Person Page - 3023

Richard Woodland Fitzgerald¹

• Father*: Richard Fitzgerald¹ b. c 1835
• Mother*: Mary Woodland¹ b. c 1835

• Birth*: 1869; Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Date 1869 & location Toronto per marr. reg'n.¹
• Marriage*: 26 December 1898; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.# : Groom: Richard Woodland Fitzgerald; Age: 29; Res. & Born: Toronto; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Lithogrpher; Parents: Richard Fitzgerald & Mary Woodland; Bride: Sarah Jane Shewman; Age: 26; Res. & Born: Brighton; Status: spinster; Parents: Henry Shewman & Mary Ellis; Wit.: E. G. Sprentall & Archie Shoeman, Brighton; Date: Dec 26 1898; Place: Brighton; Rel.: Meth. & Episc.; Performed by: Rev. S. S. Weaver; Reg'd.: Dec 27 1898; Reg'r.: J. H. Morrow, Brighton Village (Ontario Marriage Registration, #010331-1898, ancestry.com); Principal=Sarah Jane Shewman²

• Residence*: 26 December 1898; Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Residence Toronto per marriage reg'n.¹

Richard Fitzgerald¹

• Birth*: circa 1835; per marriage reg'n. of son Richard Woodland Fitzgerald.¹
• Marriage*: before 1865; per marriage reg'n. of son Richard Woodland Fitzgerald.; Principal=Mary Woodland¹

Mary Woodland¹

• Birth*: circa 1835; per marriage reg'n. of son Richard Woodland Fitzgerald.¹
• Marriage*: before 1865; per marriage reg'n. of son Richard Woodland Fitzgerald.; Principal=Richard Fitzgerald¹

• Married Name: before 1865; Fitzgerald¹

John Thomas Lee¹

• Father*: James Lee b. c 1835
• Mother*: Annie ?¹ b. c 1835

• Birth*: 1869; England; Date 1869 & location England per marr. reg'n.¹
• Marriage*: 4 November 1896; York Twp., York Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.# : Groom: John Thomas Lee; Age: 28; Res.: East Toronto; Born: England; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Car Repairer; Parents: James & Annie Lee; Bride: Mary Ellen Shewman; Age: 24; Res.: York Twp.; Born: Canada; Status: spinster; Parents: Henry & Mary Jane Shewman; Wit.: Ernest W. Lee & Mrs. A. Hilts, Toronto; Date: Nov 4 1896; Place: York Twp.; Rel.: CE; Performed by: Walter Creswick; Reg'd.: Feb 8 1897; Reg'r.: W. A. Clarke (Ontario Marriage Registration, #016271-1897, ancestry.com); Principal=Mary Ellen Shewman²

• Residence*: 4 November 1896; East Toronto Twp., York Co., Ontario; Residence East Toronto per marr. reg'n.¹

James Lee

• Birth*: circa 1835; per marriage reg'n. of son John Thomas Lee.¹
• Marriage*: before 1865; per marriage reg'n. of son John Thomas Lee.; Principal=Annie ?¹

Annie ?¹

• Birth*: circa 1835; per marriage reg'n. of son John Thomas Lee.¹
• Marriage*: before 1865; per marriage reg'n. of son John Thomas Lee.; Principal=James Lee¹

• Married Name: before 1865; Lee¹

Sophia Agnes Clouston¹

• Father*: James Clouston¹ b. c 1840
• Mother*: A. ?¹ b. c 1840

• Birth*: 1871; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1871 & location Brighton per marr. reg'n.¹
• Marriage*: 28 December 1896; Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.##010461: Groom: John M. Shewman; Age: 22; Res. & Born: Brighton; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Sailor; Parents: H. M. & M. J. Shewman; Bride: Sophia Agnes Clouston; Age: 26; Res. & Born: Brighton; Status: spinster; Parents: Jas. & A. Clouston; Wit.: Thos. Clouson & Theresa Donaghy, Colborne; Date: Dec 28 1896; Place: Colborne; Rel.: Episc.; Peformed by: Rev. G. H. Webb; Reg'd.: Dec 28 1896; Reg'r.: Geo. Keyes? (Ontario Marriage Registration, #010461-1896, ancestry.com); Principal=John M. Shewman²

• Residence: 4 December 1895; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Witness at marriage of Obed W. Simpson & Annie E. Sprintall.¹
• Residence*: 28 December 1896; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Brighton per marr. reg'n.¹
• Married Name: 28 December 1896; Shewman¹

James Clouston¹

• Birth*: circa 1840; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Sophia Agnes (Clouston) Shewman.¹
• Marriage*: before 1870; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Sophia Agnes (Clouston) Shewman.; Principal=A. ?¹

A. ?¹

• Birth*: circa 1840; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Sophia Agnes (Clouston) Shewman.¹
• Marriage*: before 1870; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Sophia Agnes (Clouston) Shewman.; Principal=James Clouston¹

• Married Name: before 1870; Clouston¹

Rose Stella Williams¹

• Father*: Joseph Williams¹ b. c 1855
• Mother*: Alice Jane Pringle¹ b. c 1855

• Birth*: 1888; Brighton Twp., Smithfield, Hastings Co., Ontario; Date 1888 & location Smithfield per marr. reg'n.¹
• Marriage*: 24 September 1906; Trenton, Hastings Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#010198: Groom: Arthur Jarvis Shewman; Age: 20; Res.: Trenton; Born: Brighton; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Railroading; Parents: Henry M. Shewman & Mary Jane Ellis; Bride: Rose Stella Williams; Age: 18; Res.: Brighton; Born: Smithfield; Status: spinster; Occ.: Servant; Parents: Joseph Williams & Alice Jane Pringle; Wit.: D. L. ?Blenden?, Trenton & Mrs. Gordon Williams, Brighton; Date: Sep 24 1906; Place: Trenton; Performed by: Rev. J. S. McMullen; Reg'd.: Oct 18 1906; Reg'r.: G. Ostrum, Trenton (Ontario Marriage Registration, #010198-1906, ancestry.com); Principal=Arthur Jarvis Shewman²

• Residence*: 24 September 1906; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Brighton per marr. reg'n.¹
• Married Name: 24 September 1906; Shewman¹

Joseph Williams¹

• Birth*: circa 1855; per marriage reg'n. of daugher Rose Stella (Williams) Shewman.¹
• Marriage*: before 1885; per marriage reg'n. of daugher Rose Stella (Williams) Shewman.; Principal=Alice Jane Pringle¹

Alice Jane Pringle¹

• Birth*: circa 1855; per marriage reg'n. of daugher Rose Stella (Williams) Shewman.¹
• Marriage*: before 1885; per marriage reg'n. of daugher Rose Stella (Williams) Shewman.; Principal=Joseph Williams¹

• Married Name: before 1885; Williams¹

Seymour Allen Shewman¹

• Father*: Henry Martin Shewman¹ b. 16 Aug 1842, d. 24 Jun 1912
• Mother*: Mary Jane Ellis¹ b. 15 Nov 1851, d. 22 Jul 1910

• Birth*: 10 December 1885; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#024209: Name: Seymour Allen Shewman; Date: Dec 10 1885; Parents: Henry Shewman & Mary Jane Ellis; Inf.: Mary J. Shewman, Brighton; Reg'd.: Feb 23 1886; Phys.: A. R. McDonald; Reg'r.: M. K. Lockwood (Ontario Birth Registration, #024209-1886, ancestry.com)²

Estella Marie Shewman¹

• Father*: John M. Shewman¹ b. 1876
• Mother*: Sophia Agnes Clouston¹ b. 1871

• Birth*: 26 August 1899; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.# : Name: Estella Marie Shewman; Date: Aug 26 1899; Parents: John Shewman & Agnes Clouston; ... (pg. 2 not available) .. (Ontario Birth Registraton, ancestry.com) Location Brighton per Death Reg'n.^1,2
• Death*: 22 September 1901; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#019875: Name: Estella Marie Shewman; Date: Sep 22 1901; Age: 2y; Res. & Born: Brighton; Cause: hydrocephalis, 5 days; Phys. & Inf.: N. B. H. Dean, Brighton; Reg'd.: Sep 25 1901; Reg'r.: J. H. Morrow (Ontario Death Registration, #019875-1901, ancestry.com)³

Lina "Cutie" Shewman¹

• Father*: Adam Mark Shewman¹ b. 18 Sep 1879, d. 1959
• Mother*: Sadie Mary Radcliffe¹ b. 1885, d. 1961

• Birth*: 1916; Ontario; Date 1916 per Memorial.¹
• Death*: 2004; Date 2004 per Memorial.¹
• Burial*: 2004; Woods Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) Adam M. - 1879 - 1959; His Wife; Sadie M. Radcliffe; 1885 - 1961; Their Daughter; Lina "Cutie"; Shewman; 1916 - 2004 (Woods Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., Jul 6 2009)¹

Emma P. Martin¹

• Father*: Alexander Martin¹ b. 1843
• Mother*: Agnes Adeline Shewman¹ b. 1846

• Birth*: 1866; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1866 & location Brighton per 1881 Census.¹

• Census*: April 1881; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 15 at 1881 Census: see Alexander Martin¹

Sidney E. Martin¹

• Father*: Alexander Martin¹ b. 1843
• Mother*: Agnes Adeline Shewman¹ b. 1846

• Birth*: 1868; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1868 & location Ont. per 1881 Census.¹

• Census*: April 1881; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 13 at 1881 Census: see Alexander Martin¹

George A. Martin¹

• Father*: Alexander Martin¹ b. 1843
• Mother*: Agnes Adeline Shewman¹ b. 1846

• Birth*: 1874; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1874 & location Ont. per 1881 Census.¹

• Census*: April 1881; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 7 at 1881 Census: see Alexander Martin¹

Clarinda E. Martin¹

• Father*: Alexander Martin¹ b. 1843
• Mother*: Agnes Adeline Shewman¹ b. 1846

• Birth*: 1876; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1876 & location Ont. per 1881 Census.¹

• Census*: April 1881; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 5 at 1881 Census: see Alexander Martin¹

Alexander Martin¹

• Birth*: 1811; U.S.A.; Date 1819 & location Ireland per 1871 Census. Date 1815 & location Ireland per 1861 Census. Date 1811 & location USA per 1851 Census.^1,2,3
• Marriage*: before 1831; U.S.A.; per 1851 Census.; Principal=Eliza Ann Brown¹
• Death*: 20 November 1874; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Nov 20 1874 per Memorial & CemSearch. His wife is a widow living with son William Martin per 1881 Census.^4,5,6
• Burial*: 22 November 1874; Salem Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., Salem, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) In; Memory of; Alex'r. Martin; Who Died; Nov. 20, 1874; Aged; 65 Years (Salem Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., Jul 6 2009)
  CemSearch: Name: Alexander Martin; Born: - ; Died: Nov 20 1874; Age: 65y; ID: SALEM0646: Other names: Martin, David ( -1853), Martin, Henry ( -1859), Martin, William ( -1847); Cemetery: Salem Cemetery, Conc 1, Lot 21, Cramahe Twp., Village of Salem, Northumberland Co., Sec 2 Row 15; Plot 3; Note: Husband of Eliza Martin. Father of William, David. Henry & Andrew Martin. ()https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pID=SALEM0646%5E3)^5,6

• Note*: 1844; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; "Papers and magazines were brought in by stage. The earliest magazine recorded is the MOTHER'S MAGAZINE published in 1844 and was read by Hiram Buckley and family. Mrs. Duncan, born in 1844, who lived with her grandmother, Mrs. John Singleton, said: "a paper, the Montreal Witness, came once a week to Brighton, just two men being subscribers - A.C. Singleton and Alex. Martin - and when the paper arrived by the Stage, you can hardly imagine how everybody was anxious to know of what was going on in the world. In the evening after the paper arrived, the men assembled in A.C. Singleton's store, where the counter served as a platform. Mr. Alex. Martin perched upon the counter with a man on either side of him holding a candle that he might see to read. The war was talked over and there were great discussions before they parted for the night." page 154 & 155 of The Tobey Book.⁷
• Census: 1850; Conc 1 Lot 1, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1850 Census: Alex Martin; Conc 1, Lot 1, occ., non-prop.; Total Persons: 9 (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Cramahe Twp.)⁸
• 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 Muarry and Presqu'ile Point.
• Census*: March 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 40 at 1851 Census: Martin, Alexander, 40, b. USA, Pres., Lumber Dealer, married; Eliza, 39, b. USA, Pres., married; Andrew, 17, b. USA, Pres., lumber dealer, single; Robert, 15, b. USA; John, 14, b. USA; Charles, 11, b. Cda.; Alex'r., 9, b. Cda.; Wm., 4, b. Cda.; Clarinda, 1, b. Cda.; Lawson, Rachel, 16, b. Cda., WM, single; Martin, Henry, 19, b. USA, Pres., single (1851 Census: Brighton Twp., pg. 61 of 160, line 6 - ancestry.com)¹
• Occupation*: 1857; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; "Alexander Martin - General Merchant - 1857 - 1861" page 173 of Brighton Business by Susan Brose, 2010.⁹
• Residence*: 20 February 1857; Village Lot 25, Prince Edward St. East, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B&S A289) show that Josiah H. Proctor sold "1 12/100 acres", Village Lot 25, Prince Edward St. East, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. and to Alexander Martin. ITS Date: Feb 20 1857. Reg'n. Date: Jan 10 1865. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 007, pg. 164 of 310, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Oct 12 2020)¹⁰
• Census: April 1861; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 46 at 1861 Census: Martin, A.(m), 46, b. Ireland, CS, Merchant, married; E. A., 44, b. US, CS, married; John, 20, b. US, CS, Clerk, single; A., Jr., 16, b. UC, CS; Wm., 12, b. UC; Clarinda, 8; Frank, 6 (1861 Census: Brighton Village, pg. 302 of 899, line 16 - ancestry.com)⁴
• Residence: 21 May 1868; Village Lot 25, Prince Edward St. East, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (B&S B3) show that Alexander Martin & wife sold "east part of said lot", Village Lot 25, Prince Edward St. East, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. and to William Martin. ITS Date: May 21 1868. Reg'n. Date: Sep 5 1868. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 007, pg. 164 of 310, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Oct 12 2020)¹⁰
• Census: April 1871; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 52 at 1871 Census: Martin, Alexander, 52, b. Ireland, Irish, Pres., Sheriff's Officer, married; Eliza, 51, b. USA, Pres., married; William, 21, b. Ont., Irish, Pres., Sheriff's Officer, June-married; Olive, 20, b. Ont., Irish, Pres., June-married; Clarinda J., 18; Hobart, 16 (1871 Census: Brighton Village, dist. 55, sub-dist. D, pg. 6, line 19 - ancestry.com)²
• Residence: 13 June 1873; Village Lot 25, Prince Edward St. East, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant C660) show that Alexander Martin & wife sold "part of said lot", Village Lot 25, Prince Edward St. East, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. and to William Martin. ITS Date: Jun 13 1873. Reg'n. Date: Jan 20 1875. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 007, pg. 164 of 310, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Oct 12 2020)¹⁰
• Residence: 25 March 1874; Village Lot 21, Prince Edward St. East, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Quit Claim C525) show that Leonora E. Singleton registered a Quit Claim re "said lot, 7/8 of an acre", Village Lot 21, Prince Edward St. East, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. and to Alexander Martin. ITS Date: Mar 25 1874. Reg'n. Date: Mar 25 1874. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 007, pg. 143 of 310, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Oct 12 2020)¹⁰
• Residence: 26 March 1874; Village Lot 22, Prince Edward St. East, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant C536) show that James C. Vanhorn & Lydia J. Vanhorn sold "the same", Village Lot 22, Prince Edward St. East, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Alexander Martin. ITS Date: Mar 26 1874. Reg'n. Date: Apr 10 1874. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 007, pg. 153 of 310, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Oct 12 2020)¹⁰
• Will: 7 November 1874; Village Lot 22, Prince Edward St. East, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Will C694) show that the Will of Alexander Martin granted to his daughter, Clarinda J. McDonald "?1/2 part of said lot", Village Lot 22, Prince Edward St. East, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. and to his son William Martin, "All the residue of his real and personal estate etc.". ITS Date: Nov 7 1874. Reg'n. Date: Apr 13 1875. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 007, pg. 153 of 310, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Oct 12 2020)¹⁰
• Will: 7 November 1874; Village Lot 25, Prince Edward St. East, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Will C694) show that the Will of Alexander Martin grants to his son William Marton "all the rest estate not before deeded" Village Lot 25, Prince Edward Street, East Side, Village of Brighton, Northumberland Co. ITS Date: Nov 7 1874. Reg'n. Date: Apr 13 1875. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 007, pg. 164 of 310, page copied from OnLand.ca, by Dan Buchanan, Oct 12 21 2020)¹⁰