Person Page - 1596

Isbau A. Ghent^1,2,3,4

• Father*: George Ghent b. 1853
• Mother*: Leitha Ann "Leathey" Allen b. 19 Mar 1854, d. 5 Jan 1934

• Birth*: 28 October 1875; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1876 per Memorial. Date 1878 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date Oct 28 1875 & location Cramahe Twp. & son of George Ghent & Leathey Allen per CemSearch. per "The George Chatterson Family", copied from original provided by Florence Chatten, June 4, 2005.^3,2,4
• Marriage*: 21 June 1897; Cramahe Twp., Castleton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Register: Groom: Isban Ghent; Bride: Florence Carter; Date: Jun 21 1897; Place; Castleton (ancestry.com)
  per "The George Chatterson Family", copied from original provided by Florence Chatten, June 4, 2005.; Principal=Florence Estella Carter⁵
• Marriage*: 30 September 1904; Cramahe Twp., Castleton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Sep 30 1904 & location Castleton per CemSearch.; Principal=Bessie May Perry³
• Death*: 1950; Ontario; Date 1950 per Memorial & CemSearch.^3,2
• Burial*: 1950; Castleton Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., Castleton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (see Exhibit) I. A. Ghent; 1876 - 1950; His Wife Bessie M. Perry; 1880 - ; Floyd 1910 - 1910 (Castleton Cemetery, Castleton, image from CemSearch, Feb 24 2023)
  CemSearch: Name: Isbau Ghent; Born: Oct 28 1875; Died: 1950; Age: 75y; ID: CSTLTN265; Other names: Ghent, Floyd Perry (1920-1910); Ghent, Bessie M. [Perry] (1880-1963); Cemetery: Castleton Cemetery, Conc 7, Lot 32, Cramahe Twp., Village of Castleton, Northumberland Co., Sec B-S Row 9 Plot 7; Note: Son of George Ghent and Leathey Allen; Married (1) Florence Estella (Carter) June 21st, 1897 in Castleton, Florence died Nov. 18th, 1900 in Castleton Ontario. Married (2) Bessie M. Perry 22, born Cramahe Twp. Sept. 30th, 1904 in Castleton, Father of Floyd Ghent. Infol from Ancestry Members Public Family Tree. Monument Ghent Floyd. (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=CSTLTN265%5E0)^3,2

• Census*: April 1881; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 3 at 1881 Census: see George Ghent⁴

Olivia Emma Smith^1,2,3,4,5,6

• Father*: James "Perry" Smith⁴ b. 30 Jun 1835, d. 19 May 1896
• Mother*: Mary Jane Bennett⁴ b. 13 May 1838, d. 19 Mar 1898

• Birth*: 15 April 1862; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1862 per Memorial. Date 1863 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date Apr 15 1862 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1863 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1863 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1863 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1862 & location Brighton Twp. per marr. reg'n.^{2,7,5,8,9,10,6}
• Marriage*: 6 December 1882; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#008319: Groom: William H. Macklam; Age: 24; Res. & Born: Brighton; Status: bachelor; Occ.: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Parents: Robert Macklam & Matilda Boright; Bride: Emma Olivia Smith; Age: 20; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp.; Status: spinster; Parents: J. P. Smith & Mary Jane Bennett; Wit.: Norma Smith & Alexander M. Macklam, Brighton Twp.; Date: Dec 6 1882; Place: Brighton; Rel.: MC; Performed by: ? d. C. Crossley (Ontario Marriage Registration, #008319-1882, ancestry.com) per 1901 Census.; Principal=William Henry Macklam^2,11
• Marriage*: 3 October 1911; Ontario; "Macklam, Olivia E.; Married October 3, 1911 to Thomas E. Pelletier; October 6, 1911" from index of Brighton Ensign, Trenton Public Library, Dec 21 2013.; Principal=Thomas E. Pelletier¹²
• Death*: 8 November 1953; Ontario; Date 1953 per Memorial. "Macklam, Olivia; Died November 8, 1953, age 91; November 12 & November 19, 1953" from index of Brighton Ensign, Trenton Public Library, Dec 21 2013.^7,12
• Burial*: 11 November 1953; Woods Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) William H. Macklam; Born 1858; Died 1907; His Wife; Olivia Smith; Born 1862; Died 1953; Wm. Arthur; Macklam; 1883 - (Woods Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., Jul 3 2004)⁷

• Census: April 1871; Brighton Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 8 at 1871 Census: see James Perry Smith⁶
• Census: April 1881; Brighton Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 18 at 1881 Census: see Perry Smith¹⁰
• Married Name: 6 December 1882; Macklam²
• Residence*: 6 December 1882; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Brighton Twp. per marr. reg'n.⁵
• Census: April 1891; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 28 at 1891 Census: see William Macklam⁹
• Residence: 2 May 1898; Conc 3 Lot 6, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 7537) show that Emma Olivia Macklam (who signes as Olivia E. Macklam) & Norma E. McKenzie, devisees under Will of James P. Smith sold 50 acres of the north east quarter of lot 6, conc 3, Brighton Twp. to William B. Farrow for $2,250. ITS Date: May 2 1898. Reg'n. Date: Jan 31 1905. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Conc 3, Lot 6, pg. 164 of 320, pg. 02, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Apr 13 2020)¹³
• Census*: April 1901; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 38 at 1901 Census: see William H. Macklam²
• Census: 1911; 20 Main St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 48 at 1911 Census: Macklam, Olivia, 48, b. Ont. Sep 1863, Irish, Pres.m widow; Arthur, 27, b. Ont. Oct 1883, Irish Pres., lab., son, single; Marjorie, 14, b. Ont. Oct 1896, daughter (1911 Census: Brighton Village, Northumberland Co., dist. 101 - 31, sub-dist. 12-1, pg. 3, line 29 0 20 Main St. - ancestry.com)⁸
• Married Name: 3 October 1911; Pelletier¹²

Bessie Evelyn Macklam^1,2,3,4

• Father*: William Henry Macklam b. 28 Jun 1858, d. 27 Jun 1907
• Mother*: Olivia Emma Smith b. 15 Apr 1862, d. 8 Nov 1953

• Birth*: 11 March 1887; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#023688: Name: Bessie Evelyn Macklam; Date: Mar 11 1887; Parents: Wm. H. Macklam & Olivia Smith; Inf.: W. H. Macklam, farmer, Brighton Twp.; Reg'd.: Mar 28 1887; Phys.: Dr. McDonald; Reg'r.: A. A. Becker (Ontario Birth Registration, #023688-1887, ancestry.com) Date Mar 11 1886 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1887 & location Ont. per 1891 Census.^2,5,6
• Marriage*: 1 November 1910; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#016731: Groom: Norman Richard William Bassett; Age: 30; Res.: Oshawa; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Jeweler; Rel.: Meth.; Parents: Richard Bassett & Elizabeth Bunker; Bride: Bessie Evelyn Macklam; Age: 23; Res.: Brighton; Status: spinster; Rel.: Pres.; Parents: William Macklam, farmer & Olivia Smith; Wit.: James R. Hare, Whitby & Maude Bassett, Oshawa; Date: Nov 1 1910; Place: Brighton; Performed by: Rev. A. K. McLeod, Brighton; Reg'd.: Nov 5 1910; Reg'r.: T. C. Lockwood, Brighton (Ontario Marriage Registration, #016731-1910, ancestry.com) Date Nov 1 1910 per family tree of Eudene123 on ancestry.com, Dec 18 2013.
  "Macklam, Bessie Evelyn; Married November 1, 1910 to Richard William Norman Bassett; November 4, 1910" from index of Brighton Ensign, Trenton Public Library, Dec 21 2013.; Principal=Norman Richard William Bassett^3,7,8

• Census: April 1891; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 4 at 1891 Census: see William Macklam⁶
• Census*: April 1901; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 14 at 1901 Census: see William H. Macklam²
• Married Name: 1 November 1910; Bassett³
• Residence*: 1 November 1910; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Brighton per marr. reg'n.⁹

Marjorie Aileen Macklam^1,2,3

• Father*: William Henry Macklam b. 28 Jun 1858, d. 27 Jun 1907
• Mother*: Olivia Emma Smith b. 15 Apr 1862, d. 8 Nov 1953

• Birth*: 22 October 1896; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#025849: Name: Marjorie Aileen Macklam; Date: Oct 22 1896; Parents: William H. Macklam, farmer & Olivia Smith; Inf. & Phys.: C. M. Sanford, Brighton Village; Reg'd.: Dec 5 1896; Reg'r.: Darius Crouter (Ontario Birth Registration, #025849-1896, ancestry.com) Date 1897 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date oct 22 1896 & locaiton Ont. rural per 1901 Census.^2,4,5
• Marriage*: 20 April 1916; Whitby, Ontario Co., Ontario; "Married. (April 1916) Wehrley - Macklam: On Thursday, the 20th inst., at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Bassett, Whitby, by the Bev. A. K. McLeod, Brighton, Marjory Aileen, second daughter of the late W. H. Macklam and Mrs. Macklam-Pelletier of this place, to Frederick Houston Wehrley of Guelph." from pg. 037 of Newspaper Clippings, a collection donated by Shawnee Spencer to the Brighton Digital Archives, 2022.
  "Macklam, Marjory Eileen; Married April 20, 1916 to Frederick H. Wehrley; April 28, 1916" from index of Brighton Ensign, Trenton Public Library, Dec 21 2013.; Principal=Frederick Houston Wehrley^6,7
• Death*: May 1974; Belleville, St. Clair Co., Illinois, U.S.A.; per family tree of Richard Earls on ancestry.ca, Dec 29 2022.⁸

• Census*: April 1901; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 4 at 1901 Census: see William H. Macklam²
• Census: 1911; 20 Main St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 14 at 1911 Census: see Olivia Macklam (mother)⁵
• Married Name: 20 April 1916; Wehrley⁶

Mary Eliza Chatterson¹

• Father*: Walter Grey Chatterson¹ b. 5 Aug 1860, d. 1915
• Mother*: Harriet Heseltine¹ b. 20 May 1862, d. 1944

• Birth*: 1902; Ontario; Date 1902 per CEMSearch Record for Gladys Roxena Chatterson.¹
• Marriage*: after 1925; per CEMSearch Record for Gladys Roxena Chatterson.; Principal=Edward Alexander Rutherford¹
• Death*: 1994; Date 1994 per CEMSearch Record for Gladys Roxena Chatterson.¹
• Burial*: 1994; Salem Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; per CEMSearch Record for Gladys Roxena Chatterson.¹

• Married Name: after 1925; Rutherford¹

Edward Alexander Rutherford¹

• Birth*: 1896; per CEMSearch Record for Gladys Roxena Chatterson.¹
• Marriage*: after 1925; per CEMSearch Record for Gladys Roxena Chatterson.; Principal=Mary Eliza Chatterson¹
• Death*: 1968; per CEMSearch Record for Gladys Roxena Chatterson.¹
• Burial*: 1968; Salem Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; per CEMSearch Record for Gladys Roxena Chatterson.¹

Dorothy Isobel Rutherford¹

• Father*: Edward Alexander Rutherford¹ b. 1896, d. 1968
• Mother*: Mary Eliza Chatterson¹ b. 1902, d. 1994

• Birth*: 1929; Ontario; per CEMSearch Record for Gladys Roxena Chatterson.¹
• Death*: 1930; Ontario; per CEMSearch Record for Gladys Roxena Chatterson.¹
• Burial*: 1930; Salem Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; per CEMSearch Record for Gladys Roxena Chatterson.¹

Squire S. Thorne^1,2,3

• Father*: Edmond James Thorne² b. 19 May 1809, d. 17 Oct 1869
• Mother*: Amelia Richmond² b. 15 Oct 1812, d. 17 Apr 1898

• Birth*: 1836; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1837 per CemSearch. Date 1837 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1837 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1836 & location Cda. per 1851 Census.^2,4,3,5
• Marriage*: 25 December 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; per 1871 Census. Date Dec 25 1861 & location Brighton Twp. per family tree of revvyann1 on ancestry.ca, July 27 2021.; Principal=Margaret Upton^4,6
• Death*: 11 May 1888; Campbellford, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date May 11 1888 per CemSearch.⁵
• Burial*: 13 May 1888; Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Campbellford, Northumberland Co., Ontario; CemSearch: Name: Squire S. Thorne; Born: - ; Died: May 11 1888; Age: 51; ID: CAMPMP1514; Other names: Thorne, Elizabeth [Upton]( -1916); Cemetery: Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Campbellford, Sec B Plot 64 (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=CAMPMP1514%5E0)⁵

• Census*: March 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 15 at 1851 Cecnsus: see Edmund Thorne²
• Note*: 21 April 1852; The Breakaway, Hilton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; On April 21, 1852, several days of heavy rain along with spring snowmelt caused a gravel bank to give way on the small lake north-west of Hilton. The water cascaded down the narrrow valley, following the creek to the north-east, all the way to Cole Creek and eventually the Trent River. Lewis Shearer's saw mill in the valley north of Hilton was destroyed, killing Mr. Shearer and a helper, Jacob Herrington. This event is known in local parlance as "The Breakaway". The Stephens brothers, Alva and Daniel, had recently obtained parts of the south half of lot 5 from their father Richard, so, all of a sudden, their lake was gone. They sold to John Philp soon after. Next east on the creek was Edmund Thorne who had brought his family to Conc 5, Lot 2 only a couple of years before. (Dan Buchanan, July 14 2021)
• Census: April 1861; Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 24 at 1861 Census: see James Upton (Squire is boarding with James Upton in Seymour where he is employed as a school teacher.)⁷
• Census: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 24 at 1861 Census: see Edmund Thorne⁷
• Residence: 1871; Conc 7 Lot 32, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; "Thorne, S. S., 7 w. half 32 f." Canada City and Area Directoris, 1871, Brighton Twp., pg. 60 of 97, ancestry.ca)⁸
• Census: April 1871; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 34 at 1871 Census: Thorne, Squire, 34, b. Ont., EM, Eng., farmer, married; Margaret, 30, b. Ont., EM, Irish, married; Thomas Henry, 4, b. Ont., EM, English (div. 3, pg. 32, line 20)⁴
• Residence*: April 1871; Conc 7 Lot 32, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence per 1871 Census: Conc 7, Lot 32, 100 acres, owner⁴
• Residence: 30 November 1880; Conc 5 Lot 1, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Q.C. Grant L2861) show that George C Thorne & wife, Stephen R. Thorne & wife, George W. Thorne, Amelia Thorne (widow), Squire S. Thorne & wife grant 5 acres in Lot 1 Conc 5 to Thomas I. Thorne for $1,600. ITS Date: Nov 30 1880. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Brighton Township, Conc 5, pg. 4 of 259. Downloaded all pages for Conc 5 from Onland, Apr 10 2020.)⁹
• Census: April 1881; Campbellford, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 44 at 1881 Census: Thorne, Squire S., 44, b. Ont., Eng., EM, Merchant, married; Margaret, 39, b. Ont., Irish, Em, married; Thomas H., 13, b. Ont., Eng., EM (1881 Census: Campbellford, Northumberland Co., dist. 123, sub-dist. h, pg. 40, line 18 - ancestry.com)³

Lydia M. Thorne^1,2,3,4

• Father*: Edmond James Thorne² b. 19 May 1809, d. 17 Oct 1869
• Mother*: Amelia Richmond² b. 15 Oct 1812, d. 17 Apr 1898

• Birth*: circa September 1839; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1840 & location Cda. Eng. per 1910 US Fed Census. Date 1841 & location Cda. per 1880 US Fed Census. Date 1840 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1839 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. The 1839 Census record for Edmond Thorn shows no females under 16, so Lydia must have been born later in the year. (Dan Buchanan, July 27, 2021)^2,4,5,6
• Marriage*: 15 May 1873; Oakland, Alameda Co., California, U.S.A.; per family tree of jjpantoja on ancestry.ca, Apr 9 2020.; Principal=Augustus Lar Rieu⁷
• Marriage*: 1900; California, U.S.A.; Date 1900 per 1910 US Fed Census - married 10 years.; Principal=William Johnson⁴
• Death*: 1917; Oakland, Alameda Co., California, U.S.A.; Date 1917 per FindaGrave.³
• Burial*: 1917; Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, Alameda Co., California, U.S.A.; FindaGrave: Name: Lydia M. Thorne Johnson; Birth: 1840; Death: 1917 (aged 76–77); Burial: Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, Alameda County, California, USA; Plot: Plot 1; Memorial ID: 97201968; Note: Lydia M. Thorne Lar Rieu Johnson (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/97201968/l-john)³

• Census*: March 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 12 at 1851 Census: see Edmund Thorne²
• Note*: 21 April 1852; The Breakaway, Hilton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; On April 21, 1852, several days of heavy rain along with spring snowmelt caused a gravel bank to give way on the small lake north-west of Hilton. The water cascaded down the narrrow valley, following the creek to the north-east, all the way to Cole Creek and eventually the Trent River. Lewis Shearer's saw mill in the valley north of Hilton was destroyed, killing Mr. Shearer and a helper, Jacob Herrington. This event is known in local parlance as "The Breakaway". The Stephens brothers, Alva and Daniel, had recently obtained parts of the south half of lot 5 from their father Richard, so, all of a sudden, their lake was gone. They sold to John Philp soon after. Next east on the creek was Edmund Thorne who had brought his family to Conc 5, Lot 2 only a couple of years before. (Dan Buchanan, July 14 2021)
• Census: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 21 at 1861 Census: see Edmund Thorne⁵
• Immigration*: 1862; U.S.A.; Immigration 1862 per 1910 US Fed Census.⁴
• Married Name: 15 May 1873; Lar Rieu⁷
• Census: 12 June 1880; Gold Run, Placer Co., California, U.S.A.; Age 39 at 1880 US Fed Census: see William Judd (brother-in-law, husband of sister Elizabeth Thorne)⁴
• Married Name: 1900; Johnson⁴
• Census: 25 April 1910; Oakland, Alameda Co., California, U.S.A.; Age 70 at 1910 US Fed Census: see William Johnson⁴

Louisa Ann Thorne^1,2,3,4,5

• Father*: Edmond James Thorne² b. 19 May 1809, d. 17 Oct 1869
• Mother*: Amelia Richmond² b. 15 Oct 1812, d. 17 Apr 1898

• Birth*: 8 October 1844; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date Oct 8 1844 & location Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario, Canada per FindaGrave. Date 1845 & location Cda. per 1920 US Fed Census. Date 1845 & location Cda. per 1880 US Fed Census. Date 1845 & location Cda. per 1870 US Fed Census. Date 1842 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Birth Place Brighton Ont. per Newspaper Obit Index.
  Note: For those curious few, Brighton Township was created Jan 1 1952 from the west side of Murray Township and the east side of Cramahe Township, literally creating three townships out of two. The Thornes lived near the village of Hilton, which was mostly on the west side of the border between Cramahe and Murray. I try to be accurate in recording details, so I will use Cramahe of Murray until Brighton was created. Sorry for the confusion. (Dan Buchanan, Apr 13 2020)^2,4,3,5
• Marriage*: 21 October 1868; California, U.S.A.; "Husband of Louise Ann Thorn: per FindaGrave. Date Oct 21 1868 & location San Bernadino, California per family tree of The Wilds on ancestry.ca, Apr 14 2020.; Principal=Joseph Benton Tyler^3,6
• Death*: 14 June 1928; 343 Tenth St., San Bernardino, California, U.S.A.; Newspaper Obits Index: Name: Louisa Ann Thorne; Birth Place: Brighton, Ont., Canada; Residence Place: Tyler; Death Date: c. 1928; Death Place: 343 Tenth St., San Bernardino, Cal.; Obit Date: Jun 16 1928; Obit Place: San Bernardino, California, USA; Spouse: J. b. Tyler (Newspaper Obits available through ancestry.ca, by subscription, minimal info is provided without goig there. Ancestry.ca)⁴
• Burial*: 15 June 1928; Mountain View Cemetery, San Bernardino, San Bernardino Co., California, U.S.A.; FindaGrave: Name: Louise Ann Thorpe Tyler; Birth
  8 Oct 1844, Brighton, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada; Death: 15 Jun 1928 (aged 83)
  San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, California, USA; Burial: Mountain View Cemetery
  San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, California, USA; Memorial ID: 41534369; Notes: Daughter of Edwin and Amelia (Richmond) Tyler.
  Wife of Joseph Benton Tyler. Mother of;
  Elizabeth "Josie" Josephine Tyler Russell Ewing(1869-1943), Lydia Evelyn Tyler Rensch(1871-1916), Charles Beach Tyler(1877-1965), Bertha amelia "Millie" Tyler Jones(1879-1905), Carrie Louise Tyler Hansen(1883-) (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41534369/louise-ann-tyler)³

• Census*: March 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 9 at 1851 census: see Edmund Thorne²
• Note: 21 April 1852; The Breakaway, Northumberland Co., Northumberland Co., Canada West; On April 21, 1852, several days of heavy rain along with spring snowmelt caused a gravel bank to give way on the small lake north-west of Hilton. The water cascaded down the narrrow valley, following the creek to the north-east, all the way to Cole Creek and eventually the Trent River. Lewis Shearer's saw mill in the valley north of Hilton was destroyed, killing Mr. Shearer and a helper, Jacob Herrington. This event is known in local parlance as "The Breakaway". The Stephens brothers, Alva and Daniel, had recently obtained parts of the south half of lot 5 from their father Richard, so, all of a sudden, their lake was gone. They sold to John Philp soon after. Next east on the creek was Edmund Thorne who had brought his family to Conc 5, Lot 2 only a couple of years before. (Dan Buchanan, July 14 2021)
• Census: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 17 at 1861 Census: see Edmund Thorne⁷
• Immigration*: 1864; U.S.A.; Immigration 1864 per 1920 US Fed Census.⁵
• Note*: 1867; Gold Run, Placer Co., California, U.S.A.; When only 20 years old, she made the journey from Canada to California. She travelled alone by boat, packing across the Isthmus of Panama. After a long and arduous trip, she reached the early California settlement of Gold Run in 1867. There she met and married William Judd, whose brother was one of the original "Forty-niners." from Obit of Elizabeth (Judd, Thorne) Everett, who was a younger sister of both Lydia and Louise, who also came to California around this same time.
  Note: Her older sister Lydia had already gone to California in 1862, so this might not be as much of a surprise we might think. (Dan Buchanan, July 27 2021)³
• Residence*: 1868; U.S.A.; Naturalized 1868 per 1920 US Fed Census.⁵
• Married Name: 21 October 1868; Tyler
• Census: 14 June 1870; Township No. 4, Placer Co., California, U.S.A.; Age 25 at 1870 US Fed Census: see Joseph B. Tyler⁵
• Census: 10 June 1880; San Bernardino, San Bernardino Co., California, U.S.A.; Age 35 at 1880 US Fed Census: see Joseph B. Tyler⁵
• Census: 12 January 1920; Arrowhead Ave., San Bernardino, San Bernardino Co., California, U.S.A.; Age 75 at 1920 US Fed Census: see Joseph B. Tyler⁵

Elizabeth A. Thorne^1,2,3,4,5

• Father*: Edmond James Thorne² b. 19 May 1809, d. 17 Oct 1869
• Mother*: Amelia Richmond² b. 15 Oct 1812, d. 17 Apr 1898

• Birth*: 1 January 1847; Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1848 & location Cda. per 1880 US Fed Census. Date 1846 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1845 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date Jan 1 1847 & location Brighton, Ont. per family tree of pattycowie40 on ancestry.ca, Apr 14 2020.^2,3,4,6
• Marriage*: 30 March 1868; Sacramento, California, U.S.A.; Date Mar 30 1868 & location Sacramento, California per family tree of pattycowie40 on ancestry.ca, Apr 14 2020. per 1870 US Fed Census.
  California County Index: Marriage Certificates 0 Men: Name: William Judd; To whom married: E. A. Thornel When: 1868; Book: C; Page 400 (California Index, pg 866 of 1953, ancestry.ca); Principal=William Judd^3,6,5
• Marriage*: 6 April 1895; San Bernardino, San Bernardino Co., California, U.S.A.; Date Apr 6 1895 & location San Bernardino, Cal. per family tree of pattycowie40 on ancestry.ca, Apr 14 2020.; Principal=James Francis Cowie⁶
• Marriage*: circa 1916; U.S.A.; Elizabeth Thorne, wife of William Judd, is remaried to an Everett and applying for pension for Civil War soldier.; Principal=Franics J. Everett⁵
• Death*: 3 July 1931; Huntington Park, Los Angeles Co., California, U.S.A.; Date July 3 1931 & location Huntington Park, Los Angeles Co., California per FindaGrave.
  "DEATH CLAIMS MRS. EVERETT, EARLY PIONEER; Former Resident of Redland Is To Be Buried in Gate City; Her Career Recalled; Mrs. Elizabeth A. Everett, former Redlands resident and a San Bernardino county pioneer, died Friday in her home at Huntington Park. She is survived by a son, Albert E. Judd of Redlands, and two other children. Funeral services for Mrs. Everett, who was 84 years old, will be held at 3 p.m. Monday in the F. Arthur Corner chapel of Redlands. Interment will be at Mountain View cemetery in San Bernardino.
  Knew California in Gold Rush Days
  Mrs. Everett, who had been in ill health for sevreal weeks, was born in Canada. She was closely identified with the early history of California. When only 20 years old, she made the journey from Canada to California. She travelled along by boat, packing across the Isthmus of Panama. After a long and arduous trip, she reached the early California settlement of Gold Run in 1867. There she met and married William Judd, whose brother was one of the original "Forty-niners."
  Helped to Pioneer Mountain Area
  To this union were born four children, three of whom are well known in Southern California. They are Albert E. Judd of Redlands, Fred W. Judd and Sadie Judd Speck, both of Huntinton Park.
  Mr. Judd, known familiarly as Uncle Billy, owned and operated extensive gold mining interests in Gold Run. The family lived there for several years.
  A few years prior to the incorporation of the "village" of San Bernardino, the Judd family came south and Mr. Judd became indentified with the Tyler Brothers Lumber Co. and sawmill in Grass Valley. The family made its home at the site now occupied by Arrowhead Lake.
  Watched Orange Industry Grow
  Mr. Judd died in 1892 and Mrs. Judd later was married to Frances J. Everett. They came to Redlands while the orange industry was still in its infancy. They invested in orange land and maintained a home on Olive Avenue for many years. Mr. Everett was killed in a motorcycle accident in 1915. Later Mrs. Everett sold the family home and removed to Huntington Park where she spent the last six years.
  Mr. Everett was known as a woman possessed of remarkable courage and fortitude and was respected highly by many friends." from FindaGrave, added by Chloe (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/137355563/elizabeth-a-everett)
  Date Jul 3 1931 & location Huntington Park, Los Angeles Co., California per family tree of pattycowie40 on ancestry.ca, Apr 14 2020.^6,7
• Burial*: 5 July 1931; Mountain View Cemetery, San Bernardino, San Bernardino Co., California, U.S.A.; FindaGrave: Name: Elizabeth A Everett; Birth: 1847, Canada; Death: 3 Jul 1931 (aged 83–84)
  Huntington Park, Los Angeles County, California, USA; Burial: Mountain View Cemetery, San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, California, USA; Memorial ID: 137355563 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/137355563/elizabeth-a-everett)⁷

• Census*: March 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 6 at 1851 Census: see Edmund Thorne²
• Note: 21 April 1852; The Breakaway, Hilton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; On April 21, 1852, several days of heavy rain along with spring snowmelt caused a gravel bank to give way on the small lake north-west of Hilton. The water cascaded down the narrrow valley, following the creek to the north-east, all the way to Cole Creek and eventually the Trent River. Lewis Shearer's saw mill in the valley north of Hilton was destroyed, killing Mr. Shearer and a helper, Jacob Herrington. This event is known in local parlance as "The Breakaway". The Stephens brothers, Alva and Daniel, had recently obtained parts of the south half of lot 5 from their father Richard, so, all of a sudden, their lake was gone. They sold to John Philp soon after. Next east on the creek was Edmund Thorne who had brought his family to Conc 5, Lot 2 only a couple of years before. (Dan Buchanan, July 14 2021)
• Census: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 15 at 1861 Census: see Edmund Thorne⁴
• Immigration*: 1867; Gold Run, Placer Co., California, U.S.A.; "When only 20 years old, she made the journey from Canada to California. She travelled alone by boat, packing across the Isthmus of Panama. After a long and arduous trip, she reached the early California settlement of Gold Run in 1867. There she met and married William Judd, whose brother was one of the original "Forty-niners."" per Obit of Elizabeth A. (Judd, Thorne) Everett.⁷
• Married Name: 30 March 1868; Judd³
• Census: 14 June 1870; Township No. 4, Placer Co., California, U.S.A.; Age 23? at 1870 US Fed Census: see William Judd³
• Census: 12 June 1880; Gold Run, Placer Co., California, U.S.A.; Age 32 at 1880 US Fed Census: see William Judd³
• Note: 31 January 1892; San Bernardino, San Bernardino Co., California, U.S.A.; Husband William Judd died Jan 31 1892.⁵
• Note*: 20 April 1893; California, U.S.A.; US Civil War Pension Index: Name: William Judd; Dependent: Elizabeth A. Judd, widow; Service: G 74 NY Mil. Inf. & J 98 NY N.G.; Date of fieling: Widow - app no. 574867; Cert. #: 854,443 State, Cal (US Civil War Pension Index, pg 226 of 4392, ancestry.ca)⁵
• Married Name: 6 April 1895; Cowie⁶
• Married Name: circa 1916; Everett⁵
• Note: 7 March 1918; California, U.S.A.; US Civil War Pension Index: Title: Remarried Widow; Name: Everett, Elizabeth A.; Name of Soldier: William Judd; Service: I - 98 NY NG Inf. & G074 NY Mill Inf.; Number(Orig): 574867; Date of Filing: Mar 7 1918 (US Civil War Pensions - Remarried Widows, pg. 911 of 918, ancestry.ca)⁵

Eliza Jane Thorne^1,2,3

• Father*: Edmond James Thorne² b. 19 May 1809, d. 17 Oct 1869
• Mother*: Amelia Richmond² b. 15 Oct 1812, d. 17 Apr 1898

• Birth*: 11 March 1849; Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1848 per 1851 Census. Date 1849 & location Cda. per marr. reg'n. Date Mar 11 1849 & location Brighton per family tree of louisehousemouse on ancestry.ca, Sep 17 2017.^2,3,4
• Marriage*: 3 February 1870; Brighton, Hilton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.: Groom: Geo. w. Chadsey; Age: 23; Res.: Hilton; Born: Cda.; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Yeoman; Parents: James & Lucy Chadsey; Bride: Eliza Thorne; Age: 20; Res.: Hilton; Born: Cda.; Status: spinseter; Parents: ?Edward & Permiilla? Thorne; Wit.: Thos. J. Thorne & Clara Chadsey, Brighton; Date: Feb 3 1870; Place: Brighton ; Rel.: WM & EM; Performed by: F. E. Knox, by Licnese, Township of Brighton (Ontario Marriage Registration, ancestry.ca) Date Feb 3 1870 per family tree of louisehousemouse on ancestry.ca, Sep 17 2017.; Principal=George Washington Chadsey^3,4
• Death*: 1 February 1931; Chilliwack, British Columbia; Date Feb 1 1931 & location Chilliwack, BC per family tree of louisehousemouse on ancestry.ca, Sep 17 2017.³
• Burial*: 3 February 1931; Chilliwack Cemetery, Chilliwack, Greater Vancouver, British Columbia; FindaGrave: Name: Eliza Jane Thorne Chadsey; Birth: 11 Mar 1849, Brighton, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada: Death: 1 Feb 1931 (aged 81), Chilliwack, Fraser Valley Regional District, British Columbia, Canada; Burial: Chilliwack Cemeteries, Chilliwack, Fraser Valley Regional District, British Columbia, Canada; Plot: Heritage 169-2; Memorial ID: 92786219 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/92786219/eliza-jane-chadsey)⁵

• Census*: March 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 3 at 1851 Census: see Edmund Thorne²
• Note*: 21 April 1852; The Breakaway, Hilton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; On April 21, 1852, several days of heavy rain along with spring snowmelt caused a gravel bank to give way on the small lake north-west of Hilton. The water cascaded down the narrrow valley, following the creek to the north-east, all the way to Cole Creek and eventually the Trent River. Lewis Shearer's saw mill in the valley north of Hilton was destroyed, killing Mr. Shearer and a helper, Jacob Herrington. This event is known in local parlance as "The Breakaway". The Stephens brothers, Alva and Daniel, had recently obtained parts of the south half of lot 5 from their father Richard, so, all of a sudden, their lake was gone. They sold to John Philp soon after. Next east on the creek was Edmund Thorne who had brought his family to Conc 5, Lot 2 only a couple of years before. (Dan Buchanan, July 14 2021)
• Census: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 12 at 1861 Census: see Edmund Thorne⁶
• Residence*: 3 February 1870; Brighton Twp., Hilton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Hilton per marr. reg'n.⁴
• Married Name: 3 February 1870; Chadsey³

Edmond H. Thorne^1,2,3

• Father*: Edmond James Thorne² b. 19 May 1809, d. 17 Oct 1869
• Mother*: Amelia Richmond² b. 15 Oct 1812, d. 17 Apr 1898

• Birth*: 9 April 1851; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date Apr 9 1851 per CemSearch. Date 1850 & location Cda. per 1851 Census.^2,3
• Death*: 11 June 1867; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date Jun 11 1867 per CemSearch.³
• Burial*: 13 June 1867; Waite Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; CemSearch: Name: Edmond H. Thorne; Born: Apr 9 1851; Died: June 11 1867; Age: 16; ID: WAITE085; No other names: Cemetery: Waite Cemetery, Conc 4, Lot 11, Cramahe Twp., Sec A-W Row 1 Plot 12; Note: old broken slab, cement marker - EHT (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=WAITE085%5E0)³

• Census*: March 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 1 at 1851 Census: see Edmund Thorne²
• Note*: 21 April 1852; The Breakaway, Hilton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; On April 21, 1852, several days of heavy rain along with spring snowmelt caused a gravel bank to give way on the small lake north-west of Hilton. The water cascaded down the narrrow valley, following the creek to the north-east, all the way to Cole Creek and eventually the Trent River. Lewis Shearer's saw mill in the valley north of Hilton was destroyed, killing Mr. Shearer and a helper, Jacob Herrington. This event is known in local parlance as "The Breakaway". The Stephens brothers, Alva and Daniel, had recently obtained parts of the south half of lot 5 from their father Richard, so, all of a sudden, their lake was gone. They sold to John Philp soon after. Next east on the creek was Edmund Thorne who had brought his family to Conc 5, Lot 2 only a couple of years before. (Dan Buchanan, July 14 2021)
• Census: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 10 at 1861 Census: see Edmund Thorne⁴

Solomon Boright^1,2,3

• Birth*: 9 May 1790; Quebec; Date May 9 1790 per Memorial. Date 1795 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Location Quebec per 1891 Census for daughter Matilda Amelia (Boright) Macklam. Location Quebec per Death Reg'n. of daughter Eliza Jane (boright) Donaghy.^2,4,3,5,6
• Marriage*: before 1825; U.S.A.; per 1861 Census - Matilda Macklam - daughter.; Principal=Eunice M. Palen
• Death*: 30 August 1850; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Aug 30 1850 per Memorial.⁴
• Burial*: 1 September 1850; Woods Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) Solomon Boright; Died; Aug. 30, 1850; Aged; 60 Y 3 M 21? D (Woods Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., July 6, 2009)⁴

• Census: 1848; Conc 2 Lot 5, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1848 Census: Solomon Boright; Conc 2, Lot 5, occ., prop.; farmer
• Census*: 1850; Conc 2 Lot 5, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1850 Census: Solomon Boright; Conc 2, Lot 5, occ., prop.; Total Persons - 5
• Residence*: 1852; Conc 2 Lot 5, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence per 1851 Census: Conc 2, Lot 5, Brighton Twp., 47 acres.³
• Census: March 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 56 at 1851 Census: Boright, Solomon, 56, b. Cda., WM, farmer, married; Eunice, 53, b. USA, WM, married; Eliza, 17 (1851 Census: Brighton Twp., pg. 37 of 160 - ancestry.com)
  Note(1): Memorial of Solomon Boright shows date of death Aug 30 1850. Is he living for this census?
  Note(2): Robert Macklam and wife Matilda are just below - she is dau of Solomon.³

Eunice M. Palen^1,2,3,4

• Birth*: 4 November 1794; Quebec; Date Nov 4 1794 per Memorial. Date 1800 & location USA per 1881 Census. Date 1800 & location USA per 1871 Census. Date 1800 & location USA per 1861 Census - Matilda Macklam - daughter. Date 1798 & location USA per 1851 Census. Location Quebec per Death Reg'n. of daughter Eliza Jane (Boright) Donaghy. Location Quebec per 1891 Census for daughter Matilda Amelia (Boright) Macklam.^{2,3,5,6,7,8,4}
• Marriage*: before 1825; U.S.A.; per 1861 Census - Matilda Macklam - daughter.; Principal=Solomon Boright
• Death*: 30 August 1882; Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Aug 30 1882 per Memorial.³
• Burial*: 1 September 1882; Woods Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) Eunice; Wife of; Solomon Boright; Died: Aug. 30 1882; Aged; 87 Y's 9 M & 26 D (Woods Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., July 6, 2009)³

• Married Name: before 1825; Boright
• Census: 1852; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 53 at 1851 Census: see Solomon Boright
  Note: Solomon Boright's memorial shows date of death Aug 30 1850??⁵
• Census*: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 61 at 1861 Census: see Robert Macklam (son-in-law)²
• Census: April 1871; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 71 at 1871 Census: see Robert Macklam (son-in-law)⁷
• Census: April 1881; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 81 at 1881 Census: see Robert Macklam (son-in-law)⁶

Samuel Charles M. Cheer^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8}

• Father*: Henry Cheer³ b. 26 Oct 1835, d. 18 Mar 1882
• Mother*: Lucinda Victoria Davidson³ b. 14 Jan 1838, d. 23 Feb 1912

• Birth*: 2 October 1863; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1863 per Memorial. Date Oct 2 1863 & location Brighton Twp. per Death Reg'n. Date 1868 & location Ont. per 1921 Census. Date Oct 3 1865 & location Ontario per 1901 Census. Date Oct 1867 per 1911 Census. Date 1862 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1864 & location Brighton per marr. reg'n.^{2,9,8,10,11,6,7}
• Marriage*: 30 July 1890; Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#013035: Groom: Samuel M. Cheer; Age: 26; Res. & Born: Brighton; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Tailor; Parents: Henry & Lucinda Cheer; Bride: Alice M. Towersey; Age: 19; Res. & Born: Hamilton; Status: spinster; Parents: Joseph & Elizabeth Towersey; Wit.: Jesse A. Towersey, Hamilton & Frank C. Neilson, Buffalo; Date: Jul 30 1890; Place: Hamilton; Rel.: Meth. & Bapt.; Performed by: R. G. Doville (Ontario Marriage Registration, #013035-1890, ancestry.com) per 1901 Census.; Principal=Alice Maddox Towersey¹²
• Death*: 9 April 1944; Prince Edward St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#026421: Name: Samuel Charles Cheer; Date: Apr 9 1944; Age: 80y 6m 7d; Res.: Prince Edward St., Brighton, 60 years; Born: Brighton Twp., Oct 2 1863; Status: married; Occ.: Bailiff, 20 yrs.; Spouse: Alice Towersey; Parents: Thomas Henry Cheer, b. Woodstock, Ont. & Lucinda Victoria Davidson, b. Brighton Twp.; Inf.: Ralph Cheer, RR 6, Brighton, son; Permit: Oscar L. Morrow, Brighton; Und.: B. E. Brintnell, Brighton; Cause: lobar pneumonia; Phys.: H. Clark, Brighton; Reg'd.: Apr 11 1944; Reg'r.: Oscar L. Morrow (Ontario Death Registration, #026421-1944, ancestry.ca) Date 1944 per Memorial. Date Apr 9 1944 per email from Susan Brose, Dec 26 2014.^8,13
• Burial*: 12 April 1944; Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) CHEER; Samuel Charles Cheer; 1863 - 1944; His Wife; Alice Maddox Towersly; 1870 - 1954; Parents of; Maurice, Ralph , Ruby (Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, June 5, 2009)⁸

• Census: April 1871; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 9? at 1871 Census: see Henry Cheer¹¹
• Census: April 1881; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 17 at 1881 Census: see Henry Cheer
  Note: The name Samuel Charles Cheer and wife Alice Maddox Towersey and with son Harold R. "Maurice" Cheer suggested that this fellow is documented by Charles or Samuel. It's Charles in the 1901 Census and Samuel in the 1881 Census. Same guy! (per GEDCOM of C. Penasack, June 24, 2005)^3,4
• Residence: 1884; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "Lenght of Stay" 60 years per Death Reg'n.⁷
• Residence: 30 July 1890; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Brighton per marr. reg'n.¹⁰
• Census*: April 1901; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 35 at 1901 Census: Cheer, Charles, 35, b. Ont. Oct 3 1865, Eng., CE, Grocery Clerk, married; Alice M., 26, b. Ont. Aug 30 1874, Eng., married; Maurice R., 9, b. Jun 6 1891, son; Ralph b., 8, b. Mar 20 1893, son (1901 Census Index & Image Online: b-3, pg. 2, line 35, T-6485)²
• Census: 1 June 1911; Brighton Twp., Smithfield, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 43 at 1911 Census: Cheer, Samuel, 43, b. Ont. Oct 1867, Eng., Angl., farmer, married; Alice, 36, b. Ont. Aug 1874, Eng., Bapt., married; Maurice, 19, b. June 189?, Eng., Ang., son; Ralph, 18, b. March 1893, son; Ruby, 6, b. July 1904, daughter; Lucinda, 73, b. Ont. Jan 1838, Scot., Angl., widow, mother (Conc 1, Lot 24, South East 1/4) (1911 Census Image from Archives Canada Web site: Smithfield, pg. 1, line 36)⁹
• Residence*: 1 June 1911; Conc 1 Lot 24, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence per 1911 Census: Conc 1, Lot 24, SE 1/4, Brighton Twp.⁹
• Residence: 24 February 1912; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Informant for Death Reg'n. of his mother Lucinda Victoria (Davidson) Cheer.⁷
• Residence: 1916; 45 Prince Edward St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "Sam Cheer was also known for purchasing the old high school on Prince Edward Street for $1,000, in 1916 and converting it to a lovely home where their daughter Ruby was married in 1926. It was the wedding of the year with a grand array of potted plants adorning the sweeping verandah and great steps. This home sold in 1944 when Mrs. Cheer was widowed. It was later converted into apartments after a fire destroyed the elegant peaked roof. Mr. Don Henderson purchased it with other adjascent properties and now it is the location of the townhouses at 45 Prince Edward Street." "That's Just The Way We Were, Brighton Memories, pg. 257¹⁴
• Residence: 27 June 1916; 45 Prince Edward St., Village Lot 17, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 5140) show that Samuel C. Cheer purchased Village Lot 17 from the Board of Education of the Village of Brighton for $1,005). Inst. Date: June 27, 1916; Reg'n. Date: July 7 1916. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Village of Brighton, Conc B, Lot 35, Village Lot 17, Plan 28, copied from OnLand, Oct 12 2020.)¹⁵
• Note*: circa 1920; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "Cheer Family, the Old Opera House and Their Part in Brighton History By Rose Ellery: Samuel Charles Cheer was born in Brighton in 1863, married Alice Maddox Towersey and toured the vaudeville circuit of New York State and Ontario for many years, then decided to settle in Brighton to raise a family. Their three children were born here and during this period, Samuel and Alice both performed regularly at the "Old Opera House" on the second floor of Brighton's Town Hall. The hall was built ibn 1885 and demolished by a tornado on July 13th, 1973. Their daughter Ruby (1904) performed in these plays right from when she was a young girl. Maurice Cheer (1891) also performed and got the nickname "Rube" from one of the characters he portrayed. Mr. Cheer also directed many of the plays performed at this time and Alice, a gifted singer, was also pianist for other acts and performances at the Opera House. Sam Cheer was bailiff and mail courier in the '20s and '30s. Their son Ralph (1893) was nicknamed Dan from a performance. As a young man, he operated an ice cream parlour in the Proctor Block, on the easterly north side of Main Street. This is now the brick wall just west of the restored facade of the old Standard and CIBC bank, and is part of the Sobeys parking lot. This block, after many renovations over the years, was destroyed by fire in 1980. Ralph was also employed by Grant Quick at Presqu'ile Pavilion in the 1920s and again in the late 1940s. During this period he also owned a farm east of the present public school at Spring Valley on County Road 26. The family lived there until they "moved to town" in 1948. Their farm was purchased by Peter and Jessie Kulaska, newly arrived from Europe and is now owned by Peter and Jessie's one daughter, Lucille and son-in-law, Tom Coyne, who are chicken producers. Maurice Cheer, an electrician by trade, worked locally; he rewired the Cooey plant at one time and was employed at General Motors as an electrical maintenance man. He later worked at the Trenton Air Base in the same capacity until his retirement. He then did the odd wiring job for individuals for a few years. Maurice loved horse racing and had attended every Queen's Plate running for as long as his health would allow. Many a horse calendar adorned the walls of his home. He never owned a horse, just enjoyed them." "That's Just The Way We Were, Brighton Memories", pg. 256 & 257¹⁴
• Census: 14 June 1921; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 53 at 1921 Census: Cheer, Samuel, 53, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Eng., Pres., mail carrier, married; Alice, 45, b. Ont., p.b. England, Eng., Pres., married; Ralph, 26, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Eng., Pres., Merchant - Ice Cream, son, married; Ruby, 16, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Pres., daughter (1921 Census: Brighton Village, dist. 107, lsub-dist. 60, pg. 22, line 3 - ancestry.com)⁶
• Residence: circa 1930; Brighton Twp., Orland, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Samuel Cheer appears in The Latimer Photos which were take by Hugh Latimer during the late 1920s and early 1930s at his father's General Store at Orland. (The Latimer Photos, Codrington Public Library¹⁶
• Residence: 1935; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "66 Cheer, Sam, bailiff, Brighton" & "67 Cheer, Mrs. Sam (W), married woman, Brighton" Cda. Voter Lists, 1935, Brighton Village, "south of Dundas and east of Prince Edward St.", pg. 19 of 126, ancestry.ca)¹⁷
• Residence: 1940; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "62 Cheer, Samuel, mail carrier, Brighton" & 63 Cheer, Mrs. Samuel - Brighton" Canada Voters List 1935-1980, 1940, Northumberland Co., pg. 12 of 118 - ancestry.com¹⁷

Alice Maddox Towersey^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8}

• Father*: Joseph Towersey⁵ b. 1827, d. 22 Sep 1898
• Mother*: Eliza Maddox⁵ b. 1 Dec 1838, d. 21 Dec 1909

• Birth*: 30 August 1870; Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#014564?: Name: Alice Maddox Towersey; Date: Aug 30 1870; Parents: Joseph Towersey & Elisa Maddox; Inf.: Joseph Towersey, Watchman, G.T.R.; Reg'd.: Sep 2 1870; Phys.: Thomas Duggan; Reg'r.: Thos. Beasley, City of Hamilton, Wentworth Co. (Ontario Birth Registration, #014564?-1870 - ancestry.com) Date 1876 & location Ont. per 1921 Census. Date Aug 1874? & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date Aug 30 1874 & location Ontario per 1901 Census. Date 1870 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1871 & location Hamilton per marr. reg'n. Date 1870? per Memorial.^{2,9,4,5,6,10,8}
• Marriage*: 30 July 1890; Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#013035: Groom: Samuel M. Cheer; Age: 26; Res. & Born: Brighton; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Tailor; Parents: Henry & Lucinda Cheer; Bride: Alice M. Towersey; Age: 19; Res. & Born: Hamilton; Status: spinster; Parents: Joseph & Elizabeth Towersey; Wit.: Jesse A. Towersey, Hamilton & Frank C. Neilson, Buffalo; Date: Jul 30 1890; Place: Hamilton; Rel.: Meth. & Bapt.; Performed by: R. G. Doville (Ontario Marriage Registration, #013035-1890, ancestry.com) per 1901 Census.; Principal=Samuel Charles M. Cheer¹¹
• Death*: 17 May 1954; Ontario; Date 1954 per Memorial. Date May 17 1954 per email from Susan Brose, Dec 26 2014.^4,12
• Burial*: 20 May 1954; Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) CHEER; Samuel Charles Cheer; 1863 - 1944; His Wife; Alice Maddox Towersly; 1870 - 1954; Parents of; Maurice, Ralph , Ruby (Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, June 5, 2009)⁴

• Census: April 1881; Ward 6, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario; Age 11 at 1881 Census: see Joseph Towersey⁸
• Residence*: 30 July 1890; Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario; Residence Hamilton per marr. reg'n.⁵
• Married Name: 30 July 1890; Cheer²
• Census*: April 1901; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 26 at 1901 Census: see Charles Cheer²
• Census: 1 June 1911; Brighton Twp., Smithfield, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 36 at 1911 Census: see Samuel Cheer⁹
• Census: 14 June 1921; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 45 at 1921 Census: see Samuel Cheer⁶
• Note*: 1944; 45 Prince Edward St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "Sam Cheer was also known for purchasing the old high school on Prince Edward Street for $1,000, in 1916 and converting it to a lovely home where their daughter Ruby was married in 1926. It was the wedding of the year with a grand array of potted okabts adorning the sweeping verandah and great steps. This home sold in 1944 when Mrs. Cheer was widowed. It was later converted into apartments after a fire destroyed the elegant peaked roof. Mr. Don Henderson purchased it with other adjascent properties and now it is the location of the townhouses at 45 Prince Edward Street." "That's Just The Way We Were, Brighton Memories, pg. 257¹³
• Residence: 1 December 1944; 45 Prince Edward St., Village Lot 17, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Executors Grant 7375) show that Ralph Cheer, Executor, & Alice M. Cheer, widow, sold Vilalge Lot 17 to James R. Dixon & Annie J. Dixon for $700. Inst. Date: Dec 1 1944; Reg'n. Date: Jan 8 1945. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Village of Brighton, Conc B, Lot 35, Village Lot 17, Plan 28, copied from OnLand, Oct 12 2020.)¹⁴

Ralph Bernardo Towersey Cheer^1,2,3,4,5

• Father*: Samuel Charles M. Cheer² b. 2 Oct 1863, d. 9 Apr 1944
• Mother*: Alice Maddox Towersey² b. 30 Aug 1870, d. 17 May 1954

• Birth*: 20 March 1893; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#022263: Name: Ralph Bernardo Townsey Cheer; Date: Mar 20 1893; Parents: Samuel Cheer & Alice Maddox Townsey; Inf.: Samuel C. M. Cheer, Actor, Brighton; Reg'd.: Apr 18 1893; Phys.: N. B. H. Dean; Reg'r.: J. H. Morrow (Ontario Birth Registration, #022263-1893, ancestry.com) Date 1895 & location Ont. per 1921 Census. Date Mar 20 1893 & location Ontario per 1901 Census. Date Mar 1893 per 1911 Census. Date 1893 & location Brighton per marriage reg'n.^2,6,7,4,5
• Marriage*: 11 August 1925; Brighton Twp., Codrington, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#015676: Groom: Ralph Bernardo Cheer; Age: 32; Res. & Born: Brighton; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Merchant; Rel.: Anglican; Parents: Samuel Cheer, b. Brighton Twp. & Alice Powersey; Bride: Viola Iola Reynolds; Age: 23; Res. & Born: Campbellford; Status: spinster; Rel.: Pres.; Parents: Melvin Abbot Reynolds, b. Campbellford & Annie Elizabeth ?Hoder?; Expected Res.: Codrington; Wit.: M. E. & Eleanor Belford, Codrington; Performed by: Jo? T. B. Belford, Codrington, Ch. of England, 6259; Sworn: Brighton, Aug 7 1925; Reg'r.: ? Roblin, Brighton (Ontario Marriage Registration, #015676-1925, ancestry.com) per Memorial.; Principal=Viola Iona Reynolds^8,9
• Death*: 1974; Ontario; Date 1974 per Memorial.⁸
• Burial*: 1974; Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) CHEER; Ralph Bernardo Cheer 1893 - 1974; His Beloved Wife; Viola Iona Reynolds; 1903 - 1953; Parents of Muriel, Rose Marie, Eleanor and Sharon (Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, June 5, 2009)⁸

• Census*: April 1901; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 8 at 1901 Census: see Charles Cheer²
• Census: 1 June 1911; Brighton Twp., Smithfield, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 18 at 1911 Census: see Samuel Cheer⁶
• Census: 14 June 1921; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 26 at 1921 Census: see Samuel Cheer⁵
• Residence: 11 August 1925; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Brighton per marriage reg'n.⁴
• Residence: 1935; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "49 Cheer, Ralph, farmer, Brighton" & "50 Cheer, Mrs. Ralph (W), married woman, Brighton"" Canada Voters List 1935-1980 - Norrhumberland Co, 1935, pg. 7 of 126 - ancestry.com¹⁰
• Residence*: 4 February 1936; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Informant for Death Reg'n. of son Charles Morton Cheer.¹¹
• Residence: 11 April 1944; R R # 6, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Informant for Death Reg'n. of his father Samuel Charles Cheer.¹¹
• Residence: 1 December 1944; 45 Prince Edward St. (Village Lot 17), Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Executors Grant 7375) show that Ralph Cheer, Executor, & Alice M. Cheer, widow, sold Vilalge Lot 17 to James R. Dixon & Annie J. Dixon for $700. Inst. Date: Dec 1 1944; Reg'n. Date: Jan 8 1945. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Village of Brighton, Conc B, Lot 35, Village Lot 17, Plan 28, copied from OnLand, Oct 12 2020.)¹²
• Residence: 1958; Main St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "26 Cheer, Ralph, mason's helper, Main St." Canada Voters List, Northumberland Co., Brighton, 1958 (ancestry.com)¹⁰
• Residence: 1965; 27 Kingsley Ave., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "28 Cheer, Ralph, Retired, 27 Kingsley Ave., Brighton" Canada Voters List 1935-1980, Northumberland Co., 1965, pg. 10 of 148 - ancestry.com)¹⁰

Henry Cheer¹

• Father*: Thomas Cheer² b. c 1800
• Mother*: Sarah ?² b. c 1800

• Birth*: 26 October 1835; Woodstock, Oxford Co., Ontario; Date Oct 26 1835 per Memorial - age ?46y ?4m 20d at death Mar 18? 1882. Date 1836 & location Ontario per 1881 Census. Date 1835 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1834 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date 1836 & location Woodstock per marr. reg'n.^1,3,2,4,5
• Marriage*: 1 November 1859; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; A Marriage Register for this marriage in 1859 is not available yet but see the Marriage Registration was recorded Mar 3 1881.
  Note: Subsequent emails provide documents from the Interior Department re Civil War Pension allocations re this family. The question came down to whether Lucinda's first marriage was dissolved legally or not. Divorces were much easier to get in the US so it is assumed Timothy Packard got a divorce from Lucinda in New York State before he married Sarah. Pensions were allocated accordingly to Sarah and her kids. It looks like Lucinda and Henry may have been persuing pension benefits based on her first marriage and they did the marriage in 1881 to re-confirm that theirs was a legitimate marriage.
  Note: Andrew Daft sent info re first marriage of Lucinda in 1852 in Picton (when she was 14!) to Tomothy Eastman Packard. That marriage lasted only a year, one child, Alberta, was born, and they split. Both married again. This helps but does not address the very odd situation of a marriage registration in 1881 for a marriage that happened in 1857 or so. I checked again and there absolutley nothing in the marriage registation that suggests anything unusual; their ages are even shown properly at 45 for him and 41 for her. It says he is a bachelor and she a widow - which would of course be the only wrong thing in the document.
  Note: It is also clear that documents re her children show that Lucinda is the mother of Samuel and Elgin etc.; Principal=Lucinda Victoria Davidson^1,6,7
• Death*: 18 March 1882; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Mar 18? 1882 per Memorial. Not in 1901 Census.^8,9
• Burial*: 20 March 1882; Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (see Exhibit) In Memory of; Henry Cheer; Who Died; Mar 18?, 1882; Aged; ?46 Yrs, 4 Mo's, 20 d (Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, image sent to me by Susan Brose, Dec 16 2105)
  Cemetery Finding Aid: Name: Cheer, Henry; Cemetery: Mt. Hope, Brighton; County: Northumberland; Township: Brighton; Reference: LSGS-011 (http://ocfa.islandnet.com/ocfa-search.php)
  Note: Index for Brighton Cemeteries (by Susan Brose) shows Henry Cheer in Mount Hope Cemetery, #386 - where is this?
  Note: I have not found a memorial for Henry and Lucinda Cheer as of 2015.^10,9

• Census: 1851; Woodstock, Oxford Co., Ontario; Age 17 at 1851 Census: see Samuel Cheer (assuming a brother)⁴
• Census: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 26 at 1861 Census: Cheer, Henry, 26, UC, CE, lab., married; Lucinda, 24, b. UC, CE, married; Josephine, 3⁷
• Residence: 1866; Con 1 Lot 34, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; "Cheer, Henry, fr., Conc 1, s-e-q Lot 34" Gazetteer and Directory, Northumberland County, Brighton Twp., 1866, pg. 22 of 152 - ancestry.com)¹¹
• Residence: 1871; Con 1 Lot 34, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; "Cheer, Henry, fr., Conc 1, s-e-q Lot 34" J. C. Conner's Directory, Northumberland County, Brighton Twp., 1871, pg. 57 of 97 - ancestry.com)¹¹
• Residence*: April 1871; Conc 1 Lot 34, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence per 1871 Census: Conc 1, Lot 34, Brighton Twp., 100 acres, owner.³
• Census: April 1871; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 36 at 1871 Census: Cheer, Henry, 36, b. Ont., Eng., CE, farmer, married; Lucinda, 34, b. Ont., Scot, CE, married; Josephine, 13, b. Ont., Eng.; Thomas H., 10; Sam, 9; Minnie E., 4; Elgin Blake, 8/12 - Aug. (1871 Census: Brighton Twp., div. 1, pg. 50, line 7 - Conc 1, Lot 34, 100 acres, owner)³
• Residence: 5 December 1876; Conc 4 Lot 1, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant K2268) show that John Eyre & Style Bulkley Trustees under the Will of Mary Davison, Alex Davidson, Lucinda V. Cheer & Henry Cheer, (divisees under said will) granted part of Conc 4 Lot 1 to Alberta Mattison (Matson) for $1,000. ITS Date: Dec 5 1876. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Brighton Twp., Conc 4, pg 4 of 346. All pages for Conc 4 downloaded from Onland April 10 2020.)¹²
• Census*: April 1881; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 45 at 1881 Census: Cheer, Henry, 45, b.Ont., Eng., EM, farmer, married; Lucinda, 42, b. Ont., Scot., EM, married; Thomas, 20, b. Ont., Eng., EM, blacksmith, single; Samuel, 17, son; Minnie, 13; Blake, 10; Oliver, Peter, 26, b. ont., Ger., EM, single; Josephine, 22, b. Ont., EM (1881 Census: Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., dist. 123, sub-dist. C, pg. 21, line 12 - ancestry.com)¹

Lucinda Victoria Davidson^1,2,3,4,5,6

• Father*: Benjamin Davidson b. 25 Jun 1786, d. 8 Jun 1847
• Mother*: Mary Mohr b. 1798, d. c 1875

• Birth*: 14 January 1838; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date Jan 14 1838 per Memorial - age 74y 1m 9d at death Feb 23 1912. Date Jan 14 1838 & location Brighton Twp. per Death Reg'n. Date Jan 1838 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date Jan 14 1840 per 1901 Census. Date 1842 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1839 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1840 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1836 & location Cda. per 1851 Census.^{2,7,8,9,5,6,10,11}
• Marriage*: 19 July 1852; Picton, Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Date Jul 19 1852 & location Picton per GEDCOM of Andrw Daft (ajdaft@gmail.com) Dec 15 2015.; Principal=Timothy Eastman Packard¹²
• Marriage*: 1 November 1859; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; A Marriage Register for this marriage in 1859 is not available yet but see the Marriage Registration was recorded Mar 3 1881.
  Note: Subsequent emails provide documents from the Interior Department re Civil War Pension allocations re this family. The question came down to whether Lucinda's first marriage was dissolved legally or not. Divorces were much easier to get in the US so it is assumed Timothy Packard got a divorce from Lucinda in New York State before he married Sarah. Pensions were allocated accordingly to Sarah and her kids. It looks like Lucinda and Henry may have been persuing pension benefits based on her first marriage and they did the marriage in 1881 to re-confirm that theirs was a legitimate marriage.
  Note: Andrew Daft sent info re first marriage of Lucinda in 1852 in Picton (when she was 14!) to Tomothy Eastman Packard. That marriage lasted only a year, one child, Alberta, was born, and they split. Both married again. This helps but does not address the very odd situation of a marriage registration in 1881 for a marriage that happened in 1857 or so. I checked again and there absolutley nothing in the marriage registation that suggests anything unusual; their ages are even shown properly at 45 for him and 41 for her. It says he is a bachelor and she a widow - which would of course be the only wrong thing in the document.
  Note: It is also clear that documents re her children show that Lucinda is the mother of Samuel and Elgin etc.; Principal=Henry Cheer^2,13,14
• Death*: 23 February 1912; Conc 1 Lot 34, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#022787: Name: Lucinda Victoria Cheer; Date: Feb 23 1912; Age: 74y 1m 9d; Res.: Lot 34, Brighton Twp.; Born: Brighton Twp., Jan 14 1838; Status: widow; Parents: Benjamin Davidson, b. Bennington, Vt., USA & Mary Mohr, b. Kitley, Germany; Cause: typhoid pheumonia; Phys.: N. B. H. Dean; Inf.: S. C. Cheer, Brighton; Reg'd.: Feb 24 1912 (Ontario Death Registration, #022787-1912, ancestry.com) "Cheer, Lucinda V.; Died February 23, 1912 age 74; March 1, 1912" from The Brighton Ensign Index, Mar 1, 1912, The Trenton Public Library, June 5, 2005.^3,15
• Burial*: 25 February 1912; Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (see Exhibit) In Memory of; Lucinda V.; Wife of; Henry Cheer; Who Died; Feb. 23, 1912; Aged: 74y 1mo.; 9 dys (Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, image sent to me by Susan Brose, Dec 16 2015)
  Cemetery Finding Aid: Name: Cheer, Lucinda V. (w/o Henry); Cemetery: Mt. Hope, Brighton; County: Northumberland; Township: Brighton; Reference: LSGS-011 (http://ocfa.islandnet.com/ocfa-search.php)
  Note: Index for Brighton Cemeteries (by Susan Brose) shows Henry Cheer in Mount Hope Cemetery, #386 - where is this?
  Note: I have not found a memorial for Henry and Lucinda Cheer as of 2015.^16,11

• Census: 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 15 at 1851 Census: see Simon Davidson (brother)⁶
• Married Name: 19 July 1852; Packard¹²
• Note: November 1854; Canada West; "In November 1854, Packard deserted his wife and came to the United States." per Civil War Pension doc.¹⁷
• Married Name: 1 November 1859; Cheer²
• Note*: 1 November 1859; Canada West; "Lucinda Victoria Davidson and Timothy Eastman Packard were married July 19, 1852, at Picton, Ontario, Canada. In November 1854, Packard deserted his wife and came to the United States. On August 31, 1855, he married Sarah Whitman at Brownville, Jefferson County, New York, and lived with her as his wife until he was drafted in the service of the United States in Wisconsin in 1864. He died in the service January 20, 1865, leaving one child, Alberta V. H. Packard, by his first wife, Lucinda V., and four children, Sarah A., William L., David E., and Timothy E. Packard, by his second wife Sarah. Pension was allowed the last named four children from January 21, 1865. William L. died April 1, 1873, and the others attained the age of 16 years, as follows: Sarah A., July 12, 1873, David E., November 12, 1877, Timothy E., October 13, 1880. Lucinda was remarried to Henry Cheer, November 1, 1859. The first question is, which of the two widow claimants was the legal widow of the soldier. There is no question of the legality of the marriage of the soldier to Lucinda in 1852. If he was not divorced from her when she married Henry Cheer, her marriage to Cheer was illegal, and she was the soldier's widow at the time of his death. For the same reason, the soldier's marriage to Sarah woudl be illegal, and their children illegitimate. But this conclusion does not follow from the facts. of the case. It is not proved that the soldier did not procure a divorce from his first wife when he came to the United States and married Sarah. Divorces in Canada are difficult, but are not difficult in the United States. He might easily have procured a divorce in any county in the state of New York or in any other state, where he might have resided. It is impossible, after the lapse of 40 years, and 30 years after the death of the soldier, to prove that he did not obtain such divorce. The legal presumption is that hsi marriage to Lucinda had been legally dissolved when he married Sarah, and this presumtion must obtain in the absence of proof to the contrary. To hold otherwise "involves declaring void two marriages consumated according to law - declaring that four respectable persons were guilty of adulterous cohabitation - declaring that two sets of children are illegitimate, and declaring that two persons were guilty of felony and should have been sent to Stats prison." ..... Accepting, as I think this Bureau is bound to do upon the authorities cited, the legal presumption that the prior marriage of the soldier to Lucinda was legally dissolved before the second marriage of either of the parties, it follows that these second marriages were respectively legal marriages, and consequently that Lucinda V. Cheer, formerly Packard, was legally married to Henry Cheer in 1859, and has no title to pension as the widow of the soldier, and that Sarah Packard was the soldier's legal widow, and her children the legitimate issue of the soldier. Upon this basis the only defects in previous adjudications are that the minor claimant, Alberta V., the legitimate child of the soldier by his first wife, was entitled to pro rate with the children by the second wife, after the remarriage of the widow Octiber 24, 1866, until this minor attained the age of 16 on April 17, 1869, and that the widow, Sarah, was entitled to pension from the date of the soldier's death in 1865, until her remarriage, October 24, 1866, and the children pensioned by Certificate No. 138,086, were not entitled to pension for the period between Janaury 21, 1865 and October 24, 1866. The claim of Roswell S. Packard, as dependent father of the soldier, was properly rejected for the reason that the soldier left surviving him a widow and minor children." Taken from a Cicil War Pension file sent to me by Andrew Daft, Dec 16 2015.¹⁷
• Census: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 24 at 1861 Census: see Henry Cheer¹⁴
• Census: April 1871; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 34 at 1871 Census: see Henry Cheer⁹
• Residence: 5 December 1876; Conc 4 Lot 1, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant K2268) show that John Eyre & Style Bulkley Trustees under the Will of Mary Davison, Alex Davidson, Lucinda V. Cheer & Henry Cheer, (divisees under said will) granted part of Conc 4 Lot 1 to Alberta Mattison (Matson) for $1,000. ITS Date: Dec 5 1876. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Brighton Twp., Conc 4, pg 4 of 346. All pages for Conc 4 downloaded from Onland April 10 2020.)¹⁸
• Residence*: 30 December 1879; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Witness at marriage of Peter Oliver & Josephine Dailey.⁴
• Note: 3 March 1881; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#007764: Groom: Henry Cheer; Age: 45; Res.: Brighton Twp.; Born: Woodstock; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Parents: Thomas & Sarah Cheer; Bride: Lucinda V. Davidson Packard; Age: 41; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp.; Status: widow; Parents: Benjamin & Mary Davidson; Wit.: A. A. Becker, Brighton; Date: Mar 3 1881; Place: Brighton; Rel.: Meth.; Performed by: D. O. Crosby; Reg'r.: M. K. Lockwood (Ontario Marriage Registration, #007764-1881, ancestry.com)
  Note: See first marriage Nov 1 1859.¹³
• Census*: April 1881; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 42 at 1881 Census: see Henry Cheer²
• Census: April 1891; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 49 at 1891 Census: see Peter Oliver (son-in-law)¹⁰
• Census: April 1901; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 61 at 1901 Census: see Peter Oliver (son-in-law)⁷
• Census: 1 June 1911; Brighton Twp., Smithfield, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 73 at 1911 Census: see Samuel Cheer (son)⁸