Person Page - 2962

Maria Potts¹

• Father*: Thomas Webster Potts b. 1778, d. 10 Jul 1854
• Mother*: Charlotte Wren b. 15 Nov 1779, d. 1824

• Birth*: 15 October 1822; Upper Canada; Date 1822 per Memorial & CemSearch. Date Oct 15 1822 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1824 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1825 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1824 & location UC per 1861 Census.^1,2,3,4,5,6
• Marriage*: 1842; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; "George McMasters (1823-1906) married Maria Potts of Smithfield in 1842 and settled on lot 24 next to his brother Robert. They had a family of twelve. The oldest child, William, left for Texas in the late 1800's where he had a son, George. He and his wife, Mary, returned to the second concession around the turn of the century, but the son remained in Texas. They adopted Maude Penny, who was a seamstress in the Smithfield area known to many simply as "Maudie Mac". George's second child was Emily, who married Malcolm Terry. They had one child, Florence, who married Burton George of Smithfield; they were the parents of Frank George, a well known reeve of Brighton Township and warden for Northumberland County." from article "The McMasters of the Second Concession" on pages 57 & 58 of "Brighton Township" by Florence Chatten, published in 2009.
  per 1861 Census.; Principal=George McMasters^1,7
• Death*: 3 May 1902; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date May 3 1902 per Memorial & CemSearch.^6,5
• Burial*: 5 May 1902; Greenwood Cemetery, Smithfield, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) In; Memory of; Geo. McMaster; Died; Oct. 8, 1906; Aged 83 Years (Greenwood Cemetery, Smithfield, June 30 2013, by Dan)
  CemSearch: Name: Maria McMasters; Maide: Potts; Born: - ; Died: May 5 1902; Age: 79; ID: GRENWD117; Other names: McMasters, George ( -1906); Cemetery: Greenwood Cemetery, Conc A, Lot 24, Brighton Twp., Smithfield Village; Note: Wife of George McMasters (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pID=GRENWD117%5E1)^6,5

• Married Name: 1842; McMasters¹
• Census*: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 37 at 1861 Census: see George McMasters¹
• Census: April 1871; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 46 at 1871 Census: see George McMasters²
• Census: April 1881; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 57 at 1881 Census: see George McMasters⁴
• Census: April 1901; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 78 at 1901 Census: see Georeg McMasters³

William A. McMasters^1,2,3,4

• Father*: George McMasters² b. 15 Feb 1822, d. 8 Oct 1906
• Mother*: Maria Potts² b. 15 Oct 1822, d. 3 May 1902

• Birth*: 1 January 1843; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date Jan 1 1843 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1843 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1842 & location UC per 1861 Census. from page 57 of "Brighton Township" by Florence Chatten, published 2009.^2,4,3,5
• Marriage*: circa 1882; Ontario; "The oldest child, William, left for Texas in the late 1800s where he had a son, George. He and his wife, Mary, returned to the second concession around the turn of the century, but the son remained in Texas. They adopted Maude Penny, who was a seamstress in the Smithfield are known to many simply as "Maudie Mac"." from page 57 of "Brighton Township" by Florence Chatten, published 2009.; Principal=Mary ?⁴

• Census*: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 19 at 1861 Census: see George McMasters²
• Census: April 1891; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 48 at 1891 Census: McMasters, William, 48, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Meth., farmer, married; Mary, 30, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Meth., married; Penny, Maude, 6, b. England, p.b. England, Meth., daughter (1891 Census: Brighton Twp., dist. 98, sub-dist. a-3, pg. 22, line 15 - ancestry.com)³
• Census: April 1901; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 58 at 1901 Census: McMasters, William, 58, b. Ont. r. Jan 1 1843, Eng., Meth., Gardner, married; Mary, 43, b. Ont. r. Nov 25 1857, Eng., Meth., married; Maud, 16, b. Engand Mar 1 1885, Eng., Meth., adopted daughter, immig. 1890, single (1901 Census: Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., dist. 95, sub-dist. a-3, pg. 8, line 9 - ancestry.com)⁵

James McMasters¹

• Father*: George McMasters¹ b. 15 Feb 1822, d. 8 Oct 1906
• Mother*: Maria Potts¹ b. 15 Oct 1822, d. 3 May 1902

• Birth*: 1846; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1846 & location UC per 1861 Census.¹

• Census*: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 15 at 1861 Census: see George McMasters¹
• Note*: circa 1862; U.S.A.; "one of the sons, also called James, left these hills at age fifteen to join the Confederate Army during the American Civil War in 1862. He remustered to the Confederate Navy and served the last two years of the conflict on the Atlantic Ocean. The story of this period was well told in the movie "Gone With The Wind"." from page 2 of "History of Hops and Barley Boom 1860-1890", compiled by Basil McMaster for the 3rd Annual Brighton History Festival, August 2001, copy borrowed from Brighton Public Library, Nov 21 2020.²

George McMasters¹

• Father*: George McMasters¹ b. 15 Feb 1822, d. 8 Oct 1906
• Mother*: Maria Potts¹ b. 15 Oct 1822, d. 3 May 1902

• Birth*: 1848; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1850 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1848 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1850 & location Murray Twp. per marriage reg'n.^1,2,3
• Marriage*: 26 February 1874; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#007180: Groom: George McMasters; Age: 24; Res.: Brighton Twp.; Born: Murray Twp.; Status: bachelor; Occ.; farmer; Parents: Geo. & Maria McMasters; Bride: Victoria Davidson; Age: 17; Res.: Cramahe Twp.; Born: Brighton Twp.; Status: spinster; Parents: Simon Davidson & Jane Potts; Wit.: Edward Davidson & Charlotte Potts, Cramahe; Date: Feb 26 1874; Place: Cramahe Twp.; Rel.: WM; Performed by: Rev. Geo. Browne; Reg'd.: Feb 27 1874 (Ontario Marriage Registration, #007180-1874, ancestry.com); Principal=Victoria Davidson⁴

• Census*: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 13 at 1861 Census: see George McMasters¹
• Census: April 1871; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 21 at 1871 Census: see George McMasters²
• Residence*: 26 February 1874; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Brighton Twp. per marr. reg'n.³

Manly N. McMasters^1,2,3

• Father*: George McMasters² b. 15 Feb 1822, d. 8 Oct 1906
• Mother*: Maria Potts² b. 15 Oct 1822, d. 3 May 1902

• Birth*: 1849; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1851 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1849 & location UC per 1861 Census.^2,3

• Census*: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 11 at 1861 Census: see George McMasters²
• Census: April 1871; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 20 at 1871 Census: see George McMasters³

Wallace Webster McMasters^1,2,3

• Father*: George McMasters² b. 15 Feb 1822, d. 8 Oct 1906
• Mother*: Maria Potts² b. 15 Oct 1822, d. 3 May 1902

• Birth*: 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1854 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1852 & location UC per 1861 Census.^2,4

• Census*: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 9 at 1861 Census: see George McMasters²
• Census: April 1871; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 17 at 1871 Census: see George McMasters⁴
• Note*: circa 1872; Louisiana, U.S.A.; "Another son Wallace Webster married at an early age and migrated to the U.S.A. He finally went as far south as Louisiana where his son Walton married a Southern Belle named Nancy. About 1900 he took his family by covered wagon across country, crossing thirty major rivers in flood time, to end up in North Dakota on the Red River. Walton raised a large family and was elected twice as Senator of North Dakota. Walton and family came back to his roots in Smithfield about 1925. He died soon after and is buried in Greenwood Cemetery in Smithfield." from page 2 of "History of Hops and Barley Boom 1860-1890", compiled by Basil McMaster for the 3rd Annual Brighton History Festival, August 2001, copy borrowed from Brighton Public Library, Nov 21 2020.³

Louisa McMasters¹

• Father*: George McMasters¹ b. 15 Feb 1822, d. 8 Oct 1906
• Mother*: Maria Potts¹ b. 15 Oct 1822, d. 3 May 1902

• Birth*: 1854; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1854 & location UC per 1861 Census.¹

• Census*: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 7 at 1861 Census: see George McMasters¹

Elijah McMaster^1,2,3,4

• Father*: George McMasters² b. 15 Feb 1822, d. 8 Oct 1906
• Mother*: Maria Potts² b. 15 Oct 1822, d. 3 May 1902

• Birth*: 6 March 1857; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1857 & location Brighton per Death Reg'n. Date 1857 per Memorial. Date 1858 & location Ont. per 1916 Census. Date Mar 6 1857 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1856 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1857 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1856 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1857 & location Brighton Twp. per marr. reg'n.^{2,5,6,4,7,8,3,9}
• Marriage*: 14 December 1880; Trenton, Hastings Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#003922: Groom: Elijah McMasters; Age: 23; Res. & Born: Brighton; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Parents: George & Maria McMaster; Bride: Jennie Doonan; Age: 23; Res.: Sindey; Born: Murray; Status: spinster; Parents: Francis & susan Doonan; Wit.: Maria T.? Youngs & L. M. Carr, Trenton; Date: Dec 14 1880; Place: Trenton; Rel.: CM; Performed by: Rev. William Young; Reg'r.: Jerh Simmons, Trenton (Ontario Marriage Registration, #003922-1880, ancestry.com); Principal=Margaret Jane "Jennie" Doonan¹⁰
• Death*: 5 July 1921; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#024180: Name: Elijah McMaster; Date: Jul 5 1921; Age: 64y 4m; Res.: Murray Twp., 3 weeks; Born: Brighton, 1857; Status: married; Occ.: farmer; Parents: George McMasters & Maria Potts, b. Ont.; Inf.: Byron A. McMaster, Trenton, son; Burial: Smithfield, July 9 1921; Und.: N. J. McNair, Trenton; Cause: convulsions; Phys.: F. J. Farley, Trenton; Reg'd.: Jul 5 1921; Reg'r.: E. M. Wessels, Wooler (Ontario Death Registration, #024180-1921, ancestry.com)
  Note: Surname spelling shows no "s" for deceased and most likely an "s" inended for the parents and the informant???¹¹
• Burial*: 9 July 1921; Smithfield, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) Elijah McMaster; 1857-1921; His Wife; Margaret Jane; Doonan; 1857-1938; Their Daughter; Olive Pearl; 1884-1915 (Greenwood Cemetery, Smithfield, June 30 2013, by Dan) Per Death Reg'n.^3,9

• Census*: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 5 at 1861 Census: see George McMasters²
• Census: April 1871; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 14 at 1871 Census: see George McMasters⁵
• Residence: circa 1880; Conc 2 Lot 25, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; "My grandfather Elijah, born in 1857, was another son of George. He married about 1880 and bought the south portion of lot 25 Con. 2-25 acres on the Telephone Road. This was the period of the peak hops and barley boom years which lasted from 1860 until 1890, when the McKinley treaty put up such a tariff that the boom times were over. To help the income Elijah worked as a carpenter and helped build the hop kiln for his neighbour Willet Bedal on lot 27. This building survived until a short time ago." from page 3 of "History of Hops and Barley Boom 1860-1890", compiled by Basil McMaster for the 3rd Annual Brighton History Festival, August 2001, copy borrowed from Brighton Public Library, Nov 21 2020.¹²
• Note*: 1880; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; "Built in 1880 by Elijah McMaster, this structure was owned and operated by Willet and Harry Bedal for the purpose of growing and drying hops as a cash crop. The business was in operation from 1880 until 1915. The building still stands today." from Pictorial Brighton, pg. 63.¹³
• Residence*: 14 December 1880; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Brighton Twp. per marr. reg'n.⁴
• Census: April 1881; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 24 at 1881 Census: see George McMasters⁶
• Residence: 17 December 1881; Conc 2 Lot 25, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant N3258) show that George McMaster granted 25 acres of Lot 25, Conc 2, Brighton Twp., to Elijah McMaster. ITS Date: Dec 17 1881. Reg'n. Date: Jan 17 1882. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 2, Lot 24, pg. 161 of 317, copied from OnLand, Apr 11 2020.)¹⁴
• Census: April 1901; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 44 at 1901 Census: McMasters, Elijah, 44, b. Ont. r. Mar 6 1857, Eng., Meth., farmer, married; Margaret, 44, b. Ont. r. Jan 22 1857, Eng., Meth., married; Arthur, 19, b. Ont. r. Nov 10? 1881, Eng., Meth., son, single; Pearl, 17, b. Ont. r. Sep 6 1884, daughter; Ernest, 8, b. Ont. r. Nov 12 1892, son (1901 Census: Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., dist. 95, sub-dist. a-3, pg. 8, line 18 - ancestry.com)⁷
• Census: 1916; Twp 16 Rge 11 W3, Swift Current Dist., Saskatchewan; Age 58 at 1916 Census: McMaster, Elijah, 58, b. Ont., Meth., farmer, married; Margaret Jane, 58, b. Ont., Meth., married; Ernest, 23, b. Ont., Meth., farmer, married; Evelyn Stella, 20, b. Ont., Meth., married; Norval Nevelle(m), 10/12, b. Sask., son; George, 40, b. Ont., Meth., farmer, married; Annie, 31, b. Ont., Meth., married; Elizabeth, 10, b. Ont., daughter (1916 Census: Swift Current Dist., Saskatchewan, Twp. 16, Range 11 - dist. 30, sub-dist. 19, pg. 8, line 3 - ancestry.com)
  Note: The surname is spelled pretty clearly without the "S" where it had been with the "S" pretty consitently before moving west.⁸

Euretta Jane McMasters^1,2,3,4

• Father*: George McMasters² b. 15 Feb 1822, d. 8 Oct 1906
• Mother*: Maria Potts² b. 15 Oct 1822, d. 3 May 1902

• Birth*: 1860; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1861 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1861 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1860 & location UC per 1861 Census.^2,3,4

• Census*: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 1 at 1861 Census: see George McMasters²
• Census: April 1871; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 10 at 1871 Census: see George McMasters³
• Census: April 1881; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 20 at 1881 Census: see George McMasters⁴

James McMasters Sr.¹

• Birth*: circa 1752; Quebec, Quebec; Date c. 1752 & location Quebec, Quebec per family tree of kosmesky on ancestry.ca, Nov 21 2020. Date c. 1752 & location Quebec per GEDCOM of Kathy Nelzen, Mar 13 2010.^1,2
• Marriage*: circa 1786; Province of Quebec; " ... Catherine was the eldest ... " per GEDCOM of Kathy Nelzen, Mar 13 2010.; Principal=Mary Peterson¹
• Death*: 1842; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Canada West; Date 1842 & location Sidney Twp. per GEDCOM of Kathy Nelzen, Mar 13 2010.¹

• Residence*: 1784; Adolphustown Twp., Province of Quebec; "Member of Captain Peter Ruttan's party of Associated Loyalist that settled in Adolphustown along with Maj. Peter Vanalstine in 1784." per GEDCOM of Kathy Nelzen, March 13, 2010.¹
• Residence: June 1784; Adolphustown Twp., Province of Quebec; "The first of the family to reach Canada was John James, who came with the United Empire Loyalists that landed at Adolphustown in June 1784." from page 1 of "History of Hops and Barley Boom 1860-1890", compiled by Basil McMaster for the 3rd Annual Brighton History Festival, August 2001, copy borrowed from Brighton Public Library, Nov 21 2020.
  Note: The provinces of Upper and Lower Canada were created in 1792 and before that the whole area was called the Province of Quebec.³
• Census*: 1794; Adolphustown Twp., Addington Co., Upper Canada; 1794 Census: James McMasters; 2 men, 1 woman, 2 males, 3 females; Total: 8 (Census for Adolphustown Township 1794-1822, compiled by Randy Saylor, March 2009.)⁴
• Census: 1795; Adolphustown Twp., Addington Co., Upper Canada; 1795 Census: James McMasters; 1 man, 1 woman, 2 males, 3 females; Total: 7 (Census for Adolphustown Township 1794-1822, compiled by Randy Saylor, March 2009.)⁴
• Census: 1796; Adolphustown Twp., Addington Co., Upper Canada; 1796 Census: James McMaster; 1 man, 1 woman, 3 males, 3 females; Total: 8 (Census for Adolphustown Township 1794-1822, compiled by Randy Saylor, March 2009.)⁴
• Residence: 1796; Adolphustown Twp., Addington Co., Upper Canada; Loyalist List: "No. 3595; #12; Name: John McMaseters; U.E." under the heading "Township of Adolphus", from page 141 of "Ontario People: 1796-1803, Upper Canada, Midland District, "Roll of the Inhabitants of the Midland District in the Province of Upper Canada who adhered to the Unity of the Empire and joined the Royal Standard in America before the Treaty of Separation in the year 1783. Taken in open Sessions held at Kingston October 11th and at different adjournments to the 15th November 1796."
  Note: The only entry in this list says John McMasters, but may be James; other researchers have labelled him "John James".⁵
• Census: 1797; Adolphustown Twp., Addington Co., Upper Canada; 1797 Census: James McMaster; 1 man, 1 woman, 3 males, 2 females; Total: 7 (Census for Adolphustown Township 1794-1822, compiled by Randy Saylor, March 2009.)⁴
• Census: 1799; Adolphustown Twp., Addington Co., Upper Canada; 1799 Census: James McMasters; 2 men, 1 woman, 3 males, 3 females; Total: 9 (Census for Adolphustown Township 1794-1822, compiled by Randy Saylor, March 2009.)⁴
• Census: 1801; Adolphustown Twp., Addington Co., Upper Canada; 1801 Census: James McMaster; 1 man, 1 woman, 3 males, 3 females; Total: 8 (Census for Adolphustown Township 1794-1822, compiled by Randy Saylor, March 2009.)⁴
• Census: 1802; Adolphustown Twp., Addington Co., Upper Canada; 1802 Census: James McMasters; 2 men, 1 woman, 3 males, 4 females; Total: 10 (Census for Adolphustown Township 1794-1822, compiled by Randy Saylor, March 2009.)⁴
• Census: 1803; Adolphustown Twp., Addington Co., Upper Canada; 1803 Census: James McMasters; 1 man, 1 woman, 4 males, 3 females; Total: 9 (Census for Adolphustown Township 1794-1822, compiled by Randy Saylor, March 2009.)⁴

Mary Peterson¹

• Birth*: before 1769; New York, U.S.A.; per GEDCOM of Kathy Nelzen, Mar 13 2010.¹
• Baptism: 6 September 1769; New York, U.S.A.; Baptism Sep 6 1769 in NY per GEDCOM of Kathy Nelzen, Mar 13 2010.¹
• Marriage*: circa 1786; Province of Quebec; " ... Catherine was the eldest ... " per GEDCOM of Kathy Nelzen, Mar 13 2010.; Principal=James McMasters Sr.¹

• Married Name: circa 1786; McMasters¹

Nancy McMasters¹

• Father*: James McMasters Sr.¹ b. c 1752, d. 1842
• Mother*: Mary Peterson¹ b. b 1769

• Birth*: 1789; Province of Quebec; Date 1790 & location UC per 1861 Census. per GEDCOM of Kathy Nelzen, Mar 13 2010.^1,2
• Baptism: 12 January 1789; Adolphustown Twp., Province of Quebec; Date Jan 12 1789 & location Adolphustown per GEDCOM of Kathy Nelzen, Mar 13 2010.¹
• Marriage*: circa 1810; Upper Canada; per GEDCOM of Kathy Nelzen, Mar 13 2010.; Principal=Ira Belnap¹
• Marriage*: 1820; Upper Canada; per GEDCOM of Kathy Nelzen, Mar 13 2010.; Principal=Charles Bonisteel¹
• Death*: after 1871; per GEDCOM of Kathy Nelzen, Mar 13 2010.¹

• Married Name: circa 1810; Belnap¹
• Married Name: 1820; Bonisteel¹
• Census*: April 1861; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Canada West; Age 71 at 1861 Census: see Charles Bonisteel²

Ira Belnap¹

• Birth*: circa 1786; per GEDCOM of Kathy Nelzen, Mar 13 2010.
• Marriage*: circa 1810; Upper Canada; per GEDCOM of Kathy Nelzen, Mar 13 2010.; Principal=Nancy McMasters¹

Charles Bonisteel¹

• Father*: ? Bonisteel b. c 1760
• Mother*: ? ? b. c 1760

• Birth*: 1783; U.S.A.; Date 1783 & locaiton USA per 1861 Census. per GEDCOM of Kathy Nelzen, Mar 13 2010.^1,2
• Marriage*: 1820; Upper Canada; per GEDCOM of Kathy Nelzen, Mar 13 2010.; Principal=Nancy McMasters¹

• Census*: April 1861; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 78 at 1861 Census: Bonisteel, Charles, 78, b. USA, CE, farmer, married; Nancy, 71, b. USA, CE, married; Charles R.?, 42, b. UC, WM, farmer, married; Elizabeth, 41, b. UC, WM, married; Catharine, 20, b/ UC, WM, single; Charles H.?, 18; Deborah, 16; Nancy ?, 13; Harriet E., 11; William M., 9; George, 6 (1861 Census: Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., pg. 293 of 983, line 37 - ancestry.com)²

Jacob McMasters¹

• Father*: James McMasters Sr.¹ b. c 1752, d. 1842
• Mother*: Mary Peterson¹ b. b 1769

• Birth*: 25 January 1796; Adolphustown Twp., Hay Bay, Lennox & Addington Co., Upper Canada; Date 1795 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date Jan 25 1796 & location Hay Bay per family tree of rparry173 on ancestry.ca, May 15 2023. per GEDCOM of Kathy Nelzen, Mar 13 2010.^1,2,3
• Marriage*: circa 1815; Upper Canada; per GEDCOM of Kathy Nelzen, Mar 13 2010. No date per family tree of rparry173 on ancestry.ca, May 15 2023.; Principal=Catherine A, Lohnes^1,3
• Death*: 23 September 1878; Thurlow Twp., Cannifton, Hastings Co., Ontario; Date Sep 20 1878 & location Cannifton, Thurlow Twp., Hastings Co. per family tree of rparry173 on ancestry.ca, May 15 2023. Date Sep 23 1878 per GEDCOM of Kathy Nelzen, Mar 13 2010.^1,3

• Census*: 1852; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 56 at 1851 Census: McMasters, Jacob, 56, b. Cda., WM, farmer, married; Catharine J.?, 57, b. USA, WM, married; James, 35, b. Cda., WM, lab., single; Jacob, 17; Catharine, 14; John, 10; George, 8 (1861 Census: Sidney Twp., pg. 91, of 186, line 41 - ancestry.com)²

Catherine A, Lohnes^1,2,3

• Birth*: 1796; Andes Town, Delaware Co., New York, U.S.A.; Date 1794 & location USA per 1851 Census. Date 1796 & location Andes Town, Delaware Co., NY per family tree of rparry173 on ancestry.ca, May 15 2023. per GEDCOM of Kathy Nelzen, Mar 13 2010.^2,4,3
• Marriage*: circa 1815; Upper Canada; per GEDCOM of Kathy Nelzen, Mar 13 2010. No date per family tree of rparry173 on ancestry.ca, May 15 2023.; Principal=Jacob McMasters^2,3
• Death*: June 1877; Hastings Co., Ontario; per family tree of rparry173 on ancestry.ca, May 15 2023.³

• Married Name: circa 1815; McMasters²
• Census*: 1852; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 57 at 1851 Census: see Jacob McMasters⁴

William A. McMasters^1,2,3,4

• Father*: Jacob McMasters² b. 25 Jan 1796, d. 23 Sep 1878
• Mother*: Catherine A, Lohnes² b. 1796, d. Jun 1877

• Birth*: 4 June 1821; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Upper Canada; Date 1821 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1820 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date Jun 4 1821 & location Sidney Twp. per GEDCOM of Kathy Nelzen, Mar 13 2010.^2,3,4
• Marriage*: 23 December 1845; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Canada West; Marriage Register: Groom: William McMasters; Bride: Elizabeth Finkle; Date: Dec 23 1845; Means: by license; Wit.: John Finkle & Abel Finkle (Ontario Marriage Registers, Victoria Dist., 1846, pg. 6 of 9, line 4 - ancestry.ca) " .. 1861 Conc 1 Lot 17, Sidney .. " per GEDCOM of Kathy Nelzen, Mar 13 2010.; Principal=Elizabeth Finkle^2,5
• Death*: 20 December 1893; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#006930: Name: William McMaster; Date: Dec 20 1893; Age: 73; Res. & Born: Sidney Twp.; Rel.: Meth. Eps.; Cause: lagrippe; Phys.: Dr. Walker; Reg'd.: Dec 21 1893; Reg'r.: F.B. Prior, Sidney Twp. (Ontario Death Registration, #006930-1893, ancestry.ca) per GEDCOM of Kathy Nelzen, Mar 13 2010.^2,6
• Burial*: 22 December 1893; White's Cemetery, Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Kathy Nelzen, Mar 13 2010.²

• Census*: April 1861; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Canada West; Age 41 at 1861 Census: McMaster, ?William?(m), 41, b. UC, WM, farmer, married; Elizabeth, 36, b. UC, WM, married; Finkle, Margaret, 25, b. US, WM, single; Sherry, Susannah, 15, b. UC, WM, single; McMaster, Able H., 14, b. UC, WM; James A., 9; Mary E., 2 (1861 Census: Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., pg. 294 of 983, line 24 - ancestry.ca)³
• Census: April 1871; Sidney Twp., Hastings West Co., Ontario; Age 50 at 1871 Census: McMaster, William, 50, b. Ont., Irish, WM, farmer, married; Elizabeth, 44, b. Ont., German, WM, married; James, 18, b. Ont., Irish, WM, farmer, single; Mary E., 11; Simmons, Emma, 16, b. Ont., Eng., servant, single (1871 Census: Sidney Twp., Hastings West Co., dist. 60, sub-dist. a-1, pg. 58, line 17 - ancestry.ca)⁴

Elizabeth Finkle¹

• Father*: Jacob Finkle¹ b. 15 Jul 1785, d. 12 Jan 1862
• Mother*: Hannah Peterson¹ b. 13 Oct 1789, d. 16 May 1840

• Birth*: 8 June 1826; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Upper Canada; Date 1827 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1825 & location UC per 1861 Census. per GEDCOM of Kathy Nelzen, Mar 13 2010.^1,2,3
• Marriage*: 23 December 1845; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Canada West; Marriage Register: Groom: William McMasters; Bride: Elizabeth Finkle; Date: Dec 23 1845; Means: by license; Wit.: John Finkle & Abel Finkle (Ontario Marriage Registers, Victoria Dist., 1846, pg. 6 of 9, line 4 - ancestry.ca) " .. 1861 Conc 1 Lot 17, Sidney .. " per GEDCOM of Kathy Nelzen, Mar 13 2010.; Principal=William A. McMasters^1,4
• Death*: 21 April 1900; Watertown, New York, U.S.A.; per GEDCOM of Kathy Nelzen, Mar 13 2010.¹

• Married Name: 23 December 1845; McMasters¹
• Census: April 1861; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Canada West; Age 36 at 1861 Census: see William McMasters³
• Census*: April 1871; Sidney Twp., Hastings West Co., Ontario; Age 44 at 1871 Census: see William McMastersw²

Jacob Finkle¹

• Father*: Johannes Finkle b. 1755, d. 1825
• Mother*: Elizabeth Simmons b. 13 Sep 1760

• Birth*: 15 July 1785; Brunswick, Albany Co., New York, U.S.A.; Date Jul 15 1785 & location Brunswick, Rensselar Twp., Albany Co., NY per family tree of Linda Smith on ancestry.ca, Aug 17 2022. per GEDCOM of Kathy Nelzen, Mar 13 2010.^1,2
• Marriage*: 29 October 1809; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Kathy Nelzen, Mar 13 2010.; Principal=Hannah Peterson¹
• Death*: 12 January 1862; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Canada West; Date Jan 12 1862 & location Sidney Twp. per family tree of Linda Smith on ancestry.ca, Aug 17 2022. per GEDCOM of Kathy Nelzen, Mar 13 2010.^1,2

Hannah Peterson¹

• Birth*: 13 October 1789; Adolphustown Twp., Lennox & Addington Co., Ontario¹
• Marriage*: 29 October 1809; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Kathy Nelzen, Mar 13 2010.; Principal=Jacob Finkle¹
• Death*: 16 May 1840; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario¹

• Married Name: 29 October 1809; Finkle¹