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Susan Belyou¹

• Birth*: circa 1790; per family tree of donnaweekssawyer on ancestry.com, Oct 25 2013.¹
• Marriage*: circa 1810; Consecon, Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; per family tree of donnaweekssawyer on ancestry.com, Oct 25 2013.; Principal=Benjamin Young¹
• Death*: 1819; Consecon, Prince Edward Co., Ontario; per family tree of donnaweekssawyer on ancestry.com, Oct 25 2013.¹

• Married Name: circa 1810; Young¹

John B. Young^1,2,3

• Father*: Benjamin Young² b. 14 Jan 1785, d. Jan 1860
• Mother*: Susan Belyou² b. c 1790, d. 1819

• Birth*: December 1813; Consecon, Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; Date 1813 & location UC per 1861 Census. John B. Young is son of Benjamin Young, son of Robert Young per Lawson Book, pg. 214.^2,4,5
• Marriage*: 2 January 1839; Rochester, New York, U.S.A.; Date Jan 2 1839 & location Murray Twp. & "had no children" per Lawson Book, pg. 214. per family tree of donnaweekssawyer on ancestry.com, Oct 25 2013.; Principal=Sarah Rachel Lawson^3,5
• Death*: 25 February 1875; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario²
• Burial*: 27 February 1875; Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) In Memory of; John B. Young; Who Died; Feb. 25, 1875; Aged; 61 Y'rs & 2 Mo. (Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Jul 10 2004)²

• Residence: 16 February 1842; Village Lot 54, Main St. North, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B&S A27) show that William Brown & wife sold "the same", part of Village Lot 54, Brighton Village, Main St. North side, Northumberland Co. to John B. Young. ITS Date: Feb 16 1842. Reg'n. Date: May 3 1852. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 004, Pg. 386 of 399, Village Lot 54, Main St. North Side, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan Apr 13 2023)⁶
• Census*: April 1861; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 48 at 1861 Census: Young, John B., 48, b. UC, WM, Merchant, married; Sarah R., 41, b. US, WM, married; Chas. B., 40, b. UC, WM, othe res NY, single (1861 Census: Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., pg. 46 of 899, line 48 - ancestry.com)⁴
• Residence*: 20 April 1867; Village Lot 54, Main St. North, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (Grant ?452?) show that John B. Young & wife sold part of Village Lot 54, Brighton Village, Main St. North side, Northumberland Co. to Isaac B. Demille. ITS Date: Apr 20 1867. Reg'n. Date: Apr 26 1867. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 004, Pg. 386 of 399, Village Lot 54, Main St. North Side, (Conc 1, Lot 2, Brighton Twp.) page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan Apr 13 2023)⁶

Sarah Rachel Lawson^1,2,3,4

• Father*: Matthew J. Lawson b. 20 May 1784, d. 13 Feb 1847
• Mother*: Sarah Lynson b. 30 Dec 1785, d. 24 May 1849

• Birth*: 14 September 1817; Dutchess Co., New York, U.S.A.; Date 1820 & location USA per 1861 Census. Date Sep 14 1817 per Lawson Book, pg. 214. per family tree of donnaweekssawyer on ancestry.com, Oct 25 2013.^2,3,4
• Marriage*: 2 January 1839; Rochester, New York, U.S.A.; Date Jan 2 1839 & location Murray Twp. & "had no children" per Lawson Book, pg. 214. per family tree of donnaweekssawyer on ancestry.com, Oct 25 2013.; Principal=John B. Young^2,4

• Married Name: 2 January 1839; Young²
• Note*: 9 November 1858; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Sarah R. Young provided a deposition to Simon Davidson, Coroner investigating the death of Sarah Ann (Lawson) King. Sarah R. Lawson was a sister of Margaret Augusta (Lawson) Nix who also gave a deposition. Both ladies had visited Sarah in the weeks before her death.
• Census*: April 1861; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 41 at 1861 Census: see John B. Young³

Charles B. Young¹

• Father*: Benjamin Young¹ b. 14 Jan 1785, d. Jan 1860
• Mother*: Susan Belyou¹ b. c 1790, d. 1819

• Birth*: 1821; Ontario; Date 1821 & location UC per 1861 Census.¹

• Census*: April 1861; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 40 at 1861 Census: see John B. Young (brother?)¹

George Miller Young¹

• Father*: Job McGregor Young¹ b. 15 Mar 1780, d. 16 May 1864
• Mother*: Sarah Lawson¹ b. 23 Mar 1792, d. 24 Jun 1858

• Birth*: 22 February 1818; Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; Date Feb 16 1818 per Death Reg'n. - that date is written in but calc with age 94y 4m 12d at death would be Jan 29 1818. Date 1817 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date Feb 22 1818 & location Ameliasburgh Twp. per GEDCOM of Diana (ddavis1041@gmail.com) Oct 25 2013. per Lawson Book, pg. 222.^1,2,3,4
• Marriage*: circa 1840; Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; per Lawson Book, pg. 222.; Principal=Elizabeth Davis²
• Marriage*: circa 1847; Prince Edward Co., Canada West; per 1851 Census. per GEDCOM of Diana (ddavis1041@gmail.com) Oct 25 2013.; Principal=Patience Christy¹
• Death*: 10 June 1912; Ameliasburgh Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#027008: Name: George Miller Young; Date: Jun 10 1912; Age: 94y 4m 12d; Res.: Ameliasburgh Twp.; Born: Feb 16 1818; Occ.: farmer; Status: widower; Parents: Joe McGrefor Young, b. Nova Scotia & - Lawson, b. Northumberland Co.; Cause: old age; Phys.: Dr. Farncomb; Inf.: J.F. Dempsey, Albury; Reg'd.: Jun 10 1912; Reg'r.: F.C. File, Ameliasburgh Twp. (Ontario Death Registration, #027008-1912, ancestry.ca) per Lawson Book, pg. 222. per GEDCOM of Diana (ddavis1041@gmail.com) Oct 25 2013.^1,2,5
• Burial*: 12 June 1912; Carrying Place Cemetery, Murray Twp., Carrying Place, Northumberland Co., Ontario; CemSearch: Name: George Miller Young; Born: Feb 22 1818; Died: Jun 10 1912; Age: 94y 4m; ID: CRYPLCCP0456: Other names: Young, Elizabeth [Davis] (1819-1848); Cemetery: Carrying Place Cemetery, Conc C, Lot 9, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co.; Note: Husband of Elizabeth (Davis) Young (1819-1848) (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=CRYPLCCP0456%5E0)⁶

• Census*: 1851; Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Age 34 at 1851 Census: Young, George, 34, b. Cda., EM, farmer, married; Patience, 33, b. Cda., Friends, married; Sarah E., 12; Hariet E., 7; Geo. Franklin, 6; Christie, Patience, 28, b. CDa., Friends, other res. Bloomfield, single (1851 Census: Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., pg. 11 of 94, line 49 - ancestry.ca)⁴
• Census: April 1861; Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Age 43 at 1861 Census: see Job Young (father)⁷

Patience Christy^1,2,3

• Birth*: 25 July 1818; Hallowell Twp., Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; Date 1818 & location CW per 1861 Census. Date 1818 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date Jul 25 1818 & location Hallowell Twp. per GEDCOM of Diana (ddavis1041@gmail.com) Oct 25 2013.^2,4,3
• Marriage*: circa 1847; Prince Edward Co., Canada West; per 1851 Census. per GEDCOM of Diana (ddavis1041@gmail.com) Oct 25 2013.; Principal=George Miller Young²
• Death*: 12 October 1885; Nottawasaga Twp., Simcoe Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Diana (ddavis1041@gmail.com) Oct 25 2013.²

• Married Name: circa 1847; Young²
• Census*: 1851; Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Age 33 at 1851 Census: see George Young⁴
• Census: April 1861; Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Age 43 at 1861 Census: see Job Young (father-in-law)³
• Residence*: 28 February 1881; Collingwood, Simcoe Co., Ontario; Informant for Death Reg'n. of Smith A. Walt.⁵

Johnson Young^1,2,3

• Father*: John Andrew Young² b. 17 May 1812, d. 28 Jun 1893
• Mother*: Susan Nix² b. 12 Apr 1818, d. 13 Apr 1917

• Birth*: 1848; Ameliasburg Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Date 1849 & location CW per 1861 Census. Date 1848 & location Cda. per 1851 Census.^2,3

• Census*: 1852; Ameliasburg Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Age 3 at 1851 Census: see John Young²
• Census: April 1861; Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Age 12 at 1861 Census: see John A. Young³

John Christian Johnstone^1,2

• Father*: John "Jack" Johnstone² b. c 1895
• Mother*: Claudia ?² b. c 1895

• Birth*: 1923; Ontario; Date 1923 per Death Notice - age 90 at death Oct 15 2013.²
• Death*: 15 October 2013; Campbellford Memorial Hospital, Campbellford, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "Johnstone, John Christian - at the Campbellford Memorial Hospital on Tuesday, October 15th, 2013, age 90 years. John Johnstone of Campbellford, son of the late John "Jack" Johnstone and the late Claudia Johnstone. Loving father of Marilyn and her husband Ted Mound of Brighton. Brother of Claudia Haddon of Mississauga. The family will receive friends at the Walas Funeral Home, 130 Main Street, Brighton, on Monday, Octpber 21st, 2013, from 1:00 o'clock to 2:30 p.m. Legion service in the funeral home at 1 o'clock , funderal service to follow in the funeral home at 2:30 o'clock. Interment Mount Hope Cemetery. As an expression of sympathy, donations to your local Humane Society, or the charity of your choice, would be appreciated by the family. www.rushnellfamilyservices.com" from the Community Press, Oct. 24, 2013.²
• Burial*: 21 October 2013; Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Per Death Notice.²

John "Jack" Johnstone¹

• Birth*: circa 1895; per Death Notice of John Christian Johnstone.¹
• Marriage*: before 1920; per Death Notice of John Christian Johnstone.; Principal=Claudia ?¹

Claudia ?¹

• Birth*: circa 1895; per Death Notice of John Christian Johnstone.¹
• Marriage*: before 1920; per Death Notice of John Christian Johnstone.; Principal=John "Jack" Johnstone¹

• Married Name: before 1920; Johnstone¹

Charlotte Ziemenia Lawson^1,2,3,4,5

• Father*: Peter Lawson² b. 16 Jul 1794
• Mother*: Mary "Polly" Draper² b. c 1800

• Birth*: 19 January 1819; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1819 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1821 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1817 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date Jan 19 1819 & location Murray Twp. per GEDCOM of Cynthia Slater (nativehit@hotmail.com) Sep 16 2016. Date 1819 per GEDCOM of Kathy (kathyhoeldke@sympatico.ca, Oct 26 2013.^2,4,3,5
• Marriage*: 8 October 1839; St. John's Anglican Church, Carrying Place, Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; Date Oct 8 1839 & location St. John's Church, Carrying Place per GEDCOM of Cynthia Slater (nativehit@hotmail.com) Sep 16 2016. per GEDCOM of Kathy (kathyhoeldke@sympatico.ca, Oct 26 2013.; Principal=Young Parr²
• Death*: 9 October 1883; Wingham, Huron Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Cynthia Slater (nativehit@hotmail.com) Sep 16 2016.²

• Married Name: 8 October 1839; Parr²
• Census*: March 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 34 at 1851 Census: see Young Parr⁴
• Census: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 40 at 1861 Census: see Young Parr³
• Census: April 1871; McKillop Twp., Huron North Co., Ontario; Age 52 at 1871 Census: see Young Parr⁵

Young Parr^1,2

• Father*: James Parr³ b. 1782, d. 1827
• Mother*: Ann Nancy ?³ b. 1784, d. a May 1871

• Birth*: 17 February 1818; Cavan Co., Ireland; Date Feb 17 1818 & location Cavan Co., Ireland per FindaGrave. Date 1818 & location Ireland per Death Reg'n. - age 55 at death Mar 8 1873. Date 1818 & location Ireland per 1871 Census. Date 1819 & location Ireland per 1861 Census. Date 1817 & location Ireland per 1851 Census. Date 1819 & location Ireland per GEDCOM of Cynthia Slater (nativehit@hotmail.com) Sep 16 2016. per GEDCOM of Kathy (kathyhoeldke@sympatico.ca, Oct 26 2013.^2,4,5,6,7,8
• Marriage*: 8 October 1839; St. John's Anglican Church, Carrying Place, Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; Date Oct 8 1839 & location St. John's Church, Carrying Place per GEDCOM of Cynthia Slater (nativehit@hotmail.com) Sep 16 2016. per GEDCOM of Kathy (kathyhoeldke@sympatico.ca, Oct 26 2013.; Principal=Charlotte Ziemenia Lawson²
• Death*: 8 March 1873; McKillop Twp., Huron Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#033179: Name: Young Parr; Date: Mar 8 1873; Age: 55; Occ.: farmer; Born: Ireland; Cause: inflammation of lungs; Phys.: Dr. Graham; Inf.: by Mail from Joseph Parr, McKillop; Reg'd.: Apr 3 1873; Rel.: CE; Reg'r.: John O'Sullivan, McKillop Twp., Huron Co. (Ontario Death Registration, #033179-1873, ancestry.ca) Date Mar 8 1873 & location McKillop Twp., Huron Co. per FindaGrave.^9,6
• Burial*: 10 May 1873; Brussels Cemetery, Brussels, Huron Co., Ontario; FindaGrave: Name: Young Parr; BIRTH: 17 Feb 1818, County Cavan, Ireland; DEATH: 8 Mar 1873 (aged 55), McKillop Township, Huron County, Ontario, Canada; BURIAL: Brussels Cemetery, Brussels, Huron County, Ontario, Canada; MEMORIAL ID: 148318276 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/148318276/young-parr)⁶

• Census: 1850; Conc 5 Lot 32, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1850 Census: Young Parr; Conc 5, Lot 32, occ., non-prop.; Total Persons: 6 (Newcastle District Census, Murray Twp.)¹⁰
• Residence*: 1 January 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Brighton Township was created January 1, 1852, from the east side of Cramahe and the west side of Murray. The boarder between the newly sized Cramahe and the new Brighton townships was the lot line between lots 10 and 11. (Dan Buchanan, July 14 2021)
• Census*: March 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 34 at 1851 Census: Parr, Young, 34, b. Ireland, CE, lab., married; Charlotte, 34, b. Cda., Bapt., married; James H., 12, b. Cda., Bapt.; Robert, 9; Sarah Ann, 5; Thomas, 3 (1851 Census: Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., pg. 144 of 160 (Part 2) - ancestry.com)
  Note: The location is north east of Hilton, with the Valentines and Terrill's.⁴
• Note*: 21 April 1852; The Breakaway, Hilton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; On April 21, 1852, several days of heavy rain along with spring snowmelt caused a gravel bank to give way on the small lake north-west of Hilton. The water cascaded down the narrow valley, following the creek to the north-east, all the way to Cole Creek and eventually the Trent River. Lewis Shearer's saw mill in the valley north of Hilton was destroyed, killing Mr. Shearer and a helper, Jacob Herrington. This event is known in local parlance as "The Breakaway". The Stephens brothers, Alva and Daniel, had recently obtained parts of the south half of lot 5 from their father Richard, so, all of a sudden, their lake was gone. They sold to John Philp soon after. This note is included in the info for Young Parr because his family lived on Conc 5, Lot 32 of Murray Township per the 1850 Census. They may have lived near Cold Creek when the Breakaway happened, although they were a ways down the creek so not subject to the worst of the flooding nearer the lake. (Dan Buchanan, July 14 2021)
• Census: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 42 at 1861 Census: Parr, Young, 42, b. Ireland, CE, farmer, married; C.Z.(f), 40, b. UC, Bapt., married; James, 22, b. UC, CE, lab., single; Robert, 18, b. UC, CE, lab., single; Sarah, 13; Maxwell, 11; Starling Y., 9; William, 7; Mary, 3 (1861 Census: Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., pg. 344 of 899, line 38 - ancestry.ca)⁷
• Census: April 1871; McKillop Twp., Huron North Co., Ontario; Age 53 at 1871 Census: Parr, Young, 53, b. Ireland, Irish, CE, farmer, married; Charlotte, 52, b. Ont., Ger., WM, married; James H., 29, b. Ont., Irish, CE, farmer, single; Sara Anne, 23, b. Ont., Irish, CE, single; Thomas M., 21, b. Ont., Irish, CE, farmer, single; Sterling Y., 18; William, 16; Elizabeth, 13; Charlotte M., 9 (1871 Census: McKillop Twp., Huron North Co., dist. 76, sub-dist. h-3, pg. 48, line 6 - ancestry.ca)⁸

Athol "Art" Dudgeon^1,2

• Birth*: circa 1920; per Death Notice of Florence "Flossie" Inez Dudgeon-Striker.²
• Marriage*: circa 1945; Ontario; per Death Notice of Florence "Flossie" Inez Dudgeon-Striker.; Principal=Florence Inez "Flossie" Bonisteel²
• Death*: circa 1990; per Death Notice of Florence "Flossie" Inez Dudgeon-Striker.²

Roy Ernest Bonisteel

• Father*: Charles Benson Bonisteel b. 9 Oct 1883, d. 6 Mar 1971
• Mother*: Florence Hunt b. 5 May 1881, d. 7 Jun 1969

• Birth*: 29 May 1930; Ameliasbugh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; "Roy Earnest Bonisteel was born May 29, 1930 in Ameliasburgh in Prince Edward County, Ont., the youngest of 10 children of Benson and Florence (née Hunt)." per Globe and Mail online
• Death*: 16 August 2013; Trenton, Hastings Co., Ontario; "Mr. Bonisteel died of cancer at home in Quinte West, Ont., on Aug. 16 at the age of 83." and "He leaves his daughters Mandy and Lesley, son Steve, nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren." from Globe and Mail online

• Note*: 16 August 2013; Trenton, Ontario; "He had the piercing look, chiseled features and authoritative delivery to tell you what was up. Even his name conveyed strength. Roy Bonisteel was Canada’s no-nonsense humanities teacher. And each week, Canadians sat up straight to listen and learn.
  As host of CBC Television’s groundbreaking program Man Alive from 1967 to 1989, Mr. Bonisteel established himself as a serious yet sensitive and engaged personality who explored issues of faith, values and spirituality – topics that today might be considered either too ticklish or too highbrow. As his 1994 Order of Canada citation summed it up: He came to symbolize “integrity and decency to Canadians because of his personal unrelenting commitment to justice and humankind.” For 22 years, in excess of one million Canadians tuned in each week to hear that rich baritone interview such religious figures as the Dalai Lama, Mother Teresa, the Aga Khan and Desmond Tutu.
  The show’s approach was decidedly non-denominational, and it tackled a diverse range of subjects: nuclear war, Holocaust survivors, sexual abuse, Third World development, family relationships and people with disabilities. It was prime-time programming “kind of unthinkable in today’s environment of Honey Boo Boo,” said Louise Lore, a producer and later executive producer of Man Alive. “We interviewed [Catholic dissident theologian] Hans Kung. We did a whole program on the Vatican Bank scandal. We did complicated stories.” And Mr. Bonisteel “took people through those stories in a very direct way.”
  Mr. Bonisteel died of cancer at home in Quinte West, Ont., on Aug. 16 at the age of 83. Man Alive was not a “religious” program in the traditional sense. “The show rarely, if ever, looked at a religious institution. We weren’t promoting religion in that sense,” Ms. Lore said. “We always referred to it as being about the human condition, ethical issues and values.”
  Often in the TV business, she said, there is a disconnect between the way people appear on screen and how they are in person. “That wasn’t the case with Roy. He was a genuinely warm, unpretentious, caring, good-natured person. When we went on location, the first thing he would do is head for the bar.” This was not to drink but “to chat with people. He would chat with everybody. He was just one of those people who liked people. He cared about people. I think that genuine interest in others was very apparent in his on-camera personality.” Roy Earnest Bonisteel was born May 29, 1930 in Ameliasburgh in Prince Edward County, Ont., the youngest of 10 children of Benson and Florence (née Hunt).
  Growing up, Roy was close to his Great Aunt Et, who lived with the clan and mistook the lad for her own son, Raymond, who had died after the First World War. Roy learned to tolerate, even indulge, her calling him Raymond. The two looked after each other. One day, Aunt Et laid down for a nap, folded her hands on her chest and never woke up. An excerpt from Mr. Bonisteel’s bestselling 1991 autobiography, There Was a Time, conveyed life’s harshness but rewards growing up in a large farming family: “One year we couldn’t leave the farm for nearly a month. The old horse-drawn wooden snowplow made several attempts to get down our road without success. Food was not a problem since we had our own canned goods and staples. It was a winter I remember well, since during that month, we had to thaw tubs of snow and ice to wash clothes and take baths.
  “My brother carved a huge propeller out of a cedar rail to make a wind-charger so we could recharge the wet-cell battery that ran our radio and I, starved for anything on a printed page, read the Holy Bible from cover to cover.” While the family embraced Christian values, religion “was never a central part of our life.” He was a teenager when he began his career as a print journalist for newspapers in Belleville and Trenton, Ont., before becoming a radio announcer at CJBQ in Belleville and CKTB in St. Catharines, Ont. Then he moved to Vancouver as director of broadcasting for the United Church of Canada, and was later made head of radio operations for the Anglican, Roman Catholic and United churches. It was the first ecumenical appointment of its kind.
  Man Alive took its name from St. Irenaeus, a second-century bishop of Lyon, who wrote: “The glory of God is man fully alive.” The quote, and the show itself, said Mr. Bonisteel’s daughter, Mandy, “was in keeping with what my Dad believed, and that was living our life to the fullest and being curious about others and learning about how other people have really contributed to humanity, and finding a way to be like them.” Ms. Lore recalled a scoop in the early 1970s when the show scored interviews with the brothers Daniel and Philip Berrigan, Catholic priests imprisoned for their Vietnam War-era acts of civil disobedience. Man Alive discovered the brothers were granted weekend passes to visit their dying mother, and a crew travelled to upstate New York for the exclusive. As for the Dalai Lama, Mr. Bonisteel began their talk with, “I’ve never interviewed a living god before.” The Tibetan spiritual leader laughed, “and that broke the ice,” Ms. Lore said. Mr. Bonisteel was replaced by a series of hosts: Peter Downie, Arthur Kent and R. H. Thomson. The show’s final broadcast was in 2000. He spoke of his philosophy in a 1979 speech he gave at the 80th-anniversary celebration of Grace United Church in Weyburn, Sask. “We are moulded into a materialistic world where we do a lot of eating, drinking and making merry until we ask the basic question of ‘Who am I? Where am I going? What is our purpose in life?’” He believed the coming decade would offer individuals the realization of their true selves through their relationships and responsibilities to others. Little did he and countless others realize that the 1980s would be a time of rampant consumerism and self-indulgence. Mr. Bonisteel won several broadcasting honours, including two ACTRA Awards: the Gordon Sinclair award for excellence in broadcast journalism and the award for best television host in Canada. Later in his career, he served for two years as director of journalism and communication at the University of Regina. For seven years, he was a citizenship judge.
  He leaves his daughters Mandy and Lesley, son Steve, nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Mr. Bonisteel requested that he have no funeral but a celebration of his life, which is being planned at the Old Church Theatre in Johnstown, Ont., near his home. In 1994, he renovated and restored the historic building, which opened as a Methodist church in 1876 and was slated for demolition. His daughter, Lesley, and her husband currently operate a community centre there. An interviewer once asked Mr. Bonisteel what he wanted engraved on his tombstone. Without pause, he replied, “Man dead.” from http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/roy-bonisteel-was-canadas-humanities-teacher/article13985198/

Peter William Lassing^1,2

• Father*: Pieter Willem Lassing² b. 11 Jan 1725, d. b 1770
• Mother*: Sarah Buys² b. 16 Jul 1732

• Birth*: 1767; Date 1767 per Lawson Book.²

Elizabeth Merritt¹

• Birth*: circa 1760; per Lawson Book, pg. 210.¹
• Marriage*: 1796; New York, U.S.A.; "Anna passed away at Poughkeepsie, Dutchess Co., New York on 18 Feb. 1795. John P. Lawson marr. 2.) Elizabeth Merritt, widow of Joseph Towne, abou t1796, and had 8 more children: Anna, Mary, Elizabeth, Mary, Hannah, Peter, Rachel Losee, bapt. 26 Jan 1806) and Jane." per Lawson Book, pg. 210.; Principal=John P. Lawson¹

• Married Name: 1796; Lawson¹

Matthew J. Lawson^1,2

• Father*: John P. Lawson² b. 5 Apr 1756, d. 23 May 1831
• Mother*: Ann VanSicklen² b. 16 Oct 1757, d. 18 Feb 1795

• Birth*: 20 May 1784; Dutchess Co., New York, U.S.A.; Date May 20 1784 & location USA per Lawson Book, pg. 211.²
• Baptism: 8 August 1784; New Hackensack, Dutchess Co., New York, U.S.A.; per Lawson Book, pg. 211.²
• Marriage*: 18 May 1806; New York, U.S.A.; per Lawson Book, pg. 211.; Principal=Sarah Lynson²
• Death*: 13 February 1847; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; per Lawson Book, pg. 211.²
• Burial*: 15 February 1847; Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; per Lawson Book, pg. 211.²

Sarah Lynson¹

• Birth*: 30 December 1785; New York, U.S.A.; per Lawson Book, pg. 211.¹
• Marriage*: 18 May 1806; New York, U.S.A.; per Lawson Book, pg. 211.; Principal=Matthew J. Lawson¹
• Death*: 24 May 1849; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; per Lawson Book, pg. 211.¹
• Burial*: 26 May 1849; Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; per Lawson Book, pg. 211.¹

• Married Name: 18 May 1806; Lawson¹

Peter C. Lawson^1,2,3,4,5

• Father*: Matthew J. Lawson² b. 20 May 1784, d. 13 Feb 1847
• Mother*: Sarah Lynson² b. 30 Dec 1785, d. 24 May 1849

• Birth*: 9 November 1811; New York, U.S.A.; Date 1811 per Memorial & CemSearch - age 78 at death Aug 31 1889. Date 1812 & location UC per 1871 Census. Date Nov 9 1811 & location NY per Lawson Book, pg. 211.^2,6,4,5
• Marriage*: 7 April 1841; Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Marriage Register: Groom: Peter Lawson, Murray Twp.; Bride: Catharine Young, Ameliasburgh Twp.; Date: Apr 7 1841; Wit.: Job Young & Reuben Young; Performed by: Rev. Thos. McDairmid, by license (Ontario Marriage Registers, Prince Edward Co., 1841, pg. 44 (pg. 7 of 10), ancestry.ca); Principal=Catharine Young^2,3
• Death*: 31 August 1889; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Aug 31 1889 per Memorial & CemSearch. per Lawson Book, pg. 211.^2,4,5
• Burial*: 2 September 1889; Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (see Exhibit) Peter; Lawson; Died; Aug 31, 1889; Aged; 78 Years; Catharine; Lawson; Died; Sep. 6, 1897; Aged; 78 Years (Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, image by Dan Buchanan, 2004 07 10)
  CemSearch: Name: Peter Lawson; Born: - ; Died: Aug 31 1889; Age: 78y; ID: MTHOPE144; Other name: Lawson, Catherine ( -1897); Cemetery: Mount Hope Cemetery, Conc A, Lot 35, Brighton Twp., Brighton Village, Northumberland Co., Sec 1 Row 8; Note: Husband of Catherine. (Back of Stone Reads 'Embury.') (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=MTHOPE144%5E0)^4,5

• Residence: 7 April 1841; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Residence Murray Twp. per marriage register - Catharine Young.³
• Census*: April 1871; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 59 at 1871 Census: Lawson, Peter, 59, b. US, Ger., Pres. F., farmer, married; Catherine, 50, b. Ont., Ger., Meth., married; Embry, John E., 40, b. Ont., Irish, Meth., Denstist, married; Cecilia, 25, b. Ont., Ger., Meth., married; Blanch, 6, b. Irish, Meth. (1871 Census: Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., dist. 55, div. 1, pg. 42, line 16 - ancestry.com)⁶
• Residence*: April 1871; Conc B Lot 25, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; per Lawson Book, pg. 211.²

Catharine Young^1,2,3,4,5

• Father*: Job McGregor Young b. 15 Mar 1780, d. 16 May 1864
• Mother*: Sarah Lawson b. 23 Mar 1792, d. 24 Jun 1858

• Birth*: 6 August 1819; Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; Date 1819 per Memorial & CemSearch - age 78y at death Sep 6 1897. Date 1821 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date Aug 6 1819 per Lawson Book, pg. 211.
  Note: Not sure which Young family this Catherine belongs to, but this is the best fit for time, place, names, family connections etc. Witnesses at her marriage were Job Young and Reuben Young - her father and a cousin? Is this right? (Dan Buchanan, Dec 22 2024)^2,6,3,4,5
• Marriage*: 7 April 1841; Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Marriage Register: Groom: Peter Lawson, Murray Twp.; Bride: Catharine Young, Ameliasburgh Twp.; Date: Apr 7 1841; Wit.: Job Young & Reuben Young; Performed by: Rev. Thos. McDairmid, by license (Ontario Marriage Registers, Prince Edward Co., 1841, pg. 44 (pg. 7 of 10), ancestry.ca); Principal=Peter C. Lawson^2,3
• Death*: 6 September 1897; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Sep 6 1897 per Memorial & CemSearch. per Lawson Book, pg. 211.^2,4,5
• Burial*: 8 September 1897; Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (see Exhibit) Peter; Lawson; Died; Aug 31, 1889; Aged; 78 Years; Catharine; Lawson; Died; Sep. 6, 1897; Aged; 78 Years (Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, image by Dan Buchanan, 2004 07 10)
  CemSearch: Name: Catherine Lawson; Born: - ; Died: Sep 6 1897; Age: 78y; ID: MTHOPE144; Other name: Lawson, Peter ( -1889); Cemetery: Mount Hope Cemetery, Conc A, Lot 35, Brighton Twp., Brighton Village, Northumberland Co., Sec 1 Row 8; Note: Wife of Peter Lawson. (Back of Stone Reads 'Embury.') (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=MTHOPE144%5E1)^4,5

• Residence*: 7 April 1841; Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Residence Ameliasburgh Twp. per marriage register - Peter Lawson.³
• Married Name: 7 April 1841; Lawson²
• Census*: April 1871; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 50 at 1871 Census: see Peter Lawson⁶