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Rhoda Alger

• Father*: Elnathan Alger b. Apr 1814, d. a 1868
• Mother*: Margaret Jennet Gaffield b. 2 Apr 1825, d. 21 Aug 1912

• Birth*: 7 January 1849; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1849 & location Cramahe Twp. per CemSearch. Date 1849 & location Ont. per 1921 Census. Date Jan 1858 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date Jan 7 1853 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1849 & location UC per 1861 Census. DAte 1848 & location Cda. per 1851 Census.^1,2,3,4,5,6
• Marriage*: circa 1892; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; per family tree of hartley110 on ancestry.ca, Feb 3 2023.; Principal=John Robinson⁷
• Death*: 24 September 1921; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Sep 24 1921 & location Cramahe Twp. per CemSearch.³
• Burial*: 26 September 1921; Castleton Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., Castleton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; CemSearch: Name: Rhoda Robinson; Maiden: Alger; Born: 1849; Died: Sep 24 1921; Age: - ; ID: CSTLTNSH132; No other names; Cemetery: Castleton Cemetery, Conc 7, lot 32, Cramahe Twp., Village of Castleton, Northumberland Co.; Note: No stone 2010 - info from records. Daughter of Nathan Alger & Margaret Gaffield. Born & died Cramahe Township. Died of cholera morbus. Info Orra M. ALger, son?, Oshawa. Info Cramahe Twp. Death Registers. (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=CSTLTNSH132%5E0)³

• Census*: 1851; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 3 at 1851 Census: see Elnathan Alger⁸
• Census: April 1861; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 12 at 1861 Census: see Elnathan Alger⁹
• Married Name: circa 1892; Robinson⁷
• Census: 9 April 1901; Cramahe Twp., Castleton, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 47 at 1901 Census: see John Robinson⁵
• Census: 1911; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 53 at 1911 Census: see John Robinson⁴
• Census: 9 June 1921; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 62 at 1921 Census: see John Robinson⁶

Peter Alger

• Father*: Peter Alger b. 6 Jun 1785, d. 22 May 1848
• Mother*: Mary "Polly" Cumming b. 22 Sep 1790, d. 3 Apr 1861

• Birth*: 1820; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Per 1851 Census.
• Marriage*: before 1844; Canada West; Principal=Isabella ?

• Residence*: 1850; Conc 6 Lot 31, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Residence per 1850 Census: Conc 6, 31, Cramahe Twp., 200 acres
• Census: 1850; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1850 Census: Peter Alger; Conc 6, Lot 31; owner; total 1; 1 male 21-30; 1 death female 10-21; 200 acres, 175 uncult
• Census*: 1851; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 31 at 1851 Census: Alger, Peter, 31, v. Cda., B. Chr., farmer, married; Isabella, 24, b. Cda., B. Chr., married; Byron, 6; Henry E., 4; Mary M., 1¹
• Residence: after 1855; Michigan, U.S.A.; "I know that some of the children of Peter and Polly (Cummings) Alger did move to Michigan but I don't think Elnathan's family did. Electa Alger who married James Pettitt Cryderman did as did Peter Jr. My records indicate that likely it was only these two." per email from Debbie Burr, Apr 8, 2003.
  
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• Census: 25 August 1870; Vernon Twp., Isabella Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; Age 49 at 1870 Census: Alger, Peter, 49, b. Cda., farmer, married; Isabella, 43, b. Cda., married; Byron, 24, b. Cda., farm worker; Henry, 22, farm worker; Lettie, 18, school teacher; David, 17; Franklin, 13; James, 11; Rosa, 10; Ida, 6;³

? Alger

• Father*: Peter Alger b. 6 Jun 1785, d. 22 May 1848
• Mother*: Mary "Polly" Cumming b. 22 Sep 1790, d. 3 Apr 1861

• Birth*: before 1812; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Per 1814 Census.

Isabella ?

• Birth*: 1827; Canada; Per 1851 Census.
• Marriage*: before 1844; Canada West; Principal=Peter Alger

• Married Name: before 1844; Alger
• Census*: 1851; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 24 at 1851 Census: see Peter Alger¹
• Census: 25 August 1870; Vernon Twp., Isabella Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; Age 43 at 1870 Census: see Peter Alger²

Byron Alger

• Father*: Peter Alger b. 1820
• Mother*: Isabella ? b. 1827

• Birth*: 1845; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Per 1851 Census.

• Census*: 1851; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 6 at 1851 Census: see Peter Alger¹
• Census: 25 August 1870; Vernon Twp., Isabella Co., Ontario; Age 24 at 1870 Census: see Peter Alger²

Henry E. Alger

• Father*: Peter Alger b. 1820
• Mother*: Isabella ? b. 1827

• Birth*: 1847; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Per 1851 Census.

• Census*: 1851; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 4 at 1851 Census: see Peter Alger¹
• Census: 25 August 1870; Vernon Twp., Isabella Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; Age 22 at 1870 Census: see Peter Alger²

Mary M. Alger

• Father*: Peter Alger b. 1820
• Mother*: Isabella ? b. 1827

• Birth*: 1850; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Per 1851 Census.

• Census*: 1851; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 1 at 1851 Census: see Peter Alger¹

Elisha Alger

• Father*: Peter Alger b. 6 Jun 1785, d. 22 May 1848
• Mother*: Mary "Polly" Cumming b. 22 Sep 1790, d. 3 Apr 1861

• Birth*: 1820; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1820 per 1880 Census. Date 1818 per 1851 Census.¹
• Marriage*: 1 March 1842; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; IGI Record.; Principal=Sarah Ann Gaffield
• Marriage*: 20 March 1880; Jewell Co., Kansas, U.S.A.; "... married Francis in Kansas ... " per email from Linda Gae Kelly, Jan 23, 2004.; Principal=Francis Beiter^1,2
• Death*: 3 July 1889; Whitemound Twp., Jewell Co., Kansas, U.S.A.; per email from Linda, Feb 10, 2004.²

• Residence*: 1850; Conc 6 Lot 33, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Residence per 1850 Census: Conc 6, Lot 33, Cramahe Twp., 375 acres
• Census: 1850; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1850 Census: Elisha Alger; Conc 6, Lot 33, owner; total people 3, all born Canada; 1 married male 30-40; 1 married female 14-30; 1 male 5-10; 1 single male 21-30; 1 death female under 5; 375 acres, 50 cult
• Census*: 1851; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 33 at 1851 Census: Alger, Elisha, 33, b/ Cda., B. Chr., farmer, married; Sarah A., 27, b. Cda., married; Peter, 7³
• Census: 22 September 1870; Eldred Twp., Warren Co., Pennsylvania, U.S.A.; Age 51 at 1870 Census: Alger, Elisha, 51, b. NY, Carpenter, married; Sarah, 45, b. Cda., married; (ancestry.com)⁴
• Census: after April 1880; White Mound, Jewell Co., Kansas, U.S.A.; Age 60 at 1880 Census: Alger, Elisha, 60, b. Can., parents b. Can. & ?, Minister, married; Francis, 41, b. Wurtemburgh, parents b. Wurtemburgh, married; Wannaumaker, Rosa, 16, n. IN, parents b. Wurt.; Frank A., 11, b. IL, parents b. Wurt.; Clara B., 9, b. IL, parents b. Wurt.; Baker, David, 30, b. IA, parents b. ? & ?, single, farmer (ancecstry.com)¹

Sarah Ann Gaffield^1,2

• Father*: Jonathan Gaffield b. 1790
• Mother*: Phebe Ann Hubble b. 1790, d. 1838

• Birth*: 1824; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1825 per 1870 Census. Per 1851 Census.³
• Marriage*: 1 March 1842; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; IGI Record.; Principal=Elisha Alger

• Married Name: 1 March 1842; Alger
• Census*: 1851; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 27 at 1851 Census: see Elisha Alger⁴
• Census: 22 September 1870; Eldred Twp., Warren Co., Ontario; Age 45 at 1870 Census: see Elisha Alger³

Peter J. Alger^1,2

• Father*: Elisha Alger b. 1820, d. 3 Jul 1889
• Mother*: Sarah Ann Gaffield b. 1824

• Birth*: 18 November 1844; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1845 per 1880 Census. Date 1844 per 1851 Census. Date Nov 18 1844 & location Colborne from North American Family Histories, Descendants of John Shite of Wenham, Mass., pg. 668 & 669 (pg. 708 & 709 of 2752), ancestry.ca)^3,4,2
• Marriage*: 24 December 1869; Pennsylvania, U.S.A.; "ARVILLA L. (7797), b. inb Forestville, N.Y., Aug. 31, 1849; m. Dec 24 1869, Peter J., son of Elisha & Sarah Ann Alger, b. in Colborne, Canada West, Nov. 18, 1844. He is engaged in mining in Pueblo, Cal., where he settled in 1888. Children: (7953) John Elisha Alger, b. Sept. 18, 1872.; 7954. L.G. Alger, b. Jan. 28, 1877.; 7955. Ralph D. Alger, b. Nov. 7, 1885; d. July 27 1886." from North American Family Histories, Descendants of John White of Wenham, Mass., pg. 668 & 669 (pg. 708 & 709 of 2752), ancestry.ca); Principal=Arvilla L. White^3,2

• Census*: 1852; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 7 at 1851 Census: see Elisha Alger⁵
• Census: 26 September 1870; Southwest Twp., Warren Co., Pennsylvania, U.S.A.; Age 25 at 1870 Census: Alger, Peter, 25, b. Can., farmer, married; Arilla, 20, b. PA?, married (ancestry.com)⁶
• Census: 1880; Winfield, Osborne Co., Kansas, U.S.A.; Age 35 at 1880 Census: Alger, Peter, 35, b. Can., parents b. Can., farmer, married; Arilla L., 30, b. PA, parents b. NY & PA, married; Elisha, 7, b. PA, parents b. Can. & PA; L. G.(m), 3, b. KS, parents b. Can. & PA (familysearch.org)³

William Alger

• Father*: Peter Alger b. 6 Jun 1785, d. 22 May 1848
• Mother*: Mary "Polly" Cumming b. 22 Sep 1790, d. 3 Apr 1861

• Birth*: 6 July 1824; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1825 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date Jul 6 1824 & location Cramahe Twp. per family tree of Coral Forster on ancestry.ca, Jun 16 2023.¹
• Marriage*: before 1846; Canada West; Principal=Sarah Alger
• Marriage*: circa 1852; Canada West; per family tree of Coral Forster on ancestry.ca, Jun 16 2023.; Principal=Mary "Fanny" Alger¹
• Death*: 10 April 1903; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; per family tree of Coral Forster on ancestry.ca, Jun 16 2023.¹

• Residence*: 1850; Conc 3 Lot 34, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Residence per 1850 Census: Conc 3, Lot 34, Cramahe Twp., 200 acres
• Census: 1850; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1850 Census: William Alger; Conc 3, Lot 34, non-owner; total 4; Cdn. - 4; 1 married male 21-30; 1 married female 14-30; 1 female 2-5; 1 female under 1; 1 birth female; 200 acres
• Census*: April 1871; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 46 at 1871 Census: Alger, William, b. Ont., Epis. Meth., farmer,²

Sarah Alger^1,2

• Birth*: 1812; per family tree of Coral Forster on ancestry.ca, Jun 16 2023.²
• Marriage*: before 1846; Canada West; Principal=William Alger

• Married Name: before 1846; Alger

William Henry Alger Jr.^1,2

• Father*: William Alger b. 6 Jul 1824, d. 10 Apr 1903
• Mother*: Sarah Alger b. 1812

• Birth*: 1848; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1848 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1848 per family tree of Coral Forster on ancestry.ca, Jun 16 2023.^3,2

• Census*: April 1871; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 23 at 1871 Census: Alger, William, Jr., b. Ont., Epsi. Meth., farmer,⁴

Oliver Gaffield

• Father*: Nathaniel A. Gaffield¹ b. 1755, d. b 1838
• Mother*: Martha Cochrane¹ b. 1760

• Birth*: before 1800; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; IGI Record¹
• Marriage*: before 1822; Northumberland Co., Ontario; Principal=Rhoda Gaffield
• Death*: 1873; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Per IGI Record.¹
• Burial*: 1873; Castleton Cemetery, Castleton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; per IGI Record.¹

• Census: 1825; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1825 Census: 1 female under 16; 2 males over 16; 2 females over 16
• Census*: 1848; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1848 Census: Oliver Gaffield; Conc 6, Lot 35, occupied, prop.; farmer
• Census: 1850; Conc 6 Lot 34, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1850 Census: Oliver Gaffield; Conc 6, Lot 34 ,occ., prop.; Total 5 Persons.

Rhoda Gaffield^1,2

• Birth*: 1802; Quebec; Date 1802 & location Quebec per IGI Record.²
• Marriage*: before 1822; Northumberland Co., Ontario; Principal=Oliver Gaffield
• Death*: 1886; per IGI Record.²

• Married Name: before 1822; Gaffield

Mary A. Alger^1,2

• Father*: William Alger b. 6 Jul 1824, d. 10 Apr 1903
• Mother*: Sarah Alger b. 1812

• Birth*: 1852; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Per 1850 Census. Date 1852 per family tree of Coral Forster on ancestry.ca, Jun 16 2023.²

Gladys Muriel Walker¹

• Father*: Alexander Walker b. c 1880
• Mother*: Annie Stephens b. c 1880

• Birth*: 16 July 1914; Keewatin, Ontario; Per Cemetery Records, Lake of the Woods Cemetery, Kenora
• Marriage*: 24 March 1942; Kenora, Ontario; Per Death Notice.; Principal=Delbert William Ames
• Death*: 5 January 1997; Lake of the Woods District Hospital, Kenora, Ontario; "In Memory of Mom, gladys Ames: It is with great sadness that we annouce the passing of Gladys Ames, on the morning of Sunday, January 5, 1997, at the Lake of the Woods District Hospital, with her family at her side. Gladys (nee Walker) was born on July 16, 1914 in Keewatin, Ontario. She married Delbert Ames on March 24, 1942. Gladys was predeceased by her husband Delbert, infant brother, and parents Alex and Annie Walker (nee Stephens), son-in-law Glenn Blair and great-grandchild Parker Gosselin. Gladys is survived by her daughters Leona (Bill) Hawrysh, Dianne Blair, Sandra (Dick Harmon) Wright, Valerie (NciK0 Bacskai, by her son Ken (Carol) Ames and by 12 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. Gladys was a member of the Keewatin Legion Ladies Auxiliary Branch #13 and the Seniors Horizon Center. She loved crafts, travel and being with family especially at holidays. Immediately cremation has taken place, a Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 pm on Thursday, January 9, 1997 at the Presbyterian Church, with Reverend L. B. CArter officiating. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Charity of ones choice." from Kenora newspaper, sent to me Aug 23, 2002 by City of Kenora.
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• Burial*: 1 August 1997; Lake of the Woods Cemetery, Kenora, Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) Ethel Gertrude Ames; 1905 - 1934; Ames; Delbert W.; 1919 - 1988; Gladys M.; 1914 - 1997 (Lake of the Woods Cemetery, Kenora, July 16, 2005)
  Cemetery Transcription: Ethel Gertrude Ames; 1905 - 1934; Ames; Delbert W.; 1919 - 1988; Gladys M., 1914 - 1997 (Lake of the Woods Cemetery, Kenora, from City of Kenora, Aug 23, 2002)(Arrangements by Ken Ames, son)
  Other information: Predeceased by Husband DElbert, infant brother, parents Alex and Annie Walker (ne Stephens), son-in-law Glenn Blair and great grandchild Parker Gosselin; Survived by daughters Leona (Bill) Hawrysh, Dianne Blair, Sandra (Dick Harmon) Wright, Valerier (Nick Bacskai, son Ken (Carol) Ames and 12 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren
  "Delbert Ames 1919-1988 (he was a brother of my Dad and Ethel of course) On the other side of Delbert's stone was written Gladys M. Ames 1914-1997 ( Delbert's wife) These two were cremated I think as accounts for the three together as their ashes were on Ethel's grave)" per Ames History in Kenora, April 2002.
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• Married Name: 24 March 1942; Ames
• Residence*: 6 August 1988; 311 Trojan Avenue, Kenora, Ontario; Residence per Obituary of Delbert William Ames.

Ethel Gertrude Ames¹

• Father*: Wellington Striker Ames b. 4 Aug 1877, d. 1 Dec 1969
• Mother*: Annie Jean Moore b. 1 Nov 1886, d. 8 Mar 1976

• Birth*: October 1905; Birnie, Rosedale Dist., Manitoba; Date Oct 1905 & location Manitoba per 1911 Census. Date Oct 1905 & location Manitoba per 1906 Census (age 9 months at July 24 1906). Date per Burial.^2,3
• Death*: 13 July 1935; Kenora, Ontario; Date & location per Burial. "Ethel Ames never married and died at 29?" per Kenora Ames History, email July 10, 2002. Date per Burial.
• Burial*: 15 July 1935; Lake of the Woods Cemetery, Kenora, Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) Ethel Gertrude Ames; 1905 - 1934; Ames; Delbert W.; 1919 - 1988; Gladys M.; 1914 - 1997 (Lake of the Woods Cemetery, Kenora, July 16, 2005)
  Cemetery Transcription: Ethel Gertrude Ames; 1905 - 1934; Ames; Delbert W.; 1919 - 1988; Gladys M., 1914 - 1997 (Lake of the Woods Cemetery, Kenora, from City of Kenora, Aug 23, 2002)
  "Ethel Ames (Wellington and Annie's daughter; my dad's sister who died young. ) 1905-1935" - later revised to 1934.⁴

• Census*: 24 July 1906; Riding Mountain, Dauphin District, Manitoba; Age 9 months at 1906 Census: see Joseph Ames (grandfather)²
• Census: 1911; Dauphin, Rosedale Dist., Manitoba; Age 5 at 1911 Census: see Wellington S. Ames³
• Census: 1916; Neepawa, Rosedale Dist., Manitoba; Age 12 at 1916 Census: see Wellington S. Ames⁵

? Kurtz

• Birth*: circa 1900

Kathleen June ?

• Birth*: 1923; per Mary Moreland's "Descendants of William Moreland", email Apr 27, 2002.
• Death*: 1986; per Mary Moreland's "Descendants of William Moreland", email Apr 27, 2002.