William Knowles1

M, #101883, b. circa 1759, d. 18 May 1825
  • Birth*: circa 1759; per family tree of rosmith818 on ancestry.ca, Dec 8 2019.1
  • Marriage*: circa 1785; U.S.A.; per family tree of rosmith818 on ancestry.ca, Dec 8 2019.; Principal=Mary ?1
  • Death*: 18 May 1825; Scarborough Twp., York Co., Upper Canada; per family tree of rosmith818 on ancestry.ca, Dec 8 2019.1
  • Residence*: 1803; Scarborough Twp., York Co., Upper Canada; "WILLIAM KNOWLES, an English-born blacksmith, came with his Dutch wife and seven children from a home in New Jersey, in 1803, to a roofless log shanty begun by Joseph Ketchum, the first owner of the land in
    Scarborough's southeastern corner near the present Port Union. There he built the first smithy, made nails, cleared fields and grew flax, which his wife retted, spun and wove into cloth for the family. He planted out apple trees,
    each named for the child who dug out the pine stump." from History of Scarborough, Edited by Robert R. Bonis, Published by Scarborough Public Library, 1968, pg 49.

Family: Mary ? b. c 1761, d. 27 Jan 1842

Citations

  1. [S82] Tree on Ancestry.com, online unknown url.

Mary ?1

F, #101884, b. circa 1761, d. 27 January 1842
  • Birth*: circa 1761; Germany; per family tree of rosmith818 on ancestry.ca, Dec 8 2019.1
  • Marriage*: circa 1785; U.S.A.; per family tree of rosmith818 on ancestry.ca, Dec 8 2019.; Principal=William Knowles1
  • Death*: 27 January 1842; Canada West; per family tree of rosmith818 on ancestry.ca, Dec 8 2019.1
  • Married Name: circa 1785; Knowles1

Family: William Knowles b. c 1759, d. 18 May 1825

Citations

  1. [S82] Tree on Ancestry.com, online unknown url.

Francis Burk1

M, #101885, b. 1725, d. 1768
  • Birth*: 1725; Ireland; Date 1725 & location Ireland per family tree of SimonWandJudithG on ancestry.ca, Dec 8 2019.1
  • Marriage*: 1753; Monmouth Co., New Jersey, U.S.A.; per family tree of SimonWandJudithG on ancestry.ca, Dec 8 2019.; Principal=Eunice Marsh1
  • Death*: 1768; New York, U.S.A.; per family tree of SimonWandJudithG on ancestry.ca, Dec 8 2019.1

Family: Eunice Marsh b. 1720, d. 1769

Citations

  1. [S82] Tree on Ancestry.com, online unknown url.

John Burk1

M, #101886, b. 1754, d. 1826
  • Birth*: 1754; Orange Co., New York, U.S.A.; per family tree of SimonWandJudithG on ancestry.ca, Dec 8 2019.1
  • Marriage*: 1778; U.S.A.; per family tree of SimonWandJudithG on ancestry.ca, Dec 8 2019.; Principal=Sarah Williams1
  • Death*: 1826; Wellsburg, Brooke Co., West Virginia, U.S.A.; per family tree of SimonWandJudithG on ancestry.ca, Dec 8 2019.1
  • Residence*: 1783; Genesee Co., New York, U.S.A.; "I will try to give you a history of Father's [John Burk] general exodus from the time he left Orange Co. New York, till he landed in Canada on the Beach, about a mile above Barber's Creek. Father's first move was from Orange Co. New York to Northumberland Co. on the west branch of the Susquehanna. He moved in April 1783. My father moved to Genesse Co. New York." https://www.jhowell.com/tng/getperson.php?personID=I550&tree=1
  • Residence: 1786; Darlington Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada; "In 1786, John received a land grant of 600 acres in Bowmanville,Ontario,Canada." https://www.jhowell.com/tng/getperson.php?personID=I550&tree=1
  • Residence: April 1794; BF Lot 13, Darlington Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada; "They came to Canada in Spring of 1794 settling on lot 13 con. 1 broken bront of Darlington Township, Durham County, Ontario, Canada. Refer to Josiah's letter and the map following for details." https://www.jhowell.com/tng/getperson.php?personID=I550&tree=1
  • Residence: 1816; Darlington Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada; "From a Burke Family History: (I received this doccument from my grandmother, Maxine Rivette Kruse, daughter of Daisy Burke Rivette)
    John and his brother James Burk recieved their land grant from the British crown in 1798. James came to Canada in 1796. Their brother Luke recieved his land in 1803. John sold his land and returned to the United States in 1816. Luke sold his land in 1808." https://www.jhowell.com/tng/getperson.php?personID=I550&tree=1

Family: Sarah Williams b. 1762

  • Marriage*: 1778; U.S.A.; per family tree of SimonWandJudithG on ancestry.ca, Dec 8 2019.; Principal=Sarah Williams1

Citations

  1. [S82] Tree on Ancestry.com, online unknown url.

Sarah Williams1

F, #101887, b. 1762
  • Birth*: 1762; Orange Co., New York, U.S.A.; per family tree of SimonWandJudithG on ancestry.ca, Dec 8 2019.1
  • Marriage*: 1778; U.S.A.; per family tree of SimonWandJudithG on ancestry.ca, Dec 8 2019.; Principal=John Burk1
  • Married Name: 1778; Burk1

Family: John Burk b. 1754, d. 1826

Citations

  1. [S82] Tree on Ancestry.com, online unknown url.

Eunice Marsh1

F, #101888, b. 1720, d. 1769
  • Birth*: 1720; Monmouth Co., New Jersey, U.S.A.; per family tree of SimonWandJudithG on ancestry.ca, Dec 8 2019.1
  • Marriage*: 1753; Monmouth Co., New Jersey, U.S.A.; per family tree of SimonWandJudithG on ancestry.ca, Dec 8 2019.; Principal=Francis Burk1
  • Death*: 1769; U.S.A.; per family tree of SimonWandJudithG on ancestry.ca, Dec 8 2019.1
  • Married Name: 1753; Burk1

Family: Francis Burk b. 1725, d. 1768

Citations

  1. [S82] Tree on Ancestry.com, online unknown url.

Rebecca Mary Winch1,2,3,4,5

F, #101889, b. 17 July 1838, d. 8 March 1905
  • Birth*: 17 July 1838; Peterborough, Peterborough Co., Upper Canada; Date 1838 & location Peterborough per FindaGrave. Date Jul 17 1838 & location Ont. urban per 1901 Census. Date 1838 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1837 & location Ont. per 1871 Census.2,7,4,5
  • Marriage*: circa 1867; Ontario; per 1871 Census.; Principal=William Burke2
  • Death*: 8 March 1905; University Ave., Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#020204: Name: Mrs. Rebecca Mary Burke; Date: Mar 8 1905; Age: 67; Place: Cobourg; Status: widow; Born: Peterborough; Cause: diabetes; Phys. & Inf.: J. A. Ivey; Rel.: RC; Reg'd.: Mar 8 1905; Reg;r.: D. H. Minaker, Cobourg (Ontario Death Registration, #020204-1905, ancestry.ca)8
  • Burial*: 10 March 1905; Little Lake Cemetery, Peterborough, Peterborough Co., Ontario; CemSearch: Name: Rebecca Burke; Maiden: Winch; Born: 1838; Died: Mar 7 1905; ID: LITTLKL04; Other names: ... too many ... ; Cemetery: Little Lake Cemetery, Peterborough, sec L row 2 (https://www.ancestry.ca/interactive/6978/r29-13a/8304?backurl=https://www.ancestry.ca/family-tree/person/tree/15316879/person/252136572243/facts/citation/802187692516/edit/record)
    FindaGrave: Name: Rebecca Winch Burke; Birth: 1838, Peterborough, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada; Death: 7 Mar 1905 (aged 66-67), Cobourg, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada; Burial: Little Lake Cemetery, Peterborough, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada; Memorial ID: 146445181 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/146445181)7,6
  • Married Name: circa 1867; Burke2
  • Census*: April 1871; Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 34 at 1871 Census: see William Burke2
  • Census: April 1881; Cobourg, West Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 43 at 1881 Census: see Richard Winch (father)4
  • Census: 1 April 1901; Cobourg, West Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 63 at 1901 Census: Burke, Rebecca, 63, b. Ont. u. Jul 17 1838, Eng., Meth., widow; William, 34, b. Ont. u. Oct 19 1867, Eng., Meth., son, lab., single; Richard, 32, b. Ont. u. May 12 1869, Eng., Meth., lab., son, single (1901 Census: Town of Cobourg, West Northumberland Co., dist. 96, sub-dist. B-5, pg. 1, line 40 - ancestry.ca)5

Family: William Burke b. 1839

  • Marriage*: circa 1867; Ontario; per 1871 Census.; Principal=William Burke2

Citations

  1. Mrs. Rebecca Mary Burke per Death Reg'n. Rebecca M. Burke per 1881 Census. Mary R. Burke per 1871 Census. Rebecca Burke per 1901 Census.
  2. [S14] Unknown author, 1871 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  3. [S12] Unknown author, Ontario Death Registrations, Record Type: microfilm, Name Of Person: Ontario Archives.
  4. [S16] Unknown author, 1881 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  5. [S13] Unknown author, 1901 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  6. [S39] Unknown name of person unknown record type, unknown repository, unknown repository address.
  7. [S128] FindAGrave, online unknown url.
  8. [S12] Unknown author, Ontario Death Registrations, Record Type: microfilm, Name Of Person: Ontario Archives, #020204-1905.

William S. Burke1,2,3,4

M, #101890, b. 19 October 1867
  • Birth*: 19 October 1867; Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Oct 19 1867 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1868 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1868 & location Ont. per 1871 Census.2,3,4
  • Census*: April 1871; Cobourg, West Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 3 at 1871 Census: see William Burke2
  • Census: April 1881; Cobourg, West Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 13 at 1881 Census: see Richard Winch (grandfather)3
  • Census: 1 April 1901; Cobourg, West Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 34 at 1901 Census: See Rebecca Burke (mother)4

Citations

  1. William Burke per 1901 Census. William S. Burke per 1881 Census. William per 1871 Census.
  2. [S14] Unknown author, 1871 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  3. [S16] Unknown author, 1881 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  4. [S13] Unknown author, 1901 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.

Henry Richard Burke1,2,3,4

M, #101891, b. 12 May 1869
  • Birth*: 12 May 1869; Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date May 12 1869 & location Ont. urban per 1901 Census. Date 1870 & location Ont. per 1871 Census.2,4
  • Census*: April 1871; Cobourg, West Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 1 at 1871 Census: see William Burke2
  • Census: April 1881; Cobourg, West Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 12 at 1881 Census: See Richard Winch (grandfather)3
  • Census: 1 April 1901; Cobourg, West Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 32 at 1901 Census: see Rebecca Burke (mother)4

Citations

  1. Richard Burke per 1901 Census. Henry Richard per 1881 Census. Richard per 1871 Census.
  2. [S14] Unknown author, 1871 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  3. [S16] Unknown author, 1881 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  4. [S13] Unknown author, 1901 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.

Isabella Totten1,2,3

F, #101892, b. 5 June 1870
  • Birth*: 5 June 1870; Edwardsburgh Twp., Leeds & Grenville Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#007833: Name: Isabella Totten; Date: June 5 1870; Parents: John W. Totton & Charlotte Burke; Father's Occ.: W. Meth. Minister; Inf.: James Thompson, farmer, Edwardsburgh; Phys.: D. E. Brouse; Reg'r.: John Lang, Edwardsburgh, Leeds & Grenville (Ontario Birth Registration, #007833-1870, ancestry.ca) Date 1871 & location Ont. per 1881 Census.2,4
  • Census*: April 1881; Innisfil Twp., Simcoe Co., Ontario; Age 10 at 1881 Census: see John Totten2

Citations

  1. Isabella Totton per Birth Reg'n.
  2. [S16] Unknown author, 1881 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  3. [S4] Unknown author, Ontario Birth Registrations, Record Type: Microfilm, Name Of Person: Ontario Achives (birth).
  4. [S4] Unknown author, Ontario Birth Registrations, Record Type: Microfilm, Name Of Person: Ontario Achives (birth), #007833-1870.

Edgar Totten1

M, #101893, b. 1873
  • Birth*: 1873; Ontario; Date 1873 & location Ont. per 1881 Census.1
  • Census*: April 1881; Innisfil Twp., Simcoe Co., Ontario; Age 8 at 1881 Census: see John Totten1

Citations

  1. [S16] Unknown author, 1881 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.

Olive Totten1

F, #101894, b. 1875
  • Birth*: 1875; Ontario; Date 1875 & location Ont. per 1881 Census.1
  • Census*: April 1881; Innisfil Twp., Simcoe Co., Ontario; Age 6 at 1881 Census: see John Totten1

Citations

  1. [S16] Unknown author, 1881 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.

Florence Totten1

F, #101895, b. 1879
  • Birth*: 1879; Innisfil Twp., Simcoe Co., Ontario; Date 1879 & location Ont. per 1881 Census.1
  • Census*: April 1881; Innisfil Twp., Simcoe Co., Ontario; Age 2 at 1881 Census: see John Totten1

Citations

  1. [S16] Unknown author, 1881 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.

Richard Winch1,2,3

M, #101896, b. 4 March 1808, d. 21 March 1883

  • Birth*: 4 March 1808; England; Date March 4 1808 per Memorial - age 75y 17d at death March 21 1883. Date 1808 & location England per 1881 Census.2,3
  • Marriage*: circa 1835; per CemSearch.; Principal=Sarah Scaman4
  • Death*: 21 March 1883; Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Mar 21 1883 per Memorial & CemSearch.3,4
  • Burial*: 23 March 1883; St. Peter's Anglican Cemetery, Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) In Memory of; Richard Winch; Who Died; March 21, 1883; Aged; 75 Yrears & 17 D's; WINCH (St. Peter's Anglican Cemetery, Cobourg, Oct 26 2020, by Dan)
    CemSearch: Name: Richard J. Winch; Born: - ; Died: Mar 21 1883; Age: 75; ID: CBSPCM0401; Other names: Winch, Sarah [Scaman]( -1866); Cemetery: St. Peter's Anglican Cemetery, Ontariio St. N., Cobourg, plot 1460; Note: Husband of Sarah Scaman. St. Peter's m/film: butcher, born England. Also plot 1461. (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=CBSPCM0401%5E0)3,4
  • Census*: April 1881; Cobourg, West Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 73 at 1881 Census: Winch, Richard, Sr., 73, b. England, Eng., CM, Butcher, widower; Burke, Rebecca M., 43, b. Ont., Eng., CM, married; William S., 13, b. Ont., Irish, CM; Henry Richard, 12; Mary Louisa, 9 (1881 Census: Town of Cobourg, West Northumberland Co., pg 19, line 17, (pg 76 of 104), ancestry.ca)2

Family: Sarah Scaman b. 1809, d. 19 Dec 1866

Citations

  1. Richard Winch per Memorial.
  2. [S16] Unknown author, 1881 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  3. [S15] Unknown author, Tombstone Inscription.
  4. [S39] Unknown name of person unknown record type, unknown repository, unknown repository address.

Mary Louisa Burke1

F, #101897, b. 1872
  • Birth*: 1872; Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1872 & location Ont. per 1881 Census.1
  • Census*: April 1881; Cobourg, West Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 9 at 1881 Census: see Richard Burke (grandfather)1

Citations

  1. [S16] Unknown author, 1881 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.

Rev. Joseph William Holmes1

M, #101898, b. 24 October 1834, d. 20 November 1918
  • Birth*: 24 October 1834; Sligo, Ireland; Date 1835 & location Ireland per 1916 Western Census. Date Oct 24 1834 & location Sligo, Ireland per family tree of trwatson on ancestry.ca, Dec 8 2019.1,2
  • Marriage*: 9 August 1867; St. Thomas, Elgin Co., Ontario; per family tree of trwatson on ancestry.ca, Dec 8 2019.; Principal=Lucretia Amanda Burke1
  • Death*: 20 November 1918; Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; per family tree of trwatson on ancestry.ca, Dec 8 2019.1
  • Burial*: 22 November 1918; Woodlawn Cemetery, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; FindaGrave: Name: Rev Joseph William Holmes;
    Birth: 1834, Ireland; Death: 20 Nov 1918 (aged 83–84); Burial: Woodlawn Cemetery, Saskatoon, Saskatoon Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada; Plot: 2-L003-E1/2S1/4;
    Memorial ID: 98547340 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/98547340)3
  • Census*: 1916; Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; Age 81 at 1916 Western Census: Holmes, Rev. Joseph, 81, b. Ireland, immig. 1863, Irish, retired Methodist minister, married; Lucretia, 73, b. Ont., Irish, Meth., married; Clara, 33, b. Ont., Meth., daughter, sales lady, single (1916 Western Census: City of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, dist. 29, sub-dist. 3-8, pg. 67, line 46 - ancestry.ca)2

Family: Lucretia Amanda Burke b. 9 Jul 1843, d. 16 Nov 1929

Citations

  1. [S82] Tree on Ancestry.com, online unknown url.
  2. [S80] 1916 Census Western Canada, online unknown url.
  3. [S128] FindAGrave, online unknown url.

Hannah Hogle1

F, #101899, b. 1844, d. 1878

  • Birth*: 1844; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Canada West; Date 1844 per Memorial. Date 1844? & location Sidney per marriage reg'n. - Hannah Hogle.1,2
  • Marriage*: 2 May 1872; Belleville, Hastings Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.: Groom: Peter Spears; Age: 28; Res. & Born: Percy; Status: bachelorl Occ.: farmer; Parents: John & Mary Spears; Bride: Hannah M. Hogle; Age: 23; REs.: Colborne; Born: Sidney; Status: spinster; Parents: David & Jane Hogle; Wit.: John Hogle & Emma Wills, Belleville; Date: May 2 1872; Place: Belleville; Rel.: Pres. & WM; Performed by: A. L. Brethome (Ontario Marriage Registration, ancestry.ca) per Memorial. Date May 2 1872 & location Hastings per family tree of MLDWP on ancestry.ca, Dec 9 2019.; Principal=Peter Speirs1,3,2
  • Death*: 1878; Percy Twp., Northumbmerland Co., Ontario; Date 1878 per Memorial.1
  • Burial*: 1878; Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) Peter Speirs; 1841-1906; His Wife; Emmeline Darling; 1844-1870; His Wife; Hannah Hogle; 1842-1878; His Wife; Susannah Patterson; 1852-1930 (Warkworth Cemetery, Warkworth)1
  • Residence*: 2 May 1872; Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Colborne per marriage reg'n. - Hannah Hogle.2
  • Married Name: 2 May 1872; Speirs; per family tree of MLDWP on ancestry.ca, Dec 9 2019.1

Family: Peter Speirs b. 9 Aug 1841, d. 30 Oct 1906

Citations

  1. [S15] Unknown author, Tombstone Inscription.
  2. [S8] Unknown author, Ontario Archives, Record Type: Microfilm.
  3. [S82] Tree on Ancestry.com, online unknown url.
  4. [S6] Unknown author, 1891 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.

? Speirs

M, #101900, b. circa 1770
  • Birth*: circa 1770; per 1861 Census.
  • Marriage*: circa 1798; per 1861 Census.; Principal=? ?1

Family: ? ? b. c 1770

Citations

  1. [S10] Unknown author, 1861 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.

? ?1

F, #101901, b. circa 1770
  • Birth*: circa 1770; per 1861 Census.1
  • Marriage*: circa 1798; per 1861 Census.; Principal=? Speirs1
  • Married Name: circa 1798; Speirs1

Family: ? Speirs b. c 1770

Citations

  1. [S10] Unknown author, 1861 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.

Peter Speirs1

M, #101902, b. 1801
  • Birth*: 1801; Scotland; Date 1801 & location Scotland per 1861 Census.1
  • Census*: April 1861; Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 60 at 1861 Census: see John Speirs (brother??)1

Citations

  1. [S10] Unknown author, 1861 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.