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Edith Doe¹

• Father*: James Doe¹ b. 14 Apr 1831, d. 21 Apr 1911
• Mother*: Mary Ann Knuckey¹ b. 22 Mar 1837, d. 21 Oct 1928

• Birth*: 1863; Ontario; Date 1863 per 1871 Census.¹

• Census*: April 1871; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 8 at 1871 Census: see James Doe¹

Alice Doe¹

• Father*: James Doe¹ b. 14 Apr 1831, d. 21 Apr 1911
• Mother*: Mary Ann Knuckey¹ b. 22 Mar 1837, d. 21 Oct 1928

• Birth*: 1866; Ontario; Date 1866 per 1871 Census.¹

• Census*: April 1871; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 5 at 1871 Census: see James Doe¹

Alberta Doe¹

• Father*: James Doe¹ b. 14 Apr 1831, d. 21 Apr 1911
• Mother*: Mary Ann Knuckey¹ b. 22 Mar 1837, d. 21 Oct 1928

• Birth*: 1867; Ontario; Date 1867 per 1871 Census.¹

• Census*: April 1871; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 4 at 1871 Census: see James Doe¹

Hattie Doe¹

• Father*: James Doe¹ b. 14 Apr 1831, d. 21 Apr 1911
• Mother*: Mary Ann Knuckey¹ b. 22 Mar 1837, d. 21 Oct 1928

• Birth*: 1870; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1870 per 1871 Census.¹

• Census*: April 1871; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 1 at 1871 Census: see James Doe¹

Mariah Hubbs^1,2,3

• Father*: Enos Hubbs³ b. c 1815
• Mother*: Catherine ?³ b. c 1815

• Birth*: September 1847; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Sep 1847 per Memorial - age 24y 6m at death Mar 27 1872. Date 1851 per 1871 Census. Date 1847 & location Brighton Twp. per marriage register.^2,3,4
• Marriage*: 25 June 1865; Northumberland Co., Canada West; Marriage Register: Groom: George Cole; Age: 28; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp.; Parents: Richard & Catherine; Bride: Maria Hubbs; Age: 18; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp.; Parents: Enos & Catherine Hubbs; Date: Jun 25 1865; Place: ??Flamborough Township??, Northumberland Co. (Ontario Marriage Register, ancestry.com)
  per 1871 Census.; Principal=George Cole^2,3
• Death*: 27 March 1872; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Mar 27 1872 per Memorial.⁴
• Burial*: 29 March 1872; McPhail's Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) IN Memory of; Maria; Wife of; George Cole; Who Died; Mar 27, 1872; Aged; 24 Yrs. & 6 Mos. (McPhail's Cemetery, Brighton Twp., June 21 2009)
  Note: This Memorial was repaired this year along with many others - per David Down.⁴

• Married Name: 25 June 1865; Cole²
• Census*: April 1871; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 20 at 1871 Census: see George Cole²

Sarah Catharine Cole^1,2,3,4

• Father*: George Cole² b. 1838, d. 4 Mar 1899
• Mother*: Mariah Hubbs² b. Sep 1847, d. 27 Mar 1872

• Birth*: 1868; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1867 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1868 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1869 & location Brighton Twp. per marr. reg'n.^2,3,4
• Marriage*: 27 January 1886; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#008475: Groom: Ezra H. Pringle; Age: 23; Res. & Born: Brighton; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Butcher; Parents: Ezra H. & Martha E. Pringle; Bride: Sarah Catharine Cole; Age: 17; Res.: Brighton; Born: Brighton Twp.; Status: spinster; Parents: George & Mary Cole; Wit.: Sarah McLeod & Catharine McIntyre, Brighton; Date: Jan 27 1886; Place: Brighton; Rel.: Meth.; Performed by: John J. Leach; Reg'r.: M. K. Lockwood, Brighton (Ontario Marriage Registration, #008475-1886, ancestry.com); Principal=Ezra H. Pringle⁵
• Death*: 1911; Port Colborne, Ontario; per GEDCOM of Dr. Curt Watke (curt@curtwatke.com) Nov 20 2013.⁶

• Census*: April 1871; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 6 months per 1871 Census: see George Cole²
• Residence*: 27 January 1886; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Brighton per marr. reg'n.³
• Married Name: 27 January 1886; Pringle⁵
• Census: April 1891; Port Colborne, Welland Co., Ontario; Age 24 at 1891 Census: see Ezra H. Pringle Sr. (father-in-law)⁴

Ethel Elizabeth Flindall¹

• Father*: John Francis "Frank" Flindall b. 13 Mar 1874, d. 1968
• Mother*: Theda Frost b. 14 Jun 1880, d. 22 Jun 1955

• Birth*: 19 January 1918; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Jan 19 1918 & location Brighton per OneWorldTree, ancestry.com, Sep 27, 2006. per Memorial¹
• Marriage*: 1 September 1943; United Church, Smithfield, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Sep 1 1943 & location Smithfield per OneWorldTree, ancestry.com, Sep 27, 2006. per memorial.; Principal=Lorne Stephen Cole¹
• Death*: 1 November 2010; Trenton Memorial Hospital, Trenton, Hastings Co., Ontario; "Cole, Ethel Elizabeth - Passed away peacefully with her family by her side, at the Trenton Memorial Hospital on Monday, November 1st, 2010, in her 93rd year. Daughter of the late Francis, and Theda Flindall. Beloved wife of the late Lorne Cole. Loved mother of Lorna Cole (Peter Forte) of Guelph, and Glenn Cole (Lisa) of Brighton. Cherished grandmother of Hanna, Ruben and Georgia. Predeceased by siblings; Leah Gillings, Olive Dainard; George Flinda and Craiff Flindall. A special thanks to the staff at Applefest Lodge for their care, and kindness. Visitation and service in Brighton on Friday, November 5th. Mary Hyatt-Gibbons officiating. Private Family interment at McPhail's Cemetery at a later date. Donations to McPhail's Cemetery, or a charity of choice would be greatly appreciated by the family." per Obit on www.canadianobituaries.com Nov 2 2010. ²
• Burial*: 5 November 2010; McPail's Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; per Obit.²

• Married Name: 1 September 1943; Cole¹
• Note*: 5 June 2005; McPhail's Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) COLE; Lorne Stephen Cole; 1914 - 1993; Ethel Elizabeth Flindall; -- - -- ; Baby Elaine 1946; Pearl Cole Richards; 1910 - 1998 (McPhail's Cemetery, June 5, 2005)¹

Greta Victoria Austin¹

• Father*: Gorton Thomas Austin¹ b. 19 Jun 1866, d. 15 Jan 1951
• Mother*: Helen Victoria "Ellen" Clarke¹ b. 24 May 1867, d. 1913

• Birth*: 23 September 1906; Snowdon Twp., Lochlin, Halliburton Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#022059: Name: Great Victoria Austin; Date: Sep 23 1906; Parents: Gordon Austin and Helen Victoria Clark; Res.: Snowdon Twp.; Occ.: Carpenter; Phys.: Dr. Giles; Inf.: G. W. James, Lochlen; Reg'd.: Oct 25 1906 (Ontario Birth Registration, #022059-1906, ancestry.com - link sent to me via email from Vera Kameda, Feb 9 2010)
  Note: The name was modified Sep 10 1962. It was originally written in as Gertrude Victoria and Greta Victoria was written above - but the earlier name was not crossed out.
  Date Sep 23 1906 & location Lochlin per email from Vera Kameda-lacroix, June 3, 2005.^1,2
• Marriage*: 1928; Ontario; Date 1928 per email from Vera Kameda-lacroix, June 3, 2005.; Principal=Harold Maurice Northcott¹
• Death*: 22 July 1980; Mckellar Hospital, Thunder Bay, Ontario; Date Jul 22 1980 & location Thunder Bay per email from Vera Kameda-lacroix, June 3, 2005.¹
• Burial*: 25 July 1980; Dryden Cemetery, Dryden, Ontario; per email from Vera Kameda-lacroix, June 3, 2005.¹

• Census*: 17 June 1911; Snowdon Twp., Gelert, Haliburton Co., Ontario; Age 4 at 1911 Census: see Gordon Austin³
• Married Name: 1928; Northcott¹

Harold Maurice Northcott¹

• Birth*: circa 1905; per email from Vera Kameda-lacroix, June 3, 2005.¹
• Marriage*: 1928; Ontario; Date 1928 per email from Vera Kameda-lacroix, June 3, 2005.; Principal=Greta Victoria Austin¹

John Hunt¹

• Birth*: circa 1892; per email from Vera Kameda-lacroix, June 3, 2005.¹
• Marriage*: circa 1915; "Edith Irene Austin was first married to John Hunt, ... " per email from Vera Kameda-lacroix, June 3, 2005.; Principal=Edith Irene Austin¹

Peter Peister Sr.^1,2,3

• Birth*: 10 October 1804; Sandy Hook, New York, U.S.A.; Date 1804 per Memorial. Date 1805 & location USA per 1881 & 1891 Census. Date 1804 & location Ont. per 1861 & 1871 Census. Date 1804 & location USA per 1851 Census. Location Sandy Hook, New York per Death Reg'n. of son Jacob Peister. Date Oct 10 1804 & location New York State per Death Reg'n. (age 87y 27d at Nov 6 1891) Date 1805 per list of householders 1855. Location New York State per Death Reg'n. of son Peter Peister.^{2,4,5,6,7,8,9,10}
• Marriage*: before 1829; Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "I noticed your information on rootsweb regarding Peter Peister. I do know Peter Peister Sr. married Elizabeth Coulter of Brighton Twp. The Coulter's and Peister's farmed as neighbors and worked picking hops on Aaron Coulter's farm. Would you have any other information on Coulters. I'm guessing not as you didn't mention Elizabeths last name. I have been trying to find out more regarding George and Mary Ann Coulter from Brighton as I believe George is a brother to Elizabeth and then would be my grgrgrgrandparents.They would also have a brother Andrew Coulter. I have not had much luck searching information from Brighton area." per email from Susan Pouget, Mar 10 2005. per 1851 Census.; Principal=Elizabeth Coulter¹¹
• Death*: 6 November 1891; Conc A Lot 30, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#010885: Name: Peter Peister; Date: Nov. 6 1891; Age: 87y 27d; Occ.: farmer; Born: New York State; Cause: paralytic stroke, 6 days; Phys.: Dr. Dean; Inf.: John W. Jones, Brighton Twp.; Reg'd.: Nov 7 1891; Rel.: Pres.; Reg'r.: A. A. Becker (Ontario Death Registration, #010885-1891, ancestry.com)¹²
• Burial*: 8 November 1891; Greenwood Cemetery, Smithfield, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) Peter Peister, Sr.; 1804 - 1891; His Wife; Elizabeth Coulter; 1809 - 1873; Their Son George; 1840 - 1863 (Greenwood Cemetery, Smithfield, Jun 30 2016)¹⁰

• Residence: before 1827; Sandy Hook, New Jersey, U.S.A.; " ... from Sandy Hook, New Jersey ... " per immigration tag (1827) re report from Peister-Vansicklen Reunion of 1977.¹³
• Immigration*: 1827; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "Peter Peister arrived at Singleton's Corners (Brighton) from Sandy Hook, New Jersey in 1827. The Van Sicklin family had already been established in the lawson settlement since 1804. Peter met and married Elizabeth Crouter who had been living in Singleton's Corners since 1822, when she had arrived from County Cork, Ireland. Peter and Elizabeth bought the north west corner of Lot 28, Concession A, Murray Township and carved a farm from the virgin forest. On that farm they raised seven children, five of whom later married and established their own families in the area. Elizabeth Couter Peister died at age 63 in 1873. Peter Peister Sr. lived until Nov. 6, 1891." (from a newspaper clipping of the 1977 Peister-Van Sicklin Reunion, copied from The Tweedsmuir Histories of Codrington, Reel 2, Toronto Metro Reference Library, Nov. 2007)¹³
• Residence: 1831; Conc A Lot 28, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1831 Assessment & Census: Peter Peister; (no land info); 1 male over 16; 1 male under 16; 1 female over 16; Total 3
• Residence: 1832; Conc A Lot 28, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1832 Assessment & Census: Peter Peister; 50 acres uncult.; Conc A, Lot 28, Rear Half; 1 male over 16; 1 male under 16; 1 female over 16; 1 female under 16; Total 4
• Residence: 1833; Conc A Lot 28, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1833 Assessment & Census: Peter Peister; 50 acres uncult.; Conc A, Lot 28, Rear Half; 1 male over 16; 1 male under 16; 1 female over 16; 1 female under 16; Total 4
• Residence: 1835; Conc A Lot 28, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1835 Assessment & Census: ??? Peter Peister is not in 1835 Assessment & Census
  Note: Bernard Pester; (above Peter Peister); Conc 3, Lot 26, south part, 50 acres uncult.; 1 male over 16; 1 male under 16; 1 female over 15; 1 females under 16; Total 4
• Residence: 1836; Conc A Lot 28, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1836 Assessment & Census: Peter Peister; 40 acres uncult., 10 acres cult.; Conc A, Lot 28; 1 male over 16; 2 males under 16; 1 females over 16; 2 females under 16; Total 6
  Note: Bernard Pester; (just above Peter Peister); 30 acres uncult.; Lot 26, Conc 3; 1 male over 16; 1 female over 15; 2 females under 16; Total 4
• Naturalization*: 27 June 1836; Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "Peter was naturalized on June 27, 1836. Source: Upper Canada Naturalization Register from 1828 to 1850" for the County of Northumberland, viewed and copied at the Archives of Ontario.)" per email from Merilyn Gradick, Oct 18 2008.¹¹
• Residence: after 1837; Conc A Lot 28, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1837 Assessment & Census: Peter Peister; 36 acres uncult., 14 acres cult.; north part Lot 28, Conc A; 1 male over 16; 2 males under 16; 1 female over 16; 2 females under 16; Total 6
  Note: Bernard Pester; (above Peter Peister); Conc 3, Lot 26, south part, 43 acres uncult., 7 acres cult.; 3 males over 16; 1 male under 16; 1 female over 15; 2 females under 16; Total 7
• Residence: 1838; Conc A Lot 28, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1838 Assessment & Census: Peter Peister; 36 acres uncult., 14 acres cult.; north part Lot 28, Conc A
  Note: There is a Bernard Pester; above Peter Peister. His location is Conc 3, Lot 26, south part, 40 acres uncult., 10 acres cult.
• Residence: 1839; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1839 Census: Peter Piester; 1 male over 16; 3 males under 16; 1 female over 16; 2 females under 16
• Residence: 1839; Conc A Lot 28, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1839 Assessment: Peter Pester; 33 acres uncult., 17 acres cult.; north part Lot 28, Conc A
  Note: There is a Bernard? Pester; above Peter Peister. His location is Conc 3, Lot 26, south part, 30 acres uncult., 20 acres cult.
• Residence: 1850; Conc A Lot 28, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1850 Census Peter Piester; Conc A, Lot 28, occ., prop.; Total Persons: 9
• Census*: 1851; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 47 at 1851 Census: Peister, Peter, 47, b. USA, yeoman, married; Elizabeth, 44, b. Ireland, married; Andrew, 23, b. Cda., lab., single; Mary Jane, 19; Henry, 17; Peter, 15; George, 13; Jacob, 10²
• Residence: 1855; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; " ... partial list .. householders or freeholders in the new township of Brighton .... Peter Peister -Yeoman - 50 ..." pg. 314 of The Tobey Book, Brighton Public Library.⁴
• Residence: April 1861; Conc A Lot 28, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Resdience per 1861 Census: Peter Peister, Conc A, Lot 28, nother 1/4, 50 acres⁷
• Census: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 57 at 1861 Census: Piester, Peter, 57, b. US, Pres. C., farmer, married; Elizabeth, 54, b. Ireland, Pres. C., married; George, 22, b. UC, Pres. C., lab.; Jacob, 20, b. UC, Pres. C., lab.⁷
• Census: April 1871; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 67 at 1871 Census: Peister, Peter, 67, b. USA, Dutch, Pres. C., farmer, married; Elizabeth, 64, b. Ireland, Irish, Pres. C., married; Jacob, 28, b. Ont., Dutch, Pres. C., farmer, married; Mary A., 27, b. Ont., Irish, CE, married; Maud E.?, 1 (c-1, pg. 53, line 1)⁶
• Residence*: 1878; Conc A Lot 28, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; County Atlas: Name: P. Peister, Sr.; Township: Brighton; County: Northumberland; Date: 1878; Conc & Lot: A, 28 - 50 acres³
• Census: April 1881; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 76 at 1881 Census: see Jacob Peister (father)⁹
• Census: April 1891; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 86 at 1891 Census: see Jacob Peister (son)⁸

Elizabeth Coulter^1,2,3,4

• Father*: ? Coulter b. c 1775
• Mother*: ? ? b. c 1775

• Birth*: 1809; Cork Co., Ireland; Date 1809 per Memorial. Date 1807 & location Ireland per 1871 Census. Date 1807 & location Ireland per 1861 Census. Date 1807 & location Ireland per 1851 Census. Location Northumberland Co., Ont. per Death Reg'n. of son Peter Peister. Date 1810 & location County Cork, Ireland per 1977 Peister-Vansicklen Reunion Report - see 1822 Immigration tag.^2,4,5,6,7,8
• Marriage*: before 1829; Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "I noticed your information on rootsweb regarding Peter Peister. I do know Peter Peister Sr. married Elizabeth Coulter of Brighton Twp. The Coulter's and Peister's farmed as neighbors and worked picking hops on Aaron Coulter's farm. Would you have any other information on Coulters. I'm guessing not as you didn't mention Elizabeths last name. I have been trying to find out more regarding George and Mary Ann Coulter from Brighton as I believe George is a brother to Elizabeth and then would be my grgrgrgrandparents.They would also have a brother Andrew Coulter. I have not had much luck searching information from Brighton area." per email from Susan Pouget, Mar 10 2005. per 1851 Census.; Principal=Peter Peister Sr.³
• Death*: 1873; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1873 per Memorial. Date 1873 per 1977 Peister-Vansicklen Reunion Report - see 1822 Immigration tag. Not in 1881 Census.^9,7,8
• Burial*: 1873; Greenwood Cemetery, Smithfield, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) Peter Peister, Sr.; 1804 - 1891; His Wife; Elizabeth Coulter; 1809 - 1873; Their Son George; 1840 - 1863 (Greenwood Cemetery, Smithfield, Jun 30 2016)⁸

• Immigration*: 1822; Upper Canada; "Peter Peister arrived at Singleton's Corners (Brighton) from Sandy Hook, New Jersey in 1827. The Van Sicklin family had already been established in the lawson settlement since 1804. Peter met and married Elizabeth Crouter who had been living in Singleton's Corners since 1822, when she had arrived from County Cork, Ireland. Peter and Elizabeth bought the north west corner of Lot 28, Concession A, Murray Township and carved a farm from the virgin forest. On that farm they raised seven children, five of whom later married and established their own families in the area. Elizabeth Couter Peister died at age 63 in 1873. Peter Peister Sr. lived until Nov. 6, 1891." from a newspaper clipping of the 1977 Peister-Van Sicklin Reunion, copied from The Tweedsmuir Histories of Codrington, Reel 2, Toronto Metro Reference Library, Nov. 2007)⁷
• Married Name: before 1829; Peister²
• Census*: 1851; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 44 at 1851 Census: see Peter Peister²
• Census: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 54 at 1861 Census: see Peter Peister⁵
• Census: April 1871; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 64 at 1871 Census: see Peter Peister⁶

Andrew Peister¹

• Father*: Peter Peister Sr.¹ b. 10 Oct 1804, d. 6 Nov 1891
• Mother*: Elizabeth Coulter¹ b. 1809, d. 1873

• Birth*: 18 May 1829; Conc A, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date May 18 1829 & location Conc A, Brighton Twp. per Death Reg'n. - age 88y 10m 27d at death Apr 14 1918. Date May 18, 1829 per Burial. Date May 1829 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date Aug 20 1827 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1830 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1829 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1830 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1829 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1828 & location Cda. per 1851 Census.^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8}
• Marriage*: before 1853; Northumberland Co., Canada West; per 1851 Census; Principal=Elizabeth Brown^7,1
• Death*: 14 April 1918; Conc A, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#028576: Name: Andrew Peister; Date: Apr 14 1918; Age: 88y 10m 27d; Res.: Conc A, Brighton Twp.; Born: Conc A, Brighton Twp.; Status: widowed; Occ.: farmer; Parents: Peter Peister & Elizabeth Logan; Cause: old age; Phys.: R. J. Wade; Inf.: Geo. Peister, Brighton; Reg'd.: apr 14 1918; Reg'r.: Fred O. Wade (Ontario Death Registration, #028576-1918, ancestry.com)
  Date Apr 14 1918 per Burial.^3,9
• Burial*: 16 April 1918; Greenwood Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Smithfield, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) Andrew Peister; Born; May 18, 1829; Died; Apr 14, 1918 (Greenwood Cemetery, Smithfield)³

• Census*: 1851; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 23 at 1851 Census: see Peter Peister¹
• Residence: April 1861; Conc A Lot 31, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Residence per 1861 Census: Andrew Peister; Conc A, Lot 31, south 1/2, 100 acres¹⁰
• Census: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 32 at 1861 Census: Peister, Andrew, 32, b. Northu'd, PM, farmer, married; Elizabeth, 37, b. North'd, married; Elizabeth A., 4 (1861 Census: Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., pg. 327 of 899, line 7 - ancestry.ca)
  Note: Eliza Ann is not shown here although birth and death dates for her re memorial suggest she was there Apr 1861. Something odd here.¹⁰
• Census: April 1871; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 41 at 1881 Census: Peister, Andrew, 41?, b. Ont., Ger., Pres. C., farmer, married; Elizabeth, 47, b. Ont., Eng., Pres. C., married; George, 7, b. Ont., Ger.⁶
• Residence*: 1878; Conc A Lot 31, Brighon Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; County Atlas: Name: Andrew Peister; Township: Brighton; County: Northumberland; Occ.: farmer; Nativity: Canada; Settled: 1829; DatE: 1878; Conc & Lot: A, 31 - 100 acres¹¹
• Census: April 1881; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 52 at 1881 Census: Peister, Andrew, 52, b. Ont., Ger., CM, farmer, married; Elizabeth, 58, b. Ont., CM, married; George, 18, b. ont., Ger., CM; Lucretia, 28, single (familysearch.org)⁷
• Census: April 1891; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 61 at 1891 Census: Peister, Andrew, 61, b. Ont., p.b. USA & Ireland, Meth., farmer, married; Elizabeth, 65, b. Ont., p.b. England, Meth., married; Peter, 9, adopted?, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Meth.; Ireland, Caroline, 65, b. Ont., p.b. England & ? , Meth., lodger, widow; SCriver, Lucressia?(f), 35, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Meth., domestic, single (1891 Census: Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., dist. 98, sub-dist. a-2, pg. 15, line 16 - ancestry.com)⁸
• Census: April 1901; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 73 at 1901 Census: see George Peister (son)²
• Census: 1911; Brighton Twp., Smithfield, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 82 at 1911 Census: see George W. Peister (son)⁵

Mary Jane Peister¹

• Father*: Peter Peister Sr.¹ b. 10 Oct 1804, d. 6 Nov 1891
• Mother*: Elizabeth Coulter¹ b. 1809, d. 1873

• Birth*: 14 July 1833; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date Jul 14 1833 per email from Merilyn Gradick, Oct 18 2008. Date 1832 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. per marriage reg'n. of daughter Sarah E. White.^1,2,3
• Marriage*: circa 1854; Canada West; per 1871 Census.; Principal=John White⁴

• Census*: 1851; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 19 at 1851 Census: see Peter Peister¹
• Married Name: circa 1854; White⁴

Henry T. Peister^1,2,3

• Father*: Peter Peister Sr.² b. 10 Oct 1804, d. 6 Nov 1891
• Mother*: Elizabeth Coulter² b. 1809, d. 1873

• Birth*: 11 August 1834; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1834 per Memorial. Date Aug 1834 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date Aug 11 1835 per 1901 Census. Date 1838 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1836 per 1861 Census. Date 1834 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date Aug 11 1835 & location Brighton Twp. per Death Reg'n.^{2,4,5,6,7,8,3}
• Marriage*: before 1858; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Name is Pheobe per 1881 Census. Name is Maria per 1861 Census - date of birth is close for both. Are there two wives or one??; Principal=Phoebe Maria Vansicklen^9,4
• Death*: 19 July 1919; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#023241: Name: Henry Peister; Date: Jul 19 1919; Age: 83y 11m 8d; Res.: Conc 1, Brighton Twp.; Born: Brighton Twp.; Burial: Smithfield; Status: widowed; Parents: Peter Peister & Elizabeth Crouter; Cause: old age; Cause: heart failure, 1 week; Phys.: H. C. Rundle; Inf.: Mr. Jas. ?Ownes?, Brighton; Reg'd.: Jul 19 1919; Reg'r.: Fred O. Wade (Ontario Death Registration, #023241-1919, ancestry.com)¹⁰
• Burial*: 21 July 1919; Greenwood Cemetery, Smithfield, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) PEISTER; Henry T.; Peister; 1834 - 1919; His Wife; Phoebe M.; 1842 - 1919; Elizabeth Louise; Wife of; William F. Gerow; 1866 - 1928 (Greenwood Cemetery, Smithfield, July 1 2013)³

• Census*: 1851; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 17 at 1851 Census: see Peter Peister²
• Census: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 25 at 1861 Census: Peister, Henry, 25, b. UC, EM, lab., married; Maria, 18, b. UC, EM, married; Peter, 3, b. UC⁴
• Census: April 1871; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 34 at 1871 Census: Peister, Henry, 34, b. Ont., Dutch, Pres., farmer, married; Phoebe, 28, b. Ont., Dutch, Pres., married; Peter, 11; Joseph, 9; Aurilla, 6; Lovica, 4; Burton, 2 (div. 1, pg. 21, line 8 - Conc 1, Lot 28, 60 acres, owner)¹¹
• Residence: April 1871; Conc 1 Lot 28, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence per 1871 Census: Conc 1, Lot 28, Brighton Twp.¹¹
• Residence*: 1878; Conc 1 Lot 28, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; County Atlas: Name: H. Peister; Township: Brighton; County: Northumberland; Date: 1878; Conc & Lot: I, 28 - 15 acres¹²
• Census: April 1881; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 45 at 1881 Census: Peister, Henry, 45, b. Ont., Ger., CM, farmer, married; Pheobe, 39, b. Ont., Ger., CM, married; Wilmot, 22, b. Ont., Ger., CM, farmer; Edward, 19; Aurilla, 17; Lovica, 15; Burton, 12 (familysearch.org)⁹
• Census: April 1891; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 53 at 1891 Census: Peister, Henry, 53, b. Ont., p.b. USA & Ireland, Meth., farmer, married; Pheobe, 48, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Meth., married; Burton, 22, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., farmer, single; Rilla, 24, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., daughter, single (1891 Census Online: Brighton Twp., dist. 98, sub-dist. a, pg. 6, line 24)⁸
• Census: April 1901; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 65 at 1901 Census: Presten, Henry, 65, b. Aug 11 1835, head, married; Pheobe, 60, b. Jun 4 1841, Wife, married; Gerow, Harry, 12, b. Jul 20 1888, grandson (1901 Census Index Online: dist 95, a-2, pg. 13, line 32)⁶
• Census: 1 June 1911; Brighton Twp., Smithfield, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 76 at 1911 Census: Peister, Henry, 76, b. Ont. Aug 1834, Dutch, Merth., farmer, married; Pheoba, 67, b. Ont. June? 1843, Dutch, Meth., married; Gerou, Harry, 22, b. Ont. July 1888, son (Conc 1, Lot 28, South pt.) (1911 Census Image from Archives Canada web site: Smithfield, pg. 2, line 19)⁵
• Residence: 1 June 1911; Conc 1 Lot 28, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence per 1911 Census: Conc 1, Lot 28, south part, Brighton Twp.⁵

George Peister¹

• Father*: Peter Peister Sr.¹ b. 10 Oct 1804, d. 6 Nov 1891
• Mother*: Elizabeth Coulter¹ b. 1809, d. 1873

• Birth*: 7 January 1840; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1840 per Memorial. Date Jan 7 1840 per email from Merilyn Gradick, Oct 18 2008. Date 1838 & location Cda. per 1851 Census.^1,2,3
• Death*: 1863; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1863 per Memorial.³
• Burial*: 1863; Greenwood Cemetery, Smithfield, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Memorial: (See Exhibit) Peter Peister, Sr.; 1804 - 1891; His Wife; Elizabeth Coulter; 1809 - 1873; Their Son George; 1840 - 1863 (Greenwood Cemetery, Smithfield, Jun 30 2016)³

• Census*: 1851; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 13 at 1851 Census: see Peter Peister¹
• Census: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 22 at 1861 Census: see Peter Peister⁴

Jacob Peister¹

• Father*: Peter Peister Sr.¹ b. 10 Oct 1804, d. 6 Nov 1891
• Mother*: Elizabeth Coulter¹ b. 1809, d. 1873

• Birth*: 24 March 1842; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1842 per Memorial. Date Mar 1842 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date Mar 24 1843 per 1901 Census. Date 1842 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1841 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date Mar 24 1842 per email from Merilyn Gradick, Oct 18 2008.^1,2,3,4,5,6
• Marriage*: 24 December 1867; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Dec 24 1867 & location Murray Twp. per GEDCOM of Merilyn Gradick, Apr 20 2013. per 1871 Census.; Principal=Mary Anne May^7,8
• Death*: 17 October 1914; Conc A Lot 30, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#022533: Name: Peter Peister; Date: Oct 17 1914; Age: 72y 6m 23d; Res.: Conc A, Lot 30, Brighton Twp.; Born: Mar 24 1842, Brighton Twp.; Occ.: farmer; Parents: Peter Peister, b. Sandy Hook, New York & Elizabeth Coulter, b. Ireland; Cause: heart failure, 1 yr.; Phys.: Dr. C. M. Sanford; Inf.: Mary Ann Peister, Brighton; Reg'd.: Oct 17 1914; Reg'r.: Fred O. Wade (Ontario Death Registration, #022533-1914, ancestry.com)⁹
• Burial*: 19 October 1914; Greenwood Cemetery, Smithfield, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) Jacob Peister; 1842 - 1914; His Wife; Mary Ann May; 1842 - 1935 (Greenwood Cemetery, Smithfield, Jun 30 2016)⁶

• Census*: 1851; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 10 at 1851 Census: see Peter Peister¹
• Census: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 20 at 1861 Census: see Peter Peister¹⁰
• Residence: 13 October 1869; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Witness at marriage of George Owen & Sarah Eliza Gibson.¹¹
• Census: April 1871; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 28 at 1871 Census: see Peter Peister⁷
• Residence*: 1878; Conc 2 Lot 27, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; County Atlas: Name: J. Peister; Township: Brighton; County: Northumberland; Date: 1878; Conc & Lot: Conc II, Lot 27, 56 acres
  County Atlas: Name: Jacob Peister; Township: Brighton; County: Northumberland; Occ.: farmer; Nativity: Canada; Sett;ed: 1842; Date: 1878; Conc & Lot: Conc II, Lot 27, 56 acres¹²
• Residence: 12 March 1881; Conc 2 Lot 27, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant L3012) show that Jacob Peister sold the south west quarter of lot 27, Concession 2, Brighton Twp. to Willet Bedal for $1,100. ITS Date: Mar 12 1881. Reg'n. Date: Mar 11 1881. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 2, Lot 27, pg. 183 of 317, copied from OnLand, Apr 11 2020.)¹³
• Census: April 1881; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 39 at 1881 Census: Peister, Jacob, 39, b. Ont., Ger., CM, farmer, married; Mary, 38, b. Ont., Irish, CM, married; Mary, 11, b. Ont., Ger.; Alice, 9; rosa, 6; Peter, 76, b. USA, Ger., Pres., widower (familysearch.org)¹⁴
• Note*: 7 January 1882; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; "No. 3239, Twp. of Brighton, DEED OF LAND ... I certify within instrument is duly ? and regisered in the Registry Office ofr the east riding of the County of Northumberland in the Township of Brighton, at 3.59 om on the 9th day of January 1882, Number 3239, Signed: W.J. DAvis, Dep., Registrar; Page 2: County of Northumberland; I, Jacob Peister, of the Township of Brighton in the County of Northumberland and Province of Ontario, yeoman, make oath and say: I. That I was personally present anddid see the within Instrument andDuplicate thereof duly signed, sealed and delivered by Andrew Marshall Walt and Catherine e. Walt, two of the parties therein, 2. That the said Instrument and Duplicate were executed at the Village of Brighton in the County of Northumberland and Province of Ontario, 3. That I know the said parties, 4. That I am a subscribing witness to the said Instrument and Duplicate. Sworn before me at the Village of Brighton in the County of Northumberland this seventh day of January in the year of our Lord 1882, B.F. Ewing, A commissioner for taking Affidvits in B.R. & C. - (Signature) Jacob Pester" this document sent to me via email by Judy Wright Mar 13 2023 re Andrew Marshal Walt research. (Dan Buchanan, Mar 13 2023)¹³
• Census: April 1891; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 49 at 1891 Census: Peister, Jacob, 49, b. Ont., p.b. USA & Ireland, Meth., farmer, married; Mary Ann, 49, b. Ont., p.b. Ireland, married; Mary E., 21, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Meth., single; Rose May, 16, b. Ont.; Peter, 86, b. USA, p.b. USA, Meth., farmer, widower; Whitney, Stanley, 10, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Meth., Ward?; Ledworth, Frederick, 19, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., servant (1891 Census Online: Brighton Twp., dist. 98, sub-dist. a, pg. 6, line 17)⁵
• Census: April 1901; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 58 at 1901 Census: Peister, Jacob, 58, b. Mar 24 1843, Head, married; Mary, 57, b. Nov 20 1843, wife, married; Rosey, 26, b. Jul 23 1874, daughter; Maitland, John, 36, b. Nov 22 1864, son-in-law, widower; Kennith, 7, b. Sep 19 1893, grandson (1901 Census Index Online: a-2, pg. 5, line 40)²
• Residence: 1911; Conc A Lot 30, Brighton Twp., Smithfield, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence per 1911 Census: Conc A, Lot 30, East half, Brighton Twp. - Smithfield Village.³
• Census: 1911; Brighton Twp., Smithfield, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 69 at 1911 Census: Peister, Jacob, 69, b. Ont. Mar 1842, Ger., Meth., farmer, married; Mary, 68, b. Nov 1842, Irish, Meth., married; ??Mastard??, Rose, 36, b. Ont. Jul 1874, Ger., Pres., widow; Kennth, 17, b. Ont. Sep 1893, Scot., Pres., grandson (1911 Census Online: Brighton Twp., sub-dist. 5, pg. 4 of 11, pg. 30 - Conc A, Lot 30, East half - Smithfield)³

Phoebe Maria Vansicklen^1,2,3,4,5,6

• Father*: John Vansicklen b. 1811, d. 25 Dec 1891
• Mother*: Abigail Pitman b. 19 Jan 1816, d. 14 Mar 1888

• Birth*: 4 June 1842; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1842 per Memorial. Date June 1843 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date June 4 1841 per 1901 Census. Date 1843 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1842 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1843 per 1861 Census.^2,3,7,8,9,6
• Marriage*: before 1858; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Name is Pheobe per 1881 Census. Name is Maria per 1861 Census - date of birth is close for both. Are there two wives or one??; Principal=Henry T. Peister^2,3
• Death*: 6 January 1919; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#023230: Name: Phoebe Vansicklen Peister; Date: Jan 6 1919; Age: 76y 6m 27d; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp.; Burial: Smithfield; Status: married; Parents: John Vansicklen & Adelaid Pitman; Cause: heart failure; Phys.: Dr. F. M. Dure & H. C. Rundle; Inf.: Henry Gerow, Brighton; Reg'd.: Jan 6 1919; Reg'r.: Fred O. Wade (Ontario Death Registration, #023230-1919, ancestry.com)¹⁰
• Burial*: 8 January 1919; Greenwood Cemetery, Smithfield, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) PEISTER; Henry T.; Peister; 1834 - 1919; His Wife; Phoebe M.; 1842 - 1919; Elizabeth Louise; Wife of; William F. Gerow; 1866 - 1928 (Greenwood Cemetery, Smithfield, July 1 2013)⁶

• Married Name: before 1858; Peister²
• Census: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 18 at 1861 Census: see Henry Peister³
• Census: April 1871; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 28 at 1871 Census: see Henry Peister¹¹
• Census*: April 1881; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 39 at 1881 Census: see Henry Peister²
• Census: April 1891; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 48 at 1891 Census: see Henry Peister⁹
• Census: April 1901; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 60 at 1901 Census: see Henry Peister⁸
• Census: 1 June 1911; Brighton Twp., Smithfield, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 67 at 1911 Census: see Henry Peister⁷

Peter Wilmot Peister^1,2,3

• Father*: Henry T. Peister² b. 11 Aug 1834, d. 19 Jul 1919
• Mother*: Phoebe Maria Vansicklen² b. 4 Jun 1842, d. 6 Jan 1919

• Birth*: 1859; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1859 per 1881 Census.²

• Census: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 3 at 1861 Census: see Henry Peister³
• Census: April 1871; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 11 at 1871 Census: see Henry Peister⁴
• Census*: April 1881; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 22 at 1881 Census: see Henry Peister²

Joseph Edward Peister^1,2,3

• Father*: Henry T. Peister² b. 11 Aug 1834, d. 19 Jul 1919
• Mother*: Phoebe Maria Vansicklen² b. 4 Jun 1842, d. 6 Jan 1919

• Birth*: 1862; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1862 per 1881 Census.²

• Census: April 1871; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 9 at 1871 Census: see Henry Peister³
• Census*: April 1881; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 19 at 1881 Census: see Henry Peister²