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     James Moreland was born after 1904; Per The Moreland Family, from Harry & Jean (Moreland) Chase.

     Herbert John LaRose Moreland was born on 11 August 1873 at Picton, Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.: Name: Herbert Johnston Moreland; Born: Aug 11, 1873; Place: Picton; Parents: John Moreland & Elizabeth Gibson; Inf.: Mary Jane Wallace, Picton; Reg'r.: John Twigg
" ... the third child of William John who settled in Picton, was born 8-11-1873 in Picton, Ont., the seat of Prince Edward County. He died in 10-1-1918. He came to the U.S.A. in the spring of 1894 and met Sadie the same day. He married her on 10-2-1894. Her name was Sigrid Emily Wegin, born 5-6-1876 and died 3-22-1952; two children." Per The Moreland Family, from Harry & Jean (Moreland) Chase.¹ He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Picton, Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 7 at 1881 Census: see John Moreland.² He appeared on the census of April 1891 at Picton, Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 17 at 1891 Census: see John Moreland.³ He married Sigrid Emily "Sadie" Wisen on 3 October 1894 at U.S.A; Per The Moreland Family, from Harry & Jean (Moreland) Chase. Herbert John LaRose Moreland died on 1 October 1918 at U.S.A. at age 45; Per The Moreland Family, from Harry & Jean (Moreland) Chase.

     Sigrid Emily "Sadie" Wisen was born on 6 May 1876 at Illinois, U.S.A; Location Illinois per 1920 Census. Per The Moreland Family, from Harry & Jean (Moreland) Chase.² As of 3 October 1894,her married name was Moreland. She married Herbert John LaRose Moreland, son of William "John" Moreland and Elizabeth Wallace, on 3 October 1894 at U.S.A; Per The Moreland Family, from Harry & Jean (Moreland) Chase. Sigrid Emily "Sadie" Wisen appeared on the census of 10 January 1920 at Precinct 1, Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., Wisconsin; Age 43 at 1920 Census: Moreland, Sadie E., 43, b. Illinois, parents b. US, lodger, widow; Dorothy S., 12, b. Illinois, parents b. Ontario & Illinois, lodger (ancestry.com.)² She appeared on the census of 5 April 1930 at District 222, Ward 18, Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., Wisconsin, U.S.A; Age 50 at 1930 Census: Moreland, Sadie E., 50, b. Illinois, parents b. Pennsylvania? & US, widow; Dorothy S., 22, b. Illinois, parents b. Canada & Illinois, Book Keeper, Nat'l Bank, single (ancestry.com.)² She died on 22 March 1952 at U.S.A. at age 75; Per The Moreland Family, from Harry & Jean (Moreland) Chase.

     Gladys Elizabeth Moreland was born on 19 August 1895 at U.S.A; Per The Moreland Family, from Harry & Jean (Moreland) Chase. She died on 14 February 1904 at U.S.A. at age 8; Per The Moreland Family, from Harry & Jean (Moreland) Chase.

     Dorothy S. Elizabeth Moreland was born on 13 September 1908 at Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A; Location Illinois per 1920 Census. Per The Moreland Family, from Harry & Jean (Moreland) Chase.¹ She appeared on the census of 10 January 1920 at Precinct 1, Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., U.S.A; Age 12 at 1920 Census: see Sadie E. Moreland (mother.)¹ She appeared on the census of 5 April 1930 at District 222, Ward 18, Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., Wisconsin, U.S.A; Age 22 at 1930 Census: see Sadie E. Moreland (mother.)¹ As of 28 March 1931,her married name was Bierman. She married Myron William Bierman on 28 March 1931 at U.S.A; Per The Moreland Family, from Harry & Jean (Moreland) Chase.

     Myron William Bierman was born on 13 September 1904 at White Bear, Michigan, U.S.A; Per The Moreland Family, from Harry & Jean (Moreland) Chase. He married Dorothy S. Elizabeth Moreland, daughter of Herbert John LaRose Moreland and Sigrid Emily "Sadie" Wisen, on 28 March 1931 at U.S.A; Per The Moreland Family, from Harry & Jean (Moreland) Chase. Myron William Bierman died on 11 February 1943 at age 38; Per The Moreland Family, from Harry & Jean (Moreland) Chase.

     Charles A. Moreland was born in 1865 at Picton, Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Date per 1871 Census. Per The Moreland Family, from Harry & Jean (Moreland) Chase. He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Hallowell Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 6 at 1871 Census: see John Moreland.¹ He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Picton, Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 16 at 1881 Census: see John Moreland.² He married Margaret ? after 1885. Charles A. Moreland married Agnes Victoria Kennedy before 1887 at Ontario; Per birth reg'n. of daughter Ida May. Charles A. Moreland was Printer: per birth reg'n. of daughter Ida May. on 23 March 1888 at Picton, Prince Edward Co., Ontario. He died in 1918; Per Ken McGregor Genforum msg June 8, 1999.

     Margaret ? was born before 1865; Per The Moreland Family, from Harry & Jean (Moreland) Chase. As of after 1885,her married name was Moreland. She married Charles A. Moreland, son of William "John" Moreland and Elizabeth Wallace, after 1885.

     Ida May Moreland was born on 23 March 1888 at Picton, Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.: Name: Ida May Moreland; Born: Mar 23, 1888; Place: Picton; Parents: Charles A. Moreland & Agnes Victoria Kennedy; Occupation of father: printer; Inf.: Charles A. Moreland, Picton; Reg'd.: June 4, 1888; Dr.: Dr. Evans; Reg'r.: John Twigg
Per The Moreland Family, from Harry & Jean (Moreland) Chase.¹

     Alice Moreland was born after 1886; Per The Moreland Family, from Harry & Jean (Moreland) Chase.

     Her married name was White. Mabel Moreland was born after 1886; Per The Moreland Family, from Harry & Jean (Moreland) Chase. She married ? White after 1906.

     ? White was born before 1886; Per The Moreland Family, from Harry & Jean (Moreland) Chase. He married Mabel Moreland, daughter of Charles A. Moreland and Margaret ?, after 1906.

     Edna Moreland was born after 1886; Per The Moreland Family, from Harry & Jean (Moreland) Chase.

     Helen E. "Nellie" Moreland was born in 1868 at Picton, Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Date & location per 1871 Census. "Nellie Moreland was the last child of William John who settled in Picton. She married a Mr. Jones of Toronto ... 3 sons." Per The Moreland Family, from Harry & Jean (Moreland) Chase. She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Hallowell Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 3 at 1871 Census: see John Moreland.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1881 at Picton, Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 13 at 1881 Census: see John Moreland.² As of 17 February 1891,her married name was Jones. She married John Welsey Jones, son of Lorenzo Jones and Hannah ?, on 17 February 1891 at Picton, Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.: Groom: John Welsey Jones; Age: 27; Res.: Toronto; Born: Canada; Status: bachelor; Occupation: electrician; Parents: Lorenzo & Hannah Jones; Bride: Helen E. Moreland; Age: 22; Res.: Picton; Born: Canada; Status: spinster; Parents: John Elizabeth Moreland; Witnesses: S. R. Moreland & M. Haylock, Picton; Date: 17 Feb 1891; Place: Picton; Religion: C. of E; Performed by: Rev. E. Soucks; Reg'd.: 17 FEb 1891.³ Helen E. "Nellie" Moreland died in 1935; Per Ken McGregor Genforum msg June 8, 1999.

     John Welsey Jones was born in 1854 at Canada; Per Marraige Reg'n. Per The Moreland Family, from Harry & Jean (Moreland) Chase. He was Electrician: per marriage reg'n. on 17 February 1891 at Toronto, Ontario. He lived on 17 February 1891 at Toronto, Ontario; Per marriage reg'n. He married Helen E. "Nellie" Moreland, daughter of William "John" Moreland and Elizabeth Wallace, on 17 February 1891 at Picton, Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.: Groom: John Welsey Jones; Age: 27; Res.: Toronto; Born: Canada; Status: bachelor; Occupation: electrician; Parents: Lorenzo & Hannah Jones; Bride: Helen E. Moreland; Age: 22; Res.: Picton; Born: Canada; Status: spinster; Parents: John Elizabeth Moreland; Witnesses: S. R. Moreland & M. Haylock, Picton; Date: 17 Feb 1891; Place: Picton; Religion: C. of E; Performed by: Rev. E. Soucks; Reg'd.: 17 FEb 1891.¹

     Captain James Moreland was born on 23 July 1824 at Dromore Parish, Dromore, County Down, Ireland; Per IGI Record. 1821 Per The Moreland Family, from Harry & Jean (Moreland) Chase. He immigrated in 1845 to Ontario; "Despite this sad beginning, the Reid family prospered. In 1853, Jane Reid married James Moreland, who had been an apprentice sailor in Northern Ireland before coming to Canada in 1845. James worked in winter as a woodcutter and in the summer in schooners on the Great Lakes. In time he becmae Captain Moreland, in command of a ship." from page 93 of "Inheritance: Ontario's Century Farms Past & Present" by John & Monica Ladell, 1979.
Immigration 1845 per 1901 Census.^2,3 He appeared on the census of 1851 at Smith Twp., Peterborough Co., Ontario; Age 25 at 185 1Census: see Hugh Davidson.⁴ He lived in 1851 at Conc 9 Lot 22, Smith Twp., Peterborough Co., Ontario; 1851 Agricultural Census: Conc 9, Lot 22, 100 acres. James Moreland is shown just below Hugh Davidson who was at this location. He married Jane Reid, daughter of James Reid and Margaret "Peggy" May, on 14 February 1853 at Amherst Island Twp., Lennox & Addington Co., Ontario; "He married Jane Reid on 2-14-1853 on Amherst Island"
per The Moreland Family, from Harry & Jean (Moreland) Chase. Location per 1851 & 1861 Census.
"Despite this sad beginning, the Reid family prospered. In 1853, Jane Reid married James Moreland, who had bee nan apprentice sailor in Northern Ireland before coming to Canada in 1845. James worked in winter as a woodcutter and in the summer in schooners on the Great Lakes. In time he becmae Captain Moreland, in command of a ship." from page 93 of "Inheritance: Ontario's Century Farms Past & Present" by John & Monica Ladell, 1979.² Captain James Moreland lived in April 1861 at Conc 3 Lot 70, Amherst Island Twp., Lennox & Addington Co., Ontario; 1861 Census: not listed separately - see Samuel Moreland. He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Amherst Island Twp., Lennox & Addington Co., Ontario; Age 35 at 1861 Census: Moreland, J., b. Ireland, Sailor, married; Jane, 25, b. Ireland, married; Mag.?, 7, b. Canada; ?, 5, b. Canada; Jas.?, 3; E?, 2; Wm. J., 10; Reid, Mgt., 50, b. Ireland, working woman, widow.⁵ He lived in March 1865 at Storrington Twp., Sunbury, Frontenac Co., Ontario; "They moved to Sundbury, Ontario, 11 miles north of Kingston in the spring of 1865 ... " Per The Moreland Family, from Harry & Jean (Moreland) Chase. He lived on 28 December 1867 at Conc 2 Lot 24, Storrington Twp., Frontenac Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (C223) show that James Moreland purchased 200 acres of Conc 2, Lot 24, from Kings College for $1,400. He lived on 14 December 1870 at Conc 2 Lot 23, Storrington Twp., Frontenac Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (D3) show that James Moreland purchased the East half 100 acres from Adam Main & wife for $2,430. He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Storrington Twp., Frontenac Co., Ontario; Age 47 at 1871 Census: Moreland, James, 47, b. Ireland, C. Pres., Irish, farmer, married; Jane, 37, b. Ireland, C. Pres., married; Margaret J., 17, b. Ontario; Agnes, 15; John, 13; Ellen, 11; Hugh, 9; Martha, 6; Paul, 2; Reid, Margaret, 65, b. Ireland, widow.⁶ He lived in 1878 at Conc 2 Lot 23 & 24, Storrington Twp., Frontenac Co., Ontario; County Atlas for Frontenac Co.: Name: James Moreland; Nativity: Ireland; Businss: Farmer; Year Settled: 1845; Post Office: Sunbury; Township: Storrington; County: Frontenac; Atlas Date: 1878; Conc & Lot, Size: Conc 2, Lot 23 - 100 acres & Conc 2, Lot 24 - 200 acres
Note: County Atlas online map shows that James Moreland's farm was located just north of the village of Sunbury, south west of Mud Lake and south east of Collins Lake. He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Storrington Twp., Frontenac Co., Ontario; Age 56 at 1881 Census: Moreland, James, 56, b. Ireland, C. Pres., Irish, farmer, married; Jane, 46, b. Ireland, C. Pres., Irish, married; Agnes, 23, b. Ontario, single; John, 21, b. Ontario, farmer, single; Ellen, 19; Hugh J., 17; May, 16; Rachel, 10; Lillie, 7; William, 6; Annettie, 3.⁷ He appeared on the census of April 1891 at Storrington Twp., Frontenac Co., Ontario; Age 68 at 1891 Census: Moreland, James, 68, b. Ireland, Parents b. Ireland, C. Pres., farmer, married; Jane, 58, b. Ireland, Parents b. Ireland, C. Pres., married; Ellen, 29, b. Ontario, Parents b. Ireland, single; Lillie M., 18, b. Ontario, Parents b. Ireland; William, 16; Nettie E., 13; Sharpe, Alexander, 10, b. Ontario, Parents b. Ontario, grandson; Moreland, Margaret, 86, b. Ireland, Parents b. Ireland, mother, widow; Hugh J., 27, b. Ontario, Parents b. Ireland, farmer, single.⁸ He was retired circa 1892 at Frontenac Co., Ontario; "When he retired in the 1890's he had been a captain for thirty years and "had never lost a ship or a man". He was in command at different times of the Water Witch, owned by the Kinghorn family of Kingston, and the Arabia, owned by the Nickle and Kinghorn families." from page 93 of "Inheritance: Ontario's Century Farms Past & Present" by John & Monica Ladell, 1979.² He lived on 1 July 1899 at Conc 2 Lot 24, Storrington Twp., Frontenac Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (J4269) show that James Moreland sold Conc 2, Lot 24 to William Moreland. He appeared on the census of April 1901 at Storrington Twp., Frontenac Co., Ontario; Age 76 at 1901 Census: Moreland, James, 76, b. Ireland 1824, emigrated 1845, Irish, Pres., farmer, married; Jane, 67, b. Ireland Nov 13 1833, emigrated 1847, married; Annettie, 23, b. Ontario Sept 17 1877, single; William, 26, b. Ontario Aug 31 1874, Irish, farmer, married; Annie R., 23, b. Ontario July 27 1877, English, wife, married.⁹ He died on 24 May 1911 at Sunbury, Frontenac Co., Ontario, at age 86; Per IGI Record. Per The Moreland Family, from Harry & Jean (Moreland) Chase. He was buried on 26 May 1911 at Sand Hill Cemetery, Storrington Twp., Frontenac Co., Ontario; Memorial Inscription: Capt. James Moreland; Died Sunbury; May 24 1911; Aged 90 yrs; His Wife; Jane Reid; 1833-1922 (Sandhill Battersea Cemetery, Storrington, Plot A30)
Per IGI Record. Per OCFA Index.

     Jane Reid was born on 13 November 1833 at Templepatrick, Antrim Co., Ireland; "He married Jane Reid on 2-14-1853 on Amherst Island. She was born in 1833 and died in 1922. Her family came to the U.S. from Ballymena, County Antrim at the depths of the potatoe famine in 1847 and settled on Amherst Island." per Russel Moreland's The Moreland Family
Per IGI Record. Christening Nov 15, 1833. 1833 Per The Moreland Family, from Harry & Jean (Moreland) Chase.
"Jane's parents, James and Peggy Reid, came from Northern Ireland. James Reid had been a gardener on the estate of Lord Templeton in County Antrim before worsening conditions drove him to seek a new life in Canada. For him there was to be no future; he became ill on the voyage over and died at Kingston. He was buried among the other fourteen hundred victims of typhus on the site of the General Hospital. In 1966 the remains were reinterred in Kingston's St. Mary's Cemetery. Peggy Reid and her family were left destitute. Fortuntately, they had Irish friends on Amherst Island in the St. Lawrence and there they settled near the village of Stell." from page 93 of "Inheritance: Ontario's Century Farms Past & Present" by John & Monica Ladell, 1979.¹ She immigrated in 1847 to Stella, Amherst Island, Ontario; "Jane's parents, James and Peggy Reid, came from Northern Ireland. James Reid had been a gardener on the estate of Lord Templeton in County Antrim before worsening conditions drove him to seek a new life in Canada. For him there was to be no future; he became ill on the voyage over and died at Kingston. He was buried among the other fourteen hundred victims of typhus on the site of the General Hospital. In 1966 the remains were reinterred in Kingston's St. Mary's Cemetery. Peggy Reid and her family were left destitute. Fortuntately, they had Irish friends on Amherst Island in the St. Lawrence and there they settled near the village of Stella." from page 93 of "Inheritance: Ontario's Century Farms Past & Present" by John & Monica Ladell, 1979.¹ She emigrated in 1847 from Ballymena, Antrim Co., Ireland; "Her family came to the U.S. from Ballymena, County Antrim at the depths of the potatoe famine in 1847 and settled on Amherst Island." frm Russell Moreland's The Moreland Family
Per 1901 Census. She appeared on the census of 1851 at Amherst Island Twp., Lennox & Addington Co., Ontario; Age 18 at 1851 Census: Reid, Jane, 18, b. Ireland; Mary, 28, b. Ireland, widow; Jane, 18, b. Ireland; Paul, 15, b. Ireland; John, 12, b. Ireland.² As of 14 February 1853,her married name was Moreland. She married Captain James Moreland, son of John William Moreland and Jane Irwin, on 14 February 1853 at Amherst Island Twp., Lennox & Addington Co., Ontario; "He married Jane Reid on 2-14-1853 on Amherst Island"
per The Moreland Family, from Harry & Jean (Moreland) Chase. Location per 1851 & 1861 Census.
"Despite this sad beginning, the Reid family prospered. In 1853, Jane Reid married James Moreland, who had bee nan apprentice sailor in Northern Ireland before coming to Canada in 1845. James worked in winter as a woodcutter and in the summer in schooners on the Great Lakes. In time he becmae Captain Moreland, in command of a ship." from page 93 of "Inheritance: Ontario's Century Farms Past & Present" by John & Monica Ladell, 1979.¹ Jane Reid appeared on the census of April 1861 at Amherst Island Twp., Lennox & Addington Co., Ontario; Age 25 at 1861 Census: see James Moreland.³ She lived in 1865 at Storrington Twp., Sunbury, Frontenac Co., Ontario; "In 1865 the Morelands bought a farm some eleven miles north of Kingston near Sunbury and moved there with their young children. Ultimately, they were to have a family of eleven. Only a woman of character would have undertaken such a move. With her husband away on the Great Lakes all summer when the bulk of the farm work was done, Jane Moreland had to rely on hired men and the help of her young sons. She grew produce and vegetables which she sold at a stall in the Kingston Market or traded for goods with Kingston merchants. She also took vegetables to sell to private homes in Kingston. By 1876, the Morelands were affluent enough to build a new house.
The site the Morelands chose for their home was spectacular. On top of a hill, it had a breath-taking view over fields and valleys to Collins Lake. It was a big brick house of many gables, sheltering what Jane Moreland's grandson, Paul Moreland, remembers as a large, happy, talkative family. Converstation was a way of life. He remebers fun, laughter and hard work. "The children had to milk the cows as soon as they were old enough to squeeze a teat." from page 93 of "Inheritance: Ontario's Century Farms Past & Present" by John & Monica Ladell, 1979.¹ She lived in 1865 at Storrington Twp., Sunbury, Frontenac Co., Ontario; "They moved to Sunbury, Ontario, 11 miles north of Kingston in the spring of 1865 and purchased a 300 acre farm." from Russell Moreland's The Moreland Family. She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Storrington Twp., Frontenac Co., Ontario; Age 37 at 1871 Census: see James Moreland.⁴ She appeared on the census of April 1881 at Storrington Twp., Frontenac Co., Ontario; Age 46 at 1881 Census: see James Moreland.⁵ She appeared on the census of April 1891 at Storrington Twp., Frontenac Co., Ontario; Age 58 at 1891 Census: see James Moreland.⁶ She appeared on the census of April 1901 at Storrington Twp., Frontenac Co., Ontario; Age 67 at 1901 Census: see James Moreland.⁷ She died on 2 December 1922 at Storrington Twp., Sunbury, Frontenac Co., Ontario, at age 89; Death Reg'n.: Name: Jane Moreland; Died: Dec 2, 1922; Age: 89y 17d; Place: Sunbury; Born: Antrim Co., Ireland, Nov 15, 1833; Status: retired; In Canada 75y; Parents: James Reid & Peggy May, both b. Ireland; Cause: old age; Dr.: Dr. A. E. Freeman, M. D; Inf.: Wm. Moreland, Sundbury, son; Burial: Sand Hill Cemetery, Dec 4, 1922; Reg'd.: Dec 3, 1922
Per IGI Record. Per The Moreland Family, from Harry & Jean (Moreland) Chase.⁸ She was buried on 4 December 1922 at Sand Hill Cemetery, Frontenac Co., Ontario; Memorial Inscription: Capt. James Moreland; Died Sunbury; May 24 1911; Aged 90 yrs; His Wife; Jane Reid; 1833-1922 (Sandhill Battersea Cemetery, Storrington, Plot A30)
Per Death Reg'n.

     Margaret Anne Moreland was born on 8 September 1851 at Wawanosh Twp., Huron Co., Ontario; Wawanosh Twp. is just north of Goderich. Per The Moreland Family, by Russell Moreland Albers, Oct 5, 1994; obtained from Harry & Jean (Moreland) Chase. She appeared on the census of 1852 at Wawanosh Twp., Huron Co., Ontario; Age 2 at 1851 Census: see Hugh Moreland.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1861 at Wawanosh Twp., Huron Co., Ontario; Age 10 at 1861 Census: see Hugh Moreland.² As of 6 January 1873,her married name was Jones. She married Joshua Jones on 6 January 1873; "Margaret Anne Moreland was born 9-8-1851 (bible says 1850) and died on 9-25-1933 (Rosehill Cemetery - Chicago). She married Joshua Jones, a Great Lakes ship captain, on 1-6-1873. ... They lived in Chicago, but she later moved to Brainerd, Minn." Per The Moreland Family, by Russell Moreland Albers, Oct 5, 1994; obtained from Harry & Jean (Moreland) Chase. Margaret Anne Moreland died on 25 September 1933 at Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A., at age 82; Per The Moreland Family, by Russell Moreland Albers, Oct 5, 1994; obtained from Harry & Jean (Moreland) Chase. She was buried on 27 September 1933 at Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A; See marriage.