Person Page - 2984

Jane M. Wait^1,2,3

• Father*: Garner Wait b. 1786, d. 1863
• Mother*: Lydia Mott b. 13 Jan 1771, d. 12 Jun 1837

• Birth*: January 1829; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date Jan 1829 & location Cda. Eng. per 1900 US Fed Census. Date 1829 & location Cda. per 1870 US Fed Census. per GEDCOM of Teresa Smith, May 15 2010.^2,3
• Marriage*: 10 October 1846; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Marriage Register: Names of Parties: Charles McCambridge to Jane M. Wait; Res.: Haldimand; Date Oct 10 1846; Method: by License; Wit.: Rueben Scott & Mary J. ?Patterson? (Marriage Registers, Newcastle District, 1839-1851, Vol. 17, pg. 16 of 20, ancestry.ca) per GEDCOM of Teresa Smith, May 15 2010.
  Married 54 years per 1900 US Fed Census.; Principal=Charles McCambridge^2,4,3

• Residence: 10 October 1846; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Residence Haldimand Twp. per marriage register.⁴
• Married Name: 10 October 1846; McCambridge^2,4
• Residence: 1852; Tuolumne Co., California, U.S.A.; "Mr McCambridge arrived in Tuolumne county in 1852, .. " per FindaGrave for husband Charles McCambridge.⁵
• Residence*: 1852; Conc 6 Lot 6, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Residence per 1851 Census: Conc 6, Lot 6, Haldimand Twp., 200 acres (Personal Census not available)
  Note: Name is not clear - may be James or Jaines???⁶
• Census: 20 July 1860; Township No. 2, Tuolumne Co., California, U.S.A.; Age 31 at 1860 US Fed Census: see Charles McCambridge³
• Census*: 7 July 1870; Township No. 2, Tuolumne Co., California, U.S.A.; Age 41 at 1870 US Fed Census: see Charles McCambridge³
• Census: 15 June 1900; First Township, Centre Precinct, Sonora, Toulumne Co., California, U.S.A.; Age 71 at 1900 US Fed Census: see Charles McCambridge³

Charles McCambridge^1,2,3,4,5

• Birth*: August 1818; New Jersey, U.S.A.; Date Aug 1818 & location New Jersey per FindaGrave. Date Aug 1818 & location New Jersey per 1900 US Fed Census. Date 1819 & location NJ per 1870 US Fed Census. Date 1819 & location NJ per 1860 US Fed Census. Date c. 1818? per marriage register in 1846?? per GEDCOM of Teresa Smith, May 15 2010.^2,4,5
• Marriage*: 10 October 1846; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Marriage Register: Names of Parties: Charles McCambridge to Jane M. Wait; Res.: Haldimand; Date Oct 10 1846; Method: by License; Wit.: Rueben Scott & Mary J. ?Patterson? (Marriage Registers, Newcastle District, 1839-1851, Vol. 17, pg. 16 of 20, ancestry.ca) per GEDCOM of Teresa Smith, May 15 2010.
  Married 54 years per 1900 US Fed Census.; Principal=Jane M. Wait^2,3,4
• Death*: 12 February 1906; Sonora, Tuolumne Co., California, U.S.A.; Date Feb 12 1906 & location Sonora, Tuolumne Co., CA per FindaGrave.⁵
• Burial*: 14 February 1906; Sonora Odd Fellows Cemetery, Sonora, Tuolume Co., California, U.S.A.; FindaGrave: Name: Charles McCambridge; Birth: Aug 1818, New Jersey, USA; Death: 12 Feb 1906 (aged 87), Sonora, Tuolumne County, California, USA; Burial: Sonora Odd Fellows Cemetery, Sonora, Tuolumne County, California, USA; Plot: Unknown; Memorial ID: 175477089; Note: Union Democrat, 17 Feb 1906, p1c7
  DEATH OF CHARLES McCAMBRIDGE
  Charles McCambridge, a pioneer of this county, died last Monday at the family home of Shepherd street he and his aged wife occupied for so many years. He is survived by her and two sons - Andrew, a pattern make in San Francisco and Charles Henry of Sonora.
  Mr McCambridge arrived in Tuolumne county in 1852, and followed mining with more or less success. Later he live din Columbia, where he became a member of Tuolumne Lodge No 21, IOOF. When a young man he learned the moulder's trade and later forsaking it, being an ardent lover of flowers for landscaping gardening, at which he was an expert. He served one term as Public Administrator and made an excellent officer. Whether in public of private life he was competent and amiable, as a consequence making many friends, all of whom sympathize with the venerable widow, herself quite ill,m and the two sons. The funeral was held Wednesday under the auspices of Sonora Lodge No 10 of Odd Fellows, a delegation from deceased's own lodge of Columbia also attending. Internment was made in Odd Fellows cemetery. Contributor: 46947920 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/175477089)⁵

• Residence*: 10 October 1846; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Residence Haldimand per marr. register.³
• Census*: 1848; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1848 Census: Chas. McCambridge; no land (under Conc 6 Lot 15, occ., non-prop., lab.
  Note: James Dunnett is above and Robert Dunnett is below.
• Census: 1850; Conc 2 Lot 28, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1850 Census: Charles. McCambridge; Conc 2 Lot 28, School, prop., 3 members of family, 1 non-member
  Note: This record, he is on the last page, second last item, just above Smitton Simmons. Note the School in his record.
• Residence: 1852; Tuolumne Co., California, U.S.A.; "Mr McCambridge arrived in Tuolumne county in 1852, .. " per FindaGrave.⁵
• Census: 20 July 1860; Township No. 2, Tuolumne Co., California, U.S.A.; Age 41 at 1860 US Fed Census: McAmbridge, C., 41, b. NJ, miner, married; Jane, 31, b. Cda., married; Andrew J., 11, b. Cda.; McDermid, Wm., 30, b. NH, miner (1860 US Fed Census: Township No. 2, Tuolumne Co., CA, pg. 84 of 156, line 7 - ancestry.ca)⁴
• Residence: 1864; 308 Beale, San Francisco, California, U.S.A.; "McCambridge, Charles, molder, Miners' Foundry, dwl 308 Beale" IS City Directory, San Francisco, CA, 1864, pg. 386 of 758, ancestry.ca.⁶
• Census: 7 July 1870; Township 2, Tuolumne Co., California, U.S.A.; Age 51 at 1870 US Fed Census: McCambridge, Charles, 51, b. New Jersey, "Shoulder", married; J.M.(f), 41, b. Cda., keeping house, married; C.M.(m), 9, b. CA, at school (1870 US Fed Census: Township 2, Tuolumne Co., CA, pg. 6 of 54, line 6 - ancestry.ca)⁴
• Census: 15 June 1900; First Township, Centre Precinct, Sonora, Tuolumne Co., California, U.S.A.; 1900 US Fed Census: McCambridge, Charles, 83?(87?), b. New Jersey Aug 1818, p.b. Scotland, 54 yrs. married, farmer, married; Jane M., 71, b. Cda. Eng. Jan 1829, p.b. Wales, 54 yrs. married, 2 kids - 2 living, married; Charles M., 38, b. California Aug 1867, p.b. NJ & Wales, 12 yrs. married, Carpenter, married; Mary Ann, 30, b. California Jan1870, p.b. Italy & Cal., 12 yrs. married, 2 kid - 2 living, married; Alton, 8, b. CA July 1891, p.b. CA ,son; Victor, 4, b. CA Nov 1899, p.b. CA, son (1900 US Fed Census: First Township, Centre Precinct, Sonora, Tuolumne Co., California, pg. 15 of 19, line 93 - ancestry.ca)⁴

Sarah E. Gilroy^1,2,3

• Father*: George Gilroy³ b. c 1827, d. 10 Oct 1887
• Mother*: Mary Ann Hickerson³ b. 2 Apr 1830, d. 16 Jun 1909

• Birth*: 1863; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1865 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1863 & location Brighton per marr. reg'n. per GEDCOM of Teresa Smith, May 15 2010.^2,3,4
• Marriage*: 15 September 1879; Wollaston Twp., Millbridge, Hastings Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#003677: Groom: Henry A. Wait; Age: 22; Res.: Wollaston Twp.; Born: Haldimand Twp.; Status: bachelor; Occ.: yeoman; Parents: Jonathan & Sarah Wait; Bride: Sarah E. Gilroy; Age: 16; Res.: Wollaston Twp.; Born: Brighton Twp.; Status: spinster; Parents: George & Mary Gilroy; Wit.: Peter M. Fair & Elizabeth Wilson, Millbridge; Date: Sep 15 1879; Place: Millbridge; Bapt. & Pres.; Reg'r.: J. B. Wilson, Methodist Minister; Reg'r.: Chas. Donaldson (Ontario Marriage Registration, #003677-1879, ancestry.com) per GEDCOM of Teresa Smith, May 15 2010.; Principal=Anson Henry Wait^2,5

• Residence*: 15 September 1879; Wollaston Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Residence Wollaston per marr. reg'n.³
• Married Name: 15 September 1879; Wait²
• Census*: April 1891; Wollaston Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 26 at 1891 Census: see Anson Wait⁴

Mary Neal¹

• Father*: William Neal² b. c 1830
• Mother*: Philias ?² b. c 1830

• Birth*: 6 October 1860; Montreal, Quebec; Date 1862 & location Que. per 1921 Census. Date Oct 1860 & location Quebec per 1911 Census. Date Oct 6 1860 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1863 & location Quebec per 1891 Census. Date 1862 & location Montreal per marriage reg'n. Date Oct 6 1860 & location Montreal per GEDCOM of Teresa Smith, May 15 2010.^1,3,4,5,2,6
• Marriage*: 27 November 1884; Wollaston Twp., The Ridge, Coe Hill, Hastings Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#004395: Groom: Charles Wait; Age: 24; Res. Wollaston; Born: Haldimand; Status; bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Parents: Jonathan & Sarah Ann Wait; Bride: Mary Neal; Age: 22; Res.: Wollaston; Born: Montreal; Status: spinser; Parents: William & Philias Neal; Wit.: Garner Wait & Almora Unger; Date: Nov 27 1884; Place: Wollaston Twp.; Rel.: None & CE; Performed by: John Seaborn; Reg'r.: J. Miller, Wollaston (Ontario Marriage Registration, #004395-1884, ancestry.com) Date Nov 27 1883 per GEDCOM of Teresa Smith, May 15 2010.; Principal=Charles McCambridge Wait^1,7

• Residence*: 27 November 1884; Wollaston Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Residence Wollaston per marriage reg'n.²
• Married Name: 27 November 1884; Wait¹
• Census*: April 1891; Wollaston Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 28 at 1891 Census: see Charles Wait³
• Census: April 1901; Wollaston Twp., Hastings North Co., Ontario; Age 40 at 1901 Census: see Charles Wait⁴
• Census: 12 June 1911; SW 28 - 38 - 21, Swan River, Dauphion Dist., Manitoba; Age 51 at 1911 Census: see Charles Wait⁵
• Census: 1921; 28 - 38 - 26 - 1, Minitonas, Nelson Dist., Manitoba; Age 59 at 1921 Census: see Charles Wait⁶

Jonathan Wait¹

• Father*: Charles McCambridge Wait¹ b. 27 Apr 1857, d. 4 May 1933
• Mother*: Mary Neal¹ b. 6 Oct 1860

• Birth*: 25 June 1896; Coe Hill, Hastings Co., Ontario; Date Jun 1896 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date Jun 25 1896 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date Jun 25 1896 & location Ont. per GEDCOM of Cheryl Kemp Taber, May 27 2011. per GEDCOM of Teresa Smith, May 15 2010.^1,2,3
• Death*: 1 May 1917; Vimy Ridge, France; per GEDCOM of Teresa Smith, May 15 2010.¹

• Census*: April 1901; Wollaston Twp., Hastings North Co., Ontario; Age 4 at 1901 Census: see Charles Wait²
• Census: 12 June 1911; Sw 28 - 38 - 21, Swan River, Dauphin Dist., Manitoba; Age 14 at 1911 Census: see Charles Wait³

Hester Victoria Wait¹

• Father*: Anson Henry Wait¹ b. 1856, d. 1912
• Mother*: Sarah E. Gilroy¹ b. 1863

• Birth*: 1885; Wollaston Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Date 1885 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. per GEDCOM of Teresa Smith, May 15 2010.^1,2
• Marriage*: circa 1910; per GEDCOM of Teresa Smith, May 15 2010.; Principal=Nathaniel Vermilyea "Thanny" Maybee¹

• Census*: April 1891; Wollaston Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 6 at 1891 Census: see Anson Wait²
• Married Name: circa 1910; Maybee¹

Nathaniel Vermilyea "Thanny" Maybee¹

• Birth*: circa 1885; per GEDCOM of Teresa Smith, May 15 2010.¹
• Marriage*: circa 1910; per GEDCOM of Teresa Smith, May 15 2010.; Principal=Hester Victoria Wait¹

Polly Wait¹

• Father*: Garner Wait b. 1786, d. 1863
• Mother*: Lydia Mott b. 13 Jan 1771, d. 12 Jun 1837

• Birth*: circa 1810; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; per GEDCOM of Teresa Smith, May 15 2010.¹
• Marriage*: circa 1825; per GEDCOM of Teresa Smith, May 15 2010.; Principal=? Weir¹
• Marriage*: circa 1845; per GEDCOM of Teresa Smith, May 15 2010.; Principal=? Baker¹

• Married Name: circa 1825; Weir¹
• Married Name: circa 1845; Baker¹

? Weir¹

• Birth*: circa 1805; per GEDCOM of Teresa Smith, May 15 2010.¹
• Marriage*: circa 1825; per GEDCOM of Teresa Smith, May 15 2010.; Principal=Polly Wait¹

? Baker¹

• Birth*: circa 1810; per GEDCOM of Teresa Smith, May 15 2010.¹
• Marriage*: circa 1845; per GEDCOM of Teresa Smith, May 15 2010.; Principal=Polly Wait¹

Orney Baker¹

• Father*: ? Baker¹ b. c 1810
• Mother*: Polly Wait¹ b. c 1810

• Birth*: circa 1855; per GEDCOM of Teresa Smith, May 15 2010.¹

Garner Wait^1,2,3,4

• Father*: George Wait b. 22 Mar 1749, d. c 1824
• Mother*: Elizabeth Salls Briggs b. 9 Apr 1751, d. c 1795

• Birth*: 1786; New York, U.S.A.; Date 1786 & location USA per 1861 Census. Location US per 1891 Census for daughter Amanada (Wait) Pettit. per GEDCOM of Teresa Smith, May 15 2010. Location NY per 1880 & 1900 Census of son James Wait.^2,5,6,7,8
• Marriage*: circa 1810; Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; per GEDCOM of Teresa Smith, May 15 2010.; Principal=Lydia Mott²
• Death*: 1863; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1863 & location Haldimand Twp. per family tree of Paul Linduist on ancestry.ca, June 10 2020.⁸

• Immigration*: 1797; Upper Canada; Immigration of George Wait 1797 per Immigration Lists Index.⁹
• Census: 1817; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1817 Census: Garner Wait; 1 male over 16; 1 female over 16; 4 males under 16; 1 female under 16; Total 7
• Census: 1818; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1818 Census: Garner Wait; 1 male over 16; 1 female over 16; 3 males under 16; 2 female under 16; Total 7
• Census: 1819; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1819 Census: Garner Wait; 1 male over 16; 1 female over 16; 5 males under 16; 1 female under 16; Total 8
• Census: 1820; Conc C Lot 12, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1820 Assessment: Garner Wait; 50 acres ult., 50 acres uncult.; Conc A, Lot 12
• Census: 1820; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1820 Census: Garner Wait; 1 male over 16; 2 female over 16; 5 males under 16; 1 female under 16; Total 9
• Census: 1821; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1821 Census: Garner Wait; 1 male over 16; 1 female over 16; 5 males under 16; 2 female under 16; Total 9
• Census: 1822; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1822 Census: Gardner Wait; 1 male over 16; 1 female over 16; 5 males under 16; 2 female under 16; Total 9
• Census: 1822; Conc C Lot 12, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1822 Assessment: Gardner Wait; 74 acres ult., 25 acres uncult.; Conc A, Lot 12
• Census: 1823; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1823 Census: Garner Wait; 1 male over 16; 1 female over 16; 5 males under 16; 3 female under 16; Total 10
• Census: 1824; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1824 Census: Gardner Wait; 2 males over 16; 2 females over 16; 4 males under 16; 2 females under 16; Total 10
• Census: 1825; Conc 1 Lot 12, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1825 Assessment: Gardner Wait; 60 acres ult., 40 acres uncult.; Conc 1, Lot 12
• Census: 1826; Conc A Lot 12, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1826 Assessment: Gardner Wait; 35 acres ult., 85 acres uncult.; Conc 1, Lot 12, S; 2 males over 16; 4 males under 16; 2 females over 16; 2 females under 16; Total 10
• Residence*: 29 July 1826; Conc A Lot 12, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (BS 1427) show that Joesph Wait and Samuel Wait "Released" 101 1/4 acres (same as 636) of Lot 12, Conc A, Haldimand Twp. to Garner Wait, Inst. Date Jul 29 1826 (Ontario Land Registry Records, Cobourg & Dist. Archives, May 20 2011)
  Note: This appears to be an estate transaction re death of their father, George Wait in 1821.³
• Census: 1830; Conc A Lot 12, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1830 Assessment: Gardner Wait; 75 acres cult., 25 acres uncult.; Conc A, Lot 12, S; 2 males over 16; 4 males under 16; 1 female over 16; 3 females under 16; Total 10
• Census: 1833; Conc A Lot 12, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1833 Assessment: Gardner Wait; 70 acres cult., 30 acres uncult.; Conc A, Lot 12, S; 2 males over 16; 3 males under 16; 2 females over 16; 3 females under 16; Total 10
• Census*: 1839; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1839 Census: Gardiner Wait; 1 males under 16; 1 male over 16; 2 females under 16; 2 females over (Solomon Wait is right below)
• Census: 1842; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1842 Census: Garner Wait; ...
• Residence: 11 October 1844; Conc A Lot 12, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (BS 7520) show that Garner Wait sold 1 acre of the NE corner of land referred to in 636 in Lot 12, Conc A, Haldimand Twp. to Wm. M. Fay, Inst. Date Oct 11 1844 (Ontario Land Registry Records, Cobourg & Dist. Archives, May 20 2011)³
• Residence: 18 March 1845; Conc A Lot 12, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (BS 7678) show that Garner Wait sold 103 acres in the middle part in Lot 12, Conc A, Haldimand Twp. to Jonathan Wait, Inst. Date Mar 18 1845 (Ontario Land Registry Records, Cobourg & Dist. Archives, May 20 2011)³
• Census: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 75 at 1861 Census: Wait, Garner, 75, b. USA, Bapt., lab., widower (1861 Census: Brighton Twp., pg. 380 of 899, line 22 - ancestry.com)
  Note: Garner Wait appears to be by himself although he is just under Mary Becker, 46 and son.??? The family above them is George Toby so this is just south of Hilton near Wade's Corners.⁵

Lydia Mott^1,2,3

• Birth*: 13 January 1771; Dedham, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A.; Location US per 1891 Census of daughter Amanda (Wait) Pettit. per GEDCOM of Teresa Smith, May 15 2010. Location NY per 1880 & 1900 Census of son James Wait.
  Date Jan 13 1771 & location Dedham, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts, USA per family tree of Andre Charron on ancestry.ca, Aug 31 2023.^2,4,5,6
• Marriage*: circa 1810; Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; per GEDCOM of Teresa Smith, May 15 2010.; Principal=Garner Wait²
• Death*: 12 June 1837; Haldmand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Gardiner Wait is a widower per 1861 Census. Date Jun 12 1837 & location Cda. per family tree of Andre Charron on ancestry.ca, Aug 31 2023.^7,6

• Married Name: circa 1808; Wait²

Lydia Wait^1,2,3

• Father*: Garner Wait² b. 1786, d. 1863
• Mother*: Lydia Mott² b. 13 Jan 1771, d. 12 Jun 1837

• Birth*: 1831; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1818 & location Cda. per Death Reg'n. Date 1831 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1821 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1832 & location UC per 1861 Census. per GEDCOM of Teresa Smith, May 15 2010.^2,3,4,5,6
• Marriage*: before 1850; Canada West; per GEDCOM of Teresa Smith, May 15 2010.; Principal=James Herington²
• Death*: 30 November 1901; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#020276: Name: Lydia Herrington; Date: Nov 30 1901; Age: 84; Res.: Haldimand Twp.; Status: married; Born: Cda.; Cause: heart trouble, 6 mo.; Phys.: Dr. Henderson; Rel.: Bapt.; Inf.: Mrs. McGradghy?; Reg'd.: Nov 30 1901; Reg'r.: Jas. H. Johnston (Ontario Death Registration, #020276-1901, ancestry.com)
  Note: Given name is partly covered by the Reg'n. Number but if you look close it certain looks like Lydia. The age does not match well but if we look at ages for this person they are all over the map. If anyone knows for sure, please let me know.⁷

• Married Name: before 1850; Herington²
• Census: April 1861; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 29 at 1861 Census: see James Herrington⁴
• Census: April 1871; Tyendinaga Twp., East Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 38 at 1871 Census: see James Herington⁸
• Census: April 1881; Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 60 at 1881 Census: see James Harrington⁵
• Census*: April 1891; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 60 at 1891 Census: see Daniel A. Wait (nephew - son of Smith Isaac Wait, older brother of Lydia (Wait) Herrington)³

James Herington^1,2,3,4,5

• Birth*: 1833; Upper Canada; Date 1833 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1835 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1838 & location Ont. per 1861 Census. per GEDCOM of Teresa Smith, May 15 2010.^2,3,4,5
• Marriage*: before 1850; Canada West; per GEDCOM of Teresa Smith, May 15 2010.; Principal=Lydia Wait²

• Census: 1848; Conc 5 Lot 21, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1848 Census: James Herrington; Conc 5, Lot 21, occ., prop.; Lumber Dealer
• Census: 1850; Conc 6 Lot 16, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1850 Census: James Herrington; Conc 6, Lot 16, occ., non-prop.; Total 3, 2 non-family
• Census*: April 1861; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 23 at 1861 Census: Herrington, James, 23, b. UC, Bapt., Gardner, married; Lydia, 29, b. UC, Bapt., married; Melissa, 11; Henry, 2 (1861 Census: Cramahe Twp., 558 of 899, line 39 - ancestry.com)³
• Census: April 1871; Tyendinaga Twp., East Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 36 at 1871 Census: Herington, James, 36, b. Ont., Bapt., Ger., maried; Lidda, 38, b. Ont., Bapt., Ger., married; Malissa, 19, b. Ont., Bapt., Ger.; Henry, 19, b. Ont., Bapt., Ger. (1871 Census: Tyendinaga Twp., East Hastings Co., dist 61, sub-dist. c-1, pg. 76, line 17 - ancestry.ca)⁵
• Census: April 1881; Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 48 at 1881 Census: Harrington, James, 48, b. Ont., Ger., Bapt., Merchant, married; Lydia, 60, b. Ont., Ger., Bapt., married; Henry, 21 (1881 Census: Colborne, dist. 123, sub-dist. b, pg. 19, line 1 - ancestry.com)⁴

Joseph M. Wait^1,2

• Father*: Joseph Wait b. c 1780, d. c 1848
• Mother*: Loraine Wait b. 1789, d. c 1863

• Birth*: 1808; U.S.A.; Date 1808 & location US per Death Reg'n. Date 1808 & location USA per 1871 Census. Date 1807 & location USA per 1861 Census. Joseph G. Wait is son of George Wait per GEDCOM of Teresa Smith, May 15 2010. Date 1808 & location USA per family tree of Timothy Abel on ancestry.ca, Aug 31 2023.^2,3,4,5,6
• Marriage*: before 1834; Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; per GEDCOM of Teresa Smith, May 15 2010.; Principal=Catherine Sophia Weese²
• Death*: 31 December 1884; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#011567: Name: Joseph N.? Wait; Date: Dec 31 1884; Age: 76; Occ.: yeoman; Born: US; CauseL: snesctus; Phys.: Dr. Gould; Reg'd.: May 28 1885; Inf.: Rev. J. Dowling, Haldimand; Rel.: CE; Reg'r.: Thomas Lawless (Ontario Death Registration, #011567-1884, ancestry.com)⁷

• Census: 1830; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1830 Assessment: Joseph M. Wait;... (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Haldimand Twp.)⁸
• Residence: 14 March 1832; Conc 3 Lot 9, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (BS 2564) show that John Barney Spencer etux sold the east half 100 acres of Lot 9, Conc 3, Haldimand Twp. to Joseph M. Wait, Inst. Date Mar 14 1832 (Ontario Land Registry Records, Cobourg Archives, May 2011)⁹
• Census: 1833; Conc 3 Lot 9, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1833 Assessment: Joseph M. Wait; 25 acres cult., 75 acres uncult., Conc 3, Lot 9, E 1/2; 1 male over 16 (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Haldimand Twp.)⁸
• Residence: 6 March 1834; Conc 3 Lot 9, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (BS 3319) show that Joseph M. Wait sold the east half 100 acres of Lot 9, Conc 3, Haldimand Twp. to John Robson, Inst. Date Mar 6 1834 (Ontario Land Registry Records, Cobourg Archives, May 2011)⁹
• Residence: 10 April 1835; Conc 4 Lot 10, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (BS 3982) show that William Purdy sold 92 acres of the front part of Lot 10, Conc 4, Haldimand Twp. to Jospeh M. Wait, Inst. Date Apr 10 1835 (Ontario Land Registry Records, Cobourg Archives, May 2011)⁹
• Census: 1839; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1839 Census: Joseph Wait; 1 male over 16; 1 female over 16; 2 females under 16 (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Haldimand Twp.)⁸
• Census: 1842; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1842 Census: Joseph Wait; .. (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Haldimand Twp.)⁸
• Census: 1848; Conc 1 Lot 10, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1848 Census: Joseph M. Wait; Conc 1, Lot 10, occ., prop.; farmer (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Haldimand Twp.)⁸
• Census: 1850; Conc 4 Lot 10, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1850 Census: Joseph Wait; Conc 4, Lot 10, occ., 300 acres; Total Persons: 5 (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Haldimand Twp.)⁸
• Residence: 26 February 1851; Conc A Lot 12, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (BS A268) show that Samuel Wait, Jr. sold 48 1/4 acres in the east half of land re 636, Lot 12, Conc A, Haldimand Twp. to Joseph M. Wait, Jr., Inst. Date Feb 26 1851 (Ontario Land Registry Records, Cobourg & Dist. Archives, May 20 2011)⁹
• Census: 1852; Conc 4 Lot 10, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Residence per 1851 Census: Conc 4, Lot 10, 100 acres (Personal Census not available)¹⁰
• Residence: 11 July 1857; Conc 3 Lot 5, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (BS C121) show that Samuel Wait, Jr. sold 50 acres of the south half of Lot 5, Conc 3, Haldimand Twp. to Joseph Wait, Inst. Date Jul 11 1857 (Ontario Land Registry Records, Cobourg & Dist. Archives, May 20 2011)⁹
• Census: April 1861; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 54 at 1861 Census: Wait, Joseph, 54, b. US, EM, farmer, married; C. S.(f), b. UC, EM, married; F. G.(m), 18, b. UC (1861 Census: Haldimand Twp., pg. 618 of 899, line 1 - ancestry.com)⁵
• Residence*: April 1861; Conc 4 Lot 10, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Residence per 1861 Census: Conc 4, Lot 10, 100 acres, Haldimand Twp.⁵
• Census*: April 1871; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 63 at 1871 Census: Wait, Joseph, 63, b. US, Irish, CE, farmer, married; Catherine, 59, b. Ont., Ger., EM, married (1871 Census: Haldimand Twp., dist. 54, sub-dist. C-2, pg. 17, line 4 - ancestry.com)³
• Residence: June 1873; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Informant for Death Reg'n. of his wife Catherine Sophia (Weese) Wait.⁴
• Residence: 3 October 1873; Conc A Lot 12, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (BS L118) show that Joseph M. Wait sold 48 1/4 acres (same as 368) in Lot 12, Conc A, Haldimand Twp. to Francis G. Wait, Inst. Date Oct 3 1873 (Ontario Land Registry Records, Cobourg & Dist. Archives, May 20 2011)⁹
• Residence: 13 October 1873; Conc 3 Lot 5, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (BS L130) show that Joseph Wait sold the south 1/4 50 acres of Lot 5, Conc 3, Haldimand Twp. to David Thompson, Sr., Inst. Date Oct 13 1873 (Ontario Land Registry Records, Cobourg & Dist. Archives, May 20 2011)⁹
• Residence: 13 October 1873; Conc 5 Lot 5, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Life Lease L119) show that Frances G. Wait (Grantor) and Joseph M. Wait (Grantee) entered into a "Life Lease for the North Half 100 acres of Lot 5, Conc 5, Haldimand Twp. Inst. Date Oct 13 1873 (Ontario Land Registry Records, Cobourg Archives, May 2011)⁹
• Will*: 8 November 1884; Conc 4 Lot 10, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Will 3843) show Joseph M. Wait as Grantor and John Wait as Grantee regarding the South Half of Lot 10, Conc 4, Haldimand Twp., Inst. Date Nov 8 1884, Reg'n. Date Jan 29 1885 (Ontario Land Registry Records, Cobourg Archives, May 2011)
  Note: Joseph M. Wait died Dec 31 1884.⁹

Catherine Sophia Weese^1,2,3,4

• Father*: Francis David Weese b. 15 Jul 1777, d. 19 Apr 1844
• Mother*: Margaret Babcock b. 12 Mar 1782, d. 3 Sep 1862

• Birth*: 15 February 1812; Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; Date 1812 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1811 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date Feb 15 1812 & location Amelaisburgh Twp. per family tree of Edna Wishart on ancestry.ca, Sep 14 2023. Date 1812 & locaiton "of Ameliasburgh" per IGI Record. per GEDCOM of Teresa Smith, May 15 2010.^2,3,4,5,6
• Marriage*: before 1834; Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; per GEDCOM of Teresa Smith, May 15 2010.; Principal=Joseph M. Wait²
• Death*: 13 June 1873; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#035377: Name: Catherine Wait; Date: Jun 13 1873; Age: 50; Born: Cda.; Cause: cancer, 11 mo.; Phys.: Dr. Cole; Inf.: Joseph Wait, Haldiamand; Reg'd.: June -- ; Rel.: E. Meth.; Reg'r.: J. Bingley? (Ontario Death Registration, #035377-1873, ancestry.com) (Age is not right here but this is likely the right person??) per family tree of Edna Wishart on ancestry.ca, Sep 14 2023.^7,6

• Married Name: before 1834; Wait²
• Census: April 1861; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 50 at 1861 Census: see Joseph Wait⁵
• Census*: April 1871; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 59 at 1871 Census: see Joseph Wait³

Mary Jane Wait^1,2,3,4,5

• Father*: Joseph M. Wait² b. 1808, d. 31 Dec 1884
• Mother*: Catherine Sophia Weese² b. 15 Feb 1812, d. 13 Jun 1873

• Birth*: 1835; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1835 per Memorial. Date 1836 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1837 & location UC per 1861 Census. per GEDCOM of Teresa Smith, May 15 2010.^2,3,4,5
• Marriage*: before 1853; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; per 1861 Census. per GEDCOM of Teresa Smith, May 15 2010.; Principal=Benjamin Drinkwalter^2,3
• Death*: 27 June 1875; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Jun 27 1875 per Memorial. per GEDCOM of Teresa Smith, May 15 2010.^2,5
• Burial*: 29 June 1875; Eddystone Cemetery, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: See Exhibit) Forever With; The Lord; Benj. Drinkwalter; Died; May 17, 1903; Aged 70 Y'rs.; His Wife; Mary Jane Wait; Died June 27, 1875; Aged 40 Y's. (Eddystone Cemetery, Haldimand Twp., Jun 9 2007)⁵

• Married Name: before 1853; Drinkwalter²
• Census*: April 1861; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 24 at 1861 Census: see James Drinkwatler (father-in-law)³
• Census: April 1871; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 35 at 1871 Census: see Benjamin Drinkwalter⁴

Benjamin Drinkwalter^1,2,3

• Father*: James Drinkwalter² b. 1811, d. 19 Jan 1881
• Mother*: Laura Kinney² b. 1813, d. 27 Jul 1887

• Birth*: 30 July 1833; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1833 per Memorial. Date Jul 30 1833 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1833 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1833 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1833 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1832 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1831 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date Jul 30 1833 per GEDCOM of Denise Gardiner, May 27 2010. per GEDCOM of Teresa Smith, May 15 2010.^{2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9}
• Marriage*: before 1853; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; per 1861 Census. per GEDCOM of Teresa Smith, May 15 2010.; Principal=Mary Jane Wait^2,3
• Marriage*: 28 December 1875; Northumberland Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Denise Gardiner, May 27 2010.; Principal=Martha Elizabeth Bayes²
• Death*: 17 May 1903; Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date May 17, 2903 per Memorial. Date May 18 1903 & location Northumberland Co. per GEDCOM of Denise Gardiner, May 27 2010. Date May 17 1903 per GEDCOM of Teresa Smith, May 15 2010.^2,7
• Burial*: 19 May 1903; Eddystone Cemetery, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: See Exhibit) Forever With; The Lord; Benj. Drinkwalter; Died; May 17, 1903; Aged 70 Y'rs.; His Wife; Mary Jane Wait; Died June 27, 1875; Aged 40 Y's. (Eddystone Cemetery, Haldimand Twp., Jun 9 2007)⁷

• Census: 1852; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 20 at 1851 Census: see James Drinkwalter⁸
• Census: April 1861; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 29 at 1861 Census: see James Drinkwalter³
• Census*: April 1871; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 38 at 1871 Census: Drinkwalter, Benjamin, 38, b. Ont., Eng., C. Pres., farmer, married; Mary Jane, 35, b. Ont., C. Pres., married; Eliza A., 18; Mary L., 15; Bethenia, 12; Sarah, 10; Esther, 4; James, 60, b. Ont., Chr., farmer, married; Laura, 58, b. Scotland, Scot., ME, married (1871 Census: Haldimand Twp., dist. 54, sub-dist. C-2, pg. 25, line 4 - ancestry.com)⁴
• Residence: 1878; Conc 4 Lot 18, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; County Atlas Map: Name: B. Drinkwater; Township: Haldimand; County Northumberland; Date: 1878; Conc & Lot: IV, 18 - 38 acres¹⁰
• Residence*: 19 January 1881; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Informant for Death Reg'n. of his father James Drinkwalter.¹¹
• Census: April 1881; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 48 at 1881 Census: Drinkwalter, Benjamin, 48, b. Ont., Eng., Bible Chr., farmer, married; Martha Ann, 36, b. Ont., Eng., B. Chr., married; Sarah, 20; Esther Maria, 13; James Henry, 8; Laura, 67, b. Ont., Scot., Quaker, widow (1881 Census: Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., dist. 123, sub-dist. pg. 6, line 15 - ancestry.com)⁹
• Census: April 1891; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 57 at 1891 Census: Drinkwalter, Benjamin, 57, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Chr., farmer, married; Martha, 45, b. Ont., p.b. England, Chr., married; Esther, 23, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Chr., single; James, 18, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., single (1891 Census: Haldimand Twp., dist. 99, sub-dist. C-4, pg. 8, line 22 - ancestry.com)⁵
• Census: April 1901; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 67 at 1901 Census: Drinkwalter, 67, b. Ont. r. Jul 30 1833, Eng., Chr., farmer, married; Martha E., 55, b. Ont. r. Apr 12 1845, Eng., Chr., married; James H., 28, b. Ont. r. Mar 11 1873, Eng., Chr., son, clerk in store, single (1901 Census: Haldimand Twp., dist. 96, sub-dist. C-7, pg. 5, line 40 - ancestry.com)⁶

Mary Loretta Drinkwalter^1,2,3,4

• Father*: Benjamin Drinkwalter² b. 30 Jul 1833, d. 17 May 1903
• Mother*: Mary Jane Wait² b. 1835, d. 27 Jun 1875

• Birth*: 1856; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1856 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1856 & location UC per 1861 Census. per GEDCOM of Teresa Smith, May 15 2010.^2,3,4
• Death*: 21 January 1874; Ontario; per GEDCOM of Teresa Smith, May 15 2010.²
• Burial*: 23 January 1874; Eddystone Cemetery, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Teresa Smith, May 15 2010.²

• Census*: April 1861; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 5 at 1861 Census: see James Drinkwalter (grandfather)³
• Census: April 1871; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 15 at 1871 Census: see Benjamin Drinkwalter⁴