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Martha Chambers¹

• Birth*: circa 1845; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Margaret Estella (Wickwire) Massey.¹
• Marriage*: before 1873; Ontario; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Margaret Estella (Wickwire) Massey.; Principal=B. S. Wickware¹

• Married Name: before 1873; Wickware¹

Robert Sills¹

• Father*: John Conrad Sills b. 15 Dec 1738, d. 1816
• Mother*: Sarah Blanchard b. c 1790

• Birth*: 1803; Ontario; Date 1803 & location Ont. per GEDCOM of Meredith Mullett-Bulloch, July 23, 2008. per marriage reg'n. of son John Wesley Sills.^1,2
• Marriage*: before 1824; Ontario; per GEDCOM of Meredith Mullett-Bulloch, July 23, 2008. per marriage reg'n. of son John Wesley Sills.; Principal=Eunice Anna Cadman^1,2

Eunice Anna Cadman^1,2,3

• Birth*: 1807; Date 1807 per GEDCOM of Meredith Mullett-Bulloch, July 23, 2008. per marriage reg'n. of son John Wesley Sills.^2,3
• Marriage*: before 1824; Ontario; per GEDCOM of Meredith Mullett-Bulloch, July 23, 2008. per marriage reg'n. of son John Wesley Sills.; Principal=Robert Sills^2,3

• Married Name: before 1824; Sills²

Robert S. Sills¹

• Father*: John Wesley Sills¹ b. 26 Jul 1842, d. 7 Feb 1884
• Mother*: Mary Adelaide Massey¹ b. 23 Dec 1847, d. 16 Aug 1919

• Birth*: 4 October 1881; Ontario; Date Oct 4 1881 & location rural per 1901 Census.¹
• Marriage*: circa 1902; per pg. 9 of "The Massey Family 1591-1961" Compiled by Marian Massey Nicholson, copy provided to me by Lawrence Massey of Morganston, Ont., July 2, 2007.; Principal=Jemima "Minnie" Calder²
• Death*: March 1926; per pg. 9 of "The Massey Family 1591-1961" Compiled by Marian Massey Nicholson, copy provided to me by Lawrence Massey of Morganston, Ont., July 2, 2007.²

• Census*: April 1901; 155 Sydenham St., Kington, Frontenac Co., Ontario; Age 19 at 1901 Census: see Mary A. Sills (mother)¹

Thomas Richardson Jr.¹

• Father*: Thomas Richardson Sr.¹ b. c 1745
• Mother*: Eunice Hickox¹ b. c 1745

• Birth*: 12 June 1777; Waterbury, New Haven Co., Connecticut, U.S.A.; Date Jun 12 1777 per GEDCOM of Carolyn Hackett Dowd, May 15, 2007. Date 1777 per Memorial - age 51 at death 1828. Date Jun 12 1777 & location Waterbruy, CT per GEDCOM of Margaret A. Scheffler (msheffler@verizon.net) Dec 22 2016.^1,2
• Marriage*: 24 December 1797; Waterbury, New Haven Co., Connecticut, U.S.A.; Date Dec 24 1797 per GEDCOM of Carolyn Hackett Dowd, May 15, 2007. Date Dec 24 1797 & location Waterbury CT per GEDCOM of Margaret A. Scheffler (msheffler@verizon.net) Dec 22 2016.; Principal=Ruth Sutliff¹
• Death*: 8 March 1828; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date Mar 8 1828 per Memorial.²
• Burial*: 10 March 1828; Academy Hill Cemetery, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Memorial: (See Exhibit) Thomas Richardson; Died March 8, 1828; Aged 51 Years (Academy Hill Cemetery, Haldimand Twp., June 9, 2007)²

• Census*: 1819; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1819 Census: Thomas Richardson; no info
• Census: 1820; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 18 20 Assessment: Thomas Richardson; no info
• Census: 1825; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1825 Assessment: Thomas Richardson; no info
• Census: 1826; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1826 Assessment: Thomas Richardson; no info; 1 male over 16; 1 male under 16; 2 females over 16; 3 females under 16; Total 7

Ruth Sutliff¹

• Birth*: 15 March 1778; Date Mar 15 1778 per GEDCOM of Carolyn Hackett Dowd, May 15, 2007.¹
• Marriage*: 24 December 1797; Waterbury, New Haven Co., Connecticut, U.S.A.; Date Dec 24 1797 per GEDCOM of Carolyn Hackett Dowd, May 15, 2007. Date Dec 24 1797 & location Waterbury CT per GEDCOM of Margaret A. Scheffler (msheffler@verizon.net) Dec 22 2016.; Principal=Thomas Richardson Jr.¹

• Married Name: 24 December 1797; Richardson¹

Garry Richardson¹

• Father*: Thomas Richardson Jr.¹ b. 12 Jun 1777, d. 8 Mar 1828
• Mother*: Ruth Sutliff¹ b. 15 Mar 1778

• Birth*: 2 September 1802; U.S.A.; Date 1801 & locaiton USA per 1851 Census. Date Sep 2 1802 per GEDCOM of Carolyn Hackett Dowd, May 15, 2007.^1,2
• Marriage*: before 1824; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; per 1851 Census. per Memorial.; Principal=Delilah Bradley^3,2
• Death*: 9 December 1868; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Dec 9 1868 per Memorial.³
• Burial*: 11 December 1868; Academy Hill Cemetery, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) Garry Richardson; Died; Dec 9 1868; AE 66 Y'rs (Academy Hill Cemetery, Haldimand Twp., Apr 28, 2007)³

• Census: 1825; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1825 Assessment: Garry Richardson; no info
• Census: 1826; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1826 Assessment: Garry Richardson; no land info; 1 male over 16; 1 male under 16; 1 female over 16; 1 female under 16; Total 4
• Residence*: 1828; Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Northumberland Militia Return 1828: Name: Richardson, Garry; Age: 26; Assign: 1st Regiment, 1st Co., Infantry, Capt. John Grover (Northumberland Militia Return, 1828, pg. 229 - Ontario Registers CD)⁴
• Residence: 26 July 1828; Conc 4 Lot 22, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S 7122) show that Julius Richardson sold 100 acres S of Lot 22, Conc 4, Haldimand Twp. to Garry Richardson, Inst. Date Jul 26 1828.⁵
• Census: 1830; Conc 4 Lot 22, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1830 Assessment: Garry Richardson; Conc 4 Lot 22, S, 65 acres uncult., 35 acres cult.; 1 male over 16; 2 males under 16; 1 female over 16; 1 female under 16; Total 5
• Census: 1833; Conc 4 Lot 22, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1833 Census & Assessment: Garry Richardson; Conc 4 Lot 22, S, 65 acres uncult., 35 acres cult.; 1 male over 16; 2 males under 16; 1 female over 16; 1 female under 16; Total 5
• Residence: 27 February 1845; Conc 4 Lot 21, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B&S 7634) show that Garry Richardson purchased 100 acres S 1/2 of Lot 21, Conc 4, Haldimand Twp. from Joseph A. Keeler, Inst. Date Feb 27 1845.⁶
• Census*: 1851; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 50 at 1851 Census: Richardson, Garra, 50, b. USA, EM, farmer, married; Delila, 45, b. Cda., EM, married; Almond, 25, b. Cda.; Phebe Ann, 23; Mars, Susannah, 14, b. Cda., servant; Downey, David, 16, b. Cda., lab. (1851 Census: Haldimand Twp., pg. 40 of 163 - ancestry.com)²
• Residence: 27 August 1860; Conc 4 Lot 22, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B&S D58) show that Garry Richardson sold 100 acres S to Almond Richardson, Inst. Date aug 27 1860.⁵
• Residence: 27 August 1860; Conc 4 Lot 21, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B&S D58) show that Garry Richardson sold the S 1/2 of Lot 21, Conc 4, Haldimand Twp. to Almond Richardson, Inst. Date Aug 27 1860.⁵

Thomas Richardson Sr.¹

• Birth*: circa 1745; per GEDCOM of Carolyn Hackett Dowd, May 15, 2007.¹
• Marriage*: before 1775; per GEDCOM of Carolyn Hackett Dowd, May 15, 2007.; Principal=Eunice Hickox¹

Eunice Hickox¹

• Birth*: circa 1745; per GEDCOM of Carolyn Hackett Dowd, May 15, 2007.¹
• Marriage*: before 1775; per GEDCOM of Carolyn Hackett Dowd, May 15, 2007.; Principal=Thomas Richardson Sr.¹

• Married Name: before 1775; Richardson¹

Julius Richardson¹

• Father*: Thomas Richardson Jr.¹ b. 12 Jun 1777, d. 8 Mar 1828
• Mother*: Ruth Sutliff¹ b. 15 Mar 1778

• Birth*: 14 November 1800; U.S.A.; Date Nov 14 1800 per GEDCOM of Carolyn Hackett Dowd, May 15, 2007. Date Nov 1800 per Memorial - age 80y 3m at death Feb 19 1881. Date 1801 & location USA per Death Reg'n. Date 1799 & location USA per 1851 Census. Date 1800 & location USA per 1871 Census.^1,2,3,4,5
• Marriage*: before 1826; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; per 1826 Assessment. per Memorial.; Principal=Mary Fraser³
• Marriage*: 13 December 1831; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Marriage Register: Julius Richardson, to Maretta Clarissa Masters, both of Haldimand, 13 Dec 1831, Rev. Heyland. Wit.: Joseph Fraser & Eliza Ann Richardson (Marriage Registers of Upper Canada, Newcastle, 1810-1848, Ontario Archives)
  The name of Maritta Masters is given as the mother of Sanford Richardson, in his Death Reg'n. per 1871 Census. Mother of Francis B. Richardson is M. Richardson - per marriage register.; Principal=Maretta Clarissa Masters^4,2,6
• Marriage*: before 1837; Northumberland Co., Ontario; per marriage register of Martin Richardson - she is his mother. per 1851 Census.; Principal=Clarissa ?^5,6
• Death*: 19 February 1881; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#013135: Name: Julius Richardson; Date: Feb 19 1881; Age: 80 yrs.; Born: U.S.A.; Occ.: farmer; Cause: rheumatism, 3 mo.; Phys.: Cr. Halliday; Inf.: per slip; Reg'd.: Mar 15 1881; Rel.: E. M.; Reg'r.: R. Bingley (Ontario Death Registration, #013135-1881, ancestry.com)⁷
• Burial*: 21 February 1881; Academy Hill Cemetery, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) Sacred; To; The Memory of; Julius Richardson; Died; Aug. 19, 1881; Aged; 80 Y'rs & 3 M's (Academy Hill Cemetery, Haldimand Twp., Apr 28, 2007)³

• Census: 1825; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1825 Assessment: Julius Richardson; no info
• Census: 1826; Conc 4 Lot 22, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1826 Assessment: Julius Richardson; Conc 4, Lot 22, 180 acres uncult., 20 acres cult.; 1 male over 16; 1 female over 16; Total 2
• Residence: 1828; Northumberland Co., Ontario; Northumberland Militia Return 1828: Name: Richardson, Julias; Age: 28; Assign: 1st Regiment, 1st Co., Infantry, Capt. John Grover (Northumberland Militia Return, 1828, pg. 229 - Ontario Registers CD)⁸
• Residence: 24 July 1828; Conc 4 Lot 22, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (B&S 3497) show that Julius Richardson purchased all 200 acres of Lot 22, Conc 4, Haldimand Twp. from John Miller, Inst. Date Jul 24 1828.⁹
• Residence: 26 July 1828; Conc 4 Lot 22, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (B&S 7122) show that Julius Richardson sold 100 acres S of Lot 22, Conc 4, Haldimand Twp. to Garry Richardson, Inst. Date Jul 26 1828.⁹
• Census: 1830; Conc 4 Lot 22, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1830 Assessment: Julius Richardson; Conc 4, Lot 22, 65 acres uncult., 35 acres cult.; 1 male over 16; 2 males under 16; 2 females over 16; Total 5
• Residence: 22 March 1832; Conc 4 Lot 21, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (B&S A18) show that Julius Richardson purchased 100 acres N 1/2 of Lot 21, Conc 4, Haldimand Twp. from Richard Hare, Inst. Date Mar 22 1832.⁹
• Census: 1833; Conc 4 Lot 22, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1833 Census & Assessment: Julius Richardson; Conc 4, Lot 22, 65 acres uncult., 35 acres cult.; Conc 4, Lot 20, N, 66 acres uncult.; 1 male over 16; 1 male under 16; 1 females over 16; Total 3
• Residence*: 26 May 1836; Conc 3 Lot 23, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (B&S 4385) show that Ira Richardson sold 100 acres front pt. to Julius Richardson, Inst. Date May 26 1836.⁹
• Residence: 22 November 1836; Conc 3 Lot 23, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (B&S 4804) show that Julius Richardson sold S 25 acres to Samuel Massey, Inst. Date Nov 22 1836.⁹
• Residence: 28 October 1845; Conc 3 Lot 23, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (B&S 7826) show that Julius Richardson etux sold N 76 acres to John Hossack, Inst. Date Oct 28 1845.⁹
• Census*: 1851; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 52 at 1851 Census: Richardson, Julius, 52, b. USA, EM, farmer, married; Clarissa, 36, b. Cda., EN, married; Maitland, 16, b. Cda., lab.; Martin, 14; Francis, 10; Lamira, 9; William, 2; Sole, Mary, 19 (1851 Census: Haldimand Twp., pg. 40 of 163 - ancestry.com)⁵
• Residence: 26 June 1858; Conc 4 Lot 3, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (B&S C351) show that Julius Richardson purchased 100 acres of the N 1/2 or Lot 3, Conc 4, Haldimand Twp. from Joseph Keeler etux, Inst. Date Jun 26 1858.⁹
• Residence: 7 February 1862; Conc 4 Lot 20, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Patent) show that Juliys Richardson obtained the Patent from the Crown for 32 1/4 acres pt. of Lot 20, Conc 4, Haldimand Twp., Inst. Date Feb 7 1862.⁹
• Residence: 9 December 1862; Conc 4 Lot 20, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (B&S E54) show that Julius Richardson etux sold 16 1/2 acres pt. Lot 20, Conc 4, Haldimand Twp. to Garry A. Richardson, Inst. Date Dec 9 1862.⁹
• Residence: 12 January 1865; Conc 4 Lot 3, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (B&S E455) show that Julius Richardson purchased 50 acres of W 1/4 of Lot 3, Conc 4, Haldimand Twp. from Simon Peter Moore etux & Henry Moore etux, Inst. Date Jan 12 1865.⁹
• Residence: 2 May 1865; Conc 4 Lot 3, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (B&S F219) show that Julius Richardson sold 100 acres N 1/2 of Lot 3, Conc 4, Haldimand Twp. to Emery Richardson, Inst. Date May 2 1865.⁹
• Residence: April 1871; Conc 4 Lot 22, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence per 1871 Census: Conc 4, Lot 22, Haldimand Twp., 200 acres, owner.⁴
• Census: April 1871; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 71 at 1871 Census: Richardson, Julius, 71, b. USA, Irish, EM, farmer, married; Martha, 55, b. Ont., EM, married; ?Sanford?(m), 20, b. Ont., farmer, single; ?Willard?(m), 14; ?Edward?(m), 12 (1871 Census: Haldimand Twp., div. 3, pg. 44, line 7 - Conc 4, Lot 22, 200 acres, owner)⁴
• Residence: 27 January 1875; Conc 4 Lot 3, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (B&S N947) show that Ira Masters purchased 50 acres of SW 1/4 of Lot 3, Conc 4, Haldimand Twp. from Julius Richardson, Inst. Date Jan 27 1875.⁹
• Will*: 10 December 1880; Conc 4 Lot 20, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Will S2685) show that the Will of Julius Richardson had the Inst. Date of Dec 10 1880 and the Registration Date Mar 21 1881.⁹

Ethel Massey¹

• Father*: Jonathan James "John" Massey¹ b. 27 Sep 1862, d. 1947
• Mother*: Susan Stayner¹ b. 7 Sep 1870, d. 7 May 1937

• Birth*: May 1888; Ovid Twp., Branch Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; Date May 1888 & location MI per 1900 Census. Date 1888 per pg. 11 of "The Massey Family 1591-1961" Compiled by Marian Massey Nicholson, copy provided to me by Lawrence Massey of Morganston, Ont., July 2, 2007.^1,2
• Marriage*: circa 1909; Michigan, U.S.A.; per pg. 11 of "The Massey Family 1591-1961" Compiled by Marian Massey Nicholson, copy provided to me by Lawrence Massey of Morganston, Ont., July 2, 2007.; Principal=Orvil Otis²
• Death*: 1929; Date 1929 per pg. 11 of "The Massey Family 1591-1961" Compiled by Marian Massey Nicholson, copy provided to me by Lawrence Massey of Morganston, Ont., July 2, 2007.²

• Census*: 14 June 1900; Ovid Twp., Branch Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; Age 12 at 1900 Census: see John J. Massey¹
• Married Name: circa 1909; Otis²

Harold Massey¹

• Father*: Jonathan James "John" Massey¹ b. 27 Sep 1862, d. 1947
• Mother*: Susan Stayner¹ b. 7 Sep 1870, d. 7 May 1937

• Birth*: May 1891; Ovid Twp., Branch Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; Date May 1891 & location MI per 1900 Census. Date 1889 per pg. 11 of "The Massey Family 1591-1961" Compiled by Marian Massey Nicholson, copy provided to me by Lawrence Massey of Morganston, Ont., July 2, 2007.^1,2
• Marriage*: circa 1910; per pg. 11 of "The Massey Family 1591-1961" Compiled by Marian Massey Nicholson, copy provided to me by Lawrence Massey of Morganston, Ont., July 2, 2007.; Principal=Sara Zurbrick²
• Death*: 1936; La Salle, Ontario; per pg. 11 of "The Massey Family 1591-1961" Compiled by Marian Massey Nicholson, copy provided to me by Lawrence Massey of Morganston, Ont., July 2, 2007.²

• Census*: 14 June 1900; Ovid Twp., Branch Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; Age 9 at 1900 Census: see John J. Massey¹
• Residence*: 1920; La Salle, Ontario; " .. in 1920 came to Canada from Coldwater, Mich.; lived 16 years at La Salle; died suddenly 1936 ... " per pg. 11 of "The Massey Family 1591-1961" Compiled by Marian Massey Nicholson, copy provided to me by Lawrence Massey of Morganston, Ont., July 2, 2007.²
• Note*: 1936; Dover Twp., Kent Co., Ontario; "At death, was president of Massey Oil and Gas Company, a firm that had been doing active prospecting for oil in Dover Twp., Kent Co." per pg. 11 of "The Massey Family 1591-1961" Compiled by Marian Massey Nicholson, copy provided to me by Lawrence Massey of Morganston, Ont., July 2, 2007.²

Leda Massey¹

• Father*: Jonathan James "John" Massey¹ b. 27 Sep 1862, d. 1947
• Mother*: Susan Stayner¹ b. 7 Sep 1870, d. 7 May 1937

• Birth*: August 1892; Ovid Twp., Branch Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; Date 1893 & location MI per 1920 Census. Date Aug 1892 & location MI per 1900 Census.¹
• Marriage*: circa 1912; per pg. 11 of "The Massey Family 1591-1961" Compiled by Marian Massey Nicholson, copy provided to me by Lawrence Massey of Morganston, Ont., July 2, 2007.; Principal=Ray R. Stone²

• Census*: 14 June 1900; Ovid Twp., Branch Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; Age 7 at 1900 Census: see John J. Massey¹
• Married Name: circa 1912; Stone²
• Census: 17 January 1920; Royal Oak Twp., Royal Oak, Oakland Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; Age 27 at 1920 Census: see Ray R. Stone¹
• Residence*: 1961; Coldwater, Branch Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; " ... m. Ray Stone; lived Battle Creek, Mich.; now lives next door to brother Raymond (no. 294), Coldwater, Mich. .. " per pg. 11 of "The Massey Family 1591-1961" Compiled by Marian Massey Nicholson, copy provided to me by Lawrence Massey of Morganston, Ont., July 2, 2007.²

Albert B. Massey¹

• Father*: Jonathan James "John" Massey¹ b. 27 Sep 1862, d. 1947
• Mother*: Susan Stayner¹ b. 7 Sep 1870, d. 7 May 1937

• Birth*: 2 November 1894; Ovid Twp., Branch Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; Date 1895 & location MI per 1920 Census. Date Nov 2 1894 per WWI Draft Reg'n. Date 1895 & location MI per 1910 Census. Date 1896 & location MI per 1930 Census. Date Nov 1894 & location MI per 1900 Census.¹
• Marriage*: 1918; Michigan, U.S.A.; Date 1918 per 1930 Census. per pg. 11 of "The Massey Family 1591-1961" Compiled by Marian Massey Nicholson, copy provided to me by Lawrence Massey of Morganston, Ont., July 2, 2007.; Principal=Emma J. Doty^2,1

• Census*: 14 June 1900; Ovid Twp., Branch Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; Age 5 at 1900 Census: see John J. Massey¹
• Census: 26 April 1910; Cutter Ave., Coldwater, Branch Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; Age 15 at 1910 Census: see John J. Massey¹
• Residence*: 5 June 1916; 178 Cutter St., Coldwater, Branch Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; WWI Draft Registration Card: Name: Albert Massey; Age: 22; Res.: 178 Cutter, Coldwater, Michigan; Born: Nov 2 1894; Place of Birth: Ovid, MI; Status: single; Occ.: lab. (ancestry.com)
• Census: 2 February 1920; Kinderhook Twp., Branch Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; Age 25 at 1920 Census: Massey, Albert A., 25, b. MI, parents b. MI, farmer, married; Emma J., 22, b. MI, parent b. MI, married (1920 Census: Kinderhool Twp., Branch Co., MI, pg. 10 of 11, line 59 - ancestry.com)¹
• Census: 1 May 1930; Kinderook Twp., Branch Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; Age 34 at 1930 Census: Massey, Albert, 34, b. MI, parents b. MI & Ind., age 23 1st marr., farmer, married; Emma, 32, b. Mi, parents b. MI, age 20 1st marr., married (1930 Census: Kinderhook Twp., Branch Co., MI, pg. 8 of 11, line 64 - ancestry.com)¹

John A. Massey^1,2

• Father*: Jonathan James "John" Massey² b. 27 Sep 1862, d. 1947
• Mother*: Susan Stayner² b. 7 Sep 1870, d. 7 May 1937

• Birth*: August 1897; Ovid Twp., Branch Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; Date 1897 & location MI per 1920 Census. Date 1897 & location MI per 1910 Census. Date Aug 1897 & location MI per 1900 Census.²
• Marriage*: circa 1925; per pg. 11 of "The Massey Family 1591-1961" Compiled by Marian Massey Nicholson, copy provided to me by Lawrence Massey of Morganston, Ont., July 2, 2007.; Principal=Elsie DeYoung³
• Death*: 1960; Date 1960 per pg. 11 of "The Massey Family 1591-1961" Compiled by Marian Massey Nicholson, copy provided to me by Lawrence Massey of Morganston, Ont., July 2, 2007.³

• Census*: 14 June 1900; Ovid Twp., Branch Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; Age 2 at 1900 Census: see John J. Massey²
• Census: 26 April 1910; Cutter Ave., Coldwater, Branch Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; Age 13 at 1910 Census: see John J. Massey²
• Census: 17 January 1920; Royal Oak Twp., Royal Oak, Oakland Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; Age 23 at 1920 Census: see Ray R. Stone (brother-in-law)²

Margaret Steel¹

• Birth*: 1764; Ireland; Date 1764 per Memorial - age 80 at death Feb 1 1844. Date 1764 & location Ireland per FindaGrave. per GEDCOM of Grant Gibbard, May 17, 2007.^1,2,3
• Marriage*: 10 June 1782; New York, New York, U.S.A.; per GEDCOM of Grant Gibbard, May 17, 2007.; Principal=William Ruttan¹
• Death*: 1 February 1844; Adolphustown Twp., Lennox & Addington Co., Canada West; Date Feb 1844 per Memorial. Date Feb 1 1844 per GEDCOM of Grant Gibbard, May 17, 2007.^1,2
• Burial*: 5 February 1844; St. Alban's Anglican Church Cemetery, Adolphustown, Lennox & Addington Co., Canada West; Memorial: (See Exhibit) In Memory of; William Ruttan; Who Died; October 1843; E. 84 Y'rs; Also of; Margaret His Wife; Who Died; February 1844; E. 80 Y'rs (St. Alban's Anglican Cemetery, Adolphustown, by Dan)
  FindaGrave: Name: Margaret Steele Ruttan; BIRTH: 1764, Ireland; DEATH: 1 Feb 1844, (aged 79–80), Adolphustown, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada; BURIAL:
  Saint Alban the Martyr Anglican Church & Cemetery, Adolphustown, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada; MEMORIAL ID: 68428766 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68428766/margaret-ruttan) per GEDCOM of Grant Gibbard, May 17, 2007.^1,4,3

• Married Name: 10 June 1782; Ruttan¹

Henry Ruttan^1,2,3

• Father*: William Ruttan² b. 2 Apr 1759, d. 9 Oct 1843
• Mother*: Margaret Steel² b. 1764, d. 1 Feb 1844

• Birth*: 12 June 1792; Adolphustown Twp., Lennox & Addington Co., Upper Canada; "In the 80th Year of his age" per Memorial July 30 1871. Date 1792 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1792 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date Jun 12 & location Adolphuston per GEDCOM of Grant Gibbard, May 17, 2007. Date 1792 & location Adolphustown per "Descendants of Major Elias Jones", sent to my via email by Eleanore Dilello, Sep 16, 2008.
  "Here a third son, Henry, was born to William in 1791. The boy grew up on the farm and received little formal education but his mother taught him to read well. Henry left home in his early teens and was soon working in a general store at Kingston. His industry and enterprise so pleased his employer that he set up his apprentice in business at Grafton, near Cobourg." from "Hon. Henry Ruttan" by Mathew Austin, Cobourg Historical Society Essay Contest, 1967, acquired by Cobourg Public Library Dec 2007, "Ruttan-Family-07-03" http://images.ourontario.ca/Cobourg/53249/data?n=3^2,4,3,5,6,7
• Marriage*: 26 May 1816; Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "Ont. Register: p. 22, June 8 1816 (Sat): In Hamilton, Newcastle District on 26th ult., Henry Ruttan, merchant of Haldimand & Mary, eldest daughter of Elias Jones Esq. of the former place." per "Descendants of Major Elias Jones", sent to my via email by Eleanore Dilello, Sep 16, 2008. per GEDCOM of Grant Gibbard, May 17, 2007.; Principal=Mary Jones^2,4
• Death*: 30 July 1871; Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date July 30 1871 per Memorial. Date Jul 30 1873 & location Cobourg per GEDCOM of Grant Gibbard, May 17, 2007. Date 1871 & location Cobourg per "Descendants of Major Elias Jones", sent to my via email by Eleanore Dilello, Sep 16, 2008.^2,4,3
• Burial*: 1 August 1873; St. Peter's Cemetery, Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) T .. ? ; H. Ruttan; Died; July 30 1871; In the 80th Year; Of His Age; Also; Mary; Wife of; H. Ruttan; Died; Feb 21 1873; In The 74th Year; Of Her Age (St. Peter's Anglican Cemetery, Cobourg, Oct 26 2020, by Dan) per GEDCOM of Grant Gibbard, May 17, 2007.
  CE^2,3

• Note: circa 1808; Kingston, Frontanc Co., Upper Canada; "The story is told of the late Sheriff Henry RUTTAN, that when a child, he met with an accident which turned the current of his life from one of comparative obscurity to notoriety. Having gone out with his brother one spring morning to tap for sugar making, two of Henry's fingers were severed from his hand by an accidental stroke of the sharp axe. The loss led his father to send him to school, as he could not perform manual labor. With the education thus received he was apprenticed to a merchant [John KIRBY] in Kingston. Through industry and talent he was advanced to be a partner, and was entrusted to open a store near Grafton." From 1878 Illustrated Historical Atlas of Durham and Northumberland Counties of Ontario.
  Published by H. Belden & Co. - Toronto.
  https://www.cobourghistory.ca/biographies/henry-ruttan⁸
• Note: circa 1808; Haldimand Twp., Grafton, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "The boy grew up on the farm and received little formal education but his mother taught him to read well. Henry left home in his early teens and was soon working in a general store at Kingston. His industry and enterprise so pleased his employer that he set up his apprentice in business at Grafton, near Cobourg." from "Hon. Henry Ruttan b. 1791 d. 871" by Mathew Austin, Cobourg Historical Society Essay Contest, published 1976, available in Cobourg Images. (http://images.ourontario.ca/Cobourg/53249/data?n=3)⁷
• Note: June 1812; Grafton, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "Sheriff Ruttan was a brave man. At the age of 20, in 1812, he enlisted as a sergeant in John Spencer's Flank Company of the 1st. Northumberland Militia. This, even though he had got himself a good start in life. His only education was through the Family bible and his mother's stories, but so successfully had he run his relative's store in Kingston, the family set him up in his own store in his own store in Grafton. In June that year Ruttan joined up for the war, and our records find him in York, just before it was taken and burned by the Americans in April, 1813. Could he have been among those weary soldiers, hastily retreating through Northumberland County in the wake of the disaster? We don't know. Sometime around then, he was promoted to 2nd. Lieutenant of the 8th (King's) Regiment of the Line - possibly the most famous regiment of that war. We next catch up with him in 1814 at the Battle of Lundy's Lane. We find the story in what must have been a personal memoir, recorded by a friend after Ruttan's death. In the dusk, toward the end of that closely-fought, confused fight, Ruttan found himself reconnoitering some soldiers to his front by "quietly advancing under cover of a fence and lying trees," until he discovered "long-tailed coats turned up with white" by which he knew it was the enemy. He quickly scuttled back into his own lines and his men prepared to receive a volley of musket and cannon fire from the Americans. Ruttan escaped the first salvo, but on the second, he said, he "scarcely felt the shock, and was conscious only that…he was involuntarily brought upon both feet (they were taught to fire on one knee) and turned quite round." A few steps toward his own rear…and he forgot everything until he awoke in the early morning hours, lying on a blanket, with a surgeon standing over him, declaring "Done for!" and then turning ominously away. Unlike so many young men of those days, Ruttan recovered from the musket ball that had almost removed his entire shoulder. So well did he recover that he was back in action before the end of the fighting." from an article in the Cobourg Daily Star, Mary 20, 1998, "Cobourg: Past Understanding" by Colin Caldwell. http://images.ourontario.ca/Cobourg/53247/data?n=4⁷
• Note: 25 July 1814; Battle of Lundy's Lane, Niagara Dist., Upper Canada; "Henry Ruttan Incorporated Militia; ROBERT TAYLOR; Henry Ruttan was definitely a prominent nation builder — a soldier, a statesman, an entrepreneur and an inventor.; Henry’s father, William Ruttan, was a lieutenant in the 3rd Battalion Jersey Volunteers during the American Revolution and was severely wounded during his service. He and his brother, Captain Peter Ruttan, were among the 1784 settlers who went to Adolphustown Township following that war. When the United States decided to invade Canada, Henry readily joined the militia to defend his new country. On the 1813 May/June muster roll of Captain Henry Davey’s Incorporated Militia, Henry’s name appears under the rank of lieutenant. During the Battle of Lundy’s Lane, 25 July 1814, he was severely wounded. In Episode 5 of “Canada, A People’s History” on CBC television the account of his injury was related. “I had but just taken my place in line, when I was shot through the right shoulder. I scarcely felt the shot, but was conscious that something unusual was the matter, as I was involuntarily brought upon both feet — we were all on one knee — and turned right around.” Fortunately Lieutenant Ruttan received quick medical attention, was sent by bateaux to Kingston to recover, and healed well enough to return to active service, rejoining his regiment at York in late December." This is from The Craveside Project, War of 1812 Vertan, https://gravesideproject.ca/?p=4721#more-4721
  Note: Robert Taylor sent me an email Dec 29 2020 to tell me of his piece on Henry Ruttan. Much appreciated! (Dan Buchanan, Dec 29 2020)⁴
• Residence: 26 May 1816; Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; " ... in 1816 he married Margaret the daughter of Elias Jones of Hamilton Township, where he finally settled down as a merchant." from an article in the Cobourg Daily Star, Mary 20, 1998, "Cobourg: Past Understanding" by Colin Caldwell. http://images.ourontario.ca/Cobourg/53247/data?n=4⁷
• Note: between 1820 and 1824; Cobourg, Newcastle Dist., Upper Canada; "In 1814 Ruttan went into business in Cobourg. He was elected to the House of Assembly in 1820 as the representative for Northumberland, and served until 1824." T. Ritchie, “RUTTAN, HENRY,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 10, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed May 12, 2019, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/ruttan_henry_10E.html.
  "In 1820, now a Lieut. Col. of militia, Ruttan became the member of parliament for Newcastle." from an article in the Cobourg Daily Star, Mary 20, 1998, "Cobourg: Past Understanding" by Colin Caldwell. http://images.ourontario.ca/Cobourg/53247/data?n=4^9,7
• Note*: 20 March 1821; Presqu'ile Point, Newcastle, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; ""That the reserve broken front C of Lot No. 34 in the Township of Murray would make a number of excellent farms and the wild state of the place afforded a shelter to a gang of Pirates last war, from which they could come forth and capture and capture and annoy our boats as they passed by." Petition to Lieutenant Governor Sir Peregrine Maitland, Signed Cramahe, 20 March, 1821 by D. McG. Rogers, Jas. Richardson, Jr., James Richardson, Sr. Collector of Customs, T. Ward, J. A. Keeler, James Lyons, H. Ruttan, Jon. Peters, B. Young, taken from The Tobey Book, page 79.¹⁰
• Residence*: 8 March 1824; Conc 3 Lot 30, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (B&S 110) show that Henry Ruttan sold all 200 acres of Lot 30, Conc 3 to Daniel Massey, Inst. Date Mar 8 1824.¹¹
• Note: 1827; Hamilton Twp., Cobourg, Newcastle Dist., Upper Canada; "In 1827 he was made Sheriff of the District, which post he held until 1855, the longest serving in the province." from an article in the Cobourg Daily Star, Mary 20, 1998, "Cobourg: Past Understanding" by Colin Caldwell. http://images.ourontario.ca/Cobourg/53247/data?n=4⁷
• Note: 1834; Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "In 1834 he chaired a commission looking into the development of the Trent waterway, a project he whole-heartedly endorsed." from an article in the Cobourg Daily Star, Mary 20, 1998, "Cobourg: Past Understanding" by Colin Caldwell. http://images.ourontario.ca/Cobourg/53247/data?n=4⁷
• Note: 1836; Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "He was elected again in 1836, to Bond Head's "bread and butter" parliament, and during the resulting Rebellion of 1837, he was unanimously chosen speaker." from an article in the Cobourg Daily Star, Mary 20, 1998, "Cobourg: Past Understanding" by Colin Caldwell. http://images.ourontario.ca/Cobourg/53247/data?n=4⁷
• Note: 1837; Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; " … In 1837 Hon Henry Ruttan, as Chairman of the Government's Select Committee on Trent/Severn navigation, gave an informed and detailed report to the Assembly with strong recommendation for acceptance and action. Ruttan was a man of vision who always worked for the building of the Waterway." from "Hon. Henry Ruttan b. 1791 d. 871" by Mathew Austin, Cobourg Historical Society Essay Contest, published 1976, available in Cobourg Images. (http://images.ourontario.ca/Cobourg/53249/data?n=3)⁷
• Note: circa 1840; Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Around 1840 Henry Ruttan sat for Paul Kane and the resulting portrait is included in the article on the Cobourg History web site with the following caption: The Hon. Henry Ruttan (1792-1871), ca. 1840, Oil on Canvas Portrait attributed to Paul Kane. Courtesy of National Archives of Canada. https://www.cobourghistory.ca/biographies/henry-ruttan
• Note: 1848; Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Canada West; "This curiously modern note is entirely typical of Ruttan. He became convinced that everything people in those days thought about heating and their health was wrong. So certain was he, that in late 1848 he gave a talk on it, to the Cobourg Mechanics Institute.
  In his speech, he explained, in philosophically sound arguments, that their fire-places didn't really heat their house, that opening the window didn't air out the room, that their wives' expensive turkey carpets were a waste of money and might be killing everyone, and that Upper Canada was running out of wood.
  Telling Upper Canadians they were running out of anything - except perhaps money - was brave enough, but saying there might, someday, be a shortage of wood is simply awe-inspiring. This is like telling the Hudson's Bay Company they're short of ice. The speech, and the book he published through the Cobourg Star, received - to their great credit - a terrific response from those mechanics, and Henry went on to put his money where his mouth had been. He designed and built a new heating and ventilation system. The "Ruttan System" was adapted for hall-stoves and schools, and was even built into an entire building by the Detroit Young Mens' Society, under Ruttan's supervision, using ducts to bring fresh air in and foul out. Henry hasn't been so fortunate, I must say, among historians. Most of them have described his systems as "rube-goldberg" affairs, making them sound hopelessly impractical. Suffice it to say that essentially they embody the principles of a wood-burning, air-tight stove, which work very well indeed. His warnings about fossil and other fuel consumption need no special pleading to my ears. Then again, while "wondering what could be done about railway passenger cars sitting motionless in the blazing sun", (I wonder which local railway that was!) Ruttan adapted his principles of ventilation to the construction of "the first every air-conditioned passenger vehicle". This device was ultimately used by the Grand Trunk, New York & Erie and Boston & Lowell Railroads for their luxury cars. His devices were all built at the Victoria Foundry in Cobourg, and I'm happy to report that Ruttan died a wealthy and respected man as a result." from an article in the Cobourg Daily Star, Mary 20, 1998, "Cobourg: Past Understanding" by Colin Caldwell. http://images.ourontario.ca/Cobourg/53247/data?n=4⁷
• Note: 1851; Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Canada West; "In 1851, he referred a young Sandford Fleming to the Postmaster General as a potential designer of Canada's first postage stamp." from an article in the Cobourg Daily Star, Mary 20, 1998, "Cobourg: Past Understanding" by Colin Caldwell. http://images.ourontario.ca/Cobourg/53247/data?n=4⁷
• Note: 1860; Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Canada West; "He was recalled to the Army in 1860 to Command the 4th Military District - an important posting. He held the position until 1862." from "Hon. Henry Ruttan b. 1791 d. 871" by Mathew Austin, Cobourg Historical Society Essay Contest, published 1976, available in Cobourg Images. (http://images.ourontario.ca/Cobourg/53249/data?n=3)¹²
• Census: April 1861; Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 69 at 1861 Census: Ruttan, Henry, 69, b. UC, CE, married; Mary, 62, b. UC, CE, married; Boucher, Robert P., 13, b. UC, CE; Brenan, Catherine, 22, b. Ireland, RC, servant, single; McCarty, Margaret, 22, b. Ireland, RC, servant, single; Happer, Robert, 27, b. Ireland, CE, single; Ruttan, Wm. E., 18, b. UC, CE, single; R.((m), 37, b. UC, CE, married this year, married; Caroline, 25, b. UC, CE, marrid this year, married; McIntyre, Ellen, 22, b. Scotland, F.C., servant, single (1861 Census: Town of Cobourg, Northumberland West Co., pg. 470 of 899, line 1 - ancestry.ca)⁶
• Census*: April 1871; Cobourg, Northumberland West Co., Ontario; Age 79 at 1871 Census: Ruttan, Henry, 79, b. Ont., French, CE, married; Mary, 70, b. Ont., French, CE, married; Boucher, Mary, 41, b. Ont., French, CE, widow; Henry, 11, b. Ont., French, CE; Mary, 19; Jennie, 17 (1871 Census: Town of Cobourg, Northumberland West Co., dist. 54, sub-dist. b-2, pg. 90, line 13 - ancestry.ca)⁵

Mary Jones¹

• Father*: Major Elias Jones² b. 1769, d. 9 Jun 1836
• Mother*: Margaret Harris² b. 1779, d. 26 Sep 1834

• Birth*: 1799; Upper Canada; "In the 74th Year of her age" per Memorial - Feb 21 1873. Date 1801 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1799 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1801 & location Ont. per "Descendants of Major Elias Jones", sent to my via email by Eleanore Dilello, Sep 16, 2008. Date 1799 per GEDCOM of Grant Gibbard, May 17, 2007.^1,2,3,4,5
• Marriage*: 26 May 1816; Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "Ont. Register: p. 22, June 8 1816 (Sat): In Hamilton, Newcastle District on 26th ult., Henry Ruttan, merchant of Haldimand & Mary, eldest daughter of Elias Jones Esq. of the former place." per "Descendants of Major Elias Jones", sent to my via email by Eleanore Dilello, Sep 16, 2008. per GEDCOM of Grant Gibbard, May 17, 2007.; Principal=Henry Ruttan^1,2
• Death*: 21 February 1873; Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Feb 21 1873 per Memorial. per GEDCOM of Grant Gibbard, May 17, 2007.^1,3
• Burial*: 23 February 1873; St. Peter's Anglican Cemetery, Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) T .. ? ; H. Ruttan; Died; July 30 1871; In the 80th Year; Of His Age; Also; Mary; Wife of; H. Ruttan; Died; Feb 21 1873; In The 74th Year; Of Her Age (St. Peter's Anglican Cemetery, Cobourg, Oct 26 2020, by Dan)³

• Married Name: 26 May 1816; Ruttan¹
• Census: April 1861; Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 62 at 1861 Census: see Henry Ruttan⁵
• Census*: April 1871; Cobourg, Northumberland West Co., Ontario; Age 70 at 1871 Census: see Henry Ruttan⁴

William Ruttan¹

• Father*: Henry Ruttan¹ b. 12 Jun 1792, d. 30 Jul 1871
• Mother*: Mary Jones¹ b. 1799, d. 21 Feb 1873

• Birth*: 23 December 1817; Haldimand Twp., Grafton, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; per family tree of susanross78 on ancestry.ca, Nov 3 2020. per GEDCOM of Grant Gibbard, May 17, 2007.^1,2
• Death*: 3 May 1837; New York, New York, U.S.A.; "Wednesday, May 3, 1838. ... This day, William Ruttan, 19 y. son of Henry Ruttan of Cobourg, Canada." New York Newspaper Death Exacts, New York Evening Post, May 1837, pg. 7 of 10, ancestry.ca) Date May 3 1837 & location NY per family tree of susanross78 on ancestry.ca, Nov 3 2020. per GEDCOM of Grant Gibbard, May 17, 2007.^1,2,3
• Burial*: 28 May 1837; Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; per GEDCOM of Grant Gibbard, May 17, 2007.¹

Henry Jones Ruttan¹

• Father*: Henry Ruttan¹ b. 12 Jun 1792, d. 30 Jul 1871
• Mother*: Mary Jones¹ b. 1799, d. 21 Feb 1873

• Birth*: 26 March 1819; Haldimand Twp., Grafton, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1820 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date Mar 26 1819 & location Grafton per GEDCOM of Grant Gibbard, May 17, 2007. Date 1820 & location Cobourg per "Descendants of Major Elias Jones", sent to my via email by Eleanore Dilello, Sep 16, 2008.^1,2,3
• Marriage*: 3 July 1847; Cornwall, Stormont Co., Canada West; per GEDCOM of Grant Gibbard, May 17, 2007.; Principal=Margaret Pringle¹
• Death*: 4 February 1879; Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Grant Gibbard, May 17, 2007.¹

• Note*: 1847; Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Canada West; "Chatterton sold out the Cobourg Star business in 1847 to H. Jones Ruttan, son of Henry Ruttan, Sheriff of Cobourg."
• Note: 1 September 1847; Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Canada West; "From July 14, 1846 to September 1, 1847, the name of R. D. Chatterton and H. Jones Ruttan appears as joint editors. It would appear that the old editor stayed on for a year, to assist the new editor in establishing himself." from the first reel of microfilm for the Cobourg Star, Cobourg Pulbic Libra
  ry.⁴
• Census*: April 1871; Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 51 at 1871 Census: Jones, Henry J., 51, b. Ont., Contractor, married; Margaret, 45, married; Henry, 22; James, 20; Margaret, 18; Masy, 13; Catherine, 11; Charles, 17; Robert, 15; Stromly, 9; Mary, 5; Bound, Sarah, 15 (1871 Census: Cobourg, div. 2, pg. 64 - per "Descendants of Major Elias Jones", sent to my via email by Eleanore Dilello, Sep 16, 2008.^3,2