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Joshua Webster¹

• Father*: Joshua Webster¹ b. 16 Apr 1750, d. 6 Oct 1830
• Mother*: Prudence Smith¹ b. 31 Dec 1756, d. 3 May 1811

• Birth*: 6 August 1794; Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut, U.S.A.; Date 1794 per CemSearch - age 83 at death Mar 13 1878. Date 1794 & location USA per Death Reg'n. - age 83 at death Mar 13 1878. Date 1795 & location USA per 1871 Census. Date 1794 & location USA per 1861 Census. Date 1793 & location USA per 1851 Census. Date 1794 & location Glastonbury, Conn. per marriage reg'n. - Pamelia Tourje. Date Aug 6 1794 & location Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Conn. per IGI Record.^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7}
• Baptism: 26 September 1794; Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut, U.S.A.; "Webster ... Joshua, s. Joshua, bp. Sept. 26, 1794 .. Vol. 2, Pg. 123" Connecticut Church Records, Volume 037, Glastonbury, page 303, (pg. 306 of 328), ancestry.ca)⁸
• Marriage*: 16 March 1817; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date Mar 16 1817 & location Cramahe Twp. per family tree of SuzTM on ancestry.ca, Sep 28 2021. per IGI Record.
  "On 16 March 1817 in Colborne he married Rebecca Merriman, with whom he had eight children." from the Introduction to the Joshua Webster Marriage Register, Ontario Archives, published by the Seventh Town Historical Society.; Principal=Rebecca Merriman⁹
• Marriage*: 19 June 1877; Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#007744: Groom: Joshua Webster; Age: 82; Res.: Brighton Twp.; Born: Glastonbury, Conn., USA; Status: widower; Occ.: Gentleman; Parents: -- not given -- ; Bride: Pamela Tourje; Age: 52; Res.: Cobourg; Born: Ellesbury, Jefferson Co., NY; Status: spinster; Parents: Philip & Pamela Tourje; Wit.: William Tourje & Mary Harrison, Cobourg; Date: Jun 19 1877; Place: Cobourg; Rel.: EM; Performed by: Rev. W. Hanson (Ontario Marriage Registration, #007744-1877, ancestry.com) per IGI Record.; Principal=Pamela Tourje^1,10
• Death*: 13 March 1878; Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#009966: Name: Rev. Joshua Webster; Date: Mar 13 1878; Age: 83; Occ.: Gentleman; Born: USA; Cause: old age; Phys.: Dr. Powell; Inf.: Wm. Tourje; Reg'd.: Mar 20 1878; Rel.: Epis. Meth.; Reg'r.: W. H. Floyd (Ontario Death Registration, #009966-1878, ancestry.com)
  Death Reg'n.#009964: Name: Joshua Webster; Date: Mar - 1878; Age: - ; Occ.: Gentleman; Born: USA; Cause: old age; Phys.: Dr. Powell; Inf.: - ; Reg'd.: Mar 20 1878; Rel.: Epis. Meth.; Reg'r.: W. H. Floyd (Ontario Death Registration, #009964-1878, ancestry.com)
  Note (1): There are two registrations on the same page for Joshua Webster. The first one, #009964, has information missing, including the Informant. The second one, #009966, has more information. The Informant is W. Tourje, a relative of his wife, Pamela Tourje, who he married in June 1877.
  Note (2): There is no indication of location on these two pages of Death Registrations. However, I expect it was in Cobourg, for these reasons. First, Joshua Webster had married Pamela Tourje, of Cobourg, in 1877 and a William Tourje was a witness. It is likely that the couple lived with her family in Cobourg. Second, Dr. Powell was well known in Cobourg around this time, and not in Brighton Twp. there are also no other names on the pages from the Brighton area.
  Date Mar 3 1878 per IGI Record.^1,11
• Burial*: 15 March 1878; Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; CemSearch: Name: Joshua Webster; Born: - ; Died: Mar 13 1878; Age: 83; ID: MTHOPE237; No other names; Cemetery: Mount Hope Cemetery, Conc A, Lot 35, Brighton Twp., Brighton Village, Northumberland Co., Sec 1 Row 12; Note: Reverend. Broken Stone. From W. R. Freeman Records. (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=MTHOPE237%5E0)
  Note: While there a CemSearch record for Rev. Joshua Webster, I have not seen a stone for him in particular. It says "broken stone" but it may refer to the stone for his wife, Rebecca, where he is mentioned. (Dan Buchanan, Sep 28 2021)⁷

• Residence: circa 1806; Stamford, Delaware Co., New York, U.S.A.; "Joshua Webster was born on 6 August 1794 in Hartford, Connecticut and spent his boyhood and youth in Stamford, Delaware County, New York State." from the Introduction to the Joshua Webster Marriage Register, Ontario Archives, published by the Seventh Town Historical Society.⁹
• Note: 1812; New York, U.S.A.; "He volunteered in the New York militia during the War of 1812, later claiming payment for his expenditures on military clothing and equipment. He briefly received a pension for military service on the Connecticut line during the war" from the Introduction to the Joshua Webster Marriage Register, Ontario Archives, published by the Seventh Town Historical Society.⁹
• Immigration*: 1815; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "In 1815 he came to Upper Canada and taught school where the village of Colborne now stands. In 1816 he joined the Methodist Episcopal Church and soon began preaching." from the Introduction to the Joshua Webster Marriage Register, Ontario Archives, published by the Seventh Town Historical Society.⁹
• Residence: 1815; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; The 1842 Census says that he had been in the province for 27 years, which means he came in 1815.¹²
• Residence: 1816; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "Reverend Joshua Webster had entered Canada in 1816 from New York and had settled to the north of Brighton close to Hilton. This man was the father-in-law of Wilmot Wells and the grandfather of Wilmot Gordon a well-known lawyer in Brighton until 1892. Joshua Webster was a military officer and became engaged in farming, teaching, preaching and advocating the interests of the pensioners of the American War. He was a cousin of Daniel Webster a distinguished lawyer and statesman." The Tobey Book, page 68.¹³
• Note: 1818; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Joshua Webster who settled at Hilton, Northumberland Co., is connected, albeit distantly, to Daniel Hyde Webster, who lived at Wellington, Prince Edward County. Follow both back far enough and you come to Deacon Jonathan Webster of Hartford, Connecticut. This connection is the result of looking into Morley Webster, an active apple farmer in the Brighton area in the 1900s. He goes back to Hillier Twp. and Daniel Hyde Webster and I was wondering if they were connected to the well-known Methodist Minister at Hilton. Seems they are. (Dan Buchanan, Dec 2017)¹⁴
• Census: 1818; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1818 Census: Joshua Webster; 1 male over 16; 1 female over 16 (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Cramahe Twp.)¹²
• Census: 1819; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1819 Census: Joshua Webster; 1 male over 16; 1 female over 16; 1 female under 16 (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Cramahe Twp.)¹²
• Note: circa 1820; Cramahe Twp., The Corners, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "In its earliest days, Colborne was simply known as The Corners." https://heritagecramahe.ca/keeler-family/
  Note: The name Colborne would be applied to this village in the 1840s in memory of Sir John Colborne, who had been Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada for several years in the 1820s. (Dan Buchanan, Sep 29 2021)
• Census: 1822; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1822 Census: Joshua Webster; 1 male over 16; 1 female over 16; 2 females under 16 (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Cramahe Twp.)¹²
• Note: 1824; Cramahe Twp., Four Corners, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "‘At Presqu’ Isle a large log house, excellent class, with James Lyons, Esq., M.P.P., for leader, and James Richardson, a very useful local preacher. Round the head of the Bay to the Trent, over to Mr. Young’s - father of the Rev. William - preaching to a few settlers at Cold Creek; lonely ride to Percy Mills, small congregation; entertained by Rev. S. Waldron; through the woods to the front, preaching in the house of Joshua Webster; Sunday —Haldimand and Grafton." from "The First Century of Methodism in Canada", Vol. I, Chapter XI, 1824-1825, A Canada Conference Organized, pg. 159 (173 of 920), ancestry.ca.⁸
• Note*: 19 October 1829; Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "On October 19, 1829 the society held the first cattle show and the following were awarded prizes: Joshua Webster, Cramahe - $5.00 Brood Mare; Peter Alger, Cramahe - $5.00 Working Oxen. In the evening after this first show there was a banquet provided by Messrs. Ketchum which tendered to the officers and others. To the wives the fair was an occasion for community gossip and the discussion of fashions. To the young swain it was a great occasion to drive to the fair with a spanking team in order to obtain the attention of his desired fiance. There was business for the farmer on each day of the four day affair. The first day was spent discussing the improvement of crops and stocks and this was when the judging took place. On the second day the prizes were distributed. On the third day there was a ploughing match to decide the district championship and on the fourth day horse races took place. All these events were followed by dinners, dancing and songs." from The Tobey Book, page 101 & 102.¹³
• Residence: June 1836; Cramahe Twp., Hilton, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "The entire register is in the same handwriting, presumably that of Joshua Webster, and covers the period 1836 to 1874."
  Note: The first marriage in Joshua Webster's Marriage Register took place July 21 1836 and both bride and groom were from Murray Township. There are 7 marriages in 1836, all people from the area around Hilton. This suggests that Joshua Webster moved from the area that would become Colborne to Hilton in 1836. (Dan Buchanan, Sep 30 2021)⁹
• Residence: 1839; Cramahe Twp., Hilton, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "They settled at Hilton where Joshua farmed and carried out the duties of a Methodist preacher. He was eventually ordained; records in the United Church Archives in Toronto indicate he was a deacon in 1835, an elder in 1839 and a local preacher starting in 1839." from the Introduction to the Joshua Webster Marriage Register, Ontario Archives, published by the Seventh Town Historical Society.⁹
• Census: 1839; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1839 Census: Joshua Webster; 1 male under 16; 2 males over 16; 4 females under 16; 3 females over 16 (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Cramahe Twp.)¹²
• Census: 1842; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1842 Census: Joshua Webster; Prop.: J. Webster; Tenant, farmer; Persons born Cda.: 8; Persons born USA: 2; Years in Province: 27 (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Cramahe Twp.)
  Note: Next is Richard Stephens.¹²
• Census: March 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 58 at 1851 Census: Webster, Joshua, 58, b. USA, EM, farmer, married; Rebecca, 60, b. USA, EM, married; Cornelia, 23, b. Cda., EM, single; Henrietta, 18, b. Cda., EM, single; Joel M., 20, b. Cda., EM, lab., single; Garvin, James, 12, b. Ireland, EM; Gillett, Maria, 9, b. Cda., EM (1851 Census: Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., pg. 29 of 160, line 49, ancestry.ca) Note: Sylvester Richmond is next.
  Note: Joshua and Rebecca are at the bottom of page 29 of 160 and the kids are at the top of page 27 of 160. This is rather typical of how the Brighton Census pages have been mis-ordered. (Dan Buchanan, Sep 29 2021)⁴
• Residence*: March 1852; Conc 4 Lot 6, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Residence at 1851 Census: conc 4, Lot 6, 80 acres⁴
• Residence: 1855; Conc 4 Lot 6, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; "Joshua Webster, yeoman, age 60 (Conc 4, part of lot 6)" from list of 610 householders and freeholders of Brighton Township which was done to support tax assessment in the new Brighton Twp. (The Tobey Book, page 315.)¹³
• Residence: 24 March 1856; Conc 4 Lot 6, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (Patent) show that Joshua Webster obtained the Patent from the Crown for 110 acres in the north part of lot 6, conc 4, Brighton Twp. ITS Date: Mar 24 1856. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 4, Lot 6, pg. 129 of 346, pg. 10, copied from OnLand.ca by Dan, Sep 28 2021)¹⁵
• Residence: 26 May 1856; Conc 4 Lot 6, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (Grant B123) show that Joshua Webster & wife sold 32 acres in the north part of lot 6, conc 4, Brighton Twp. to John Crowder. ITS Date: May 26 1856. Reg'n. Date: Sep 14 1860. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 4, Lot 6, pg. 129 of 346, pg. 10, copied from OnLand.ca by Dan, Sep 28 2021)¹⁵
• Census: April 1861; Conc 4 Lot 6, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Residence per 1861 Census: Conc 4, Lot 5, 80 acres³
• Census*: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 67 at 1861 Census: Webster, Joshua, 67, b. USA, EM, Minister, married; Rebecca, 69, b. USA, EM, married; Cornelia, 30, b. UC, EM, single; Henrietta, 26; Gillett, Maria, 18, b. UC, EM; Webster, J. M.(m), 29, b. UC, EM, farmer, married; Elizabeth, 26, b. UC, EM, married (1861 Census: Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., pg. 381 of 899, line 9, ancestry.ca)³
• Note: 27 February 1869; Brighton Twp., Hilton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "It was not uncommon in the early years of Methodism in Upper Canada for a preacher to be actively preaching, teaching and performing marriages without a church building. Marriages were often performed at a parsonage, and this was probably the case for the marriages recorded by Joshua Webster. The business of the Methodist church was handled at the quarterly meetings of the circuit. The minutes of the fourth quarterly conference held 27 February 1869 at Brighton record that a committee was appointed to dispose of the parsonage house at Hilton and spend the funds on a new parsonage. At the same meeting, Webster was released from the building committee, it was moved and seconded that a church be built at or near Hilton and it was agreed that the Church Committee would be instructed to purchase a site for the church." from the Introduction to the Joshua Webster Marriage Register, Ontario Archives, published by the Seventh Town Historical Society.⁹
• Note: 1870; Conc 4 Lot 4, Brighton Twp., Hilton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "In 1870 a Methodist Episcopal Church was built on concession 4 lot 4 Brighton Township on a 1/4 acre lot purchased from Robert J. Morrow. A new parsonage was built adjacent to the church. In 1925 the Hilton Methodist Church became the Hilton United Church. In 1965 it was decided that Hilton would be served by Trinity-St. Andrew's United Church in Brighton and three years later, the Hilton church was closed and the congregation dispersed. The church was torn down; the parsonage remains as a private residence." from the Introduction to the Joshua Webster Marriage Register, Ontario Archives, published by the Seventh Town Historical Society.⁹
• Census: April 1871; Brighton Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 76 at 1871 Census: Webster, Joshua, 76, b. USA, Scot., WM, Minister, married; Rebecca, 78, b. USA, Eng., WM, married; Cornelia, 41, b. Ont., Scot., WM, single (1871 Census: Brighton Twp., Northumberland East Co., dist. 55, sub-dist. C-2, pg. 54, line 3 - ancestry.ca)⁶
• Residence: 12 November 1874; Conc 4 Lot 6, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B&S G1068) show that Joshua Webster & wife sold 70 acres in the north part of lot 6, conc 4, Brighton Twp. to Cyrus Richmond. ITS Date: Nov 12 1874. Reg'n. Date: Apr 23 1874. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 4, Lot 6, pg. 129 of 346, pg. 10, copied from OnLand.ca by Dan, Sep 28 2021)¹⁵
• Note: 24 February 1876; Brighton Twp., Hilton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Joshua Webster's wife, Rebecca Merriman, died Feb 24 1876.
• Residence: 19 June 1877; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Brighton Twp. per marr. reg'n.²

Rebecca Merriman¹

• Father*: Joel Merriman¹ b. 10 May 1760, d. 8 Jul 1832
• Mother*: Anna Perkins¹ b. 1771, d. 29 Sep 1847

• Birth*: 10 July 1792; Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut, U.S.A.; Date Jul 10 1792 & location Hartford per IGI Record. Date 1793 & location USA per 1871 Census. Date 1792 & location USA per 1861 Census. Date 1791 & location USA per 1851 Census.^1,2,3,4
• Marriage*: 16 March 1817; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date Mar 16 1817 & location Cramahe Twp. per family tree of SuzTM on ancestry.ca, Sep 28 2021. per IGI Record.
  "On 16 March 1817 in Colborne he married Rebecca Merriman, with whom he had eight children." from the Introduction to the Joshua Webster Marriage Register, Ontario Archives, published by the Seventh Town Historical Society.; Principal=Joshua Webster⁵
• Death*: 24 February 1876; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Feb 24 1876 per Memorial & CemSearch. Date Mar 13 1878 per IGI Record.^1,6,7
• Burial*: 26 February 1876; Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) In Memory of; Rebecca Merriman; Beloved Wife of; Rev. Joshua Webster; Who died; Feb 24, 1876; Aged; 83 Yrs & 6 Mo. (Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, July 10 2004)
  CemSearch: Name: Rebecca Webster; Maiden: Merriman; Born: - ; Died: Feb 24 1876; Age: 83; ID: MYHOPE238; No other names. Cemetery: Mount Hope Cemetery, Conc A. Lot 35, Brightn Twp., Brighton Village, Northumberland Co., Sec 1 Row 12; Note: Wife of Joshua Webster (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=MTHOPE238%5E0)^6,7

• Married Name: 16 March 1817; Webster¹
• Census: March 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 60 at 1851 Census: see Joshua Webster²
• Census*: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 69 at 1861 Census: see Joshua Webster⁴
• Census: April 1871; Brighton Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 78 at 1871 Census: see Joshua Webster³

Joshua Webster¹

• Father*: Jonathan Webster² b. 5 Oct 1705, d. 14 Nov 1781
• Mother*: Mabel Risley² b. c 1706, d. 2 Jan 1781

• Birth*: 16 April 1750; Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut, U.S.A.; per IGI Record.¹
• Marriage*: 9 November 1772; Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut, U.S.A.; per family tree of dvdstrr1 on ancestry.ca, July 3 2017.; Principal=Beriah Risley²
• Marriage*: 14 July 1790; Connecticut, U.S.A.; per IGI Record.; Principal=Prudence Smith
• Death*: 6 October 1830; Harpersfield, Delaware Co., New York, U.S.A.; per family tree of Peter Allen on ancestry.ca, July 3 2017.²

• Census*: circa September 1790; Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut, U.S.A.; 1790 Census: Joshua Webster; 1 male under 16; 2 males over 16; 2 females; Total 5 (1790 US Fed Census: Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut, USA, pg 4 of 6, ancestry.ca)
  Note: Here is the transciption on anccestry.ca:
  Name:     Joshua Webster; Home in 1790 (City, County, State): Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut; Free White Persons - Males - Under 16:     1; Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over: 1; Free White Persons - Females:     1; Number of Household Members: 3
  Note: The numbers appear to be wrong. The second and third columns appear to contain 2's and not 1"s. The shape of a 2 seems clear in both cases. This may be a case of AI and not human application. (Dan Buchanan, Oct 5 2021)³

Prudence Smith¹

• Birth*: 31 December 1756; Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut, U.S.A.; Date Dec 31 1756 & location Glastonbury, Con. per family tree of Peter Allen on ancestry.ca, July 3 2017. per IGI Record.^1,2
• Marriage*: 14 July 1790; Connecticut, U.S.A.; per IGI Record.; Principal=Joshua Webster
• Death*: 3 May 1811; Stamford, Delaware Co., New York, U.S.A.; per family tree of Peter Allen on ancestry.ca, July 3 2017.²

• Married Name: 14 July 1790; Webster¹

Joel Merriman¹

• Father*: Titus Merriman¹ b. 28 Aug 1727, d. 24 Dec 1806
• Mother*: Dinah Andruss¹ b. 29 Mar 1729, d. 1 Sep 1813

• Birth*: 10 May 1760; Wallingford, Connecticut, U.S.A.; per IGI Record.¹
• Marriage*: before 1791; Connecticut, U.S.A.; per IGI Record.; Principal=Anna Perkins
• Death*: 8 July 1832; Cramahe Twp., Colborne, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date July 8 1832 per Memorial. per IGI Record.^1,2
• Burial*: 10 July 1832; East Colborne Cemetery, Colborne, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Memorial: (See Exhibit) In Memory of; Joel Merriman, Esq.; Who died; July 8?, 1823?; In the 72nd Year; Of His Age (East Colborne Cemetery, Colborne, June 5, 2005)²

• Residence*: 17 June 1797; Conc 1 Lot 24, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "Joel Merriman; 24 - 1st Concession" included in "Original Settlers of Cramahe", survey of settlers in Cramahe Twp. in 1797 as reported by Asa Danforth and Aaron Greeley, Settlement Agents for Cramahe, Haldimand and Percy.
  Note: The location of Lot 24, Conc. 1, places Joel Merriman on the Gould/Brown land of later years, between the lake and the highway and between Salem and Colborne.³
• Residence: 17 May 1802; Conc 2 Lot 24, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (Patent) show that Joel Meriman obtained the Patent from the Crown for all 200 acres of lot 24, conc 1, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co. ITS Date: May 17 1802. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Cramahe Twp., Book 002A, pg. 008 of 286, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Jul 21 2021)⁴
• Census: 1803; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1803 Census: Joel Merriman; 1 male 16 to 60; 1 female 16 to 60; 2 males under 16; 3 females under 16 (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Cramahe Twp.)⁵
• Census: 1804; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1804 Census: Joel Merriman; 1 male 16 to 60; 1 female 16 to 60; 2 males under 16; 3 females under 16 (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Cramahe Twp.)⁵
• Census: 1805; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1805 Census: Joel Merriman; 1 male over 16; 1 female over 16; 2 males under 16; 4 females under 16 (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Cramahe Twp.)⁵
• Census: 1806; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1806 Census: Joel Merriman; 1 male over 16; 1 female over 16; 2 males under 16; 3 females under 16 (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Cramahe Twp.)⁵
• Census: 1807; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1807 Census: Joel Merriman; 1 male over 16; 1 male under 16; 3 females over 16; 3 females under 16 (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Cramahe Twp.)⁵
• Census: 1810; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1810 Census: Joel Merriman; 2 males over 16; 2 females over 16; 2 males under 16; 3 females under 16; Total 9 (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Cramahe Twp.)⁵
• Census: 1812; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1812 Census: Joel Merriman, Esq.; 2 males over 16; 2 females over 16; 3 males under 16; 2 females under 16; Total 9 (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Cramahe Twp.)⁵
• Census: 1813; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1813 Census: Joel Merriman, Esq.; 3 males over 16; 2 females over 16; 2 males under 16; 2 females under 16; Total 9 (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Cramahe Twp.)⁵
• Census: 1814; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1814 Census: Joel Merriman, Esq.; 2 males over 16; 2 females over 16; 3 males under 16; 2 females under 16 (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Cramahe Twp.)⁵
• Note*: 1815; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "In 1815, at age 27, Joesph A. Keeler opened a small store in Colborne that included a post office, and he became the village's first postmaster. His father had served in that capacity before him at the Keeler's Creek settlement in Lakeport. As well as being merchant, builder and postmaster, Joseph A. was also Justice of the Peace for the whole Newcastle District ... " https://heritagecramahe.ca/keeler-family/
• Census: 1815; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1815 Census: Joel Merriman; 3 males over 16; 2 females over 16; 2 males under 16; 2 females under 16 (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Cramahe Twp.)⁵
• Census: 1817; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1817 Census: Joel Merriman; 4 males over 16; 2 males under 16; 4 females (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Cramahe Twp.)⁵
• Census: 1818; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1818 Census: Joel Merriman; 3 males over 16; 2 females over 16; 2 males under 16; 1 female under 16 (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Cramahe Twp.)⁵
• Residence: circa 1820; Cramahe Twp., The Corners, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "In its earliest days, Colborne was simply known as The Corners." https://heritagecramahe.ca/keeler-family/
• Census: 1820; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1820 Census: Joel Merriman; 2 males over 16; 1 female over 16; 3 males under 16; 2 female under 16 (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Cramahe Twp.)⁵
• Census: 1821; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1821 Census: Joel Merriman; 2 males over 16; 2 females over 16; 2 males under 16; 1 female under 16 (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Cramahe Twp.)⁵
• Census: 1822; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1822 Census: Joel Merriman, Esq.; 2 males over 16; 2 females over 16; 3 males under 16; 1 female under 16 (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Cramahe Twp.)⁵
• Census: 1823; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1823 Census: Joel Merriman; 3 males over 16; 2 females over 16; 1 male under 16; 1 female under 16 (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Cramahe Twp.)⁵
• Census*: 1825; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1825 Census: Joel Merriman; 1 male under 16; 2 females under 16; 2 males over 16; 2 females over 16 (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Cramahe Twp.)⁵

Anna Perkins¹

• Birth*: 1771; U.S.A.; Date 1771 per Burial. per IGI Record.^1,2
• Marriage*: before 1791; Connecticut, U.S.A.; per IGI Record.; Principal=Joel Merriman
• Death*: 29 September 1847; Ontario; Date Sep 29 1847 per Burial.²
• Burial*: 1 October 1847; East Colborne Cemetery, Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) In Memory of; Anna; Wife of; Joel Merriman; Who Died; Sept 29, 1847; Aged 76 Years (East Colborne Cemetery, Colborne, June 5, 2005)²

• Married Name: before 1791; Merriman¹

James Monroe Merriman¹

• Father*: Joel Merriman¹ b. 10 May 1760, d. 8 Jul 1832
• Mother*: Anna Perkins¹ b. 1771, d. 29 Sep 1847

• Birth*: January 1811; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1811 & location Ontario per 1871 Census. Date Jan 1811 per Burial. Date 1810 per IGI Record. Location Cramahe per early Cramahe Census - see Joel Merriman.^1,2,3
• Marriage*: after 1830; Northumbeland Co., Upper Canada; per GEDCOM of Frankie Merriman, Feb 20, 2005.; Principal=Maria Lavina Livingston⁴
• Death*: 7 May 1877; Cramahe Twp., Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date May 7 1877 per Burial. per IGI Record.^1,2
• Burial*: 9 May 1877; East Colborne Cemetery, Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) In Memory Of; J. M. Merriman; Died; May 7, 1877; Aged; 66 Years & 4 Mo. (East Colborne Cemetery, Colborne, June 5, 2005)²

• Census*: April 1871; Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 60 at 1871 Census: Merriman, J. M., 60, b. Ont., Irish, Collector of Customs, (1871 Census Index Online: Colborne Village, pg. 41, C-9984)³

Caroline Merriman¹

• Father*: Joel Merriman¹ b. 10 May 1760, d. 8 Jul 1832
• Mother*: Anna Perkins¹ b. 1771, d. 29 Sep 1847

• Birth*: 1809; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Location Cramahe per early Cramahe Census - see Joel Merriman. per IGI Record.¹

Titus S. Merriman^1,2,3

• Father*: Joel Merriman² b. 10 May 1760, d. 8 Jul 1832
• Mother*: Anna Perkins² b. 1771, d. 29 Sep 1847

• Birth*: July 1806; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date July 1806 per Memorial. Date 1806 per IGI Record. Date 1805 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Location Cramahe per early Cramahe Census - see Joel Merriman.^2,3,4
• Marriage*: before 1833; Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; per 1851 Census. per Burial.; Principal=Hannah Rose^3,4
• Death*: 10 June 1886; Ontario; Date Jun 10 1886 per Burial.³
• Burial*: 12 June 1886; East Colborne Cemetery, Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) In Memory Of; Titus S.; Merriman; June 10, 1886; Aged; 79 Years & 11 Mo's (East Colborne Cemetery, Colborne, June 5, 2005)³

• Census*: 1852; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 46 at 1851 Census: Merriman, T. S., 46, b. Cda., EM, farmer, married; Hannah, 39, b. Cda., Pres., married; Webster, 17; Titus E.?, 15; Almira, 12; Hannah, 10; George, 5; Henry, 2⁴
• Residence*: 1852; Conc 2 Lot 28, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Residence per 1851 Census: Conc 2, Lot 28, Cramahe, 50 acres⁴

Isaiah Merriman¹

• Father*: Joel Merriman¹ b. 10 May 1760, d. 8 Jul 1832
• Mother*: Anna Perkins¹ b. 1771, d. 29 Sep 1847

• Birth*: 1796; Wallingford, Connecticut, U.S.A.; per IGI Record.¹
• Marriage*: after 1835; per IGI Record.; Principal=Caroline Dean¹

Caroline Dean¹

• Birth*: circa 1812; per IGI Record.¹
• Marriage*: after 1835; per IGI Record.; Principal=Isaiah Merriman¹

• Married Name: after 1835; Merriman¹

Hiram Merriman¹

• Father*: Joel Merriman¹ b. 10 May 1760, d. 8 Jul 1832
• Mother*: Anna Perkins¹ b. 1771, d. 29 Sep 1847

• Birth*: 1791; Wallingford, Connecticut, U.S.A.; per IGI Record.¹
• Marriage*: circa 1815; Ontario; per Burial of son Hiram T. Merriman.; Principal=Nancy Rogers²
• Death*: 5 May 1862; Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date May 5 1862 per Burial.²
• Burial*: 7 May 1862; East Colborne Cemetery, Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) Hiram Merriman; Who Died; May 5, 1862; Aged 70 Years (East Colborne Cemetery, Colborne, June 5, 2005)²

• Census: 1820; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1820 Census: Hiram Meriman; 1 male over 16; 1 female over 16
• Census: 1821; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1821 Census: Hiram Meriman; 1 male over 16; 1 female over 16; 1 male under 16; 1 female under 16
• Census: 1822; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1822 Census: Hiram Meriman; 1 male over 16; 1 female over 16; 1 male under 16; 1 female under 16
• Census*: 1848; Conc 2 Lot 31, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1848 Census: Hiram Merriman; Conc 2, Lot 31, ocupied, prop., Cottage; Tailor

Caroline Lavinia Webster^1,2,3,4,5

• Father*: Joshua Webster² b. 6 Aug 1794, d. 13 Mar 1878
• Mother*: Rebecca Merriman² b. 10 Jul 1792, d. 24 Feb 1876

• Birth*: 30 June 1823; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date Jun 30 1822 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1825 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1826 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1824 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1823 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date Jun 30 1823 & location Brighton Twp. per IGI Record.^2,6,7,3,8,5
• Marriage*: after 1845; Canada West; per IGI Record.; Principal=John T. Allen²
• Death*: 12 September 1913; Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#005743: Name: Caroline Allen; Date: Sep 12 1913; Age: 91y; Res.: Hospital for In..abel??; Status: widow; Parents: - - ; Phys.: G. J. Gillam; Inf.; A. W. Miles, 396 College St.; Reg'd.: Sep 12 1913; Cause: senility (Ontario Death Registration, #005743-1913, ancestry.com)
  Note: Is this the right Caroline Allen????⁹

• Married Name: after 1845; Allen²
• Census: April 1861; Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 38 at 1861 Census: see John T. Allen⁵
• Census: April 1871; Cobourg, Northumberland West Co., Ontario; Age 47 at 1871 Census: see John T. Allen³
• Census: April 1881; Cobourg, Northumberland West Co., Ontario; Age 55 at 1881 Census: see John T. Allen⁸
• Census*: April 1891; St. Davids Ward, Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Age 66 at 1891 Census: see John T. Allen⁶
• Census: April 1901; 25 Aberdeen Ave., Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Age 78 at 1901 Census: see John T. Allen⁷

John T. Allen^1,2,3,4,5

• Birth*: 23 May 1822; Ontario; Date May 23 1822 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1826 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1824 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1823 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1823 & location Cda. per Death Reg'n. per IGI Record.^2,6,7,3,4,5
• Marriage*: after 1845; Canada West; per IGI Record.; Principal=Caroline Lavinia Webster²
• Death: 30 March 1906; 75 Bleecker St., Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.##001904: Name: John T. Allen; Date: Mar 30 1906; Age: 83; Res.: 75 Bleecker St., Toronto; Status: married; Occ.: gentleman; Born: Cda.; Cause: tozemia, 7 days; Phys. & Inf.: Dr. C. J. Hastings; Rel.: Meth.; Reg'd.: Mar 31 1906 (Ontario Death Registration, #001904-1906, ancestry.com)⁸

• Census: April 1861; Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 38 at 1861 Census: Allen, J. T.(m), 38, b. UC, Em, ?grocer?, married; C. J.(f), 38, b. UC, EM, married; M. R.(f), 15; G. e.(m), 15; J. F.(f), 11; C. J.(m), 6; C. H., 4 (1861 Census: Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Canada West, pg. 495 of 899, line 46 - ancestry.ca)⁵
• Census: April 1871; Cobourg, Northumberland West Co., Ontario; Age 47 at 1871 Census: Allen, John T., 47, b. Ont., WM, Scot., Fruit Grower, married; Caroline L., 47, b. Ont., Scot., WM, married; Hellen R., 24, b. Ont., Scot., WM, daughter; George Emerson, 22, b. Ont., Scot., WM, Clerk, son, single; Chas. J., 19, b. Ont., Scot., WM, Clerk, son, single; Caroline J., 15; C. N.?(m), 13 (1871 Census: Cobourg, Northumberland West Co., dist. 54, sub-dist. b, pg. 19, line 4 - ancestry.ca)³
• Census: April 1881; Cobourg, Northumberland West Co., Ontario; Age 55 at 1881 Census: Allen, John T., 55, b. Ont., Scot., MC, Tea Merchant, married; Caroline L., 55, b. Ont., Eng., EM, married; Helen R., 29, b. Ont., Scot., CM, dau., single; Caroline J., 25, b., Ont., Scot., CM, dau., single (1881 Census: Cobourg, Northumberland West Co., pg. 23 of 104, pg. 44, line 6 - ancecstry.ca)⁴
• Census*: April 1891; St. Davids Ward, Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Age 66 at 1891 Census: Allen, Jno T., 66, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Meth., Merchant, married; Caroline, 66, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Meth., married (1891 Census Online: St. Davids Ward, Toronto, dist. 119, sub-dist. 22, pg. 69, line 11)
  Note: R. H. Humphries is above.⁹
• Census: April 1901; 25 Aberdeen Ave., Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Age 78 at 1901 Census: Allen, John T., 78, b. Ont. r. May 23 1822, Scot., Meth., Tea Merchant, married; Caroline, 78, b. Ont. r. Jun 30 1822, Scot., Meth., married; Humphrey, Robert, 52, b. Ont. r. Oct 8 1848, Eng., Pres., Real Estate, son-in-law, married; Ellen R., 52, b. Ont. r. Aug 7 1848, Scot., Pres., daughter, married; Jennie, 17, b. Ont. r. Aug 7 1883, Eng., Pres., granddaughter (1901 Census Online: Toronto, Ward 2, dist. 117, sub-dist. b-33, pg. 11, line 23, T-6499 - 25 Aberdeen Ave.)⁷

Joel Merriman Webster^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7}

• Father*: Joshua Webster² b. 6 Aug 1794, d. 13 Mar 1878
• Mother*: Rebecca Merriman² b. 10 Jul 1792, d. 24 Feb 1876

• Birth*: 24 July 1832; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date Jul 24 1832 & location Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ont. per FindaGrave. Date 1834 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1833 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1832 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1831 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Location Brighton Twp. per marriage register - EliZabeth Ann Vantassel. Date Jul 23 1823 per IGI Record.^{2,3,8,5,4,6,7}
• Marriage*: 8 January 1858; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Marriage Register: Groom: Joel Webster; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp.; Parents: Joshua & B. Webster; Bride: - Vantassel; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp.; Parents: Henry & - ; Vantassel; Date: Jan 8 1858; Place: Northumberland & Durham; MF: 1030061 (Ontario Marriage Registers, ancestry.ca) per IGI Record.; Principal=Elizabeth Ann Vantassel^2,7
• Death*: 8 May 1913; Rochester, Monroe Co., New York, U.S.A.; NY Death Index: Year: 1913; Name: Webster ... Joul M.; Date: May 8; Place: Rochester; Ref.: 23468 (NY Death Index, 1913, pg. 988 (pg 1005 of 1974), ancestry.ca)
  Date May 8 1913 & location Rochester per FindaGrave. per IGI Record.^2,6,9
• Burial*: 10 May 1913; Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe Co., New York, U.S.A.; FindaGrave: Name: Joel Merriam Webster; BIRTH: 24 Jul 1832, Brighton, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada; DEATH: 8 May 1913 (aged 80), Rochester, Monroe County, New York, USA; BURIAL: Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada; MEMORIAL ID: 229734145 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/229734145/joel-merriam-webster?_gl=1*5t85dc*_gcl_au*MTg0NDkwNTU3Mi4xNzA2NjI0OTQ3*_ga*NTYwMjIyMjkyLjE2NzQ5Mzg5MDg.*_ga_4QT8FMEX30*NDI4OTM1M2YtMjk5OS00Y2FmLTlmZmEtODQxYjgyYjk5YzMwLjk4NS4xLjE3MTQwNDk5ODAuNDEuMC4w*_ga_QPQNV9XG1B*NDI4OTM1M2YtMjk5OS00Y2FmLTlmZmEtODQxYjgyYjk5YzMwLjUxNi4xLjE3MTQwNDk5ODAuMC4wLjA.)⁶

• Census: March 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 20 at 1851 Census: see Joshua Webster⁸
• Residence: 8 January 1858; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Residence Brighton Twp. per marriage register - Elizabeth Ann Vantassel.⁷
• Census*: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 29 at 1861 Census: see Joshua Webster³
• Residence*: 1866; Conc 4 Lot 6, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; "Name: Joel M. Webster; Age: 35; Occ.: Teacher; Conc: 4; Lot 6" from list of "Second Class Service, Militia Roll", Northumberland Militia re Fenian Raids in 1866. (The Tobey Book, page 406.)¹⁰
• Census: April 1871; Brighton Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 38 at 1871 Census: Webster, J.M.(m), 38, b. Ont., Scot., EM, farmer, married; Elizabeth, 34, b. Ont., Ger., EM, married; Florence A., 8., b. Ont., Scot., dau.; Ida M., 6; Alice G., 1 (1871 Census: Brighton Twp., Northumberland East Co., dist. 55, sub-dist. C-2, pg. 17, line 16 - ancestry.ca)
  Note: This is Hilton. Chester Loomis is above and Hugh Strong is next at top of next page.⁵
• Census: April 1881; Brighton, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 47 at 1881 Census: Webster, Joel M., 47, b. Ont., Eng., EM, commercial agent, married; Elizabeth A., 45, b. Ont., Ger., EM, married; Florence A., 18, b. Ont., Eng., EM, single; Ida May, 16; Alice G., 11 (1881 Census: Brighton Village, Northumberland East Co., dist. 123, sub-dist. d, pg. 53, line 3 - ancestry.ca)⁴
• Residence: 1889; 53 William, Rochester, Monroe Co., New York, U.S.A.; "Webster, Joel M., salesman, boards 53 William" US City Directories, 1869 & 1890, Rochester, NY, ancestry.ca.⁹
• Residence: 1891; 53 William, Rochester, Monroe Co., New York, U.S.A.; "Webster ... Joel M., salesman, house 53 William" US City Directories, 1891, Rochester, NY, pg. 616 (pg. 314 of 549), ancestry.ca.⁹
• Residence: 1905; 17 Cobb, Rochester, Monroe Co., New York, U.S.A.; "Webster, Joel M., boards 17 Cobb" US City Directories, 1905, Rochester, NY, pg. 868 (pg. 438 of 1129), ancestry.ca.⁹
• Residence: 1909; 17 Cobb, Rochester, Monroe Co., New York, U.S.A.; "Webster, Joel M., boards 17 Cobb" US City Directories, 1905, Rochester, NY, pg. 999 (pg. 828 of 1205), ancestry.ca.⁹
• Residence: 1912; 17 Cobb, Rochester, Monroe Co., New York, U.S.A.; "Webster, Joel M., salesman, boards 17 Cobb" US City Directories, 1905, Rochester, NY, pg. 1133 (pg. 623 of 912), ancestry.ca.⁹

Elizabeth Ann Vantassel^1,2,3,4,5

• Father*: Henry Vantassel² b. 20 Apr 1807, d. 30 Jul 1892
• Mother*: Elizabeth Jaynes² b. 1806, d. 12 Feb 1881

• Birth*: 15 March 1835; Upper Canada; Dte Mar 15 1834 & location Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ont. per FindaGrave. Date 1836 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1837 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1835 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1834 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Location Brighton Twp. per marriage register - Joel Webster. Date Mar 15 1835 per IGI Record.^{2,6,7,8,3,4,5}
• Marriage*: 8 January 1858; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Marriage Register: Groom: Joel Webster; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp.; Parents: Joshua & B. Webster; Bride: - Vantassel; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp.; Parents: Henry & - ; Vantassel; Date: Jan 8 1858; Place: Northumberland & Durham; MF: 1030061 (Ontario Marriage Registers, ancestry.ca) per IGI Record.; Principal=Joel Merriman Webster^2,5
• Death*: 11 February 1900; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Feb 11 1900 & location Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ont. per FindaGrave. per IGI Record.^2,4
• Burial*: 13 February 1900; Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; FindaGrave: Name: Elizabeth Ann Van Tassel Webster; BIRTH: 15 Mar 1834, Brighton, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada; DEATH: 11 Feb 1900 (aged 65), Brighton, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada; BURIAL: Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada; MEMORIAL ID: 229733648 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/229733648/elizabeth_ann_webster)⁴

• Census: March 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 17 at 1851 Census: see Henry Vantassell⁶
• Residence*: 8 January 1858; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Residence Brighton Twp. per marriage register - Joel Webster.⁵
• Married Name: 20 January 1858; Webster²
• Census*: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 26 at 1861 Census: see Joshua Webster (father-in-law)⁷
• Census: April 1871; Brighton Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 38 at 1871 Census: see Joel Merriman Wesbster⁸
• Census: April 1881; Brighton, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 45 at 1881 Census: see Joel Merriman Webster³

Henry Vantassel^1,2

• Father*: Henry Vantassel b. c 1775, d. 27 Jul 1834
• Mother*: Aagje Vandewater b. 25 Sep 1778, d. 1841

• Birth*: 20 April 1807; Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Date 1807 & location Prince Edward Co. per Death Reg'n. Date 1806 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date Apr 20 1807 per Kemp GEDCOM sent to me via email by Cheryl Taber, March 14, 2006.^3,4,5,6
• Marriage*: before 1828; Ontario; per 1851 Census. per IGI Record.; Principal=Elizabeth Jaynes⁴
• Death*: 30 July 1892; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#011927: Name: Henry Vantassel; Date: Jul 30 1892; Age: 85 yrs.; Res.: Brighton Twp.; Born: Prince Edward Co.; Occ: farmer; Cause: senile decay; Inf. & Phys.: Dr. C. M. Sanford, Brighton Village; Reg'd.: Aug 2 1892; Rel.: Meth.; Reg'r.: A. A. Becker (Ontario Death Registrations, #011927-1892, ancestry.com)
  Date Jul 30 1882 per Burial.^3,7
• Burial*: 1 August 1892; Smith Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Smithfield, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) Elizabeth; Wife of; H. Vantassel; Died; Feb 12 1881; Aged; 78 Yrs, 10 Mos & 7 D's; Henry Vantassel; Died; July 30 1892; Aged 85 years (Smith Cemetery, Smithfield, Sept. 23, 2005)
  Note: Year is unclear in picture; confirmed 1892 per Death Reg'n.^3,6

• Census: 1848; Conc A Lot 25, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1848 Census: Henry Vantassell; Conc A, Lot 25, occ.; prop.; farmer
• Census*: 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 45 at 1851 Census: Vantassell, Henry, 45, b. Cda., WM, yeoman, married; Elizabeth, 45, b. Cda., WM, married; ?Epsodia?(f), 22, b. Cda., WM, widow; Sarah J., 20; Elizabeth, 17; William H.?, 15; Stephen, 12; Barnabus, 10; Amarilla, 6; Lawson, Amanda, 20⁴

Elizabeth Jaynes¹

• Birth*: 1806; Ernestown Twp., Lennox & Addington Co., Ontario; Date 1808 & location Ernestown per Death Reg'n. Date Apr 5 1802 per Burial. per IGI Record. Date 1806 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date May 4 1807 per Kemp GEDCOM sent to me via email by Cheryl Taber, March 14, 2006.^1,2,3,4,5,6
• Marriage*: before 1828; Ontario; per 1851 Census. per IGI Record.; Principal=Henry Vantassel⁵
• Death*: 12 February 1881; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#013218: Name: Elizabeth Vantassel; Date: Feb 12 1881; Age: 73 yrs.; Status: wife of Henry Vantassel; Born: Ernestown; Cause: inflamm. of lungs, 6 wks.; Phys.: Dr. Fife; Inf.: Henry Vantassel, Brighton Twp.; Reg'd.: May 3 1881; Rel.: C. Meth.; Reg'r.: T. J. Wright (Ontario Death Registration, #013218-1881, ancestry.com)
  Date Feb 12 1881 per Burial.^2,7
• Burial*: 14 February 1881; Smith Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Smithfield, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) Elizabeth; Wife of; H. Vantassel; Died; Feb 12 1881; Aged; 78 Yrs, 10 Mos & 7 D's; Henry Vantassel; Died; July 30 1882; Aged 85 years (Smith Cemetery, Smithfield, Sept. 23, 2005)²

• Married Name: before 1828; Vantassel¹
• Census*: 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 45 at 1851 Census: see Henry Vantassell⁵

Lavinia Lannier Beriah Webster¹

• Father*: Joshua Webster¹ b. 6 Aug 1794, d. 13 Mar 1878
• Mother*: Rebecca Merriman¹ b. 10 Jul 1792, d. 24 Feb 1876

• Birth*: 24 August 1820; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; per IGI Record.¹
• Death*: 24 August 1820; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; per IGI Record.¹

Cornelia Rebecca Webster¹

• Father*: Joshua Webster¹ b. 6 Aug 1794, d. 13 Mar 1878
• Mother*: Rebecca Merriman¹ b. 10 Jul 1792, d. 24 Feb 1876

• Birth*: 1 November 1829; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1830 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1831 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1828 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. per IGI Record.^1,2,3,4
• Marriage*: after 1873; Ontario; 2nd wife of S. Young - first wife died 1872. per GEDCOM of Don & Jeanne Ross, Feb 20, 2005. per IGI Record.; Principal=Rev. Sheldon Young^1,5
• Death*: 1921; Ontario; Date 1921 per GEDCOM of don & Jeanne Ross, Feb 20, 2005.⁶
• Burial*: 1921; Carrying Place Cemetery, Murray Twp., Carrying Place, Northumberland Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of don & Jeanne Ross, Feb 20, 2005.⁶

• Census: March 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 23 at 1851 Census: see Joshua Webster³
• Census*: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 30 at 1861 Census: see Joshua Webster²
• Census: April 1871; Brighton Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 41 at 1871 Census: see Joshua Webster⁴
• Married Name: after 1873; Young¹
• Census: April 1881; Belleville, Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 52 at 1881 Census: see Sheldon Young⁷