Person Page - 5037

Martha Soper¹

• Father*: Henry Soper¹ b. 1670, d. 1733
• Mother*: Martha ?¹ b. c 1670

• Birth*: 11 February 1706; Huntington Twp., Suffolk Co., New York, U.S.A.; per family tree of sleuthkmw on ancestry.ca, Jan 24 2024.¹
• Marriage*: 5 January 1728; Huntington, Suffolk Co., New York, U.S.A.; per family tree of sleuthkmw on ancestry.ca, Jan 24 2024.; Principal=Peletiah Soper¹
• Death*: 7 September 1792; Dorset Twp., Bennington Co., Vermont, U.S.A.; per family tree of sleuthkmw on ancestry.ca, Jan 24 2024.¹

Henry Soper¹

• Birth*: 1670; Huntington, Nassau Co., New York, U.S.A.; per family tree of sleuthkmw on ancestry.ca, Jan 24 2024.¹
• Marriage*: circa 1700; per family tree of sleuthkmw on ancestry.ca, Jan 24 2024.; Principal=Martha ?¹
• Death*: 1733; New York, U.S.A.; per family tree of sleuthkmw on ancestry.ca, Jan 24 2024.¹

Martha ?¹

• Birth*: circa 1670; per family tree of sleuthkmw on ancestry.ca, Jan 24 2024.¹
• Marriage*: circa 1700; per family tree of sleuthkmw on ancestry.ca, Jan 24 2024.; Principal=Henry Soper¹

• Married Name: circa 1700; Soper¹

Flossie G. Pake^1,2

• Father*: Samuel Pake b. 2 Jan 1840, d. 19 Dec 1919
• Mother*: Ryanna Walt b. 20 May 1849, d. 30 Dec 1921

• Birth*: 1885; Brighton Twp., Smithfield, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1885 & location Smithfield per marriage reg'n. - Milton E. Barnes.²
• Marriage*: 30 November 1905; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#014278; Groom: Milton E. Barnes; Age: 25; Res.: Cramahe Twp.; Born: England; Status: bachelor; Occ.: cheese maker; Parents: Aaron Barnes & -- ; Bride: Flossie G. Pake; Age: 20; Res.: Brighton Twp.; Born: Smithfield; Status: spinster; Parents: Samuel Pake & Annie Walt; Wit.: H. McDonald, Dundonald & Mattie Maybee, Brighton Twp.; Date: Nov 30 1905; Place: Brighton Twp.; Rel.: Meth.; Performed by: Wm. Ainsworth; Reg'd.: Dec 22 1905; Reg'r.: Fred O. Wade, Brighton Twp. (Ontario Marriage Registration, #014278-1905, ancestry.ca); Principal=Milton E. Barnes³

• Residence*: 30 November 1905; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Brighton Twp. per marriage reg'n. - Milton E. Barnes.²
• Married Name: 30 November 1905; Barnes²

William Downs¹

• Father*: William Downs¹ b. c 1810
• Mother*: Ann Saunders¹ b. 1821

• Birth*: 1843; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1843 & location UC per 1861 Census.¹

• Census*: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 18 at 1861 Census: see Ann Downs (mother)¹

Catherine Downs¹

• Father*: William Downs¹ b. c 1810
• Mother*: Ann Saunders¹ b. 1821

• Birth*: after March 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1852 & location UC per 1861 Census.¹

• Census*: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 9 at 1861 Census: see Ann Downs (mother)¹

Simon Downs¹

• Father*: William Downs¹ b. c 1810
• Mother*: Ann Saunders¹ b. 1821

• Birth*: 1850; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1850 & location UC per 1861 Census.¹

• Census*: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 11 at 1861 Census: see Ann Downs (mother)¹

Martha Downs¹

• Father*: William Downs¹ b. c 1810
• Mother*: Ann Saunders¹ b. 1821

• Birth*: 1857; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1857 & location UC per 1861 Census.¹

• Census*: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 4 at 1861 Census: see Ann Downs (mother)¹

John Hubert "Harry" Frise^1,2,3,4,5

• Father*: Richard Henry Frise³ b. 12 Jun 1836, d. 1900
• Mother*: Eliza Jane ?³ b. 1843, d. 15 Mar 1910

• Birth*: 20 January 1873; Ontario; Date 1873 & location Ont. per 1921 Census. Date Jan 20 1873 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1873 & location Ont. per 1891 Census.^2,4,5
• Marriage*: 22 November 1898; Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#..... ; Groom: John H. Frise; .... Bride: Hattie E. Bonter; .... Date: Nov 22 1898; Place: Colborne; .... (Ontario Marriage Registration, # ... , ancestry.ca) per 1901 Census.; Principal=Hattie Euphias Bonter^2,6
• Death*: 1963; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1963 per CemSearch.⁷
• Burial*: 1963; Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; CemSearch: Name: John Harry Frise; Born: 1873; Died: 1963; Age: - ; ID: MTHOPE108; Other names: Bonter, Hattie E. (1862-1932); Cemetery; Mount Hope Cemetery, Conc A, Lot 35, Brighton Twp., Brighton Village, Northumberland Co., Sec 1 Row 6 (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=MTHOPE108%5E0)⁷

• Census: 8 April 1891; Lakefield, Peterborough East Co., Ontario; Age 18 at 1891 Census: see Eliza Frise (mother)⁵
• Occupation*: 8 April 1891; Lakefield, Peterborough East Co., Ontario; "Clerk in a store" per 1891 Census, age 18.⁵
• Residence: 1896; Webb Block, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Caption with picture of the storefront says "Webb Block 1896 - J. B. Smith Store; L to R J. H. Frise, Blanche Coyle, Jim Brickman and J. B. Smith" from page 8 of "History of Brighton Businesses by Susan Brose, 2009.⁸
• Residence: February 1898; 47 Main St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "1892 - February 1898- J.B. Smith - General Merchant - The Corner Store - to 47 Main - J.H. (Harry) Frise an employee. Smith, Purdy and Bibby had millinery stores within their stores since 1874." from page 7 of "History of Brighton Businesses by Susan Brose, 2009.⁸
• Census*: 1 April 1901; Ward 2, Brighton, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 28 at 1901 Census: see Smith Bonter (father-in-law)²
• Residence: 20 October 1902; 7 Main St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "7 Main Street - Nesbitt Block, fire# 134; October 20, 1902 - 1907 - E. J. (Edwin) Nesbitt - The Model Store - Sam disposed of his large grocery business to his son E. J. (Edwin) Nesbitt with J. H. (Harry) Frise as manager two years." from page 12 of "History of Brighton Businesses by Susan Brose, 2009.
  "On October 20, Harry Frise has assumed the management of S.G.M. (Sam) Nesbitt Grocery Business. (9 Main Street)" from page 258 of "History of Brighton Businesses by Susan Brose, 2009.⁸
• Residence: 1903; 47 Main St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "February 1898 - 1912 - J. B. Smith - General Merchant - from 1 Main - Mr. Frise formed a partnership in 1903 and Mr. Frise purchased the business when Mr. Smith passed away." from page 27 of "History of Brighton Businesses by Susan Brose, 2009.⁸
• Residence: January 1903; 47 Main St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "J.B. Smith and Harry Frise have entered into a partnership. (47 Main Street)" from page 259 of "History of Brighton Businesses by Susan Brose, 2009.⁸
• Residence: 30 October 1907; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Witness at marriage of Leonard Joseph Gill & Vivian Lenora Bonter.⁶
• Residence: 8 September 1908; Village Lots 9 & 10, Russell St. North, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 4220) show that Annie M. Valleau & William S. Valleau sold "lots 9 & 10, North Russell St. & lot 9 West Centre St.", Conc 1, Lot 2, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to John H. Frise for $2,300. ITS Date: Sep 8 1908. Reg'n. Date: Sep 10 1908. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 014, pg. 112 of 210, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Apr 21 2023)
  Note: This appears to have been 6 Russell Street, in modern terms. It is a frame house, across from the Catholic Church. When it was built, no house was east of it on Centre St. The aerial map from the 1960s shows open yard. The brick house at 8 Russell was there, just across the driveway. (Dan Buchanan, Jan 25 2024)⁹
• Note*: 16 December 1910; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; James B. Smith passed away Dec 16 1910.¹⁰
• Residence: between 1912 and 1960; 47 Main St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "1912 - July 1960 - J. H. Frise - Dry Goods" from page 28 of "History of Brighton Businesses by Susan Brose, 2009.⁸
• Residence: 1920; 47 Main St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "1920 - February 1950 - Brighton White Wear Co. - J. H. (Harry) Frise and Frank Tougas - Frise Millinery Shop Inc.
  Brighton Nightwear went to machines in 1920, business was damage in the 1921 fire." from page 29 of "History of Brighton Businesses by Susan Brose, 2009.⁸
• Note: 12 January 1921; 29 to 41 Main St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "January 12, 1921 - The most destructive fire in the history of Brighton destroyed a large portion of the heart of the town early Wednesday. The fire discovered about 4 o'clock in the morning and by that time two central blocks in the town had been completely gutted. ...The places damaged were: McMaster's Hardware Store, Frise Dry Goods Store, Brighton Whitewear Co., Hydro Electric Shop, Ross Grocery and Dingman 's Barber Shop. Two houses. two or three blocks away, were set afire by sparks, but the incipient blaze was extinguished without much damage having been sustained. (29 to 41 Main Street)
  February - A few changes have occurred since the big fire on Main Streel. Mr. A.D. Bullock promptly bought out Mr. J.J. LaTour and incidentally the premises now occupied by Mr. A.O. Bullock are the same that his father Mr. D. Bullock before Brighton 's big fire 30 years ago. Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Sanford are located in the Sanford block, corner of Young and Dundas streets, where Mr. LaFay had his shop. Mr. La Fay very obligingly moved his stock out to let Mr. Sanford in. The Hydro Electric staff is quite comfortably situated upstairs over G.H. Roblin's hardware store. Marshall and Dingman are giving their customers the same close shaves across the road in the Tire Hospital. The Bank of Commerce were fortunate in securing Butler's fine show rooms, which, while they may not be fitted with the necessary cages, etc., required for banking are handy and substantial. Mr. Robert Ross grocery is running along as usual. McMaster's hardware store and Frise dry goods store, also Brighton Whitewear Co., will be open for business in their same old stands again." from pages 268 & 269 of "History of Brighton Businesses" by Susan Brose, 2009.⁸
• Census: 10 June 1921; Ward 2, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 48 at 1921 Census: Frise, Harry, 48, b. Ont., p.b. England, Eng., Meth., dry goods merchant, married; Hattie, 51, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Eng., Meth., married; Hubert, 21, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Eng., Meth., student, single; Olive, 18; Dorothy, 16; Roger, 13; ?Galorieth?(f), 11? (1921 Census: Brighton Village, Northumberland Co., dist. 107, sub-dist. 60, pg. 14, line 14 - ancestry.ca)⁴
• Residence: September 1922; 47 Main St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "September - J. H. Frise store was robbed. (47 Main St.)" from page 270 of "History of Brighton Businesses by Susan Brose, 2009.⁸
• Residence: July 1925; 47 Main St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "Among the industries of Brighton is the Brighton Nightwear Co., which was established just five years ago and is not only still going strong but growing stronger still. The Company is three progressive Brighton men: J. H. Frise, S. D. Ross and W. W. Porte. The employees are ten Brighton people who are taking pride in their work and interest in the whole concern.
  The fine combination of business management and skilled workmanship means that several clothiers who handle the products of the Brighton Nightwear Co. have said, "These are the best made goods we get." You consider that leading clothiers in Toronto, Hamilton, London and Ottawa are handling their goods regularly. One Toronto house sent to have a particular line of pyjamas, in which they specialize, made. Some Montreal and Winnipeg firms arc handling the Brighton Nightwear Co. products. Clothiers in Oshawa, Whitby, Bowmanville, Cobourg, Peterborough, Lindsay, Napanee, Kingston, Picton, Belleville, Campbellford and numerous other towns are retailing the goods steadily. (47 Main Street)" from page 273 of "History of Brighton Businesses by Susan Brose, 2009.⁸
• Residence: October 1928; 47 Main St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "October - A bold robbery occurred in Brighton in the early hours of Sunday, when the dry goods store of J.H. Frise and the boot and shoe store of J.A. Bird were entered by thieves and hundreds of dollars worth of goods were stolen and mysteriously whisked away.
  At the Frise store, entrance was gained to the cellar; and access to the store then made thru a trap door in the rear of the store. This trap door was fastened down by a stout bar propped from a sunken iron ring in the door to a nearby partition and so great was the force required to push up the door far enough to allow anyone to crawl through, that the partition was literally torn away from the floor and the prop imbedded in it. The back door was then opened from the inside and the rest was easy.
  The marauders evidently considered themselves safe enough to go about their business leisurely and they showed their good taste by taking the best in the store. Among the missing things are over twenty women's and girl 's dresses, five men 's suits, five overcoats and a quantity of underwear, blankets etc.
  At the store of Mr. Bird, it was found that they had again taken time to choose the best in the store and besides boots and shoes had taken a quantity of sox, shirts and general men 's furnishings, coming right to the very front of the store for some of their goods. They had made entrance into this store by breaking thru a fanlight over the back door, having first tried so desperately to force open the door that the door casing was sprung out of place.
  The thieves had chosen a most propitious time for their work because after the stores were closed up about midnight on Saturday, neither one was opened again until on Sunday evening when Mr. Frise entered his shop to get something from his office desk and discovered what had taken place. Mr. Bird was not at his store until Monday morning, he having been away attending the funeral of a friend at Madoc on Sunday. As soon as Mr. Feise discovered his loss he notified Provincial Constable McBrien, who took charge of the investigation and has been following up various clues since then." from page 277 of "History of Brighton Businesses by Susan Brose, 2009.⁸
• Residence: September 1929; 47 Main St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "September - J. H. Frise was a victim of robbery again in the tune of about $500 dollars and the Butler service station across the street had their till rifled and other things taken. The second time within a month robbers again visit Brighton. About 3:30 Tuesday morning Mrs. Clarence Clouston, who lives over her place of business on Prince Edward Street was awakened by noises coming from the premises below, getting up and looking out the front window she saw a car parked in front of the pool room door and two men loading goods into it from her tobacco store. The robbers had made their escape in a westerly direction but before going they wrenched open the front door of Roblin's hardware store, taking there from the contents of a large self salesman show case, dressed with silverware, cutlery, pocket knives, two rifles and ammunition, etc. The loot taken from Clouston poolroom amounted to about$ I 00 and Roblin's loss about $20." from page 279 of "History of Brighton Businesses by Susan Brose, 2009.⁸
• Residence: January 1930; 47 Main St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "To be robbed three times in sixteen months is no joke. Mr. J. H. Frise who conducts one of the largest retail dry goods and ready to wear stores in Brighton has had that unique experience. The first robbery occurred in October, 1928 and was followed by another in September, 1929. The latest burglary took place sometime between 12 and 6 o'clock on Monday morning. The thieves gained an entrance through the rear door, after boring a row of holes in one of the panel so the door, they then reached in and slipped the bolt and removed a heavy iron bar which fitted into sockets on each side of the door.
  Mr. Frise stated that the robbers had taken over $300 worth of stockings, thirty or more fine new dresses, just put in stock, boots, underwear, overcoats, suits and everything of value that they could lay their hands on. Altogether the takings will amount to about $2,500.
  After gaining entrance they removed three overcoats from the east window five fine dresses from the west window, ransacked the store systematically from front to rear. They evidently knew their business as only the very best articles were taken, what they did not want was thrown on the floor and walked on. Brighton Nightwear Company is remodeling their factory to make more room for their growing business. (47 Main Street)" from page 280 of "History of Brighton Businesses by Susan Brose, 2009.⁸
• Residence: March 1930; 47 Main St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "Mr. Frise has remodelled the front of his store. (47 Main Street)" from page 281 of "History of Brighton Businesses by Susan Brose, 2009.⁸
• Residence: August 1930; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "Frise & Frise - Building Contractors - August 1930 - 1932" from page 232 of "History of Brighton Businesses by Susan Brose, 2009.⁸
• Residence: July 1931; 47 Main St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "July - In spite of all precautions taken burglars again made a successful entry into the store of Mr. Harry Frise, general merchant, on Monday night. This makes the fourth time that the store has been burglarized in two and a half years. The glass in the rear clear window of the store was broken and must have made considerable noise. Entry was gained through the broken window and by a trap door into the store. Mr. Frise was working in the store until about eleven o'clock on Monday night and the robbery must have taken place between that time and the opening of the store on Tuesday morning. The goods taken were of small sizes. Shoes, shirts, trousers, braces, etc. are among the articles missing and their value is estimated to be about $20 or $25. (47 Main Street)" from page 284 & 285 of "History of Brighton Businesses by Susan Brose, 2009.⁸
• Residence: 1935; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "104 Frise, Harry, merchant, Brighton" & "105 Frise, Roger, teacher, Brighton" & "106 Frise, Miss Gwymeth (W), operator, Brighton" Canada Voters Lists, 1935, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, pg 17 of 126, ancestry.ca.¹¹
• Residence*: 24 August 1935; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Witness at marriage of Roger Douglas Frise & Caroline Grace Donkin.⁶
• Residence: 8 January 1939; Village Lots 9 & 10, Russell St. North, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 6941) show that John Henry Frise (widower) sold "lots 9 & 10, north side Russell St. & lot 9 west side of Centre St., marked re plan ?? of late Abijah Squier", Conc 1, Lot 2, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Roger Douglas Frise for assumption of mortgage & $76.23. ITS Date: Jan 8 1939. Reg'n. Date: May 4 1939. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 014, pg. 129 of 210, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Apr 21 2023)⁹
• Residence: August 1940; 47 Main St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "August (1940) - D. J. Nesbitt has recently purchased the three-storey building on the south side of Main Street which is occupied by J. H. Frise and Frank Tougas. (47 Main Street)" from page 304 of "History of Brighton Businesses by Susan Brose, 2009.⁸
• Residence: September 1940; 47 Main St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "D. J. Nesbitt has had painters busy on his Main Street business blocks and greatly improved their appearance by changing the color from dark green to light buff, with green trim. The premises occupied by J. H. Frise, Murdoff Shoe Store, Department of Agriculture and Brighton Ensign have been re-painted." from page 304 of "History of Brighton Businesses by Susan Brose, 2009.⁸
• Residence: October 1942; 47 Main St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "October (1942) - The fire bell was rung at twelve noon on Monday, the alarm being caused by a chimney fire in the block on Main Street occupied by Frise's Dry Goods Store. No damage resulted from this. (47 Main Street)
  " from page 306 of "History of Brighton Businesses by Susan Brose, 2009.⁸
• Residence: 1945; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "49 Frise, Harry, merchant, Brighton" Canada Voters Lists, 1945, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, pg 74 of 178, ancestry.ca.¹¹
• Residence: 1947; 47 Main St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "The Brighton Nightwear Company is closing after 27 years located on Main Street above J. H. Frise's store. On rows of machines 7 or 8 girls work on quality nightwear which later graces the shelves of Canada's best stores. The story behind the company now run by Mr. Frank T. Tougas is an interesting one. The seeds were sewn in 1920 when J. H. Frise and I.B. Solomon went as partners into a new venture called the Brighton Whitewear. They manufactured pyjamas, nightshirts and nightgowns, which sold from Kingston to Oshawa and points north. Mr. Solomon dropped out the following year and Mr. Frise carried on alone, only to be burned out by the disastrous fire in the early nineteen twenties. Actually, the fire was put out in the nightwear building but since it was located on the top floor at that time all goods were ruined and machines were blackened and scorched. The roof was half gone. Mr. Frise had to employ 14 men to lay new floors and clean the machines. Burned goods were sold at a great loss. By 1923 the Whitewear Company was back on its feet and Sam Ross and W. W. Porte came in as partners with Mr. Frise. The goods produced sold very well and in the mid twenties about 15 girls were employed as compared with the few Mr. Frise had when he was alone and had to do cutting far into the night to have work for the girls the next day. In 1926 the name Whitewear was changed to Brighton Nightwear Company Limited, since it was deemed the earlier name was misleading. Mr. Frank Tougas came from Peterborough to be a cutter in March of 1927. The Company continued the same under the new name till 1930, when Sam Ross sold out to Paul Houghton, son-in-law to Mr. Frise, who had been in the oil fields Of Oklahoma and Arkansas. He came to Brighton in 1934 and became active in company affairs. It was in 1936 that several local men joined with Messrs. Frise, Porte, and Houghton in the Nightwear Company. The new men were Y. C. Chapman, A. S. Miller, George Raymes, R. J. Taylor and Russell Philp. The following year the whole company folded up and production ceased. The owners sold thousands of dollars worth of machinery at a great loss to a buyer who trucked it away to Toronto, leaving little evidence of the once flourishing business. Frank Tougas, cutter with the old company, moved in new machinery in 1938 and started the Brighton Manufacturing Company on the second floor of the building. It is this company, still under, Mr. Tougas's ownership, which is flourishing today and whose goods are in such demand far and wide. The garments are considered by those in the know to be the best in Canada, which accounts for their popularity in the leading stores of the country. Mr. Frise, the originator of the Whitewear Company, recalls that in early days the motto was "Nightwear as mother made" at that time a Miss Morden was floor lady. Now Miss Mabel Carr holds that position and has done so since the days of the old nightwear company. (47 Main Street)" from page 328 & 329 of "History of Brighton Businesses by Susan Brose, 2009.⁸
• Residence: September 1947; 47 Main St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "One day recently Mrs. Dora Sandford dropped into Mr. J. H. Frise's store to buy a piece of material to be used in her dressmaking business. The cloth Mrs. Sandford chose was certainly not of cheap, wartime quality, for the bolt of material in question is 100 years old. Mr. Frise has had it for 50 years and the Smith and Webb stores had it before him. The material is ivory colored more in a faint wave crest pattern, and the strength seems perfectly normal. There is still some of the material left, and there are buttons for sale in the Frise store which are as old as the cloth. The old Webb store which flourished in the middle of the last century had a big wooden case full of buttons and those on Mr. Frise' shelves are a remnant from that case. Mr. Frise says the buttons would break a clothes wringer before the wringer could break them. (47 Main Street)" from page 329 & 330 of "History of Brighton Businesses by Susan Brose, 2009.⁸
• Residence: April 1955; 47 Main St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "April (1955)- Mr. Frise began work in a store in Lakefield on July 2, 1889, and at that time was hired for three years to learn the trade and remained two years longer with the same company. From there he went to Toronto and was employed by the T. Eaton Company for six months. Mr. Frise returned to his home in Lakefield, where he was born and came to Brighton on April 1, 1895 and began work for J. B. Smith. The store was located where the Dominion Store is now, (1 Main Street) the last store on the south side of Main Street, and included Archie Edwards shop. At that time there was no business carried on in the west part of town. For that reason, in 1898 Mr. Smith and Mr. Frise moved to the present location. They got six months rent free for bringing business to the west end.
  The building they took over had been intended as a department store but the venture under Bryson and Graham, failed in the eighties. The dead business had been called the "Glasgow Warehouse" and Mr. Frise left the sign until it wore out. Remaining with J.B. Smith for five years, Mr. Frise then worked in the grocery business for Mr. Sam Nesbitt for two years but found the lifting of vinegar barrels and coal oil kegs was straining his heart and he went back to J. B. Smith in 1903. J. B. Smith died in 1910 and Mr. Frise continued alone. At the time, $5,000 worth of staples (bolts of cloth etc.) was carried and three clerks were employed. ln the millinery, six clerks were kept busy. Now, with a greater demand for ready to wear, one person can handle the store. A tailor, Mr. V. C. Chapman's father, was also employed. In I 920 Mr. Frise opened up a new department on the third floor of his building. This was a factory producing pyjamas and nightwear. It flourished until the great fire in January 1921 burned off the third storey roof and soaked machinery and supplies to the point of uselessness. Even the stored three stories below were soaked with water and floors had to be replaced. At that time, he had to have a new roof and new flooring. The nightwear plant was resumed with different men in partnership, and continued till 1937, when Mr. Frise and his colleagues gave it up. Though ready to wear is in greatest demand now, patterns for dresses still sell fairly well. Mr. Frise has old pattern books which are interesting to look at now. The dresses have gone from floor length to above the knees, and are now well on the way to the floor again.
  Asked to compare the dry goods business now with that of 60 years ago, Mr. Frise said, "Quality is about the same but prices are way up." He recalls when he sold a set of clothes for $5.00 and threw in a pair of braces with the deal. The store has been robbed three times, and the one time he was practically cleared out. Truly it is a wonderful record to serve for sixty years and it is hoped Mr. Frise will long continue with his business, for this gentleman's genial countenance would be greatly missed. People shopped in a more leisurely and thoughtful manner, intent on making every nickel count, and believe it nor not, a nickel did count in those days. Mr. Frise says good print for dresses and aprons could be bought for five cents a yard, fine gingham for 10 cents and unbleached cotton for five cents or less. Folk bought this cotton for webbing for hot beds. Shoes were around a dollar to two dollars a pair. A fancy pointed toe boot was fastened with sixteen buttons. Men's boots boasted a high toe called a Bull Dog toe. Merchandise was displayed in a different manner than it is today. Although the windows would have a nice display, the caps, and perhaps boots, would be strung up from the ceilings. Long handled umbrellas would be on display in stands made for that purpose. Mr. Frise is still using the same counter he had when he started at the shop in 1898. Sometimes it would take Mr. Frise the whole afternoon to serve one customer because, in those days, people would buy all the goods in one shopping trip to last an entire season. An order might be as much as $200 and this account would be paid as soon as the farmer's crop was harvested. Electric lights have, of course, been installed, but fancy oil lamps were in use in the olden days. Some lamps hung from the ceiling, others stood in wall brackets. (47 Main Street)" from page 350 & 351 of "History of Brighton Businesses by Susan Brose, 2009.⁸
• Residence: 1958; Centre St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "71 Frise, Roger D., school principal, Centre St." & "72 Frise, Mrs. Roger D. - Centre St." & "73 Frise, Harry, merchant, Centre St." Canada Voters Lists, 1958, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, pg 61 of 187, ancestry.ca.¹¹
• Residence: September 1960; 47 Main St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "Work began this week on the installation of a new modern store front in the premises occupied by J. H. Frise for half a century and who retired a few weeks ago. The work being undertaken will also include extensive alternations to the interior of the building. The block is owned by W. J. Nesbitt and the business was purchased by the Couch-Newton Co. of Trenton, from Mr. Frise. The new owners plan to reopen the store when work is completed on the remodelling of the premises." from page 360 of "History of Brighton Businesses by Susan Brose, 2009.⁸
• Residence: September 1960; 47 Main St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "Brighton's newest store opened its doors for business yesterday morning when J. H. Frise unlocked the door to mark the official opening of the Couch-Newton Co. dry goods and Tom Holmes shoe store. These two well-known Trenton firms have combined to give Brighton a new, modem establishment to serve their customers in this area. The premises on the south side of Main Street, occupied by J. H. Frise for half a century and previously by his predecessor and former employer, the late J. B. Smith, have been completely renovated by the owner W. J. Nesbitt, who has spared no expense in the process." from page 361 of "History of Brighton Businesses by Susan Brose, 2009.⁸
• Residence: 1962; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "77 Frise, Harry, retired, Brighton" Canada Voters Lists, 1962, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, pg 62 of 199, ancestry.ca.¹¹
• Residence: 1963; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "81 Frise, Harry, retired, Brighton" Canada Voters Lists, 1963, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, pg 67 of 203, ancestry.ca.¹¹

Hubert Allan Frise^1,2,3,4,5

• Father*: John Hubert "Harry" Frise² b. 20 Jan 1873, d. 1963
• Mother*: Hattie Euphias Bonter² b. 31 Jul 1869, d. 2 Jun 1932

• Birth*: 6 July 1899; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#027025; Name: Hubert Allan Frise; Date: Jul 6 1899; Parents: Harry Frise & Hattie Bonter; Res.: Brighton; Occ.: dry goods merchant; Phys. & Inf.: C. M. Sanford, MD, Brighton; Reg'd.: Jul 6 1899; Reg'r.: J. H. Morrow, Brighton Village (Ontario Birth Registration, #027025-1899, ancestry.ca) Date Jul 6 1899 & location Brighton per Death Reg'n. Date 1900 & location Ont. per 1921 Census. Date Jan 2? 1899 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1899 & location Brighton per marriage reg'n. - June Odel Lang. Date 1899 & location Ont. per marriage reg'n. - Audrey Iva McClung.^2,3,6,7,4
• Marriage*: 3 March 1924; Port Arthur, Thunder Bay Dist., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#019285: Groom: Hubert Allan Frise; Age: 24; Res.: Port Arthur, Ont.; Born: Brighton; Status; bachelor; Occ.: High School Teacher; Rel.: Bapt.; Parents: J. H. Frise, b. Cda. & Hattie Bonter; Bride: June Odel Lang; Age: 23; Res.: Fort William, Ont.; Born: Edinburgh, Scotland; Status: spinster; Occ.: tailoress; Rel.: Anglican; Parents: George P. Lang, b. Ireland & Elizabeth E. Simons; Intended Place of Marr.: Port Arthur; Wit.: Lilian Frances Guy, 78 S. Algoma St., Port Arthur & B. R. King, 50 St. Paul St., Port Arthur; Date: Mar 3 1924; Place: Port Arthur, Thunder Bay Dist.; Performed by: J. A. Tuer, Port Arthur, Pres., #1227; Sworn: Port Arthur, Mar 3 1924; Reg'r.: T. F. Milne, Port Arthur (Ontario Marriage Registration, #019285-1924, anccestry.ca); Principal=June Odel Lang⁸
• Marriage*: 15 July 1933; Cayuga, Haldimand Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#010863: Groom: Hubert Alan Frise; Age: 34; Res.: Belleville; Born: Ont.; Status: single; Occ.: teacher; Rel.: Bapt.; Parents: John Henry Frise & Hattie Bonter; Bride: Audrey Iva McClung; Age: 30; Res.: Cayuga, Haldimand Co.; Born: Ont.; Status: single; Occ.: none; Rel.: United Church; Parents: David McClung & Mabel Parker; Intended Place of Marr.: Cayuga, Haldimand Co.; Wit.: Roger D. Frise, Brighton & Grace Donkinm, 95 Sherwood Ave., Toronto; Date: Jul 15 1933; Place: Cayuga, Haldimand Co.; Performed by: Clifford G. Park, Cayuga, Haldimand Co., United Church, #7943; Sworn: Cayuga, Haldimand Co., Jul 6 1933; Reg'd.: E. B. Davis, Cayuga, Haldimand Co. (Ontario Marriage Registration, #010863-1933, ancestry.ca)
  
  Spouse Audrey Frise per Death Reg'n. of Hubert Allen Frise.; Principal=Audrey Iva McClung^3,9
• Death*: 14 February 1937; 172 Church St., Belleville, Hastings Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#018624: Name: Hubert Allen Frise; Date: Feb 14 1937; Age: 37y 7m 8d; Res.: 172 Church St., Belleville, 6y; Born: Brighton, Ont., Jul 6 1899; Nat.: Scot.; Status: married; Spouse: Audrey Frise; Occ.: teacher, Collegiate, 13y; Parents: John Hubert Frise, b. Peterboro, Ont. & Hattie Bonter, b. Prince Edward Co.; Inf.: Mrs. Audrey Frise, 172 Church St., Belleville, wife; Burial: Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Feb 17 1937; Und.: T. C. Thompson, 288 Front St., Belleville; Cause: chronic myocarditis, syphilis, and complicated by an over indulgence in alchohol; Phys.: K. S. Gibson, Belleville; Reg'r.: Wilfred S. Holmes, Belleville (Ontario Death Registration, #018624-1937, ancestry.ca)¹⁰
• Burial*: 17 February 1937; Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Feb 17 1937 & location Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton per Death Reg'n.³

• Census*: 1 April 1901; Ward 2, Brighton, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 2 at 1901 Census: see Smith Bonter (grandfather)²
• Census: 10 June 1921; Ward 2, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 21 at 1921 Census: see Harry Frise⁶
• Residence*: 3 March 1924; Port Arthur, Thunder Bay Dist., Ontario; Residence Port Arthur per marriage reg'n. - June Odel Lang.⁴
• Residence: 15 July 1933; Belleville, Hastings Co., Ontario; Residence Belleville per marriage reg'n. - Audrey Iva McClung.⁴

Roger Douglas Frise^1,2,3,4

• Father*: John Hubert "Harry" Frise² b. 20 Jan 1873, d. 1963
• Mother*: Hattie Euphias Bonter² b. 31 Jul 1869, d. 2 Jun 1932

• Birth*: 15 July 1907; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#032186: Name: Roger Douglas Frise; Date: Jul 15 1907; Parents: Harry Frise & Hattie Bonter; Res.: Brighton; Occ.: dry goods clerk; Phys. & Inf.: C. M. Sanford, MD, Brighton; Reg'd.: Jul 15 1907; Reg'r.: T. C. Lockwood, Brighton Village (Ontario Birth Registration, #032186-1907, ancestry.ca) Date 1908 & location Ont. per 1921 Census. Date 1907 & location Brighton per marriage reg'n. - Caroline Grace Donkin.^2,3,5
• Marriage*: 24 August 1935; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#017445: Groom: Roger Douglas Frise; Age: 28; Res. & Born: Brighton; Status: bachelor; Occ.: school teacher; Rel.: United; Parents: J. H. Frise, b. Lakefield & Hattie Bonter; Bride: Caroline Grace Donkin; Age: 28; Res.: 95 Sherwood Ave., Toronto; Born: Toronto; Status: spinster; Occ.: stenographer; Rel.: United; Parents: George E. Donkin, b. Toronto & Florence Carter; Wit.: John Harry Frise, Brighton & George E. Donkin, Toronto; Date: Aug 24 1935; Place: Brighton Village; Performed by: A. K. McLeod, United Church, Brighton, #1548; Sworn: Toronto, Aug 13 1935; Reg'r.: W. E. ??, Toronto (Ontario Marriage Registration, #017445-1935, ancestry.ca); Principal=Caroline Grace Donkin⁶

• Census*: 10 June 1921; Ward 2, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 13 at 1921 Census: see Harry Frise³
• Residence: 15 July 1933; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Witness at marriage of Hubert Allan Frise & Audrey Iva McClung.²
• Residence: 1935; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "104 Frise, Harry, merchant, Brighton" & "105 Frise, Roger, teacher, Brighton" & "106 Frise, Miss Gwymeth (W), operator, Brighton" Canada Voters Lists, 1935, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, pg 17 of 126, ancestry.ca.⁷
• Residence*: 24 August 1935; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Brighton per marriage reg'n. - Caroline Grace Donkin.²
• Residence: 8 January 1939; Village Lots 9 & 10, Russell St. North, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 6941) show that John Henry Frise (widower) sold "lots 9 & 10, north side Russell St. & lot 9 west side of Centre St., marked re plan ?? of late Abijah Squier", Conc 1, Lot 2, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Roger Douglas Frise for assumption of mortgage & $76.23. ITS Date: Jan 8 1939. Reg'n. Date: May 4 1939. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 014, pg. 129 of 210, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Apr 21 2023)⁸
• Residence: 16 June 1939; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Witness at marriage of George Richard Joseph Morie & Margaret Gwyneth Frise.²
• Residence: 1958; Centre St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "71 Frise, Roger D., school principal, Centre St." & "72 Frise, Mrs. Roger D. - Centre St." & "73 Frise, Harry, merchant, Centre St." Canada Voters Lists, 1958, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, pg 61 of 187, ancestry.ca.⁷
• Residence: 7 April 1962; Village Lots 9 & 10, Russell St. North, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 29627) show that Roger D. Frise & wife sold "parts lots 9 & 10, North Russell St., Plan 65", Conc 1, Lot 2, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Richard G. & Doris J. Rouse (Joint Tenants) for $6,000. ITS Date: Apr 7 1962. Reg'n. Date: Apr 16 1962. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 014, pg. 144 of 210, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Apr 21 2023)⁸

Caroline Grace Donkin^1,2

• Father*: George E. Donkin² b. c 1875
• Mother*: Florence Carter² b. c 1875

• Birth*: 1907; Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Date 1907 & location Toronto per marriage reg'n. - Roger Douglas Frise.²
• Marriage*: 24 August 1935; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#017445: Groom: Roger Douglas Frise; Age: 28; Res. & Born: Brighton; Status: bachelor; Occ.: school teacher; Rel.: United; Parents: J. H. Frise, b. Lakefield & Hattie Bonter; Bride: Caroline Grace Donkin; Age: 28; Res.: 95 Sherwood Ave., Toronto; Born: Toronto; Status: spinster; Occ.: stenographer; Rel.: United; Parents: George E. Donkin, b. Toronto & Florence Carter; Wit.: John Harry Frise, Brighton & George E. Donkin, Toronto; Date: Aug 24 1935; Place: Brighton Village; Performed by: A. K. McLeod, United Church, Brighton, #1548; Sworn: Toronto, Aug 13 1935; Reg'r.: W. E. ??, Toronto (Ontario Marriage Registration, #017445-1935, ancestry.ca); Principal=Roger Douglas Frise³

• Residence: 15 July 1933; 95 Sherwood Ave., Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Witness at marriage of Hubert Allan Frise & Audrey Iva McClung.²
• Residence*: 24 August 1935; 95 Sherwood Ave., Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Residence 95 Sherwood Ave., Toronto per marriage reg'n. - Roger Douglas Frise.²
• Married Name: 24 August 1935; Frise²

George E. Donkin¹

• Birth*: circa 1875; Toronto, York Co., Ontario; per marriage reg'n. of dau. Caroline Grace Donkin & Roger Douglas Frise.¹
• Marriage*: circa 1905; per marriage reg'n. of dau. Caroline Grace Donkin & Roger Douglas Frise.; Principal=Florence Carter¹

• Residence*: 24 August 1935; Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Witness at marriage of Roger Douglas Frise & Caroline Grace Donkin.¹

Florence Carter¹

• Birth*: circa 1875; per marriage reg'n. of dau. Caroline Grace Donkin & Roger Douglas Frise.¹
• Marriage*: circa 1905; per marriage reg'n. of dau. Caroline Grace Donkin & Roger Douglas Frise.; Principal=George E. Donkin¹

• Married Name: circa 1905; Donkin¹

Richard Henry Frise¹

• Birth*: 12 June 1836; Okehampton, Devon, England; per family tree of krichet on ancestry.ca, Jan 24 2024.¹
• Marriage*: 12 April 1860; Peterborough Co., Canada West; per family tree of krichet on ancestry.ca, Jan 24 2024.; Principal=Eliza Jane ?¹
• Death*: 1900; Peterborough Co., Ontario; per family tree of krichet on ancestry.ca, Jan 24 2024.¹

Eliza Jane ?^1,2,3

• Birth*: 1843; England; Date 1843 & location England per 1891 Census. per family tree of krichet on ancestry.ca, Jan 24 2024.^2,3
• Marriage*: 12 April 1860; Peterborough Co., Canada West; per family tree of krichet on ancestry.ca, Jan 24 2024.; Principal=Richard Henry Frise²
• Death*: 15 March 1910; Peterborough Co., Ontario; per family tree of krichet on ancestry.ca, Jan 24 2024.²

• Married Name: 12 April 1860; Frise²
• Census*: 8 April 1891; Lakefield, Peterborough East Co., Ontario; Age 48 at 1891 Census: Frise, Eliza, 48, b. England, p.b. England, Meth., widow; Richard J., 27, b. Ont., p.b. England & England, Meth., lab. & teamster, single; Harry, 18, b. Ont., p.b. England, Meth., clerk in store, single (1891 Census: Lakefield, Peterborough East Co., dist. 109m sub-dist. ?C?, pg. 10, line 15 - ancestry.ca)³

Richard James Frise^1,2,3

• Father*: Richard Henry Frise² b. 12 Jun 1836, d. 1900
• Mother*: Eliza Jane ?² b. 1843, d. 15 Mar 1910

• Birth*: 5 April 1863; Smith Twp., Peterborough Co., Canada West; Date 1864 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date Apr 5 1863 & location Smith Twp. per family tree of krichet on ancestry.ca, Jan 24 2024.^2,3
• Marriage*: 12 June 1895; Lakefield, Peterborough Co., Ontario; per family tree of krichet on ancestry.ca, Jan 24 2024.; Principal=Annie Jane Madill²
• Death*: 19 February 1950; Peterborough Co., Ontario; per family tree of krichet on ancestry.ca, Jan 24 2024.²

• Census*: 8 April 1891; Lakefield, Peterborough East Co., Ontario; Age 27 at 1891 Census: see Eliza Frise (mother)³

Annie Jane Madill¹

• Birth*: 5 June 1864; Lakefield, Peterborough Co., Canada West; per family tree of krichet on ancestry.ca, Jan 24 2024.¹
• Marriage*: 12 June 1895; Lakefield, Peterborough Co., Ontario; per family tree of krichet on ancestry.ca, Jan 24 2024.; Principal=Richard James Frise¹
• Death*: 19 July 1947; Peterborough Co., Ontario; per family tree of krichet on ancestry.ca, Jan 24 2024.¹

• Married Name: 12 June 1895; Frise¹

Robert Frise¹

• Father*: Richard Henry Frise¹ b. 12 Jun 1836, d. 1900
• Mother*: Eliza Jane ?¹ b. 1843, d. 15 Mar 1910

• Birth*: 14 December 1865; Peterborough Co., Canada West; per family tree of krichet on ancestry.ca, Jan 24 2024.¹
• Marriage*: 9 January 1889; Victoria Co., Ontario; per family tree of krichet on ancestry.ca, Jan 24 2024.; Principal=Elizabeth Hughes¹
• Death*: 26 January 1950; Ontario; per family tree of krichet on ancestry.ca, Jan 24 2024.¹

Elizabeth Hughes¹

• Birth*: circa 1871; Somerville, Ontario; per family tree of krichet on ancestry.ca, Jan 24 2024.¹
• Marriage*: 9 January 1889; Victoria Co., Ontario; per family tree of krichet on ancestry.ca, Jan 24 2024.; Principal=Robert Frise¹

• Married Name: 9 January 1889; Frise¹