of Prince Edward St., Village of Brighton, Northumberland Co. to Robert Sprentall for $1,000. ITS Date: Sep 18 1888. Reg'n. Date: Jan 15 1889. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 006, Pg 220 of 282, Lot 7, Prince Edward St. West Side, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Feb 8 2022.)¹⁰
• Census: 16 June 1910; East 29th Street, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California, U.S.A.; Age 76 at 1910 Census: see Stanley Fulford (son-in-law)⁵

Sarah Thayer¹

• Father*: Nathaniel Thayer¹ b. 23 May 1791, d. 16 Mar 1878
• Mother*: Frances "Fanny" Drewry¹ b. 1808, d. 9 Aug 1893

• Birth*: 1834; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1834 & location CDa. per 1851 Census.¹

• Census*: 1851; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 17 at 1851 Census: see Nathaniel Thayer¹

Frances Amelia "Fanny" Thayer^1,2,3,4

• Father*: Nathaniel Thayer² b. 23 May 1791, d. 16 Mar 1878
• Mother*: Frances "Fanny" Drewry² b. 1808, d. 9 Aug 1893

• Birth*: 31 March 1838; Murray Twp., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1838 per Memorial. Date Mar 1838 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date Mar 31 1837 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1838 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1839 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1842 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1839 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1838 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date 1838 & location Brighton per Death Reg'n.^{2,4,3,5,6,7,8,9,10}
• Marriage*: circa 1863; Northumberland Co., Canada West; per 1871 Census. per 1901 Census.; Principal=James Ewing Solomon^3,6
• Death*: 9 March 1916; Oliphant St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#023949: Name: Frances Amelia Solomon; Date: Mar 9 1916; Age: 78y; Res, & Born & Burial: Brighton; Status: housewife; Parents: Nathaniel Thayer & - ; Cause: tumer; Phys.: F. M. Dure; Inf.: Geo. Solomon, Brighton; Reg'd.: Mar 9 1916; Reg'r.: A. Mark, Brighton (Ontario Death Registration, #023949-1916, ancestry.com)
  "FRANCES A. SOLOMON. The funeral of Frances A. Thayer, beloved wife of James E. Solomon, took place from her late residence, Oliphant Street, Sunday afternoon, March 12, 1916. She passed away after a lingering illness on March 9th, in her 77th year. She was born, married, and lived in Brighton all her life. Previous to her marriage she taught school for a time at Colborne, also in the Drewry Hill and Philp neighborhoods, north of Brighton. On February 4th, 1858, she was united in marriage to James E. Solomon, who predeceased her on February 29th last, She was a member of the Methodist church since early childhood. She is survived by three sons, one sister, Mrs. Wm. Bartlett of Windsor, and one brother, Ira B. Thayer of Toronto.
  Interment took place at Mount Hope cemetery. Services were conducted by Rev. W. Elliott. (Readers will recall that in September last Mrs. Solomon wrote a very interesting article concerning the early days of Brighton for The Ensign which brought forth numerous letters of appreciation." from pg. 029 of Newspaper Clippings, a collection donated by Shawnee Spencer to the Brighton Digital Archives, 2022.
  Note: It should be noted that the article done by Mrs. Solomon is available to us and has been well used. It provides wonderful anecdotal insight into the community of Brighton during her life, and includes interesting details not available elsewhere. We can certainly be grateful for Mrs. Solomon's work. (Dan Buchanan, Dec 20 2022)
  "SOLOMON: In Brighton, on Thursday, March 9th, Frances A. Thayer, wife of the late James E. Solomon, in her 78th year. The funeral service will be held at her late residence, Oliphant St., on Sunday, 12th inst., at 2:30 p. m. Interment at Mount Hope cemetery." from pg. 038 of Newspaper Clippings, a collection donated by Shawnee Spencer to the Brighton Digital Archives, 2022.^4,11
• Burial*: 11 March 1916; Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) Jas. E. Solomon; 1834 - 1916; His Wife; Frances A.; Thayer; 1838 - 1916 (Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, July 10 2004) Brighton per Death Reg'n.^4,7

• Census*: March 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 13 at 1851 Census: see Nathaniel Thayer²
• Census: April 1861; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 22 at 1861 Census: see James Solomon⁸
• Married Name: circa 1863; Solomon³
• Census: April 1871; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 29 at 1871 Census: see James Solomon⁶
• Census: April 1881; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 42 at 1881 Census: see James E. Solomon⁹
• Census: April 1891; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 53 at 1891 Census: see James E. Solomon¹⁰
• Note*: circa 1900; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "Camp meetings were held in the vicinity of Brighton for many years. Mrs. James E. Solomon in her book Brighton From Infancy says that "camp meetings were held during that time and the Presbyterian Church in Young Street was used by the various denominations". This occured between 1837 and 1857." from page 133 of The Tobey Book, Brighton Public Library.¹²
• Census: April 1901; 10 Oliphant St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 63 at 1901 Census: see James Solomon³
• Census: 8 June 1911; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 73 at 1911 Census: see James Solomon⁵

Mary Jemima Locklin^1,2,3,4

• Father*: Joseph Wilson Locklin b. 9 Sep 1796, d. 25 May 1863
• Mother*: Elizabeth "Betsey" Striker b. 1806

• Birth*: February 1833; Upper Canada; Date 1833 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1835 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1834 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date Feb 1833 & location Ont. per family tree of Barbara Jean Ryan on ancestry.ca, Dec 18 2022.^2,3,5,4
• Marriage*: before 1855; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; per 1861 Census.; Principal=Isaiah B. Thayer²
• Death*: 14 March 1910; 1011 North Alvarado St., Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California, U.S.A.; Newspaper Obit Index: Name: Mary J. Thayer; Obit Date: Mar 16 1910; Obit Place: Los Angeles, California; Newspaper Title: Los Angeles Herald; Death Date: c. 1910; Death Place: 1011 North Alvarado St.; Spouse: I. B. Thayer; Children: Walter H. Thayer; John J. Thayer; Stanley Pulford (Newspapers.com Obituary Index, ancestry.ca.
  Date Feb 2 1923 & location Los Angeles, California per family tree of Barbara Jean Ryan on ancestry.ca, Dec 18 2022.
  "Died in Los Angeles. The death occurred at 1011 North Alvarado Street, Los Angeles, Cal., of Mary J., wife of I. B, Thayer, formerly of this place. Four children survive, namely: Walter. H. Thayer, of Orivalle, Wash.; John J. Thayer, of Spokane, Wash.; and Mrs. Stanley Fulford and Mrs. Frank Higgins of Los Angeles." from pg. 023 of Newspaper Clippings, a collection donated by Shawnee Spencer to the Brighton Digital Archives, 2022.^4,6,7

• Married Name: before 1855; Thayer²
• Census*: April 1861; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 27 at 1861 Census: see Isaiah Thayer²
• Census: April 1871; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 36 at 1871 Census: see Isaiah B. Thayer⁵
• Census: April 1881; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 48 at 1881 Census: see Isaiah B. Thayer³

Walter H. Thayer^1,2,3

• Father*: Isaiah B. Thayer² b. 10 Sep 1833, d. 29 Mar 1914
• Mother*: Mary Jemima Locklin² b. Feb 1833, d. 14 Mar 1910

• Birth*: 1857; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1857 & location Ont. per 1871 & 1881 Census. Date 1856 & location UC per 1861 Census.^2,3

• Census*: April 1861; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 5 at 1861 Census: see Isaiah Thayer²
• Census: April 1871; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 14? at 1871 Census: see Isaiah B. Thayer⁴
• Census: April 1881; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 24 at 1881 Census: see Isaiah B. Thayer³
• Residence*: 18 September 1888; Village Lot 7, Prince Edward St. West, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 2270) show that Frances E. Fulford, Stanley Fulford, Mary J. Thayer (spinster), Walter H. Thayer & JOhn Thayer sold all their interest in village lot 7, West Side of Prince Edward St., Village of Brighton, Northumberland Co. to Robert Sprentall for $1,000. ITS Date: Sep 18 1888. Reg'n. Date: Jan 15 1889. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 006, Pg 220 of 282, Lot 7, Prince Edward St. West Side, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Feb 8 2022.)⁵

Frances Elizabeth Thayer^1,2,3,4

• Father*: Isaiah B. Thayer² b. 10 Sep 1833, d. 29 Mar 1914
• Mother*: Mary Jemima Locklin² b. Feb 1833, d. 14 Mar 1910

• Birth*: 30 August 1858; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1859 & location Cda. Eng. per 1930 Census. Date 1859 & location Cda. Eng. per 1920 Census. Date 1859 & location Cda. Eng. per 1910 Census. Date Aug 30 1858 & location Cda. Eng. per 1900 Census. Date 1858 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1858 & location Ont. per marriage reg'n. - Stanley Lodu Fulford.^2,4,3
• Marriage*: 25 September 1878; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#007493: Groom: Stanley Lodu Fulford; Age: 23; Res. Brighton; Born: Ont.; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Merchant, Clerk; Parents: John and Mary Fulford; Bride: Frances Elizabeth Thayer; Age: 20; Res.: Brighton; Born: Ont.; Status: spinster; Parents: Isaiah B. & Mary Thayer; Wit.: Albert Drewry, Brighton & Emma Peterson, Belleville; Date: Sep 25 1878; Place: Brighton; Rel.: C. Meth.; Performed by: Kennedy Creighton (Ontario Marriage Registrations, #007493-1878, ancestry.com); Principal=Stanley Lodu Fulford⁵
• Death*: 24 February 1935; California, U.S.A.; "Surname: Fulford; Given Name: Frances; Middle Initial: E.; ?L; 1; Age: 75; 70; Birth Date - Month: 2 Day: 24 Year: 35; 37; 9567?" Calfornia Death Index, 1930-1939, F-H, pg. 138 of 498, line 2340, line 16 - ancestry.com)⁶

• Census*: April 1861; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canad West; Age 3 at 1861 Census: see Isaiah Thayer²
• Census: April 1871; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 9? at 1871 Census: see Isaiah B. Thayer⁷
• Residence*: 25 September 1878; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Brighton per marriage reg'n.- Stanley Lodu Fulford.³
• Married Name: 25 September 1878; Fulford³
• Immigration*: 1880; California, U.S.A.; Immigration 1880 per 1900 & 1910 Census.⁴
• Residence: 18 September 1888; Village Lot 7, Prince Edward St. West, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 2270) show that Frances E. Fulford, Stanley Fulford, Mary J. Thayer (spinster), Walter H. Thayer & JOhn Thayer sold all their interest in village lot 7, West Side of Prince Edward St., Village of Brighton, Northumberland Co. to Robert Sprentall for $1,000. ITS Date: Sep 18 1888. Reg'n. Date: Jan 15 1889. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 006, Pg 220 of 282, Lot 7, Prince Edward St. West Side, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Feb 8 2022.)⁸
• Census: 6 June 1900; East 29th Street, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California, U.S.A.; Age 41 at 1900 Census: see Stanley Fulford⁴
• Census: 16 June 1910; East 29th Street, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California, U.S.A.; Age 51 at 1910 Census: see Stanley Fulford⁴
• Census: 7 January 1920; Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California, U.S.A.; Age 61 at 1920 Census: see Stanley Fulford⁴
• Census: 11 April 1930; North Alvarado Street, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California, U.S.A.; Age 71 at 1930 Census: see Stanley Fulford⁴

Isaiah Thayer^1,2,3

• Father*: Richard Thayer³ b. 18 Mar 1731, d. 23 Mar 1823
• Mother*: Esther French³ b. 21 Dec 1735

• Birth*: 10 November 1760; Braintree, Massachusetts, U.S.A.; Date Nov 10 1760 & location Braintree, MA per GEDCOM of Garland DeCourcy, Oct. 10, 2006. parents of Isaiah and Nathaniel Thayer - per 1861 Census.^2,3
• Marriage*: 11 May 1786; Braintree, Massachusetts, U.S.A.; Date May 11 1786 & location Braintree per GEDCOM of Garland DeCourcy, Oct. 10, 2006. per 1861 Census.; Principal=Tamar Bailey^2,3
• Marriage*: 17 June 1817; Braintree, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A.; per GEDCOM of Dennis, Apr 20 2009.; Principal=Rhoda Stetson³
• Death*: 10 November 1827; Date Nov 10 1827 per IGI Record.⁴

• Note*: circa 1790; Massachusetts, U.S.A.; Parents of Nathaniel and Isaiah Thayer who we see in Brighton may be Isaiah Thayer and Tamar Baily per GEDCOM of Garland DeCourcy, Oct. 10, 2006. NEED CONFIRMATION - emails have been sent to a couple of people with GEDCOM's in Rootsweb.com. Some show the early couple but no children; this one shows the children with no subsequent info for them. It fits!³
• Census: 1790; Sterling, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A.; 1790 Census: Isaiah Thayer; 5 males 16 and over; no males under 16; 5 females (ancestry.com)⁵
• Census: 1800; Sterling, Worcester Co., Massacusetts; 1800 Census: Isaiah Thayer; 2 males under 10; 1 male 16 - 25; 1 male 26 - 44; 1 male over 45; 2 females under 10; 2 females 10 - 15; 1 female 26 - 44 (ancestry.com)
  Note: This Census record seems to reflect the people in this family pretty well, but it's not Weymouth??⁵
• Census: 1810; Sterling, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A.; 1810 Census: Isaiah Thayer; 1 male 10 - 15; 2 males 16 - 25; 2 males 45 & over; 1 female 10 - 15; 3 females 16 - 25; 1 female 45 & over (Sterling, Worcester Co., Massachusetts - ancestry.com)⁵

Tamar Bailey^1,2,3

• Birth*: circa 1765; Braintree, Massachusetts, U.S.A.; Date c. 1765 & location Braintree per GEDCOM of Garland DeCourcy, Oct. 10, 2006. per 1861 Census.^2,3
• Marriage*: 11 May 1786; Braintree, Massachusetts, U.S.A.; Date May 11 1786 & location Braintree per GEDCOM of Garland DeCourcy, Oct. 10, 2006. per 1861 Census.; Principal=Isaiah Thayer^2,3

• Married Name: 11 May 1786; Thayer²

Isaiah Thayer¹

• Father*: Isaiah Thayer¹ b. 10 Nov 1760, d. 10 Nov 1827
• Mother*: Tamar Bailey¹ b. c 1765

• Birth*: 6 January 1798; Weymouth, Massachusetts, U.S.A.; Date Jan 6 1798 & location Weymouth, MA per GEDCOM of Garland DeCourcy, Oct. 10, 2006. Date 1799 & location USA per 1861 Census. Date 1800 & location USA per 1871 Census. Date 1798 per CEMSearch.^1,2,3,4
• Death*: 13 January 1876; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Jan 13 1876 per CEMSearch.⁴
• Burial*: 15 January 1876; Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; CEMSearch: Name: Isaiah Thayer; Born: - ; Died: 1876-01-13; Age: 78y; Notes: Husband of Eliza; Buried: Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Sec 1, Row 18; Other names: Eliza Thayer ( -1877)
  Note: Isaiah and Eliza would appear to be brother and sister since he is shown as single in the 1871 Census.⁴

• Census: 1820; Weymouth, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A.; 1820 Census: Isaiah Thayer; 2 males under 10; 1 males 16 - 18; 1 male 16 - 26; 1 male 26 - 45; 1 female under 10; 1 female 26 - 45; Blacksmith (Norfolk, Weymouth Co., Massachusetts - ancestry.com) Note: This does not seem to be the right family??⁵
• Census: 1824; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1824 Census: 1 of two males over 16 with Nathaniel Thayer - just the two of them.
• Census: 1826; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1826 Census: 1 of two males over 16 with Nathaniel Thayer - just the two of them.
• Census: 1827; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1827 Census: 1 of two males over 16 with Nathaniel Thayer - who is married now.
• Residence*: 1828; Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1828 Militia Return: Thayer, Isaiah, 28 (3rd Regiment, 2nd Company, Northumberland Militia Return, 1828, Ontario Registers CD)
  Note: The 2nd Company were led by Capt. John Singleton, Sgt. Archibald Singleton, Sgt. Jacob Kemp.⁶
• Residence: 22 April 1828; Conc B, Lot 35, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S 1928) show that John Singleton sold "1/4 acre, supposed to be this lot", Lot 35, Concession B, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co. to Isaiah Thayer. ITS Date: Apr 22 1828. Reg'n. Date: Mar 3 1830. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 007, pg. 133 of 310, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Oct 12 2020)
  Note: Technically, Brighton was not founded until Apr 4 1831, and the village lot system begun after that, but this purchase fits that system, only a few years before.⁷
• Residence: 23 April 1828; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "Sales along East Prince Edward Street included" ... April 23, 1828; 1/4 acre to Isaiah Thayer (on this lot opposite Trinity United Church was built the third house in the village)" from page 97 of The Tobey Book.
  "Another lot on East Prince Edward Street included Richardson Street and came within one chain of the railway. It is not known who bought this lot but S. Kellogg owned the land to the south. Mr. Kellogg's lt was two chains wide and began at Lind's lot going south one chain to the present railway and including exactly the land covered by the railway. The land was sold to the following people: ... April 1828 - 1/4 acre to Isaiah Thayer (on this lot opposite Trinity United Church, was built the third house in the village)" from page 114 of The Tobey Book, Brighton Public Library.⁸
• Census: 1830; Conc B Lot 35, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1830 Census: Isaiah Thair; Conc B, 1/4 acre of Lot 35; 1 male over 16; Total 1
• Note: 4 April 1831; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; A meeting at the Kellogg Inn determined that the name Brighton would be applied to the two communities, Singleton's Corners to the east and Bettes Corners to the west, to form one village. (Dan Buchanan, Jan 30 2024)
• Census: May 1831; Conc B Lot 35, Murray Twp., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1831 Assessment: Conc B, 1/4 of Lot 35; 1 male over 16; Total 1
• Census: 1833; Conc B Lot 35, Murray Twp., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1833 Assessment: Conc B, 1/4 of Lot 35; 1 male over 16; 1 female under 16; Total 2
• Census: 1834; Conc B Lot 35, Murray Twp., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1834 Assessment: Conc B, 1/4 of Lot 35; 1 male over 16; 1 female under 16; Total 2
• Census: 1837; Murray Twp., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1837 Census: Isaiah Thayer; 1/4 acre town lot in Brighton; 1 male over 16; Total 1
• Note: 1841; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; "At the same time there existed a second school in the south-east corner of Centre and Main Streets. This was known as the Little Red School House and was taught by Isaiah Thayer, A. C. Singleton and Fanny Drewry, the mother of J. E. Solomon." per page 148 of The Tobey Book, Brighton Public Library.⁸
• Residence: 1841; South Prince Edward St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; "From 1828 to 1848 Brighton's main streets were Main Street and Prince Edward Street. South Main Street was the business area and on Prince Edward Street to the south were the homes of Sarah Nix, Samuel Hallet, Isaiah Thayer, Isaac Carey, Richard Spencer and Simeon Kellogg." from page 151 of The Tobey Book, Brighton Public Library.⁸
• Note: 1845; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; "In 1845 a Methodist church was erected across the road from the residence of Mrs. Jas. E. Solomon. Mr. Wm. Butler gave the land, Isaiah Thayer the first $100 and an old lady called Grandmother Richardson gave 100 acres of land valued at $100." from page 165 of The Toby Book, Brighton Public Library.⁸
• Residence: 5 October 1850; Village Lot 7, Prince Edward St. West, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B&S A252) show that William Butler & wife sold village lot 7, West Side of Prince Edward St., Village of Brighton, Northumberland Co. to Isaiah Thayer. ITS Date: Oct 5 1850. Reg'n. Date: Oct 24 1850. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 006, Pg 220 of 282, Lot 7, Prince Edward St. West Side, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Feb 8 2022.)⁷
• Note*: 1853; Prince Edward St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; "In 1853 Isaiah Thayer kept the Brighton Nursery located on Prince Edward Street and opposite where the Trinity St. Andrews Church is today. This nursery was in 1873 kept by J. E. Solomon, he had about 500 standard trees dwarf pears, cherry, plum and chestnut." from pg. 171 of "That's Just The Way We Were; The Municipality of Brighton" 2006⁹
• Occupation*: 1857; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1857 Ontario Directory: Isaiah Thayer, Sr.; Brighton; Northumberland; harness maker (Ontario Registers CD)
  Note: 1857 Ontario Directory shows Isaiah Sr. and Isaiah Jr.; wonder if this is right?? Have not seen any evidence the older Isaiah was married. Isaiah Jr. appears to be son of Nathaniel.¹⁰
• Occupation: 1858; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; "In 1858 James Stanley, aged 58, and Isaiah Thayer, aged 57, were harness makers." per page 339 of The Tobey Book, Brighton Public Library.⁸
• Census*: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 70 at 1861 Census: see Isaiah Thayer (nephew - son of brother Nathaniel)¹
• Residence: 28 April 1866; Village Lot 7, Prince Edward St. West, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (Grant A386) show that Isaiah Thayer sold village lot 7, West Side of Prince Edward St., Village of Brighton, Northumberland Co. to Isaiah B. & Mary Jane Thayer. ITS Date: Apr 28 1866. Reg'n. Date: May 5 1866. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 006, Pg 220 of 282, Lot 7, Prince Edward St. West Side, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Feb 8 2022.)⁷
• Census: April 1871; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 71 at 1871 Census: Thayer, Isaiah, 71, b. USA, Eng., WM, Harness Maker, single (1871 Census: Brighton Village, pg. 9, line 19)²
• Residence: 25 January 1873; Village Lot 18, Prince Edward St. East, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (Will D846) show that the Will of Isaiah Thayer granted "said village lot", Village Lot 18, Prince Edward St. East, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to "Eliza Cornwall, after death of Eliza Thayer". ITS Date: Jan 25 1873. Reg'n. Date: Apr 4 1876. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 007, pg. 130 of 310, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Oct 12 2020)⁷
• Residence: 18 March 1875; Village Lot 18, Prince Edward St. East, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S C689) show that Isaiah Thayer sold "said lot", Village Lot 18, Prince Edward St. East, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Elizabeth Cornwall. ITS Date: Mar 18 1875. Reg'n. Date: Mar 25 1875. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 007, pg. 133 of 310, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Oct 12 2020)⁷