Person Page - 2975

Francis Crowe¹

• Birth*: circa 1825; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Ellen (Crow) Harris.¹
• Marriage*: before 1850; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Ellen (Crow) Harris.; Principal=Abigail ?¹

Abigail ?¹

• Birth*: circa 1825; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Ellen (Crow) Harris.¹
• Marriage*: before 1850; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Ellen (Crow) Harris.; Principal=Francis Crowe¹

• Married Name: before 1850; Crowe¹

Lisette E. Colby^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7}

• Father*: Timothy Colby² b. 14 Nov 1791, d. 15 Feb 1879
• Mother*: Sarah ?² b. Feb 1792, d. 22 Mar 1852

• Birth*: 1831; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1831 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1830 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1831 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1830 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. per GEDCOM of Mame Smail, Apr 5 2010.^2,4,5,8,7
• Marriage*: 8 April 1851; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Marriage Register: Groom: Daniel Stephens; Bride: Lizette Colby; Res.: Cramahe Twp.; Date: Apr 8 1851; Method: license; Wit.: Richard Stephens & Timothy Colby (Marriage Register, "List of marriages solemnized by William Coleman, Northumberland & Durham, 1851" - ancestry.ca)
  " .. April 16 1851 ... On 8th inst., Daniel, son of Captain Richard Stevens, J. P., & Lizette, daughter of Timothy Colby, all of Cramahe. (Rev. Wm. Coleman)" from Marriage Notices from the Christian Guardian, pg. 209 - Ontario Registers CD. Date Apr 8 1851 & location Ont. per GEDCOM of Mame Smail, Apr 5 2010.; Principal=Daniel Turner Stephens^2,3
• Death*: 10 September 1892; Lambton Co., Ontario; Date Sep 10 1892 per FindaGrave. per GEDCOM of Mame Smail, Apr 5 2010.^2,6
• Burial*: 12 September 1892; Bear Creek Cemetery, Brigden, Lambton Co., Ontario; FindaGrave: Name: Lisette E (Colby) Stephens; BIRTH: unknown; DEATH: 10 Sep 1892; BURIAL: Bear Creek Cemetery,
  Brigden, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada; MEMORIAL ID: 125184180 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/125184180/lisette-e-stephens)⁶

• Residence*: 8 April 1851; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Residence Cramahe Twp. per marr. reg'n.³
• Married Name: 8 April 1851; Stephens²
• Census: March 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 21 at 1851 Census: see Daniel Stephens⁸
• Census*: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 30 at 1861 Census: see Daniel Stephens⁴
• Census: April 1871; North Cayuga Twp., Haldimand Co., Ontario; Age 41 at 1871 Census: see Daniel Stephens⁵
• Census: 8 April 1891; Moore Twp., West Lambton Co., Ontario; Age 60 at 1891 Census: see Daniel T. Stephens⁷

Daniel Turner Stephens^1,2,3,4,5

• Father*: Capt. Richard James Stephens² b. 4 Dec 1792, d. 25 Jan 1876
• Mother*: Eleanor Lillie² b. 10 Aug 1795, d. 22 Mar 1869

• Birth*: 4 April 1827; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date Apr 14 1828 per FindaGrave. Date Apr 4 1827 & location Ont. per Death Reg'n. Date 1828 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1827 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1827 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1828 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date Apr 14 1827 & location Ont. per GEDCOM of Mame Smail, Apr 5 2010.^{2,4,6,7,8,3,5}
• Marriage*: 8 April 1851; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Marriage Register: Groom: Daniel Stephens; Bride: Lizette Colby; Res.: Cramahe Twp.; Date: Apr 8 1851; Method: license; Wit.: Richard Stephens & Timothy Colby (Marriage Register, "List of marriages solemnized by William Coleman, Northumberland & Durham, 1851" - ancestry.ca)
  " .. April 16 1851 ... On 8th inst., Daniel, son of Captain Richard Stevens, J. P., & Lizette, daughter of Timothy Colby, all of Cramahe. (Rev. Wm. Coleman)" from Marriage Notices from the Christian Guardian, pg. 209 - Ontario Registers CD. Date Apr 8 1851 & location Ont. per GEDCOM of Mame Smail, Apr 5 2010.; Principal=Lisette E. Colby^2,9
• Death*: 18 February 1896; Moore Twp., Lambton Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#006521: Name: Daniel Turner Stephens; Date: Feb 18 1896; Age: 68y 10m 4d; Occ.: farmer; Born: Ont.; Cause: apoplexy; Phys.: Dr. Seager of Brigden; Inf.: - ; Reg'd.: Feb 27 1896; Rel.: Meth.; Reg'r.: James Watson (Ontario Death Registration, #006521-1896, ancestry.com) Date Feb 18 1896 per FindaGrave. Date Feb 18 1896 & location Moore Twp. per GEDCOM of Mame Smail, Apr 5 2010.^2,10,3
• Burial*: 20 February 1896; Bear Creek Cemetery, Brigden, Lambton Co., Ontario; FindaGrave: Name: Daniel Turner Stephens; BIRTH: 14 Apr 1828; DEATH: 18 Feb 1896 (aged 67); BURIAL: Bear Creek Cemetery, Brigden, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada; MEMORIAL ID: 125184113 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/125184113/daniel-turner-stephens)³

• Residence: 23 December 1848; Conc 5 Lot 5, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B&S A227) show that Richard Stephens & wife sold 50 acres in the west half of the south half of Lot 5, Conc 5, Cramahe Twp. to Daniel Stevens. ITS Date: Dec 23 1848. Reg'n. Date: June 14 1850. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 5, page copied from OnLand.ca, Lot 5, pg 048 of 259, pg 1, by Dan, Apr 11 2020.)¹¹
• Residence*: 8 April 1851; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Residence Cramahe Twp. per marriage register.⁹
• Note: 1 January 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Brighton Township was created January 1, 1852, from the east side of Cramahe and the west side of Murray. The boarder between the newly sized Cramahe and the new Brighton townships was the lot line between lots 10 and 11. (Dan Buchanan, July 14 2021)
• Census: March 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 24 at 1851 Census: Stevens, Daniel, 24, b. Cda., EM, farmer, married; Lisette, 21, b. Cda., EM, married (1851 Census: Brighton Twp., pg. 25 of 160, line 29 - ancestry.com)⁸
• Note*: 21 April 1852; Conc 5 Lot 5 & 6, Brighton Twp., 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 narrow 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. (Dan Buchanan, July 14 2021)¹¹
• Note: 1853; Canada West; Daniel's brother, William Henry Stephens, acquired major land holdings in Chatham Twp., Kent Co., settled there 1853 per Belden County Atlas.¹²
• Residence: 25 October 1853; Conc 5 Lot 5, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B&S A162) show that Daniel Stephens & wife sold 50 acres in the west half of the south half of Lot 5, Conc 5, Cramahe Twp. to Charles Fiddick, Jr. ITS Date: Oct 25 1853. Reg'n. Date: Oct 28 1853. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 5, page copied from OnLand.ca, Lot 5, pg 048 of 259, pg 1, by Dan, Apr 11 2020.)¹¹
• Census*: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 34 at 1861 Census: Stephens, Dan'l, 34, b. UC, WM, farmer, married; Lisette, 30, b. UC, WM, married; Colby(m), 9; Sarah, 8; Floretta, 6; Biron, 4; G?(f), 3; Albert, 1 (1861 Census: Brighton Twp., pg. 374 of 899, line 4 - ancestry.com)⁶
• Residence: 28 November 1870; Conc 5 Lot 6, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (Grant 228) show that Daniel T. Stephens purchased 160 acres in the north half of lot 6, Conc 5, Cramahe Twp. from the Merchants Bank of Canada. ITS Date: Nov 28 1870. Reg'n. Date: Nov 8 1871. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 5, page copied from OnLand.ca, Lot 6, pg 063 of 259, pg 1, by Dan, Apr 11 2020.)¹¹
• Census: April 1871; Cayuga North Twp., Haldimand Co., Ontario; Age 44 at 1871 Census: Stephens, Daniel, 44, b. Ont., Eng., WM, farmer, married; Lettie, 41, b. Ont., Eng., WM, married; Colby, 18; Sarah, 16; Florette, 15; Byron, 14; Minnie, 12; Frank?(m), 10; Emma, 7 (1871 Census: North Cayuga Twp., Haldimand Twp., dist. 17, sub-dist. a-2, pg. 39, line 8 - ancestry.com)⁷
• Residence: 12 April 1879; North Cayuga Twp., Haldimand Co., Ontario; Informant for Death Reg'n. of his son Colby Richard Stephens.⁴
• Census: 8 April 1891; Moore Twp., West Lambton Co., Ontario; Age 63 at 1891 Census: Stevens, Daniel T., 63, b. Ont., p.b. US, Meth., farmer, married; Lisette, 60, b. Ont., p.b. US, Meth., married; Floretta, 28, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Meth., dau., single; Frank, 26, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Meth., son, single; Lisette E., 23, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Meth., dau., single; Louis D.(m), 18, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Meth., son, single (1891 Census: Moore Twp., West Lambton Co., dist. 82, sub-dist. b-3, pg. 4, line 10 - ancestry.ca)⁵

Capt. Richard James Stephens^1,2,3,4,5

• Father*: Daniel Stephens⁴ b. Apr 1762, d. 9 Nov 1831
• Mother*: Zerviah Field⁴ b. 1762, d. 27 Apr 1837

• Birth*: 4 December 1792; Cooper's Town, Otsego Co., New York, U.S.A.; Date Dec 4 1792 & location Cooperstown, NY per FindaGrave. Date 1792 & location US per 1871 Census. Date 1794 & location US per 1861 Census. Date 1792 & location USA per 1851 Census. Date Dec 4 1792 & location Cooperstown, NY per family tree of Andrew Lucian Goffe on ancestry.ca, July 13 2021. Date Dec 4 1792 & location Cooper's Town, Otsego Co., NY per GEDCOM of Mame Smail, Apr 5 2010.^2,6,4,7,5,8
• Marriage*: 21 November 1813; Bastard Twp., Leeds Co., Upper Canada; Date 1813 per FindaGrave. Date Nov 21 1813 & location Bastard Twp., Leeds Co. per family tree of Andrew Lucian Goffe on ancestry.ca, July 13 2021. Date Nov 21 1813 per GEDCOM of Mame Smail, Apr 5 2010.; Principal=Eleanor Lillie^2,5,4
• Death*: 25 January 1876; Howard Twp., Kent Co., Ontario; Date Jan 25 1876 & location Howard Twp., Kent Co. per FindaGrave. Date Jan 25 1876 & location Howard Twp., Kent Co. per family tree of Andrew Lucian Goffe on ancestry.ca, July 13 2021. per GEDCOM of Mame Smail, Apr 5 2010.^2,4,5
• Burial*: 27 January 1876; Bethel Cemetery, Chatham, Kent Co., Ontario; FindaGrave: Name: Capt. Richard Stephens; BIRTH: 4 Dec 1792, Cooperstown, Otsego County, New York, USA; DEATH: 25 Jan 1876 (aged 83), Howard, Chatham-Kent Municipality, Ontario, Canada; BURIAL: Bethel Cemetery, Chatham, Chatham-Kent Municipality, Ontario, Canada; MEMORIAL ID: 120520119; Note: Came to Canada at age 16. Served in the War of 1812. Married Eleanor Lillie in 1813. Lived for many years on a farm near Brighton where he was appointed J. P. District Councilor, Commissioner of the court, and Captain of the Militia. (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/120520119/richard-stephens)⁵

• Census: 1800; Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, U.S.A.; 1800 Census: 1 male under 10 - see Daniel Stephens⁹
• Immigration*: 1808; Upper Canada; "Came to Canada at age 16." per FindaGrave. Has been in Province 34 years per 1842 Cramahe Twp. Census.^5,10
• Residence: 30 June 1818; Conc 4 Lot 35, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (Patent) show that Richard Stephens obtained the Patent from the Crown for the west 45 acres of lot 35, Conc 54, Murray Twp. ITS Date: June 30 1818. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 4, page copied from OnLand.ca, Lot 35, pg 310 of 346, pg 1, by Dan, June 27 2021.)¹¹
• Census: 1822; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1822 Census: Richard Stephens; 1 male over 16, 1 female over 16, 2 males under 16, 1 female under 16, 1 male not family (Newcastle Census, Cramahe Twp.)¹⁰
• Census: 1823; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1823 Census: Richard Stephens; 1 male over 16, 1 female over 16, 2 males under 16, 1 female under 16 (Newcastle Census, Cramahe Twp.)¹⁰
• Residence: 20 July 1824; Conc 5 Lot 4, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B&S 1166) show that Robert Q. Short sold part of the south half of Lot 4, Conc 5, Cramahe Twp. to Richard Stevens. ITS Date: July 20 1824. Reg'n. Date: Nov 5 1821. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 5, page copied from OnLand.ca, Lot 4, pg 040 of 259, pg 1, by Dan, Apr 11 2020.)¹¹
• Census: 1825; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1825 Census: Richard Stephens; 4 males under 16, 1 female under 16; 1 male over 16 1 female over 16 (Newcastle Census, Cramahe Twp.)¹⁰
• Residence: 11 November 1826; Conc 5 Lot 4, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B&S 5523) show that Joseph Conklin sold 10 acres in the south west part of Lot 4, Conc 5, Cramahe Twp. to Richard Stevens. ITS Date: Nov 11 1826. Reg'n. Date: May 16 1839. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 5, page copied from OnLand.ca, Lot 4, pg 040 of 259, pg 1, by Dan, Apr 11 2020.)
  Note: Conklin had obtained this from Robert Q. Short, who had obtained the original crown grant for lots in Conc 5 of Cramahe in 1802.¹¹
• Census: 1842; Conc 5 Lot 4, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1842 Census: Richard Stephens; prop.; farmer; 4 native to Canada; 2 native to US, 34 years in province (Newcastle Census, Cramahe Twp.)¹⁰
• Residence: 11 March 1843; Conc 4 Lot 35, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S C42) show that Richard Stephens sold the west 45 acres of lot 35, Conc 4, Murray Twp. to Denis Egan. ITS Date: Mar 11 1843. Reg'n. Date: Feb 9 1864. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 4, page copied from OnLand.ca, Lot 35, pg 310 of 346, pg 1, by Dan, June 27 2021.)¹¹
• Residence: 10 March 1847; Conc 5 Lot 5, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B&S A310) show that Kings College sold 100 acres of the south half of Lot 5, Conc 5, Cramahe Twp. to Richard Stevens. ITS Date: Mar 10 1847. Reg'n. Date: Apr 24 1850. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 5, page copied from OnLand.ca, Lot 5, pg 048 of 259, pg 1, by Dan, Apr 11 2020.)¹¹
• Census: 1848; Conc 5 Lot 4, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1848 Census: Richard Stephens; Conc 5, Lot 4, occ., prop.; farmer (Newcastle Census, Cramahe Twp.)¹⁰
• Residence: 23 December 1848; Conc 5 Lot 5, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B&S A227) show that Richard Stephens & wife sold 50 acres in the west half of the south half of Lot 5, Conc 5, Cramahe Twp. to Daniel Stevens. ITS Date: Dec 23 1848. Reg'n. Date: June 14 1850. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 5, page copied from OnLand.ca, Lot 5, pg 048 of 259, pg 1, by Dan, Apr 11 2020.)¹¹
• Residence*: 23 December 1848; Conc 5 Lot 5, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B&S A226) show that Richard Stephens & wife sold 48 7/8 acres in the east half of the south half of Lot 5, Conc 5, Cramahe Twp. to Alva Stevens. ITS Date: Dec 23 1848. Reg'n. Date: June 14 1850. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 5, page copied from OnLand.ca, Lot 5, pg 048 of 259, pg 1, by Dan, Apr 11 2020.)¹¹
• Census: 1850; Conc 5 Lot 4, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1850 Census: Richard Stephens; Conc 5, Lot 4, occ., prop.; Total persons: 5 (Newcastle Census, Cramahe Twp.)¹⁰
• Note: 8 April 1851; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Witness at marriage of Daniel Stephens & Lizette Colby.³
• Note*: 1 January 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Brighton Township was created January 1, 1852, from the east side of Cramahe and the west side of Murray. The boarder between the newly sized Cramahe and the new Brighton townships was the lot line between lots 10 and 11. (Dan Buchanan, July 14 2021)
• Census*: March 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 59 at 1851 Census: Stevens, Rich., 59, b. USA, WM, farmer, married; Helena, 57, b. USA, Friends, married; Helen J., 17, b. Cda., WM; James, 19, b. Cda., WM, School Teacher, single (1851 Census: Brighton Twp., pg. 19 of 160, line 4 - ancestry.com)
  Note: I am putting the date March 1852 on this census because we know that people who were killed in the Breakaway on April 21 1852 were recorded in this census. We also know that the census did not take place until after Brighton Township was created on January 1, 1852. (Dan Buchanan, July 14 2021)⁶
• 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 narrow 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. (Dan Buchanan, July 14 2021)
• Residence: 4 December 1852; Conc 5 Lot 5, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B&S A84) show that Richard Stephens & wife sold 1 acre on the south corner of Lot 5, Conc 5, Cramahe Twp. to John Philp. ITS Date: Dec 4 1852. Reg'n. Date: June 25 1853. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 5, page copied from OnLand.ca, Lot 5, pg 048 of 259, pg 1, by Dan, Apr 11 2020.)¹¹
• Residence: 29 January 1855; Conc 7 Lot 7, Gore of Camden Twp., Kent Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B&S 211) show that Richard Stephens purchased part of lot 7, conc 7, Gore of Camden from Jeremiah Wood et ux for $1,000. ITS Date: Jan 29 1855. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Kent Co., Gore of Camden Twp., pages copied from OnLand.ca, pg 578 of 1337, pg 1, by Dan, July 16 2021)
  Note: The location of this land is east of Dresden, on the Sydenham River (which is east of Wallaceburg), closest P.O. was Dawn Mills.¹¹
• Residence: 29 January 1855; Conc 7 Lot 7, Gore of Camden Twp., Kent Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B&S 212) show that Richard Stephens sold part of lot 7, conc 7, Gore of Camden to his son Alva Stephens for $375. ITS Date: Jan 29 1855. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Kent Co., Gore of Camden Twp., pages copied from OnLand.ca, pg 578 of 1337, pg 1, by Dan, July 16 2021)
  Note: The location of this land is east of Dresden, on the Sydenham River (which is east of Wallaceburg), closest P.O. was Dawn Mills.¹¹
• Residence: 29 January 1855; Conc 7 Lot 6, Gore of Camden Twp., Kent Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B&S (Dawn) 211) show that Richard Stephens purchased part of lot 6, conc 7, Gore of Camden from Jeremiah Wood for $1,000. ITS Date: Jan 29 1855. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Kent Co., Gore of Camden Twp., pages copied from OnLand.ca, Lot 6, pg 572 of 1337, pg 1, by Dan, July 16 2021)
  Note: The location of this land is east of Dresden, on the Sydenham River (which is east of Wallaceburg), closest P.O. was Dawn Mills.¹¹
• Census: April 1861; Camden & Gore Twp.'s, Kent Co., Canada West; Age 67 at 1861 Census: Stephens, Richard, 67, b. US, WM, farmer, married; Eleanor, 66, b. US, CE, married (1861 Census: Part of Camden & Gore Twp.'s, Kent Co., pg. 71 pf 764, line 15 - ancestry.ca)
  Note: There is a John Lillie age 26 at the bottom of this page.⁷
• Residence: 31 May 1862; Conc 5 Lot 4, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B&S B338) show that Richards Stephens & wife sold 90 acres in the south part of Lot 4, Conc 5, Cramahe Twp. to Robert Potts. ITS Date: May 31 1862. Reg'n. Date: June 3 1862. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 5, page copied from OnLand.ca, Lot 4, pg 040 of 259, pg 1, by Dan, Apr 11 2020.)¹¹
• Residence: 21 December 1866; Conc 7 Lot 6, Gore of Camden Twp., Kent Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (B&S C-460) show that Richard Stephens et ux sold part of lot 6, conc 7, Gore of Camden to John Northcott for $3,500. ITS Date: Dec 21 1866. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Kent Co., Gore of Camden Twp., pages copied from OnLand.ca, Lot 6, pg 572 of 1337, pg 1, by Dan, July 16 2021)
  Note: The location of this land is east of Dresden, on the Sydenham River (which is east of Wallaceburg), closest P.O. was Dawn Mills.¹¹
• Residence: 1867; Conc 7 Lot 6, Camden-Gore Twp., Kent Co., Canada West; "Stephens, Alva ... 7.. 7 f" & "Stephens, James, bailiff ... 9 6 f" & Stephens, Richard ... 7 6 f" Canada City and Area Directories, 1867, Kent Co., Camden-Gore Twp., pg 38 (21 of 179 - ancestry.ca.¹²
• Census: April 1871; Howard Twp., Bothwell Co., Ontario; Age 79 at 1871 Census: see Alva Stephens (son)⁸

Eleanor Lillie^1,2,3

• Father*: Turner Lillie⁴ b. 26 May 1755, d. c 1801
• Mother*: Elinor Churchill⁴ b. c 1763, d. a 1801

• Birth*: 10 August 1795; Amsterdam, Montgomery Co., New York, U.S.A.; Date 1795 & location US per 1861 Census. Date 1794 & location USA per 1851 Census. Date Aug 10 1795 & location Amsterdam, Montgomery Co., NY per family tree of Andrew Lucian Goffe on ancestry.ca, July 13 2021. Date Aug 10 1795 & locatin Rutland, VT per GEDCOM of Mame Smail, Apr 5 2010.^2,3,5,4
• Marriage*: 21 November 1813; Bastard Twp., Leeds Co., Upper Canada; Date 1813 per FindaGrave. Date Nov 21 1813 & location Bastard Twp., Leeds Co. per family tree of Andrew Lucian Goffe on ancestry.ca, July 13 2021. Date Nov 21 1813 per GEDCOM of Mame Smail, Apr 5 2010.; Principal=Capt. Richard James Stephens^2,6,4
• Death*: 22 March 1869; Louisville, Kent Co., Ontario; Date Mar 22 1869 & location Louisville, Kent Co. per family tree of Andrew Lucian Goffe on ancestry.ca, July 13 2021. per GEDCOM of Mame Smail, Apr 5 2010.
  Note: Louisville is on the Thames River, just east of Chatham.^2,4

• Married Name: 21 November 1813; Stephens²
• Census*: March 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 57 at 1851 Census: see Richard Stephens³
• Census: April 1861; Camden & Gore Twp.'s, Kent Co., Canada West; Age 66 at 1861 Census: see Richard Stephens⁵

Colby Richard Stephens^1,2,3

• Father*: Daniel Turner Stephens² b. 4 Apr 1827, d. 18 Feb 1896
• Mother*: Lisette E. Colby² b. 1831, d. 10 Sep 1892

• Birth*: 1853; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1853 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1853 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1853 & location Northumberland Co. per family tree of tricia2980 on ancestry.ca, July 14 2021.^2,4,3
• Death*: 27 March 1879; North Cayuga Twp., Haldimand Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#004481: Name: Colby Richard Stevens; Date: Mar 27 1879; Age: 26y 8m 18(9?)d; Occ.: farmer; Born: Northumberland Co.; Cause: consumption, 3 yrs.; Phys.: Dr. Baxter & Dr. Hodder; Inf.: D. T. Stephens, father, North Cayuga Twp.; Reg'd.: Apr 12 1879; Rel.: WM; Reg'r.: James Mitchell, North Cayuga Twp. (Ontario Death Registration, #004481-1879, ancestry.ca) Date Mar 27 1879 & location Haldimand Co. per family tree of tricia2980 on ancestry.ca, July 14 2021.^3,5

• Census*: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 9 at 1861 Census: see Daniel Stephens²
• Census: April 1871; North Cayuga Twp., Haldimand Co., Ontario; Age 18 at 1871 Census: see Daniel Stephens⁴

Sarah Maria Stephens^1,2,3

• Father*: Daniel Turner Stephens² b. 4 Apr 1827, d. 18 Feb 1896
• Mother*: Lisette E. Colby² b. 1831, d. 10 Sep 1892

• Birth*: 31 October 1853; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1853 per FindaGrave. Date Oct 31 1853 & location Ont. per 1901 Census. Date 1857 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1855 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1853 & locations UC per 1861 Census. Date Oct 31 1853 & location Ont. per family tree of tricia2980 on ancestry.ca, July 14 2021.^2,4,3,5,6,7
• Marriage*: circa 1875; Ontario; per 1901 Census.; Principal=Walter Charles Firman⁶
• Death*: 1949; Ontario; Date 1949 per FindaGrave. Date 1949 per family tree of tricia2980 on ancestry.ca, July 14 2021.^3,5
• Burial*: 1949; Lakeview Cemetery, Sarnia, Lambton Co., Ontario; FindaGrave: Name: Sarah M. Stephens Firman; BIRTH: 1853; DEATH: 1949 (aged 95–96); BURIAL: Lakeview Cemetery, Sarnia, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada;
  MEMORIAL ID: 239968993 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/239968993/sarah-m-firman)⁵

• Census*: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 8 at 1861 Census: see Daniel Turner Stephens²
• Census: April 1871; North Cayuga Twp., Haldimand Co., Ontario; Age 16 at 1871 Census: see Danuel Stephens⁴
• Married Name: circa 1875; Firman
• Census: 13 April 1891; Sombra Twp., Bothwell Co., Ontario; Age 34 at 1891 Census: see Walter C. Firman⁷
• Census: 24 April 1901; Sombra Twp., Bothwell Co., Ontario; Age 47 at 1901 Census: see Walter C. Firman⁶

Floretta Stephens¹

• Father*: Daniel Turner Stephens¹ b. 4 Apr 1827, d. 18 Feb 1896
• Mother*: Lisette E. Colby¹ b. 1831, d. 10 Sep 1892

• Birth*: 27 May 1855; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1863 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1856 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1855 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date May 27 1855 & location Brighton per family tree of tricia2980 on ancestry.ca, July 14 2021.^1,2,3,4
• Death*: 9 October 1930; London, Middlesex Co., Ontario; per family tree of tricia2980 on ancestry.ca, July 14 2021.³

• Census*: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 6 at 1861 Census: see Daniel Turney Stephens¹
• Census: April 1871; North Cayuga Twp., Haldimand Co., Ontario; Age 15 at 1871 Census: see Daniel Stephens²
• Census: 8 April 1891; Moore Twp., West Lambton Co., Ontario; Age 28 at 1891 Census: see Daniel T. Stephens⁴

Byron Stephens^1,2,3

• Father*: Daniel Turner Stephens² b. 4 Apr 1827, d. 18 Feb 1896
• Mother*: Lisette E. Colby² b. 1831, d. 10 Sep 1892

• Birth*: 26 March 1857; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1857 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1857 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date Mar 26 1857 & location Brighton per family tree of tricia2980 on ancestry.ca, July 14 2021.^2,3,4
• Death*: 18 November 1932; Petrolia, Lambton Co., Ontario; per family tree of tricia2980 on ancestry.ca, July 14 2021.⁴

• Census*: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 4 at 1861 Census: see Daniel Turner Stephens²
• Census: April 1871; North Cayuga Twp., Haldimand Co., Ontario; Age 14 at 1871 Census: see Daniel Stephens³

Minnie Stephens^1,2,3

• Father*: Daniel Turner Stephens² b. 4 Apr 1827, d. 18 Feb 1896
• Mother*: Lisette E. Colby² b. 1831, d. 10 Sep 1892

• Birth*: 1859; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1859 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1858 & location UC per 1861 Census.^2,3
• Death*: 12 March 1878; Haldimand Twp., Ontario; per family tree of tricia2980 on ancestry.ca, July 14 2021.⁴

• Census*: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 3 at 1861 Census: see Daniel Turner Stephens²
• Census: April 1871; North Cayuga Twp., Haldimand Co., Ontario; Age 12 at 1871 Census: see Daniel Stephens³

Albert Frank Stephens^1,2,3,4

• Father*: Daniel Turner Stephens² b. 4 Apr 1827, d. 18 Feb 1896
• Mother*: Lisette E. Colby² b. 1831, d. 10 Sep 1892

• Birth*: 1860; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1865 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1861 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1860 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1861 & location Ont. per family tree of tricia2980 on ancestry.ca, July 14 2021.^2,3,5,4
• Death*: 6 June 1896; Lambton Co., Ontario; per family tree of tricia2980 on ancestry.ca, July 14 2021.⁵

• Census*: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 1 at 1861 Census: see Daniel Turner Stephens²
• Census: April 1871; North Cayuga Twp., Haldimand Co., Ontario; Age 10 at 1871 Census: see Daniel Stephens³
• Census: 8 April 1891; Moore Twp., West Lambton Co., Ontario; Age 26 at 1891 Census: see Daniel T. Stephens⁴

Emma Lisette Stephens^1,2,3,4

• Father*: Daniel Turner Stephens² b. 4 Apr 1827, d. 18 Feb 1896
• Mother*: Lisette E. Colby² b. 1831, d. 10 Sep 1892

• Birth*: 1864; Canada West; Date 1868 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1864 & location Ont. per 1871 Census.^2,4

• Census*: April 1871; North Cayuga Twp., Haldimand Co., Ontario; Age 7 at 1871 Census: see Danuel Stephens²
• Census: 8 April 1891; Moore Twp., West Lambton Co., Ontario; Age 23 at 1891 Census: see Daniel T. Stephens⁴

Helen Jane Stephens^1,2,3

• Father*: Capt. Richard James Stephens² b. 4 Dec 1792, d. 25 Jan 1876
• Mother*: Eleanor Lillie² b. 10 Aug 1795, d. 22 Mar 1869

• Birth*: 28 July 1835; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1834 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date July 28 1835 & location UC per family tree of Andrew Lucian Goffe on ancestry.ca, July 13 2021.^2,4
• Marriage*: circa 1854; Canada West; per family tree of Davd Kent on ancestry.ca, July 14 2021.; Principal=George Marshall⁴
• Death*: 20 October 1877; West Bay City, Bay Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; Date 1935 per GEDCOM of Michael Brooks, Apr 5 2010. per family tree of Andrew Lucian Goffe on ancestry.ca, July 13 2021. Date Oct 20 1877 & location West Bay City, Bay Co., Michigan per family tree of Davd Kent on ancestry.ca, July 14 2021.^3,4

• Census*: March 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 17 at 1851 Census: see Richard Stephens²
• Married Name: circa 1854; Marshall⁴

James Morris Stephens^1,2,3,4

• Father*: Capt. Richard James Stephens² b. 4 Dec 1792, d. 25 Jan 1876
• Mother*: Eleanor Lillie² b. 10 Aug 1795, d. 22 Mar 1869

• Birth*: 13 April 1833; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1832 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date Apr 13 1833 & location Cobourg per family tree of Andrew Lucian Goffe on ancestry.ca, July 13 2021. Date Apr 13 1833 & location Northumberland Co. per GEDCOM of Michael Brooks, Apr 5 2010.
  Note: Some records show Coburg as the place of birth. If there is specific evidence of that, I would love to see it, but in the meantime, the family lived in Cramahe Twp. at this time so Cramahe it will be - for now. (Dan Buchanan, July 14 2021)^2,3,4
• Marriage*: 14 March 1857; Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; per family tree of Andrew Lucian Goffe on ancestry.ca, July 13 2021.; Principal=Sarah Traxler⁴
• Death*: 20 February 1900; Dresden, Kent Co., Ontario; per family tree of Andrew Lucian Goffe on ancestry.ca, July 13 2021. per GEDCOM of Michael Brooks, Apr 5 2010.^3,4

• Census*: March 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 19 at 1851 Census: see Richard Stephens²
• Residence*: 1867; Conc 7 Lot 6, Camden-Gore Twp., Kent Co., Canada West; "Stephens, Alva ... 7.. 7 f" & "Stephens, James, bailiff ... 9 6 f" & Stephens, Richard ... 7 6 f" Canada City and Area Directories, 1867, Kent Co., Camden-Gore Twp., pg 38 (21 of 179 - ancestry.ca.⁵

Alva Stephens¹

• Father*: Capt. Richard James Stephens¹ b. 4 Dec 1792, d. 25 Jan 1876
• Mother*: Eleanor Lillie¹ b. 10 Aug 1795, d. 22 Mar 1869

• Birth*: 3 February 1818; Upper Canada; Date 1818 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date Feb 3 1818 per GEDCOM of Michael Brooks, Apr 5 2010.^1,2
• Marriage*: circa 1840; Upper Canada; per GEDCOM of Mamie Smail, Apr 5 2010.; Principal=Sarah Cryderman²
• Marriage*: circa 1863; Canada West; per 1871 Census.; Principal=Mary Ann ?³
• Death*: 6 May 1885; Harwich Twp., Kent co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Michael Brooks, Apr 5 2010.²
• Burial*: 8 May 1885; Field Cemetery, Kent Co., Ontario; FindaGrave: Name: Alva Stephens; BIRTH: 1818, Ontario, Canada; DEATH: 6 May 1885 (aged 66–67); BURIAL: Field Cemetery, Chatham-Kent Municipality, Ontario, Canada; MEMORIAL ID: 107759545 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/107759545/alva-stephens)
  Note: Abandoned Cemetery? 11123 River Line, Chatham, south of the Thames River, east of town of Chatham.⁴

• Census: 1842; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1842 Census: Alva Stephens; lab., 2 Cdn. (Newcastle District Census, Cramahe Twp.)⁵
• Census: 1848; Conc 5 Lot 5, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1848 Census: Alva Stephens; Conc 5, Lot 5, occ., prop.; farmer (Newcastle Census, Cramahe Twp.)⁵
• Residence: 23 December 1848; Conc 5 Lot 5, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B&S A226) show that Richard Stephens & wife sold 48 7/8 acres in the east half of the south half of Lot 5, Conc 5, Cramahe Twp. to Alva Stevens. ITS Date: Dec 23 1848. Reg'n. Date: June 14 1850. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 5, page copied from OnLand.ca, Lot 5, pg 048 of 259, pg 1, by Dan, Apr 11 2020.)⁶
• Census: 1850; Conc 5 Lot 5, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1850 Census: Alva Stephens; Conc 5, Lot 5, occ., prop.; Total persons: 2 (Newcastle Census 1850, Cramahe Twp.)⁵
• Note*: 1 January 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Brighton Township was created January 1, 1852, from the east side of Cramahe and the west side of Murray. The boarder between the newly sized Cramahe and the new Brighton townships was the lot line between lots 10 and 11. (Dan Buchanan, July 14 2021)
• Census*: March 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 33 at 1851 Census: Stephens, Alva, 33, b. Cda., WM, farmer, married; Sarah, 30, b. Cda., WM, married; Wellington, 3 (1851 Census: Brighton Twp., pg. 19 of 160, line 8 - ancestry.com)¹
• Note: 21 April 1852; Conc 5 Lot 5 & 6, Brighton Twp., 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 narrow 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. (Dan Buchanan, July 14 2021)⁶
• Residence*: 4 December 1852; Conc 5 Lot 5, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B&S A83) show that Alva Stephens & wife sold 49 7/8 acres in the east half of the south half of Lot 5, Conc 5, Cramahe Twp. to John Philp. ITS Date: Dec 4 1852. Reg'n. Date: Jan 25 1853. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 5, page copied from OnLand.ca, Lot 5, pg 048 of 259, pg 1, by Dan, Apr 11 2020.)⁶
• Residence: 1 January 1855; Conc 7 Lot 7, Gore of Camden Twp., Kent Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B&S 212) show that Richard Stephens sold part of lot 7, conc 7, Gore of Camden to his son Alva Stephens for $375. ITS Date: Jan 29 1855. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Kent Co., Gore of Camden Twp., pages copied from OnLand.ca, pg 578 of 1337, pg 1, by Dan, July 16 2021)
  Note: The location of this land is east of Dresden, on the Sydenham River (which is east of Wallaceburg), closest P.O. was Dawn Mills.⁶
• Residence: 20 May 1858; Conc 7 Lot 7, Gore of Camden Twp., Kent Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B&S (Dawn) B-540) show that Alva Stephens sold part of lot 7, conc 7, Gore of Camden to Peter Clark for $375. ITS Date: May 20 1858. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Kent Co., Gore of Camden Twp., pages copied from OnLand.ca, pg 578 of 1337, pg 1, by Dan, July 16 2021)
  Note: The location of this land is east of Dresden, on the Sydenham River (which is east of Wallaceburg), closest P.O. was Dawn Mills.⁶
• Residence: 1867; Conc 7 Lot 7, Camden-Gore Twp., Kent Co., Canada West; "Stephens, Alva ... 7.. 7 f" & "Stephens, James, bailiff ... 9 6 f" & Stephens, Richard ... 7 6 f" Canada City and Area Directories, 1867, Kent Co., Camden-Gore Twp., pg 38 (21 of 179 - ancestry.ca.⁷
• Census: April 1871; Howard Twp., Bothwell Co., Ontario; Age 53 at 1871 Census: Stephens, Alva, 53, b. Ont., Eng. EM, farmer, married; Mary Ann, 40, b. Ont., Irish, N.C.M., married; Wellington C., 21, b. Ont., Eng., NCM, farmer, single; Richard, 79, b. US, Eng., WM, gentleman, widower (1871 Census: Howard Twp., Bothwell Co., dist. - , sub-dist. a-1, pg. 11, line 13 - ancestry.ca)³
• Residence: 27 February 1878; Conc 7 Lot 7, Gore of Camden Twp., Kent Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B&S 2485) show that Alva Stephens sold part of lot 7, conc 7, Gore of Camden to Jonah Carpenterlark for $3,000. ITS Date: Feb 27 1879. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Kent Co., Gore of Camden Twp., pages copied from OnLand.ca, pg 578 of 1337, pg 1, by Dan, July 16 2021)
  Note: The location of this land is east of Dresden, on the Sydenham River (which is east of Wallaceburg), closest P.O. was Dawn Mills.⁶

Sarah Cryderman¹

• Birth*: 1818; Ontario; Date 1821 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date 1818 & location Ont. per GEDCOM of Mamie Smail, apr 5 2010.^1,2
• Marriage*: circa 1840; Upper Canada; per GEDCOM of Mamie Smail, Apr 5 2010.; Principal=Alva Stephens¹
• Death*: 6 October 1854; Kent Co., Canada West; per GEDCOM of Mamie Smail, apr 5 2010.¹

• Married Name: circa 1840; Stephens¹
• Census*: 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 30 at 1851 Census: see Alva Stephens²

Wellington Clark Stephens^1,2,3,4

• Father*: Alva Stephens² b. 3 Feb 1818, d. 6 May 1885
• Mother*: Sarah Cryderman² b. 1818, d. 6 Oct 1854

• Birth*: 1848; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1850 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1848 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date 1850 & location Brighton Twp. per marriage reg'n. - Agnes McCracken.^2,3,4
• Marriage*: 3 November 1874; Howard Twp., Kent Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#002701: Groom: Wellington Clark Stephens; Age: 24; Res.: ?Elezier? Twp.; Born: Brighton Twp.; Status: widower; Occ.: farmer; Parents: Alva & Mary Stephens; Bride: Agnes McCracken; Age: 17; Res. & Born: Mosa?; Status: spinster; Parents: Alexander & ?Churham? McCracken; Wit.: Frederick Fyoh?, Howard & Flora McTavish, Mosa; Date: Nov 3 1874; Place: Howard Twp.; Rel.: Episc. Meth. & Pres.; Performed by: Rev. Charles E. Benson, Howard; Reg'r.: Charles Grant, Haward Twp. (Ontario Marriage Registration, #002701-1874, ancestry.ca); Principal=Agnes McCracken⁵

• Census*: 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 3 at 1851 Census: see Alva Stephens²
• Census: April 1871; Howard Twp., Bothwell Co., Ontario; Age 21 at 1871 Census: see Alva Stephens³
• Residence*: 3 November 1874; Ontario; Residence Township of ?Elezerar? per marriage reg'n. - Agnes McCracken. (No idea what this name is. Writing style is terrible!)⁴

Ezra Stephens^1,2,3,4,5

• Father*: Capt. Richard James Stephens² b. 4 Dec 1792, d. 25 Jan 1876
• Mother*: Eleanor Lillie² b. 10 Aug 1795, d. 22 Mar 1869

• Birth*: 9 March 1820; Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; Date Mar 9 1820 & location Ont. per FindaGrave. Date 1820 & location Prince Edward Co., Ont. per Death Reg'n. Date 1820 & location "Prince Edward" per 1871 Census - assuming this means Prince Edward County. Date 1819 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date Mar 9 1820 & location Ont. per GEDCOM of Cheryl Kemp Taber, Apr 5 2010. Date Mar 9 1820 per GEDCOM of Michael Brooks, Apr 5 2010. Date Mar 9 1820 & location Prince Edward Co. per family tree of Andrew Lucian Goffe on ancestry.ca, July 13 2021.^2,6,3,7,8,5
• Marriage*: circa 1839; Upper Canada; per GEDCOM of Cheryl Kemp Taber, Apr 5 2010.; Principal=Elizabeth Weeks²
• Death*: 16 January 1878; Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#017381: Name: Ezra Stephens; Date: Jan 15 1878; Age: 57y; Occ.: Gentleman; Born: Prince Edward Co., Ont.; Cause: applexy, few hours; Phys. & Inf.: Dr. N. Bethune, MD, Toronto; Reg'd.: Jan 21 1878; Rel.: CE; Reg'r.: Robert Roddy (Ontario Death Registration, #017381-1878, ancestry.ca) Date Jan 16 1878 & location Toronto per FindaGrave. Date Jan 15 1878 & location Toronto per GEDCOM of Cheryl Kemp Taber, Apr 5 2010. per GEDCOM of Michael Brooks, Apr 5 2010.^2,7,9
• Burial*: 18 January 1878; Necropolis, Toronto, York Co., Ontario; FindaGrave: Name: Ezra Stephens; BIRTH: 9 Mar 1820, Ontario, Canada; DEATH: 16 Jan 1878 (aged 57), Toronto, Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada; BURIAL: Toronto Necropolis Cemetery and Crematorium, Toronto, Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada; PLOT: O 171; MEMORIAL ID: 158491117 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/158491117/ezra-stephens) per GEDCOM of Cheryl Kemp Taber, Apr 5 2010.^2,7

• Census: 1850; Conc 4 Lot 4, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1850 Census: Ezra Stephens; Conc 4, Lot 4, occ., prop.; Total Persons: 6 (Newcastle Census 1850, Cramahe Twp.)¹⁰
• Census*: March 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 32 at 1851 Census: Stevens, Ezra, 32, b. Cda., EM, carpenter, married; Elizabeth, 28, b. US, EM, married; Smith, 11, b. Cda., EM; Caroline, 8; Marie, 7; Clark, 3 (1851 Census: Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., pg. 25 of 160, line 38 - ancestry.ca)³
• Residence*: 12 September 1852; Conc 3 Lot 36, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (Bond A334) show that Ezra Stephens gave bond for 106 acres in the south half of Lot 36, Conc 3, Brighton Township to William Coombs. ITS Date: Sep 12 1852 (Ontario Land Registry Records, copies from Onland)
  Note: Not sure if this is the right Ezra Stephens, but it might be, as an investor in land.???¹¹
• Residence: 1 October 1855; Conc 3 Lot 36, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B&S A469) show that M. M. Dobbs & C. J. Dobbs granted 105 acres of the south half of Lot 36, Conc 3, Brighton Twp. to Ezra Stephens. ITS Date: Oct 1 1855. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Lot 36, Conc 3, Brighton Twp., copied from Onland.)
  Note: Same type of transaction as earlier one in 1853, although dealing with south half 105 acres and selling to Ezra Stephens.¹¹
• Residence: 2 March 1856; Conc 3 Lot 36, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B&S A470) show that Ezra Stephens & wife sold 106 acres in the south half of Lot 36, Conc 3, Brighton Township to William Coombs. ITS Date: Mar 2 1856 (Ontario Land Registry Records, copies from Onland)¹¹
• Residence: April 1861; Conc 1 Lot 12, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1861 Agr. Census: Ezra Stephens; Conc 1, South part of Lot 12, Murray Twp.; 100 acres (1861 Agricultural Census: Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., pg. 211 of 899, line 44 - ancestry.ca)⁴
• Residence: 2 December 1864; Conc B Lot 24, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (B&S C169) show that James Cumming & wife & Ezra Stephens & wife sold "north west 25 acres", of lot 24, concession B, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co. to John F. Sherman. ITS Date: Dec 2 1864. Reg'n. Date: Dec 30 1864. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc B, pg. 022 of 256, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Feb 5 2022)¹¹
• Census: April 1871; St. George Ward, West Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Age 51 at 1871 Census: Stephens, Ezra, 51, b. Prince Edward, Eng., CE, Agent, married; Elizabeth, 48, b. US, Eng., CE, married; Smith, 30, b. Ont., Eng., CE, Clerk, married; Carry(f), 27, b. Ont., Eng., CE, single; Maggie, 18, b. Ont., Eng., CE, single; Thealby(f), 16 (1871 Census: West Toronto, York Co., St. George Ward, dist. 46, sub-dist. A-2, pg. 20, line 10 - ancestry.ca)⁸

William Henry Stephens^1,2,3,4,5,6

• Father*: Capt. Richard James Stephens² b. 4 Dec 1792, d. 25 Jan 1876
• Mother*: Eleanor Lillie² b. 10 Aug 1795, d. 22 Mar 1869

• Birth*: 6 March 1823; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date Mar 6 1823 & location Northumberland Co. per FindaGrave. Date 1822 & location Ont. per Death Reg'n. Date 1824 & location Cda. per 1861 Census. Date 1822 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date Mar 6 1823 & location Brighton per family tree of Andrew Lucian Goffe on ancestry.ca, July 13 2021. Mar 6 1823 & location Northumberland Co. per GEDCOM of Michael Brooks, Apr 5 2010.^2,7,4,3,5,6
• Marriage*: 1842; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Does not appear to be married for the 1842 Census. per family tree of Andrew Lucian Goffe on ancestry.ca, July 13 2021. Date 1842 per family tree of David Kent on ancestry.ca, July 14 2021.; Principal=Mary Ann Thorne^7,8
• Death*: 6 March 1894; Harwich Twp., Kent Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#030586: Name: William Henry Stephens; Date: Mar 6 1894; Age: 72y; Occ.: farmer; Born: Ont.; Cause: heart failure; Phys.: Dr. J. K. Holmes; Inf.: A. Coltard?, Undertaker; Reg'd.: Mar 8 1894; Rel.: Pres.; Reg'r.: John Lissiman, Chatham, Kent Co. (Ontario Death Registration, #030586-1894, ancestry.ca) Date Mar 6 1894 & location Chatham, Kent Co. per FindaGrave. Date Mar 6 1894 & location Harwich Twp., Kent Co. per family tree of Andrew Lucian Goffe on ancestry.ca, July 13 2021.^7,4,9
• Burial*: 8 March 1894; Maple Leaf Cemetery, Chatham, Kent Co., Ontario; FindaGrave: Name: William Henry Stephens Sr.; BIRTH: 6 Mar 1823, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada; DEATH: 6 Mar 1894 (aged 71), Chatham, Chatham-Kent Municipality, Ontario, Canada; BURIAL: Maple Leaf Cemetery,
  Chatham, Chatham-Kent Municipality, Ontario, Canada; MEMORIAL ID: 48836505; Note: occupation teacher, farmer, father of Nellie (died after 1881) (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/48836505/william-henry-stephens)⁴

• Census*: before 1842; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1842 Census: Wm. Stephens; persons 1, lab. (Newcastle Census, Cramahe Twp.)^8,10
• Census: September 1850; Conc 9 Lot 5, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1850 Census: W. H. Stephens; Conc 9?, Lot 5, occ., prop.; Total persons: 6, 1 non-family (Newcastle Census 1850, Cramahe Twp.)
  Note: Concession number is weird, may be a 9 and it is in a group of 9's, so putting it that way. There is no mention of W. H., Stephens in land records for Conc 9, Lot 5, or Conc 5, Lot 5, so must have been renting or leaseing. (Dan Buchanan, July 14 2021)^8,10
• Note*: 1 January 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Brighton Township was created January 1, 1852, from the east side of Cramahe and the west side of Murray. The border between the newly sized Cramahe and the new Brighton townships was the lot line between lots 10 and 11. (Dan Buchanan, July 14 2021)
• Census: March 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 29 at 1851 Census: Stevens, William, 29, b. Cda., WM, farmer, married; Mary A., 29, b. England, WM, married; Emily, 9, b. Cda.; William H., 8; George, 6; Victoria, 2; James, 1 (1851 Census: Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., pg. 27 of 160, line 48 - ancestry.ca)
  Note: Pages are out of order. Have to go back to page 25 of 160 for the kids at the top. (Dan Buchanan, July 15 2021)⁶
• Note: 21 April 1852; The Breakaway, Brighton Twp., 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. William Henry Stephens was also here with a growing family, but does not appear to have obtained land yet. He would leave very soon (1853) after the disaster and settled in Kent County. (Dan Buchanan, July 14 2021)
• Residence: 26 July 1852; Conc 5 Lot 8, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (Patent) show that William H. Stephens obtained the Patent from the Crown for the east half 100 acres of lot 8, Conc 5, Cramahe Twp. ITS Date: July 25 1852. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 5, pages copied from OnLand.ca, Lot 8, pg 080 of 259, pg 1, by Dan, Apr 8 2020)¹⁰
• Residence: 1853; Chatham Twp., Kent Co., Canada West; Settled 1853 per Belden County Atlas for W. H. Stephens.¹¹
• Residence: 7 March 1853; Conc 5 Lot 8, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B&S A122) show that William H. Stephens sold 100 acres of the east half of lot 8, Conc 5, Cramahe Twp. to Jonathan P. Ward. ITS Date: Mar 7 1853. Reg'n. Date: May 16 1853. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 5, pages copied from OnLand.ca, Lot 8, pg 080 of 259, pg 1, by Dan, Apr 8 2020)¹⁰
• Census: April 1861; Harwich Twp., Kent Co., Canada West; Age 37 at 1861 Census: Stephens, W. H.(m), 37, b. UC., EM, farmer, married; M. A.(f), 37, b. England, EM, married; E. E.(f), 18, b. UC, EM; W. H.(m), 16; G.(m), 14; ?Vie?(f), 11; J.L.(m), 10; A.P.(m), 7; A.G.(f), 4; E.C.(f), 2 (1861 Census: Harwich Twp., Kent Co., pg. 370 of 764, line 8 - ancestry.ca)⁵
• Residence*: 1878; Conc 8 Lot 24, Chatham Twp., Kent Co., Canada West; Belden County Atlas: Name: Stephens, W. H.; Nat.: Ont.; Business: Farmer, Reeve, township clerk and treasurer; Year Settled: 1853; P.O.: Dresden; Township: Chatham; County: Kent; Source Date: 1823; Atlas Date: 1878; Land: Conc VII, 24 - 1500 & others.... (Belden County Atlas (https://digital.library.mcgill.ca/countyatlas/showrecord.php?PersonID=95722)¹¹