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Clara Elva Valleau^1,2

• Father*: Peter William Valleau b. 14 Sep 1856, d. 12 Dec 1891
• Mother*: Sarah Jane Evans b. 10 Oct 1858

• Birth*: 14 January 1880; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n: Clara Elva Valleau; Born: January 14, 1880; at Brighton Twp.; Parents: Peter W. Valleau & Sarah J. Evans; Occupation: farmer; Informant: P. W. Valleau, Brighton Twp.; Reg'd: Mar 13, 1880; Dr. Goldsmith; Reg'r: T. J. Wright (Ontario Birth Registration, #..., ancestry.ca) Date Jan 14 1880 & location Ont. per FindaGrave. Date Jan 14 1880 per Valleau GEDCOM.^3,4
• Marriage*: 17 June 1903; Rochester, Monroe Co., New York, U.S.A.; New York Marriage Index: Year: 1903; Name: Valleau, Clara E.; Date: Jun 17; Place: Rochester; Ref.#: 11509 (New York State Marriage Index, 1881-1967, 1903, pg. 966 of 1074, ancestry.ca) Date June 17 1905 per family tree of Karl Restall on ancestry.ca, May 19 2021.; Principal=William Archibald "Archie" Johnson^5,6
• Death*: 12 August 1959; Calgary, Alberta; Date Aug 12 1959 & location Calgary per FindaGrave.⁴
• Burial*: 15 August 1959; Queens Park Cemetery and Mausoleum, Calgary, Alberta; FindaGrave: Name: Clara Elva Johnson; BIRTH: 14 Jan 1880; Ontario, Canada; DEATH: 12 Aug 1959 (aged 79), Calgary, Calgary Census Division, Alberta, Canada; BURIAL: Queens Park Cemetery and Mausoleum, Calgary, Calgary Census Division, Alberta, Canada; PLOT: K:30:06; MEMORIAL ID: 143512355; Note: Alberta Death Reg'#005-868 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/143512355/clara-elva-johnson)⁴

• Census*: April 1881; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 1 at 1881 Census: see Jesse Valleau (grandfather)²
• Married Name: 17 June 1905; Johnson⁵

Cecil Egerton Valleau

• Father*: Peter William Valleau b. 14 Sep 1856, d. 12 Dec 1891
• Mother*: Sarah Jane Evans b. 10 Oct 1858

• Birth*: 25 December 1881; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n: Cecil Egerton Valleau; Born: December 25, 1881; at Brighton Twp.; Parents: Peter Valleau & Sarah Jane Evans; Occupation: farmer; Informant: Peter Valleau, Brighton Twp.; Reg'd: Mar 31, 1882; Dr. Mallory; Reg'r: L. J. Maybee
  Date from Valleau GEDCOM¹
• Death*: 8 April 1958; Burnaby, British Columbia; Date & location from Valleau GEDCOM

• Census*: April 1901; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 19 at 1901 Census: See Almira (Huff) Valleau (grandmother)²

Pearl Gertrude Valleau^1,2

• Father*: Peter William Valleau b. 14 Sep 1856, d. 12 Dec 1891
• Mother*: Sarah Jane Evans b. 10 Oct 1858

• Birth*: 21 April 1886; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1885 & location Ont. per 1916 Census. Date 1884 from Valleau GEDCOM, 1886 per 1901 Census.³
• Marriage*: 19 December 1905; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n: Ezra Cyderman, 22; Res. & Born: Cramahe Twp.; bachelor; farmer; Parents: George Cyderman & Ella Bastasbe?; married Pearl Valleau, 21; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp.; single; Parents: Peter Valleau & Sarah Evans; Witnesses: Corey Snider, Brighton & Laura Peterson, Norham; on Dec 19, 1905 at Brighton Twp.; Methodist; Wm A. Bunner; Reg'd: Dec 28, 1905
  Note: Surname is Cryderman, per Burial, etc.; Principal=Ezra Ray Cryderman^4,5

• Census*: April 1901; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 15 at 1901 Census: see Almira (Huff) Valleau (grandmother)⁶
• Married Name: 19 December 1905; Cryderman^4,5
• Census: 1916; 12 15 W2M, Wellington, Weyburn Dist., Saskatachewan; Age 31 at 1916 Census: see Ezra R. Cryderman³

Flora Irene Valleau

• Father*: Peter William Valleau b. 14 Sep 1856, d. 12 Dec 1891
• Mother*: Sarah Jane Evans b. 10 Oct 1858

• Birth*: 20 February 1889; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date from Valleau GEDCOM

Hezekiah W. Bettes¹

• Father*: Jeremiah Bettes b. 1755, d. a 1815
• Mother*: Molly or Mary ? b. b 1755

• Birth*: 27 February 1790; New York, U.S.A.; Date Feb 27 1790 & location New York per email from Richard Bettes, June 30 2015. Location US per 1880 Census or son Darius Bettes. Location from Death Reg'n of son John. Date 1787 per Browny GEDCOM^2,3
• Marriage*: 1811; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Principal=Martha Orser
• Death*: circa 1850; Lindsay, Ontario; From Browny GEDCOM No date ??

• Census: 1803; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1803 Census: 1 of 4 males under 16 - see Jeremiah Bettes
• Census: 1813; Cramahe Twp., Northubmerland Co., Ontario; 1813 Census: Hezekiah Bettes; 1 male over 16; 1 female over 16; 1 female under 16; Total 3
• Census: 1816; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1816 Census: Hezekiah Bettes; 1 male over 16; 1 female over 16; 1 male under 16; 1 female under 16
• Residence*: 27 May 1816; Conc 1 Lot 7, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Record (B&S 480) show that Hezekiah Bettes (Beatys) sold 117 acres of the north part of Lot 7, Concession 1, Cramahe Twp. to Isaac C. Proctor for 175 pounds
  " ... by and between Hezekiah Beatys of the Township of Cramahe in the County of Northumberland in the District of Newcastle and Province of Upper Canada, yeoman, of the one part and Isaac Chamberlain Proctor of the Township of Cramahe in the County of Northumberland in the District of Newcastle and Province of Upper Canada, yeoman of the other part, ... "
  " ... Witnesseth that for and in consideration of the sum of one hundred and seventy five pounds of lawful money of the Province of Upper Canada to him the said Hezekiah Beatys in hand paid by the said Isaac C. Proctor ... "
  " ... one hundred and seventeen acres be the same more less being composed of the north part of lot number Seven in the First Concession of the aforesaid Township of Cramahe ... "
• Census: 1817; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1817 Census: Hezekiah Bettes; 2 males over 16; 2 males under 16; 2 females (? count and columns are confusing - it's a guess that fits)
• Census: 1818; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1818 Census: Hezekiah Bettes; 1 male over 16; 1 female over 16; 2 males under 16; 1 female under 16
• Census: 1819; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1819 Census: Hezekiah Bettes; 1 male over 16; 1 female over 16; 3 males under 16; 1 female under 16
• Census: before 16 June 1820; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1820 Census: Hezekiah Bettes; 1 male over 16; 2 females over 16; 3 males under 16; 1 female unde 16
• Census: 1821; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1821 Census: Hezekiah Bettes; 1 male over 16; 1 female over 16; 4 males under 16; 1 female under 16
• Census: 1822; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1822 Census: Hezekiah Bettes; 1 male over 16; 1 female over 16; 4 males under 16; 1 female under 16
• Census: 1823; Cramahe Twp., Ontario; Hezekiah Bettes; 1 male over 16; 2 females over 16; 4 males under 16; 1 female under 16
• Census: 1824; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1824 Census: Hezekiah Bettes; 4 males under 16; 1 female under 16; 1 male over 16; 1 female over 16
• Census: 1827; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1827 Census: Hezekiah Bettes; 1 male over 16; 1 female over 16; 5 males under 16; 1 female under 16; Total 8 people
• Census: 1828; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1828 Census: Hezekiah Bettes; 1 male over 16; 1 female over 16; 5 males under 16; 1 female under 16; Total 8 people
• Note*: 1828; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1828 Assessment: Hezekiah W. Beatys; no land; 1 male over 16; 5 males under 16; 1 females over 16; 1 female under 16; Total 8
• Note: 1830; Conc 3 Lot 35, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1830 Assessment: Hezekiah Bettes; Conc 3, Part Lot 35; 1 male over 16; 2 females over 16; 3 males under 16; 1 female under 16; Total 7
• Note: 1831; Conc 3 Lot 35, Murray Twp., Ontario; Assessment List: Hezekiah Bettes; Conc 3, Lot 35, 160 acres; 3 males over 16; 4 males under 16; 2 females over 16; no females under 16; Total 9 people
• Census: 1832; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1832 Census: Hezekiah Bettes; 2 males over 16; 4 males under 16; 2 females over 16; total 8
• Census: 1832; Conc A Lot 31, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1832 Census: Hezekiah Beatis; Conc A, Lot 31, 100 acres uncult.; 2 males over 16; 4 males under 16; 2 females over 16; Total 8
• Note: 1835; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1835 Assessment: 3 males over 16; 2 males under 16; 3 females over 16; 1 female under 16; Total 9 people
• Note: 1836; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1836 Assessment: Hez. Bates; Conc A, Lot 31; 3 males over 16; 2 males under 16; 3 females over 16; 1 female under 16 - total 9
• Note: 1837; Conc A Lot 31, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1837 Assessment List shows Hezekiah (Bates) Bettes on Lot 31, Concession A; 3 males over 16; 2 females over 16; 3 males under 16, 1 female under 16 - total 9
• Census: 1837; Conc A Lot 31, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1837 Census: Hezekiah Bate; Conc A, Lot 31, 75 acres uncult., 25 acres cult.; 3 males over 16; 2 males under 16; 3 females over 16 1 female under 16; total 9
• Note: 1838; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1838 Assessment: Hez. Bates; Conc A, Lot 31; 4 males over 16; 1 male under 16; 1 female over 16; 1 female under 16 - total 7
• Census*: 1841; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1841 Census: Hezechiah Bettes; 3 males over 16; 1 female over 16, Total 4

Martha Orser

• Father*: Gilbert Orser b. 1765, d. 9 May 1851
• Mother*: Sarah Wright b. 1765, d. 28 Dec 1845

• Birth*: circa 1793; Hallowell Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; From Browny GEDCOM
• Marriage*: 1811; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Principal=Hezekiah W. Bettes

• Married Name: 1811; Bettes
• Note*: 16 November 1837; Ontario; O. C. Date per "Sons and Daughters of American Loyalists" - from Ontario Registers CD¹

James Bettes

• Father*: Hezekiah W. Bettes b. 27 Feb 1790, d. c 1850
• Mother*: Martha Orser b. c 1793

• Birth*: 25 October 1814; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1815 & location Cda. per 1880 Census. Date Oct 25 1814 & his parents are Hezekiah Bettes & Martha Orser per email from Richard Bettes, June 30 2015. Guessing re parents and date; this is the only place he fits. Location per Census. Date 1812 per Browny GEDCOM^1,2
• Marriage*: 5 November 1840; Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Register of Rev. Joshua Webster, 1840 (pg. 140): Nov 5, James Bettes, 23, Cramahe & Rebecca Simpson, 20, Cramahe (Brighton Public Library) per email from Richard Bettes, June 30 2015.; Principal=Rebecca Simpson^3,1
• Death*: 30 January 1895; Charlevoix Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; Date Jan 30 1895 & location Michigan per Grave Index. Date Jan 30 1895 & location Charlevoix Co., MI per email from Richard Bettes, June 30 2015.^1,4
• Burial*: 2 February 1895; Eveline Cemetery, Boyne City, Charlevoix Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; Name: James Bettes; Birth Date: Oct 25 1814; Death Date: Jan 30 1895; Death Place: Michigan, USA; Cemetery: Advance Cemetery; Burial Place: Charlevoix Co., Michigan (Find a Grave Index, ancestry.com) per email from Richard Bettes, Jun 30 2015.^1,4

• Census: 1839; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1839 Census: James Bettes; 4 males over 16; 1 female under 16; 3 females over 16
  Note: This would appear to represent brothers and sisters living together???
• Census*: 1850; Conc 1 Lot 2, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1850 Census: James Bettes; Conc 1, Lot 2, occ., prop.; Total Persons: 6
• Residence*: circa 1851; Grand Rapids, Kent Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; "James Bettes is my 2nd ggrandfather. He married Rebecca Simpson, granddaughter of William Simpson, daughter of Thomas Simpson and Mariah Benedict. They were married 5 Nov. 1840 in Cramahe township, and acquired the Bettes Family Bible in the late 1840's Around 1850, they moved to Grand Rapids Michigan along with their cousin Joseph Bettes, who married Rebecca's sister, Lydia. James was a master carpenter and jointer, and during the 1860's and 70's was a prominent builder in the Grand Rapids and Kent County area. He had 3 children:
  Adoniram Monroe Bettes b. 26 Mar 1845-d. 13 Dec. 1926 Los Angeles, CA
  William Whitney Bettes b. 8 Aug 1922 Wayne, MI Martha Ann Mariah Bettes b. 9 Sept 1857 Grand Rapids, d. 20 Sept 1880 Advance Twp Charlevoix Co MI. Martha contracted tuberculosis, and James believed that the cooler, drier climate of Northern Michigan would help her; they moved to Advance Twp near Boyne City in Charlevoix County, Michigan in 1880; she died shortly after they settled there. Rebecca died on 1 April 1889, possibly as a result of an epidemic. James died in 1895, and they are buried in the Eveline Cemetery near Advance, just outside Boyne City." per email from Richard Bettes, June 30 2015.¹
• Residence: 1870; 31 Alpine, Indian Creek, Kent Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; "Bettes, James, 31 Alpine, Indian Creek" U.S. City Directory, Kent Co. MI, 1870, pg. 166 of 334 - ancestry.com⁴
• Residence: 1876; 179 Turner, Grand Rapids, Kent Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; "Bettes, James, carpenter, res. 179 Turner, w s" U.S. City Directory, Grand Rapdis, MI, 1876, pg. 38 of 221 - ancestry.com⁴
• Residence: 1879; 179 Turner, Grand Rapids, Kent Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; "Bettes, James, carpenter, res. 179 Turner, w s" U.S. City Directory, Grand Rapdis, MI, 1879, pg. 38 of 221 - ancestry.com⁴
• Residence: 1880; Advance Twp., Charlevoix Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; "Martha contracted tuberculosis, and James believed that the cooler, drier climate of Northern Michigan would
  help her; they moved to Advance Twp near Boyne City in Charlevoix County, Michigan in 1880; she died shortly after they settled there." per email from Richard Bettes, June 30 2015.¹
• Census: 14 June 1880; Eveline Township, Charlevoix Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; Age 65 at 1880 Census: Bettis, James, 65. b. Cda., p.b. Cda. & NY, farmer, married; Rebecka, 61, b. Cda., p.b. NY, wife, married; William, 31, b. Cda., p.b. Cda., farmer, son, single; Mattie, 22, b. Cda., p.b. Cda., daughter, single (1880 Census: Eveline Township, Charlevoix Co., Michigan, USA, pg. 11 of 14, line - 22 - ancestry.com)²

Rev. Darius Bettes^1,2

• Father*: Hezekiah W. Bettes b. 27 Feb 1790, d. c 1850
• Mother*: Martha Orser b. c 1793

• Birth*: 12 May 1818; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1820 & location Cda. per 1880 Census. Date 1820 & locaiton UC per 1861 Census. Date Mau 12 1818 per Browny GEDCOM. Date May 12 1818 per email from Richard Bettes, June 30 2015.^2,3
• Marriage*: before 1847; Ontario; Date 1848 per 1900 Census of Mary (White) Bettes. per 1880 Census.; Principal=Mary White²
• Death*: 5 July 1896; Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.A.; Date Jul 5 1896 & location Grand Rapids, MI per email from Richard Bettes, June 30 2015. Per Burial³
• Burial*: 7 July 1896; Valley City Cemetery, Kent Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; "Bettes, Darius (Father); b. 1818; d. 1896; Bettes, Lucy M.; b. 1858; d. 1926; Bettes, Mary (Mother); b. 1828; d. 1915; on lot with Darius and Lucy; Bettes, Wm. E.; b. 1847; d. 1922" transctiption online, Valley City Cemetery, Kent Co., Michigan

• Census*: April 1861; Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 40 at 1861 Census: Bettes, Darius, 40, ; Mary, 33 ..; Charles, 10, ; Melanie, 6; Lucy, 3; Martha, 1 (1861 Census: sent to me via email by Bill Smith, Dec 6 2006)⁴
• Census: April 1871; Welland, Ontario; Age 51 at 1870 Census: Bettes, Darius, 51, b. Ont., Eng., WM, Agent, (1871 Census Index Online: Welland Village, Welland, C-9920, pg. 48)⁵
• Immigration*: 1875; Michigan, U.S.A.; Immigration 1875 per 1930 Census - daughter Malvina H.²
• Census: 28 June 1880; Dist. 233, Eastmansville, Ottawa Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; Age 60 at 1880 Census: Bettes, Derius, 60, b. Cda., p.b. US & Cda., Congregational Minister, married; Mary, 50, b. Cda., p.b. NY & Cda., married; Malvina H., 25, b. Cda., p.b. Cda., daughter, single; Lucy M., 21, b. Cda., School Teacher, daughter, single; Martha E., 18, b. Cda., p.b. Cda., daughter; Anna, 14, b. Cda., daughter; Addie, 11, b. Cda., daughter (1880 Census: Dist. 233, Eastmansville, Ottawa Co., MI, pg. 2 of 4, line 12 - ancestry.com)²

John Hiram Bettes^1,2

• Father*: John H. Bettes b. 22 Jun 1822, d. 21 Jan 1910
• Mother*: Charlotte White b. c 1825, d. b 1860

• Birth*: 28 May 1851; Otonabee Twp., Peterborough Co., Ontario; Date May 28 1851 & location Otonabee Twp., per Death Reg'n. Date 1853 & location Cda. per marr. reg'n. Date May 28 1851 & location Otonabee Twp. per "Descendants of John Bettes", sent to me via email by Bill Smith, Dec 6 2006. Per Cramahe Census. Date May 1854 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. From Browny GEDCOM^3,4,5,6,2
• Marriage*: 21 September 1875; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#006299: Groom: J. H. Bettes; Age: 22; Res.: Asphodel; Born: Cda.; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Sawyer; Parents: John & Charlotte Bettes; Bride: Christiana Smith; Age: 17; Res.: Haldimand; Born: Cda.; Status: spinster; Parents: Peter & Mary A. Smith; Wit.: John Smith & Ellen J. Clary, Haldimand; Date: Sep 21 1875; Place: Haldimand Twp.; Rel.: M.E.; Performed by: J. Egair(Ontario Marriage Registration, #006299-1875, ancestry.com) Date Sep 21 1875 & location Haldimand per "Descendants of John Bettes", sent to me via email by Bill Smith, Dec 6 2006.; Principal=Christiana Smith^4,7
• Death*: 30 October 1932; 14 Murray St., Peterborough, Peterborough Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#028477: Name: John Hiram Bettes; Date: Oct 30 1932; Age: 81 yrs. 5 mos.; Res.: 14 Murray St., Peterborough; Born: Otonabee, Ont., May 28 1851; Status: married; Occ.: Mill Wright at Saw Mill; Parents: John Bettes & Lottie White, b. Ont.; Inf.: Mr. John H. Bettes, son; Cause: cancer of pancreas, 6 mos.; Phys.: A. Moir, Peterborough; Burial: Keene, Nov. 1 1932 (Ontario Death Registration, #028477-1932, ancestry.com)⁸
• Burial*: 1 November 1932; Pinegrove Cemetery, Keene, Peterborough Co., Ontario; per Death Reg'n. per "Descendants of John Bettes" sent to me via email by Bill Smith, Dec 6, 2006.^5,4

• Residence*: 21 September 1875; Asphodel Twp., Peterborough Co., Ontario; Residence Asphodel Twp. per marr. reg'n.²
• Census*: 1911; Ward 3, Peterborough, Peterborough Co., Ontario; Age 57 at 1911 Census: Bettes, John H., 57, b. Ont. May 1854, Ger., Meth., Mill Wright, married; Christina, 53, b. Ont. Feb 1858, Scot., Meth., married (1911 Census Online: Peterborough, dist. 113, sub-dist. 8, pg. 11, line 33 - No. 1 Hunter St. - ancestry.com)⁶

Maria Eliza Bettes^1,2

• Father*: Hezekiah W. Bettes b. 27 Feb 1790, d. c 1850
• Mother*: Martha Orser b. c 1793

• Birth*: 10 November 1812; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Nov 10 1812 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census.³
• Marriage*: 22 March 1842; Cramahe Twp., Ontario; Marriage Reg'y: Henry Wilkinson, to Maria E. Bettes, both of Cramahe, 22 Mar 1842, Brighton, Rev. Black; Witnesses: Isaiah Thayer & James Bettes (not in the register, only found in the returns) - from Marriage Registry of Newcastle District, 1810-1848, Pg 5; Principal=Henry Wilkinson
• Death*: 16 March 1849; Date Mar 16 1849 per email from Richard Bettes, June 30 2015.²

• Married Name: 22 March 1842; Wilkinson
• Census*: April 1901; Stayner, Simcoe St., Ontario; Age 88 at 1901 Census: see John Bettes (brother)³

Hiram Bettes¹

• Father*: Hezekiah W. Bettes b. 27 Feb 1790, d. c 1850
• Mother*: Martha Orser b. c 1793

• Birth*: 12 July 1816; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Jul 12 1816 per email from Richard Bettes, June 30 2015. Date 1814 ?? Calc per census returns²
• Death*: 8 October 1838; Colborne Harbour, Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "17 Oct 1838 (Wed) Hiram Bettes, and Robert Craig, merchants of Brighton, were drowned in Colborne Harbour in the gale of Monday last." from the British Canadian, Toronto 1845-1848, on CD, Genealogical Registers of Ontario per email from Richard Bettes, June 30 2015.²

Gilbert Orser¹

• Father*: Joseph Orser b. 27 Aug 1725, d. 1783
• Mother*: Anntje Jurckes b. 1726, d. a 1790

• Birth*: 1765; New Castle Twp., Westchester Co., New York, U.S.A.; IGI Record on familysearch.com
• Marriage*: before 1786; Principal=Sarah Wright
• Death*: 9 May 1851; Hallowell Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; "ORSER, Gilbert, of Hallowell twp., died the 9th inst., age 86, having seen his posterity to the 4th generation." - June 3, 1851. This was in MORE METHODIST NOTICES pg 329. I would say he died May 9, 1851 and it was in the June 3rd paper. (On (9/7/99 4:23:45 PM), Debby Worden) From Obit.
  
  

• Residence*: circa 1820; Hallowell Twp., Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; Loyalist List: "Orser, Gilbert, of Hallowell, m. Sarah; Phoebe, m. John Goldsmith of Hallowell 10 June 1819. OC 22 May 1820; Samuel of Hallowell, bapt. 23 Feb 1790. OC 22 Aug 1821; Mary, m. Frederick French of Hallowell. OC 17 Oct 1821; Elijah of Hallowell, m. Rachel Brown 1 Jan 1816. OC 31 Oct 1821; Abraham of Hallowell. OC 6 March 1822; Jesse of Hallowell. OC 6 March 1822; David of Hallowell. OC 14 Sep 1825; Marth, m. Hezekiah Bettes of Cramahe. OC 16 Nov 1837; Elizabeth, m. Vincent Ferguson of Hallowell. OC 30 May 1834; Hannah, m. John Southard of Hallowell. OC 12 June 1834; William of Hallowell. OC 27 Nov 1834; Joseph of Hallowell. OC 28 Feb 1825; Gilbert of Hallowell. OC 6 Oct 1831; Ann, m. Isaac Ferguson of Hallowell. OC 6 Oct 1831; Enoch of Hillier. OC 7 May 1828 (per "Sons and Daughters of American Loyalists - from Ontario Registers CD)²
• Census*: April 1851; Hallowell Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Age 86 at 1851 Census: see William Orser (son). Age is not clear but shows born in New York State - can only be William's father Gilbert. He died in May 1851 at the age of 86.³

Sarah Wright¹

• Birth*: 1765; Orser History - Carol Carson.
• Marriage*: before 1786; Principal=Gilbert Orser
• Death*: 28 December 1845; Hallowell Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Orser History - Carol Carson.

• Married Name: Orser

James Alexander Bettes

• Father*: Gilbert Bettes b. 16 Jun 1820, d. 7 Apr 1916
• Mother*: Elizabeth Eunice George b. 19 Mar 1824, d. 23 Feb 1900

• Birth*: 14 May 1862; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario, Canada; Date 1862 & location Ont. per 1870 & 1880 Census. Date May 14 1862 calc per Burial. per Browny GEDCOM - date was 13 Jan 1864 ??¹
• Death*: 7 July 1884; Leroy, Osceolat Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; "I do have one correction for James Alexander Bettes son of Gilbert Bettes. James' death certificate says he died July 7 1884 in LeRoy, Osceola County, Michigan from small pox. He was a doctor and died during an epidemic. The family story is that he was buried in Leroy right away as a necessity, but family members in Sparta went to Leroy and dug his body up and did bury him in Lisbon Cemetery, Sparta, Michigan" per email from Kathy Coffee, Feb. 3, 2002. Per Burial. From Browny GEDCOM^2,3
• Burial: 10 July 1884; Lisbon Cemetery, Sparta Twp., Kent Co., Ontario; See Death.

• Census*: 8 September 1870; Sparta Twp., Kent Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; Age 8 at 1870 Census: see Gilbert Bettes
• Census: 4 June 1880; Dist. 114, Sparta, Kent Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; Age 18 at 1880 Census: See Gilbert Bettes¹
• Occupation*: before 7 July 1884; Leroy, Osceolat Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; Per Death.

Charles Harrison Bettes^1,2,3

• Father*: Gilbert Bettes b. 16 Jun 1820, d. 7 Apr 1916
• Mother*: Elizabeth Eunice George b. 19 Mar 1824, d. 23 Feb 1900

• Birth*: 1 August 1867; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario, Canada; Date 1868 & location Ont. per 1880 Census. Date 1867 & location Cda. per 1870 Census. Date Aug 1 1867 per Browny GEDCOM.²
• Death*: 12 June 1923; Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.A.; From Browny GEDCOM. Town per email from Kathy, Dec 29, 2000.

• Immigration*: June 1868; Kent Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; Immigration 1868 - see Gilbert Bettes³
• Note*: 1869; "My husband's grandfather was Charles Harrison Bettes b. 1 August 1867 Brighton, Ontario, Canada died 12 June 1923 in Ann Arbor MI; great
  grandfather Gilbert Bettes; gggrandfather Hezekiah Bettes. " - email from Kathy Coffee, Dec 29, 2000
• Census*: 8 September 1870; Sparta Twp., Kent Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; Age 3 at 1870 Census: see Gilbert Bettes
• Census: 4 June 1880; Dist. 114, Sparta, Kent Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; Age 12 at 1880 Census: see Gilbert Bettes²

David Orser¹

• Father*: Gilbert Orser b. 1765, d. 9 May 1851
• Mother*: Sarah Wright b. 1765, d. 28 Dec 1845

• Birth*: 24 September 1797; Kingston, Ontario; "David Orser born Sept. 24,1797 in Kingston, Ont. died July 6,1891. Married March 16,1820 to Pheobe Werden,born May 13,1794 died Feb.27,1846" from Orser Forum on familyhistory.com
  Date per 1871 Census, location per Death Reg'n
  "The following list contains the names of some of the people who were settled in Brighton and surrounding area. Their date of birth is also included: Benjamin Davidson 1785; David Orser 1795; John Sprung 1790; Elsi Terril, Senior 1801; Wm. Dauncey 1804; Peter Piester, Senior 1805; Henry Belford, Senior 1805; John Adams 1806; Geo. Milligan 1807" The Tobey Book, pg. 168.²
• Marriage*: 16 March 1820; Hallowell Twp., Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; "David Orser born Sept. 24,1797 in Kingston, Ont. died July 6,1891 Married March 16,1820 to Pheobe Werden,born May 13,1794 died Feb.27,1846" from Orser Forum on familhistory.com
  Philander Smith Orser Death Registration shows David Orser and Phoebe Worden as his parents. Assuming this is the David with two wives.; Principal=Phoebe Worden
• Marriage*: 1849; Canada West; 1848 Census shows no married woman with David Orser. Philander Smith Orser's Death Registration shows Phoebe Worden as his mother. She died 1846. David Hulbert's mother is Elizabeth per his marriage reg'n.; Principal=Elizabeth H. McDonnell
• Death*: 6 July 1891; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n: David Orser, 93; Died: July 6, 1891, Brighton Twp.; farmer; Born: Kingston; Cause: old age; no doctor; Informant: D. H. Orser, Brighton Twp.; Reg'd: July 7, 1891; Methodist; Reg'r: A. A. Becker³
• Burial*: 8 July 1891; Mount Olivet Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) In; Memory of; David Orser; Died; July 6, 1891; Aged 94 Years; ... (Mount Olivet Cemetery)
  OCS - KW-N-096-1, O626⁴

• Note: after 16 March 1820; Upper Canada; "David Orser's first wife was Phoebe Worden (Debby Worden is an Orser and a Worden and is the expert on these two lines in Canada). David's second wife was Elizabeth H. Mc Donnell. We have names of their children. " from email sent by Jean Ann Orser Lupinetti
• Census: 1823; Cramahe Twp., Northumbeland Co., Upper Canada; 1823 Census: David Orser; 1 male over 16; 1 female over 16; 1 male under 16
• Note*: 14 September 1825; Upper Canada; O. C. Date per "Sons and Daughters of American Loyalists" - from Ontario Registers CD
• Note: before 1840; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; David Orser moved from Hallowell Twp., Prince Edward Co. to the north west part of what was then Murray Twp. He first appears on the Murray Twp. Census in 1841 although Land Registry Records show that he did not purchase land until 1846.
• Occupation*: circa 1840; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "Old Mr. Orser (David) helped survey the road from the Neighborhood to Wooler." From Tweedsmuir Histories - Log Book of Community (Codrington) - Mrs James Woof, over 90
• Census: 1841; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1841 Census: David Orser; 4 males over 16; 2 males under 16; 1 female over 16; 3 females under 16
• Residence*: 1842; Conc 8 Lot 32, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1842 Census has David Orser on Lot 32 Conc 8 of Murray Twp., just east of Gilbert who is on Lot 33.
  Note: In 1850 Brighton Twp. was created from west Murray and east Carmahe and this location would then be in Brighton Twp.
• Census: 1842; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; David Orser, 9 residents, all native to Canada, 1 male under 5, 1 male over 5 and under 14, 2 females over 5 and under 14, 1 single male between 21 and 30, 1 married male 30 to 60, 1 married male 60 or older, 1 married female 45 and up, 1 single female 45 and up. They are Episcopalean Methodists and are on 200 acres.
  
• Note: 27 February 1846; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; David's wife Phoebe died. Date per Debbie Worden's email 6/7/99⁵
• Residence: 3 August 1846; Conc 8 Lot 32, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records show that David Orser purchased all 200 acres of Lot 32, Conc 8, Murray Twp. (Brighton Twp. in 1850) from Jasper T. Gilkison. This is the lot on the north side of Goodfellow Road and west of the road when it swings north at the east end of Mount Olivet.
  The original Crown Grant was issued in 1812 to Timothy Thomdon.⁶
• Census: 1848; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1848 Census shows David Orser on Lot 32, Conc 8 with a total of 7 people: 1 male and one female 5 - 14; 1 male 14 - 18; 1 single male 21 - 31; 1 single male 40 -60; 1 married male 40 - 60; 1 single female 14 - 45. (no married female 14 - 45 - wife Elizabeth ??? Check this again!!
• Census: 1850; Conc 8 Lot 32, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1850 Census: David Orser, Conc 8, Lot 32, occ., prop.; Total Persons: 10 " with 11 people: 1 male 5 - 10; 1 male 10 - 14; 1 female 10 - 14; 1 single male 14 - 18; 2 single males 21 - 30; 1 single male 30 - 40; 4 single females 14 - 30; 1 married female 30 -40; 1 person married??; 3 males in school, 4 females; 300 acres occupied"
• Census: 1851; Hallowell Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Age 55 at 1851 Census: Orser, David, 55, b. U.C., E. M., farmer, married; Elizabeth H., 38, b. U.C., wife; Johannah, 14; Franklin, 11⁷
• Residence: 14 May 1855; Conc 8 Lot 32, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records show that David Orser sold 100 acres of the west half of Lot 32, Conc 8, Brighton Twp. to his son James Orser.⁶
• Residence: 27 December 1860; Conc 8 Lot 32, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records show that David Orser & wife sold 100 acres of the west half of Lot 32, Conc 8, Birghton Twp. to Benjamin F. Austin.⁶
• Census: April 1861; Hallowell Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Age 63 at 1861 Census: Orser, Mira E., 2; David, 63, b. C. W., E. M., married; Elizabeth, 47, b. Prince Edward Co., married; Joanna, 22, single; Franklin, 19, single; David, 1⁸
• Census*: April 1871; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 74 at 1871 Census: Orser, David, 74, b. Ontario, German, Methodist, farmer, married; Elizabeth, 57, b. Ontario, Methodist, Irish, married; David Hulbert, 17⁹
• Residence: 19 August 1878; Conc 8 Lot 32, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records show that David Orser & Elizabeth Orser sold 100 acres of the east half of Lot 32, Conc 8, Brighton Twp. to his son David H. Orser.⁶
• Census: April 1881; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 83 at 1881 Census: Orser, David, 83, b. Ontario, Epis. Meth., German, farmer, married; Elizabeth, 66, b. Ontario, Irish, married¹⁰
• Census: April 1891; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 93 at 1891 Census: see Hulbert Orser¹¹

Jesse Orser

• Father*: Gilbert Orser b. 1765, d. 9 May 1851
• Mother*: Sarah Wright b. 1765, d. 28 Dec 1845

• Birth*: 14 July 1793; Ontario; Date per Hubbsgen@aol.com, email May 20, 2001. Date & location per 1851 Census. Sons and Daughters of United Empire Loyalists, Canadian Genealogical Index Cd
• Marriage*: 17 February 1840; Ontario; Date per Hubbsgen@aol.com, email May 20, 2001.; Principal=Ann Jane Jackson
• Death*: 28 February 1853; Hallowell Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Date per Hubbsgen@aol.com, email May 20, 2001.
• Burial*: 2 March 1853; Orser Cemetery, Hallowell Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Per Hubbsgen@aol.com, email May 20, 2001.

• Note*: 6 March 1822; Ontario; O. C. Date per "Sons and Daughters of American Loyalists" - from Ontario Registers CD
• Census*: 1851; Hallowell Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Orser, Jesse, 59, b. U.C., E. M., married; Ann, 55, b. England, wife; Jackson, Ann Jane, 22, b. Pensylvania, single; Orser, John Bedford, 11, b. U. C. (just under David and William Orser directly under Gilbert?)¹
• Census: April 1861; Hallowell Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 68 at 1861 Census: Orser, Jesse, 68, b. C.W., E.m., farmer, single (shown just under David and Mary McVean)²

Abraham Orser

• Father*: Gilbert Orser b. 1765, d. 9 May 1851
• Mother*: Sarah Wright b. 1765, d. 28 Dec 1845

• Birth*: 1796; Hallowell Twp., Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; Date 1796 & location Hallowell Twp., Prince Edward Co. per family tree of KarenMurphy555 on ancestry.ca, Sep 7 2023.¹
• Marriage*: February 1823; Upper Canada; per family tree of KarenMurphy555 on ancestry.ca, Sep 7 2023.; Principal=Jerusha Jamison¹
• Death*: after 1870; Orange Twp., Ionia Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; per family tree of KarenMurphy555 on ancestry.ca, Sep 7 2023.¹

• Note*: 6 March 1822; Ontario; O. C. Date per "Sons and Daughters of American Loyalists" - from Ontario Registers CD

Elijah Orser

• Father*: Gilbert Orser b. 1765, d. 9 May 1851
• Mother*: Sarah Wright b. 1765, d. 28 Dec 1845

• Birth*: 1792; Ontario; Sons and Daughters of United Empire Loyalists, Canadian Genealogical Index Cd
• Marriage*: 1 January 1816; Ontario; Principal=Rachel Brown

• Note*: 31 October 1821; Ontario; O. C. Date per "Sons and Daughters of American Loyalists" - from Ontario Registers CD¹

Rachel Brown

• Birth*: before 1796
• Marriage*: 1 January 1816; Ontario; Principal=Elijah Orser

• Married Name: 1 January 1816; Orser