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Geraldine Bethune¹

• Father*: Strachan Bethune¹ b. 6 Nov 1821, d. 8 Mar 1910
• Mother*: Maria Stewart Phillips¹ b. 4 Jul 1826, d. 1901

• Birth*: 13 July 1861; Montreal, Quebec; per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca Feb 26 2017¹

James Gray Bethune¹

• Father*: John Bethune¹ b. 1751, d. 23 Sep 1815
• Mother*: Veronique Waddens¹ b. 5 Apr 1764, d. 30 May 1846

• Birth*: 1 April 1793; Williamstown, Glengarry Co., Upper Canada; Date Apr 1 1793 & location Williamstown, Glengarry Co., Ont. per Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Date Apr 1 1793 & location Williamstown per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca Feb 26 2017^1,2
• Marriage*: 4 February 1830; Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date Feb 4 1830 per Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Date Feb 4 1830 & location Cobourg per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca Feb 26 2017; Principal=Martha Covert^1,2
• Death*: 12 October 1841; Rochester, Monroe Co., New York, U.S.A.; Date Oct 12 1841 & location Rochester, NY per CemSearch. Date Oct 13 1841 & location Rochester, NY per Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Date Oct 12 1841 & location Rochester per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca Feb 26 2017^1,2,3
• Burial*: 15 October 1841; St. Peter's Anglican Cemetery, Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; CemSearch: Name: James Gray Bethune; Born: - ; Died: Oct 12 1841; Age: 48; ID: CBSPCM0328; Other names: Bethune, Martha [Covert]( -1843); Cemetery: St. Peter's Anglican Cemetery, Ontarion St. N., Cobourg, Sec B Plot CHPL; Note: Rev; 4th Son of late John Bethune of Williamstown, Glengary. St. Peter's m/film: res'ce Rochester, N.Y. Originally in St. Peter's Church Yard. (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=CBSPCM0328%5E0)³

• Residence*: circa 1812; Hamilton Twp., Newcastle District, Upper Canada; "About 1812, after attending John Strachan*’s school at Cornwall, he took up residence in the frontier hamlet of Hamilton (Cobourg) on the north shore of Lake
  Ontario." per Dictionary of Canadian Biogrpahy, James Gray Bethune. http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_james_gray_7E.html
  Note: This was not yet Cobourg, but Hamilton Township. Cobourg was established in 1820.²
• Note: 1817; Hamilton Twp., Newcastle Dist., Upper Canada; "By 1817 he had opened a store, built a sawmill, was operating a distillery, and had been appointed first postmaster of Hamilton, a function he carried out in his store until 1834." per Dictionary of Canadian Biogrpahy, James Gray Bethune. http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_james_gray_7E.html²
• Residence: 1818; Hamilton, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "The Bethunes had lived in Cobourg five years, James Gray Bethune being the first postmaster and prominent in banking and real estate, as well as being a merchant; in 1826 he opened a branch store in Peterborough, and when he went bankrupt some years later many settlers lost heavily." from Cobourg 1798 - 1948, by Edwin C. Guillet, pg 13.
  Note: Guillet says the Bethune's had been in Cobourg for 5 years in the context of Mrs. Stewart enjoying the social life in Cobourg before heading off to their homestead in Duoro Township. This is a strong indication of how early James Gray Bethune and his mother (along with other siblings) were settled in Hamilton Township. (Dan Buchanan, Oct 19 2020)⁴
• Note: 1819; Newcastle District, Upper Canada"; "He was actively interested in real estate, serving in 1819 on the first land board for the Newcastle District." per Dictionary of Canadian Biogrpahy, James Gray Bethune. http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_james_gray_7E.html²
• Census: 1821; Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1821 Census: James G. Bethune; 1 male 16 - 60; (Hamilton Twp. Census & Assessment, Northumberland Co. - http://www.eagle.ca/westhistory/genealogy.htm)
  Note: This census record in 1821 is the first appearance of James G. Bethune in Hamilton Twp. census and assessment records. His mother, Mrs. V. Bethune, has a separate record.⁵
• Residence: 1823; CE King St. E. & Church St., Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "While her husband went into the wilds of Peterborough County to prepare a log house, Mrs. Stewart enjoyed the aristocratic society of Cobourg. Mrs. Henry, she wrote, "improves very much on acquaintance, and seems greatly attached to her husband who is much older"; and her mother, Mrs. Bethune, was "a fine, merry old lady who lives in a little cottage just opposite the Henry's house". Captain and Mrs. Boswell were "very pleasing and very kind", and lived east of the village, not far from the present "Kingston Crossing". Afternoon teas were enjoyed at these homes, and sometimes dancing followed; and sleighing parties were popular on dear, frosty nights." from Cobourg 1798 - 1948, by Edwin C. Guillet, pg 13.⁴
• Census: 1823; Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1823 Census: James G. Bethune; 2 males 16 - 60; (Hamilton Twp. Census & Assessment, Northumberland Co. - http://www.eagle.ca/westhistory/genealogy.htm)⁵
• Residence: circa 1824; Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "Privately he acquired speculative land holdings in several parts of the district during the 1820s, including a large block in Cobourg strategically located adjacent to the harbour." per Dictionary of Canadian Biogrpahy, James Gray Bethune." (http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_james_gray_7E.html)²
• Census*: 1824; Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1824 Census: James G. Bethune; 1 male under 16; 2 males over 16 (Hamilton Twp. Census & Assessment, Northumberland Co. - http://www.eagle.ca/westhistory/genealogy.htm)
  Note: There is another Bethune just below James, written as "Nors" - whatever that means. It shows 1 male over 16 and 1 female over 16, suggesting a young couple. I wonder if this is one of his brothers who is already married? On the other hand, it could be his mother, who turned 60 in 1824, and a sister. There is no record for Mrs. B. Bethune as before.⁵
• Note: circa 1825; Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "As a merchant-storekeeper Bethune endured where others failed because he was able to forge a solid mercantile connection with Montreal merchants through his brother Norman, a well-placed merchant and forwarder there. But it is also clear that
  Bethune was an aggressive and innovative businessman who championed the economic
  development of the Newcastle District, and particularly trade connections through
  Cobourg to its hinterland." per Dictionary of Canadian Biogrpahy, James Gray Bethune. http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_james_gray_7E.html²
• Note: 27 June 1825; Cobourg, Newcastle Dist., Upper Canada; "AGENTS .... Cobourg, James G. Bethune, Esqr." per "The Imperial statute authorizing the Charter for the Canada Company received Roual Assent August 27th 1825.
• Note: 1826; Peterborough, Peterborough Co., Upper Canada; "This developmental goal was pursued in several ways. In 1826, to head off rival merchants from Port Hope, he opened a branch-store in Peterborough and later began
  wholesaling to inland storekeepers." per Dictionary of Canadian Biogrpahy, James Gray Bethune. http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_james_gray_7E.html²
• Note: 1827; Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "More important was his determination to develop better facilities for transportation between Cobourg and the back country. In 1827, along with John COVERT, he was a leading force in the establishment of the Cobourg harbour committee (incorporated in 1829 as the Cobourg Harbour Company), serving as its treasurer." per Dictionary of Canadian Biogrpahy, James Gray Bethune. http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_james_gray_7E.html²
• Census: 1827; Conc A & B Lots 16 17 18, Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1827 Census: James G. Bethune; Conc A & B, Lots 16, 17 & 18; G? acres uncult., 6 acres cult.;4 males over 15; (Hamilton Twp. Census & Assessment, Northumberland Co. - http://www.eagle.ca/westhistory/genealogy.htm)⁵
• Note: circa January 1827; Scott's Mills, Peterborough Co., Upper Canada; "During the winter of 1826-27 Sir Peregrine Maitland, Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada, Colonel Talbot, the Hon. John Beverley Robinson, the Hon. Zacheus Burnham, and James Gray Bethune of Cobourg travelled by sleigh to Rubidge's house near what is now the village of Keene, where they were welcomed by Peter Robinson, Captain Rubidge and many of the settlers. The Lieutenant-Governor visited some of the Irish in Ennismore, and received deputations from other township at "Government House" - Robinson's commodious dwelling at Scott's Mills." from "Early Life in Upper Canada" by Edwin C. Guillet, pg. 67.⁶
• Note: August 1830; Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "With solid personal and business connections to such members of the province’s commercial and political élite as John Strachan and John Macaulay*, it is not surprising that Bethune was appointed Cobourg agent for the Bank of Upper Canada in August 1830 and cashier of the branch in September 1832. However, his banking activities led to his downfall." per Dictionary of Canadian Biogrpahy, James Gray Bethune. http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_james_gray_7E.html²
• Note: 1831; Northumberland Co., Uper Canada; "He was appointed lieutenant-colonel of the 2nd Regiment of Northumberland militia in 1831 ... " per Dictionary of Canadian Biogrpahy, James Gray Bethune. http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_james_gray_7E.html²
• Note: 1831; Newcastle District, Upper Canada; "In 1831 he became the local agent for the Canada Company and two years later authored a promotional pamphlet for prospective immigrants, A schedule of real estate in the Newcastle District." per Dictionary of Canadian Biogrpahy, James Gray Bethune. http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_james_gray_7E.html²
• Census: 1832; Conc A Lot 16, Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1832 Census: James G. Bethune (2); Conc A, Lot 16; - acres uncult., 2 acres cult. (Hamilton Twp. Census & Assessment, Northumberland Co. - http://www.eagle.ca/westhistory/genealogy.htm)
  Note: There are 4 separate records for James G. Bethune, and one for Alexander, for the first time.⁵
• Census: 1832; Conc 9 Lot 5, Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1832 Census: James G. Bethune(3); Conc 9, Lot 5; 100 acres uncult., 30 acres cult. (Hamilton Twp. Census & Assessment, Northumberland Co. - http://www.eagle.ca/westhistory/genealogy.htm)
  Note: There are 4 separate records for James G. Bethune, and one for Alexander, for the first time.⁵
• Note: 1832; Rice Lake and Otonabee River, Newcastle Dist., Upper Canada; "In 1832 he began the first steamboat service on Rice Lake and the Otonabee River." per Dictionary of Canadian Biogrpahy, James Gray Bethune. http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_james_gray_7E.html²
• Census: 1832; Conc A & B Lot 17, Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1832 Census: James G. Bethune; Conc A & B, Lot 17; - acres uncult., 5 acres cult. (Hamilton Twp. Census & Assessment, Northumberland Co. - http://www.eagle.ca/westhistory/genealogy.htm)
  Note: There are 4 separate records for James G. Bethune, and one for Alexander, for the first time.⁵
• Note: 1832; Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; " .. and was active in a number of community organizations, including the Northumberland Agricultural Society and the Newcastle District Emigrant Relief Society (formed during the cholera epidemic of 1832)." per Dictionary of Canadian Biogrpahy, James Gray Bethune. http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_james_gray_7E.html²
• Census: 1832; Conc 5 Lot 18, Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1832 Census: James G. Bethune(4); Conc 5, half of Lot 18; 100 acres uncult., - acres cult.; 7 males over 17; 3 females over 15 (Hamilton Twp. Census & Assessment, Northumberland Co. - http://www.eagle.ca/westhistory/genealogy.htm)
  Note: There are 4 separate records for James G. Bethune, and one for Alexander, for the first time.
  Location: This was on the west side of Cold Springs.⁵
• Note: September 1832; Bank of Upper Canada, Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "With solid personal and business connections to such members of the province’s commercial and political élite as John Strachan and John Macaulay*, it is not surprising that Bethune was appointed Cobourg agent for the Bank of Upper Canada in August 1830 and cashier of the branch in September 1832. However, his banking activities led to his downfall." per Dictionary of Canadian Biogrpahy, James Gray Bethune. http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_james_gray_7E.html²
• Note: 1833; Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "A year later he opened large warehouses at Peterborough and Cobourg, launched a steamboat on Chemung Lake (north of Peterborough), and was active in having a bridge built across the Trent River, probably at the present-day village of Hastings." per Dictionary of Canadian Biogrpahy, James Gray Bethune. http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_james_gray_7E.html²
• Note: 1833; Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "The bank had opened agencies at Kingston (1823), Niagara (1824), Montreal (1829), and Cobourg (1830). In 1830, however, Allan advised John Macaulay, a close friend and the bank’s Kingston agent, of his preference for “keeping within bounds on the secure side,” thus avoiding too rapid growth that might later necessitate the contraction or withdrawal of agencies. Accustomed to running his own business, Allan was ready in the interest of prompt action to do what he conceived was “right & safe” without referring every decision to the directors. He could not, however, carry them on all points. He preached restraint to a board which supported his management but which, as early as 1823, contained a majority out of sympathy with his policies. Allan decried his associates’ involvement with speculative ventures. His pessimism was on occasion borne out, as in the reckless entrepreneurial practices and financial collapse in 1833 of James Gray Bethune*, the bank’s cashier at Cobourg. Losses resulting from such failures were absorbed without harm to the bank’s reputation. But even the success of the bank became controversial, and serious discontent developed among businessmen who wanted to break the banking monopoly of the York élite and to use the bank more as a source of investment capital." per Dictionary of Canadian Biography - William Allan (http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/allan_william_8E.html)²
• Census: 1833; Conc 9 Lot 5, Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1833 Census: James G. Bethune; Conc 9, Lot 5; 100 acres uncult., 30 acres cult.; 2 males over 15; 2 males under 15; 3 females over 15 (Hamilton Twp. Census & Assessment, Northumberland Co. - http://www.eagle.ca/westhistory/genealogy.htm)
  Note: Location: This is on the south shore of Rice Lake, just west of Harwood, which was called Sully at that time.⁵
• Note: 1833; Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "In addition, he led the group of investors, including Zacheus Burnham* and John Gilchrist*, which built the steamship Cobourg in 1833 for service on Lake Ontario and was involved in the Cobourg Rail Road Company, chartered in 1834 to build a railway between Cobourg and Rice Lake." per Dictionary of Canadian Biogrpahy, James Gray Bethune. http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_james_gray_7E.html²
• Note: 1833; Newcastle Dist., Upper Canada; "Not surprisingly, in 1833 Bethune was appointed to the provincial commission for the improvement of navigation in the Newcastle District." per Dictionary of Canadian Biogrpahy, James Gray Bethune. http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_james_gray_7E.html²
• Note: May 1833; Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "In the tight economy of Upper Canada, Bethune made liberal credit available to clients and to himself through such speculative practices as reciprocal note endorsements (often involving his brothers Norman and Donald) and the issuance of accommodation drafts which lacked hard backing – all in contravention of the central bank’s policy. Overextended as a result of his speculation in steamboats and hampered by tardy and defaulting debtors, he was on the road to ruin by the summer of 1833." per Dictionary of Canadian Biogrpahy, James Gray Bethune. http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_james_gray_7E.html²
• Note: June 1833; Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "In June his bank was mysteriously robbed of more than £3,000; according to John Langton*, some believed that Bethune had removed the money. When an investigation
  initiated by the bank’s president, William Allan*, revealed that Bethune had allowed
  nearly £8,000 in credit to default, he was forced to resign in November 1833." per Dictionary of Canadian Biogrpahy, James Gray Bethune. http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_james_gray_7E.html²
• Note: 29 August 1833; Newcastle District, Upper Canada; "SCHEDULE, &c,; To Capitalists and every description of Settlers who may emigrate to the Province of Upper Canada during the ensuing season, the following splendid Schedule of Real Estate will be oftered
  at Public Auction—- the whole free and unlimited —at Cobourg, in the District of Newcastle, Upper Canada, to commence on Thursday, the 29th day of August 1883, and continued weekly by adjournment, until the whole be disposed of:— consisting of cultivated and uncultivated farms, in the most favorable situations in the settled townships ; also wild blocks of various extent, scattered over the different townships of this beautiful district,—comprising in the aggregate 54,000 acres of excellent land, in lots to suit the means and capabilities of almost every class of
  settlers. The cultivated farms will be sold for
  cash only :—the wild lands on the usual credit
  of one fifth part paid down, and the residue in five instalments, at the interval of a year between each, with interest ; viz ;—" (then commences the list of properties) This text is the introduction to the document whose title page reads "A Schedule of Real Estate in the Newcastle District to be Disposed of at Public Sale on the 29th Day of August, 1833. By James Gray Bethune, Cobourg, Upper Canada. Cobourg, U.C., Printed by r. D. Chatterton, 1833" a PDF copy of this document was downloaded October 14, 2020 from Hathi Trust Digital Library, https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=aeu.ark:/13960/t46q33k6w&view=1up&seq=7⁷
• Note: November 1833; Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; " ... he was forced to resign in November 1833." per Dictionary of Canadian Biogrpahy, James Gray Bethune. http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_james_gray_7E.html²
• Note*: 1834; Trent Port, Hastings Co., Ontario; J. G. Bethune is a commisioner for tenders re the building of the covered bridge over the Trent River at Trent Port in 1834, per an item in the Cobourg Star, March 13, 1833.⁸
• Census: 1834; Conc A & B Lot 14 & 16, Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1834 Census: J. G. Bethune; Conc A & B, Lots 14 & 16; 40 acres uncult., - acres cult.; 7 males over 15; - males under 15; 3 females over 15 (Hamilton Twp. Census & Assessment, Northumberland Co. - http://www.eagle.ca/westhistory/genealogy.htm)⁵
• Note: 1834; Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "In spike of his assets he was unable to cover his losses and in 1834 was declared bankrupt. Also hit hard by his demise were his financial guarantors (his father-in-law, John Covert,
  and George Strange Boulton*) and those in the district who had entrusted their savings
  to his care." per Dictionary of Canadian Biogrpahy, James Gray Bethune. http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_james_gray_7E.html²
• Note: October 1834; Cobourg, Newcastle Dist., Upper Canada; "Undeterred, he ran as a tory for the House of Assembly in October 1834 but was defeated by John Gilchrist and Alexander McDonell*." per Dictionary of Canadian Biogrpahy, James Gray Bethune. http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_james_gray_7E.html²
• Note: circa 1835; Cobourg, Newcastle Dist., Upper Canada; "Bethune’s commercial zeal and irrepressible appetite for internal improvement schemes made him a prominent and admired man in the district. As a brother of the respected Anglican cleric at Cobourg, Alexander Neil Bethune*, and as a justice of the peace and a commissioner in the district Court of Requests, he was also a trusted figure." per Dictionary of Canadian Biogrpahy, James Gray Bethune. http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_james_gray_7E.html²
• Note: 1836; Amherst, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "Thereafter Bethune’s financial problems hounded him and during a brief stay in debtor’s prison in Amherst (now part of Cobourg) in 1836 he continued to sort out his accounts." per Dictionary of Canadian Biogrpahy, James Gray Bethune. http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_james_gray_7E.html²
• Residence: circa 1837; Rochester, Monroe Co., New York, U.S.A.; "Discredited as the “great man” of the Newcastle District, he moved to Rochester, N.Y., where, after a long illness, he died in 1841." per Dictionary of Canadian Biogrpahy, James Gray Bethune. http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_james_gray_7E.html²

Martha Covert¹

• Father*: Colonel John Covert¹ b. 1768, d. 6 Sep 1843
• Mother*: Elizabeth Woolley¹ b. 1784, d. 6 Aug 1846

• Birth*: October 1806; Christchurch, Dorset, England; Date of Baptims is Dec 26 1806 - per Baptism Record. per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca Feb 26 2017. per family tree of Patricia McClaren on ancestry.ca, Oct 13 2020.^1,2
• Baptism: 26 December 1806; Christchurch, Hampshire, England; England, Baptism Records: Name: Martha Covert; Baptism Date: Dec 26 1806; Baptism Place: Christchurch, Hampshire, England; Father: John Covert; Mother: Elizabeth; MF: 1041289; Ref.: Item 7 (England Baptism Records, ancestry.ca)²
• Marriage*: 4 February 1830; Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date Feb 4 1830 per Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Date Feb 4 1830 & location Cobourg per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca Feb 26 2017; Principal=James Gray Bethune^1,3
• Death*: 31 July 1843; Toronto, York Co., Canada West; Date of Burial Aug 4 1843 per CemSearch. Date July 31 1843 & location Toronto per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca Feb 26 2017. Date Jul 31 1843 & location York per family tree of Patricia McClaren on ancestry.ca, Oct 13 2020.^1,4
• Burial*: 4 August 1843; St. Peter's Anglican Cemetery, Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Canada West; CemSearch: Name: Martha Bethune; Maiden: Covert; Born: - ; Died: Aug 1843; Age: - ; ID: CBSPCM0328; Other names: Bethune, James Gray ( -1841); Cemetery: St. Peter's Anglican Cemetery, Ontarion St. N., Cobourg, Sec B Plot CHPL; Note: St. Peter's m/film: married James G. Bethune on February 4, 1830; buried August 4, 1843. (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=CBSPCM0328%5E1)⁴

• Married Name: 4 February 1830; Bethune¹

Colonel John Covert¹

• Father*: General John Covert¹ b. 15 Jun 1723, d. 1794
• Mother*: ? ?¹ b. c 1725

• Birth*: 1768; Christchurch, Sussex, England; "COVERT, JOHN, farmer, ...., businessman, author, and militia officer; b. c. 1770 in England, possibly in Christchurch (Dorset)" per Dictionary of Canadian Biography - John Covert, www.biographi.ca/en/bio/covert_john_7E.html
  Date 1789 & location Sussex, England per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca Feb 26 2017 per family tree of Patricial McClaren on ancestry.ca, Oct 13 2020.^1,2
• Marriage*: 11 June 1803; Saint Paul Covent Garden, Wesminster, London, England; Date Jun 11 1803 & location Saint Paul, Covent Garden, Westminsteer, London, England per family tree of Patricial McClaren on ancestry.ca, Oct 13 2020. per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca Feb 26 2017; Principal=Elizabeth Woolley¹
• Death*: 6 September 1843; New Lodge, Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Canada West; "d. 5 Sept. 1843 at his farm, New Lodge, near Cobourg, Upper Canada." per Dictionary of Canadian Biography - John Covert, www.biographi.ca/en/bio/covert_john_7E.html Date Sep 6 1843 & location Cobourg per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca Feb 26 2017^1,2

• Immigration*: 1820; Upper Canada; "When John Covert came to Upper Canada in 1820 he was a man well into middle age, yet with a young family." per Dictionary of Canadian Biography - John Covert, www.biographi.ca/en/bio/covert_john_7E.html Date Sep 6 1843 & location Cobourg per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca Feb 26 2017²
• Residence: 14 July 1820; Conc B Lot 5, Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B& S 823) show that John William sold all 135 acres of Lot 5, Conc B., Broken Front, to John Covert. ITS Date: July 14 1820. Reg'n. Date: June 17 1821. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Onland, Northumberland County, Book 24, Hamilton Twp., pg. 4 of 527, copied from Onland Oct 15 2020.
  Note: The Crown Patent for this lot had been given to Robert J. Kerr Feb 25 1820. He quickly sold it to John Williams and he turned it over quickly to John Covert. The notion that this was a "developed farm" may be true, in some respects, but John Covert it obtained it only a year after it was granted as a Crown Patent. See transactions before John Covert on same page.³
• Residence*: 1821; Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "He arrived with money, for, after looking at land in the Rice Lake area, he decided to establish himself on a developed farm in Hamilton Township a township along the
  north shore of Lake Ontario that was attracting a number of British gentry and half-pay officers, among them Francis Brockell Spilsbury*. By 1821 Covert had purchased two lots at the front of the township and commenced farming. In later years he acquired neighbouring lands to create a
  large farm strategically placed on the Kingston road near Cobourg at a point which afforded a
  possible mill site." per Dictionary of Canadian Biography - John Covert, www.biographi.ca/en/bio/covert_john_7E.html²
• Census*: 1822; Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1822 Census: John Covert; 2 males 16-60, 1 female 16-60, 1 male under 16; 1 female under 16 (Hamilton Twp. Census and Assessment Records)
• Census: 1823; Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1823 Census: John Covert; 3 males 16-60, 5 females 16-60, 2 males under 16; 3 females under 16 (Hamilton Twp. Census and Assessment Records)
  Note: The significant difference in numbers between 1822 and 1823 probably means that a brother brought his family to Cobourg.
• Census: 1824; Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1824 Census: John Covert; 2 males under 16, 3 males over 16, 2 females under 16; 5 females under 16 (Hamilton Twp. Census and Assessment Records)
  Note: The significant difference in numbers between 1822, 1823 and 1824 may mean that a brother brought his family to Cobourg. Only John Covert is mentioned in the Hamilton Twp. Census for these years.
• Note*: 1827; Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "More important was his determination to develop better facilities for transportation between Cobourg and the back country. In 1827, along with John COVERT, he was a leading force in the establishment of the Cobourg harbour committee (incorporated in 1829 as the Cobourg Harbour Company), serving as its treasurer." per Dictionary of Canadian Biogrpahy, James Gray Bethune. http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_james_gray_7E.html²
• Census: 1827; Conc A & B Lots 5 & 6, Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1827 Assessment: John Covert; Conc A & B, Lots 5 & 6; 320 acres uncult., 80 acres cult.; 2 males over 15; 2 males under 15; 3 females over 15; 2 females under 15 (Note: This is the first Assessment record for John Covert.)
• Census: 1832; Conc A Lot 4, Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1832 Assessment: John Covert; Conc A, Lot 4; 3 males over 16; 1 male under 16; 5 females over 16
• Census: 1832; Conc A & B Lot 5 & 6, Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1832 Assessment: John Covert; Conc A & B, Lots 5 & 6; 100 acres uncult., 80 acres cult. (Note: There is a second record called John Covert 2, just below, showing the people.)
• Census: 1833; Conc A Lot 4, Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1833 Assessment: John Covert; Conc A & B, Lots % & 6, and Conc A, Lot 4, 320 acres uncult., 80 acres cult.; 3 males over 16; 4 females over 16
• Census: 1834; Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1834 Census: John Cuvert; 400 acres uncult., 100 acres cult.; no land shown; 3 males over 16; 3 females over 16; 1 female under 16
• Census: 1840; Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1840 Census: John Covert; 3 males under 16; 3 males; 1 male over 16; 4 females over 16
• Census: 1840; Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1840 Census: John Covert; 3 males under 16; 3 males; 1 male over 16; 4 females over 16

Elizabeth Woolley^1,2

• Birth*: 1784; per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca Feb 26 2017. per family tree of Patricia McClaren on ancestry.ca, Oct 13 2020.²
• Marriage*: 11 June 1803; Saint Paul Covent Garden, Wesminster, London, England; Date Jun 11 1803 & location Saint Paul, Covent Garden, Westminsteer, London, England per family tree of Patricial McClaren on ancestry.ca, Oct 13 2020. per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca Feb 26 2017; Principal=Colonel John Covert²
• Death*: 6 August 1846; Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Canada West; per family tree of Patricia McClaren on ancestry.ca, Oct 13 2020.²

• Married Name: 11 June 1803; Covert²
• Census*: 1844; Conc A & B Lots 5 & 6, Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1844 Assessment: Mrs. Covert; Conc A & B, Lots 5 & 6; 200 acres uncult.; 160 acres cult.
  Note: John Covert died in 1843, first record of Mrs. Covert afterward.

Elizabeth Martha Bethune^1,2,3

• Father*: James Gray Bethune² b. 1 Apr 1793, d. 12 Oct 1841
• Mother*: Martha Covert² b. Oct 1806, d. 31 Jul 1843

• Birth*: 16 February 1831; Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date Feb 16 1831 Date Feb 1831 & location Cobourg per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca Feb 26 2017^2,3
• Death*: 28 July 1831; Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date Jul 1831 per CemSearch. Date Jul 28 1831 & location Cobourg per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca Feb 26 2017^2,3
• Burial*: 30 July 1831; St. Peter's Anglican Cemetery, Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; CemSearch: Name: Elizabeth Martha Bethune; Born: Feb 16 1831; Died: Jul 1831; ID: CBSPCM1729; No other names: Cemetery: St. Peter's Anglican Cemetery, Ontario St. N., Cobourg; Note: St. Peter's m/film: Daughter of James G. Bethune and Martha Covert; buried July 30, 1831. (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=CBSPCM%401729%5E0)³

Donald Bethune¹

• Father*: John Bethune¹ b. 1751, d. 23 Sep 1815
• Mother*: Veronique Waddens¹ b. 5 Apr 1764, d. 30 May 1846

• Birth*: 11 July 1802; Williamstown, Glengarry Co., Upper Canada; Date 1806 & location UC per 1861 Census. "b. 11 July 1802 in Williamstown, Charlottenburg Township, Upper Canada, youngest of nine children of the Reverend John Bethune and Véronique Waddin; ... " per Dictionary of Canadian Biography - Donald Bethune (www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_donald_9E.html)
  Date Jul 11 1802 & location Williamstown per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca Feb 26 2017^1,2,3
• Marriage*: 5 November 1828; Kingston, Frontenac Co., Upper Canada; "15 Nov 1828: At Kingston, on Wednesday, 5th inst., Donald Bethune, Barrister at Law, and M.P. for that town, to Janet, second daughter of the late Peter Smith, of the same place. (Rev. A. N. Bethune, Rector of Cobourg)" Marriage Notices 1813-1854, The Loyalist, York, pg. 28 of 550, ancestry.ca)
  "Business contacts for these activities were provided by his brothers, and by his fatherin-
  law, Peter Smith, an early settler and notable businessman of Kingston, whose daughter
  Janet (Jennet) Bethune had married in 1826.
  per Dictionary of Canadian Biography - Donald Bethune (www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_donald_9E.html)
  Date Nov 5 1828 & location Kingston per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca Feb 26 2017; Principal=Jennet Smith^1,2,4
• Death*: 19 June 1869; Toronto, York Co., Ontario; "d. 19 June 1869 at Toronto, Ont." per Dictionary of Canadian Biography - Donald Bethune (www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_donald_9E.html)
  Date Jun 19 1869 & location Toronto per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca Feb 26 2017^1,2

• Residence*: circa 1814; Cornwall, Stormont Co., Upper Canada; "Donald Bethune’s early education was obtained at the grammar school of his brother John in Augusta Township and at John Strachan’s school in Cornwall. Another of Donald’s brothers, Alexander Neil Bethune*, was Strachan’s protégé." per Dictionary of Canadian Biography - Donald Bethune (www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_donald_9E.html)²
• Residence: 1814; Brockville, Leeds Co., Upper Canada; "At age 14 Donald began articling in law under the prominent Brockville lawyer and politician, Jonas Jones*, ... " per Dictionary of Canadian Biography - Donald Bethune (www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_donald_9E.html)²
• Note: 1823; Upper Canada; " ... and in 1823 was called to the bar of Upper Canada." per Dictionary of Canadian Biography - Donald Bethune (www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_donald_9E.html)²
• Residence: 1824; Kingston, Frontenac Co., Upper Canada; "In Kingston, where he had settled in 1824, competition between lawyers was rigorous. Of necessity Bethune began to diversify his interests." per Dictionary of Canadian Biography - Donald Bethune (www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_donald_9E.html)²
• Note: 1826; Midland Dist., Upper Canada; "In 1826 he was appointed commissioner of customs for the Midland District ... " per Dictionary of Canadian Biography - Donald Bethune (www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_donald_9E.html)²
• Note: between 1826 and 1835; Upper Canada; " ... and between 1826 and 1835 he was twice appointed judge of the Bathurst District Court and once of the Prince Edward District Court." per Dictionary of Canadian Biography - Donald Bethune (www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_donald_9E.html)²
• Note: 1828; Kingston, Frontenac Co., Upper Canada; "He became involved in local banking politics and ran as an independent conservative in the 1828 House of Assembly elections, defeating the influential incumbent Christopher Hagerman*. His two years in the assembly were undistinguished and he in turn was defeated by Hagerman in 1830." per Dictionary of Canadian Biography - Donald Bethune (www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_donald_9E.html)²
• Residence: circa 1832; Kingston, Frontenac Co., Upper Canada; "While continuing his association with the Kingston branch of the Bank of Upper Canada, as both a local director and solicitor, Bethune began to dabble in the shipping and forwarding business. Business contacts for these activities were provided by his brothers, and by his father-in-law, Peter Smith, an early settler and notable businessman of Kingston, whose daughter Janet (Jennet) Bethune had married in 1826." per Dictionary of Canadian Biography - Donald Bethune (www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_donald_9E.html)²
• Note: 1833; Kingston, Frontenac Co., Upper Canada; "Bethune launched his first steamboat in 1833. The pattern of his initial experience was to be repeated throughout his career as an owner of steamboats on Lake Ontario. He quickly ran out of cash as did his brothers, James Gray and Norman, with whom he had close financial dealings. Their conduct aroused the ire of the
  cautious William Allan*, president of the Bank of Upper Canada, who wrote to John Macaulay* in 1833: “I am perfectly sick of . . . hearing of the many traffics and speculations entered into as long as they can draw Dft. [drafts] or get Notes discounted at the Bank.” It was beyond his comprehension that Donald Bethune could “ask for time and indulgence” and that he was involved “in business as much out of the way of what he ought to be . . . in [as this]. . . .” If Allan ever confronted Bethune with this advice, it was ignored." per Dictionary of Canadian Biography - Donald Bethune (www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_donald_9E.html)²
• Census*: 1837; Conc C Lot 16, Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1837 Census: Donald Bettiune; Conc C, Lot 16; 1/4 acres cult., - acres uncult.; 2 males over 15; 2 males under 15; 1 female over 15; - females under 15 (Hamilton Twp. Census & Assessment, Northumberland Co. - http://www.eagle.ca/westhistory/genealogy.htm)
  Note: Donald Bethune was James' youngest brother.⁵
• Census: 1840; Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1840 Census: Donald Bethune; 1 male under 16; 2 males overr 16; 1 female under 16; 2 females over 16 (Hamilton Twp. Census & Assessment, Northumberland Co. - http://www.eagle.ca/westhistory/genealogy.htm)
  Note: Donald Bethune was James' youngest brother.⁵
• Residence: between 1840 and 1843; Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Canada West; "Bethune’s headquarters were at Cobourg between 1840 and 1843." per Dictionary of Canadian Biography - Donald Bethune (www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_donald_9E.html)²
• Residence: 1841; Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Canada West; "Attempting to capitalize on his prestige as lieutenant-colonel of militia in the Cobourg area during the rebellion and border
  problems of 1837–40, Bethune ran as an independent conservative in Northumberland South in the election of 1841. Branded a “troublesome person” by Sir George Arthur* because of his challenge to Hagerman and his business dealings, and because he was considered a follower of Sir Allan MacNab, Bethune did not receive the backing of influential Toronto Tories and was defeated by George Morss Boswell." per Dictionary of Canadian Biography - Donald Bethune (www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_donald_9E.html)²
• Note: 1842; Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Canada West; "He then devoted himself to his shipping interests. Awarded the government contract for mail delivery in 1840, he quickly arranged route and rate agreements with potential competitors such as John Hamilton, Hugh RRichardson, Thomas Dick, and Andrew Heron, and between 1840 and 1842 purchased five steamers from the Niagara Harbour and Dock Company. Liberal credit was extended to Bethune by William Cayley*, then president of the dock company, by the Bank of Upper Canada of which Cayley was a director, and by the Commercial Bank of the
  Midland District. In 1842, Bethune had an interest in, if not sole ownership of, at least ten Lake Ontario steamboats." per Dictionary of Canadian Biography - Donald Bethune (www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_donald_9E.html)²
• Note*: 1842; Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Canada West; "The individual ship, characteristic of the early period, had soon to give way before the line of steamships. Donald Bethune of Cobourg folrned the Bethune Line, and in 1842 received the first contract for the carriage of mail from Dickinson’s Landing, on the St. Lawrence, to Toronto, the route being covered in thirty-six hours." from "Early Life in Upper Canada" by Edwin C. Guillet, pg. 484.⁶
• Residence: 1843; The Coffin Block, Toronto, York Co., Canaa West; "The stables of Weller's line were at the south east corner of Front and Church streets. The Coffin House belonged to the Ewart estate. At one time Mr. Bethune, the boat owner, had an office in it." from Landmarks of Toronto, Volume 1, page 384.
  ⁷
• Residence: 1843; Toronto, York Co., Canada West; "Bethune moved his operations to Toronto after 1843. Aspiring to monopoly, he was faced with only one major competitor by 1846 – Hugh Richardson of Toronto, owner of three vessels. Price-cutting ensued and as a shrewd observer, John Elmsley, put it, “Bethune and Richardson I look upon as gone loons . . . they are now running against each other to their mutual destruction.”" per Dictionary of Canadian Biography - Donald Bethune (www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_donald_9E.html)²
• Note: 1846; Toronto, York Co., Canada West; "When Richardson declared bankruptcy in the summer of 1846, Bethune probably anticipated no financial difficulties. But by 1845 he had already severely overextended his credit, and the purchase of one or more of Richardson’s boats in 1847 sealed his fate. Desperate, he mortgaged boats in favour of his major creditor, the Bank of Upper Canada. His wife’s uncle, John David Smith, endorsed for him a note for £16,000 which both he and Bethune ultimately failed to meet. Bethune raised rates for the transport of goods and passengers, and even ran unsuccessfully for the assembly in Toronto in 1847 on a platform decrying the lack of protection for the merchants of Canada’s inland seas. All his measures failed." per Dictionary of Canadian Biography - Donald Bethune (www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_donald_9E.html)²
• Note: 1848; Toronto, York Co., Upper Canada; "Beset by the recession of 1848, new competition, decaying equipment, and a debt to the Bank of Upper Canada exceeding
  £30,000, as well as innumerable debts to merchants along the shores of Lake Ontario,
  Bethune’s business collapsed late in 1848. Sued for non-payment of debts, he was forced to hand over his boats to the sheriff of York for public auction. The bank, however, could not afford to let Bethune go under and therefore leased the mortgaged boats to him."
  per Dictionary of Canadian Biography - Donald Bethune (www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_donald_9E.html)²
• Residence: 1853; England; "By 1851, despite rate agreements with competitors, Bethune was again bankrupt. In 1853 he left for England with £4,000 of company funds, and by 1855 all of his boats had been sold." per Dictionary of Canadian Biography - Donald Bethune (www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_donald_9E.html)²
• Residence: 1858; Port Hope, Durham Co., Canada West; "Bethune returned to Canada in 1858 after what he probably hoped would be the last suit concerning his bankruptcy. To his chagrin he was forced by the master in chancery to assume liability for part of his debts. He settled in Port Hope and resumed the practice of law." per Dictionary of Canadian Biography - Donald Bethune (www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_donald_9E.html)²
• Census: April 1861; Port Hope, Durham Co., Canada West; Age 55 at 1861 Census: Bethune, Donald, 55, b. UC, CE, Barrister, married; Jennet, 55, b. UC, CE, married; McDonald, Jane, b. Scotland, U.P., widow (1861 Census: Town of Port Hope, Durham Co., pg. 757 of 893, line 4 - ancestry.ca)³
• Note: 1864; Port Hope, Durham Co., Canada West; "Two pieces of evidence indicate that he had attained some degree of prosperity by 1864: he was being bothered by old creditors for repayment of debts and his prowess as a lawyer was recognized by his being named QC." per Dictionary of Canadian Biography - Donald Bethune (www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_donald_9E.html)²
• Note: circa 1865; Port Hope, Durham Co., Canada West; "Donald Bethune’s business activities had no permanent results for Upper Canada. Yet his
  career is important as a significant example of the reckless promotion characteristic of both
  water and rail transportation. Banking methods were loose and credit was easy; owners and operators were often prepared to seek profits at the expense of customers and creditors. Bethune’s career accurately reflects the expansive tempo of the times." per Dictionary of Canadian Biography - Donald Bethune (www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_donald_9E.html)²

Jennet Smith¹

• Father*: Peter Smith¹ b. 1753, d. 31 Aug 1853
• Mother*: Abigail Muchmore¹ b. 1760, d. 15 Feb 1818

• Birth*: 13 December 1801; Kingston, Frontanac Co., Upper Canada; Date 1806 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date Dec 13 1801 & location Kingston per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca Feb 26 2017^1,2,3
• Marriage*: 5 November 1828; Kingston, Frontenac Co., Upper Canada; "15 Nov 1828: At Kingston, on Wednesday, 5th inst., Donald Bethune, Barrister at Law, and M.P. for that town, to Janet, second daughter of the late Peter Smith, of the same place. (Rev. A. N. Bethune, Rector of Cobourg)" Marriage Notices 1813-1854, The Loyalist, York, pg. 28 of 550, ancestry.ca)
  "Business contacts for these activities were provided by his brothers, and by his fatherin-
  law, Peter Smith, an early settler and notable businessman of Kingston, whose daughter
  Janet (Jennet) Bethune had married in 1826.
  per Dictionary of Canadian Biography - Donald Bethune (www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_donald_9E.html)
  Date Nov 5 1828 & location Kingston per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca Feb 26 2017; Principal=Donald Bethune^1,4,5
• Death*: 13 March 1877; Toronto, York Co., Ontario; per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca Feb 26 2017¹

• Married Name: 5 November 1828; Bethune¹
• Census: April 1861; Port Hope, Durham Co., Canada West; Age 55 at 1861 Census: see Donald Bethune³
• Census*: April 1871; West Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Age 70 at 1871 Census: see Alexander N. Bethune (brother-in-law)²

Peter Smith¹

• Birth*: 1753; New York, U.S.A.; per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca Feb 26 2017¹
• Marriage*: 14 January 1786; Williamstown, Glengarry Co., Upper Canada; per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca Feb 26 2017; Principal=Abigail Muchmore¹
• Death*: 31 August 1853; Williamstown, Glengarry Co., Canada West; per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca Feb 26 2017¹

Abigail Muchmore¹

• Birth*: 1760; New Jersey, U.S.A.; per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca Feb 26 2017¹
• Marriage*: 14 January 1786; Williamstown, Glengarry Co., Upper Canada; per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca Feb 26 2017; Principal=Peter Smith¹
• Death*: 15 February 1818; Williamstown, Glengarry Co., Upper Canada; per family tree of lesfreck on ancestry.ca Feb 26 2017¹

• Married Name: 14 January 1786; Smith¹

Harriett Fraser¹

• Father*: Joseph S. Fraser¹ b. 31 Jan 1807, d. 24 Oct 1876
• Mother*: Jane Fletcher¹ b. 1805

• Birth*: 1837; Pickering Twp., York Co., Ontario; Date 1837 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date 1837 & location Pickering Twp., Ontario Co. per GEDCOM of Hannah Grant (berney_hannah@gmail.com) Feb 26 2017 - actually Ontarioi County did not exist until 1850, it was York County until then.^1,2
• Death*: 15 January 1881; Brougham, Ontario; per GEDCOM of Hannah Grant (berney_hannah@gmail.com) Feb 26 2017.²

• Census*: 1851; Darlington Twp., Durham Co., Ontario; Age 14 at 1851 Census: see Joseph Fraser¹

James William Fraser^1,2,3

• Father*: Joseph S. Fraser² b. 31 Jan 1807, d. 24 Oct 1876
• Mother*: Jane Fletcher² b. 1805

• Birth*: March 1839; Ontario; Date 1839 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date mar 1839 & location Ont. per GEDCOM of Hannah Grant (berney_hannah@gmail.com) Feb 26 2017.^2,3

• Census*: 1851; Darlington Twp., Durham Co., Ontario; Age 12 at 1851 Census: see Joseph Fraser²

Allen Joseph Fraser^1,2,3

• Father*: Joseph S. Fraser² b. 31 Jan 1807, d. 24 Oct 1876
• Mother*: Jane Fletcher² b. 1805

• Birth*: 16 March 1841; Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Date 1841 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date Mar 16 1841 & location Toronto per GEDCOM of Hannah Grant (berney_hannah@gmail.com) Feb 26 2017.^2,3
• Death*: 2 July 1927; Seattle, King Co., Washington, U.S.A.; per GEDCOM of Hannah Grant (berney_hannah@gmail.com) Feb 26 2017.³

• Census*: 1851; Darlington Twp., Durham Co., Ontario; Age 10 at 1851 Census: see Joseph Fraser²

Elizabeth Ann Fraser^1,2,3

• Father*: Joseph S. Fraser² b. 31 Jan 1807, d. 24 Oct 1876
• Mother*: Jane Fletcher² b. 1805

• Birth*: 9 May 1843; Ontario; Date 1845 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1843 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date May 9 1843 & location Ont. per GEDCOM of Hannah Grant (berney_hannah@gmail.com) Feb 26 2017.^2,3,4
• Marriage*: circa 1872; Ontario; per GEDCOM of Susan (susan.brunner@rogers.com) Feb 26 2017.; Principal=Harrison Johnson³

• Census*: 1851; Darlington Twp., Durham Co., Ontario; Age 8 at 1851 Census: see Joseph Fraser²
• Married Name: circa 1872; Johnson³
• Census: April 1891; Pickering Twp., Ontario West Co., Ontario; Age 46 at 1891 Census: see Harrison Johnson⁴

Mary Louise Fraser^1,2,3

• Father*: Joseph S. Fraser² b. 31 Jan 1807, d. 24 Oct 1876
• Mother*: Jane Fletcher² b. 1805

• Birth*: 23 October 1845; Vankleek Hill, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1845 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date Oct 23 1845 & location Vankleek Hill, Northumberland Co. per GEDCOM of Hannah Grant (berney_hannah@gmail.com) Feb 26 2017.^2,3
• Marriage*: 19 January 1866; York Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Hannah Grant (berney_hannah@gmail.com) Feb 26 2017.; Principal=Uriah Young³
• Death*: 5 August 1929; Markham, Ontario; Date Aug 5 1929 & location "Prescott, Markham, Ontario" - not exaclty sure of this location - per GEDCOM of Hannah Grant (berney_hannah@gmail.com) Feb 26 2017.³

• Census*: 1851; Darlington Twp., Durham Co., Ontario; Age 6 at 1851 Census: see Joseph Fraser²
• Married Name: 19 January 1866; Young³

Alexander Fletcher¹

• Birth*: 1771; Scotland; per family tree of David Robert Fletcher, Feb 26 2017.¹
• Marriage*: circa 1796; Newark, Upper Canada; per family tree of David Robert Fletcher, Feb 26 2017.; Principal=Rachel Corwin¹
• Death*: 9 June 1846; Canada West; per family tree of David Robert Fletcher, Feb 26 2017.¹

Rachel Corwin¹

• Birth*: 1776; Greenwich, Warren Co., New Jersey, U.S.A.; per family tree of David Robert Fletcher, Feb 26 2017.¹
• Marriage*: circa 1796; Newark, Upper Canada; per family tree of David Robert Fletcher, Feb 26 2017.; Principal=Alexander Fletcher¹
• Death*: 23 April 1848; Bowmanville, Canada West; per family tree of David Robert Fletcher, Feb 26 2017.¹

• Married Name: circa 1796; Fletcher¹

Uriah Young¹

• Birth*: Pickering, Ontario; per GEDCOM of Hannah Grant (berney_hannah@gmail.com) Feb 26 2017.¹
• Marriage*: 19 January 1866; York Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Hannah Grant (berney_hannah@gmail.com) Feb 26 2017.; Principal=Mary Louise Fraser¹
• Death*: 28 November 1923; York Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Hannah Grant (berney_hannah@gmail.com) Feb 26 2017.¹

Harrison Johnson¹

• Father*: John Johnson¹ b. c 1819, d. b 1917
• Mother*: Rachel Brown¹ b. c 1829

• Birth*: 5 July 1849; Pickering Twp., York Co., Ontario; Date 1850 & locaiton Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1854 & location Pickering Twp. per marr. reg'n. - Mary Villineuve. Date Jul 5 1849 & location Ont. per GEDCOM of Susan (susan.brunner@rogers.com) Feb 26 2017.^1,2,3
• Marriage*: circa 1872; Ontario; per GEDCOM of Susan (susan.brunner@rogers.com) Feb 26 2017.; Principal=Elizabeth Ann Fraser¹
• Marriage*: 4 July 1919; 92 Westminster St., Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#004103: Groom: Harrison Johnson; Age: 65; Res.: Whitevale P.O., Ont.; Born: Pickering Twp.; Status: widower; Occ.: Hotel Keeper; Rel.: Baptist; Parents: John Johnson & Rachael Brown; Bride: Mary Villineuve; Age: 39; Res.: Whitevale P.O., Ont.; Born: St. Ann Des Montreal; Status: widow; Parents: James Bond & Christina St. Laurent; Wit.: A. F. Hartman, 450 Sackville St., Toronto & Thos. W. Brown, 92 Winchester St., Toronto; Date: Jul 4 1919; Place: 92 Winchester St., Toronto, York Co.; Performed by: Geo. M. Brown, 92 Winchester St., Toronto, Meth.; Sworn: Toronto, Jul 4 1919; Reg'r.: Herbert G. Odell, Toronto (Ontario Marriage Registration, #004103-1919, ancestry.ca); Principal=Mary Bond⁴

• Census*: April 1891; Pickering Twp., Ontario West Co., Ontario; Age 41 at 1891 Census: Johnson, Harrison, 41, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Meth., farmer, married; Elizabeth, 46, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Meth., married (1891 Census: Pickering Twp., Ontario West Co., dist. 102, sub-dist. A, pg. 5, line 24 - ancestry.ca)³
• Residence*: 4 July 1919; Pickering Twp., Whitevale, Ontario Co., Ontario; Residence Whitevale per marr. reg'n. - Mary Villineuve.²

John Johnson¹

• Birth*: circa 1819; Upper Canada; per GEDCOM of Susan (susan.brunner@rogers.com) Feb 26 2017.¹
• Marriage*: 20 August 1847; Pickering, Ontario; per GEDCOM of Susan (susan.brunner@rogers.com) Feb 26 2017.; Principal=Rachel Brown¹
• Death*: before 1917; Ontario; per GEDCOM of Susan (susan.brunner@rogers.com) Feb 26 2017.¹