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Isaac DeMille¹

• Birth*: 27 November 1754; New York, New York, U.S.A.; Date Nov 27 1754 & location New York, New York per family tree of Lloyd Kelly on ancestry.ca, Aug 11 2024. per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Nov 12, 2006.^1,2
• Marriage*: 1 July 1780; New York, New York, U.S.A.; Date Jul 1 1780 & location New York, New York, per family tree of Lloyd Kelly on ancestry.ca, Aug 11 2024. per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Nov 12, 2006.; Principal=Mary Dixon^1,2
• Death*: 29 September 1817; Sophiasburgh Twp., Northport, Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Nov 12, 2006.¹

Mary Dixon¹

• Birth*: 25 December 1762; Vermont, U.S.A.; Date Dec 25 1762 & location Vermont per family tree of Lloyd Kelly on ancestry.ca, Aug 11 2024. per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Nov 12, 2006.^1,2
• Marriage*: 1 July 1780; New York, New York, U.S.A.; Date Jul 1 1780 & location New York, New York, per family tree of Lloyd Kelly on ancestry.ca, Aug 11 2024. per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Nov 12, 2006.; Principal=Isaac DeMille^1,2
• Death*: 9 January 1846; Sophiasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Date Jan 9 1846 & location Sophiasburgh Twp. per family tree of Lloyd Kelly on ancestry.ca, Aug 11 2024. per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Nov 12, 2006.^1,2

• Married Name: 1 July 1780; DeMille¹

Jane DeMille¹

• Father*: Isaac DeMille¹ b. 27 Nov 1754, d. 29 Sep 1817
• Mother*: Mary Dixon¹ b. 25 Dec 1762, d. 9 Jan 1846

• Birth*: 1806; Sophiasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; Date 1806 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date 1796 from pg. 290 of Pioneer Life on the Bay of Quinte. per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Nov 12, 2006.^1,2,3
• Marriage*: circa 1821; Upper Canada; Samuel Cooley & Jane Demille appear to be married for the 1822 Census. "Isaac DeMille. ... VII. Jane DeMille, b. 1796, m. Samuel Cooley; set. Trenton. (1) Peter, (2) Samuel, (3) Mary J., (4) Elizabeth. The mother d. 1857, aged 61 years." from pg. 290 of Pioneer Life on the Bay of Quinte.
  per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Nov 12, 2006.; Principal=Samuel Cooley^1,3
• Death*: 1857; Date 1857 per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Nov 12, 2006.¹

• Married Name: circa 1821; Cooley¹
• Census*: 1852; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 45 at 1851 Census: see Samuel Cooley²

Samuel Cooley¹

• Father*: Peter Cooley Sr. b. 1769, d. 1825
• Mother*: Mary Elizabeth Sample b. 1773

• Birth*: 1795; New York, U.S.A.; Date 1795 & location New York State per Death Reg'n. - age 80 at death Feb 16 1875. Date 1797 & location US per 1851 Census. Date 1798 & location USA per marriage register - Johanna Burns. per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Nov 12, 2006. Date 1798 & location NY & father Peter Cooley & spouse Jane DeMille per IGI Record.^1,2,3,4,5
• Marriage*: circa 1821; Upper Canada; Samuel Cooley & Jane Demille appear to be married for the 1822 Census. "Isaac DeMille. ... VII. Jane DeMille, b. 1796, m. Samuel Cooley; set. Trenton. (1) Peter, (2) Samuel, (3) Mary J., (4) Elizabeth. The mother d. 1857, aged 61 years." from pg. 290 of Pioneer Life on the Bay of Quinte.
  per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Nov 12, 2006.; Principal=Jane DeMille^1,6
• Marriage*: 28 July 1862; Hastings Co., Canada West; Marriage Register: Groom: Samuel Cooley; Age: 64; Res.: Trenton; Born: USA; Parents: Peter & Elizabeth Cooley; Bride: Johanna Burns; Age: 20; Res.: Sidney Twp.; Born: Ireland; Parents: Thomas & Mary Burns; Date: July 28 1862; Place: Hastings Co. (Ontario Marriage Register, ancestry.ca); Principal=Johanna Burns⁵
• Death*: 16 February 1875; Trenton, Hastings Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#002783: Name: Samuel Cooley; Date: Feb 16 1875; Age: 80; Occ.: gentleman; Born: NY State; Cause: severe cold & old age; Phys. & Inf.: Dr. McLellan; Reg'd.: Dec 8 1875; Rel.: Episc.; Reg'r.: Jerh Simmons, Trenton (Ontario Death Registration, #002783-1875, ancestry.ca)⁷
• Burial*: 18 February 1875; St. George's Anglican Cemetery, Trenton, Hastings Co., Ontario; CemSearch: Name: Samuel Cooley; Born: - ; Died: Feb 17 1875; Age: 80; ID: TRTSTGSH232; Other names: Cooley, Thomas ( - ); Cemetery: St. George's Anglican Cemetery, Conc A, Lot 7, Murray Twp., west of Town of Trenton, Northumberland Co., Sec. CHYD; Note: One of few stones left in St. George's, Churchyard, Husband of Johanna Cooley, Father of Thomas Cooley (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=TRTSTGSH232%5E0)⁸

• Census: 1820; Laurens, Otsego Co., New York, U.S.A.; 1820 US Fed Census: 1 male 16 to 25 ... see Peter Cooley⁹
• Census: 1822; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1822 Census: Samuel Cooley; 1 male over 16; 2 males under 16; 1 female over 16 (Newcastle District Census, Murray Twp.)¹⁰
• Census: 1822; Conc 1 Lot 14, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1822 Assessment: Sam'l. Cooley; Conc 1, Lot 14, 180 acres uncult., 20 acres cult. (Newcastle District Census & Assessment, Murray Twp.)¹⁰
• Census: 1823; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1823 Census: Samuel Cooley; 2 males over 16; 1 males under 16; 1 female over 16 (Newcastle District Census, Murray Twp.)¹⁰
• Census: 1823; Conc 1 Lot 14, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1822 Assessment: Sam'l. Cooley; Conc 1, Lot 14, 175 acres uncult., 25 acres cult. (Newcastle District Census & Assessment, Murray Twp.)¹⁰
• Census: 1824; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1824 Census: Samuel Cooley; 3 males under 16; 2 males over 16; 1 male over 16 (Newcastle District Census, Murray Twp.)
  Note: Peter Cooley. Sr. does NOT appear in the 1824 Censs in Murray Twp. but this other male over 16 may be Peter Jr.??¹⁰
• Census: 1824; Conc 1 Lot 14, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1824 Assessment: Sam'l. Cooley; Conc 1, Lot 14, 170 acres uncult., 30 acres cult. (Newcastle District Census & Assessment, Murray Twp.)¹⁰
• Census: 1825; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1825 Census: Samuel Cooley; 3 males under 16; 1 male over 16; 1 male over 16; Total 5 (Newcastle District Census, Murray Twp.)¹⁰
• Census: 1825; Conc 1 Lot 14, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1825 Assessment: Sam'l. Cooley; Conc 1, Lot 14, 160 acres uncult., 40 acres cult. (Newcastle District Census & Assessment, Murray Twp.)¹⁰
• Census: 1826; Conc A Lot 14, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1826 Census: Samuel Cooley; Conc A, Lot 14; 160 acres uncult., 40 acres, cult.; 1 male over 16; 4 males under 16; 1 female over 16; Total 6 (Newcastle District Census, Murray Twp.)
• Census: 1827; Conc 1 Lot 14, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1827 Assessment: Sam'l. Cooley; Conc 1, Lot 14, 160 acres uncult., 40 acres cult. (Newcastle District Census & Assessment, Murray Twp.)¹⁰
• Census: 1827; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1827 Census: Samuel Cooley; 2 males over 16; 1 female over 16; 4 males under 16; Total 7 (Newcastle District Census, Murray Twp.)
• Census: 1828; Conc 1 Lot 14, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1828 Census: Samuel Cooley; Conc 1, Lot 14; 100 acres uncult., 70 acres, cult.; 1 male over 16; 2 males under 16; 1 female over 16; Total 4 (Newcastle District Census, Murray Twp.)
• Residence: 1828; Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Militia Return 1828: "Cooley, Samuel, 37" in 8th Company, Northumberland County Militia Return, 1828 (Ontario Registers CD)¹¹
• Census: 1829; Conc 1 Lot 14, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1829 Assessment: Samuel Cooley; Conc 1, Lot 14, 160 acres uncult., 40 acres cult.; 1 male over 16; 4 males under 16; 1 female over 15; Total 6 (Newcastle District Census, Murray Twp.)¹⁰
• Census: 1830; Conc 1 Lot 14, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1830 Census: Samuel Cooley; Conc 1, Lot 14; 170 acres uncult., 30 acres, cult. & conc B, Lot 13, 90 acres uncult, 10 acres cult.; 1 male over 16; 1 female over 16; 4 males under 16; Total 6 (Newcastle District Census, Murray Twp.)¹⁰
• Census: 1837; Conc 1 Lot 14, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1837 Census: Samuel Cooley; Conc 1, Lot 14; 160 acres uncult., 40 acres, cult. & Conc A, Lot 13 North 1/2, 50 acres uncult, 50 acres cult.; 1 male over 16; 4 males under 16; 1 female over 16; 3 females under 16; Total 9 (Newcastle District Census, Murray Twp.)¹⁰
• Residence: 14 December 1837; Conc 1 Lot 27, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S 6083) show that Peter Asseltine sold all 200 acres of lot 27, conc 1, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., to Samuel Cooley. ITS Date: Dec 14 1837. Reg'n. Date: Oct 10 1840. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 1, Lot 27, pg. 176 of 307, pg. 1, copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Oct 5 2021)¹²
• Census: 1839; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1839 Census: Samuel Cooley, Esq.; 2 males over 16; 2 males under 16; 1 female over 16; 3 females under 16 (Newcastle District Census, Murray Twp.)¹⁰
• Residence: 25 May 1839; Conc 2 Lot 1, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S 6655) show that Thomas D. Sanford sold one half acre, part of Village Lot 24, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Samuel Cooley. ITS Date: May 25 1839. Reg'n. Date: Apr 28 1842. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 2, pg. 005 of 317, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Apr 11 2020)¹²
• Residence: 29 October 1839; Conc 3 Lot 26, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S 5743) show that Solomon H. Maybee sold 50 acres in the front half of lot 26, conc 3, Murray Twp. to Samuel Cooley. ITS Date: Oct 29 1839. Reg'n. Date: Nov 16 1839. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 3, Lot 26, pg. 227 of 320, pg. 1, copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Apr 13 202.)¹²
• Census: 1840; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1840 Census: Samuel Cooley, Esq.; 2 males under16; 3 males over 16; 3 females under 16; 1 female over 16 (Newcastle District Census, Murray Twp.)¹⁰
• Census: 1841; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1841 Census: Samuel Cooley, Esq.; 3 males over16; 1 male under16; 1 female over16; 3 females under 16 (Newcastle District Census, Murray Twp.)¹⁰
• Residence: 28 December 1841; Conc B Lot 20, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B&S B188) show that George Waters wife sold 50 acres in the north-west quarter of lot 20, conc B, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co. to Samuel Cooley. ITS Date: Dec 28 1841. Reg'n. Date: Mar 4 1854. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Murray Twp., Book 003, pg. 207 of 261, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, July 13 2020.)¹²
• Residence: 10 January 1842; Conc 2 Lot 10, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B&S B491) show that Philip Ryckman sold 20 acres in the north half of Lot 10, Conc 2, Murray Twp. to Samuel Cooley. ITS Date: Jan 10 1842. Reg'n. Date: May23 1857. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Murray Twp., pages copied from OnLand.ca, Book 07, pg. 027 of 257, by Dan, May 31 2021)¹²
• Residence: 16 June 1847; Conc 5 Lot 32, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B&S Murray A228) show that Samuel Cooley sold 29 acres in the south half of lot 32,Conc 5, Murray Twp. to George Hannah. IYS Date: June 16 1847. Reg'n. Date: May 29 1850. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 5, Lot 32, pg 196 of 259, pg. 1, copied from Onland.ca by Dan Apr 12 2020)¹³
• Residence: 4 April 1849; Conc 3 Lot 26, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B&S A166) show that Samuel Cooley sold 50 acres in the front half of lot 26, conc 3, Murray Twp. to William Davison. ITS Date: Apr 4 1849. Reg'n. Date: Nov 17 1853. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 3, Lot 26, pg. 227 of 320, pg. 1, copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Apr 13 202.)¹²
• Census: 1850; Conc 1 Lot 1, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1850 Census: Samuel Cooley; Conc 1, Lot 1, occ.; Prop.; Merchant Shop; Total 6 persons. (Newcastle District Census, Murray Twp.)¹⁰
• Census*: 1852; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 54 at 1851 Census: Cooley, Samuel, 54, b. US, CE, Merchant, married; Jane, 45?, b. Cda., CE, married; ?Lameul?, 20, b. Cda., Ce, Merchant ?; Mary, 21; Elizabeth, Samuel, 17 (1851 Census: Murray Twp., Agr. Conc 2, Lot 5, 100 acres & Conc 1, Lot 1)
  Note 1: Name of the first son looks like Samuel - same as the name of the last one??? Agr. listing shows S. Cooley twice, once at Conc 2, Lot 5, 100 acres and one at Conc 1, Lot 1???)²
• Residence*: 1852; Conc 2 Lot 5, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Residence per 1851 Census: Conc 2, Lot 5, Murray Twp., 100 acres; also Conc 1, Lot 1²
• Residence: 5 July 1852; Conc 1 Lot 27, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B&S A39) show that Samuel Cooley & wife sold all 200 acres of lot 27, conc 1, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., to Cornelius W. Gibson. ITS Date: Jul 5 1852. Reg'n. Date: Jul 6 1852. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 1, Lot 27, pg. 176 of 307, pg. 1, copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Oct 5 2021)¹²
• Residence: 26 February 1853; Conc B Lot 20, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B&S B189) show that Samuel Cooley & wife wife sold 50 acres in the north -west quarter of lot 20, conc B, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co. to Stephen F. Flindall. ITS Date: Feb 26 1853. Reg'n. Date: Mar 4 1854. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Murray Twp., Book 003, pg. 207 of 261, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, July 13 2020.)¹²
• Residence: 17 March 1853; Village Lot 24, Main St. North (82), Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (B&S A391) show that Samuel Cooley sold "supposed to be this lot", of Village Lot 24, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. Henry Garretsee. ITS Date: Mar 17 1853. Reg'n. Date: Aug 3 1855. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 004, pg. 369 of 399, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Apr 13 2023)¹²
• Census: April 1861; Canada West; NOT in Murray - likely in Trenton per 1871 Census.¹⁴
• Residence: 28 July 1862; Trenton, Hastings Co., Canada West; Residence "Trenton Township" per marriage register - Johanna Burns.⁵

Henry Williams Cooley¹

• Father*: Samuel Cooley¹ b. 1795, d. 16 Feb 1875
• Mother*: Jane DeMille¹ b. 1806, d. 1857

• Birth*: 1825; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1825 & location Murray per Death Notice. Date 1825 per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Nov 12, 2006.^1,2
• Death*: 24 January 1838; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "17 Feb 1838: On 24th ult., aged 13 years, Henry William, son of Samuel Cooley, of Murray." (Death Notices of Ontario, The Church, 1837-1849 - Ontario Registers CD)
  Date Jan 27 1838 per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Nov 12, 2006.^1,2

Mary Jane Cooley¹

• Father*: Samuel Cooley¹ b. 1795, d. 16 Feb 1875
• Mother*: Jane DeMille¹ b. 1806, d. 1857

• Birth*: 1833; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1830 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date 1833 & location Murray per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Nov 12, 2006.^1,2
• Marriage*: 15 December 1859; Canada West; Date Dec 15 1859 per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Nov 12, 2006.; Principal=George Deans¹

• Census*: 1852; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 21 at 1851 Census: see Samuel Cooley²
• Married Name: 15 December 1859; Deans¹

Margaret S. Cooley¹

• Father*: Samuel Cooley¹ b. 1795, d. 16 Feb 1875
• Mother*: Jane DeMille¹ b. 1806, d. 1857

• Birth*: 1835; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1835 & location Murray Twp. per marriage register - Thomas Dickens. Date 1839 & location Murray per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Nov 12, 2006.^1,2
• Marriage*: 28 November 1861; Trenton, Hastings Co., Canada West; Marriage Register: Groom: Thomas Dickens; Age: 32; Res.: Trenton; Born: England; Parents: Benjamin & Sarah Dickens; Bride: Margaret K, Cooley; Age: 26; Res.: Trenton; Born: Murray Twp.; Parents: Samuel & Janes Cooley; Date: Nov 28 1861; Place: Hastings Co. (Ontario Marriage Registers, ancestry.ca) Date Nov 28 1861 per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Nov 12, 2006.; Principal=Thomas Dickens^1,2

• Residence*: 28 November 1861; Trenton, Hastings Co., Canada West; Residence Trenton per marriage register - Thomas Dickens.²
• Married Name: 28 November 1861; Dickens¹

George Deans¹

• Birth*: 1833; Scotland; Date 1833 & location Scotland per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Nov 12, 2006.¹
• Marriage*: 15 December 1859; Canada West; Date Dec 15 1859 per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Nov 12, 2006.; Principal=Mary Jane Cooley¹

Thomas Dickens¹

• Father*: Benjamin Dickens² b. c 1795
• Mother*: Sarah Stone² b. c 1795

• Birth*: 25 October 1828; England; Date 1828 per CemSearch. Date Oct 25 1828 & location England per Death Reg'n. - age 84y 2m 7d at death Jan 1 1913. Date Oct 25 1828 & location England per 1901 Census. Date 1827 & location England per 1881 Census. Date 1828 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1829 & location England per 1861 Census. Date 1827 & location England per 1851 Census. Date 1829 & location England per marriage register - Margaret Cooley. Date 1829 & location England per marriage reg'n. - Charlotte Emily Dickens. Date 1832 & location England per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Nov 12, 2006.^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9}
• Marriage*: 1 March 1853; Talbot, Hastings Co., Canada West; per FindaGrave. Date Mar 1 1853 & location Talbot, Hastings Co. per family tree of Peggy Boyd on ancestry.ca, Jul 3 2023.; Principal=Sarah M. Vandervoort^10,11
• Marriage*: 28 November 1861; Trenton, Hastings Co., Canada West; Marriage Register: Groom: Thomas Dickens; Age: 32; Res.: Trenton; Born: England; Parents: Benjamin & Sarah Dickens; Bride: Margaret K, Cooley; Age: 26; Res.: Trenton; Born: Murray Twp.; Parents: Samuel & Janes Cooley; Date: Nov 28 1861; Place: Hastings Co. (Ontario Marriage Registers, ancestry.ca) Date Nov 28 1861 per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Nov 12, 2006.; Principal=Margaret S. Cooley^1,2
• Marriage*: 17 February 1874; Belleville, Hastings Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#003389: Groom: Thomas Dickens; Age: 45; Res.: Belleville; Born: England; Status: widower; Occ.: Confectioner; Parents: Benjamin & Sarah Dickens; Bride: Charlotte Emily Davis; Age: 42; Res. & Born: Belleville; Status: ? ; Parents: John & Esther ? ; Wit.: James Sharpe & M.H. Vandervoort, Belleville; Date: Feb 17 1874; Place: Belleville; Rel.: WM; Performed by: H.F.Blumb?; Reg'r.: R. Newbury, Belleville (Ontario Marriage Registration, #003389-1874, ancestry.ca) per family tree of Peggy Boyd on ancestry.ca, Jun 16 2023.; Principal=Charlotte Emily Davis^11,12
• Death*: 1 January 1913; Napanee, Lennox & Addington Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#020372: Name: Thomas Dickens; Date: Jan 1 1913; Age: 84y 2m 7d; Res.: Napanee; Born: England; Occ.: gardner; Parents: Benjamin Dickens & Sarah Stone; Cause: arterio sclerosis, some years, angina pectoris, 4hr.; Phys.: Dr. Vrooman; Inf.: Samuel Dickens, Napanee; Reg'd.: Jan 2 1913; Reg'r.: ?W. Grance?, Napanee (Ontario Death Registration, #020372-1913, ancestry.ca) Date 1913 per CemSearch.^13,4
• Burial*: 3 January 1913; Riverside Cemetery, Napanee, Lennox & Addington Co., Ontario; CemSearch: Name: Thomas Dickens; Born: 1828; Died: 1913; Age: 86y; ID: RI2-C1152; Other names: Davis, Hamish (1862-1912), Davis, M.H. (1860-1937), Dickens, Emily (1833-1889); Cemetery: Riverside Cemetery, Conc 2, Lot 25, Richmond Twp., Town of Napanee, Lennox & Addington Co., Sec C1 (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=RI2-C1152%5E0)⁴

• Immigration*: 1832; Upper Canada; Immigration 1832 per 1901 Census.⁹
• Census*: 1851; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Canada West; Age 24 at 1851 Census: Dickens, Thomas, 24, b. England, WM, farmer, single; Avice, 27, b. England, WM, single (1851 Census: Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., pg. 93 of 186, line 46, ancestry.ca)³
• Census: April 1861; Trenton, Hastings Co., Canada West; Age 32 at 1861 Census: Dickins, 32, b. Cda., WM, baker, married; Charles, 8; George, 5; Vandervoort, Susan, 22, b. Cda., WM, other res. Sidney, single (1861 Census: Village of Trenton, Hastings Co., pg. 693 of 983, line 10 - ancestry.ca)
  Note: His wife, Sarah Vandervoort has died with two infants living with Thomas, and Susan Vandervoort, probably Sarah's sister, living with them to help with the children. He would marry again in November. (Dan Buchanan, Jun 16 2023)⁶
• Residence: 28 November 1861; Trenton, Hastings Co., Canada West; Residence Trenton per marriage register - Margaret Cooley.²
• Census: April 1871; Trenton, Hastings West Co., Ontario; Age 43 at 1871 Census: Dickens, Thomas, 43, b. Ont., Eng., WM, clerk, widower; Charles, 17; George, 15; Samuel, 6; Roslin, 2 (1871 Census: Village of Trenton, Hastings West Co., dist. 60, sub-dist. B, pg. 82, line 4 - ancestry.ca)⁷
• Residence: 17 February 1874; Belleville, Hastings Co., Ontario; Residence Belleville per marriage reg'n. - Charlotte Emaily Davis.¹⁴
• Census: April 1881; Napanee, Lennox Co., Ontario; Age 54 at 1881 Census: Dickens, Thomas, 54, b. England, Eng., CM, Baker in confectionery, married; Emily, 48, b. Ont., Eng., CM, married; Charles, 27, b. Ont., Eng., CM, land agent, single; George, 25, b. Ont., Eng., CM, painter, single; William, 20, b. Ont., Eng., CM, printer, single; Jeannie, 18; Samuel, 15; Rosanna, 12 (1881 Census: Town of Napanee, Lennox Co., dist. 117, sub-dist. E, pg. 53, line 22 - ancestry.ca)⁸
• Census: April 1901; Napanee, Lennox Co., Ontario; Age 72 at 1901 Census: Dickens, Thomas, 72, b. Eng. Oct 25 1828, immig. 1832, Eng., Meth., gardner, widower; Jane, 37, b. Ont. u. Dec 28 1863, Eng., Meth., dau., single; Rose, 32, b. Ont. u. Jun 20 1868, Eng., Meth., single (1901 Census: Town of Napanee, Lennox Co., dist. 84, sub-dist. g - east ward - pg. 2, line 48 - ancestry.ca)⁹

Peter Lamuel Cooley^1,2,3

• Father*: Samuel Cooley² b. 1795, d. 16 Feb 1875
• Mother*: Jane DeMille² b. 1806, d. 1857

• Birth*: 1831; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1831 & location Cda. per 1851 Censu.²

• Census*: 1852; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 20 at 1851 Census: see Samuel Cooley²

Elizabeth Cooley¹

• Father*: Samuel Cooley¹ b. 1795, d. 16 Feb 1875
• Mother*: Jane DeMille¹ b. 1806, d. 1857

• Birth*: 1832; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1832 & location Cda. per 1851 Census.¹

• Census*: 1852; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 19 at 1851 Census: see Samuel Cooley¹

Samuel Cooley¹

• Father*: Samuel Cooley¹ b. 1795, d. 16 Feb 1875
• Mother*: Jane DeMille¹ b. 1806, d. 1857

• Birth*: 1834; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1834 & location Cda. per 1851 Census.¹

• Census*: 1852; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 17 at 1851 Census: see Samuel Cooley¹
• Residence*: 18 January 1859; Conc 2 Lot 10, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B&S 829) show that Munson Ryckman & wife & James Alley & wife sold the south half of Lot 10, Conc 2, Murray Twp. to Samuel Coolery. ITS Date: Jan 18 1859. Reg'n. Date: Sep 17 1860. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Conc 2, pages copied from OnLand.ca, pg. 027 of 257, Lot 10, by Dan, May 31 2021.)
  Note: May be the father, Samuel Cooley??²

Julia Ann Dorland¹

• Father*: Philip Dorland¹ b. 31 Dec 1777, d. 8 May 1853
• Mother*: Elizabeth Bedal¹ b. c Dec 1778, d. 8 Sep 1867

• Birth*: circa 1807; Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Nov 12 2006.¹
• Marriage: before 1830; Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Joseph and Julia are parents of Elizabeth Clapp, wif eof Melvin Pettingill (Her name is not given in the marr. register, an obvious mistake since the husband's name is repeated. Other info allows this connection. per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Nov 12 2006.; Principal=Dorland Clapp¹
• Death*: before 1861; per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Nov 12 2006.¹

• Married Name: before 1830; Clapp¹

William Davis Clapp^1,2,3

• Father*: Dorland Clapp² b. 1813, d. 25 Mar 1873
• Mother*: Julia Ann Dorland² b. c 1807, d. b 1861

• Birth*: 1839; Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; Date 1839 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date 1830 & location Ont. per marriage reg'n. - Susan Cooley. Date 1830 per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Nov 12 2006.^2,4,3
• Marriage*: 4 January 1860; Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Marriage Register: Groom: William D. Clapp; Age: 30; Res.: Hillier Twp.; Born: Ont.; Parents: J. D. & Julia Ann Clapp; Bride: Susan Cooley; Age: 17; Res.: Hallowell Twp.; Born: Ont.; Parents: Henry & Lydia Cooley; Date: Jan 4 1860; Place: Prince Edward Co.; MF: 1030064 (Ontario Marriage Registers, ancestrty.ca) per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Nov 12 2006.; Principal=Susan Cooley^2,4
• Death*: 29 October 1914; House of Refuge, Picton, Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#026786: Name: William Clapp; Date: Oct 29 1914; Age: 82y; Place of Death: House of Refuge, Picton; Born: Ont.; Cause: heart disease, sudden heart failure; Phys.: S. s. Philp; Reg'd.: Oct 29 1914 (Ontario Death Registration, #026786-1914, ancestry.ca)⁵

• Census*: 1851; Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Age 12 at 1851 Census: see Dorland Clapp³
• Residence: 4 January 1860; Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Residence Hillier Twp. per marriage reg'n. - Susan Cooley.⁴
• Residence: April 1861; Conc 4 Lot 104, Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; 1861 Agr. Census: Name: William D. Clapp; Land: Conc 4, Lot 104, 88 acres (1861 Agricultural Census: Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., pg. 253 of 605, line 49 - ancestry.ca)⁶
• Residence: 14 February 1895; Village Lot 4, Prince Edward St. West (50), Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 2812) show that William A. Bulkley sold "the undivided one half interest of grant in said village lot", Village Lot 4, Prince Edward St. West, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to William D. Clapp for $200. ITS Date: Feb 4 1895. Reg'n. Date: Feb 15 1895. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 006, pg. 216 of 282, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan Feb 8 2022)⁷
• Residence*: 8 June 1895; Lot 4, West Side of Prince Edward St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 2850) show that Willaim D. Clapp & wife sold the undivided one half interest in Lot 4 West Side of Prince Edward St., Brighton to Mabel J. Lockwood. ITS Date: Jun 8 1895. Reg'n. Date: Jun 12 1895. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Conc 1, Lot 1, Brighton Township, Lot 4 West Side of Prince Edward St., Town of Brighton, Book 6, pg. 216 of 282, pg 01, copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Feb 8 2022)⁷

Susan Cooley¹

• Father*: Henry Cooley¹ b. c 1815
• Mother*: Lydia ?¹ b. c 1815

• Birth*: 1844; Canada West; Date 1843 & location Ont. per marriage register - Willi8am D. Clapp. Date 1844 per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Nov 12 2006.^1,2
• Marriage*: 4 January 1860; Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Marriage Register: Groom: William D. Clapp; Age: 30; Res.: Hillier Twp.; Born: Ont.; Parents: J. D. & Julia Ann Clapp; Bride: Susan Cooley; Age: 17; Res.: Hallowell Twp.; Born: Ont.; Parents: Henry & Lydia Cooley; Date: Jan 4 1860; Place: Prince Edward Co.; MF: 1030064 (Ontario Marriage Registers, ancestrty.ca) per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Nov 12 2006.; Principal=William Davis Clapp^1,2

• Residence*: 4 January 1860; Hallowell Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Residence Hallowell Twp. per marriage register - William D. Clapp.³
• Married Name: 4 January 1860; Clapp¹

Henry Cooley^1,2,3

• Birth*: circa 1815; per marriage reg'n. of dau. Susan Cooley & William D. Clapp. per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Nov 12 2006.²
• Marriage*: before 1840; per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Nov 12 2006.; Principal=Lydia ?²

Lydia ?^1,2,3

• Birth*: circa 1815; per marriage reg'n. of dau. Susan Cooley & William D. Clapp. per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Nov 12 2006.^2,3
• Marriage*: before 1840; per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Nov 12 2006.; Principal=Henry Cooley²

• Married Name: before 1840; Cooley²

Nancy Sprague¹

• Birth*: circa 1827; per GEDCOM of Tim Ryeland, Nov 12, 2006. from pg. 705, Pioneer Life on the Bay of Quinte.^1,2
• Marriage*: 17 April 1847; Prince Edward Co., Canada West; per GEDCOM of Tim Ryeland, Nov 12, 2006. from pg. 705, Pioneer Life on the Bay of Quinte.; Principal=Jacob Hoover Roblin^1,2
• Death*: 30 December 1877; Sophiasburgh Twp., Demorestville, Prince Edward Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Tim Ryeland, Nov 12, 2006.²
• Burial*: 1 January 1877; Glenwood Cemetery, Picton, Prince Edward Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Tim Ryeland, Nov 12, 2006.²

• Married Name: 17 April 1847; Roblin¹

Philip Stevenson¹

• Birth*: circa 1775; from pg. 751 of Pioneer Life on the Bay of Quinte.¹
• Marriage*: before 1800; from pg. 751 of Pioneer Life on the Bay of Quinte.; Principal=Mary Rankin¹

Mary Rankin¹

• Birth*: circa 1775; from pg. 751 of Pioneer Life on the Bay of Quinte.¹
• Marriage*: before 1800; from pg. 751 of Pioneer Life on the Bay of Quinte.; Principal=Philip Stevenson¹

• Married Name: before 1800; Stevenson¹